Preliminary Special Proxy Statement
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF
THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Filed by the Registrant x
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ¨
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Preliminary Proxy Statement
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MOTOROLA MOBILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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Fee computed below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |
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Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: |
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
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Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: |
As of September 1, 2011, there were 299,170,234 shares of common stock outstanding, options to purchase 20,661,472 shares of common stock with exercise prices less than $40.00 outstanding, and other
stock based awards with respect to 8,678,860 shares of common stock outstanding.
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Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11. (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated
and state how it was determined): |
The maximum aggregate value was determined based upon the sum
of (A) 299,170,234 shares of common stock multiplied by $40.00 per share (represents the amount of the per share merger consideration); (B) options to purchase 20,661,472 shares of common stock with exercise prices less than
$40.00 multiplied by $10.90 (which is the difference between $40.00 and the weighted average exercise price of $29.10 per share); and (C) other stock based awards with respect to 8,678,860 shares of common stock multiplied by $40.00
per share. In accordance with Section 14(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the filing fee was determined by multiplying 0.0001161 by the sum calculated in the preceding sentence.
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Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: |
$12,539,173,804
$1,455,798
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Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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PRELIMINARY PROXY MATERIALS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: |
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PLACE OF MEETING:
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600 N. U.S. Highway 45 |
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Libertyville, IL 60048 |
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To our Stockholders:
A Special
Meeting of stockholders of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as Motorola Mobility), will be held on [ ],
[ ], 2011, starting at [ ], [ ]
time, at the [ ], located at [ ] for the following purposes:
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to consider and vote on a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2011, by and among Google Inc., a Delaware corporation, RB98
Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Google Inc., and Motorola Mobility, as it may be amended from time to time, pursuant to which RB98 Inc. will merge with and into Motorola Mobility; |
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to consider and vote on a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there
are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to adopt the merger agreement; and |
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to consider and vote, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on a proposal to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named
executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. |
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has set the close of business on [ ], 2011 as the record date for the purpose of determining
the stockholders who are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting and at any adjournment
or postponement thereof. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Motorola Mobility common stock held by such stockholder on the record date. Please vote in one of the following ways:
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visit the website shown on your proxy card to vote via the Internet; |
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use the toll-free telephone number listed on your proxy card; |
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mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card using the postage-paid envelope provided; or |
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in person at the Special Meeting. |
YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MERGER. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person, we request that you complete, sign, date and return the enclosed
proxy or submit your proxy via Internet or by telephone prior to the Special Meeting to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Special Meeting. If you have Internet access, we encourage you to submit your proxy via the Internet. Properly
executed proxy cards with no instructions indicated on the proxy card will be voted FOR the adoption of the merger agreement, FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit
additional proxies and FOR the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the
agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. If you are a record holder of Motorola Mobility common stock and you attend the Special Meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person if you
wish, even if you have previously returned your proxy card or submitted your proxy via Internet or by telephone.
Under
Delaware law, Motorola Mobility stockholders who do not vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the merger agreement will have the right to seek appraisal of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery if the merger
is completed, but only if they submit a written demand for such an appraisal prior to the vote on the proposal to adopt the merger agreement and comply with the other Delaware law procedures explained in the accompanying proxy statement.
THE MOTOROLA MOBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ATTENDANCE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE LIMITED TO STOCKHOLDERS OF MOTOROLA MOBILITY
AS OF THE RECORD DATE (OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES). YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE ADMISSION TICKET THAT IS DETACHABLE FROM YOUR NOTICE OR PROXY CARD OR PROVIDE OTHER EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP. IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD BY A BANK, BROKER OR
OTHER NOMINEE, PLEASE BRING TO THE MEETING YOUR BANK OR BROKER STATEMENT EVIDENCING YOUR BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF MOTOROLA MOBILITY STOCK TO GAIN ADMISSION TO THE MEETING, AND YOU WILL NEED A PROXY FROM YOUR BANK, BROKER OR OTHER NOMINEE TO VOTE YOUR
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.
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By order of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors,
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SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [ ]
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Dear Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to
attend a Special Meeting of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (which we refer to as Motorola Mobility) stockholders to be held on [ ],
[ ], 2011, starting at [ ], [ ]
time, at the [ ], located at [ ].
At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the merger agreement under which Motorola Mobility would be acquired by Google Inc. We entered into this merger
agreement on August 15, 2011. If the merger agreement is adopted and the merger is completed, Motorola Mobility will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Google and you, as a holder of Motorola Mobility common stock, will be entitled to receive
$40.00 in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings, for each share of Motorola Mobility common stock owned by you at the consummation of the merger.
After careful consideration, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has unanimously determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair
to, and in the best interests of, Motorola Mobility stockholders and unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the adoption of the merger agreement, FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to
solicit additional proxies and FOR the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the
agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MERGER. We cannot consummate the merger unless the merger agreement is approved by at least a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock. Therefore, the failure of any Motorola Mobility
stockholder to vote and abstentions from voting will have the same effect as a vote by that Motorola Mobility stockholder AGAINST the adoption of the merger agreement.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on [ ], 2011
are entitled to notice of and to vote at the special meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The attached
proxy statement provides you with detailed information about the Special Meeting, the merger agreement and the merger. A copy of the merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this document. We encourage you to read the attached proxy statement and
the merger agreement carefully and in their entirety. You may also obtain more information about Motorola Mobility from documents we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Thank you in advance for your continued support and your consideration of this matter.
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Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. |
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulatory agency has approved or disapproved the merger, passed upon the merits or fairness of the merger or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of the disclosure in this document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This
proxy statement is dated [ ], 2011 and is first being mailed to Motorola Mobility stockholders on or about that date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROXY STATEMENT
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER AND THE SPECIAL MEETING
The following questions and answers address briefly some questions you may have regarding the Special Meeting and the
proposed merger. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock. For important additional information, please refer to the more detailed discussion
contained elsewhere in this proxy statement, the annexes to this proxy statement and the documents referred to in this proxy statement.
We sometimes make reference to Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries in this proxy statement by using the terms Motorola Mobility, the Company, we,
our or us. In addition, throughout this proxy statement we refer to Google Inc. as Google, the merger between Motorola Mobility and RB98 Inc. as the merger and the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of August 15, 2011, by and among Google, RB98 Inc. and Motorola Mobility as the merger agreement. GOOGLE and ANDROID are trademarks of Google.
THE MERGER
What am I Being Asked to Vote On?
Motorola Mobility and
Google have entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Google with and into Motorola Mobility. Motorola Mobility will be the surviving corporation (which
we refer to in this proxy statement as the surviving corporation) in the merger and will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Google.
You are being asked to consider and vote on adoption of the merger agreement (and to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies). In
addition, Motorola Mobility stockholders will also consider and vote, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on a proposal to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection
with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation.
A copy of the merger agreement is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A.
What Will a Motorola Mobility Stockholder Receive if the Merger Is Completed?
If the merger is completed, by virtue of the merger, each share of Motorola Mobility common stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $40.00 in cash, without interest and
less any applicable tax withholdings, other than the following shares:
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock owned directly or indirectly by Google or RB98 Inc. or held by Motorola Mobility as treasury stock
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, which will be cancelled and no payment will be made with respect thereto; and |
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock which are held by stockholders that have properly exercised their appraisal rights in accordance with
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How Does the Per Share Merger Consideration Compare to the Market Price of Motorola
Mobility Common Stock?
The merger consideration of $40.00 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock
represented approximately a 63% premium over $24.47, the closing price of Motorola Mobility common stock on the NYSE on August 12, 2011, the last trading day before the date on which the transaction was publicly announced. On
[ ], 2011, which was the last trading day before the date of this proxy statement, the closing sale price of Motorola Mobility common stock was
$[ ] per share. You are encouraged to obtain current market quotations for Motorola Mobility common stock in connection with voting your shares.
What Are the Conditions to the Merger?
The completion of the merger is subject to various closing conditions, each of which will need to be satisfied or waived before the merger can be completed. These conditions include (1) the adoption of
the merger agreement by an the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
of Motorola Mobility common stock; (2) the absence of any order issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the
merger; (3) the absence of any law that has been enacted, entered or promulgated by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the merger; (4) the termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period
(or extension thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the HSR Act); (5) the issuance by the European Commission of a decision under the Council Regulation
(EC) No. 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 January 2004 at L 24/1) (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the
EC Merger Regulation) declaring the merger compatible with the common market; (6) the unqualified tax opinion previously delivered by Motorola Mobilitys tax counsel to our former parent, Motorola Solutions, Inc.
(which we refer to in this proxy statement as our former parent) not having been withdrawn; and (7) additional antitrust clearances in Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey. For a description of the other
conditions to the merger, refer to The Merger AgreementConditions to the Merger.
When Do You Expect the Merger to be
Completed?
We currently expect the merger to be completed by the end of 2011 or early 2012. However, the
merger is subject to various closing conditions, including those described in the previous question and answer. It is possible that the failure to timely meet those closing conditions or other factors outside of our control could require us to
complete the merger at a later time or prevent us from completing the merger altogether.
What Will Happen in the Merger to
Motorola Mobilitys Options, Restricted Stock Units and other Equity Awards?
For information
concerning the treatment of Motorola Mobilitys stock options, restricted stock units and other equity awards, see The Merger AgreementTreatment of Options, Restricted Stock Units and Other Equity Awards.
SPECIAL MEETING
When and Where Will the Special Meeting of Stockholders be Held?
The Special Meeting of Motorola Mobility stockholders will be held on [ ],
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time, at [ ], located at [ ]. For a description of the Special Meeting, refer to The Special
Meeting.
What Are the Proposals That Will Be Voted on at the Special Meeting?
You will be asked to consider and vote on (1) the adoption of the merger agreement, (2) the adjournment of the
Special Meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt the merger agreement and (3) the approval, on an advisory (non-binding)
basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become
payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation.
How Does the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors Recommend I Vote?
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has
unanimously determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Motorola Mobility stockholders. The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors unanimously
recommends that you vote your shares:
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FOR the adoption of the merger agreement; |
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FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies; and
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FOR the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola
Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The
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VOTING PROCEDURES AND OTHER MATTERS
Who Is Entitled to Attend and Vote at the Special Meeting?
Only Motorola Mobility stockholders of record at the close of business on [ ], 2011 (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the
record date) will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. On the record date, there were [ ] issued
and outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. The Motorola Mobility common stock is the only class of voting securities of Motorola Mobility.
A list of Motorola Mobility stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting will be available for examination at the
corporate offices of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048 for ten days before the Special Meeting and at the Special Meeting.
What Vote of Our Stockholders Is Required to Adopt the Merger Agreement?
Under Delaware law, the adoption of the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock.
What Vote of Our Stockholders is Required to Adopt the Proposal to Adjourn the Special Meeting to a Later Time, If Necessary or Appropriate, to
Solicit Additional Proxies?
The adoption of the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later time,
if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the
matter (also known as a majority of votes cast).
What Vote of Our Stockholders Is Required to Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the
Compensation Payable to Motorola Mobilitys Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger?
The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola
Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the
agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute
Compensation, requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (also known as a majority of votes
cast).
What Will Happen If Our Stockholders Do Not Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation Payable to Motorola Mobilitys
Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger?
The vote on executive compensation that may be
paid or become payable in connection with the merger is a vote separate and apart from the vote to adopt the merger agreement. Accordingly, you may vote to approve the executive compensation and vote not to adopt the merger agreement and vice versa.
Because the vote on executive compensation that may be paid or become payable in connection with the merger is advisory in nature only, it will not be binding on either Motorola Mobility or Google. Accordingly, because Motorola Mobility is
contractually obligated to pay the compensation, if the merger agreement is adopted and the merger is completed, the compensation will be payable, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the advisory vote.
How Can I Vote Without Attending the Special Meeting?
There are three convenient methods for registered Motorola Mobility stockholders to direct their vote by proxy without
attending the Special Meeting. Motorola Mobility stockholders can:
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Vote via Internet. You can vote via the Internet. The website address for Internet voting is provided on your proxy card. You will need to
use the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote via the Internet. You can use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on
[ ], [ ], 2011. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote via the Internet you do NOT
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Vote by Telephone. You can also vote by telephone by calling the toll-free telephone number provided on your proxy card. You will
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need to use the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote by telephone. You may transmit your voting instructions from any touch-tone telephone up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on
[ ], [ ], 2011. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone you do NOT need
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Vote by Mail. You can vote by marking, dating, signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. Please
promptly mail your proxy card to ensure that it is received prior to the closing of the polls at the Special Meeting. |
How Do I Vote If My Shares of Motorola Mobility Common Stock Are Held by My Bank, Broker or Other Nominee?
If your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, then your bank, broker or
other nominee is considered to be the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you still are considered to be the beneficial owner of those shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, with your shares being held in street
name. Street name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and must instead instruct the bank, broker or other nominee how to vote their shares. Your bank, broker or other nominee will only be permitted to vote your
shares of Motorola Mobility common stock for you at the Special Meeting if you instruct it how to vote. Therefore, it is important that you promptly follow the directions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee regarding how to instruct it to
vote your shares. If you wish to vote in person at the Special Meeting, you must bring a proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee authorizing you to vote at the Special Meeting.
In addition, because any shares of Motorola Mobility common stock you may hold in street name will be deemed
to be held by a different stockholder than any shares you hold of record, shares held in street name will not be combined for voting purposes with shares you hold of record. To be sure your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock are
voted, you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your shares. Shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by a corporation or business entity must be voted by an authorized officer of the entity.
Will My Shares be Voted if I Do Not Provide Instructions to My Bank, Broker or Other Nominee?
Your bank, broker or other nominee will NOT be able to vote your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock
unless you have properly instructed your nominee on how to vote. Because the adoption of the merger agreement requires an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock for approval, the failure
to provide your nominee with voting instructions will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST the proposal to adopt the merger agreement.
Because each of (1) the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, and (2) the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis,
the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as
described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation, requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of common stock present or represented at the Special Meeting and
entitled to vote on the matter (also known as a majority of votes cast), and because your bank, broker or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote on the proposal, the failure to instruct your broker or other nominee with voting
instructions on how to vote your shares will have no effect on the approval of that proposal.
How Are Votes Counted?
Votes will be counted by the independent inspector of election appointed for the Special Meeting, who will separately
count FOR and AGAINST votes and abstentions. Because under Delaware law the adoption of the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock, the failure to vote or the abstention from voting will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST the adoption of the merger agreement. Because the adoption of each of the other two proposals (to adjourn the Special
Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, and to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in
connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The
MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation) requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on
the matter (also known as a majority of votes cast), abstentions will count as a vote AGAINST the proposal but the failure to vote your shares will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.
How Many Votes Am I Entitled to Cast?
You are entitled to cast one vote for each share of Motorola Mobility common stock you own on the record date.
How Many Votes Must Be Present to Conduct Business at the Special Meeting?
In order for business to be conducted, a quorum must be represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting. A quorum is one third of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock. Shares
represented by a proxy marked abstain will be considered present at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum. If you are a Motorola Mobility stockholder of record and you submit a properly executed proxy card, vote by
telephone or via the Internet or vote in person at the Special Meeting, then your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock will be counted as part of the quorum. If you are a street name holder of shares and you provide your bank, broker
or other nominee with instructions as to how to vote your shares or obtain a legal proxy from such bank, broker or nominee to vote your shares in person at the Special Meeting, then your shares will be counted as part of the quorum. If you are a
street name holder of shares and you do not provide your bank, broker or other nominee with instructions as to how to vote your shares and do not obtain a legal proxy from such bank, broker or nominee to vote your shares in person at the
Special Meeting, then your shares (also known as broker non-votes) will be counted as part of the quorum, but will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST the proposal to adopt the merger agreement. All shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock held by Motorola Mobility stockholders that are present in person or represented by proxy at the
Special Meeting, regardless of how such shares are voted or whether such Motorola Mobility stockholders abstain from voting, will be counted in determining the presence of a quorum.
What if I Return a Proxy But Do Not Provide Specific Voting Instructions For Some or All of the Items?
All shares that have been properly votedwhether via Internet or by telephone or mailand not revoked will be
voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you return your signed proxy card, but do not mark the boxes showing how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted FOR the adoption of the merger agreement,
FOR the adoption of the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies, and FOR the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may
be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable. With respect to any other
matter that properly comes before the Special Meeting, the persons appointed as proxies will vote the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented by the proxy as directed by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors.
Who Represents My Proxy at the Special Meeting?
If you do not vote in person at the Special Meeting, but have voted your shares over the Internet, by telephone or by signing and returning your proxy card, you have authorized Sanjay K. Jha, Marc E.
Rothman, D. Scott Offer, Carol H. Forsyte and Mark R. Valentine, or any one of them, designated by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors of Motorola Mobility to represent you and to vote your shares as instructed.
What Does It Mean If I Receive More Than One Proxy?
If you receive more than one proxy, it means that you hold shares of Motorola Mobility common stock that are registered in
more than one account. For example, if you own your shares in various registered forms, such as jointly with your spouse, as trustee of a trust or as custodian for a minor, you will receive, and you will need to sign and return, a separate proxy
card for those shares because they are held in a different form of record ownership. Therefore, to ensure that all of your shares are voted, you will need to sign and return each proxy card you receive or vote by
telephone or via the Internet by using the different control number(s) on each proxy card.
How Can I Change My Vote?
Registered Motorola Mobility
stockholders can revoke their proxy at any time before it is voted at the Special Meeting by either:
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submitting another timely, later-dated proxy via Internet or by telephone or mail; |
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delivering timely written notice of revocation to the Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45,
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If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, you must obtain a proxy, executed in your favor, from the holder of record (that is, your bank, broker or nominee) to be able to
vote at the Special Meeting.
What Happens If I Sell My Shares of Motorola Mobility Common Stock Before the Special Meeting?
If you transfer your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock after the record date but before the Special
Meeting, you will, unless special arrangements are made, retain your right to vote at the Special Meeting but will transfer the right to receive the per share merger consideration to the person to whom you transfer your shares. In addition, if you
sell your shares prior to the Special Meeting or prior to the effective time of the merger, you will not be eligible to exercise your appraisal rights in respect of the merger. For a more detailed discussion of your appraisal rights and the
requirements for perfecting your appraisal rights, refer to Appraisal Rights and Annex D.
Am I Entitled to
Appraisal Rights In Connection With the Merger?
Motorola Mobility stockholders who do not vote for
the adoption of the merger agreement and who comply with the other special criteria and conditions set forth in Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (which we refer to as the DGCL), have the right to seek
appraisal of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery. This appraisal amount could be more than, the same as, or less than the amount that a
Motorola Mobility stockholder would be entitled to receive under the merger agreement. For more information regarding appraisal rights, refer to Appraisal Rights. In addition, a copy
of Section 262 of the DGCL is attached as Annex D to this proxy statement.
How Do I Vote if I Participate in Motorola Mobilitys
401(k) Plan?
If you own shares of Motorola Mobility common stock through the transitional Motorola
Mobility stock fund of the Motorola Mobility 401(k) Plan (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the 401(k) Plan), the proxy card includes the shares you hold in the 401(k) Plan as well as the shares you hold outside of the 401(k)
Plan. Under the 401(k) Plan, participants are named fiduciaries to the extent of their authority to direct the voting of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock credited to their 401(k) Plan accounts, and their proportionate share of
allocated shares for which no direction is received and unallocated shares, if any (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the undirected shares). The trustee of the 401(k) Plan will vote undirected shares in the same proportion as
the shares for which directions are received, except as otherwise provided in accordance with ERISA. By submitting voting instructions via Internet, or by telephone, or if hardcopies are requested, by signing, dating and returning the proxy card,
you direct the trustee of the 401(k) Plan to vote these shares, in person or by proxy, as designated therein, at the Special Meeting.
Who
Can Answer Further Questions?
For additional questions about the merger, assistance in submitting proxies
or voting shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, or additional copies of the proxy statement or the enclosed proxy card, please contact our proxy solicitor:
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Toll free: 1-800-207-3158
If your bank, broker or other nominee holds your shares
in street name, you should also call your bank, broker or other nominee for additional information.
SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement and may not contain all of the information that is important to
you. Each item in this summary includes a page reference directing you to a more complete description of the item in this proxy statement. To understand the merger more fully and for a more complete description of the legal terms of the merger, you
should read carefully this entire proxy statement, the annexes to this proxy statement and the documents we refer to in this proxy statement. See Where You Can Find More Information beginning on page 85. The merger agreement is attached
as Annex A to this proxy statement. We encourage you to read the merger agreement.
THE COMPANIES (Page 26)
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. Motorola Mobility is a provider of innovative technologies,
products and services that enable a broad range of mobile and wireline digital communication, information and entertainment experiences. Motorola Mobilitys integrated products and platforms deliver rich multimedia content, such as video,
voice, messaging and Internet-based applications and services to multiple screens, such as mobile devices, televisions and personal computers. Our product portfolio primarily includes mobile devices, wireless accessories, set-top boxes and video
distribution systems, and wireline broadband infrastructure products and associated customer premises equipment. We are focused on developing differentiated, innovative products to meet the expanding needs of consumers to communicate, to collaborate
and to discover, consume, create and share content at a time and place of their choosing on multiple devices. We operate our business in two segments, our Mobile Devices segment and our Home segment.
Motorola Mobilitys principal executive offices are located at 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois
60048, and our telephone number is (847) 523-5000. Our Internet website address is http://investors.motorola.com. The information provided on Motorola Mobilitys website is not part of this proxy statement and is not incorporated
herein by reference.
Google Inc. Google is a global technology leader focused on improving
the ways people connect with information. Google aspires to build products that improve the lives of billions of people globally. Googles mission is to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Googles innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.
Google generates revenue primarily by delivering
relevant, cost-effective online advertising. Businesses use Googles AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted advertising. In addition, the third parties that comprise the Google Network use Googles AdSense
program to deliver relevant ads that generate revenue and enhance the user experience.
Googles principal executive offices are located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View,
California 94043, and its telephone number is (650) 253-0000. Googles Internet website address is http://investor.google.com. The information provided on Googles website is not part of this proxy statement and is not
incorporated herein by reference.
RB98 Inc. RB98 Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, was formed solely for the purpose of facilitating Googles acquisition of Motorola Mobility. RB98 Inc. has not carried on any activities to date, except for activities incidental to its
formation and activities undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Upon consummation of the proposed merger, RB98 Inc. will merge with and into Motorola Mobility and RB98 Inc. will cease to exist.
RB98 Inc.s principal executive offices are located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway,
Mountain View, California 94043, and its telephone number is (650) 253-0000.
THE MERGER
(Page 27)
The merger agreement provides that RB98 Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Google, will merge with and into Motorola Mobility. As a result of the merger, Motorola Mobility will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Google. Upon completion of the
proposed merger, shares of Motorola Mobility common stock will no longer be listed on any stock exchange or quotation system.
THE MERGER CONSIDERATION AND THE CONVERSION OF MOTOROLA MOBILITY CAPITAL STOCK (Page 58)
If the merger is completed, by virtue of the merger, each share of Motorola Mobility common stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $40.00 in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings, other than the following shares:
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock owned directly or indirectly by Google or RB98 Inc. or held by Motorola Mobility as treasury stock
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, which will be cancelled and no payment will be made with respect thereto; and |
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock which are held by stockholders that have properly exercised their appraisal rights in accordance with
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Following the merger, you will not own any shares of the surviving
corporation and Motorola Mobility will cease to be a publicly traded company. As a privately owned company, the registration of Motorola Mobility common stock and Motorola Mobilitys reporting obligations with respect to such stock under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the Exchange Act), will be terminated upon application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (which we refer to in this proxy statement as
the SEC). In addition, upon completion of the proposed merger, shares of Motorola Mobility common stock will no longer be listed on any stock exchange or quotation system, including the New York Stock Exchange (which we refer to in this
proxy statement as the NYSE).
ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING (Page 22)
Date, Time and Place. The Special Meeting will be held on
[ ], [ ], 2011, starting at [ ],
[ ] time, at the [ ], located at
[ ].
Purpose. You will be asked to consider and vote upon
(1) the adoption of the merger agreement, (2) the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt
the merger agreement, and (3) the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements
and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement.
Record Date and Quorum. You are entitled to vote at the Special Meeting if you owned shares
of Motorola Mobility common stock at the close of business on [ ], 2011, the record date for the Special Meeting. You will have one vote for each share of Motorola Mobility
common stock that you owned on the record date. As of the record date, there were [ ] shares of Motorola Mobility common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. One third of
Motorola Mobility common stock outstanding constitutes a quorum for the purpose of considering the proposals. In the event that a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting, the meeting may be adjourned or postponed to solicit additional proxies.
Vote Required. The adoption of the merger agreement requires the affirmative vote of the
holders of Motorola Mobility common stock representing at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock. Approval of any proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including for the purpose
of soliciting additional proxies, and the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the
agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement,
require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (also known as a majority of votes
cast).
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MOTOROLA MOBILITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Page 34)
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has determined that the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Motorola Mobility and its stockholders. The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors unanimously recommends that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote
FOR the adoption of the merger agreement, FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, and FOR the approval, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be
paid or become payable as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement.
In deciding to recommend the adoption of the merger agreement, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors considered many
factors including:
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its belief that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement were more favorable to Motorola Mobility stockholders
than remaining independent or other strategic alternatives reasonably available to Motorola Mobility and its stockholders, particularly in recognition of the ongoing risks the Company faces in a historically volatile consumer-based industry with
intense competition from highly successful competitors, short product cycles relying heavily on product execution, carrier and consumer demand, evolving technologies and ongoing intellectual property litigation; |
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the fact that the terms of the merger agreement provide cash consideration which the Board considers fair even in the absence of the risks facing
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the fact that Google must use reasonable best efforts to obtain necessary antitrust clearances and that under certain circumstances, if such
clearances are not obtained despite such efforts, Google would be required to pay Motorola Mobility a reverse termination fee of $2.5 billion and that under certain
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circumstances if Google breached its obligation to use reasonable best efforts to obtain necessary antitrust clearances, Motorola Mobility may be able to seek additional damages from Google in an
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the comparison of recent and historical market prices for Motorola Mobility common stock to the per share merger consideration to be paid in the
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the fact that, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, including giving Google the opportunity to match any
superior proposal and the payment to Google of a $375 million termination fee, Motorola Mobility is permitted to terminate the merger agreement in order to enter into an agreement with respect to a superior proposal. |
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors also considered the risk that the merger might not be completed in a timely
manner or at all due to a failure to receive necessary antitrust clearances or due to the possible failure of another condition to the merger to be satisfied.
You should read The MergerReasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of
Directors, beginning on page 30 of this proxy statement, for a more detailed discussion of the factors that the Motorola Mobility Board considered in deciding to recommend the adoption of the merger agreement.
OPINION OF QATALYST PARTNERS (Page 34)
We retained Qatalyst Partners LP (which we refer to in this proxy statement as Qatalyst Partners) to act as
our financial advisor in connection with the merger. We selected Qatalyst Partners to act as our financial advisor based on its qualifications, expertise, reputation and knowledge of the Companys business and affairs and the industry in which
we operate. On August 14, 2011, Qatalyst Partners rendered to our Board of Directors its opinion that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the considerations, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the consideration to be
received by the holders of Company common stock (other than Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.
The full text of the written opinion of Qatalyst Partners, dated
August 14, 2011, which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B and is incorporated into this
proxy statement by reference. You should read the opinion carefully in its entirety. Qatalyst Partners provided its opinion for the information and assistance of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the
merger. The Qatalyst Partners opinion is not a recommendation as to how any Motorola Mobility stockholders should vote with respect to the merger or any matter. For a further discussion of the Qatalyst Partners opinion, see The
MergerOpinion of Qatalyst Partners beginning on page 34 of this proxy statement.
OPINION OF
CENTERVIEW (Page 40)
We also retained Centerview Partners LLC (which we refer to in this proxy statement
as Centerview) to act as our financial advisor in connection with the Merger. We selected Centerview to act as our financial advisor based on its qualifications, expertise, reputation and knowledge of the Companys business and
affairs and the industry in which we operate. On August 14, 2011, Centerview rendered its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in writing on August 15, 2011, to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that, as of such date and based upon
and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth in the opinion, the $40.00 per share in cash to be paid to each holder of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders
(other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares).
The full text of the written opinion of Centerview, dated August 15, 2011, which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in
connection with the opinion, is attached as Annex C and is incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. You should read the opinion carefully in its entirety. Centerview provided its opinion for the information and assistance of the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the merger. The Centerview opinion
is not a recommendation as to how any holder of Motorola Mobility common stock should vote with respect to the merger or any other matter. For a further discussion of the Centerview opinion, see
The MergerOpinion of Centerview beginning on page 40 of this proxy statement.
TREATMENT OF
OPTIONS, RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND OTHER EQUITY AWARDS (Page 58)
Employee Stock Options.
The treatment of the Motorola Mobility stock options held by employees at the effective time of the merger will vary based on the original grant date of the option.
Unvested Stock Options Granted On or After January 4, 2011. Each option to purchase shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock held by an employee that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and that is outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a
rollover stock option) will be converted into an option to acquire a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock
subject to the rollover stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The per share exercise price (rounded up to the nearest cent) of the option to purchase shares of
Google Class A common stock will be equal to (1) the per share exercise price of the rollover stock option in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the merger divided by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The term,
vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover stock option will otherwise remain unchanged. The equity award exchange ratio equals (a) $40.00 divided by (b) the average closing price per share of Google
Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the five trading day period ending on the trading day preceding the date of closing (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the closing date).
All Other Employee Stock Options. Each option to purchase shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by an
employee, whether vested or unvested, that is not a rollover stock option and that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective
time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a cash-out stock option), will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the cash-out stock option immediately prior to the
effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the cash-out stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Stock Units. The treatment of the Motorola Mobility restricted stock units held by
employees at the effective time of the merger will vary based on the original grant date of the restricted stock unit.
Restricted Stock Units Granted On or After January 4, 2011. Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit award held by an employee that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and that is
outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a rollover RSU award) will be converted into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a
number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the holders rollover RSU award immediately prior to the
effective time of the merger multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover RSU award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Restricted Stock Units Granted Prior to January 4, 2011. Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit award
held by an employee that was granted prior to January 4, 2011 and that is outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a cash-out RSU
award) will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares
underlying such cash-out RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) $40.00, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Shares. Each Motorola Mobility
restricted share award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a restricted share award) held by Dr. Sanjay K. Jha (the only
individual who holds restricted shares) will be converted into an award with respect to a number of restricted shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock subject to Dr. Jhas restricted share award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each
restricted share award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Director Stock Options. Each option
to purchase shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by a non-employee director at the effective time of the merger, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we
refer to in this proxy statement as a director stock option), will become fully vested and be converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the
director stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the director stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Director Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units. Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit
award held by a non-employee director that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and does not, by its terms, become settled upon the effective time of the merger or upon the directors departure from the Motorola Mobility Board of
Directors and that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a director rollover RSU award) will be converted into a restricted stock unit award with
respect to a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the holders director rollover RSU award
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. All of the other terms of each director rollover RSU award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit award (other than a director
rollover RSU award) and deferred stock unit award held by a non-employee director that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares underlying such award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by
(2) $40.00, less any applicable tax withholdings.
INTERESTS OF MOTOROLA MOBILITYS DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER (Page 45)
Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers
have interests in the merger that are different from, or in addition to, their interests as Motorola Mobility stockholders. The members of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in
evaluating the merger agreement and the merger, and in recommending to Motorola Mobility stockholders that the merger agreement be adopted.
These interests include:
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With respect to executive officers, the vesting and cash-out of all Motorola Mobility stock options and restricted stock units with an original
grant date prior to January 4, 2011 and, with respect to non-employee directors, the vesting and cash-out of all restricted stock units that by their terms would become vested upon the effective time of the merger or upon the directors
departure from the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors and the vesting and cash-out of all stock options and deferred stock units. |
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With respect to executive officers, all unvested equity-based awards with an original grant date on or after January 4, 2011 and, with respect
to non-employee directors, all restricted stock units that would not, by their terms, become settled upon the effective time of the merger or upon the directors departure from
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the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, in each case, will roll over into comparable equity-based awards with respect to shares of Google Class A common stock in accordance with a formula
described under The Merger AgreementTreatment of Options, Restricted Stock Units and Other Equity Awards, beginning on page 58 of this proxy statement. Any converted awards held by the executive officers would vest in the event
that the employment of the executive officer were terminated by the surviving corporation without cause or by the executive officer for good reason within two years following the effective time of the merger. |
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Dr. Jhas employment agreement and Motorola Mobilitys Change in Control Severance Plan provide change in control severance benefits
to Motorola Mobilitys executive officers in the event of certain qualifying terminations of employment in connection with or following the merger. In addition, certain executive officers would be eligible for reimbursement of excise taxes
imposed on the severance payments and benefits under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the Code), unless the value of the payments and benefits does not
exceed 110% of the maximum amount payable without triggering the excise taxes, in which case the payments and benefits will be reduced to the maximum amount. |
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In the event that the effective time of the merger occurs in 2011, the executive officers would be entitled to payment of annual bonuses at the
greater of (1) actual performance in 2011 and (2) 75% of target performance in 2011. |
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Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers are entitled to continued indemnification and insurance coverage on terms at least as
favorable as their current coverage under the merger agreement. |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS (Page 82)
As of [], 2011,
the directors and executive officers of Motorola Mobility beneficially owned in
the aggregate approximately [] of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting or approximately []% of Motorola Mobilitys outstanding
common stock. We currently expect that each of these individuals will vote all of his or her shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in favor of each of the proposals.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS (Page 78)
Under the DGCL, Motorola Mobility stockholders who do not vote in favor of the merger agreement and the merger will have
the right to seek appraisal of the fair value of their shares of Motorola Mobility common stock as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery if the merger is completed, but only if they submit a written demand for such an appraisal prior to the
vote on the merger agreement and the merger and comply with the other DGCL procedures explained in this proxy statement. This appraisal amount could be more than, the same as, or less than the amount that a Motorola Mobility stockholder would be
entitled to receive under the merger agreement and in Annex D to this proxy statement.
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
(Page 73)
Conditions to Each Partys Obligations. Each partys obligation to
consummate the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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adoption of the merger agreement by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common
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absence of any order issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of
the merger; |
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absence of any law that has been enacted, entered or promulgated by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the
merger; |
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termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period (or extension thereof) under the HSR Act; |
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issuance by the European Commission of a decision under the EC Merger Regulation declaring the merger compatible with the common market; and
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additional antitrust clearances in Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey. |
Conditions to Motorola Mobilitys Obligations. The obligation of Motorola Mobility to consummate the
merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of further conditions, including:
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the truth and correctness of Googles and RB98 Inc.s representations and warranties on the date of the merger agreement and on the date
of the closing of the merger (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date), except where the failures to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not prevented or
materially delayed or materially impaired, and would not be reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay or materially impair, the ability of Google to perform its obligations under the merger agreement or to consummate the merger;
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Googles and RB98 Inc.s performance or compliance in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed or complied with
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the receipt by Motorola Mobility of an officers certificate by Google certifying to the effect that the foregoing two conditions have been
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Conditions to Googles and RB98 Inc.s Obligations.
The obligation of Google and RB98 Inc. to consummate the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of further conditions, including:
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Motorola Mobility has not suffered a material adverse effect since December 31, 2010 through the bring-down date (as further described under
The Merger AgreementConditions to the MergerConditions to Googles and RB98 Inc.s Obligations, beginning on page 73 of this proxy statement); |
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the truth and correctness, in all material respects (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications in such representations and
warranties), of Motorola Mobilitys representations and warranties concerning (1) the organization and qualification of Motorola Mobility, (2) the
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authority for entry into the merger agreement and certain actions by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, (3) the delivery of fairness opinions by each of Qatalyst Partners and
Centerview, and (4) the inapplicability of anti-takeover statutes to the merger and the absence of a Motorola Mobility stockholders rights plan, on the date of the merger agreement and on the date of the closing of the merger (or in the case of
representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date); |
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the truth and correctness of Motorola Mobilitys representations and warranties concerning its capitalization, on the date of the merger
agreement and on the bring-down date (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date), except for de minimis failures to be so true and correct; |
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the truth and correctness (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications in such representations and warranties) of Motorola
Mobilitys other representations and warranties in the merger agreement, on the date of the merger agreement and on the bring-down date (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier
date or period), except where the failure to be true and correct have not had and are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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Motorola Mobilitys performance or compliance in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it
under the merger agreement; |
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the receipt by Google of an officers certificate by Motorola Mobility certifying to the effect that the foregoing five conditions have been
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the unqualified tax opinion delivered by Motorola Mobilitys tax counsel to Motorola, Inc. (renamed Motorola Solutions, Inc.), our former
parent, has not been withdrawn (unless such withdrawal arises from any breach of any statement or representation contained in any representation letter from Google delivered to Motorola Mobilitys tax counsel).
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TERMINATION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT (Page 74)
Motorola Mobility and Google may terminate the merger agreement by mutual written consent at any time before the
consummation of the merger. In addition, with specified exceptions, either Motorola Mobility or Google may terminate the merger agreement at any time before the consummation of the merger if:
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any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity has issued an order, or taken any other action, restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the merger, and the order or action has become final and non appealable (however, a party may not invoke this termination right unless it has used its reasonable best efforts to contest, appeal and remove the order or action, and is not
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the merger has not occurred on or before the outside date, which is currently August 15, 2012 but is subject to extensions as described below
(however, a party may not invoke this termination right if it has failed to fulfill in any material respect any of its covenants and agreements in the merger agreement and such failure was the primary cause of the failure of the merger to occur on
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the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or
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The outside date is currently August 15, 2012
but may be extended if at least one of the mutual conditions described above (disregarding the condition relating to adoption of the merger agreement by Motorola Mobility stockholders) has not been satisfied to the extent the condition is related to
antitrust laws or clearances (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the antitrust conditions). Under that circumstance, either Motorola Mobility or Google may extend the outside date by a two-month period. The outside date may be
extended by these two-month periods up to a total of three times, but may not be extended beyond February 15, 2013.
Motorola Mobility may also terminate the merger agreement:
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if either Google or RB98 Inc. has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants or agreements in the merger
agreement, which breach or failure to perform (1) would give rise to the failure of a condition to Motorola Mobilitys obligation to consummate the merger and (2) is not cured by Google or RB98 Inc. within 30 days following written
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to enter into, concurrently with the termination of the merger agreement, a written and definitive agreement providing for a superior proposal if
(1) the Motorola Mobility stockholders have not yet adopted the merger agreement, (2) Motorola Mobility has not committed a willful and intentional breach of the non-solicitation provisions in the merger agreement and has satisfied other
specified requirements and conditions concerning notification and negotiation with Google, (3) the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) that the
acquisition proposal constitutes a superior proposal and the failure to terminate the merger agreement would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors exercise of their fiduciary obligations to Motorola Mobility stockholders
under applicable law, and (4) prior to or concurrently with the termination of the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility pays to Google the $375 million termination fee described under Termination Fees and The Merger
AgreementTermination Fees, beginning on page 76 of this proxy statement. |
Prior to exercising its termination right in respect of a superior proposal, Motorola Mobility must give Google at
least three business days prior written notice of its intention to so terminate the merger agreement (which notice must specify the material terms and conditions of the superior proposal) and provide Google an unredacted copy of the relevant
proposed transaction agreement and other material documents contemplated with or by the party making the superior proposal. In addition, if requested by
Google, Motorola Mobility must negotiate in good faith with Google during the notice period to enable Google to propose changes to the terms of the merger agreement that would cause the superior
proposal to no longer constitute a superior proposal. In connection with that process, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must consider in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) any changes to the
merger agreement proposed in writing by Google. Finally, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must have determined that the superior proposal would still continue to constitute a superior proposal if the changes proposed by Google were to be
given effect. If at any time there is a change to any material terms of the superior proposal, Motorola must deliver to Google an additional notice and a summary of the relevant proposed transaction agreement and other material documents. And, in
that case, a new three-business-day notice period will commence during which time Motorola Mobility will be obligated to take the actions described above in this paragraph.
Google may also terminate the merger agreement if:
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Motorola Mobility has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants or agreements in the merger agreement,
which breach or failure to perform (1) would give rise to the failure of a condition to Googles and RB98 Inc.s obligations to consummate the merger and (2) is not cured by Motorola Mobility within 30 days following written
notice to Motorola Mobility of the breach or failure to perform, or by its nature or timing is not capable of being cured; |
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the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors or any committee of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has changed its recommendation (as further
described under The Merger AgreementMotorola Mobility Board Recommendation, beginning on page 69 of this proxy statement) and the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the
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Motorola Mobility enters into any agreement or understanding providing for, or deliberately
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intended to facilitate, an acquisition transaction as described under No Solicitation and The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation, beginning on page 67 of this
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TERMINATION FEES (Page 76)
Motorola Mobility has agreed to pay Google a fee of $375 million (which we refer to in this proxy
statement as the termination fee) if:
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agreement, a proposal for an acquisition transaction (as further described under The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation, beginning on page 67 of this proxy statement) is made to Motorola Mobility or directly to Motorola Mobility
stockholders generally (or becomes otherwise publicly known), or any person announces an intention to make a proposal for an acquisition transaction, and (b) if the merger agreement has been terminated on the basis that the merger agreement has
not been adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, the proposal or announcement is not publicly and irrevocably withdrawn at least 10
business days prior to the Special Meeting;
(2) the merger agreement is terminated under
the following circumstances: (a) (i) the outside date, as and if extended, has passed, (ii) the vote on the adoption of the merger agreement by Motorola Mobility stockholders has not yet occurred, and (iii) the antitrust
conditions have been satisfied, (b) the merger agreement has not been adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, or (c) Motorola
Mobility has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants and agreements, in either case, in a manner that gave rise to the termination right described under Termination of the Merger
Agreement above; and
(3) within 12 months following the termination of the
merger agreement, Motorola Mobility enters into an agreement providing for, or consummates, an acquisition transaction involving 50% or more of the non-cash or cash equivalent assets of Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock;
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the merger agreement is terminated by Google under the following circumstances: (1) the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors or a committee of
the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has made a recommendation change, and the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special
Meeting, or (2) Motorola Mobility enters into any agreement or understanding providing for, or deliberately intended to facilitate, an acquisition transaction (unless Google has consented to such entry); or |
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the merger agreement is terminated (1) by Motorola Mobility to enter into a written and definitive agreement providing for a superior proposal,
or (2) by Motorola Mobility or Google if the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, and, at the time of the
meeting, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors or a committee of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has changed its recommendation. |
Google has agreed to pay Motorola Mobility a fee of $2.5 billion (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the
reverse termination fee) if all of the following occur:
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the merger agreement is terminated by either Motorola Mobility or Google under the following circumstances: (1) a court or other governmental
entity has issued an order, or taken any other action, restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the merger, and the order or action is with respect to antitrust laws and has become final and non appealable, or
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(2) the outside date, as and if extended, has occurred and, at the time of the termination of the merger agreement, the antitrust conditions have not been satisfied;
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the failure of the antitrust conditions to be satisfied is not primarily caused by any material willful and intentional breach by Motorola Mobility
of its obligations to use reasonable best efforts to obtain antitrust and other clearances; and |
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all other conditions to the obligations of Google and RB98 Inc. to consummate the merger described above have been satisfied or waived (and, in the
case of those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the closing, those conditions would be satisfied if the closing were to occur). |
The payment of the reverse termination fee does not relieve Google or RB98 Inc. for any failure to comply with their
obligations to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain termination or expiration of any waiting periods under the HSR Act and such other approvals, consents and clearances as may be necessary, proper or advisable to effectuate the merger under
the antitrust laws and to remove any court or regulatory orders under the antitrust laws impeding the ability to consummate the merger by the outside date. However, to the extent Motorola Mobility makes claims in respect of breaches by Google or
RB98 Inc. of the obligations described in the previous sentence, to the extent related to or resulting in the failure of the antitrust conditions, the aggregate liability of Google and RB98 Inc. will be limited to $3.5 billion (which includes the
amount of any reverse termination fee payable by Google under the merger agreement).
NO SOLICITATION (Page 67)
Motorola Mobility has agreed that it and its subsidiaries will, and will instruct its representatives
and its subsidiaries representatives to, immediately cease any solicitation, knowing encouragement, discussions or negotiations that may be ongoing with respect to an acquisition proposal and immediately instruct any person (including that
persons representatives) that has confidential information about Motorola Mobility that was furnished by or on behalf of Motorola Mobility in connection with any actual or potential acquisition proposal to return or
destroy all such information. In addition, Motorola Mobility has agreed that neither it nor its subsidiaries will, nor will they authorize or knowingly permit their representatives to, directly
or indirectly:
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solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage or assist, an acquisition proposal;
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furnish to any person any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries in connection with any acquisition proposal;
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furnish to any person any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries in response to any other proposal or inquiry for
a potential transaction that on its face is one of the specified transactions described under The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation, beginning on page 67 of this proxy statement; |
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afford to any person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel of Motorola
Mobility or any of its subsidiaries in connection with any acquisition proposal; |
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afford to any person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel of Motorola
Mobility or any of its subsidiaries in response to any other proposal or inquiry for a potential transaction that on its face is one of the specified transactions described under The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation, beginning on
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enter into, participate, engage in or continue or renew discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to any acquisition proposal; or
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enter into, or authorize Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries to enter into, any letter of intent, agreement or understanding of any kind
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However, until the merger agreement has been adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the
Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, if the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors receives
an acquisition proposal that it determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) either constitutes a superior proposal (as further described
under The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation, beginning on page 67 of this proxy statement) or could reasonably be expected to result in a superior proposal (and at the time of taking the following action, the acquisition proposal
continues to constitute or remains reasonably expected to result in a superior proposal), the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors may:
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participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with the person that has made the bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal
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furnish to the person that has made the bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal (which must not have resulted from a knowing
breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the merger agreement) any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, pursuant to a confidentiality agreement that contains provisions restricting disclosure and use
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afford to the person that has made the bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal (which must not have resulted from a knowing breach
of the non-solicitation provisions of the merger agreement) access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to the personnel, of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, pursuant, to a
confidentiality agreement that contains provisions restricting disclosure and use that are no less favorable in the aggregate to Motorola Mobility than those in the confidentiality agreement entered into between Motorola Mobility and Google.
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Contemporaneously with furnishing any non-public information to any person, Motorola
Mobility must make available the same non-public information to Google to the extent the information has not been previously made available to Google. In addition, upon receipt of an acquisition proposal,
Motorola Mobility must promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) provide to Google (1) a copy of the acquisition proposal, if made in writing, or a summary of the material terms of the
acquisition proposal, if not made in writing, and (2) any information known to Motorola Mobility relating to the identity of the person making the acquisition proposal (including, if the person is not an issuer with equity securities registered
with the SEC, the persons direct and indirect investors). Finally, Motorola Mobility must give Google prior written notice (which prior written notice must be given, to the extent practicable, at least 12 hours in advance) of Motorola
Mobilitys intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish non-public information or afford access to, a person making an acquisition proposal.
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER (Page 53)
The receipt of cash for shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger generally will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, a U.S. Holder (as defined
in the section under the heading Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger beginning on page 54 of this proxy statement) who receives cash for such U.S. Holders shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in the
merger will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the cash received in the merger (determined before any deductions) and the U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the U.S. Holders shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock. You should read the discussion under the heading Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger beginning on page 54 of this proxy statement and consult your tax advisor for a complete analysis of the
effect of the merger on your U.S. federal, state and local and/or foreign taxes.
REGULATORY APPROVALS (Page 55)
Under the provisions of the HSR Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Federal
Trade Commission (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the FTC), the merger may not be completed until notification and report forms have been filed with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (which we
refer to in this proxy statement as the Antitrust Division) and the
FTC by each of Motorola Mobility and Google, and the applicable waiting period has expired or been terminated. Motorola Mobility and Google filed their respective notification and report forms
with the Antitrust Division and the FTC under the HSR Act on August 29, 2011. The waiting period under the HSR Act, therefore, will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 28, 2011 unless earlier terminated or extended by a
request for additional information and documentary material, which we refer to herein as a second request.
If within the 30-day waiting period the Antitrust Division or the FTC were to issue a second request, the waiting period under the HSR Act would be extended until 30 days following the date on which both
Google and Motorola Mobility certify substantial compliance with the second request, unless the Antitrust Division or the FTC terminates the additional waiting period before its expiration. Google, RB98 Inc. and Motorola Mobility have agreed to use
reasonable best efforts to certify compliance with any second request within four months after its receipt and to produce documents as required on a rolling basis.
If the Antitrust Division or the FTC believes the merger would violate the U.S. federal antitrust laws by substantially
lessening competition in any line of commerce affecting U.S. consumers, it has the authority to challenge the transaction by seeking a federal court order to enjoin the merger. U.S. state attorneys general or private parties could also bring legal
action.
Google and Motorola Mobility plan to submit filings in other jurisdictions as necessary in
due course. On August 29, 2011, Motorola Mobility and Google agreed that, in addition to those in the United States and European Commission, pre-closing antitrust clearances in Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey are
required and applicable to the merger. Foreign antitrust authorities in these or other jurisdictions may take action under the antitrust laws of their jurisdictions, which could include seeking to enjoin the completion of the merger.
With respect to antitrust clearances, each of Motorola Mobility, Google
and RB98 Inc. has agreed to:
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use its reasonable best efforts to obtain termination or expiration of any waiting periods under the HSR Act, clearance under the EC Merger
Regulation and such other approvals, consents and clearances as may be necessary, proper or advisable to effectuate the merger under the antitrust laws and to remove any court or regulatory orders under the antitrust laws impeding the ability to
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use reasonable best efforts to certify compliance with any second request for additional information or documentary material from the
Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to the HSR Act within four months after receipt of such second request and to produce documents as required on a rolling basis. |
Google will have the unilateral right to determine whether or not the parties will litigate with any governmental
entities to oppose any enforcement action or remove any court or regulatory orders impeding the ability to consummate the merger. Google will also control and lead all communications and strategy relating to the antitrust laws and litigation matters
relating to the antitrust laws, subject to good faith consultations with Motorola Mobility and the inclusion of Motorola Mobility at meetings with governmental entities with respect to any discussion related to the merger under the antitrust laws.
LITIGATION RELATED TO THE MERGER (Page 56)
Fifteen putative class-action complaints challenging the proposed transaction have been filed against Motorola Mobility
and its directors. Four of these complaints were filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois: Keating v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH28854, Cinotto v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et
al., Case No. 11CH29297, Grossman v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH29738, and
Colaco v. Barfield et al., Case No. 11CH30541. Seven additional putative class-action complaints were filed in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lake
County, Illinois: Groveman and Schnider v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3719, Johnson v. Jha et al., Case No. 11CH3751, Midler v. Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. et al.,
Case No. 11CH3783, Mulholland and Ryan v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3816, Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley & Vicinity Pension Plan v. Motorola Mobility Holdings,
Inc., et al., Case No. 11CH3820, Lassoff v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., Case No. 11CH3831, and Lang v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3832. Three additional putative
class-action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery: Goldfein v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 6787, Driscoll v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 6794, and
Beren v. Jha et al., Case No. 6799. One additional putative class-action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division: Stein v. Jha et al., Case
No. 11-cv-06100.
Each of the above-named complaints has been brought on behalf of a putative class of
the Companys stockholders and each alleges that, in approving the proposed transaction, the directors of the Company breached the fiduciary duties they owe to the members of the putative class. Each complaint alleges further that the Company
itself aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, and all complaints other than Johnson name Google a defendant and allege that Google aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. Finally, the
complaints in Midler, Lang, Driscoll, Beren and Stein allege that RB98 Inc. also aided and abetted the alleged breaches of duty.
All fifteen putative class-action complaints seek, among other things, injunctive relief barring the named defendants
from consummating the proposed transaction, as well as attorneys fees and costs. On August 19, 2011, plaintiffs in Beren filed with the Delaware Court of Chancery a proposed order consolidating the actions filed in Delaware. On
August 22, 2011, plaintiffs in Groveman filed with the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lake County, Illinois a motion seeking to certify the class.
Motorola Mobility and its directors intend to vigorously contest the allegations.
CURRENT MARKET PRICE OF MOTOROLA MOBILITY COMMON STOCK (Page 81)
The shares of Motorola Mobility common stock are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol MMI. On
August 12, 2011, which was the last trading day before the announcement of the execution of the merger agreement, the closing sale price of Motorola Mobility common stock was $24.47 per share. The volume weighted average closing sale price of
the Motorola Mobility common stock for the 30 trading days prior to August 12, 2011 was $22.99 per share. On [ ], 2011, which was the last trading day before the date of
this proxy statement, the closing sale price of Motorola Mobility common stock was $[ ] per share.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
This proxy statement, and the documents to which we refer you in this proxy statement, include
forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such estimates or assumptions prove incorrect, the results of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries could
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. In many cases you can
identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as believe, estimate, anticipate, intend, plan, continue, predict, potential,
contemplate, expect, may, will, likely, could, should or would or other similar words or phrases, although the absence of such words or phrases does not
necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, among others:
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the effect of the announcement of the merger on Motorola Mobilitys business relationships, operating results and business generally;
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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement;
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the stockholder approval or other conditions to the completion of the merger not being satisfied, or the regulatory approvals required for the
merger not being obtained on the terms expected or on the anticipated schedule; |
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the amount of fees and expenses related to the merger; |
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the diversion of managements attention from ongoing business concerns; |
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the merger agreements contractual restrictions on the conduct of our business prior to the completion of the merger;
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the possible adverse effect on our business and the price of our common stock if the merger is not completed in a timely manner or at all;
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the outcome of any legal proceedings, regulatory proceedings or enforcement matters that have been or may be instituted against us and others
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Motorola Mobilitys and Googles ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the merger.
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In addition, we are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors detailed in
Motorola Mobilitys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011, and updated in our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K,
which should be read in conjunction with this proxy statement. See Where You Can Find More Information on page 85 of this proxy statement.
Many of the factors that will determine Motorola Mobilitys future results are beyond Motorola Mobilitys ability to control or predict. We cannot assure you that the actual results or
developments reflected in these forward-looking statements will be realized or, even if they are realized, that they will have the expected effects on the merger or on our business or operations. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in
the forward-looking statements contained herein, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect managements views only as of the date of this proxy statement. We cannot guarantee any future results, levels
of activity, performance or achievements. The statements made in this proxy statement represent Motorola Mobilitys views as of the date of this proxy statement, and it should not be assumed that the statements made herein remain accurate as of
any future date. Moreover, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update forward-looking statements or update the reasons that actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements, except as required by
law.
THE SPECIAL MEETING
This proxy statement is being furnished to Motorola Mobility stockholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors for use at the Special Meeting of Motorola Mobility stockholders and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Date, Time and Place of the Special Meeting
This proxy statement is being furnished to Motorola Mobility stockholders as part of the solicitation of proxies by the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors for use at the Special Meeting to be held on [ ], [ ], 2011, starting
at [ ], [ ] time, at [ ], located at
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Purpose of the Special Meeting
The purpose of the Special Meeting is for Motorola Mobility stockholders to consider and vote on the adoption of the
merger agreement (and to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies). In addition, Motorola Mobility stockholders will also consider and vote, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on a
proposal to approve the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid
or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement.
If the Motorola Mobility stockholders fail to adopt the merger agreement, the merger will not occur. A copy of the
merger agreement is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A. You are urged to read the merger agreement in its entirety.
Record Date and Quorum
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has fixed
[ ], 2011 as the record date for the Special Meeting, and only holders of record of Motorola Mobility common stock as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to
vote at the Special Meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were [ ] shares of Motorola Mobility common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.
Each share of Motorola Mobility common stock entitles its holder to one vote on each matter properly coming before the
Special Meeting.
One third of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock,
represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum for the purpose of considering the proposals. Shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented at the Special Meeting but not voted, including broker non-votes and shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock for which proxies have been received but for which stockholders have abstained, will be treated as present at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of all
business. In the event that a quorum is not present at the Special Meeting, the Special Meeting may be adjourned to solicit additional proxies, provided that the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting has been adopted by the affirmative vote of at
least a majority of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (also known as the majority of votes cast).
Vote Required for Approval
You may vote FOR or AGAINST, or you may ABSTAIN from voting on, the proposal to adopt the merger agreement. Consummation of the merger requires the
adoption of the merger agreement by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding Motorola Mobility shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Therefore, if you abstain or fail to vote, it will have the same effect as a vote
AGAINST the proposal to adopt the merger agreement.
The adoption of the proposal to
adjourn the Special Meeting to a later time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in person or by proxy at the
Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (also known as a majority of votes cast). Therefore, if you abstain, it will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST the adoption of the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting and
if you fail to vote, it will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.
The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation that
may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the
section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement, requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock represented in
person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter (also known as a majority of votes cast). Therefore, if you abstain, it will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST the approval of the compensation that
may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the
section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement, and if you fail to vote, it will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.
As of [ ], 2011, Motorola Mobilitys
directors and executive officers held and are entitled to vote, in the aggregate, approximately [ ] shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, representing approximately
[ ]% of Motorola Mobilitys outstanding common stock. We currently expect that each of Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers will vote their shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock in favor of the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting.
Proxies and
Revocation
If you are the record owner of your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock and you timely
submit a proxy by telephone or via the Internet or by returning a signed and dated proxy card by mail, your shares will be voted at the Special Meeting as you indicate. If you sign your proxy card without indicating your vote, your shares will be
voted FOR the adoption of the merger agreement, FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, and FOR the approval, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements
and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as described in the section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute
Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors on any other matters properly brought before the Special Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement
thereof, for a vote.
If your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock are held in street name,
you will receive instructions from your bank, broker or other nominee that you must follow in order to have your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock voted. If you have not received such voting instructions or require further information
regarding such voting instructions, contact your bank, broker or other nominee. Banks, brokers or other nominees who hold shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in street name for a beneficial owner of those shares typically have the
authority to vote in their discretion on routine proposals when they have not received instructions from beneficial owners. However, banks, brokers and other nominees are not allowed to exercise their voting discretion with respect to
the approval of matters that are non-routine, such as adoption of the merger agreement, without specific instructions from the beneficial owner. All proposals for the Special Meeting are non-routine and non-discretionary. Broker
non-votes are shares held by a bank, broker or other nominee that are represented at the meeting but with respect to which the bank, broker or other nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of such shares to vote on the particular proposal,
and the bank, broker or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power on such proposal. If your bank, broker or other nominee holds your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in street name, your bank, broker or other nominee
will vote your shares only if you provide instructions on how to vote by filling out the voter instruction form sent to you by your bank, broker or other nominee with this proxy statement.
Proxies received by Motorola Mobility at any time prior to the closing of the polls at the Special Meeting, in the case
of proxies submitted by using proxy cards, or [ ], [ ] Time on
[ ], 2011, in the case of proxies submitted by telephone or Internet, that have not been revoked or superseded before being voted, will be voted at the Special Meeting.
If you are a Motorola Mobility stockholder of record of your shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock, you have the right to change or revoke your proxy at any time before the vote taken at the Special Meeting by:
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Vote via Internet. You can vote via the Internet. The website address for Internet voting is provided on your proxy card. You will need to
use the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote via the Internet. You can use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time on
[ ], [ ], 2011. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote via the Internet you do NOT
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Vote by Telephone. You can also vote by telephone by calling the toll-free telephone number provided on your proxy card. You will need to use
the control number appearing on your proxy card to vote by telephone. You may transmit your voting instructions from any touch-tone telephone up until 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time on
[ ], [ ], 2011. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day. If you vote by telephone you do NOT need
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Vote by Mail. You can vote by marking, dating, signing and returning your proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. Please promptly
mail your proxy card to ensure that it is received prior to the closing of the polls at the Special Meeting. |
Registered Motorola Mobility stockholders can revoke their proxy at any time before it is voted at the Special Meeting by either:
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Submitting another timely, later-dated proxy via Internet or by telephone or mail; |
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Delivering timely written notice of revocation to the Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois
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Attending the Special Meeting and voting in person. |
If you are a street name holder of Motorola Mobility common stock, you may change your vote by submitting new
voting instructions to your bank,
broker or other nominee. You must contact your bank, broker or other nominee to obtain instructions as to how to change or revoke your proxy.
If you own shares of Motorola Mobility common stock through the transitional Motorola Mobility stock fund of the 401(k)
Plan, the proxy card includes the shares you hold in the 401(k) Plan as well as the shares you hold outside of the 401(k) Plan. Under the 401(k) Plan, participants are named fiduciaries to the extent of their authority to direct the
voting of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock credited to their 401(k) Plan accounts, and their proportionate share of undirected shares. The trustee of the 401(k) Plan will vote undirected shares in the same proportion as the shares for which
directions are received, except as otherwise provided in accordance with ERISA. By submitting voting instructions via Internet or by telephone, or if hard copies are requested, by signing, dating and returning the proxy card, you direct the trustee
of the 401(k) Plan to vote these shares, in person or by proxy, as designated therein, at the Special Meeting.
Adjournments and Postponements
The Special Meeting may be adjourned or postponed. Under Motorola Mobilitys restated bylaws, any special meeting of Motorola Mobility stockholders may be postponed and the chairman of the Special
Meeting may adjourn the Special Meeting from time to time as in his judgment is appropriate, whether or not a quorum is present. Motorola Mobilitys restated bylaws and Delaware law provide that any adjournment may be made without notice if
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken and if the adjournment is to a date that is not greater than 30 days after the original date fixed for the Special Meeting and no new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. Any
signed proxies received by Motorola Mobility prior to the closing of the polls at the Special Meeting in which no voting instructions are provided on such matter will be voted FOR an adjournment of the Special Meeting, if
necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. Whether or not a quorum exists, holders of a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter may adjourn
the Special Meeting. Because a majority of the votes represented at the meeting is required to approve the proposal to adjourn the meeting, abstentions will have the same effect on such proposal as a vote AGAINST the proposal. Any
adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow Motorola Mobility stockholders who have already sent in their
proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use at the Special Meeting as adjourned or postponed.
Solicitation of Proxies
This solicitation of proxies is being made by Motorola Mobility and the cost of this solicitation is being borne by Motorola Mobility. We have retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the
solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting for an estimated fee of $45,000, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Our directors, officers and employees may also solicit proxies by personal interview, mail, e-mail, telephone,
facsimile or other means of communication. These persons will not be paid additional remuneration for their efforts. We will also request brokers and other fiduciaries to forward proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of
shares of Motorola Mobility common stock that the brokers and fiduciaries hold of record. Upon request, we will reimburse them for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
Questions and Additional Information
If you have questions about the merger or how to submit your proxy, or if you need additional copies of this proxy
statement or the enclosed proxy card or voting instructions, please call our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll-free at 1-800-207-3158 or collect at 1-212-269-5550.
List of Stockholders
Our list of
stockholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will be available for inspection at our principal executive offices at least ten days prior to the date of the Special Meeting and continuing through the Special Meeting; the list will also be
available at the Special Meeting for inspection by any Motorola Mobility stockholder present at the Special Meeting.
THE COMPANIES
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.
Motorola Mobility is a provider of innovative technologies, products and services that enable a broad range of mobile
and wireline digital communication, information and entertainment experiences. Motorola Mobilitys integrated products and platforms deliver rich multimedia content, such as video, voice, messaging and Internet-based applications and services
to multiple screens, such as mobile devices, televisions and personal computers. Our product portfolio primarily includes mobile devices, wireless accessories, set-top boxes and video distribution systems, and wireline broadband infrastructure
products and associated customer premises equipment. We are focused on developing differentiated, innovative products to meet the expanding needs of consumers to communicate, to collaborate and to discover, consume, create and share content at a
time and place of their choosing on multiple devices. We operate our business in two segments, our Mobile Devices segment and our Home segment.
Motorola Mobilitys principal executive offices are located at 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048, and our telephone number is (847) 523-5000. Our Internet website address is
http://investors.motorola.com. The information provided on Motorola Mobilitys website is not part of this proxy statement and is not incorporated herein by reference.
Google Inc.
Google is a global
technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. Google aspires to build products that improve the lives of billions of people globally. Googles mission is to organize the worlds information and make it
universally accessible and useful. Googles innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world.
Google generates revenue primarily by delivering relevant, cost-effective online advertising. Businesses
use Googles AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted advertising. In addition, the third parties that comprise the Google Network use Googles AdSense program to deliver relevant ads that generate revenue and
enhance the user experience.
Googles principal executive offices are located at 1600 Amphitheatre
Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, and its telephone number is (650) 253-0000. Googles Internet website address is http://investor.google.com. The information provided on Googles website is not part of this proxy
statement and is not incorporated herein by reference.
RB98 Inc.
RB98 Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, was formed solely for the purpose of
facilitating Googles acquisition of Motorola Mobility. RB98 Inc. has not carried on any activities to date, except for activities incidental to its formation and activities undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement. Upon consummation of the proposed merger, RB98 Inc. will merge with and into Motorola Mobility and RB98 Inc. will cease to exist.
RB98 Inc.s principal executive offices are located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, and its telephone number is (650) 253-0000.
THE MERGER
This discussion of the merger is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, which is attached to this proxy
statement as Annex A. You should read the entire merger agreement carefully.
Background of the Merger
Since the spinoff of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011 (which we refer to in this proxy
statement as the Spinoff), our senior management and the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors have reviewed our business strategy and prospects in light of changing business and market conditions with the goal of enhancing stockholder
value. Prior to the Spinoff, in 2008, senior management determined to pursue a strategy to concentrate our mobile devices portfolio on smartphones and to use third-party and/or open-source operating systems and associated application ecosystems,
predominantly the Google Android operating system (a royalty-free open-source platform) and marketplace, in our wireless products. Accordingly, we entered into various commercial agreements and developed a commercial relationship with Google.
In early July 2011, Andrew Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, contacted Dr. Jha,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Mobility, to request a meeting to discuss the purchase by some of Googles competitors of the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks Corporation and its subsidiaries (which we refer to in this proxy
statement as Nortel) in an auction conducted by Nortel in June 2011, and the possible impact of and potential responses to the purchase.
After this initial contact, at meetings throughout early to mid-July 2011, senior management of Motorola Mobility and Google (Dr. Jha; Scott Offer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Motorola
Mobility; Larry Page, Chief Executive Officer of Google; Nikesh Arora, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Google; Mr. Rubin; and Kent Walker, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Google) discussed the strategic
direction of Motorola Mobilitys Mobile Devices and Home product businesses and the opportunities and challenges faced by those businesses. The parties also discussed the impact of the Nortel auction, intellectual property litigation and the
potential impact of such litigation on the Android ecosystem, Motorola
Mobilitys patent portfolio and potential strategic options relating to the Motorola Mobility patent portfolio and Motorola Mobility, including the potential sale of Motorola Mobility to
Google. At a July 6, 2011 meeting that occurred during this period, Dr. Jha and Mr. Arora discussed the protection of the Android ecosystem and, in the context of this discussion, Dr. Jha indicated to Mr. Arora that it could
be problematic for Motorola Mobility to continue as a stand-alone entity if it sold a large portion of its patent portfolio. In connection with these discussions, in mid-July, Motorola Mobility, Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Mobility, and Google
entered into a mutual confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the original confidentiality agreement) providing for due diligence relating to Motorola Mobilitys patent portfolio.
Subsequently, on July 20 and July 21, 2011, Carl Icahn (who, together with his affiliates, was
then the beneficial owner of approximately 11% of the then-outstanding Motorola Mobility common stock) and Daniel A. Ninivaggi, a director of Motorola Mobility designated by Mr. Icahn pursuant to that certain letter agreement, dated
November 30, 2010, among Motorola Mobility, Mr. Icahn and certain of his affiliates, contacted Dr. Jha to express their view that Motorola Mobility should explore alternatives for the Motorola Mobility patent portfolio. On
July 21, 2011, Mr. Icahn and his affiliates filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D disclosing such discussions.
On July 21 and 23, 2011, Dr. Jha met with Messrs. Arora and Rubin to discuss strategic options between Motorola Mobility and Google and agreed to continue conversations regarding a potential
sale of Motorola Mobility to Google. Messrs. Arora and Rubin conveyed to Dr. Jha in these conversations the importance of acting with speed and confidentiality.
On July 25, 2011, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors met at a regularly scheduled meeting, for a portion of
which a representative of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (which we refer to in this proxy statement as Wachtell Lipton), outside counsel to Motorola Mobility, was present, and discussed, among other things, the conversations
with Google as well as
the status of ongoing intellectual property litigation and the general prospect of Motorola Mobilitys settling some or all of these litigation matters. At the same meeting, the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors authorized management to engage financial advisors to assist management in the consideration of potential strategic transactions.
On July 27, 2011, Motorola Mobility conveyed to Google, and from time to time over the next several days reiterated its request that Google execute, a proposed amendment to the original
confidentiality agreement to expand its scope to cover due diligence relating to a possible acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google and to impose standstill obligations on Google. Google did not accede to these requests to execute an amendment
that included a standstill undertaking.
On July 28, 2011, Dr. Jha, Mr. Arora and David
Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Google, met (with Mr. Drummond participating by phone) to discuss Googles interest in Motorola Mobility, including its mobile devices and home businesses,
the significant economic terms of a potential acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google on a preliminary basis and a process relating to the negotiation of the terms of a potential acquisition that would be both confidential and expedited. The
Google representatives indicated that they were preliminarily considering a per share purchase price range in the high $20s or low $30s.
On August 1, 2011, Google sent a letter to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors proposing an acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google for $30.00 in cash per share of Motorola Mobility common
stock. The proposal was subject to the completion of due diligence and expressed Googles preference to continue negotiations in a confidential and expeditious manner. In addition, this proposal letter from Google requested a response from the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors by August 4, 2011 and contemplated that, with cooperation from both sides in connection with due diligence and negotiation of the merger agreement, the parties would enter into a definitive agreement by
August 12, 2011. Prior to the receipt of the letter, Messrs. Rubin and Arora had contacted Dr. Jha to express orally that the proposal must be kept strictly confidential and acted upon expeditiously. Mr. Arora reiterated this message
to Dr. Jha after the delivery of the letter.
On the same day, Motorola Mobility engaged Qatalyst Partners and Centerview
as its financial advisors.
On August 2, 2011, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors met
telephonically, with representatives of Qatalyst Partners and Wachtell Lipton, to discuss Googles August 1 letter. In light of the fact that management and Motorola Mobilitys financial advisors were still in the process of
evaluating Googles proposal, as well as other strategic alternatives that could hypothetically be pursued by Motorola Mobility, including the prospect of settling some or all of the intellectual property litigation, the Motorola Mobility Board
of Directors made a decision to defer a definitive response to Google and instructed Qatalyst Partners to convey that decision to Google.
Also on August 2, 2011, Mr. Icahn contacted Dr. Jha to receive an update on, and discuss, Googles August 1 proposal. Pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, dated November 30, 2010,
between Mr. Icahn and Motorola Mobility, Mr. Ninivaggi may share non-public information with Mr. Icahn subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement.
From August 2 through August 5, 2011, Dr. Jha and representatives of Qatalyst Partners engaged in various
conversations with Mr. Drummond and Mr. Arora concerning Googles proposal during which Mr. Drummond indicated that Google was willing to improve the terms of its proposal but reiterated that Googles proposal must be kept
confidential and that a response must be received quickly.
On August 5, 2011, the Motorola Mobility
Board of Directors met telephonically, including representatives of its financial and legal advisors, to discuss a response to Google. After consideration of a number of factors, including the then current status of the intellectual property
litigation and the prospects of settling some or all of the intellectual property litigation, Googles willingness to negotiate improved terms and concerns regarding the risks of an unauthorized public disclosure of the Google proposal, the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors instructed Qatalyst Partners and management to reject Googles proposed $30.00 per share purchase price and determine whether Google would increase its proposed purchase price. After the meeting, a
representative from Qatalyst Partners contacted Mr. Drummond to reject the $30.00 per share offer and suggested that Google increase its proposed price to $43.50 per share.
The representative from Qatalyst Partners stated that any proposal would be subject to final approval from the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors.
From August 5 through August 14, 2011, management of Motorola Mobility, together with Qatalyst Partners,
engaged in negotiations with representatives of Google and representatives of Googles financial advisor, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (which we refer to in this proxy statement as Lazard), with respect to the economic
terms of the proposal.
On August 7, 2011, Dr. Jha and representatives of Qatalyst Partners met with
Messrs. Drummond, Rubin and Arora and a representative of Lazard to further discuss the proposed business combination. Dr. Jha and a representative of Qatalyst Partners reiterated the request that the proposed purchase price be increased and
the attendees at the meeting discussed preliminarily a framework for a definitive agreement, including the possibility that the definitive agreement might provide for a fee payable by Google under certain circumstances if the parties were unable to
obtain the requisite antitrust clearances to consummate the merger.
On August 9, 2011, Mr. Arora
telephoned Dr. Jha to increase Googles proposed purchase price to $37.00 per share. Dr. Jha responded to Mr. Arora that he would be prepared to recommend that the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors consider accepting a
proposed price of $40.50 or higher.
Also on August 9, 2011, Google sent a letter to Dr. Jha
increasing its proposed purchase price to $40.00 per share. The letter proposed that the parties immediately commence due diligence relating to the proposed merger and negotiation of a definitive merger agreement and be in a position to announce the
execution of the merger agreement by August 14, 2011. The letter concluded by requesting a response by the close of business on August 10, 2011.
On August 10, 2011, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors met, together with its financial and legal advisors, through video conference to discuss Googles August 9 proposal. Management
also reviewed for the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors Motorola Mobilitys long-range stand-alone plan. Representatives of each of Qatalyst Partners and Centerview reviewed with the directors the financial terms of Googles
August 9 proposal and discussed the results of their analyses of some strategic alternatives that could hypothetically be pursued by Motorola
Mobility, including the prospects of settling some or all of the intellectual property litigation. In connection with that discussion, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors also received an
update on the status of the ongoing intellectual property litigation. At the meeting, the Board also considered, with advice from Motorola Mobilitys advisors, whether to solicit proposals from other potential buyers. Following this discussion,
and taking into account advice from Motorola Mobilitys advisors, the Board determined, for the reasons set forth below under Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of DirectorsValue Presented
and Deal Terms, that it was preferable to negotiate on a confidential basis with a single potential acquiror, rather than to conduct a private or public auction of Motorola Mobility. At the conclusion of that meeting, the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors, without determining to accept Googles August 9 proposal, authorized management to negotiate the terms and conditions of a potential transaction between Motorola Mobility and Google on the basis of that
proposal. Dr. Jha also indicated that if he were to be approached by Google, he would not engage in any negotiations with Google regarding the terms of any future employment arrangements until a definitive merger agreement (if any) was executed.
On August 11, 2011, Motorola Mobility and Google entered into an amendment to the original
confidentiality agreement to, among other things, expand the scope of the confidential information being made available to Google by Motorola Mobility to cover due diligence relating to the proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. The
amendment did not include a standstill undertaking by Google.
Also on August 11, 2011, Motorola Mobility
conducted a management presentation to certain senior management of Google and Googles advisors, including discussions of Motorola Mobilitys mobile devices and home businesses. Google also began to conduct a due diligence review of
Motorola Mobility on the same day.
Also on August 11, 2011, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
LLP (which we refer to in this proxy statement as Cleary Gottlieb), outside counsel to Google, sent a draft merger agreement to Wachtell Lipton.
From August 11 through August 14, 2011, Dr. Jha, Mr. Offer, and Marc Rothman, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Motorola Mobility, together with representatives from
Qatalyst Partners and Wachtell Lipton, engaged in various
negotiations with Mr. Drummond and Donald Harrison, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Google and representatives of Lazard and Cleary Gottlieb to discuss and finalize the terms of the
proposed transaction and to negotiate acceptable final transaction documents, including, without limitation, provisions relating to the scope of covenants and conditions relating to antitrust clearances, the amount of the termination fee and reverse
termination fee, whether the payment of such termination fee or reverse termination fee would serve as liquidated damages and the terms under which Motorola Mobility would be permitted to respond to certain unsolicited alternative proposals. Also
during this period, Google and its advisors continued to conduct due diligence review with respect to Motorola Mobility.
On the evening of August 14, 2011, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors met telephonically to discuss the transaction. Wachtell Lipton reviewed with the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors its
fiduciary duties and then described to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors the terms of the proposed merger agreement with Google, including termination fees, antitrust covenants, closing conditions, provisions relating to Motorola
Mobilitys ability to respond to alternative proposals, employee benefits provisions and other terms and conditions. During the course of this meeting, Mr. Ninivaggi advised the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that Mr. Icahn had informed
him that Mr. Icahns present intention was to support the proposed merger without a voting agreement. Representatives of each of Qatalyst Partners and Centerview reviewed the financial terms of the Google proposal. Each of Qatalyst Partners and
Centerview then delivered to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors an oral opinion, which opinion was subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of that date and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth
therein, the $40.00 cash merger consideration to be paid to the holders of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger agreement was fair from a financial point of view to such holders (in the case of the Qatalyst
opinion, other than Google and its affiliates, and in the case of the Centerview opinion, other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares). The full text of
the written opinion of each of Qatalyst Partners and Centerview, which sets forth the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection
with such opinion, is attached as Annex B and Annex C to this proxy statement, respectively.
After considering the proposed terms of the merger agreement with Google, the views of management and the various presentations of its legal and financial advisors, and taking into consideration the
factors described under Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors and Interests of Motorola Mobilitys Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger, the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors unanimously determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Motorola Mobility stockholders, and adopted and approved the
merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, and recommended that Motorola Mobility stockholders adopt the merger agreement.
On the morning of August 15, 2011, Motorola Mobility and Google entered into the definitive merger agreement.
Shortly thereafter, Motorola Mobility and Google issued a joint press release announcing that they had entered into the merger agreement.
Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors
After careful
consideration, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors unanimously determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Motorola Mobility stockholders,
and unanimously adopted and approved the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and resolved to recommend that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote for the adoption of the merger agreement.
In reaching its decision to adopt and approve, and declare advisable, the merger agreement and resolving that
Motorola Mobility stockholders vote for the adoption of the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors consulted with Motorola Mobilitys management, as
well as its financial and legal advisors, and considered a number of factors including its knowledge of Motorola Mobilitys business, operations, financial condition, earnings and prospects, as well as the risks in achieving those prospects,
including uncertainties
associated with achieving financial forecasts. Among the various factors that the Motorola Mobility board members believed supported their decision are:
Ongoing Business Risk
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its belief that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement were more favorable to Motorola Mobility stockholders
than remaining independent or other strategic alternatives reasonably available to Motorola Mobility and its stockholders, particularly in recognition of the ongoing risks Motorola Mobility faces in a historically volatile consumer-based industry
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the risk that Motorola Mobilitys performance may not meet market expectations, which could adversely impact Motorola Mobilitys trading
range, or meet internal forecasts, which, in each case, may be due to a variety of factors, including but not limited to: |
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the level of demand for Motorola Mobilitys products, |
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Motorola Mobilitys ability to introduce new products and technologies in a timely manner, |
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unexpected liabilities, expenses or business interruptions, including unfavorable outcomes to any pending or future litigation or regulatory or
similar proceeding, and |
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fluctuations in Motorola Mobilitys operating results, unanticipated delays or accelerations in Motorola Mobilitys sales cycles and the
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its knowledge of the current economic environment generally, and the impact of the economic environment on Motorola Mobility, including the likely
effects of these factors on Motorola Mobilitys potential growth, development, productivity, strategic options and its customers and suppliers; |
Value Presented and Deal Terms
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the fact that the terms of the merger agreement provide cash consideration which the Board considers fair even in the absence of the risks
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facing Motorola Mobility and assuming the business executes well on its strategy; |
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the fact that Google must use reasonable best efforts to obtain necessary antitrust clearances and that under certain circumstances, if such
clearances are not obtained despite such efforts, Google would be required to pay Motorola Mobility a termination fee of $2.5 billion and that under certain circumstances if Google breached its obligation to use reasonable best efforts to obtain
necessary antitrust clearances, Motorola Mobility may be able to seek additional damages from Google in an amount equal to $1 billion, in addition to the reverse termination fee of $2.5 billion; |
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recent and historical market prices for Motorola Mobility common stock, as compared to the financial terms of the merger, including the fact that
the merger consideration of $40.00 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock represented approximately a 63% premium over $24.47, the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on the NYSE on August 12, 2011, the last trading day before the
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the fact that the merger consideration consists solely of cash, providing Motorola Mobility stockholders with certainty of value and liquidity;
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the belief of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that it was preferable to negotiate on a confidential basis with a single potential acquiror
rather than to conduct a private or public auction of Motorola Mobility, particularly in light of (1) the risk that a public auction would not result in a transaction at a more attractive price than offered by Google and that a
failed attempt to sell Motorola Mobility would be highly detrimental to Motorola Mobility, (2) the fact that Motorola Mobility would be permitted, under circumstances described in the merger agreement, to terminate the merger
agreement in order to enter into an agreement with respect to a superior proposal (as defined under The Merger AgreementMotorola Mobility Board Recommendation) after giving Google the opportunity to match the superior proposal and
upon payment of a $375 million termination fee (refer to The Merger AgreementTermination Fees), and (3) the advice of its financial advisors that the approach pursued was the most likely to
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result in the highest price reasonably available for Motorola Mobility; |
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the belief of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that the Company faces certain risks related to (i) the ongoing continued intellectual
property litigation and claims, including potential injunctions or exclusion orders from importation into the U.S. and other jurisdictions, and (ii) new intellectual property infringement claims against Motorola Mobility, or Motorola
Mobilitys customers or suppliers, and that, in light of such risks, it would be beneficial to current stockholders to have the certainty of cash merger consideration, and that the merger may reduce such risks; |
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the belief of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that an acquisition by Google has a reasonable likelihood of closing without potential issues
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the financial presentation of Qatalyst Partners and its opinion to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, to the effect that, as of that date and
based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the $40.00 merger consideration to be received by the holders of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger agreement was fair from a
financial point of view to such holders (other than Google or its affiliates). The full text of the written opinion of Qatalyst Partners, which sets forth the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review
undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached to this proxy statement as Annex B. A discussion of the opinion and presentation appears under Opinion of Qatalyst Partners; |
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the financial presentation of Centerview and its opinion to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, to the effect that, as of that date and based
upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the $40.00 merger consideration to be paid to the holders of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger agreement was fair from a financial point
of view to such holders (other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares). The full text of the written opinion of Centerview, which sets forth the assumptions
made,
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procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached to this proxy statement as Annex C. A discussion of the opinion and
presentation appears under Opinion of Centerview; |
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the fact that the financial and other terms and conditions of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the
antitrust covenants agreed to by Google related to obtaining applicable regulatory approvals and the absence of a financing condition, were the product of arms-length negotiations among the parties and provided reasonable assurances that the
merger would ultimately be consummated on a timely basis; and |
Ability to Receive a Superior Proposal
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the fact that, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility may be permitted to furnish
information to and conduct negotiations with third parties that make a bona fide unsolicited acquisition proposal for Motorola Mobility (as defined under The Merger AgreementNo Solicitation). |
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors also considered a variety of risks and other potentially negative factors
concerning the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the following:
Risk of Not Closing
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the risks and costs to Motorola Mobility if the merger does not close, including the diversion of management and employee attention, potential
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the fact that the merger might not be completed in a timely manner or at all due to a delay in receiving or a failure to receive necessary antitrust
and other approvals, including under the HSR Act and the applicable merger control laws of the European Commission and other foreign jurisdictions; |
Business Opportunity Costs
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the fact that the all-cash price, while providing relative certainty of value, would not allow Motorola Mobility stockholders to participate in
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potential further appreciation of Googles stock after the merger; |
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the fact that the receipt of the merger consideration in exchange for shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger generally will
be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
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the fact that, although Motorola Mobility will continue to exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, control and
supervision over its operations prior to the effective time of the merger (including the right to defend or prosecute any litigation or threatened or pending claims in the ordinary course, consistent with the terms of the merger agreement), there
are restrictions on the conduct of Motorola Mobilitys business prior to the consummation of the merger, requiring Motorola Mobility to conduct its business in all material respects only in the ordinary course, subject to specific limitations,
which may delay or prevent Motorola Mobility from undertaking business opportunities that may arise during the term of the merger agreement, whether or not the merger is consummated; |
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the potential negative impact on certain customer relationships and uncertainties surrounding those relationships; |
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that Motorola Mobility has certain potential near-term intellectual property (IP) licensing opportunities and certain IP litigation
risks that without the merger may have been able to be settled on favorable terms to Motorola Mobility and may be more difficult to settle on such terms after entry into the merger agreement. Further, if licenses are not entered into and litigation
is not settled, Motorola Mobilitys position in these matters may be prejudiced if the proposed merger does not close; |
Acquisition Opportunity Costs
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the fact that, due to the insistence of Google that its proposal be kept strictly confidential and that the definitive agreements be entered into as
quickly as possible, as well as the factors discussed above under Value Presented and Deal Terms, Motorola Mobility entered into the merger agreement without a pre-signing market check, although the merger agreement permits
Motorola Mobility, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, to respond to unsolicited acquisition proposals that
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could reasonably be expected to result in a superior proposal; |
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the restrictions on Motorola Mobilitys ability to solicit or engage in discussions or negotiations regarding alternative business combination
transactions or other types of specified transactions, which could represent substantial lost opportunities to Motorola Mobility, subject to specified exceptions, and the requirement that Motorola Mobility pay the termination fee of $375 million to
accept a superior proposal, which may discourage a competing proposal to acquire Motorola Mobility that may be more advantageous to Motorola Mobility stockholders; |
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the structure of the merger and the terms of the merger agreement, including the merger agreements non-solicitation and stockholder approval
covenants, and provision for Motorola Mobilitys payment of a termination fee of $375 million to Google in the case of certain events, which the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors understood, while potentially having the effect of
discouraging third parties from proposing a competing business transaction after the merger agreement was signed, were conditions to Googles willingness to enter into the merger agreement, and understood, based on the advice of its advisors,
was consistent with the fee payable in similar transactions and was not so large as to likely prevent a prospective bidder from making a bid; and |
Interests in the Transaction
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the fact that some of Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers have other interests in the merger that are in addition to their
interests as Motorola Mobility stockholders, including the manner in which they would be affected by the merger (refer to Interests of Motorola Mobilitys Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger).
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The foregoing discussion of the factors considered by the Motorola Mobility Board of
Directors is not intended to be exhaustive, but, rather, includes the material factors considered by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors. In reaching its decision to adopt and approve, and declare advisable, the merger agreement, the merger and
the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors did not quantify or assign any relative weights to the factors considered, and individual directors may have given different weights
to different factors. The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors considered all these factors as a whole, including discussions with, and questioning of, Motorola Mobility management and Motorola
Mobilitys financial and legal advisors, and overall considered the factors to be favorable to, and to support, its determination.
For the reasons set forth above, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors unanimously determined that the merger and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in
the best interests of, Motorola Mobility and its stockholders, and unanimously adopted and approved, and declared advisable, the merger agreement. The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the Motorola Mobility
stockholders vote FOR the adoption of the merger agreement.
Recommendation of the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors
After careful consideration, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, by
unanimous vote:
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has determined that the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests
of, Motorola Mobility stockholders; |
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recommends that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote FOR the adoption of the merger agreement; |
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recommends that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote FOR the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to
solicit additional proxies; and |
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recommends that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote FOR the approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation
that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger, including the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable as described in the
section entitled The MergerMotorola Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation on page 49 of this proxy statement. |
Opinion of Qatalyst Partners
We
retained Qatalyst Partners to act as financial advisor to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors for the purpose of advising us in connection with a
potential transaction such as the merger and to evaluate whether the consideration to be received by the holders of our common stock (other than Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to
the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. We selected Qatalyst Partners to act as our financial advisor based on its qualifications, expertise, reputation and knowledge of Motorola Mobilitys business and
affairs and the industry in which we operate. Qatalyst Partners has provided its written consent to the reproduction of the Qatalyst Partners opinion in this proxy statement. At the meeting of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors on
August 14, 2011, Qatalyst Partners rendered its oral opinion that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the considerations, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the consideration to be received by the holders of Company
common stock (other than Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Qatalyst Partners delivered its written opinion, dated August 14, 2011, to the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors following the Board meeting.
The full text of the Qatalyst Partners written
opinion, dated August 14, 2011, to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors is attached hereto as Annex B and is incorporated into this proxy statement by reference. The opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made,
procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications of the review undertaken by Qatalyst Partners in rendering its opinion. You should read the opinion carefully in its entirety. The Qatalyst Partners opinion was provided to
the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors and addresses only the fairness, as of the date of the opinion and from a financial point of view, of the $40.00 per share cash consideration to be received by the holders of Company common stock (other than
Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to the merger agreement, and does not address any other aspect of the merger. It does not constitute a recommendation as to how any stockholder should vote with respect to the merger or any other matter
and does not in any manner address the prices at which Company common stock will trade at any time. The summary of the Qatalyst Partners opinion set forth herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion.
In arriving at its opinion, Qatalyst Partners reviewed a draft of the merger agreement dated
August 13, 2011 and certain publicly available financial statements and other business and financial information of Motorola Mobility. Qatalyst Partners also reviewed the selected unaudited
prospective financial information, which is described in the section entitled The MergerSelected Unaudited Prospective Financial Information on page 51 of this proxy statement, and certain publicly available research analyst
reports for Motorola Mobility. Additionally, Qatalyst Partners discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and the prospects of Motorola Mobility with senior executives of Motorola Mobility. Qatalyst Partners also reviewed the
historical market prices and trading activity for Motorola Mobilitys common stock and compared the financial performance of Motorola Mobility and the prices and trading activity of Motorola Mobilitys common stock with that of certain
other selected publicly traded companies and their securities. In addition, Qatalyst Partners performed such other analyses, reviewed such other information and considered such other factors as it deemed appropriate.
In arriving at its opinion, Qatalyst Partners assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and
completeness of the information that was publicly available or supplied or otherwise made available to, or discussed with, it by Motorola Mobility. With respect to the selected unaudited prospective financial information, Qatalyst Partners was
advised by the management of Motorola Mobility, and Qatalyst Partners assumed, that the selected unaudited prospective financial information had been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the
management of Motorola Mobility of the future financial performance of Motorola Mobility and other matters covered thereby. Qatalyst Partners assumed that the final executed merger agreement would not differ in any material respect from the draft of
the merger agreement dated August 13, 2011 that it reviewed, and that the merger will be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the draft merger agreement, without any modification or delay. In addition, Qatalyst Partners assumed
that in connection with the receipt of all the necessary approvals of the proposed merger, no delays, limitations, conditions or restrictions will be imposed that could have an adverse effect on Motorola Mobility. Qatalyst Partners did not make any
independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of Motorola Mobility, nor has it been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. In particular, Qatalyst
Partners did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of Motorola Mobilitys intellectual property, nor did it analyze such intellectual property separate from the broader business
of Motorola Mobility. In addition, Qatalyst Partners relied, without independent verification, upon the assessments of the management of Motorola Mobility as to the existing and future technology and products of Motorola Mobility and the risks
associated with such technology and products.
The Qatalyst Partners opinion has been approved by the Qatalyst
Partners opinion committee in accordance with its customary practice.
The Qatalyst Partners opinion is
necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of, the date the opinion was delivered. Events occurring after the date of the Qatalyst Partners opinion may affect
the opinion and the assumptions used in preparing it, and Qatalyst Partners has not assumed any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. The Qatalyst Partners opinion does not address the underlying business decision of Motorola
Mobility to engage in the merger, or the relative merits of the merger as compared to any strategic alternatives that may have been available to Motorola Mobility. The Qatalyst Partners opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of
view, of the $40.00 per share cash consideration to be received by Motorola Mobilitys stockholders (other than Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to the merger agreement, and Qatalyst Partners expressed no opinion with respect to the
fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of Motorola Mobilitys officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to such consideration.
The following is a brief summary of the material analyses performed by Qatalyst Partners in connection with its opinion
dated August 14, 2011. The analyses and factors described below must be considered as a whole; considering any portion of such analyses or factors, without considering all analyses and factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of
the process underlying the Qatalyst Partners opinion. For purposes of its analyses, Qatalyst Partners utilized both third-party research analysts projections (which we refer to as the analyst projections), and the selected
unaudited prospective financial information. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. The tables are not intended to stand alone, and in order to more fully
understand the financial analyses used by Qatalyst Partners, the tables must be read together with the full text of each summary. Considering the data set forth below without considering the full
narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the financial analyses that Qatalyst Partners conducted.
For purposes of its analyses, Qatalyst Partners reviewed a number of financial metrics including:
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Fully Diluted Enterprise Valuegenerally the value as of a specific date of the relevant companys outstanding equity securities
(taking into account its outstanding options, warrants and other convertible securities) plus the value of its minority interest and the amount of its net debt (i.e., the amount of its outstanding indebtedness, preferred stock and capital lease
obligations less the amount of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet) as of a specified date. |
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)generally the amount of the relevant companys
operating profits, excluding stock-based compensation and non-recurring charges, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, for a specified time period. |
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Net Operating Profits After Taxes (NOPAT)generally the amount of the relevant companys operating profits, excluding
stock-based compensation and non-recurring charges, tax-affected for a specified time period. |
Selected Companies Analysis. Qatalyst Partners compared selected financial information and public
market multiples for Motorola Mobility with publicly available information and public market multiples for the following selected companies:
Selected Technology Leaders with Mobile Platforms
Apple Inc.
Google Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Selected Mobile Device Pure Play
HTC Corporation
Nokia Corporation
Research in Motion Limited
Selected Mobile IP
ARM Holdings, plc
InterDigital, Inc.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Selected Other IP
Acacia Research Corporation
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Rambus, Inc.
Rovi Corporation
RPX Corporation
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
Selected Home Networking
ARRIS Group, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Pace plc
Technicolor SA
TiVo Inc.
Based upon selected Wall Street analyst research and research analyst consensus estimates for calendar year 2012 and using the closing prices as of August 12, 2011 for shares of the selected
companies, Qatalyst Partners calculated, among other things, the following multiples for each of the selected companies and Motorola Mobility:
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the implied Fully Diluted Enterprise Value divided by the estimated revenue for calendar year 2012 (CY12E Revenue Multiple);
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the implied Fully Diluted Enterprise Value divided by the estimated EBITDA for calendar year 2012 (CY12E EBITDA Multiple);
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the implied Fully Diluted Enterprise Value divided by the estimated NOPAT for calendar year 2012 (CY12E NOPAT Multiple); and
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the closing stock price divided by the estimated earnings per share for calendar year 2012 (CY12E P/E Multiple).
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The following table summarizes the high, low and mean values of each
multiple for the selected companies in the categories listed above:
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The following table summarizes the corresponding multiples for Motorola Mobility based on
the selected unaudited prospective financial information and the analyst projections:
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Qatalyst Partners performed selected companies analyses on both a
consolidated basis and a sum-of-the-parts basis as described below.
Consolidated Selected Companies
Analysis. Based on an analysis of the CY12E NOPAT Multiple for each of the selected companies, Qatalyst Partners selected a representative range of 7.0x to 11.0x and applied this range to Motorola Mobilitys estimated calendar year 2012
NOPAT. Based on Motorola Mobilitys outstanding shares of common stock as reported in Motorola Mobilitys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 2, 2011 and outstanding options and restricted stock units based
on Motorola Mobilitys calculations as of August 2, 2011, this analysis implied a range of values for Motorola Mobilitys common stock of approximately $27.30 to $36.28 per share based on the selected unaudited prospective financial
information and approximately $20.25 to $25.58 per share based on the analyst projections.
Illustrative
Sum-of-the-Parts Selected Companies Analysis. Qatalyst Partners also performed a selected companies analysis on a sum-of-the-parts basis to calculate an implied valuation for Motorola Mobility based on a valuation of selected companies for each
its segments. As described below, Qatalyst Partners performed two separate sum-of-the-parts analyses, which we refer to as Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 1 and Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 2.
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In Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 1, Qatalyst Partners performed selected companies analyses on Motorola Mobilitys Mobile Devices segment and
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Home segment, in addition to considering the value of Motorola Mobilitys tax assets and net cash position. Based on an analysis of the CY12E NOPAT Multiple for each of the selected
Technology Leaders with Mobile Platforms, Mobile Device Pure Play, Mobile IP and Other IP companies for the Mobile Devices segment and the CY12E EBITDA Multiple for each of the selected Home Networking companies for the Home segment, Qatalyst
Partners selected representative ranges of (i) 7.0x to 11.0x in the case of the Mobile Devices segment, which was applied to the calendar year 2012 NOPAT of the Mobile Devices segment and (ii) 4.0x to 5.0x in the case of the Home segment,
which was applied to the estimated calendar year 2012 EBITDA of the Home segment. |
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In Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 2, Qatalyst Partners carved out IP licensing from Motorola Mobilitys Mobile Devices segment and performed
selected companies analyses on the following three segments: MobileOperating Company, MobileIP Licensing and Home, in addition to considering the value of Motorola Mobilitys tax assets and net cash position. The MobileIP
Licensing segment, which was subsumed within Motorola Mobilitys Mobile Devices segment in Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 1, refers to royalties received through the ordinary course licensing of Motorola Mobilitys intellectual property to
third parties. Based on an analysis of the CY12E NOPAT Multiple for each of the selected Technology Leaders with Mobile Platforms and Mobile Device Pure Play companies for
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Operating Company, the CY12E NOPAT Multiple in respect of each of the selected Mobile IP and Other IP companies in respect of MobileIP Licensing and the CY12E EBITDA Multiple in respect of
each of the selected Home Networking companies for the Home segment, Qatalyst Partners selected representative ranges of (i) 6.0x to 10.0x in the case of MobileOperating Company, which was applied to the calendar year 2012 NOPAT of
MobileOperating Company, (ii) 11.0x to 14.0x in the case of MobileIP Licensing, which was applied to the calendar year 2012 NOPAT of MobileIP Licensing and (iii) 4.0x to 5.0x in the case of the Home segment, which was
applied to the estimated calendar year 2012 EBITDA of the Home segment. |
Based on Motorola
Mobilitys outstanding shares of common stock as reported in Motorola Mobilitys quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 2, 2011 and outstanding options and restricted stock units based on Motorola
Mobilitys calculations as of August 2, 2011, these analyses implied ranges of values for Motorola Mobilitys common stock of approximately (i) $27.96 to $34.83 per share in Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 1 and (ii) $29.28 to
$35.57 per share in Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis 2.
No company included in the selected companies analysis is
identical to Motorola Mobility or any of the segments described above. These companies were selected, among other reasons, because they are publicly traded companies in Motorola Mobilitys industry and/or have operating or financial
characteristics that, for purposes of these analyses, may have similarities with those of Motorola Mobility or the segments described above. In evaluating the selected companies, Qatalyst Partners made judgments and assumptions with regard to
industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters. Many of these matters are beyond the control of Motorola Mobility, such as the impact of competition on the business of Motorola Mobility and the
industry in general, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in the financial condition and prospects of Motorola Mobility or the industry or in the financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the
arithmetic mean, or the high or low, is not in itself a meaningful method of using selected company data.
Illustrative Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Qatalyst Partners performed an illustrative
discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, which is designed to imply a potential value of a company by calculating the net present value of estimated future cash flows and corresponding
terminal value of such company. Qatalyst Partners performed DCF analyses on both a consolidated basis and a sum-of-the-parts basis, dividing Motorola Mobilitys operating businesses for purposes of the sum-of-the-parts analysis into a Mobile
Devices segment and a Home segment.
Illustrative Consolidated Discounted Cash Flow
Analysis. Qatalyst Partners performed a DCF analysis of Motorola Mobility on a consolidated basis by calculating the net present value of unlevered free cash flows for Motorola Mobility for the second half of calendar year 2011
through calendar year 2015 and calculating the terminal value at the end of calendar year 2015 by applying a range of multiples of 8.0x to 11.0x to Motorola Mobilitys estimated next twelve months (calendar year 2016) NOPAT. Qatalyst Partners
determined the range of multiples used based on a review of the relevant metrics for Motorola Mobility and selected companies, with particular emphasis on those companies having industry, growth and margin characteristics determined to be most
similar to those of Motorola Mobility. These values were discounted to present values using a weighted average cost of capital ranging from 11.0% to 14.0%, reflecting Qatalyst Partners judgment of an illustrative range derived by utilizing a
weighted average cost of capital analysis based on certain financial metrics for Motorola Mobility and certain selected companies. Qatalyst Partners added the value associated with Motorola Mobilitys tax assets and net cash position and then
applied a dilution factor of 10% to reflect the dilution to current stockholders due to the effect of future equity compensation grants projected by Motorola Mobilitys management. Based on the calculations set forth above, this analysis
implied a range of present values of Motorola Mobilitys common stock of approximately $31.20 to $39.06 per share.
Illustrative Sum-of-the-Parts Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Qatalyst Partners performed a DCF analysis of Motorola Mobility on a sum-of-the-parts basis by performing separate DCF
analyses of Motorola Mobilitys Mobile Devices segment, Home segment, tax assets and net cash, to determine an implied equity value for the enterprise as a whole. To value the Mobile Devices segment, Qatalyst Partners calculated the net present
value of the standalone unlevered free cash flows estimated to be generated
from the Mobile Devices segment for the second half of calendar year 2011 through calendar year 2015 and calculated the terminal value at the end of calendar year 2015 by applying a range of
multiples of 9.0x to 11.0x to the estimated next twelve months (calendar year 2016) NOPAT of the Mobile Devices segment. To value the Home segment, Qatalyst Partners calculated the net present value of the standalone unlevered free cash flows
estimated to be generated from the Home segment for the second half of calendar year 2011 through calendar year 2015 and calculated the terminal value at the end of calendar year 2015 by applying a range of multiples of 4.0x to 6.0x to the estimated
next twelve months (calendar year 2016) EBITDA of the Home segment. For each segment, Qatalyst Partners determined the range of multiples used based on a review of the relevant metrics for the particular segment and selected companies, with
particular emphasis on those companies having industry, growth and margin characteristics determined to be most similar to those of the segment. These values were discounted to present values using a weighted average cost of capital ranging from
11.0% to 14.0%, reflecting Qatalyst Partners judgment of an illustrative range derived by utilizing a weighted average cost of capital analysis based on certain financial metrics for Motorola Mobility and certain selected companies. Qatalyst
Partners added the value associated with Motorola Mobilitys tax assets and net cash position and then applied a dilution factor of 10% to reflect the dilution to current stockholders due to the effect of equity compensation grants projected by
Motorola Mobilitys management. Based on the calculations set forth above, this analysis implied a range of values for Motorola Mobilitys common stock of approximately $32.17 to $38.92 per share.
Miscellaneous
In connection with the review of the merger by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, Qatalyst Partners performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses for purposes of rendering its opinion.
The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to a partial analysis or summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Qatalyst Partners considered the results of all of its analyses as a whole and
did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factor it considered. Qatalyst Partners believes that selecting any portion of its analyses, without considering all analyses as a whole, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the
process underlying its analyses
and opinion. In addition, Qatalyst Partners may have given various analyses and factors more or less weight than other analyses and factors, and may have deemed various assumptions more or less
probable than other assumptions. As a result, the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular analysis described above should not be taken to be the view held by Qatalyst Partners of the actual value of Motorola Mobility. In performing its
analyses, Qatalyst Partners made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Motorola Mobility. Any estimates
contained in the analyses performed by Qatalyst Partners are not necessarily indicative of future results or actual values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than those suggested by such estimates.
Qatalyst Partners conducted the analyses described above solely as part of its analysis of the fairness, from a financial
point of view, of the $40.00 per share cash consideration to be received by the holders of Company common stock (other than Google or any affiliates of Google) pursuant to the merger agreement, and in connection with the delivery of its opinion to
the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors. These analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which shares of Company common stock might actually trade.
The Qatalyst Partners opinion and its presentation to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors was one of many factors
considered by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in deciding to approve the merger agreement. Consequently, the analyses as described above should not be viewed as determinative of the opinion of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors with
respect to the consideration to be received by Motorola Mobilitys stockholders pursuant to the merger or of whether the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors would have been willing to agree to a different consideration. The consideration was
determined through arms-length negotiations between Motorola Mobility and Google and was approved by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors. Qatalyst Partners provided advice to Motorola Mobility during these negotiations. Qatalyst Partners
did not, however, recommend any specific consideration to Motorola Mobility or that any specific consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration for the merger.
Qatalyst Partners provides investment banking and other services to a wide range of corporations and
individuals, domestically and offshore, from which conflicting interests or duties may arise. In the ordinary course of these activities, affiliates of Qatalyst Partners may at any time hold long
or short positions, and may trade or otherwise effect transactions in debt or equity securities or loans of Motorola Mobility, Google or certain of their respective affiliates. During the two-year period prior to the date of the Qatalyst Partners
opinion, neither Qatalyst Partners nor any of its affiliates has provided investment banking services to Motorola Mobility or Google for which Qatalyst Partners or any of its affiliates received, or may receive, compensation. However, Qatalyst
Partners or its affiliates may in the future provide investment banking and other financial services to Motorola Mobility, Google or any of their respective affiliates for which it would expect to receive compensation.
Under the terms of its engagement letter, Qatalyst Partners provided Motorola Mobility with financial advisory services
in connection with the proposed merger for which it will be paid a total of approximately $40.0 million if the merger is consummated. Under the engagement letter, Qatalyst is also entitled to a $1.25 million per quarter financial advisory fee for
each quarter prior to the consummation of the merger, the first installment of which became payable on August 1, 2011, and a $5.0 million opinion fee that was payable upon delivery of Qatalysts opinion, neither of which is contingent upon
the consummation of the merger but both of which will be fully credited against the total fee if the merger is consummated. Motorola Mobility has also agreed to reimburse Qatalyst Partners for its expenses incurred in performing its services. In
addition, Motorola Mobility has agreed to indemnify Qatalyst Partners and its affiliates, their respective members, directors, officers, partners, agents and employees and any person controlling Qatalyst Partners or any of its affiliates against
certain liabilities and expenses related to or arising out of Motorola Mobilitys engagement of Qatalyst Partners.
Opinion of Centerview
In connection with the merger, on August 14, 2011, Centerview Partners LLC
delivered to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in a written opinion dated as of August 15, 2011, that, as of the date of the opinion, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions and
limitations set forth in the written opinion, the
$40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash to the holders of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock (other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is
entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares) pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.
The full text of the written opinion of Centerview, dated as of August 15, 2011, which describes, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations
on the review undertaken by Centerview in connection with its opinion is attached as Annex C to this proxy statement and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Centerview provided its opinion for the information and assistance of the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the merger and its opinion only addresses the fairness of the per share merger consideration from a financial point of view. Centerviews opinion does not address any
other aspect of the merger and does not constitute a recommendation as to how any stockholder of Motorola Mobility should vote with respect to the merger or any other matter. Centerview was not asked to, and did not, recommend the specific
consideration provided for in the merger agreement, which consideration was determined through negotiations between the respective boards of directors of Motorola Mobility and Google. The summary of the written opinion of Centerview set forth below
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such opinion.
We encourage you to read
the opinion of Centerview described above carefully in its entirety for a description of the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken by Centerview in connection with such opinion.
Summary of Centerviews Opinion. In connection with rendering its opinion and
performing its related financial analyses, Centerview reviewed, among other things:
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the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Motorola Mobility for the year ended December 31, 2010 and, to the extent they relate to the business of
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Centerview also
conducted discussions with members of the senior management and representatives of Motorola Mobility regarding their assessment of the selected unaudited prospective financial information and the strategic rationale for the merger. In addition,
Centerview reviewed publicly available financial and stock market data, including valuation multiples, for Motorola Mobility and compared them with those of certain other companies in lines of business that Centerview deemed relevant, and conducted
such other financial studies and analyses and took into account such other information as it deemed appropriate.
Centerview did not assume any responsibility for independent verification of any of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information supplied to, discussed with, or reviewed by
Centerview for purposes of the opinion and, with Motorola Mobilitys consent, relied upon such information as being complete and accurate in all material respects. In that regard, Centerview assumed, with Motorola Mobilitys consent, that
the selected unaudited prospective financial information has been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Motorola Mobility as to the matters covered thereby. In addition, at
Motorola Mobilitys direction, Centerview did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent, derivative, off-balance-sheet or otherwise) of Motorola Mobility, nor was Centerview furnished with
any such evaluation or appraisal. Centerview assumed, at Motorola Mobilitys direction, that the merger will be consummated on the terms set forth in the merger agreement, without the waiver or modification of any term or condition the effect
of
which would be in any way meaningful to its analysis or its opinion. Centerview did not express any opinion as to the impact of the merger on the solvency or viability of Motorola Mobility or the
ability of Motorola Mobility to pay its obligations when they come due. Centerview is not a legal, regulatory, tax or accounting advisor, and it does not express any opinion as to any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting matters.
Centerviews opinion does not address the merits of Motorola Mobilitys underlying business decision to effect
the merger, or the relative merits of the merger as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions that might be available to Motorola Mobility. Centerviews opinion is limited to and addresses only the fairness, from a
financial point of view, as of the date of the opinion, of the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash to the holders of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock (other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who
is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares) pursuant to the merger agreement. Centerview was not asked to, nor did it, express any view on, and Centerviews opinion does not address, any other term or aspect of the
merger agreement or the merger, including, without limitation, the structure or form of the merger or the fairness of the merger to, or any consideration to be received in connection therewith by, or the impact of the merger on, the holders of any
other class of securities, creditors, or other constituencies of Motorola Mobility or any party; nor as to the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation to be paid or payable to any of the
officers, directors or employees of Motorola Mobility or any party, or class of such persons in connection with the merger, whether relative to the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash to the holders of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock (other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares) pursuant to the merger agreement or otherwise. Centerviews opinion is necessarily
based on economic, monetary, currency, market and other conditions and circumstances as in effect on, and the information made available to Centerview as of, the date of the opinion, and Centerview does not have any obligation or responsibility to
update, revise or reaffirm its opinion based on circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date of the opinion. Centerviews opinion does not constitute a
recommendation to any stockholder of Motorola Mobility as to how such stockholder should vote or act with respect to the merger or any other matter.
Centerviews financial advisory services and the written opinion were provided for the information and assistance of
the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the merger. Centerviews opinion was approved by the Centerview Partners LLC Fairness Opinion Committee.
Summary of Financial Analyses. The following is a brief summary of the material financial and comparative
analyses that Centerview deemed to be appropriate for this type of merger and that were reviewed with the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in connection with rendering Centerviews opinion. The following summary, however, does not purport
to be a complete description of all the financial analyses performed by Centerview in connection with rendering its opinion, nor does the order of analyses described represent relative importance or weight given to those analyses by Centerview.
Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. In order to
fully understand the financial analyses, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. Considering the data in the tables below without
considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the financial analyses of Centerview. Except as otherwise
noted, the following quantitative information, to the extent that it is based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before August 12, 2011 (the last trading day prior to the announcement of the merger agreement) and is not
necessarily indicative of current market conditions.
Historical Stock Trading Analysis.
Centerview reviewed the historical trading prices and volumes for Motorola Mobility common stock for the period from January 4, 2011 (the date upon which the spin-off of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as
Motorola, Inc.) was completed) through August 12, 2011 (the last trading day prior to the announcement of the merger agreement). This analysis indicated that the $40.00 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock to be paid in cash pursuant to
the merger agreement represented an
approximately 63% premium to the closing price of Motorola Mobility common stock on August 12, 2011 of $24.47. Centerview noted that the low, high and average closing prices for Motorola
Mobility common stock during this time period were $20.77, $36.54 and $25.90 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock, respectively.
Analyst Price Targets. Centerview also reviewed, for reference and informational purposes, stock price targets for Motorola Mobilitys common stock reflected in publicly available Wall
Street research analyst reports. Centerview noted that the low, median and high analyst stock price targets in such research analyst reports were approximately $16.00, $28.00 and $40.00 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock, respectively,
compared to the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash pursuant to the merger agreement.
Historical Trading Multiples and Selected Comparable Company Analysis. Centerview reviewed and compared
certain financial information ratios and multiples for Motorola Mobility to corresponding financial information, ratios and public market multiples for the following publicly traded companies in the mobile devices and connected home industries that
Centerview, based on its experience in such industries, deemed comparable to Motorola Mobility:
Mobile Devices:
Apple Inc.
HTC Corporation
Nokia Corporation
Research in Motion Limited
Connected Home:
ARRIS Group Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Harmonic Inc.
Pace plc
SeaChange International
Technicolor SA
Although none of the selected companies is
directly comparable to Motorola Mobility, the companies included were chosen because they are publicly traded companies with certain operations that for purposes of analysis may be considered similar to certain operations of Motorola Mobility.
However, because of the inherent differences between the business, operations and prospects of Motorola Mobility and those of the selected comparable
companies, Centerview did not rely solely on the quantitative results of the selected comparable company analysis. Centerview also made qualitative judgments concerning differences between the
business, financial and operating characteristics and prospects of Motorola Mobility and the selected comparable companies that could affect the public trading values of each in order to provide a context in which to consider the results of the
quantitative analysis.
Centerview calculated and compared the financial multiples and ratios for the selected
companies based on information it obtained from SEC filings, FactSet estimates based on analysts research reports and other Wall Street research, and closing stock prices on August 12, 2011 (the last trading day prior to the announcement
of the merger agreement). The financial multiples and ratios of Motorola Mobility were calculated using the closing price of Motorola Mobility common stock on August 12, 2011 and the selected unaudited prospective financial information for
Motorola Mobility prepared by the management of Motorola Mobility.
With respect to each of the selected
companies, Centerview calculated enterprise value, which is generally the market value of common equity (taking into account outstanding options, warrants and other convertible securities) plus the book value of debt less cash, as a multiple of
estimated calendar year 2012 earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. For the Mobile Devices selected companies, Centerview derived an illustrative range of multiples of 4.0x to 6.0x estimated 2012 EBITDA. For
the Connected Home selected companies, Centerview derived an illustrative range of multiples of 3.0x to 5.0x estimated 2012 EBITDA.
Based on the foregoing, Centerview applied the illustrative ranges of multiples derived from the selected companies analysis to Motorola Mobilitys estimated 2012 EBITDA from the selected unaudited
prospective financial information provided by Motorola Mobility to calculate an illustrative range of implied values per share of Motorola Mobility common stock (which values also included the present value of certain tax attributes as per the
selected unaudited prospective financial information prepared by the management of Motorola Mobility). This analysis resulted in an illustrative range of implied values per share of Motorola Mobility common stock of approximately $27.25 to $34.75,
compared to the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash pursuant to the merger agreement.
Premiums Paid Analysis. Centerview reviewed premiums
paid for U.S.-based publicly traded technology companies in 94 transactions with transaction values ranging between $1 billion and $17 billion announced since 2005. Centerview analyzed premiums to the one-day, one-week and four-weeks prior share
prices, in each case using the unaffected share price if there was evidence of a leak or an announced auction process.
The following table presents the results of this analysis with respect to the selected transactions:
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Based on the foregoing, Centerview calculated and applied an illustrative range of
premiums of 20% to 40%, derived from the premiums paid analysis, to the $24.47 closing price per share of Motorola Mobility common stock as of August 12, 2011 (the last trading day prior to the announcement of the merger agreement). This
analysis resulted in an illustrative range of implied values per share of Motorola Mobility common stock of approximately $29.25 to $34.25, compared to the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash pursuant to the merger agreement.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Centerview performed a discounted cash flow analysis of Motorola
Mobility based on selected unaudited prospective financial information for Motorola Mobility for years 2011 through 2016 prepared by the management of Motorola Mobility. Centerview calculated a present value of the forecasted unleveraged free cash
flows of Motorola Mobility from July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2016 and determined a terminal value for Motorola Mobility using perpetuity growth rates of 2.0% to 4.0%. Stock based compensation expense was treated as a cash expense for
purposes of determining unleveraged free cash flow. Centerview then discounted to June 30, 2011 (based on a mid-period discounting convention) the unleveraged free cash flows of Motorola Mobility from July 1, 2011 through December 31,
2016, the terminal value for Motorola Mobility, and the present value of certain tax attributes as per the selected unaudited prospective financial
information prepared by the management of Motorola Mobility, in each case using discount rates ranging from 12.0% to 14.0% (which range was based on a weighted average cost of capital analysis).
This analysis resulted in an illustrative range of implied values of approximately $30.75 to $38.75 per share of Motorola Mobility common stock, compared to the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash pursuant to the merger
agreement.
Other Review. Centerview also reviewed and compared, for reference and informational
purposes, certain financial information for Motorola Mobility to corresponding financial information, ratios and public market multiples for the following publicly traded companies with substantial intellectual property licensing businesses:
Intellectual Property Licensing:
Acacia Research Corporation
ARM Holdings plc
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
InterDigital, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc.
QUALCOMM, Inc.
Rambus Inc.
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
With respect to each of the selected
Intellectual Property Licensing companies, using information it obtained from SEC filings, FactSet estimates based on analysts research reports and other Wall Street research, Centerview calculated enterprise value as a multiple of estimated
calendar year 2012 revenue and derived an illustrative range of multiples of 3.0x to 5.0x.
Centerview then
performed, for reference and informational purposes, an illustrative sum-of-the-parts analysis, which provided a range of values for Motorola Mobilitys equity by summing the value of its individual business segments to arrive at a total
enterprise value. Centerview applied each respective illustrative range of multiples for the selected Intellectual Property Licensing companies as well as for the selected Mobile Devices and Connected Home companies referenced above in the
Historical Trading Multiples and Selected Comparable Company Analysis to the corresponding financial data for Motorola Mobilitys Devices (excluding income from licensing intellectual property), Connected Home and Intellectual
Property Licensing businesses from the selected unaudited prospective financial information provided by Motorola Mobility and calculated an
illustrative range of implied values per share of Motorola Mobility common stock (which values also included the present value of certain tax attributes as per the selected unaudited prospective
financial information prepared by the management of Motorola Mobility). This analysis resulted in an illustrative range of implied values per share of Motorola Mobility common stock of approximately $27.50 to $35.75, compared to the $40.00 per share
merger consideration to be paid in cash pursuant to the merger agreement.
Other Considerations.
The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. Centerview believes that selecting portions of the analyses or of the summary set forth above, without
considering the analyses as a whole, could create an incomplete view of the processes underlying Centerviews opinion. In arriving at its fairness determination, Centerview considered the results of all of its analyses and did not attribute any
particular weight to any factor or analysis considered by it. Rather, Centerview made its determination as to fairness on the basis of its experience and professional judgment after considering the results of all of its analyses.
In its analyses, Centerview considered industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions
and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Motorola Mobility. No company or transaction used in the analyses is identical to Motorola Mobility or the merger, and an evaluation of the results of the analyses is not entirely
mathematical. Rather, the analyses involve complex considerations and judgments concerning financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the public trading, acquisition or other values of the companies analyzed. The
estimates contained in the analyses and the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular analysis are not necessarily indicative of actual values or predictive of future results or values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than
those suggested by the analyses. In addition, analyses relating to the value of businesses or securities do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually may be sold. Accordingly, the estimates used
in, and the results derived from, the analyses are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty.
Centerview
prepared the above analyses for the purpose of providing its opinion to the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors regarding whether, as of the date of the opinion, the $40.00 per share merger consideration to be paid in cash to the holders of shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock (other than any holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares) pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Because
these analyses are inherently subject to uncertainty, being based upon numerous factors or events beyond the control of the parties or their respective advisors, none of Motorola Mobility, Centerview or any other person assumes responsibility if
future results are materially different from those forecasted.
The opinion and analyses of Centerview were
only one of many factors taken into consideration by Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in its evaluation of the merger. Consequently, the analyses described above should not be viewed as determinative of the views of Motorola Mobility Board of
Directors or Motorola Mobilitys management with respect to the per share merger consideration or as to whether Motorola Mobility Board of Directors would have been willing to determine that a different consideration was fair.
Centerview is a securities firm engaged in a number of investment banking and merchant banking activities. In the past
two years, Centerview has provided certain investment banking services to Motorola Mobility and its former parent, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Motorola, Inc.), for which Centerview received compensation from Motorola Solutions, Inc.
(formerly known as Motorola, Inc.) of approximately $21 million. Centerview has not in the past provided, and is not currently providing, investment banking or other services to Google. Centerview may provide investment banking and other financial
services to Motorola Mobility or Google or their respective affiliates in the future, for which it may receive compensation.
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors selected Centerview as its financial advisor because it is a nationally recognized investment banking firm that has substantial experience in transactions similar
to the merger. Centerview has acted as financial advisor to Motorola Mobility Board of Directors in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. In consideration of Centerviews services, Motorola Mobility has agreed
to pay Centerview an
aggregate fee of approximately $12.5 million, $3.0 million of which became payable upon delivery of Centerviews fairness opinion, and the remainder of which will become payable upon
the closing of the merger. In addition, Motorola Mobility has agreed to reimburse Centerview for certain expenses, including attorneys fees, and to indemnify Centerview and related persons against various liabilities, including certain
liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Interests of Motorola Mobilitys Directors and Executive
Officers in the Merger
In considering the recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors that
you vote to adopt the merger agreement, you should be aware that aside from their interests as Motorola Mobility stockholders, Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers have interests in the merger that are different from, or in
addition to, those of other Motorola Mobility stockholders generally. The members of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the merger agreement and
the merger, and in recommending to the Motorola Mobility stockholders that they adopt the merger agreement. See the section entitled The MergerBackground of the Merger beginning on page 27, and the section entitled The
MergerReasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors beginning on page 30. Motorola Mobilitys stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to vote
FOR the adoption of the merger agreement. These interests are described in more detail below, and certain of them are quantified in the narrative and the table below.
Equity-Based Awards. Under the merger agreement, equity-based awards held by Motorola Mobility executive
officers and directors will be treated at the effective time of the merger as follows:
Employee Stock
Options. Each rollover stock option will be converted into an option to acquire a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock subject to the rollover stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The per share exercise price (rounded up to the nearest cent) of the option to purchase shares
of Google
Class A common stock will be equal to (1) the per share exercise price of the rollover stock option in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the merger divided by
(2) the equity award exchange ratio. The term, vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover stock option will otherwise remain unchanged.
Each cash-out stock option will become fully vested and be converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the
cash-out stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the cash-out stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Stock Units. Each rollover RSU award will be converted into a restricted stock unit award with
respect to a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the holders rollover RSU award immediately prior
to the effective time of the merger multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover RSU award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Each cash-out RSU award will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares underlying such cash-out RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by
(2) $40.00, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Shares. Each restricted
share award held by Dr. Jha (the only individual who holds restricted shares) will be converted into an award with respect to a number of restricted shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) equal to
(1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to Dr. Jhas restricted share award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule
and all of the other terms of each restricted share award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Director Stock
Options. Each director stock option will become fully vested and be converted into
the right to receive a cash payment equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the director stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the
merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the director stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Director Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units. Each director rollover RSU award will be converted into
a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the holders
director rollover RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. All of the other terms of each director rollover RSU award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit award (other than a director rollover RSU award) and deferred stock unit
award held by a non-employee director that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, will become fully vested and
will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares underlying such existing award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) $40.00, less any applicable tax
withholdings.
Double-Trigger Vesting of Equity-Based Awards. In accordance with the terms of the
Motorola Mobility 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan and the award agreements granted thereunder, in the event that the employment of an executive officer is terminated by the surviving corporation without cause or by the executive officer for good
reason at any time within the two-year period following the merger, all rollover stock options and rollover RSU awards held by the executive officer would immediately become vested, and any such stock options would remain exercisable until the
original date of expiration set forth in the applicable award agreement.
Quantification of Payments.
For an estimate of the amounts that would be payable to each of Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers for their unvested equity-based awards in connection with the merger and a qualifying termination thereafter, see
Quantification of Payments and Benefits to the
Motorola Mobility Named Executive Officers below. We estimate that the aggregate amount that would be payable to Motorola Mobilitys three executive officers who are not named
executive officers for their unvested equity-based awards if the effective time of the merger were September 1, 2011 and the employment of all such executive officers were terminated by the surviving corporation without cause or by such
executive officers for good reason at such time is approximately $8.813 million. We estimate that the aggregate amount that would be payable to Motorola Mobilitys eight non-employee directors for their unvested equity-based awards if the
effective time of the merger were September 1, 2011 is approximately $2.79 million.
Employment
Agreement with Dr. Sanjay Jha. Under Motorola Mobilitys employment agreement with Dr. Jha, in the event that the employment of Dr. Jha is terminated by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death or
disability or by Dr. Jha for good reason at any time within the two-year period following the merger, Dr. Jha would be entitled to the following compensation and benefits, subject to his execution of a release of claims in favor of the
surviving corporation and its affiliates:
Accrued Benefits. Any earned but unpaid base salary through
the date of termination (including any amounts accrued for paid time off) and earned but unpaid annual incentive bonuses.
Severance Payment. A lump sum amount payable within 60 days following the date of termination equal to the product of (a) three and (b) the sum of Dr. Jhas base salary and
target bonus for the year of termination.
Short-Term Incentive Compensation. A lump sum amount equal to
Dr. Jhas annual bonus based on actual performance pro-rated for the number of days that have elapsed in the year through his date of termination, payable when Motorola Mobility normally pays annual bonuses. In addition, Motorola Mobility
and Google have agreed that in the event that the effective time of the merger occurs in 2011, any executive officer who is employed on December 31, 2011 or who is terminated without cause prior to December 31, 2011 would be entitled to
payment of a full annual bonus based on the greater of (1) actual performance in 2011 and (2) 75% of target performance in 2011. In the event that Dr. Jha were terminated without cause in 2011, the surviving corporation would pay him
a full bonus under this agreement, instead of a pro-rata bonus, if it would result in a greater payment.
Welfare Benefits Continuation. Continued medical insurance benefits
no less favorable than those that would have been provided to Dr. Jha and his family had he remained employed for three years following the date of termination.
Equity-Based Award Acceleration. All unvested equity-based awards held by Dr. Jha would become vested.
Cutback for Excise Taxes. In March 2011, Dr. Jha voluntarily waived his right to reimbursement of
any federal excise taxes imposed on the payments and benefits described above. Instead, the payments and benefits would be reduced to the extent such reduction would result in a greater after-tax payment to him.
Quantification of Payments and Benefits. For an estimate of the value of the payments and benefits described above,
see Quantification of Payments and Benefits to the Motorola Mobility Named Executive Officers below.
Change in Control Severance Plan. Under Motorola Mobilitys Change in Control Severance Plan, in the event that the employment of an executive officer (other than Dr. Jha) is
terminated by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death, disability, or retirement or by the executive officer for good reason either (1) at any time within the two-year period following the merger or (2) prior to
but in connection with the merger (as demonstrated by the executive officer), the executive officer would be entitled to the compensation and benefits described below. Dr. Jha does not participate in the Change in Control Severance Plan.
Accrued Benefits. Any earned but unpaid base salary through the date of termination (including any
amounts accrued for paid time off), any earned but unpaid annual incentive bonus and any unreimbursed business expenses.
Severance Payment. A lump sum amount payable within 10 days following the date of termination equal to the product of (a) three (two in the case of any executive officer who was not a senior
vice president or higher prior to January 5, 2011) and (b) the sum of the executive officers base salary and highest annual bonus earned during the preceding five fiscal years.
Short-Term Incentive Compensation. A lump sum amount payable on the first payroll date following July 1 of the
year following the year in which the executive officers employment is terminated equal to the executive officers annual target bonus (which
would be no less than the executive officers target bonus for the year in which the merger occurs, or if there is no target bonus for the year in which the merger occurs, the target bonus
for the year immediately preceding the merger) pro-rated for the number of days that have elapsed in the year through the executive officers date of termination. In addition, Motorola Mobility and Google have agreed that in the event that the
effective time of the merger occurs in 2011, any executive officer who is employed on December 31, 2011 or who is terminated without cause prior to December 31, 2011 would be entitled to payment of a full annual bonus based on the greater
of (1) actual performance in 2011 and (2) 75% of target performance in 2011. In the event that the executive officer were terminated without cause in 2011, the surviving corporation would pay the executive officer a full bonus under this
agreement, instead of a pro-rata bonus, if it would result in a greater payment.
Welfare Benefits
Continuation. Continued participation in Motorola Mobilitys healthcare, dental and life insurance benefits programs for the executive officer and his or her eligible dependents for three years (two years in the case of any executive
officer who was not a senior vice president or higher prior to January 5, 2011) following the date of termination.
Cutback for or Reimbursement of Excise Taxes. With respect to each executive officer other than Messrs. Moloney and Crum, reimbursement of any federal excise taxes imposed on the payments and
benefits described above, unless the value of the payments and benefits does not exceed 110% of the maximum amount payable without triggering the tax, in which case the payments and benefits would be reduced to such maximum amount. In March 2011,
Messrs. Moloney and Crum voluntarily waived their right to reimbursement of federal excise taxes. Instead, for Messrs. Moloney and Crum, the payments and benefits described above would be reduced to the extent such reduction would result in a
greater after-tax payment to the executive officer.
Quantification of Payments and Benefits. For an
estimate of the value of the payments and benefits described above that would be payable to each of Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers, see Quantification of Payments and Benefits to the Motorola Mobility Named Executive
Officers below. We estimate that the aggregate amount of the cash severance payments (including short-term incentive compensation) described above that would be payable to Motorola Mobilitys three executive officers who are not named
executive officers if the effective time of
the merger were September 1, 2011 and the employment of all such executive officers were terminated by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death, disability or
retirement or by the executive officers for good reason at such time is approximately $6.628 million.
Long-Range Incentive Plan. Certain executive officers were participants in the Long-Range Incentive Plan
(the LRIP) of Motorola Mobilitys former parent. As described in Motorola Mobilitys annual proxy statement filed March 15, 2011, the LRIP was frozen in connection with the separation of Motorola Mobility from Motorola
Solutions, Inc. and a participants payments under the LRIP were divided into an earned portion and a retention portion. In the event of a participants termination by the surviving corporation without cause or by the executive officer for
good reason or in the event of his retirement, the participant would be entitled to a pro-rata payment of the retention portion, payable on the originally scheduled payment date. This payment is not accelerated, enhanced or otherwise affected as a
result of the merger. We estimate that the aggregate amount of LRIP payments that would be payable to Motorola Mobilitys three executive officers who are not named executive officers if the effective time of the merger were September 1,
2011 and the employment of all such executive officers were terminated by the surviving corporation without cause or for good reason or retirement at such time is approximately $0.4 million.
Financial Planning. Under Motorola Mobilitys Executive Financial Planning Program, if the merger
occurs, in the year following the closing of the merger, the executive officers would be eligible for financial planning services in amounts up to $16,500 in the case of executive officers who are senior vice presidents or higher and $11,500 in the
case of executive officers who are corporate vice presidents (as opposed to $12,000 and $9,000, respectively, if the merger does not occur).
Indemnification Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, Motorola Mobilitys directors and executive officers will be entitled to certain ongoing indemnification and
coverage under directors and officers liability insurance policies from the surviving corporation. Such indemnification is further described in the section entitled The Merger AgreementIndemnification and Insurance
beginning on page 70.
New Management Arrangements. As of the date of this proxy statement,
neither Motorola Mobility nor Google has entered into any employment agreements
with Motorola Mobilitys management in connection with the merger, and Motorola Mobility has not amended any existing employment agreements with the executive officers.
Prior to the effective time of the merger, Google or its affiliates may initiate negotiations of agreements,
arrangements and understandings with Motorola Mobilitys executive officers regarding compensation and benefits, and may enter into definitive agreements regarding employment with, or the right to participate in the equity of, the surviving
corporation or Google, in each case, on a going-forward basis following the completion of the merger.
Quantification of Payments and Benefits to the Motorola Mobility Named Executive Officers. The
following table sets forth the amount of payments and benefits that each Motorola Mobility named executive officer would receive in connection with the merger, assuming the consummation of the
merger occurred on September 1, 2011, and the employment of the named executive officer were terminated on such date by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death, disability or retirement or by the named executive officer
for good reason. The payments and benefits are subject to an advisory vote of Motorola Mobilitys stockholders, as described under The MergerAdvisory Vote on Golden Parachutes. For additional details regarding the terms of the
payments described below, see The MergerInterests of Motorola Mobilitys Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.
Motorola
Mobility Golden Parachute Compensation
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Named Executive Officers |
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Severance ($)(1) (a) |
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LRIP Replacement ($)(3) (c) |
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Equity ($)(4) |
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Tax Reimburse- ment ($)(6) |
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Sanjay K. Jha Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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10,800,000 |
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2,400,000 |
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13,200,000 |
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52,415,391 |
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64,356 |
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65,679,747 |
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Marc E. Rothman Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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2,655,000 |
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520,000 |
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191,111 |
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3,366,111 |
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5,586,059 |
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62,958 |
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2,456,388 |
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11,471,516 |
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Daniel M. Moloney President |
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2,407,907 |
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670,000 |
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3,077,907 |
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12,516,935 |
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61,800 |
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15,656,643 |
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Scott A. Crum Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer |
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1,859,097 |
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326,250 |
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188,884 |
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2,374,231 |
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3,946,118 |
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62,560 |
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6,382,909 |
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Geoffrey S. Roman Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
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1,764,600 |
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307,500 |
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177,778 |
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2,249,878 |
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30,369 |
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(1) |
As described above, named executive officers are entitled to a cash severance payment equal to the product of (i) three and (ii) the sum
of the named executive officers base salary and target bonus for the year of termination (in the case of Dr. Jha) or highest annual bonus earned during the preceding five fiscal years (in the case of all other named executive officers).
The amount of the severance payment for Mr. Moloney has been reduced by $705,925 (from $3,113,832) to account for his cutback to avoid the imposition of excise taxes. The assumptions underlying this reduction are discussed in note 6 below. The
severance payments are double-trigger and would be paid in lump sum in the event that the named executive officers employment were terminated by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death, disability or
retirement or by the named executive officer for good reason either, (a) in the case of all the named executive officers, within two years following the effective time of the merger, or (b) in the case of all the named executive officers,
other than Dr. Jha, prior to but in connection with the merger (as demonstrated by the named executive officer). In the case of Dr. Jha, the cash payments are contingent upon the execution of a release of claims in favor of the surviving
corporation and its affiliates. In addition, Dr. Jhas employment agreement requires him to comply with customary restrictive covenants, including perpetual confidentiality obligations and employee non-solicitation and business non-compete
provisions relating to Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions, Inc. that apply during the employment period and the two-year period following termination of employment. |
(2) |
As described above, Dr. Jha is entitled to a pro-rated bonus for 2011 based on actual performance under the terms of his employment agreement.
The other named executive officers are entitled to a pro-rated bonus for 2011 based on target performance under the terms of the Change in Control Severance Plan. The pro-rated annual bonus is payable on the same terms and conditions as the
severance payment, as described in note 1 above (i.e., double-trigger). In addition, Motorola Mobility and Google have agreed that in the event that the effective time of the merger occurs in 2011, any executive officer who is employed
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who is terminated without cause prior to December 31, 2011 would be entitled to payment of a full annual bonus based on the greater of (i) actual performance in 2011 and (ii) 75%
of target performance in 2011. In the event that the executive officer were terminated without cause in 2011, the surviving corporation would pay the executive officer a full bonus under this agreement, instead of a pro-rata bonus, if it would
result in a greater payment. The amounts above assume that a full annual bonus would be paid based on target performance. |
(3) |
Messrs. Rothman, Crum and Roman were participants in the LRIP. As described in Motorola Mobilitys annual proxy statement, filed March 15,
2011, the LRIP was frozen in connection with the separation of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Solutions, Inc. and a participants payments under the LRIP were divided into an earned portion and a retention portion. In the event of a
participants termination by the surviving corporation without cause or by the participant for good reason or in the event of his retirement, the participant would be entitled to a pro-rata payment of the retention portion, payable on the
originally scheduled payment date. This payment is not accelerated, enhanced or otherwise affected as a result of the merger. |
(4) |
The amounts above assume a price per share of Motorola Mobility common stock of $40.00. For a description of the treatment of equity-based awards
held by the named executive officers in connection with the merger, see The Merger AgreementTreatment of Options, Restricted Stock Units and Other Equity Awards. Set forth below are the values of each type of unvested equity-based
award that would vest in connection with the merger. The columns labeled Single-Trigger set forth the value of the unvested equity-based awards outstanding on September 1, 2011 that, pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement,
would accelerate upon the effective time of the merger, regardless of whether the employment of the named executive officer were terminated. The columns labeled Double-Trigger set forth the value of the unvested equity-based awards
outstanding on September 1, 2011 that would roll over in the merger and would accelerate if the employment of the named executive officer were terminated within two years following the effective time of the merger by the surviving corporation
without cause or by the named executive officer for good reason. The figures below reflect the value of such awards if the named executive officers employment were terminated on September 1, 2011; however, the value such named executive
officer would receive if the termination occurred at any time during the applicable two-year period could vary significantly based on the price of Google stock on the date of the termination. |
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Sanjay K. Jha |
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6,586,018 |
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3,210,040 |
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0 |
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29,867,654 |
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12,751,680 |
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Marc E. Rothman |
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258,971 |
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366,720 |
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2,548,368 |
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2,412,000 |
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Daniel M. Moloney |
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2,701,283 |
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4,442,920 |
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2,760,732 |
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2,612,000 |
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Scott A. Crum |
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325,258 |
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1,555,040 |
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1,061,820 |
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1,004,000 |
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Geoffrey S. Roman |
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163,173 |
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546,720 |
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424,728 |
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400,000 |
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As described above, the amounts above include the value of (i) with respect to Dr. Jha, continued medical insurance benefits no less
favorable than those that would have been provided to Dr. Jha and his family had he remained employed for three years following the date of termination and (ii) with respect to each other named executive officer, continued participation in
Motorola Mobilitys healthcare, dental and life insurance benefits programs for the executive officer and his or her eligible dependents for three years following the date of termination. With respect to each named executive officer, the value
of such benefits are estimated to be the following: Dr. Jha, $47,856; Mr. Rothman, $46,458; Mr. Moloney, $45,300; Mr. Crum, $46,060; and Mr. Roman, $13,869. Such benefits are double-trigger and would be paid only
in the event that the named executive officers employment were terminated by the surviving corporation for any reason other than cause, death, disability or retirement or by the named executive officer for good reason either, (a) in the
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named executive officers other than Dr. Jha, prior to but in connection with the merger (as demonstrated by the named executive officer). In addition, each named executive officer would be
entitled to financial planning services for the year following termination in the amount of $16,500. Such benefits are single-trigger. |
(6) |
As described above, Dr. Jha and Messrs. Moloney and Crum have waived their rights to an excise tax reimbursement; instead their payments and
benefits would be reduced to the extent such reduction would result in a greater after-tax payment to the named executive officer. Estimated excise tax reimbursements and reductions are subject to change based on the actual effective time of the
merger, date of termination of employment (if any) of the named executive officer, interest rates then in effect and certain other assumptions used in the calculations. The estimates do not take into account the value of any non-competition
covenants with a named executive officer or certain amounts that may be reasonable compensation provided to the named executive officer, either before or after the effective time of the merger, each of which may, in some cases, significantly reduce
the amount of the potential excise tax reimbursements. Excise tax reimbursements are single-trigger. |
Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes
In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, Motorola Mobility is providing its stockholders with the opportunity
to cast an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation that may be paid or become payable to its named executive officers in connection with the merger and the agreements and understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or
become payable. As required by those rules, Motorola Mobility is asking its stockholders to vote on the adoption of the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger and the agreements or understandings pursuant to
which such compensation may be paid or become payable, as disclosed in the table in the section of the proxy statement entitled Interests of Motorola Mobilitys Directors and Executive Officers in the MergerQuantification of
Payments and Benefits to the Motorola Mobility Named Executive Officers, including the associated narrative discussion, are hereby APPROVED.
The vote on executive compensation payable in connection with the merger is a vote separate and apart from the vote to adopt the merger agreement. Accordingly, you may vote to approve the executive
compensation and vote not to adopt the merger agreement and vice versa. Because the vote on executive compensation paid or that may become payable in connection with the merger is advisory only, it will not be binding on either Motorola Mobility or
Google. Accordingly, because Motorola Mobility is contractually obligated to pay the compensation, if the merger agreement is adopted and the merger is
completed, the compensation will be payable, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the advisory vote.
The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock present in person or by
proxy and entitled to vote on the matter will be required to approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation payable to Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers in connection with the merger. Abstentions will have the same effect
as a vote AGAINST the proposal but the failure to vote your shares will have no effect on the outcome of the proposal.
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal.
Selected Unaudited Prospective Financial Information
Although Motorola Mobility periodically may issue limited guidance to investors concerning its financial performance, Motorola Mobility does not as a matter of course publicly disclose detailed forecasts
as to future revenues, earnings or other results due to, among other reasons, the inherent uncertainty of the underlying assumptions and estimates. However, Motorola Mobility has elected to provide the selected unaudited prospective financial
information set forth below in order to provide its stockholders access to selected non-public financial information that was made available to and used by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors and Motorola Mobilitys financial advisors in
connection with the merger and Google. The unaudited prospective revenue information for the years 2011 and 2012, described in this section, was also made available to Google in connection with its evaluation of the merger. The selected unaudited
prospective financial information was prepared by
management for internal planning purposes and not for public disclosure and that is subjective in many respects. The selected unaudited prospective financial information was not prepared with a
view toward public disclosure, and the inclusion of this information should not be regarded as an indication that any of Motorola Mobility, Google, RB98 Inc., or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors, or any other prior
recipient of this information considered, or now considers, it to be necessarily predictive of actual future results or is indicative of guidance that Motorola Mobility would provide as a stand-alone company should the merger not be consummated.
None of Motorola Mobility, Google, any of their respective representatives, officers or directors has made or makes any representation to any stockholder or other person regarding Motorola Mobilitys ultimate performance compared to the results
contained in the selected unaudited prospective financial information or that the results therein will be achieved. Motorola Mobility has made no representation to Google, in the merger agreement or otherwise, concerning this financial information
or any other financial forecast. Readers of this proxy statement are cautioned not to rely on this information and should not consider the selected unaudited prospective financial information as necessarily predictive of actual
future operating results.
The selected unaudited prospective financial information was prepared solely
for internal use and for the use of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors, Motorola Mobilitys financial advisors, Google and RB98 Inc. in connection with the potential transaction and is subjective in many respects. While presented with
numeric specificity, the selected unaudited prospective financial information reflects numerous judgments, estimates and assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, regulatory, litigation, market and financial
conditions, as well as matters specific to Motorola Mobilitys business, such as intellectual property licensing revenues and earnings, which are difficult to predict, and many of which are beyond Motorola Mobilitys control. As a result,
there can be no assurance that the projected results will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly higher or lower than projected. Many of the assumptions to the projections are beyond the control of management, may not prove to
be accurate, are not necessarily indicative of future performance and should not be regarded as a representation by Motorola Mobility that such assumptions will be achieved. Particularly,
readers of this proxy statement are cautioned that the assumptions regarding intellectual property licensing revenues and earnings were based on preliminary market observations that may change
over time and Motorola Mobility does not undertake to update such assumptions. Since the selected unaudited prospective financial information covers multiple years, such information by its nature becomes less predictive with each successive year. A
number of important factors with respect to Motorola Mobilitys business and the industry in which it participates may affect actual results and result in the selected unaudited prospective financial information not being achieved. For a
description of some of these factors, Motorola Mobility stockholders are urged to review Motorola Mobilitys most recent SEC filings (including the information under Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Motorola Mobilitys Form 10-K) as well as the section in this proxy statement entitled Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information. Economic and business
environments can and do change quickly, which adds a significant level of unpredictability and execution risk. These factors create significant uncertainty as to whether the results portrayed in the selected unaudited prospective financial
information for 2011 and beyond will be achieved.
The selected unaudited prospective financial information
was not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or toward complying with GAAP, the published guidelines of the SEC regarding forecasts or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation and
presentation of prospective financial information. The selected unaudited prospective financial information included in this proxy statement were prepared by, and are the responsibility of, Motorola Mobilitys management. Neither Motorola
Mobilitys independent registered public accounting firm, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the selected unaudited prospective financial information contained herein, nor
have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the selected unaudited prospective financial information. Furthermore, the
selected unaudited prospective financial information does not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date of its preparation.
Motorola Mobility has made publicly available its actual results of
operations for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2011. Motorola Mobility stockholders are urged to review Motorola Mobilitys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2011 to obtain this information. See
Where You Can Find More Information.
The inclusion of selected unaudited prospective financial
information in this proxy statement should not be regarded as an indication that such selected unaudited prospective financial information will be necessarily predictive of actual future events, and it should not be relied on as such. No
representation is made by Motorola Mobility, Google or any other person to any stockholder of Motorola Mobility
regarding the selected unaudited prospective financial information or the ultimate performance of Motorola Mobility compared to such information. Motorola Mobility has made no representation to
Google, in the merger agreement or otherwise, concerning the selected unaudited prospective financial information and Google has expressly disclaimed any reliance on such information.
The following table presents selected unaudited prospective financial information for the fiscal years ending 2011
through 2016, which was prepared by Motorola Mobility management in early August 2011, based solely on the information available at that time to Motorola Mobilitys management:
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14,308 |
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17,527 |
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20,773 |
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21,961 |
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22,974 |
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23,799 |
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EBITDA (2) |
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516 |
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1,195 |
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1,620 |
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1,726 |
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1,856 |
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1,950 |
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(1) |
For the period of 2011 through 2015, for which third party industry projections are available, the Companys (A) projected smartphone revenue
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) assumption of 19% is in line with third party industry projections, (B) projected tablet revenue CAGR assumption of 31% is lower than third party industry projections, (C) projected revenues for other
product categories in the Mobile Devices business were assumed to decline in the aggregate based on managements expectations of lower product portfolio investments and market trends for these categories, and (D) projected Home business revenue
CAGR assumption of approximately 2.5% is in line with third party industry projections. For 2016, where industry projections are not available, modest revenue growth was assumed at approximately 7% for smartphones and tablets with revenues for other
product categories in the Mobile Devices business assumed to decline in the aggregate, resulting in 2016 total revenue growth for the Mobile Devices business of approximately 4%, and approximately 2% for the Home business. The Company also assumed a
24% CAGR in intellectual property licensing revenue from 2011 through 2016, based on its expectation for securing licensing arrangements over that period of time. Further, the Company assumed, on an overall Company basis, stable gross margins during
the period shown. In addition, the Company assumed it will continue to leverage its existing cost structure while investing approximately 8% of revenue in sales and marketing to support sales growth. |
(2) |
EBITDA is defined as earnings excluding stock-based compensation expense and non-recurring charges before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization. |
Because of the forward-looking nature of the selected unaudited prospective financial
information, specific quantifications of the amounts that would be required to reconcile it to GAAP measures are not available. Motorola Mobility believes that there is a degree of volatility with respect to certain of Motorola Mobilitys GAAP
measures, and certain adjustments made to arrive at the relevant non-GAAP measures, which preclude Motorola Mobility from providing accurate forecasted non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliations.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, MOTOROLA MOBILITY DOES NOT INTEND TO UPDATE, OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE SELECTED UNAUDITED
PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO REFLECT CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING AFTER THE DATE WHEN PREPARED OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF INTERVENING OR FUTURE EVENTS, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING SUCH PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL
INFORMATION ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger to U.S. Holders (as defined
below) who receive cash for their shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in the merger.
For purposes of this
discussion, we use the term U.S. Holder to mean a beneficial owner of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
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a trust that (i) is subject to the supervision of a court within the United States and the control of one or more U.S. persons or (ii) has
a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person; or |
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an estate that is subject to U.S. federal income tax on its income regardless of its source. |
If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Motorola
Mobility common stock, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend on the status of the partners and the activities of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding Motorola Mobility common stock should consult its tax advisor.
Due to the individual nature of tax consequences, you are urged to consult your tax advisor as to the specific
tax consequences to you of the exchange of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock for cash in the merger, including the effects of applicable state, local, foreign and other tax laws. The following discussion applies only if you hold your shares
of Motorola Mobility common stock as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based on current law, which is subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect. This discussion does not purport to consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that might be relevant to stockholders in light of their particular circumstances and does not apply to holders subject to special treatment under the
U.S. federal income tax laws (such as, for example, dealers in securities, commodities or foreign currency, traders in securities who elect to apply a mark-to-market method of accounting, insurance
companies, banks and certain other financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, U.S. expatriates, stockholders that are pass-through entities or the investors in such pass-through entities,
regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, stockholders who validly exercise their rights under Delaware law to object to the merger, stockholders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, investors liable for
the alternative minimum tax, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, persons who are not U.S. Holders (as defined above), persons who hold shares as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale or conversion
transaction, persons who acquired their shares of Motorola Mobility common stock through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, or persons who hold or have held directly, indirectly or constructively more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock or affiliates of such persons). This discussion does not address any tax consequences arising under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 or any state, local or foreign tax consequences, nor does it address any U.S. federal tax considerations other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax.
We have not sought, nor do we expect to seek, any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the matters
discussed below. There can be no assurances that the Internal Revenue Service will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the merger or that any such position would be sustained.
Merger. A U.S. Holders receipt of cash for shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the
merger generally will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, a U.S. Holder who receives cash for such U.S. Holders shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in the merger will recognize gain or loss in an
amount equal to the difference, if any, between the cash received in the merger (determined before any deductions) and the U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the U.S. Holders shares of Motorola Mobility common stock. Gain or loss will be
determined separately for each block of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock (i.e., shares of Motorola Mobility common stock acquired for the same cost in a single transaction). Such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss and
generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holders holding period for the shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock is more than one year as of the date of the merger. Long-term capital gains of individual U.S. Holders generally are subject to U.S. federal income tax at preferential
rates. The deduction of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Information Reporting and Backup
Withholding. Cash proceeds received pursuant to the merger generally are subject to information reporting, and may be subject to backup withholding at the applicable statutory rate (currently 28%) if the stockholder or other payee
fails to provide a valid taxpayer identification number and comply with certain certification procedures or otherwise establish an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional U.S. federal income tax. Rather, the U.S.
federal income tax liability of the person subject to backup withholding generally will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may generally be obtained, provided that the required
information is timely furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.
This summary of certain material U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the merger is for general information only and is not tax advice. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the application of U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as
well as any tax consequences arising under the U.S. federal estate or gift tax rules, or under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction or under any applicable tax treaty.
Tax Opinion Pursuant to Tax Sharing Agreement
In connection with the Spinoff, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of
July 31, 2010 (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the Tax Sharing Agreement). Pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, Motorola Mobility agreed not to take certain actions during the two-year period ending January 4,
2013, without the receipt of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of tax counsel, in either case acceptable to Motorola Solutions in its sole and absolute discretion, to the effect that such transaction will not
affect the tax-free status of the Spinoff and certain related transactions (or the waiver by Motorola Solutions of the requirement to obtain such private letter ruling or opinion of tax counsel). Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz issued an
opinion to us and to Motorola Solutions, dated as of August 14, 2011, to the effect that, based on certain representations made by Motorola Mobility and
Google and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in such opinion, the merger will not affect the tax-free status of the Spinoff and certain related transactions. Motorola
Solutions accepted such opinion as satisfying the requirements of the Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to the merger. Notwithstanding such opinion and acceptance by Motorola Solutions, pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, Motorola Mobility has
agreed to indemnify Motorola Solutions and its affiliates against any and all tax-related liabilities incurred by them relating to the Spinoff and certain related transactions to the extent caused by our actions.
Regulatory Approvals
Under the provisions of the HSR Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the FTC, the merger may not be completed until notification and report forms have been filed with the Antitrust
Division and the FTC by each of Motorola Mobility and Google, and the applicable waiting period has expired or been terminated. Motorola Mobility and Google filed their respective notification and report forms with the Antitrust Division and the FTC
under the HSR Act on August 29, 2011. The waiting period under the HSR Act, therefore, will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 28, 2011 unless earlier terminated or extended by a request for additional information and
documentary material, which we refer to herein as a second request.
If within the 30-day waiting
period the Antitrust Division or the FTC were to issue a second request, the waiting period under the HSR Act would be extended until 30 days following the date on which both Google and Motorola Mobility certify substantial compliance with the
second request, unless the Antitrust Division or the FTC terminates the additional waiting period before its expiration. Google, RB98 Inc., and Motorola Mobility have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to certify compliance with any second
request within four months after its receipt and to produce documents as required on a rolling basis.
If the
Antitrust Division or the FTC believes the merger would violate the U.S. federal antitrust laws by substantially lessening competition in any line of commerce affecting U.S. consumers, it has the authority to challenge the transaction by seeking a
federal court order to enjoin the merger. U.S. state attorneys general or private parties could also bring legal action.
Google and Motorola Mobility plan to submit filings in other jurisdictions as necessary in due course.
On August 29, 2011, Motorola Mobility and Google agreed that, in addition to those in the United States and European Commission, pre-closing antitrust clearances in Canada, China,
Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey are required and applicable to the merger. Foreign antitrust authorities in these or other jurisdictions may take action under the antitrust laws of their jurisdictions, which could include seeking to enjoin the
completion of the merger.
With respect to antitrust clearances, each of Motorola Mobility, Google and
RB98 Inc. has agreed to:
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use its reasonable best efforts to obtain termination or expiration of any waiting periods under the HSR Act and such other approvals, consents and
clearances as may be necessary, proper or advisable to effectuate the merger under the antitrust laws and to remove any court or regulatory orders under the antitrust laws impeding the ability to consummate the merger by the outside date; and
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use reasonable best efforts to certify compliance with any second request for additional information or documentary material from the
Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to the HSR Act within four months after receipt of such second request and to produce documents as required on a rolling basis. |
Google will have the unilateral right to determine whether or not the parties will litigate with any governmental entities
to oppose any enforcement action or remove any court or regulatory orders impeding the ability to consummate the merger. Google will also control and lead all communications and strategy relating to the antitrust laws and litigation matters relating
to the antitrust laws, subject to good faith consultations with Motorola Mobility and the inclusion of Motorola Mobility at meetings with governmental entities with respect to any discussion related to the merger under the antitrust laws.
Litigation Related to the Merger
Fifteen putative class-action complaints challenging the proposed transaction have been filed against Motorola Mobility
and its directors. Four of these complaints were filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois: Keating v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH28854, Cinotto v. Motorola Mobility Holdings,
Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH29297, Grossman v. Motorola Mobility
Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH29738, and Colaco v. Barfield et al., Case No. 11CH30541. Seven additional putative class-action complaints were filed in the
Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lake County, Illinois: Groveman and Schnider v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3719, Johnson v. Jha et al., Case No. 11CH3751, Midler
v. Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3783, Mulholland and Ryan v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 11CH3816, Iron Workers District Council of Tennessee Valley & Vicinity
Pension Plan v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 11CH3820, Lassoff v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., Case No. 11CH3831, and Lang v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case
No. 11CH3832. Three additional putative class-action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery: Goldfein v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 6787, Driscoll v. Motorola Mobility
Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 6794, and Beren v. Jha et al., Case No. 6799. One additional putative class-action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern Division: Stein v. Jha et al., Case No. 11-cv-06100.
Each of the above-named
complaints has been brought on behalf of a putative class of Motorola Mobilitys stockholders and each alleges that, in approving the proposed transaction, the directors of Motorola Mobility breached the fiduciary duties they owe to the members
of the putative class. Each complaint alleges further that Motorola Mobility itself aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, and all complaints other than Johnson name Google a defendant and allege that Google aided and
abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. Finally, the complaints in Midler, Lang, Driscoll, Beren and Stein allege that RB98 Inc. also aided and abetted the alleged breaches of duty.
All fifteen putative class-action complaints seek, among other things, injunctive relief barring the named defendants from
consummating the proposed transaction, as well as attorneys fees and costs. On August 19, 2011, plaintiffs in Beren filed with the Delaware Court of Chancery a proposed order consolidating the actions filed in Delaware. On
August 22, 2011, plaintiffs in Groveman filed with the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lake County, Illinois a motion seeking to certify the class.
Motorola Mobility and its directors intend to vigorously contest the allegations.
THE MERGER AGREEMENT
The summary of the material provisions of the merger agreement below and elsewhere in this proxy statement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as Annex A. The merger agreement contains representations and warranties by Motorola Mobility, on the one hand, and by Google and
RB98 Inc., on the other hand, made solely for the benefit of the other. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are qualified by information in a confidential disclosure letter delivered in connection with the signing of the
merger agreement. The disclosure letter contains information that has been included in Motorola Mobilitys general prior public disclosures, as well as potential additional non-public information. While Motorola Mobility does not believe that
the disclosure letter contains information required to be publicly disclosed under the securities laws other than information that has already been so disclosed, the disclosure letter contains information that modifies, qualifies and creates
exceptions to the representations, warranties and conduct of business covenants set forth in the merger agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the merger agreement were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a
contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to stockholders, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between Motorola Mobility, on the one hand, and Google and RB98 Inc., on the other hand.
Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the merger agreement should not be relied on by any persons as characterizations of the actual state of facts about Motorola Mobility, Google or RB98 Inc. at the time they were made or otherwise. In
addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the merger agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Motorola Mobilitys public
disclosures. The summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the merger agreement that is important to you. We urge you to carefully read the merger agreement in its entirety.
The Merger
The merger agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, and in accordance with
the DGCL, at the effective time of the merger, RB98 Inc. will be merged with and into Motorola Mobility and, as a result of the merger, the separate corporate existence of RB98 Inc. will cease and Motorola Mobility will continue as the surviving
corporation and become a wholly owned subsidiary of Google. Motorola Mobility will continue to be governed by the DGCL, and all of its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises will continue unaffected by the merger.
The closing of the merger will occur on the second business day after all of the conditions set forth in the merger
agreement and described under Conditions to the Merger are satisfied or waived, or at such other date as agreed to by the parties. The merger will become effective when the certificate of merger has been duly filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State or at a later time as agreed to by the parties and specified in the certificate of merger.
At the effective time of the merger, Google will become the sole owner of Motorola Mobility and its business. Therefore, current Motorola Mobility stockholders will cease to have direct or indirect
ownership interests in Motorola Mobility or rights as Motorola Mobility stockholders, will not participate in any future earnings or growth of Motorola Mobility, will not benefit from any
appreciation in value of Motorola Mobility and will not bear the future risks of Motorola Mobilitys operations.
Following completion of the merger, Motorola Mobility common stock will be delisted from the NYSE and deregistered under the Exchange Act. As a result, Motorola Mobility will be a privately held
corporation, and there will be no public market for shares of Motorola Mobility common stock. This will make certain provisions of the Exchange Act, such as the requirement of furnishing a proxy or information statement in connection with
stockholders meetings, no longer applicable to Motorola Mobility. After the effective date of the merger, Motorola Mobility will also no longer be required to file periodic reports with the SEC on account of shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock.
The directors of RB98 Inc. immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be the
directors of the surviving corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation. The officers of Motorola Mobility immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be
the initial officers of the
surviving corporation, each to hold office in accordance with and subject to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation.
The Merger Consideration and the Conversion of Motorola Mobility Capital Stock
At the effective time of the merger, by virtue of the merger, each share of Motorola Mobility common stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $40.00 in cash, without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings, other than the following shares:
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock owned directly or indirectly by Google or RB98 Inc. or held by Motorola Mobility as treasury stock
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, which will be cancelled and no payment will be made with respect thereto; and |
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shares of Motorola Mobility common stock which are held by stockholders that have properly exercised their appraisal rights in accordance with
Delaware law (refer to the Appraisal Rights section below). |
If at any time
during the period between the date of the merger agreement and the effective time of the merger, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of Motorola Mobility occurs as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split
(including a reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend or stock distribution with a record date during such period, the per share merger consideration will be equitably adjusted to reflect such
change, provided, however, that the merger agreement prohibits Motorola Mobility from effecting any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock
dividend or stock redistribution with a record date during such period.
Each share of common stock of RB98 Inc. outstanding immediately prior to
the effective time of the merger will be converted into and become one share of common stock of the surviving corporation and will constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the surviving corporation.
Payment Procedures
Prior to the effective time of the merger, Google will deposit or cause to be deposited with the paying agent for the merger the aggregate consideration to be paid to holders of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock.
Each holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock that are converted into the
right to receive the per share merger consideration will be entitled to receive the per share merger consideration upon receipt by the paying agent of a letter of transmittal, together with an agents message, for book-entry
transfer of uncertificated shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, and such other documents as may customarily be required by the paying agent. Until so surrendered, each share will represent after the effective time of the merger for all purposes
only the right to receive the per share merger consideration upon such surrender. No interest will be paid or accrued on the cash payable upon the surrender or transfer of such share.
Treatment of Options, Restricted Stock Units and Other Equity Awards
Employee Stock Options. The treatment of the Motorola Mobility stock options held by employees at the effective time of the merger will vary based on the original grant date of the
option.
Unvested Stock Options Granted On or After January 4, 2011. Each option to purchase
shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by an employee that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and that is outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy
statement as a rollover stock option) will be converted into an option to acquire a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock subject to the rollover stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The per share exercise
price (rounded up to the nearest cent) of the option to purchase shares of Google Class A common stock will be equal to (1) the per share exercise price of the rollover stock option in
effect immediately prior to the effective time of the merger divided by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The term, vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover stock option will otherwise remain unchanged. The equity
award exchange ratio equals (a) $40.00 divided by (b) the average closing price per share of Google Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the five trading day period ending on the trading day preceding the
closing date.
All Other Employee Stock Options. Each option to purchase shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock held by an employee, whether vested or unvested that is not a rollover stock option and that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a
cash-out stock option), will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to
(1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the cash-out stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the
cash-out stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Stock
Units. The treatment of the Motorola Mobility restricted stock units held by employees at the effective time of the merger will vary based on the original grant date of the restricted stock unit.
Restricted Stock Units Granted On or After January 4, 2011. Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit
award held by an employee that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and that is outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a rollover RSU
award) will be converted into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock subject to the holders rollover RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each rollover RSU award will
otherwise remain unchanged.
Restricted Stock Units Granted Prior to January 4, 2011. Each
Motorola Mobility restricted stock unit award held by an employee that was granted prior to January 4, 2011 and that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement
as a cash-out RSU award) will cease to represent a right or award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to
(1) the number of shares underlying such cash-out RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) $40.00, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Restricted Shares. Each Motorola Mobility restricted share award that is outstanding as of
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a restricted share award) held by Dr. Jha (the only individual who holds restricted shares) will be converted into an award
with respect to a number of restricted shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to Dr. Jhas restricted share award
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. The vesting schedule and all of the other terms of each restricted share award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Director Stock Options. Each option to purchase shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by a
non-employee director at the effective time of the merger, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we refer to in this proxy statement as a director stock
option), will become fully vested and be converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the director stock option immediately prior to the effective time
of the merger, multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of $40.00 over the per share exercise price of the director stock option, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Director Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units. Each Motorola Mobility restricted stock
unit award held by a non-employee director that was granted on or after January 4, 2011 and does not, by its terms, become settled upon the effective time of the
merger or upon the directors departure from the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors and that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger (each of which we
refer to in this proxy statement as a director rollover RSU award) will be converted into a restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of shares of Google Class A common stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) that is
equal to (1) the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock subject to the holders director rollover RSU award immediately prior to the effective time of the merger multiplied by (2) the equity award exchange ratio. All of
the other terms of each director rollover RSU award will otherwise remain unchanged.
Each Motorola Mobility
restricted stock unit award (other than a director rollover RSU award) and deferred stock unit award held by a non-employee director that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will cease to represent a right or
award with respect to shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, will become fully vested and will entitle the holder of such award to receive an amount in cash equal to (1) the number of shares underlying such existing award immediately prior
to the effective time of the merger, multiplied by (2) $40.00, less any applicable tax withholdings.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Motorola Mobility 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (which we refer to as the ESPP) will be terminated when the current offering is concluded on October 31, 2011. No offering period
under the ESPP has been or will be commenced since the execution of the merger agreement. Participants in the ESPP may not alter their payroll deductions from those in effect on the date of the merger agreement (other than to discontinue their
participation in the ESPP in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof). The amount of the accumulated contributions of each participant under the ESPP as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, to the extent not used to
purchase shares of Motorola Mobility common stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ESPP, will be refunded to such participant as promptly as practicable following the effective time of the merger (without interest). Shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock obtained through the ESPP will receive the same $40.00 per share in the merger as all other shares of Motorola Mobility common stock.
Stockholders Meeting
Motorola Mobility has agreed that it will, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of the merger
agreement and in accordance with customary timing in consultation with Google, take all action necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, and, after the mailing of this proxy statement, convene and hold the Special Meeting.
In addition, Motorola Mobility has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Special Meeting to occur as soon as reasonably practicable and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain Motorola Mobility stockholders approval of the
proposal to adopt the merger agreement.
Representations and Warranties
In the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility has made customary representations and warranties to Google and RB98 Inc.
with respect to, among other things:
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the due organization, valid existence, good standing, power and authority of Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries; |
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its capitalization, including the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock issued and outstanding and the number of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock underlying outstanding options and other stock-based awards; |
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its authority to enter into the merger agreement and to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, the enforceability of the
merger agreement against Motorola Mobility and the inapplicability of state anti-takeover statutes; |
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the required consents and approvals of governmental entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;
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the absence of conflicts with, creation of liens or defaults under Motorola Mobilitys or its subsidiaries governing documents, certain
agreements or applicable laws as a result of entering into the merger agreement and the consummation of the merger;
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its SEC filings since November 30, 2010, including financial statements contained therein; |
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internal controls and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; |
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the absence of undisclosed liabilities; |
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the cash held by Motorola Mobility, including restricted cash; |
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absence of undisclosed related party transactions; |
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conduct of business and absence of certain changes, except as contemplated by the merger agreement, including that since December 31, 2010
there has been no fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on Motorola Mobility; |
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the accuracy and compliance with applicable securities laws of the information supplied by Motorola Mobility in this proxy statement;
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the absence of undisclosed brokers fees and expenses; |
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matters related to employee benefit plans; |
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labor and employment matters; |
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the absence of certain litigation or investigations; |
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compliance with laws and permits; |
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compliance with environmental laws and regulations and other environmental matters; |
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intellectual property matters; |
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title to owned real properties and the absence of encumbrances, and the validity of, and absence of default under, leases;
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matters with respect to Motorola Mobilitys material contracts; |
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compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and other anticorruption and anti-bribery laws; |
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information relating to Motorola Mobilitys customers and suppliers; |
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receipt by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors of a fairness opinion from each of Qatalyst Partners and Centerview;
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the required vote of Motorola Mobility stockholders; |
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the inapplicability of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the absence of a stockholders rights plan that
is applicable to the merger agreement and transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; and |
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the limitation of Googles and RB98 Inc.s representations and warranties to those expressly made by Google and RB98 Inc. in the merger
agreement. |
Many of the representations and warranties in the merger agreement made by
Motorola Mobility are qualified by a materiality or material adverse effect standard (that is, they will not be deemed to be untrue or incorrect unless their failure to be true or correct, individually or in the aggregate,
would, as the case may be, be material or have a material adverse effect on Motorola Mobility).
Under the
merger agreement, a material adverse effect with respect to Motorola Mobility is generally defined as any occurrence, change, event, effect or circumstance, that, individually or when taken together with all other occurrences, changes, events,
effects or circumstances, is or would reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, operations, results of operations, financial condition of the Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than occurrences,
changes, events, effects or circumstances to the extent resulting from:
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occurrences, changes, events, effects or circumstances generally affecting the economy or the financial, debt, credit or securities markets, in the
United States or elsewhere, except to the extent the occurrence, change, event, effect or circumstance has a disproportionate effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared with other companies operating in the same
industry; |
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changes or proposed changes, after the date of the merger agreement, in law (including rules and regulations), interpretations of law, regulatory
conditions or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or other generally acceptable accounting principles (or interpretations of such principles), except to the extent the occurrence, change, event, effect or
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circumstance has a disproportionate effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared with other companies operating in the same industry;
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occurrences, changes, events, effects or circumstances generally affecting the mobile devices industry or the segments thereof in which Motorola
Mobility and its subsidiaries operate, except to the extent the occurrence, change, event, effect or circumstance has a disproportionate effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared with other companies operating
in the same industry; |
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occurrences, changes, events, effects or circumstances resulting from any political conditions or developments in general, or resulting from any
outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, except to the extent the occurrence, change, event, effect or circumstance has a disproportionate effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, as compared with other companies operating in the same industry; |
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the performance by Motorola Mobility of its obligations under the merger agreement, including any inaction to comply with the covenants in the
merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger to the extent that such inaction is as a result of Google unreasonably withholding its consent for Motorola Mobility to take the action, but excluding Motorola
Mobilitys operations in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice in compliance with the covenants in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger;
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actions of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries which a senior executive of Google has expressly requested in writing or expressly consented
to, after the date of the merger agreement pursuant to the merger agreement; |
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any decline in the stock price of Motorola Mobility common stock or any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or
earning predictions for any period (except that the underlying causes of such decline or failure may, to the extent applicable,
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be considered in determining whether there is a material adverse effect on Motorola Mobility); |
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the announcement or the existence of, or compliance with, the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including
any inaction to comply with the covenants in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger to the extent that such inaction is as a result of Google unreasonably withholding its consent for Motorola
Mobility to take the action, but excluding Motorola Mobilitys operations in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice in compliance with the covenants in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by
Motorola Mobility pending the merger; |
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the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and any loss of, or adverse change in, the
relationship of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries with its employees, customers, distributors, partners or suppliers that is related to the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement,
including any inaction to comply with the covenants in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger to the extent that such inaction is as a result of Google unreasonably withholding its consent for
Motorola Mobility to take the action, but excluding Motorola Mobilitys operations in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice in compliance with the covenants in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business
by Motorola Mobility pending the merger; |
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any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation to the extent relating to the merger
agreement or the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement; |
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any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation to the extent relating to Motorola
Mobilitys patent portfolio that has been disclosed prior to the execution of the merger agreement or is reasonably similar or related to those complaints, claims, actions, suits,
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litigations, proceedings or governmental or administrative investigations so disclosed, regardless of any outcome, development or settlement thereof; or |
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Googles (or its applicable affiliates) (1) failure to renew or extend the existing Mobile Application Distribution Agreement
(Android) between Google and Motorola Mobility, or (2) termination of the existing Android Pre-Release Software License Agreement between Google and Motorola Mobility, as amended. |
A material adverse effect with respect to Motorola Mobility is also generally defined as an occurrence, change, event,
effect or circumstance that, individually or when taken together with all other occurrences, changes, events, effects or circumstances, has prevented or materially delayed or materially impaired or would be reasonably likely to prevent or materially
delay or materially impair the ability of Motorola Mobility to perform its obligations under the merger agreement or to consummate the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
In the merger agreement, Google and RB98 Inc. have made customary representations and warranties to Motorola Mobility
with respect to, among other things:
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the due organization, valid existence, good standing, power and authority of Google and RB98 Inc.; |
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the capitalization of RB98 Inc.; |
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the authority of each of Google and RB98 Inc. to enter into the merger agreement and to complete the transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement and the enforceability of the merger agreement against each of Google and RB98 Inc.; |
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the accuracy and compliance with applicable securities laws of the information supplied by Google in this proxy statement;
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the required consents and approvals of governmental entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement;
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the absence of conflicts with, creation of liens or defaults under Googles, RB98 Inc.s or their subsidiaries governing documents,
certain
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agreements or applicable laws as a result of entering into the merger agreement and the consummation of the merger; |
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the absence of brokers fees and expenses that would be the responsibility of Motorola Mobility; |
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the sufficiency of funds to satisfy its obligations under the merger agreement including payment of the aggregate consideration to be paid to
holders of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock; |
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the absence of certain litigation or investigations; |
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the absence of a requirement that Google stockholders vote on the merger; |
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Googles and its subsidiaries ownership of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock; and |
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the limitation of Motorola Mobilitys representations and warranties to those expressly made by Motorola Mobility in the merger agreement.
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The representations and warranties contained in the merger agreement and in any certificate
or other writing delivered pursuant to the merger agreement will not survive the effective time of the merger.
Covenants Regarding Conduct of Business by Motorola Mobility Pending the Merger
Except as expressly permitted or required by the merger agreement, as may be consented to in writing by Google (which
consent cannot be unreasonably withheld), or as disclosed in the disclosure letter, from the date of the merger agreement until the consummation of the merger, Motorola Mobility will conduct and will cause each of its subsidiaries to conduct its
business and operations according to its ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice, and Motorola Mobility will use and will cause each of its subsidiaries to use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its business
organization, to keep available the services of its current officers or employees who are integral to the operation of their businesses as presently conducted, and to preserve the goodwill of and maintain satisfactory relationships with those
persons having significant business relationships with Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries. However, Motorola Mobility is not
required to pay additional amounts to keep available the services of its officers and employees to be in compliance with its obligations described above.
In addition, except as expressly permitted or required by the merger agreement, as disclosed in the disclosure letter or
consented to in writing by Google (which consent cannot be unreasonably withheld), from the date of the merger agreement until the consummation of the merger, Motorola Mobility will not and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to:
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issue, deliver, sell, grant options or rights to purchase, pledge, or subject to any lien, any security of Motorola Mobility or any of its
subsidiaries, other than shares of Motorola Mobility common stock issuable upon exercise of the existing stock options or upon the vesting or settlement of outstanding stock-based awards and transactions between Motorola Mobility and its wholly
owned subsidiaries or between wholly owned subsidiaries of Motorola Mobility; |
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purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or amend the terms of any security of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, other than shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock delivered to holders of existing options or other stock-based awards to pay any applicable exercise or purchase price and/or taxes related to the exercise or vesting of such awards; |
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split, combine, subdivide or reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or distribution on any shares of its
capital stock, other than cash dividends paid to Motorola Mobility or one of its subsidiaries by a subsidiary of Motorola Mobility and transactions between Motorola Mobility and its wholly owned subsidiaries or between wholly owned subsidiaries of
Motorola Mobility; |
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make any acquisition or disposition or cause any acquisition or disposition to be made, of any business, assets or securities, or sell, lease,
license or otherwise dispose of assets or securities of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, other than (1) acquisitions of assets, properties or rights not exceeding $150 million individually; (2) sales, leases, licenses or
dispositions of assets, properties or rights (excluding intellectual property rights, which are governed by a different provision) with a fair market value not exceeding $100 million
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individually; (3) transactions between Motorola Mobility and its wholly owned subsidiaries or between wholly owned subsidiaries of Motorola Mobility (excluding any transactions to the extent
concerning intellectual property rights, which are governed by a different provision); (4) transactions otherwise permitted under the provisions described in this section (excluding any transactions to the extent concerning intellectual
property rights, which are governed by a different provision); and (5) sales, leases, licenses or dispositions of inventory and collection of accounts receivable in the ordinary course (excluding intellectual property rights, which are governed
by a different provision); |
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adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or restructuring; |
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enter into specified material contracts or amend or terminate specified material contracts in any material respect, or grant any release or
relinquishment of any material rights under specified material contracts; |
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incur, create, assume or otherwise become liable or responsible for any long-term debt or short-term debt, except for debt entered into in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice not to exceed $250 million in the aggregate and indebtedness for borrowed money among Motorola Mobility and its wholly owned subsidiaries or among Motorola Mobilitys wholly owned
subsidiaries; |
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assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible for the obligations of any other person, except wholly owned subsidiaries of
Motorola Mobility; |
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make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person (other than wholly owned subsidiaries of Motorola
Mobility), except in each case for (1) investments or capital contributions not exceeding $15 million individually or $150 million in the aggregate and (2) pursuant to existing contracts in existence on the date of the merger agreement, in
accordance with their terms as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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change in any material respect, any financial accounting methods, principles or practices used by it, except as required by any applicable generally
accepted accounting principles, SEC rule or policy or applicable law; |
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with respect to assets that are not intellectual property rights (which are governed by a different provision), mortgage, pledge, encumber or
otherwise subject to any lien or license any material assets, except in each case for mortgages, pledges or liens (1) that are in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (2) not exceeding $50 million individually or
$200 million in the aggregate; (3) between Motorola Mobility and a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Mobility or between wholly owned subsidiaries of Motorola Mobility; and (4) pursuant to existing contracts in existence on the date of
the merger agreement, in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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license, assign, mortgage, pledge, subject to any lien, grant a covenant not to sue, or otherwise encumber any intellectual property right, assert
any intellectual property right in any new complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation or in any counter claim, or amend, renew, terminate, sublicense, assign, or otherwise modify any
license or other agreement by Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any intellectual property right, other than: (1) non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive standard licenses entered into in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practices, to any person for sale or distribution of, or use, solely for a product of Motorola Mobility (including to customers, contract manufacturers, developers and resellers) and declarations of patents to standard
setting bodies under pre-existing commitments to declare such patents; (2) in connection with the settlement of any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, or governmental or administrative investigation, or the payment, discharge, or
satisfaction of any claim, liability or obligation, each of which is governed by the fourth and fifth to last bullets in this section; or (3) as permitted by the disclosure letter, the defense or prosecution of any litigation or threatened or
pending claims in the ordinary course of business so long as such defense or prosecution does not violate Motorola Mobilitys agreement not to enter into specified settlements as more fully described in the fifth to last bullet in this section;
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except in the ordinary course of business, make or change any material tax election or settle or compromise any material federal, foreign, state or
local income tax liability for an amount materially in excess of amounts reserved; |
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adopt any amendments to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or other similar governing documents); |
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enter into any new, or amend, terminate or renew any existing, employment, severance, consulting or salary continuation agreements with or for the
benefit of any employees with a title of corporate vice president or above, or directors of Motorola Mobility, or grant any increases in the compensation or benefits to officers, directors or employees, other than as required pursuant to the terms
and conditions of any Motorola Mobility employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the merger agreement, normal increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and that, in the aggregate, do not result in an
increase in cash compensation expense in excess of 5% during any 12-month period; |
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grant any stock-related, performance or similar awards or bonuses, except as required pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Motorola Mobility
employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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forgive any loans to employees, officers or directors or any of their respective affiliates or associates; |
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make any deposits or contributions of cash or other property to, or take any other action to, fund or in any other way secure the payment of
compensation or benefits under the Motorola Mobility employee benefit plans or agreements subject to the Motorola Mobility employee benefit plans, or any other plan, agreement, contract or arrangement of Motorola Mobility, other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; |
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terminate the employment of any officer or employee with the title of corporate vice president or above without prior consultation with Google,
except as a direct result of such officers or employees willful failure to perform the duties or responsibilities of his employment, engaging in serious misconduct, or being convicted of or entering a plea of guilty to any crime;
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undertake any material reduction in force, any reduction in force that would result in any liability for noncompliance with the notice provisions of
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (which we refer to in this proxy statement as the WARN Act) or, without prior consultation with Google, any reduction in force that is subject to the WARN Act;
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enter into any material collective bargaining agreement or other material works council or labor union agreement, except as required pursuant to the
terms and conditions of any Motorola Mobility employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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amend or renew any collective bargaining agreement or other works council or labor union agreement in effect as of the date of the merger agreement
or entered into in compliance with the merger agreement, without first using commercially reasonable efforts to disclose to Google, in reasonable detail, the bargaining strategy of Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries, as applicable, except as
required pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Motorola Mobility employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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adopt, amend or terminate any Motorola Mobility employee benefit plan or any other bonus, severance, insurance pension or other employee benefit
plan or arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with respect to broad-based plans (other than severance plans) and as would not result in a material increase in benefits or compensation expense to
Motorola Mobility, except as required pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Motorola Mobility employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the merger agreement; |
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incur any material capital expenditure or any obligations, liabilities or indebtedness in respect thereof, except for any capital expenditures not
exceeding (1) $50 million individually, (2) $225 million in the aggregate in 2011 (taking into account any expenditures incurred prior to the date of the merger agreement in 2011) and (3) $250 million per year for 2012 and after;
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settle any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or
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administrative investigation (including any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation relating to the merger agreement or the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement or set forth in the disclosure letter), provided that Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries may enter into settlements that would not involve any of the following: (1) the sale, mortgage,
pledge or other disposition or encumbrance of any intellectual property right or the grant of any license (or similar commitment, such as a covenant not to sue) from Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries (nor any potential obligation to grant the
foregoing in the future), (2) the amendment, renewal, termination, sublicense, assignment, or modification of a license or similar agreement with Motorola Mobility or (3) a commitment to make any payment or provide other consideration
where the aggregate value of all consideration in respect of all such settlements entered into in any calendar quarter (or, if there are royalties or other consideration other than fixed cash payments, the reasonable expected value) exceeds a dollar
amount agreed between Motorola Mobility and Google on the date of the merger agreement, which amount would reasonably permit Motorola Mobility to enter into settlements involving payments or consideration that are in the ordinary course and
consistent with past practice; |
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pay, discharge or satisfy any claim, liability or obligation, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities to the extent of the
amounts disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the most recent audited financial statements included in Motorola Mobilitys SEC filings filed prior to the date of the merger agreement, or in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and not otherwise in violation of the covenants contained in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger; |
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take or omit to take any action that would cause any Motorola Mobility intellectual property rights to lapse, be abandoned or canceled, or fall into
the public domain, other than actions or omissions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not otherwise in violation of the covenants
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contained in the merger agreement regarding conduct of business by Motorola Mobility pending the merger; |
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convene any regular or special meeting (or effect any adjournment thereof) of Motorola Mobility stockholders other than the Special Meeting, except
as required by applicable law or as required by Motorola Mobilitys certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or |
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agree, authorize or commit to any of the foregoing actions or the proposal thereof. |
No Solicitation
Motorola Mobility has agreed that it and its subsidiaries will, and will instruct its representatives and its subsidiaries representatives to, immediately cease any solicitation, knowing
encouragement, discussions or negotiations that may be ongoing with respect to an acquisition proposal and immediately instruct any person (including that persons representatives) that has confidential information about Motorola Mobility that
was furnished by or on behalf of Motorola Mobility in connection with any actual or potential acquisition proposal to return or destroy all such information. In addition, Motorola Mobility has agreed that neither it nor its subsidiaries will, nor
will they authorize or knowingly permit their representatives to, directly or indirectly:
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solicit, initiate, propose or induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage or assist, an acquisition proposal;
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furnish to any person (other than Google, RB98 Inc. or their designees) any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries
in connection with any acquisition proposal; |
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furnish to any person (other than Google, RB98 Inc. or their designees) any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries
in response to any other proposal or inquiry for a potential transaction that on its face is one of the following types of specified transactions (except for certain specified exceptions) (in the absence of Googles consent):
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an acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or securities exceeding $150 million individually; |
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a sale, lease, license or other disposition of assets or securities of Motorola
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Mobility or any of its subsidiaries exceeding $100 million individually (not including intellectual property rights); |
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a license or other grant of rights to use intellectual property rights that by its terms calls for more than $50 million in royalties to or from
Motorola Mobility or its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, covenants not to sue and patent cross licenses); |
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an agreement for the joint development of products or technology requiring an investment in excess of $200 million; |
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a license, assignment, mortgage, pledge of, lien or a grant of a covenant not to sue, or other encumbrance on any intellectual property rights, or
an assertion of any intellectual property rights in any new complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation or in any counter claim; |
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an amendment, renewal, termination, sublicense, assignment or other modification of any license or other agreement by Motorola Mobility or any of
its subsidiaries with respect to any intellectual property rights; |
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a settlement of any complaint, claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation (including any complaint,
claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or governmental or administrative investigation relating to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement or set forth in the disclosure letter) that involves (a) the
sale, mortgage, pledge or other disposition or encumbrance of any intellectual property rights or the grant of any license (or similar commitment, such as a covenant not to sue) (nor any potential obligation to grant the foregoing in the future),
(b) the amendment, renewal, termination, sublicense, assignment, or modification of a license or similar agreement or (c) a commitment to make any payment or provide other consideration where the aggregate value of all consideration in
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settlements entered into in any calendar quarter (or, if there are royalties or other consideration other than fixed cash payments, the reasonable expected value) exceeds the dollar amount agreed
between Motorola Mobility and Google on the date of the merger agreement, on a cumulative basis; or |
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a payment, discharge or satisfaction of any claim, liability or obligation; |
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afford to any person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel of Motorola
Mobility or any of its subsidiaries (other than Google, RB98 Inc. or their designees) in connection with any acquisition proposal (in the absence of Googles consent); |
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afford to any person access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to any personnel of Motorola
Mobility or any of its subsidiaries (other than Google, RB98 Inc., or their designees) in response to any other proposal or inquiry for a potential transaction that on its face is one of the specified transactions described in the second preceding
bullet (in the absence of Googles consent); |
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enter into, participate, engage in or continue or renew discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to any acquisition proposal; or
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enter into, or authorize Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries to enter into, any letter of intent, agreement or understanding of any kind
providing for, or deliberately intended to facilitate, an acquisition transaction. |
However,
until the Motorola Mobility stockholder approval has been obtained, if the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors receives an acquisition proposal that it determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal
counsel) either constitutes a superior proposal or could reasonably be expected to result in a superior proposal (and at the time of taking the following action, the acquisition proposal continues to constitute or remains reasonably expected to
result in a superior proposal), the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors may:
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participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with the person that has made the
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bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal (which must not have resulted from a knowing breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the merger agreement);
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furnish to the person that has made the bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal (which must not have resulted from a knowing
breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the merger agreement) any non-public information relating to Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, pursuant to a confidentiality agreement that contains provisions restricting disclosure and use
that are no less favorable in the aggregate to Motorola Mobility than those in the confidentiality agreement entered into between Motorola Mobility and Google; and/or |
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afford to the person that has made the bona fide unsolicited written acquisition proposal (which must not have resulted from a knowing breach
of the non-solicitation provisions of the merger agreement) access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information, or to the personnel, of Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries, pursuant to a
confidentiality agreement that contains provisions restricting disclosure and use that are no less favorable in the aggregate to Motorola Mobility than those in the confidentiality agreement entered into between Motorola Mobility and Google.
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Contemporaneously with furnishing any non-public information to any person, Motorola
Mobility must make available the same non-public information to Google to the extent the information has not been previously made available to Google. In addition, upon receipt of an acquisition proposal, Motorola Mobility must promptly (and in any
event within 24 hours) provide to Google (1) a copy of the acquisition proposal, if made in writing, or a summary of the material terms of the acquisition proposal, if not made in writing, and (2) any information known to Motorola Mobility
relating to the identity of the person making the acquisition proposal (including, if the person is not an issuer with equity securities registered with the SEC, the persons direct and indirect investors). Finally, Motorola Mobility must give
Google prior written notice (which prior written notice must be given, to the extent practicable, at least 12 hours in advance) of Motorola Mobilitys intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations
with, or furnish non-public information or afford access to, a person making an acquisition proposal.
An acquisition proposal is defined to mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Google or RB98 Inc.), to engage in an acquisition transaction from any person or group.
An acquisition transaction is defined to mean:
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any transaction or series of related transactions with one or more third parties involving (1) the purchase or other acquisition from Motorola
Mobility by any person or group of 20% or more of the total outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, (2) any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person or group beneficially owning 20% or more
of the total outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, (3) any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving Motorola Mobility or any of its subsidiaries or (4) any sale, acquisition, transfer or
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A superior proposal is defined to mean a bona fide written acquisition proposal to acquire, directly
or indirectly, (1) all or substantially all of the non-cash or cash equivalent assets of Motorola Mobility or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, with respect to which the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors must have determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the acquisition transaction contemplated by the acquisition proposal (a) would be more favorable to
Motorola Mobility stockholders than the merger, after taking into account all the terms and conditions of such proposal (including the financial aspects of such proposal, the form of consideration, the likelihood, ability to finance, conditionality
and timing of consummation of such proposal, any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions and any other aspects of the transaction described in such proposal, including the identity of the person or group making such proposal) and the merger
agreement (including
any changes to the terms of the merger agreement proposed in writing by Google to Motorola Mobility in response to the acquisition proposal or otherwise) and (b) would not be subject to any
due diligence or financing condition.
Motorola Mobility Board Recommendation
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors determined to recommend that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote in favor of the
adoption of the merger agreement in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors also agreed to include the board recommendation in this proxy statement.
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors also agreed that it will not:
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withhold, withdraw, amend, change, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Google, or authorize or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend,
change, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Google, the board recommendation; |
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approve, adopt or recommend to Motorola Mobility stockholders any acquisition proposal, or authorize or publicly propose to approve, adopt or
recommend to Motorola Mobility stockholders any acquisition proposal; or |
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make any public statement regarding any acquisition proposal or tender or exchange offer that fails to include a reaffirmation of the board
recommendation that Motorola Mobility stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement (other than a stop, look and listen communication by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) of the
Exchange Act). |
The foregoing restrictions notwithstanding, at any time prior to the
adoption of the merger agreement by the Motorola Mobility stockholders, and after complying with the obligations described in the next paragraph, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors may take the actions in the preceding paragraph (which we
refer to in this proxy statement as a recommendation change) if:
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an event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence that affects the business, assets or operations of Motorola Mobility that is unknown to the
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Directors as of the date of the merger agreement becomes known to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors (which we refer to in this proxy statement as an intervening event), and the
Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that the failure of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors to make a recommendation change would be
reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors exercise of their fiduciary obligations to Motorola Mobility stockholders under applicable law; or |
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the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) that
an acquisition proposal constitutes a superior proposal and that the failure of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors to make a recommendation change would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors exercise of their
fiduciary obligations to Motorola Mobility stockholders under applicable law. |
Before making
a recommendation change, Motorola Mobility must give Google at least three business days prior written notice of its intention to change its recommendation (which notice must specify the reasons for the recommendation change) and, in the case
of a recommendation change in response to an intervening event involving a proposed transaction, provide Google an unredacted copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreement and other material documents contemplated with or by the party making
the proposal. In addition, before making a recommendation change, if requested by Google, Motorola Mobility and its representatives must negotiate in good faith with Google during the notice period to enable Google to propose changes to the terms of
the merger agreement that would eliminate the need for the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors to make a recommendation change. In connection with that process, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must consider in good faith (after
consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) any changes to the merger agreement proposed in writing by Google. Finally, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must have determined that the intervening event would still
continue to require a recommendation change if the changes proposed by Google were to be given effect. If at any time there is a change to the material facts and circumstances relating to the
relevant intervening event, or any change to the form or amount of consideration or any material terms of the transaction in the case of an intervening event involving a potential transaction or
any change to any of the financial terms (including the form or amount of consideration), Motorola Mobility must deliver to Google an additional notice and a summary of the relevant proposed transaction agreement and other material documents. And,
in that case, a new three-business-day notice period will commence during which time Motorola Mobility will be obligated to take the actions described above in this paragraph.
The merger agreement does not prohibit the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors from taking and disclosing to Motorola
Mobility stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or complying with the provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or making any disclosure to the Motorola Mobility stockholders that the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors determines to make in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) in order to fulfill its fiduciary duties or satisfy applicable state or federal securities laws. However, any position or disclosure
made under those circumstances will be deemed to be a recommendation change unless it is either a stop, look and listen communication by the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act in connection
with a tender offer or exchange offer, or it includes a reaffirmation of the board recommendation.
Indemnification and Insurance
For a period of six years from the effective time of the merger, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation will contain provisions with respect to the indemnification and
exculpation of, and advancement of expenses to, current and former Motorola Mobility directors and officers that are at least as favorable as are set forth in Motorola Mobilitys current certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which provisions
will not, unless required by applicable law, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the effective time of the merger in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of such directors and officers.
For a period of six years from the effective time of the merger, Google will cause the surviving corporation
to maintain the directors and officers
liability insurance policies currently maintained by Motorola Mobility for such persons as are currently covered on terms that are comparable to those currently in effect with respect to claims
arising from acts or omissions that occurred before the effective time of the merger. Alternatively, Motorola Mobility may elect to substitute a single premium tail policy with respect to such directors and officers liability insurance
with policy limits, terms and conditions at least as favorable to the directors and officers covered under such insurance policy as the limits, terms and conditions in Motorola Mobilitys existing policies or, if Motorola Mobility does not so
elect, then Google may (A) substitute its own policies containing terms with respect to coverage and amounts no less favorable to such directors and officers or (B) require Motorola Mobility to obtain such extended reporting coverage under
its existing insurance programs.
Employee Benefits and Service Credit
Google has agreed that for one year after the merger it will provide to each active Motorola Mobility employee base
compensation and bonus opportunities that, in each case, are no less favorable than those provided to the Motorola Mobility employee immediately prior to the merger, and other employee benefits (excluding equity or equity-based awards) that are
substantially comparable, in the aggregate, to the employee benefits (excluding equity or equity-based awards) that were provided to the Motorola Mobility employee immediately prior to the merger. However, the merger agreement does not limit
Googles or the surviving companys ability to terminate the employment of any Motorola Mobility employee.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Motorola Mobility employee will immediately be eligible to participate in any and all Google employee benefits plans in which the Motorola Mobility employee
becomes entitled to participate, to the extent coverage under the Google employee benefits plans is comparable to a Motorola Mobility employee benefits plan in which the Motorola Mobility employee participated immediately before the merger. Google
will also use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, as of the closing of the merger, each Motorola Mobility employee receives credit for service with Motorola Mobility (or predecessor employers to the extent Motorola Mobility provides
such past service credit under the Motorola Mobility employee benefits plans) for purposes of eligibility to participate,
vesting, vacation entitlement and level of severance benefits under each of the comparable employee benefits plans, programs and policies of Google, the surviving corporation or the relevant
subsidiary, as applicable, in which the Motorola Mobility employee becomes a participant. However, such service recognition must not result in any duplication of benefits with respect to the same period of service. With respect to each health or
welfare benefit plan maintained by Google for the benefit of any Motorola Mobility employees, the surviving corporation or the relevant subsidiary and Google will use commercially reasonable efforts (1) to cause all pre-existing condition
exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of the Google employee benefits plan to be waived for each Motorola Mobility employee and his or her covered dependents, unless and to the extent the individual, immediately prior to entry in the Google
employee benefits plans, was subject to such conditions under the comparable Motorola Mobility employee benefits plan, and (2) to cause each Motorola Mobility employee to be given credit under the Google employee benefits plans for all amounts
paid by the Motorola Mobility employee under any similar Motorola Mobility employee benefits plan for the plan year that includes the closing date for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts
had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan maintained by Google, the surviving corporation or the relevant subsidiary, as applicable, for the plan year in which the closing date occurs.
Under the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility may, prior to the closing of the merger, adopt a limited retention program
for Motorola Mobility employees (including payment of bonuses in respect of 2011) in accordance with terms disclosed to Google prior to execution of the merger agreement. Motorola Mobility and each of its subsidiaries have agreed to use commercially
reasonable efforts to take all necessary action in order to comply with all applicable notification, consultation and consent requirements with respect to all unions, works councils, employee committees and similar bodies in respect of the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Google has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries in respect of the foregoing.
Reasonable Best Efforts
With respect to matters other than antitrust clearances, each of Motorola Mobility, Google and
RB98 Inc. has agreed to cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to promptly:
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take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with each other in doing, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to cause the closing conditions to be satisfied as promptly as reasonably practicable and to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the transactions described in the merger agreement
(including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents); |
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obtain all approvals, consents, registrations, waivers, permits, authorizations, orders and other confirmations from any governmental entity or
third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions described in the merger agreement; |
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execute and deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transaction described in the merger agreement;
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inform each other promptly of any substantive oral or written communications or meetings with our former parent regarding the merger and provide the
other parties with an opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings; |
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furnish information requested by our former parent in connection with Motorola Mobilitys obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement between
Motorola Mobility and our former parent; and |
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defend or contest any claim, suit, action or other proceeding brought by a third party that would otherwise prevent or materially impede, interfere
with, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions described herein. |
With respect
to antitrust clearances, each of Motorola Mobility, Google and RB98 Inc. has agreed to:
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make, as promptly as reasonably practicable, all necessary filings and notifications and other submissions with respect to the merger
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agreement under the antitrust laws, including filing notification and report forms required under the HSR Act no later than August 29, 2011 (and Motorola Mobility and Google filed their
respective notification and report forms with the Antitrust Division and the FTC under the HSR Act on August 29, 2011); |
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subject to the following paragraph, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain termination or expiration of any waiting periods under the HSR Act and
such other approvals, consents and clearances as may be necessary, proper or advisable to effectuate the merger under the antitrust laws and to remove any court or regulatory orders under the antitrust laws impeding the ability to consummate the
merger by the outside date; and |
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use reasonable best efforts to certify compliance with any second request from the Antitrust Division or the FTC pursuant to the HSR Act within four
months after receipt of such second request and to produce documents as required on a rolling basis. |
Google will have the unilateral right to determine whether or not the parties will litigate with any governmental entities to oppose any enforcement action or remove any court or regulatory orders
impeding the ability to consummate the merger. Google will also control and lead all communications and strategy relating to the antitrust laws and litigation matters relating to the antitrust laws, subject to good faith consultations with Motorola
Mobility and the inclusion of Motorola Mobility at meetings with governmental entities with respect to any discussion related to the merger under the antitrust laws.
Other Covenants and Agreements
Google and Motorola Mobility have made certain other covenants to and agreements with each other regarding various other
matters including:
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Googles access to Motorola Mobilitys information and Googles agreement to keep the information provided to it confidential;
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Motorola Mobilitys taking certain actions to render any antitakeover laws inapplicable to the merger agreement and the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement; |
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any litigation against Motorola Mobility and/or its directors relating to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, and the settlement
of such litigation; |
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any press release or other public statement or comment relating to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated in the merger;
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Section 16 of the Exchange Act; |
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Googles delivery of a written consent adopting the merger agreement as sole stockholder of RB98 Inc.; |
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Googles not having the right to control Motorola Mobilitys operations prior to the closing of the merger, and Motorola Mobilitys
continuing to exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, control and supervision over its operations prior to the effective time of the merger; |
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Googles responsibility for transfer taxes due with respect to the merger; and |
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Motorola Mobilitys obligations to eliminate the occurrence of or, if not possible, reduce the effect of, certain consequences affecting its or
Googles intellectual property rights resulting from the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement. |
Conditions to the Merger
Conditions to Each Partys Obligations. Each partys obligation to consummate the merger is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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adoption of the merger agreement by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock; |
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absence of any order issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of
the merger; |
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absence of any law that has been enacted, entered or promulgated by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the
merger; |
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termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period (or extension thereof) under the HSR Act;
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the issuance by the European Commission of a decision under the EC Merger Regulation declaring the merger compatible with the common market; and
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additional antitrust clearances in Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey. |
Conditions to Motorola Mobilitys Obligations. The obligation of Motorola Mobility to consummate the
merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of further conditions, including:
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the truth and correctness of Googles and RB98 Inc.s representations and warranties on the date of the merger agreement and on the date
of the closing of the merger (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date), except where the failures to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not prevented or
materially delayed or materially impaired, and would not be reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay or materially impair, the ability of Google to perform its obligations under the merger agreement or to consummate the merger;
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Googles and RB98 Inc.s performance or compliance in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed or complied with
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the receipt by Motorola Mobility of an officers certificate by Google certifying to the effect that the foregoing two conditions have been
satisfied. |
Conditions to Googles and RB98 Inc.s Obligations. The
obligation of Google and RB98 Inc. to consummate the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of further conditions, including:
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Motorola Mobility has not suffered a material adverse effect since December 31, 2010 through the bring-down date (as further described below);
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the truth and correctness, in all material respects (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications in such representations and
warranties), of Motorola Mobilitys representations and warranties concerning (1) the organization and qualification of Motorola Mobility, (2) the authority for entry into the merger agreement and certain actions by the Motorola
Mobility Board of Directors, |
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(3) the delivery of fairness opinions by each of Qatalyst Partners and Centerview and (4) the inapplicability of anti-takeover statutes to the merger and the absence of a Motorola
Mobility stockholders rights plan, on the date of the merger agreement and on the date of the closing of the merger (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date);
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the truth and correctness of Motorola Mobilitys representations and warranties concerning its capitalization, on the date of the merger
agreement and on the bring-down date (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier date), except for de minimis failures to be so true and correct; |
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the truth and correctness (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications in such representations and warranties) of Motorola
Mobilitys other representations and warranties in the merger agreement, on the date of the merger agreement and on the bring-down date (or in the case of representations and warranties that are made as of an earlier date, as of the earlier
date), except where the failure to be true and correct have not had and are not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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Motorola Mobilitys performance or compliance in all material respects with all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it
under the merger agreement; |
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the receipt by Google of an officers certificate by Motorola Mobility certifying to the effect that the foregoing five conditions have been
satisfied; and |
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the unqualified tax opinion delivered by Motorola Mobilitys tax counsel to our former parent has not been withdrawn (unless such withdrawal
arises from any failure of any statement or representation contained in any representation letter from Google delivered to Motorola Mobilitys tax counsel in connection with such tax opinion to be true, correct and complete when given or at any
time at or prior to the effective time of the merger).
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if the closing of the merger occurs prior to or on August 15, 2012, the closing date; or |
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if the closing of the merger occurs after August 15, 2012, August 15, 2012. |
However, if Motorola Mobility elects to extend the outside date as described under Termination of the Merger
Agreement below, then the bring-down date will be extended to the earlier of (1) the closing date of the merger and (2) the outside date as extended by Motorola Mobility. As an example, if Motorola Mobility elects to extend the
August 15, 2012 date to October 15, 2012, and subsequently Google elects to extend the October 15, 2012 outside date to December 15, 2012, the bring-down date at that time will be October 15, 2012 (and not December 15,
2012).
Termination of the Merger Agreement
Motorola Mobility and Google may terminate the merger agreement by mutual written consent at any time before the
consummation of the merger. In addition, with certain exceptions, either Motorola Mobility or Google may terminate the merger agreement at any time before the consummation of the merger if:
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any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity has issued an order, or taken any other action, restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the merger, and the order or action has become final and non appealable (however, a party may not invoke this termination right unless it has used its reasonable best efforts to contest, appeal and remove the order or action, and is not
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the merger has not occurred on or before the outside date, which is currently August 15, 2012 but is subject to extensions as described below
(however, a party may not invoke this termination right if it has failed to fulfill in any material respect any of its covenants and agreements in the merger agreement and such failure was the primary cause of the failure of the merger to occur on
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the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the
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requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting. |
Motorola Mobility may also terminate the merger agreement:
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if Google or RB98 Inc. has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants or agreements in the merger
agreement, which breach or failure to perform (1) would give rise to the failure of a condition to Motorola Mobilitys obligation to consummate the merger and (2) is not cured by Google or RB98 Inc. within 30 days following written
notice to Google of the breach or failure to perform, or by its nature or timing is not capable of being cured; or |
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to enter into, concurrently with the termination of the merger agreement, a written and definitive agreement providing for a superior proposal if
(1) the Motorola Mobility stockholders have not yet adopted the merger agreement, (2) Motorola Mobility has not committed a willful and intentional breach of the non-solicitation provisions in the merger agreement and has satisfied other
specified requirements and conditions concerning notification and negotiation with Google as described below, (3) the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside
legal counsel) that the acquisition proposal constitutes a superior proposal and the failure to terminate the merger agreement would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors exercise of their fiduciary obligations to Motorola
Mobility stockholders under applicable law, and (4) prior to or concurrently with the termination of the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility pays the termination fee to Google as described below. |
Prior to exercising its termination right in respect of a superior proposal, Motorola Mobility must give Google at least
three business days prior written notice of its intention to so terminate the merger agreement (which notice must specify the material terms and conditions of the superior proposal) and provide Google an unredacted copy of the relevant
proposed transaction agreement and other material documents contemplated with or by the party making the superior proposal. In addition, if requested by Google,
Motorola Mobility must negotiate in good faith with Google during the notice period to enable Google to propose changes to the terms of the merger agreement that would cause the superior proposal
to no longer constitute a superior proposal. In connection with that process, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must consider in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel) any changes to the merger
agreement proposed in writing by Google. Finally, the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors must have determined that the superior proposal would still continue to constitute a superior proposal if the changes proposed by Google were to be given
effect. If at any time there is a change to any material terms of the superior proposal, Motorola must deliver to Google an additional notice and a summary of the relevant proposed transaction agreement and other material documents. And, in that
case, a new three-business-day notice period will commence during which time Motorola Mobility will be obligated to take the actions described above in this paragraph.
The outside date is currently August 15, 2012 but may be extended if at least one of the mutual conditions described
above (disregarding the condition relating to adoption of the merger agreement by Motorola Mobility stockholders) has not been satisfied to the extent the condition is related to the antitrust conditions. Under that circumstance, either Motorola
Mobility or Google may extend the outside date by a two-month period. The outside date may be extended by these two-month periods up to a total of three times, but may not be extended beyond February 15, 2013.
Google may also terminate the merger agreement if:
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Motorola Mobility has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants or agreements in the merger agreement,
which breach or failure to perform (1) would give rise to the failure of a condition to Googles and RB98 Inc.s obligations to consummate the merger and (2) is not cured by Motorola Mobility within 30 days following written
notice to Motorola Mobility of the breach or failure to perform, or by its nature or timing is not capable of being cured; |
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the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors or any committee of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has changed its recommendation
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and the Motorola Mobility stockholder approval is not obtained; or |
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Motorola Mobility enters into any agreement or understanding providing for, or deliberately intended to facilitate an acquisition transaction as
described below (unless Google has consented to such entry). |
Termination Fees
Motorola Mobility has agreed to pay Google a fee of $375 million if:
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(a) after the date of the merger agreement and prior to the termination of the merger agreement, a proposal for an acquisition transaction is
made to Motorola Mobility or directly to Motorola Mobility stockholders generally (or becomes otherwise publicly known), or any person announces an intention to make a proposal for an acquisition transaction and (b) if the merger agreement has
been terminated on the basis that the merger agreement has not been adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, the proposal or announcement
is not publicly and irrevocably withdrawn at least 10 business days prior to the Special Meeting; |
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the merger agreement is terminated under the following circumstances: (a) (i) the outside date, as and if extended, has passed,
(ii) the vote on the adoption of the merger agreement by Motorola Mobility stockholders has not yet occurred and (iii) the antitrust conditions have been satisfied, (b) the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility
stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting or (c) Motorola Mobility has breached its representations and warranties, or has failed to perform its covenants and
agreements, in either case, in a manner that gave rise to the termination right described under Termination of the Merger Agreement above; and
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within 12 months following the termination of the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility enters into an agreement providing for, or consummates, an
acquisition transaction involving 50% or more of the non- cash or cash equivalent assets of Motorola Mobility and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Motorola Mobility common stock;
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the merger agreement is terminated by Google under the following circumstances: (1) the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors or a committee of
the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has made a recommendation change and the merger agreement was not adopted by Motorola Mobility stockholders with the requisite vote at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special
Meeting or (2) Motorola Mobility enters into any agreement or understanding providing for, or deliberately intended to facilitate, an acquisition transaction (unless Google has consented to such entry); or |
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the merger agreement is terminated (1) by Motorola Mobility to enter into a written and definitive agreement providing for a superior proposal
or (2) by Motorola Mobility or Google if the Motorola Mobility stockholder approval is not obtained at the Special Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting and, at the time of the meeting, the Motorola Mobility Board
of Directors or a committee of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors has changed its recommendation in response to an intervening event. |
Google has agreed to pay Motorola Mobility a fee of $2.5 billion if all of the following occur:
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the merger agreement is terminated by either Motorola Mobility or Google under the following circumstances: (i) a court or other governmental
entity has issued an order, or taken any other action, restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the merger, and the order or action is with respect to antitrust laws and has become final and non appealable or (ii) the outside date, as
and if extended, has occurred and, at the time of the termination of the merger agreement, the antitrust conditions have not been satisfied;
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the failure of the antitrust conditions to be satisfied is not primarily caused by any material willful and intentional breach by Motorola Mobility
of its obligations to use reasonable best efforts to obtain antitrust and other clearances; and |
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all other conditions to the obligations of Google and RB98 Inc. to consummate the merger described above have been satisfied or waived (and, in the
case of those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the closing, those conditions would be satisfied if the closing were to occur). |
Limitation of Googles Liability Relating to Antitrust Efforts Claims
The payment of the reverse termination fee does not relieve Google or RB98 Inc. for any failure to comply with their obligations to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain termination or expiration of
any waiting periods under the HSR Act and such other approvals, consents and clearances as may be necessary, proper or advisable to effectuate the merger under the antitrust laws and to remove any court or regulatory orders under the antitrust laws
impeding the
ability to consummate the merger by the outside date. However, to the extent Motorola Mobility makes claims in respect of breaches by Google or RB98 Inc. of the obligations described in the
previous sentence, to the extent related to or resulting in the failure of the antitrust conditions, the aggregate liability of Google and RB98 Inc. will be limited to $3.5 billion (which includes the amount of any reverse termination fee payable by
Google under the merger agreement).
Specific Performance; Enforcement
Motorola Mobility, Google and RB98 Inc. are each entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or
threatened breaches of the merger agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the merger agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject
matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or another court sitting in the state of Delaware. Specific performance is in addition to any other remedy to which the parties are
entitled at law or in equity.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS
Under the DGCL, you have the right to dissent from the merger and to
receive payment in cash for the fair value of your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, together with interest, if any, as determined by the court, but exclusive of any element of
value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, in lieu of the consideration you would otherwise be entitled to pursuant to the merger agreement. These rights are known as appraisal rights. Motorola Mobility stockholders electing
to exercise appraisal rights must comply with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL in order to perfect their rights. We will require strict compliance with the statutory procedures.
The following is intended as a brief summary of the material provisions of the Delaware statutory procedures required to
be followed properly and in a timely manner by a Motorola Mobility stockholder in order to dissent from the merger and perfect appraisal rights.
This summary, however, is not a complete statement of all applicable requirements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Section 262 of the DGCL, the full text of which appears in Annex D
to this proxy statement. Failure to precisely follow any of the statutory procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL may result in a termination or waiver of your appraisal rights. All references in Section 262 of the DGCL and in this
summary to a stockholder are to the record holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the merger as to which appraisal rights are asserted, unless otherwise indicated.
Section 262 of the DGCL requires that stockholders for whom appraisal rights are available be notified not less
than 20 days before the stockholders meeting where the merger will be voted that appraisal rights will be available. A copy of Section 262 of the DGCL must be included with such notice. This proxy statement constitutes our notice to
Motorola Mobility stockholders of the availability of appraisal rights in connection with the merger in compliance with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL. If you wish to consider exercising your appraisal rights, you should carefully
review the text of Section 262 of the DGCL
contained in Annex D to this proxy statement, since failure to timely and properly comply with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL will result in the loss of your appraisal rights
under the DGCL.
If you elect to demand appraisal of your shares, you must satisfy each of the following
conditions:
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You must deliver to us a written demand for appraisal of your shares before the vote with respect to the merger agreement is taken. This written
demand for appraisal must be in addition to and separate from any proxy or vote abstaining from or voting against the adoption of the merger agreement. Voting against or failing to vote for the adoption of the merger agreement by itself does not
constitute a demand for appraisal within the meaning of Section 262 of the DGCL. |
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You must not vote in favor of, or consent in writing to, the adoption of the merger agreement. A vote in favor of the adoption of the merger
agreement, by proxy, over the Internet, by telephone or in person, will constitute a waiver of your appraisal rights in respect of the shares so voted and will nullify any previously filed written demands for appraisal. A proxy which does not
contain voting instructions will, unless revoked, be voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement. Therefore, a Motorola Mobility stockholder who votes by proxy and who wishes to exercise and perfect appraisal rights must vote against the
merger agreement and the merger or abstain from voting on the merger agreement and the merger. |
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You must continue to hold your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock through the effective date of the merger. Therefore, a Motorola Mobility
stockholder who is the record holder of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is made but who thereafter transfers the shares prior to the effective date of the merger will lose any right to appraisal
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If you fail to comply with any of these conditions and the
merger is completed, you will be entitled to receive the per share merger consideration, but you will have no appraisal rights with respect to your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock.
All demands for appraisal should be addressed to Motorola Mobility, 600
N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048, Attn.: Secretary, and must be delivered before the vote on the merger agreement is taken at the Special Meeting and should be executed by, or on behalf of, the record holder of the shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock. The demand must reasonably inform us of the identity of the Motorola Mobility stockholder and the intention of the Motorola Mobility stockholder to demand appraisal of his, her or its shares of Motorola Mobility common stock.
To be effective, a demand for appraisal by a Motorola Mobility stockholder must be made by, or in the name
of, such registered Motorola Mobility stockholder, fully and correctly, as the Motorola Mobility stockholders name appears on his, her or its stock certificate(s). Beneficial owners who do not also hold the shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock of record may not directly make appraisal demands to us. The beneficial holder must, in such cases, have the registered owner, such as a bank, broker or other nominee, submit the required demand in respect of those shares. If shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock are owned of record in a fiduciary capacity, such as by a trustee, guardian or custodian, execution of a demand for appraisal should be made by or for the fiduciary; and if the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock
are owned of record by more than one person, as in a joint tenancy or tenancy in common, the demand should be executed by or for all joint owners. An authorized agent, including an authorized agent for two or more joint owners, may execute the
demand for appraisal for a stockholder of record; however, the agent must identify the record owner or owners and expressly disclose the fact that, in executing the demand, he or she is acting as agent for the record owner. A record owner, such as a
broker, who holds shares of Motorola Mobility common stock as a nominee for others, may exercise his or her right of appraisal with respect to the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held for one or more beneficial owners, while not exercising
this right for other beneficial owners. In that case, the written demand should state the number of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock as to which appraisal is sought. Where no number of shares is expressly stated, the demand will be presumed
to cover all shares held in the name of the record owner.
If you hold your shares of Motorola Mobility common
stock in an account with a bank, broker or other nominee and you wish to exercise appraisal
rights, you are urged to consult with your bank, broker or the other nominee to determine the appropriate procedures for the making of a demand for appraisal.
Within ten days after the effective time of the merger, the surviving corporation must give written notice that the merger
has become effective to each Motorola Mobility stockholder who has properly filed a written demand for appraisal and who did not vote in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement. At any time within 60 days after the effective time of the
merger, any Motorola Mobility stockholder who has demanded an appraisal, and who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party, will have the right to withdraw the demand and to accept the cash payment
specified by the merger agreement for his, her or its shares of common stock; after this period, the Motorola Mobility stockholder may withdraw such demand for appraisal only with the written consent of the surviving corporation. Within 120 days
after the effective date of the merger, any Motorola Mobility stockholder who has complied with Section 262 of the DGCL will, upon written request to the surviving corporation, be entitled to receive a written statement setting forth the
aggregate number of shares not voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and with respect to which demands for appraisal rights have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. A person who is the beneficial owner
of shares of common stock held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such persons own name, request from the corporation the statement described in the previous sentence. Such written statement will be mailed to
the requesting Motorola Mobility stockholder within ten days after such written request is received by the surviving corporation or within ten days after expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal, whichever is later. Within 120
days after the effective time of the merger, but not thereafter, either the surviving corporation or any Motorola Mobility stockholder who has complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL and who is otherwise entitled to appraisal
rights may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the fair value of the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held by such stockholder. A person who is the beneficial
owner of shares of Motorola Mobility common stock held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such persons own name, file the petition described in the previous sentence. Upon the filing of
the petition by a Motorola Mobility stockholder, service of a copy of such petition must be made upon Motorola Mobility, as the surviving corporation. The surviving corporation has no obligation
to file such a petition if there are dissenting Motorola Mobility stockholders. Accordingly, the failure of a Motorola Mobility stockholder to file such a petition within the period specified could nullify the Motorola Mobility stockholders
previously written demand for appraisal. There is no present intent on the part of Motorola Mobility to file an appraisal petition, and Motorola Mobility stockholders seeking to exercise appraisal rights should not assume that Motorola Mobility will
file such a petition or that Motorola Mobility will initiate any negotiations with respect to the fair value of such shares. Accordingly, Motorola Mobility stockholders who desire to have their shares appraised should initiate any petitions
necessary for the perfection of their appraisal rights within the time periods and in the manner prescribed in Section 262 of the DGCL.
If a petition for appraisal is timely filed by a Motorola Mobility stockholder and a copy of the petition is delivered to the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation will then be obligated,
within 20 days after receiving service of a copy of the petition, to file with the Delaware Register in Chancery with a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all Motorola Mobility stockholders who have demanded an appraisal of
their shares and with whom agreements as to the value of their shares have not been reached by the surviving corporation. After notice is made to dissenting Motorola Mobility stockholders who demanded appraisal of their shares as required by the
Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Court of Chancery is empowered to conduct a hearing upon the petition to determine those Motorola Mobility stockholders who have complied with Section 262 of the DGCL and who have become entitled to the
appraisal rights thereunder. The Delaware Court of Chancery may require Motorola Mobility stockholders who have demanded appraisal of their shares to submit their stock certificates to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of
the appraisal proceedings; and if any Motorola Mobility stockholder fails to comply with that direction, the Delaware Court of Chancery may dismiss the proceedings as to that Motorola Mobility stockholder.
After the Delaware Court of Chancery determines which Motorola Mobility stockholders are entitled to
appraisal of their shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, the appraisal proceeding will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery, including any rules
specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through such proceeding, the Delaware Court of Chancery will appraise the shares of Motorola Mobility common stock, determining the fair value of the shares exclusive of any element of value arising from
the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. Unless the Delaware Court of Chancery in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest
from the effective date of the merger through the date of payment of the judgment will be compounded quarterly and will accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period
between the effective date of the merger and the date of payment of the judgment. When the value is determined, the Delaware Court of Chancery will direct the payment of such value, with interest thereon accrued during the pendency of the
proceeding, if the Delaware Court of Chancery so determines, to the Motorola Mobility stockholders entitled to receive the same, upon surrender by such holders of the certificates representing those shares.
In determining fair value, and, if applicable, interest, the Delaware Court of Chancery is required to take into account
all relevant factors. In Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court discussed the factors that could be considered in determining fair value in an appraisal proceeding, stating that proof of value by any techniques or
methods which are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court should be considered, and that fair price obviously requires consideration of all relevant factors involving the value of a
company.
Section 262 of the DGCL provides that fair value is to be exclusive of any element
of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger. In Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court stated that such exclusion is a narrow exclusion [that] does not encompass known
elements of value, but which rather applies only to the speculative elements of value arising from such accomplishment or expectation. In Weinberger, the Delaware Supreme Court construed Section 262 of the DGCL to mean that
elements of future value,
including the nature of the enterprise, which are known or susceptible of proof as of the date of the merger and not the product of speculation, may be considered.
You should be aware that the fair value of your shares of Motorola Mobility common stock as determined under
Section 262 of the DGCL could be more than, the same as, or less than the value that you are entitled to receive under the terms of the merger agreement if you did not seek appraisal of your shares. Investment banking opinions as to the
fairness from a financial point of view of the per share merger consideration payable in the merger are not necessarily opinions as to fair value under Section 262 of the DGCL.
Costs of the appraisal proceeding may be imposed upon the surviving corporation and the Motorola Mobility stockholders
participating in the appraisal proceeding by the Delaware Court of Chancery as the Court deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon the application of a Motorola Mobility stockholder, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order all or a portion of the
expenses incurred by any Motorola Mobility stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of all
shares entitled to appraisal. Any Motorola Mobility stockholder who had demanded appraisal rights will not, after the effective time of the merger, be entitled to vote shares subject to that demand for any purpose or
to receive payments of dividends or any other distribution with respect to those shares, other than with respect to payment as of a record date prior to the effective time of the merger; however,
if no petition for appraisal is filed within 120 days after the effective time of the merger, or if the Motorola Mobility stockholder delivers a written withdrawal of his or her demand for appraisal and an acceptance of the terms of the merger
within 60 days after the effective time of the merger, then the right of that Motorola Mobility stockholder to appraisal will cease and that Motorola Mobility stockholder will be entitled to receive the cash payment for shares of his, her or its
shares of Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to the merger agreement. No appraisal proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery will be dismissed as to any Motorola Mobility stockholder without the prior approval of the Court, and such approval
may be conditioned upon such terms as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just; provided, however, that any Motorola Mobility stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party will maintain the
right to withdraw its demand for appraisal and to accept the cash that such holder would have received pursuant to the merger agreement within 60 days after the effective date of the merger.
In view of the complexity of Section 262 of the DGCL, Motorola Mobility stockholders who may wish to dissent
from the merger and pursue appraisal rights should consult their legal advisors.
CURRENT MARKET PRICE OF MOTOROLA MOBILITY COMMON STOCK
Since the Spinoff on January 4, 2011, Motorola Mobilitys common stock has been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol MMI. The number of registered Motorola Mobility stockholders of record of Motorola Mobility common stock on [], 2011 was []. Below is a summary of the NYSE high and low closing prices of shares of
Motorola Mobility common stock. The closing sale price of Motorola Mobility common stock on the NYSE on August 12, 2011, the last trading day prior to the announcement of the merger, was $24.47. On [], 2011, the closing price for Motorola
Mobility common stock on the NYSE was $[] per share. You are encouraged to obtain current market quotations for Motorola Mobility common stock in connection with voting your shares.
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36.34 |
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23.46 |
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26.06 |
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22.00 |
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38.13 |
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21.04 |
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Since its separation from Motorola, Inc. (renamed Motorola Solutions, Inc.), Motorola
Mobility has not paid dividends on its common stock. Under the merger agreement, Motorola Mobility is prohibited from paying dividends.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Security Ownership of Management and Directors
The following table sets forth information as of [], 2011, regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock by each director, by Motorola Mobilitys named executive officers, and by all current directors, nominees and executive officers of Motorola Mobility as a group. Except as otherwise noted in the footnotes below, each
person below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such securities.
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Sanjay K. Jha |
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5,686,084 |
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1.84 |
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Jon E. Barfield |
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5,978 |
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Jeanne P. Jackson |
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8,043 |
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Keith A. Meister |
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12,946 |
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Thomas J. Meredith |
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172,405 |
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Daniel A. Ninivaggi |
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7,102 |
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James R. Stengel |
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19,527 |
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Anthony J. Vinciquerra |
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17,280 |
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Andrew J. Viterbi |
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28,451 |
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Marc E. Rothman |
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112,898 |
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Daniel M. Moloney |
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339,862 |
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Scott A. Crum |
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63,976 |
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Geoffrey S. Roman |
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112,591 |
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6,773,044 |
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2.04 |
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This column includes: (1) shares under exercisable options on [], 2011 and options which become exercisable within 60 days
thereafter; (2) restricted stock and stock units which are deemed to be beneficially owned on [], 2011 or 60 days thereafter; and (3) interests, if any, in shares held in the transitional Company Stock Fund of the Motorola
Mobility 401(k) Plan, which is subject to certain investment restrictions. Restricted stock units subject to restrictions which lapse more than 60 days after [] are not deemed beneficially owned until the restrictions have lapsed. We include
such restricted stock units in the column # of Shares as noted, but they are excluded from the computation of percentages of shares owned and noted below. Each stock unit is intended to be the economic equivalent of a share of
Motorola Mobility common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole voting and investment power over the shares reported. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Dr. Jhas employment agreement, on January 28, 2011, he was granted post-separation equity awards (Post-Separation
Equity Awards) in an amount that, together with his inducement equity awards received at the time of hire, represented approximately 1.8% ownership of the stock of Motorola Mobility. This amount was determined based upon a formula that took
into account Motorola Mobilitys initial market capitalization. This formula was included in his employment agreement originally entered into between Dr. Jha and our former parent with 90% of the award in stock options
(Post-Separation Option Award) and 10% in restricted stock (Post-Separation Restricted Stock Award). On January 28, 2011 (the Grant Date), Dr. Jha was granted the Post-Separation Restricted Stock Award
of 318,792 shares of restricted stock and the Post-Separation Option Award of 2,869,131 stock options to purchase shares of Motorola Mobility common stock with an exercise price based on the closing market value on the date of grant of $29.59. The
Post-Separation Equity Awards vest, subject to continued employment, in three installments, each vesting date to be the later of (1) the date on which the average closing price of Motorola Mobility common stock over a 15 day trading period is
10% greater than the average closing price of Motorola Mobility common stock over its first 15 trading days, and (2) the first, second and third anniversary of the Grant Date, as applicable. The vesting condition related to stock performance
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ownership percentage in the table include Dr. Jhas Post-Separation Restricted Stock Award which has voting rights, but does not include Dr. Jhas unexercisable
Post-Separation Option Award. |
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Dr. Jha has shared voting and investment power over 463,008 shares and sole voting only over the 318,792 shares from the Post-Separation Restricted
Stock Award. Dr. Jhas holdings include the 318,792 shares subject to restrictions from the Post-Separation Restricted Stock Award and 80,251 stock units that are subject to restrictions. |
(4) |
In connection with the annual equity grant to directors: Mr. Barfields, Ms. Jacksons, Mr. Meisters,
Mr. Merediths, Mr. Ninivaggis, Mr. Stengels, Mr. Vinciquerras, and Dr. Viterbis holdings each include 2,996 stock units which are subject to restrictions. |
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Mr. Meredith has shared voting and investment power over 3,660 of these shares. Mr. Merediths holdings include 19,700 stock units
that are subject to restrictions. These stock units were granted to him during his service as interim chief financial officer of our former parent. |
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Mr. Rothmans holdings include 69,468 stock units that are subject to restrictions. |
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Mr. Moloneys holdings include 176,373 stock units that are subject to restrictions. |
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Mr. Crums holdings include 63,976 stock units that are subject to restrictions. |
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Mr. Romans holdings include 23,668 stock units that are subject to restrictions. |
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All directors, Named Executive Officers and current executive officers as a group have sole voting and investment power over 123,251 of these
shares, sole voting power over 318,792 of these shares and shared voting and investment power over 466,668 of these shares. Included under Total Shares Beneficially Owned are 36,086 units which are deemed beneficially owned on [],
2011 or 60 days thereafter, 879,215 shares or stock units that remain subject to restrictions and 5,266,335 shares under options exercisable on [], 2011 and within 60 days thereafter. Each stock unit is intended to be the economic equivalent
of a share of the Motorola Mobility common stock. |
No directors or current executive
officers have pledged shares of the Motorola Mobility common stock pursuant to any loan or arrangement where there is an expectation that the loan or arrangement may be repaid by foreclosure or other recourse to the shares of Motorola Mobility
common stock.
Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders
The following table sets forth information with respect to any person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than
5% of the Motorola Mobility common stock.
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Name and Address |
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Carl C. Icahn and related entities, 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Flr., New York, NY 10153(1) |
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33,505,706(2) shares of Motorola
Mobility common stock |
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11.39% |
Dodge & Cox, 555 California Street, 40th Floor, San
Francisco, CA 94104 |
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27,452,946(3) shares of Motorola Mobility common stock |
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9.3% |
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A Schedule 13D was filed with the SEC on January 12, 2011 filed jointly by Carl C. Icahn and the following related entities, as amended on
July 21, 2011 (as amended, the Icahn Schedule 13D) (collectively, the Reporting Persons): (1) High River Limited Partnership, Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn
Onshore LP, Icahn Capital LP, IPH GP LLC, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. and Beckton Corp., each of whose address is White Plains Plaza, 445 Hamilton Avenue-Suite 1210, White Plains, NY 10601, and
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Fund II LP, and Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP, each of whose address is c/o Walkers SPV Limited, P.O. Box 908GT, 87 Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands. The Icahn Schedule 13D indicates that, as of the date of the Icahn Schedule 13D, High River Limited Partnership (High River) directly beneficially owns 6,701,141 shares; Icahn Partners LP (Icahn Partners) directly
beneficially owns 10,233,789 shares; Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (Icahn Master) directly beneficially owns 11,585,004 shares; Icahn Partners Master Fund II L.P. (Icahn Master II) directly beneficially owns 3,353,340 shares;
and Icahn Partners Master Fund III L.P. (Icahn Master III) directly beneficially owns 1,632,432 shares. Barberry is the sole member of Hopper, which is the general partner of High River. Icahn Offshore is the general partner of each of
Icahn Master, Icahn Master II and Icahn Master III. Icahn Onshore is the general partner of Icahn Partners. Icahn Capital is the general partner of each of Icahn Offshore and Icahn Onshore. Icahn Enterprises Holdings is the sole member of IPH, which
is the general partner of Icahn Capital. Beckton is the sole stockholder of Icahn Enterprises GP, which is the general partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings. Carl C. Icahn is the sole stockholder of each of Barberry and Beckton. As such,
Mr. Icahn is in a position indirectly to determine the investment and voting decisions made by each of the Reporting Persons. In addition, Mr. Icahn is the indirect holder of approximately 92.6% of the outstanding depositary units
representing limited partnership interests in Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Icahn Enterprises). Icahn Enterprises GP is the general partner of Icahn Enterprises, which is the sole limited partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings.
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Solely based on information in the Icahn Schedule 13D, as of the date of the Icahn Schedule 13D. |
(3) |
Solely based on information in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Dodge & Cox on February 10, 2011 for share holdings of
Motorola, Inc. on December 31, 2010. The Schedule 13G/A indicates that as of December 31, 2010, Dodge & Cox was the beneficial owner with sole dispositive power as to 27,452,946 shares, and sole voting power as to 26,028,898
of such shares. The share amounts have been converted to reflect the Distribution by Motorola, Inc. of shares of Motorola Mobility. |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Motorola Mobility files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You
may read and copy any document we file at the SECs public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC
filings are also available to the public at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. You also may obtain free copies of the documents we file with the SEC by going to the Investor Relations page of our corporate website at
http://investors.motorola.com. Our website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on our website is not part of this proxy statement, and therefore is not incorporated herein by reference.
Statements contained in this proxy statement, or in any document incorporated by reference in this proxy
statement regarding the contents of any contract or other document, are not necessarily complete and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to that contract or other document filed as an exhibit with the SEC. The SEC allows us
to incorporate by reference into this proxy statement documents we file with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be a part of this proxy statement, and later information that we file with the SEC will update and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any documents filed by us pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this proxy statement and before the date of the Special Meeting (in each case, other than information and exhibits furnished to and not filed with
the SEC in accordance with SEC rules and regulations):
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 (filed on February 18, 2011). |
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Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2011 (filed on April 29, 2011) and for the fiscal quarter ended
July 2, 2011 (filed on July 29, 2011). |
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2011 (filed on August 15, 2011); dated August 15, 2011 (filed on August 18, 2011); and dated August 16, 2011 (filed on August 18, 2011). |
Any person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this proxy statement is delivered may request copies of proxy
statements and any of the documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement or other information concerning us, without charge, by written or telephonic request directed to Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 600
North U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, IL 60048, telephone (847) 523-5000, on the Investor Relations page of our corporate website at http://investors.motorola.com or from the SEC through the SECs website at the address provided
above. Documents incorporated by reference are available without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into those documents.
THIS PROXY STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO OR FROM ANY PERSON TO WHOM
OR FROM WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION IN THAT JURISDICTION. YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO VOTE YOUR SHARES AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. WE HAVE NOT
AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED [ ], 2011. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME
THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE, AND THE MAILING OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS DOES NOT CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.
COMMUNICATIONS
Will There be a 2012 Annual Meeting of Motorola Mobility Stockholders?
If the merger is consummated prior to our 2012 annual meeting of Motorola Mobility stockholders, Motorola Mobility will
not have public stockholders,
and there will be no public participation in any future meetings of stockholders. However, if the merger is not consummated prior to our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the deadlines set
forth below will apply to the submission of stockholder proposals to be considered at our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
What is the
Deadline and How Do I Submit Nominations to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors?
A Motorola Mobility
stockholder wishing to nominate a candidate for election to the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is required to give written notice addressed to the Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600
N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048 of his or her intention to make such a nomination. The notice of nomination must be received by Motorola Mobilitys Secretary at the address above between January 10, 2012 and 5:00 pm
Central Time on February 9, 2012.
The notice of nomination is required to contain certain information
about both the nominee and the Motorola Mobility stockholder making the nomination as set forth in Motorola Mobilitys Bylaws. In addition, it must include information regarding the recommended candidate relevant to a determination of whether
the recommended candidate would be barred from being considered independent under New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.02(b), or, alternatively, a statement that the recommended candidate would not be so barred. A nomination that does not comply
with the above requirements will not be considered.
What is the Deadline and How Do I Submit Proposals For the 2012 Annual Meeting?
Any Motorola Mobility stockholder who intends to present a proposal at Motorola Mobilitys 2012
Annual Meeting of Stockholders must send the proposal to: Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048.
If a Motorola Mobility stockholder intends to present a proposal at Motorola Mobilitys 2012 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and have it included in Motorola Mobilitys proxy materials for that meeting, the proposal must be received by Motorola Mobility no later than November 16, 2011, and must
comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Motorola Mobility is not obligated to include any stockholder proposal in its proxy
materials for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders if the proposal is received after 5:00 pm Central Time on November 16, 2011.
If a Motorola Mobility stockholder wishes to present a proposal at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders but not have it included in Motorola Mobilitys proxy materials for that meeting, the
proposal must: (1) be received by Motorola Mobility between January 10, 2012 and 5:00 pm Central Time on February 9, 2012, (2) present a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL, (3) present a proper matter for
consideration at such meeting under the Motorola Mobilitys Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (4) be submitted in a manner that is consistent with the submission requirements provided in Motorola Mobilitys Bylaws, and
(5) relate to subject matter which could not be excluded from a proxy statement under any rule promulgated by the SEC.
How Can I
Communicate with the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors?
All communications to the Motorola Mobility
Board of Directors, Chairman of the Board, the non-management directors or any individual director, must be in writing and addressed to them c/o Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048 or by
email to MobilityBoard@motorola.com.
OTHER MATTERS
The Motorola Mobility Board of Directors knows of no other business to be transacted at the Special Meeting, but if any
other matters do come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote or act with respect to them in accordance with their best judgment.
Manner and Cost of Proxy Solicitation
Motorola Mobility
pays the cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to mailing proxies, officers, directors and regular employees of Motorola Mobility, acting on its behalf, may solicit proxies by telephone, personal interview or other electronic means. You may
also be solicited by means of press releases issued by Motorola Mobility and advertisements in periodicals. Also, Motorola Mobility has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the
solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting for an estimated fee of $45,000, plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Motorola Mobility will, at its expense, request banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons.
Reduce Duplicate Proxy Materials
The SEC rules permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery
requirements for proxy statements with respect to two or more security holders sharing the same address by delivering a single annual report or proxy statement, as applicable, addressed to those security holders. This process, which is commonly
referred to as householding, potentially provides extra convenience for security holders and cost savings for companies.
A number of brokers with accountholders who are Motorola Mobility stockholders will be householding to reduce duplicate mailings of our proxy materials. As indicated in the notice provided by
these brokers to Motorola Mobility stockholders, a single set of proxy materials will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from
an affected stockholder. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your
consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, please notify your broker or call 1-800-579-1639, email: sendmaterials@proxyvote.com, or write us at
Secretary, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., 600 N. U.S. Highway 45, Libertyville, Illinois 60048.
Motorola Mobility stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy statement at their address and would
like to request to receive only one should contact their broker.
By order of the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors,
Carol H. Forsyte
Secretary
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ANNEX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
GOOGLE INC.,
RB98 INC.
and
MOTOROLA MOBILITY HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated as of August 15, 2011
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THE MERGER |
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The Merger |
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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Directors and Officers |
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Conversion of Shares |
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Adjustments |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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