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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SCOPUS VIDEO NETWORKS LTD.
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 1.40 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
M8260H 10 6
(CUSIP Number)
Robin N. Dickson
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Harmonic Inc.
549 Baltic Way
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(408) 542-2500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 22, 2008
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition
that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the
schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on
this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for
the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Harmonic Inc. |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF
A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
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SEC USE ONLY: |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e): |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: |
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State of Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER: |
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SHARED VOTING POWER: |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: |
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None |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON: |
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8,378,370 Ordinary Shares1 |
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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(See Item 6)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (11): |
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54.4% of Ordinary Shares2 |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE
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Represents the aggregate number of outstanding Ordinary
Shares of Scopus Video Networks, Ltd. held by the persons or entities
listed on Schedule B attached hereto, each of whom entered into a Voting
Agreement dated as of December 22, 2008 (each, a Voting
Agreement) with Harmonic Inc., a Delaware corporation
(Harmonic), obligating the holder to vote such shares, among other things, in favor of the
proposed acquisition of the issuer by Harmonic pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined in
Item 3) and related matters, and with respect to which such persons granted certain
representatives of Harmonic a proxy (each, a Proxy) granting such Harmonic representatives the
right to vote on each such persons behalf in favor of such matters. For more information
regarding the securities holdings of the persons named above in Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a
company organized under the laws of the State of Israel
(Scopus), please see Schedule B
(attached hereto). Harmonic expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the shares of the
issuers stock subject to the Voting Agreements and the Proxies. |
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Based on 14,054,449 Ordinary Shares of the issuer outstanding as of December 21, 2008, as
represented by the issuer in the Merger Agreement. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is the Ordinary Share, par value NIS
1.40 per share of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of
Israel (Scopus). The principal executive offices of Scopus are located at 10 Haamal Street,
Park-Afek, Rosh-Haayin 48092, Israel.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) The name of the corporation filing this statement is Harmonic Inc., a Delaware corporation,
hereinafter sometimes referred to herein as Harmonic.
(b) The address of Harmonics principal office is 549 Baltic Way, Sunnyvale, California 94089.
(c) Harmonic is a leading provider of video delivery solutions to cable, satellite, telco,
terrestrial and wireless operators around the world. Harmonic designs, manufactures and sells
versatile and high performance video products and system solutions that enable service providers to
efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services, including
high-definition television, or HDTV, video-on-demand, or VOD, network personal video recording and
time-shifted TV.
(d) Neither Harmonic nor, to Harmonics knowledge, any person named on Schedule A attached
hereto during the last five years, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) Neither Harmonic nor, to Harmonics knowledge, any person named on Schedule A attached
hereto during the last five years, was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject
to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, Federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
(f) To Harmonics knowledge, each of the individuals identified on Schedule A attached
hereto is a citizen of the United States, except Patrick Gallagher,
who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, Nimrod Ben-Natan, who is
a citizen of Israel, and Anthony J. Ley, who is a citizen of the
United Kingdom. Set forth on Schedule A is the name, principal
occupation or employment, and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other
organization in which such employment is conducted, of each of the directors and executive officers
of Harmonic as of the date hereof.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Scopus entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 22, 2008, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the Merger Agreement), with Harmonic and Sunrise
Acquisition Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Harmonic (Merger Sub), that provides for the acquisition of Scopus by Harmonic by
means of a merger of Merger Sub with and into Scopus (the Merger), with Scopus as the surviving
corporation. As a result of the Merger, Scopus would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Harmonic.
As an inducement for Harmonic to enter into the Merger Agreement and in consideration thereof,
certain executive officers, directors and significant shareholders of Scopus identified on
Schedule B (collectively, the Securityholders) each entered into separate Voting
Agreements with Harmonic, dated as of December 22, 2008, the forms of which are attached hereto as
Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3, and more fully described in Item 4, whereby, subject to
the terms of each such voting agreement, the Securityholders that are parties thereto agreed, among
other things, that, at every meeting of Scopus shareholders called, such shareholder shall vote
the shares then held by it, among other things, in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger
Agreement and against the approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with,
the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Each of these
Securityholders also granted certain representatives of Harmonic an irrevocable proxy granting such
Harmonic representatives the right to vote such shares in favor of such matters (the voting
agreements and proxies, together are referred to herein as, the Voting Agreements). Harmonic did
not pay additional consideration to the Securityholders in exchange for the Voting Agreements.
References to, and descriptions of, the merger, the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreements
throughout this Schedule 13D are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement
included as Exhibit 1 to this
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Schedule 13D and the Voting Agreements included as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3 to this
Schedule 13D, respectively. These agreements are incorporated into this Schedule 13D where such
references and descriptions appear.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
(a) (b) As described in Item 3 above, this Schedule 13D relates to the proposed acquisition of
Scopus by Harmonic pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. To induce Harmonic to enter into
the Merger Agreement, each of the Securityholders party thereto entered into the Voting Agreements.
The purpose of the Voting Agreements is to facilitate the consummation of the merger.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time and as a result
of the Merger:
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Each ordinary share of Scopus, par value NIS 1.40 per share (the Scopus Ordinary
Shares), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger,
will be converted into the right to receive a cash amount of $5.62, without interest (the
Per Share Merger Consideration); and |
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Each of Scopus vested or unvested options to purchase Scopus Ordinary Shares (each a
Scopus Option) outstanding at the effective time of the Merger will be cancelled
automatically, and at the effective time of the Merger, each such vested Scopus Option will
be converted into the right to receive a lump sum cash payment (less any applicable
withholding tax) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the total number of shares of
Scopus Ordinary Shares subject to such vested Scopus Option immediately prior to the
effective time of the Merger by (y) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger
Consideration over the exercise price per share of Scopus Ordinary Shares subject to such
vested Scopus Option. |
By executing the Voting Agreements, the Securityholders party thereto have (i) agreed to vote all
of the shares of Scopus Ordinary Shares currently beneficially owned by them or acquired prior to
the expiration of the relevant Voting Agreement, including by means of exercise of stock options,
in favor of the Merger, approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matter that is
reasonably necessary to facilitate the merger, and against any Alternative Transaction Proposal (as
defined in Article 1 of the Merger Agreement) and any other matter that might reasonably be
expected to prevent, delay, postpone or frustrate the purposes of the merger, and (ii) granted
irrevocable proxies to certain representatives of Harmonic granting such Harmonic representatives
the right to vote such shares as specified in clause (i). The Securityholders have entered into
the Voting Agreements only in their capacities as Securityholders of Scopus and may vote such
shares on all other matters submitted to Scopus shareholders for their approval. The Voting
Agreements terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) termination of the Merger Agreement, and (ii)
the effectiveness of the Merger, except in the case of the Voting Agreement with Optibase Ltd.
which terminates upon the earliest to occur of (A) termination of the Merger Agreement; (B) the
effectiveness of the Merger; and (C) the lapse of five months following the date of signing of the
Merger Agreement.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) It is anticipated that upon consummation of the Merger, the officers and directors of Merger
Sub shall become the officers and directors of Scopus (the surviving corporation in the merger),
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
(e) Other than as a result of the Merger described in Item 3 and above in this Item 4, not
applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Upon consummation of the Merger, the memorandum of association and the articles of association
of Scopus shall be amended and restated in their entirety in accordance with the terms of Section
2.4 of the Merger Agreement.
(h) (i) If the Merger is consummated as planned, Scopus Ordinary Shares will cease to be quoted
on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.s Global Market and will become eligible for termination of
registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) (b) As a result of the Voting Agreements, Harmonic may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of 8,378,370 Scopus Ordinary Shares. This number of shares represents
approximately 54.4% of the
issued and outstanding Scopus Ordinary Shares based on the number of shares outstanding as of
December 21, 2008 (as represented by Scopus in the Merger Agreement). Harmonic disclaims any
beneficial ownership of such shares, and nothing herein shall be deemed to be an admission by
Harmonic as to the beneficial ownership of such shares. To Harmonics knowledge, no Scopus Ordinary
Shares are beneficially owned by any of the persons identified in Schedule A to this
Schedule 13D.
(b) Harmonic may be deemed to have shared voting power of the
8,378,370 Scopus Ordinary Shares
held by the Securityholders due to Harmonics right under the Voting Agreements to direct the
voting of such shares with respect to the matters specified in the Voting Agreements (and to vote
such shares in accordance with the proxies granted thereunder). However, Harmonic does not control
the voting of such shares with respect to other matters, and does not possess any other rights as a
Scopus shareholder with respect to such shares. Information required by Item 2 (a)-(c) with
respect to each Securityholder is set forth on Schedule B. To Harmonics knowledge, none
of the persons identified on Schedule B (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) during the last five years, or (ii) was a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a
result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws during the last five years. To Harmonics
knowledge, each of the individuals identified on Schedule B is a citizen of Israel, other
than Yaron Simler, who is a citizen of the United States of America.
(c) To Harmonics knowledge, no transactions in Scopus Ordinary Shares have been effected during
the past sixty days by any person named pursuant to Item 2.
(d) To Harmonics knowledge, no person other than the Securityholders identified on Schedule
B has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, such shares.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the
Issuer.
The terms of the Voting Agreements are described under Item 4(a)-(b) above. The Voting Agreements
also apply to any Scopus Ordinary Shares acquired by the parties to such agreements after the date
of the Voting Agreements, including by means of exercise of stock options. The number of shares
that Harmonic may be deemed to beneficially own as of the date of filing of this Schedule 13D, as
reported herein, includes the shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options held by the
parties to the Voting Agreements within 60 days of December 22, 2008, and Harmonic disclaims
beneficial ownership of all such shares.
Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.
The following documents are incorporated by reference as exhibits:
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 22, 2008 by and among Harmonic Inc.,
Sunrise Acquisition Ltd. and Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 000-25826) filed by Harmonic Inc. on December 23,
2008). |
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Form of Voting Agreement, dated December 22, 2008, by and between Harmonic Inc. and
certain securityholders of Scopus Video Networks Ltd. |
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Voting Agreement, dated December 22, 2008, by and between Harmonic Inc. and Optibase Ltd. |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Dated: January 2, 2009 |
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HARMONIC INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Robin N. Dickson |
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Robin N. Dickson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations
(See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
Schedule A
Directors and Executive Officers of Harmonic Inc.
The following table sets forth the name, business address and present principal occupation or
employment of each director and executive officer of Harmonic Inc. The business address of each
person is c/o Harmonic Inc. 549 Baltic Way, Sunnyvale, California 94089
Board of Directors
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Lewis Solomon
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Chairman and CEO, SCC Company; Director, Anadigics Inc. |
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Patrick Harshman
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Harmonic |
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Harold Covert
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Chief Financial Officer, Silicon
Image, Inc.; Director, JDS Uniphase Corporation and Thermage, Inc. |
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Patrick Gallagher
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Chairman, Macro 4 plc; Chairman,
Ubiquisys Ltd.; and Vice Chairman,
Golden Telecom Inc. |
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E. Floyd Kvamme
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Partner emeritus, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers; Director, National Semiconductor Corporation and
Power Integrations, Inc. |
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Anthony J. Ley
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Retired |
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William F. Reddersen
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Director, Otelco, Inc. |
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David R. Van Valkenburg
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Chairman, Balfour Associates, Inc.; Chairman and
President, Zero Point Corporation |
Executive Officers
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Patrick Harshman
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Robin N. Dickson
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Matthew Aden
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Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Service |
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Charles Bonasera
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Vice President, Operations |
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Nimrod Ben-Natan
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Vice President, Product Marketing, Solutions & Strategy |
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Neven Haltmayer
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Vice President, Research and Development |
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Schedule B
Parties to Voting Agreements with Harmonic Inc.
The following table sets forth the name and principal occupation or employment, if applicable,
of each securityholder of Scopus that has entered into a Voting Agreement with Harmonic in
connection with the Merger Agreement, and the aggregate number of Scopus Ordinary Shares held by
each such person as of December 22, 2008.* Except as otherwise indicated below, the business
address of each person set forth on this Schedule B is: c/o Scopus Video Networks Ltd., 10
Haamal Street, Park-Afek, Rosh-Haayin 48092, Israel.
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Orit
Leitman, Director |
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6,666 |
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Yaron
Simler, CEO and Director |
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460,781 |
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460,781 |
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Jackie
Goren, Director |
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20,000 |
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20,000 |
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David
Mahlab, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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46,765 |
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597,188 |
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643,953 |
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Moshe
Eisenberg, CFO |
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99,459 |
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99,459 |
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Ovadia
Cohen, Vice President Business Development, Marketing Communications |
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20,043 |
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83,519 |
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103,562 |
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Shimon
Shneor, Vice President Sales & Marketing |
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25,666 |
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25,666 |
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Gadi Canfi,
Vice President Professional Services |
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21,760 |
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21,760 |
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Moshe
Rousso, Vice President R&D |
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28,125 |
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28,125 |
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Sharon
Witzrabin, Vice President Human Resources |
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15,308 |
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15,308 |
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Optibase Ltd.1 |
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5,105,223 |
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5,105,223 |
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Pitango Venture
Capital Fund III
Trusts 2000 Ltd.,
Pitango Venture
Capital Fund III
(Israeli Investors)
L.P., Pitango Venture
Capital Fund III
(Israeli Sub) Non-Q
L.P., Pitango Parallel
Investor Fund III
(Israel) L.P. (formerly known as Pitango JP Morgan Fund III
(Israel), L.P.), Pitango
Principals Fund III
(Israel), L.P.,
and Pitango Venture
Capital Fund III
(Israeli Sub) L.P. (collectively, Pitango)2 |
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842,066 |
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842,066 |
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Genesis Partners II LDC3 |
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444,650 |
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444,650 |
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Vertex Israel II
(C.I.) Fund L.P.,
Vertex Israel II
(C.I.) Executive Fund
L.P., Vertex Israel II
(A) Fund L.P., Vertex Israel II (B) Fund L.P., Vertex Israel II Management Ltd., and
Vertex Israel II
Discount Fund L.P.4 |
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561,151 |
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561,151 |
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7,019,898 |
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1,358,472 |
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8,378,370 |
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As noted in Item 6 above, the Voting Agreements also apply to any Scopus Ordinary Shares acquired
by the parties to such agreements after the date of the Voting Agreements, including by means of
exercise of stock options. As noted in each applicable column, the above table includes both the
total Ordinary Shares held as of December 22, 2008 and the number of options exercisable within
sixty (60) days of December 22, 2008. |
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The business address of Optibase Ltd. is 2 Gav Yam Center, 7 Shenkar Street Herzliya 46120 Israel. |
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The business address of Pitango is 11 HaMenofim Street, Herzliya 46725, Israel. |
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The business address of Genesis Partners II LDC is 11 HaMenofim Street, Building B, Herzliya 46725, Israel. |
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The business address of each of Vertex Israel II Management Ltd., Vertex Israel II (A) Fund L.P., Vertex Israel II (B) Fund L.P. and Vertex Israel II Discount Fund L.P. is 1 Hashikma Street, P.O. Box 89, Savyon 56530, Israel. The
business address of each of Vertex Israel II (C.I.) Fund L.P. and Vertex Israel II (C.I.) Executive Fund L.P. is c/o Walker House, P.O. Box 908 GT, Mary Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 22, 2008 by and among Harmonic Inc.,
Sunrise Acquisition Ltd. and Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K (File No. 000-25826) filed by Harmonic Inc. on December 23,
2008). |
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Form of Voting Agreement, dated December 22, 2008, by and between Harmonic Inc. and
certain securityholders of Scopus Video Networks Ltd. |
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Voting Agreement, dated December 22, 2008, by and between Harmonic Inc. and Optibase Ltd. |
exv99w2
Exhibit 2
VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and
entered into as of December 22, 2008 by
and between Harmonic Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), and the undersigned shareholder
and/or option holder (the Shareholder) of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a company organized under
the laws of the State of Israel (the Company).
A. Parent, the Company and Sunrise Acquisition Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the
State of Israel and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), have entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of the date hereof, which provides
for the merger (the Merger) of Merger Sub with and into the Company with the Company surviving
and pursuant to which all outstanding share capital of the Company will be cancelled and converted
into the right to receive the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement.
B. The Shareholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) of such number of ordinary shares, par value
NIS 1.40 per share, of the Company (the Company Ordinary Shares) and such number of Company
Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, as is indicated on
the signature page of this Agreement.
C. As a condition and inducement to their willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement,
Parent and Merger Sub have required that the Shareholder agree, and the Shareholder (in his, her or
its capacity as such) has agreed, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to vote the Shares (as
defined below) and such other shares of the Company over which the Shareholder has or will acquire
voting power, so as to facilitate consummation of the Merger. In addition, the Shareholder
understands and acknowledges that the Company and Parent are entitled to rely on (i) the truth and
accuracy of the Shareholders representations contained herein and (ii) the Shareholders
performance of the obligations set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby, in consideration of the premises and the
covenants and agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement and in this Agreement, and other good
and valuable consideration the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
1.1 Beneficially Own or Beneficial Ownership or Beneficially Owned, with respect to any
securities, means having beneficial ownership of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to any Contract. A Beneficial Owner is a Person
who Beneficially Owns securities.
1.2 Contract shall mean any written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, binding
understanding, instrument, note, option, license, sublicense or legally binding commitment or
undertaking of any nature, as in effect as of the date hereof or as may hereinafter be in effect.
1.3 Expiration Date shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger
Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to its terms (including, without limitation,
termination by the Company in connection with a Change of Recommendation in accordance with
Section 8.1(h) of the Merger Agreement), or (ii) such date and time as the Merger shall
become effective in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
1.4 Shares shall mean: (i) all Company Ordinary Shares (including all options, warrants and
other rights to acquire Company Ordinary Shares) Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder as of the
date of this Agreement, and (ii) all additional Company Ordinary Shares (including all additional
options, warrants and other
rights to acquire Company Ordinary Shares) of which the Shareholder acquires Beneficial
Ownership during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the
Expiration Date.
1.5 A Person shall be deemed to have effected a Transfer of a security if such person
directly or indirectly (i) sells, pledges, encumbers, grants an option with respect to, transfers
or otherwise disposes of such security or any interest therein, or (ii) enters into an agreement or
commitment providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, grant of an option with respect
to, transfer of or disposition of such security or any interest therein.
2. Transfer of Shares; Other Actions.
2.1 No Transfer of Shares. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times during
the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date,
the Shareholder shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Shares to be effected, except
pursuant to existing obligations under options granted to third parties or pursuant to plans
adopted by the Shareholder in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, in each case to the
extent set forth on Schedule 2.1 hereto; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein will be deemed to restrict the ability of the Shareholder to (i) exercise, prior
to the Expiration Date, any stock options or warrants of the Company held by the Shareholder, (ii)
transfer or otherwise dispose of Shares to a charitable organization qualified under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a similar Israeli charitable
organization, or (iii) transfer or otherwise dispose of Shares to any member of the Shareholders
immediate family; or to a trust for the benefit of the Shareholder or any member of the
Shareholders immediate family; provided, further, that any transfer referred to in
the foregoing proviso shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such transfer, the
transferee, whether a charitable organization, individual or trust, agrees to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement and, if requested by Parent, to execute a Proxy (as hereinafter defined).
2.2 No Transfer of Voting Rights. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times
commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date, the
Shareholder shall not deposit, or permit the deposit of, any Shares in a voting trust, grant any
proxy in respect of the Shares, or enter into any voting agreement or similar Contract to vote or
give instructions with respect to the Shares (other than this Agreement and the Proxy) in
contravention of the obligations of the Shareholder (including in any manner inconsistent with
Section 3 below) under this Agreement with respect to any of the Shares.
2.3 Other Actions. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times during the period
commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date, it, he or
she shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action (other than any action of the Shareholder,
in such Shareholders capacity as a director of the Company, in the exercise of such Shareholders
fiduciary duties with respect to an Alternative Transaction Proposal or Superior Proposal in
compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) that would make any representation or warranty
contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of impairing the ability of the Shareholder
to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
3. Agreement to Vote Shares.
3.1 Until the Expiration Date, at every meeting of the Companys shareholders called, and at
every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of
the Companys shareholders with respect to any such meeting, the Shareholder shall vote (to the
extent not voted by the person(s) appointed under the Proxy) the Shares:
(a) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended from
time to time in a manner not adverse to the Shareholder with respect to the Per Share Merger
Consideration) and any matter that would reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; and
(b) to the extent any of the following actions require a vote of the Companys shareholders
under applicable law or the Company Charter Documents, against any of the following actions (other
than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement): (i)
the approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger or any
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) any Alternative Transaction Proposal,
and (iii) any other action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere
with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
3.2 In the event that a meeting of the holders of Company Ordinary Shares is held, the
Shareholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, appear at
such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of
establishing a quorum.
4. Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Shareholder
shall deliver to Parent a duly executed proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with
respect to the Shares (the Proxy), which Proxy is coupled with an interest, and, until the
Expiration Date, shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with
respect to each and every meeting of shareholders of the Company or action or approval by written
resolution or consent of shareholders of the Company with respect to the matters contemplated by
Section 3 covering the total number of Shares in respect of which the Shareholder is
entitled to vote at any such meeting or in connection with any such written consent. Upon the
execution of this Agreement by the Shareholder, (i) the Shareholder hereby revokes any and all
prior proxies (other than the Proxy) given by the Shareholder with respect to the subject matter
contemplated by Section 3, and (ii) the Shareholder agrees to not grant any subsequent
proxies with respect to such subject matter, or enter into any agreement or understanding with any
Person to vote or give instructions with respect to the Shares in any manner inconsistent with the
terms of Section 3, until immediately after the Expiration Date.
5. Fiduciary Responsibilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (or require Shareholder to attempt to) limit or restrict
any Shareholder or designee of Shareholder who is a director or officer of the Company from acting
in such capacity or voting in such Person s sole discretion on any matter (it being understood
that this Agreement shall apply to Shareholder solely in Shareholders capacity as a holders of
Company Ordinary Shares and/or holder of options or warrants to purchase Company Ordinary Shares).
6. Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. The Shareholder hereby
represents and warrants to Parent that:
6.1 Power; Binding Agreement. The Shareholder has full power, capacity and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Proxy, to perform the Shareholders obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Shareholder of this Agreement, the performance by the Shareholder of his, her or
its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the
Shareholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of the Shareholder are necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the Proxy, the performance by the
Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation by Shareholder of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement and the Proxy have been duly executed
and delivered by the Shareholder, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Parent, constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Shareholder, enforceable
against the Shareholder in accordance with their terms except as the same may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.
6.2 No Conflicts. Other than filings with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 13D or
Regulation 13G under the Exchange Act, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent, or
approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution by the Shareholder of this
Agreement and the Proxy, the performance by the Shareholder of his, her or its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. None of the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the
Proxy, the performance by the Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the
consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) if the
Shareholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in any breach of any organizational
documents applicable to the Shareholder, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third party right
of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or obligation of any kind to which
the Shareholder is a party or by which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholders properties or
assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any Legal Requirements applicable to the Shareholder or any
of the Shareholders properties or assets, except for such conflicts, breaches, violations or
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or delay consummation of the
Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement or otherwise
prevent or delay the Shareholder from performing his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.
6.3 Ownership of Shares. The Shareholder (i) is the Beneficial Owner of the Company
Ordinary Shares (including options and/or warrants to purchase Company Ordinary Shares and Company
Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such options and/or warrants) as indicated on the
signature page of this Agreement, all of which are free and clear of any Liens (except any Liens
arising hereunder or as set forth on Schedule 6.3 hereto), and (ii) does not own,
beneficially or otherwise, any Company Ordinary Shares (including options and/or warrants to
purchase Company Ordinary Shares and Company Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such
options and/or warrants) other than as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement. The
Shares are and will be at all times up until the Expiration Date free and clear of any Liens,
pledges, options, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, agreements, limitations on the
Shareholders voting rights and other encumbrances of any nature that would adversely affect the
Merger or the exercise or fulfillment of the rights and obligations of the Company under the Merger
Agreement or of the parties to this Agreement. The Shareholders principal residence or place of
business is set forth on the signature page hereto.
6.4 Voting Power. The Shareholder has sole voting power, sole power of disposition,
sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, and sole power to
agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the
Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable
federal securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
6.5 No Finders Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person
is entitled to any brokers, finders, financial advisers or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Shareholder.
7. No Solicitation; Notification. Until the Expiration Date, the Shareholder, in his,
her or its capacity as a shareholder of the Company, shall not, and shall not authorize, knowingly
encourage or permit any person or entity on the Shareholders behalf to, directly or indirectly,
take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the violation by the
Company of Section 6.3 (Alternative Transaction Proposals) of the Merger Agreement; provided that
if the Shareholder is a director of the Company or has employees who are directors of the Company,
nothing herein shall prevent the Shareholder (or such employees) from taking any action solely in
such Shareholders (or employees) capacity as a director of the Company in the exercise of such
director s fiduciary duties with respect to an Alternative Transaction Proposal or Superior
Proposal in compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Shareholder acknowledges and hereby agrees that any violation of the
restrictions set forth in this Section 7 by the Shareholder or any of its Representatives shall be
deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Shareholder. The Shareholder shall not enter into
any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to an
Alternative Transaction Proposal unless and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to its
terms.
8. Disclosure. Subject to reasonable prior notice and approval of the Shareholder
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Shareholder shall permit and hereby
authorizes Parent to publish and disclose in all documents and schedules filed with the SEC, and
any press release or other disclosure document that Parent determines to be necessary or desirable
in connection with the Merger and any transactions related to thereto, the Shareholder s identity
and ownership of Shares and the nature of the Shareholders commitments, arrangements and
understandings under this Agreement.
9. Consent and Waiver. The Shareholder hereby gives any consents or waivers that are
reasonably required for the consummation of the Merger under the terms of any agreement or
instrument to which the Shareholder is a party or subject or in respect of any rights the
Shareholder may have in connection with the Merger or the other transactions provided for in the
Merger Agreement (whether such rights exist under the Company Charter Documents, any Contract to
which the Company is a party or by which it is, or any of its assets are, bound
under statutory or common law or otherwise). Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, the Shareholder hereby waives any and all rights to contest or object to the execution
and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company Board of Directors actions in approving and
recommending the Merger, the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions provided for in
the Merger Agreement, or to seek damages or other legal or equitable relief in connection
therewith.
10. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions,
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to fulfill Shareholders obligations under
this Agreement. Shareholder, in Shareholders capacity as a holder of Company Ordinary Shares,
shall at all times support the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
11. Termination; Effectiveness. This Agreement and the Proxy shall terminate and
shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing set forth in this Section 11 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve either party
hereto from any liability, or otherwise limit the liability of either party hereto, for any breach
of this Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is conditioned upon the execution and
delivery of the Merger Agreement by the parties thereto.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1 Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, any party
or parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein, (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party or
parties hereto, as applicable, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties
made to such party or parties hereto contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto
and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party or
parties hereto contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party or parties hereto to any
such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such party or parties, as applicable. Any delay in exercising any right under this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right.
12.2 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Legal Requirement, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith
to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible
in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the
fullest extent possible.
12.3 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the terms and provisions
hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, but, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of any party may be assigned to any
other Person without the prior written consent of Parent.
12.4 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or
supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by each of the
parties hereto.
12.5 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto acknowledge that
Parent shall be irreparably harmed and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for a
violation of any of the covenants or agreements of Shareholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is
agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Parent upon any such
violation, Parent shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific
performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to Parent at law or in equity.
12.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
12.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. If any action or proceeding between any of the
parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, each of the parties hereto: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and
submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, in the case of any claim as to which the federal courts have
exclusive subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America, sitting
in Delaware); (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding must be commenced,
and may be heard and determined, exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or,
if applicable, such Federal court); (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and
effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
such action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (and, if applicable,
such Federal court); and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware (or, if applicable, such Federal court). Each of the parties hereto agrees that
a final judgment in any such action or proceeding and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by
suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party to this Agreement
irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.11.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.
12.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY
CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH
PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.8.
12.9 Rules of Construction. The parties hereto agree that they have been represented
by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any Legal Requirement providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document
will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
12.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
12.11 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if and when delivered
personally or by overnight courier to the parties at the following addresses or sent by electronic
transmission, with confirmation received, to the telecopy numbers specified below (or at such other
address or telecopy number for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
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Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the
case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of facsimile, on the date
sent if confirmation of receipt is received and such notice is also promptly mailed by registered
or certified mail (return receipt requested), (iii) in the case of a nationally-recognized
overnight courier in circumstances under which such courier guarantees next Business Day delivery,
on the next Business Day after the date when sent and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the third
(3rd) Business Day following that on which the piece of mail containing such communication is
posted.
12.12 Headings. The section headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement in any
manner.
12.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any
person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
12.14 Interpretation.
(a) Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. As used in this Agreement, the
term affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(b) The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of
reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties hereto and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
12.15 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring the expenses.
12.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all
of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first written above.
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EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
The undersigned shareholder (Shareholder) of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a company organized
under the laws of the State of Israel (the Company), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent
permitted by law) appoints Robin Dickson and Patrick Harshman of Harmonic, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (Parent), and each of them, as the sole and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote and exercise all voting
and related rights (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled to do so) with respect to
all of the Company Ordinary Shares that now are or hereafter may be Beneficially Owned by the
undersigned, and any and all other shares or securities of the Company issued or issuable to
Shareholder on or after the date hereof (collectively, the Shares) in accordance with the terms
of this Irrevocable Proxy until the Expiration Date. Upon Shareholders execution of this
Irrevocable Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by Shareholder with respect to any Shares
relating to the matters set forth herein are hereby revoked and Shareholder agrees not to grant any
subsequent proxies with respect to the Shares and relating to the matters set forth herein until
after the Expiration Date.
This Irrevocable Proxy is irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law, is coupled with
an interest and is granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement of even date herewith by and
among Parent and Shareholder (the Voting Agreement), and is granted in consideration of Parent
entering into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (the Merger
Agreement), among Parent, Sunrise Acquisition Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the
State of Israel and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and the Company. The Merger
Agreement provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company,
pursuant to which all outstanding shares of the Company will be converted into the right to receive
the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Voting Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby authorized and empowered
by Shareholder, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, to act as the undersigneds attorney and
proxy to vote the Shares, and to exercise all voting, consent and similar rights of Shareholder
with respect to the Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents) at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of shareholders of the Company
and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting: (i) in favor of the approval and adoption of
the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended from time to time in a manner not adverse to the
Shareholder with respect to the Per Share Merger Consideration), the approval of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any matter that would reasonably be
expected to facilitate the Merger; and (ii) against any of the following actions (other than those
actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement)
to the extent any of the following actions require a vote of the Companys shareholders under
applicable law or the Company Charter Documents: (a) the approval of any proposal made in
opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement, (b) any Alternative Transaction Proposal, and (c) any other action that is
intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage
or adversely affect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this Irrevocable Proxy on any other
matter except as provided herein. Shareholder may vote the Shares on all other matters.
Any obligation of Shareholder hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of
Shareholder.
This Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, automatically
upon the Expiration Date.
Dated:
December 22, 2008
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Schedule 2.1
(existing obligations under options granted to third parties or pursuant
to plans adopted by the Shareholder in accordance with Rule 10b5-1)
Schedule 6.3
(Liens)
exv99w3
Exhibit 3
VOTING AGREEMENT (Optibase Ltd.)
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made and
entered into as of December 22, 2008 by
and between Harmonic Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), and the undersigned shareholder
and/or option holder (the Shareholder) of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a company organized under
the laws of the State of Israel (the Company).
A. Parent, the Company and Sunrise Acquisition Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the
State of Israel and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), have entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of the date hereof, which provides
for the merger (the Merger) of Merger Sub with and into the Company with the Company surviving
and pursuant to which all outstanding share capital of the Company will be cancelled and converted
into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement,
being $5.62 per share, without interest.
B. The Shareholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) of such number of ordinary shares, par value
NIS 1.40 per share, of the Company (the Company Ordinary Shares) and such number of Company
Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, as is indicated on
the signature page of this Agreement.
C. As a condition and inducement to their willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement,
Parent and Merger Sub have required that the Shareholder agree, and the Shareholder (in his, her or
its capacity as such) has agreed, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to vote the Shares (as
defined below) and such other shares of the Company over which the Shareholder has or will acquire
voting power, so as to facilitate consummation of the Merger. In addition, the Shareholder
understands and acknowledges that the Company and Parent are entitled to rely on (i) the truth and
accuracy of the Shareholders representations contained herein and (ii) the Shareholders
performance of the obligations set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound hereby, in consideration of the premises and the
covenants and agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement and in this Agreement, and other good
and valuable consideration the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
1.1 Beneficially Own or Beneficial Ownership or Beneficially Owned, with respect to any
securities, means having beneficial ownership of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to any Contract. A Beneficial Owner is a Person
who Beneficially Owns securities.
1.2 Contract shall mean any written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, binding
understanding, instrument, note, option, license, sublicense or legally binding commitment or
undertaking of any nature, as in effect as of the date hereof or as may hereinafter be in effect.
1.3 Expiration Date shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the lapse of five months
following the date of signing of the Merger Agreement; (ii) such date and time as the Merger
Agreement shall have been validly terminated pursuant to its terms (including, without limitation,
termination by the Company in connection with a Change of Recommendation in accordance with
Section 8.1(h) of the Merger Agreement), or (iii) such date and time as the Merger shall
become effective in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
1.4 Shares shall mean: (i) all Company Ordinary Shares (including all options, warrants and
other rights to acquire Company Ordinary Shares) Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder as of the
date of this
Agreement, and (ii) all additional Company Ordinary Shares (including all additional options,
warrants and other rights to acquire Company Ordinary Shares) of which the Shareholder acquires
Beneficial Ownership during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
until the Expiration Date.
1.5 A Person shall be deemed to have effected a Transfer of a security if such person
directly or indirectly (i) sells, pledges, encumbers, grants an option with respect to, transfers
or otherwise disposes of such security or any interest therein, or (ii) enters into an agreement or
commitment providing for the sale of, pledge of, encumbrance of, grant of an option with respect
to, transfer of or disposition of such security or any interest therein.
2. Transfer of Shares; Other Actions.
2.1 No Transfer of Shares. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times during
the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date,
the Shareholder shall not cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Shares to be effected, except
pursuant to existing obligations under options granted to third parties or pursuant to plans
adopted by the Shareholder in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act, in each case to the
extent set forth on Schedule 2.1 hereto; provided, however, that nothing
contained herein will be deemed to restrict the ability of the Shareholder to (i) exercise, prior
to the Expiration Date, any stock options or warrants of the Company held by the Shareholder, (ii)
transfer or otherwise dispose of Shares to a charitable organization qualified under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a similar Israeli charitable
organization, or (iii) transfer or otherwise dispose of Shares to any member of the Shareholders
immediate family; or to a trust for the benefit of the Shareholder or any member of the
Shareholders immediate family; provided, further, that any transfer referred to in
the foregoing proviso shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such transfer, the
transferee, whether a charitable organization, individual or trust, agrees to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement and, if requested by Parent, to execute a Proxy (as hereinafter defined).
2.2 No Transfer of Voting Rights. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times
commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date, the
Shareholder shall not deposit, or permit the deposit of, any Shares in a voting trust, grant any
proxy in respect of the Shares, or enter into any voting agreement or similar Contract to vote or
give instructions with respect to the Shares (other than this Agreement and the Proxy) in
contravention of the obligations of the Shareholder (including in any manner inconsistent with
Section 3 below) under this Agreement with respect to any of the Shares.
2.3 Other Actions. The Shareholder hereby agrees that, at all times during the period
commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date, it, he or
she shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action (other than any action of the Shareholder,
in such Shareholders capacity as a director of the Company, in the exercise of such Shareholders
fiduciary duties with respect to an Alternative Transaction Proposal or Superior Proposal in
compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement) that would make any representation or warranty
contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of impairing the ability of the Shareholder
to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
3. Agreement to Vote Shares.
3.1 Until the Expiration Date, at every meeting of the Companys shareholders called, and at
every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of
the Companys shareholders with respect to any such meeting, the Shareholder shall vote (to the
extent not voted by the person(s) appointed under the Proxy) the Shares:
(a) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended from
time to time in a manner not adverse to the Shareholder, including with respect to the Per Share
Merger Consideration) and any matter that would reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger;
and
(b) to the extent any of the following actions require a vote of the Companys shareholders
under applicable law or the Company Charter Documents, against any of the following actions (other
than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement): (i)
the approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger or any
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (ii) any Alternative Transaction Proposal,
and (iii) any other action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere
with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
3.2 In the event that a meeting of the holders of Company Ordinary Shares is held, the
Shareholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, appear at
such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of
establishing a quorum.
4. Irrevocable Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Shareholder
shall deliver to Parent a duly executed proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with
respect to the Shares (the Proxy), which Proxy is coupled with an interest, and, until the
Expiration Date, shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with
respect to each and every meeting of shareholders of the Company or action or approval by written
resolution or consent of shareholders of the Company with respect to the matters contemplated by
Section 3 covering the total number of Shares in respect of which the Shareholder is
entitled to vote at any such meeting or in connection with any such written consent. Upon the
execution of this Agreement by the Shareholder, (i) the Shareholder hereby revokes any and all
prior proxies (other than the Proxy) given by the Shareholder with respect to the subject matter
contemplated by Section 3, and (ii) the Shareholder agrees to not grant any subsequent
proxies with respect to such subject matter, or enter into any agreement or understanding with any
Person to vote or give instructions with respect to the Shares in any manner inconsistent with the
terms of Section 3, until immediately after the Expiration Date.
5. Fiduciary Responsibilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (or require Shareholder to attempt to) limit or restrict
any Shareholder or designee of Shareholder who is a director or officer of the Company from acting
in such capacity or voting in such Persons sole discretion on any matter (it being understood that
this Agreement shall apply to Shareholder solely in Shareholders capacity as a holders of Company
Ordinary Shares and/or holder of options or warrants to purchase Company Ordinary Shares).
6. Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. The Shareholder hereby
represents and warrants to Parent that:
6.1 Power; Binding Agreement. The Shareholder has full power, capacity and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Proxy, to perform the Shareholders obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Shareholder of this Agreement, the performance by the Shareholder of his, her or
its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the
Shareholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of the Shareholder are necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the Proxy, the performance by the
Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation by Shareholder of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement and the Proxy have been duly executed
and delivered by the Shareholder, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of Parent, constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Shareholder, enforceable
against the Shareholder in accordance with their terms except as the same may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.
6.2 No Conflicts. Other than filings with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 13D or
Regulation 13G under the Exchange Act, no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent, or
approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution by the Shareholder of this
Agreement and the Proxy, the performance by the Shareholder of his, her or its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. None of the execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement or the
Proxy, the performance by the Shareholder of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the
consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) if the
Shareholder is not an individual, conflict with or result in any breach of any organizational
documents applicable to the Shareholder, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third party right
of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or obligation of any kind to which
the Shareholder is a party or by which the Shareholder or any of the Shareholders properties or
assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any Legal Requirements applicable to the Shareholder or any
of the Shareholders properties or assets, except for such conflicts, breaches, violations or
defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or delay consummation of the
Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this Agreement or otherwise
prevent or delay the Shareholder from performing his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.
6.3 Ownership of Shares. The Shareholder (i) is the Beneficial Owner of the Company
Ordinary Shares (including options and/or warrants to purchase Company Ordinary Shares and Company
Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such options and/or warrants) as indicated on the
signature page of this Agreement, all of which are free and clear of any Liens, and (ii) does not
own, beneficially or otherwise, any Company Ordinary Shares (including options and/or warrants to
purchase Company Ordinary Shares and Company Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of such
options and/or warrants) other than as indicated on the signature page of this Agreement. The
Shares are and will be at all times up until the Expiration Date free and clear of any Liens,
pledges, options, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, agreements, limitations on the
Shareholders voting rights and other encumbrances of any nature that would adversely affect the
Merger or the exercise or fulfillment of the rights and obligations of the Company under the Merger
Agreement or of the parties to this Agreement. The Shareholders principal residence or place of
business is set forth on the signature page hereto.
6.4 Voting Power. The Shareholder has sole voting power, sole power of disposition,
sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, and sole power to
agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the
Shares, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable
federal securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
6.5 No Finders Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person
is entitled to any brokers, finders, financial advisers or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Shareholder.
7. No Solicitation; Notification. Until the Expiration Date, the Shareholder, in his,
her or its capacity as a shareholder of the Company, shall not, and shall not authorize, knowingly
encourage or permit any person or entity on the Shareholders behalf to, directly or indirectly,
take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the violation by the
Company of Section 6.3 (Alternative Transaction Proposals) of the Merger Agreement;
provided that if the Shareholder is a director of the Company or has employees who are
directors of the Company, nothing herein shall prevent the Shareholder (or such employees) from
taking any action solely in such Shareholders (or employees) capacity as a director of the
Company in the exercise of such directors fiduciary duties with respect to an Alternative
Transaction Proposal or Superior Proposal in compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Shareholder acknowledges and hereby agrees
that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 7 by the Shareholder or
any of its Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Shareholder.
The Shareholder shall not enter into any letter of intent or similar document or any Contract
contemplating or otherwise relating to an Alternative Transaction Proposal unless and until this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms.
8. Disclosure. Subject to reasonable prior notice and approval of the Shareholder
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Shareholder shall permit and hereby
authorizes Parent to publish and disclose in all documents and schedules filed with the SEC, and
any press release or other disclosure document that Parent determines to be necessary or desirable
in connection with the Merger and any transactions related to thereto, the Shareholders identity
and ownership of Shares and the nature of the Shareholders commitments, arrangements and
understandings under this Agreement.
9. Consent and Waiver. The Shareholder hereby gives any consents or waivers that are
reasonably required for the consummation of the Merger under the terms of any agreement or
instrument to which the Shareholder is a party or subject or in respect of any rights the
Shareholder may have in connection with the Merger or the other transactions provided for in the
Merger Agreement (whether such rights exist under the Company Charter Documents, any Contract to
which the Company is a party or by which it is, or any of its assets are, bound under statutory or
common law or otherwise). Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, the
Shareholder hereby waives any and all rights to contest or object to the execution and
delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company Board of Directors actions in approving and
recommending the Merger, the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions provided for in
the Merger Agreement, or to seek damages or other legal or equitable relief in connection
therewith.
10. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Shareholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions,
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to fulfill Shareholders obligations under
this Agreement. Shareholder, in Shareholders capacity as a holder of Company Ordinary Shares,
shall at all times support the Merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
11. Termination; Effectiveness. This Agreement and the Proxy shall terminate and
shall have no further force or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing set forth in this Section 11 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve either
party hereto from any liability, or otherwise limit the liability of either party hereto, for any
breach of this Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is conditioned upon the execution
and delivery of the Merger Agreement by the parties thereto.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1 Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date, any
party or parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth
herein, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other party or parties hereto, as applicable, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties made to such party or parties hereto contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit
of such party or parties hereto contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party or parties
hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of such party or parties, as applicable. Any delay in exercising any right under
this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right.
12.2 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Legal Requirement, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith
to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible
in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the
fullest extent possible.
12.3 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the terms and provisions
hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, but, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of any party may be assigned to any
other Person without the prior written consent of Parent.
12.4 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or
supplemented, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by each of the
parties hereto.
12.5 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto acknowledge that
Parent shall be irreparably harmed and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for a
violation of any of the covenants or agreements of Shareholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is
agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Parent upon any such
violation, Parent shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific
performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to Parent at law or in equity.
12.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware.
12.7 Submission to Jurisdiction. In any action or proceeding between any of the
parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, each of the parties hereto: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and
submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, in the case of any claim as to which the federal courts have
exclusive subject matter jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America, sitting
in Delaware); (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding must be commenced,
and may be heard and determined, exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or,
if applicable, such Federal court); (c) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and
effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any
such action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (and, if applicable,
such Federal court); and (d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware (or, if applicable, such Federal court). Each of the parties hereto agrees that a
final judgment in any such action or proceeding and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit
on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably
consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.11.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.
12.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY
CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH
PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12.8.
12.9 Rules of Construction. The parties hereto agree that they have been represented
by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any Legal Requirement providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document
will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
12.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other agreements referred to in this
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
12.11 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made if and when delivered
personally or by overnight courier to the parties at the following addresses or sent by electronic
transmission, with confirmation received, to the telecopy numbers specified below (or at such other
address or telecopy number for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
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Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (i) in the
case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (ii) in the case of facsimile, on the date
sent if confirmation of receipt is received and such notice is also promptly mailed by registered
or certified mail (return receipt requested), (iii) in the case of a nationally-recognized
overnight courier in circumstances under which such courier guarantees next Business Day delivery,
on the next Business Day after the date when sent and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the third
(3rd) Business Day following that on which the piece of mail containing such communication is
posted.
12.12 Headings. The section headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement in any
manner.
12.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any
person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
12.14 Interpretation.
(a) Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. As used in this Agreement, the
term affiliate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(b) The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of
reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties hereto and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
12.15 Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring the expenses.
12.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all
of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being
understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the
date first written above.
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7 Shenkar St. |
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Herzliya, Israel |
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09-9709222 or 03-7624717 |
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Shares beneficially owned: |
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5,105,223 Company Ordinary Shares |
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0 Company Ordinary Shares issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding options, warrants or
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EXHIBIT A
IRREVOCABLE PROXY
The undersigned shareholder (Shareholder) of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a company organized
under the laws of the State of Israel (the Company), hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent
permitted by law) appoints Robin Dickson and Patrick Harshman of Harmonic. Inc., a Delaware
Corporation (Parent), and each of them, as the sole and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote and exercise all voting
and related rights (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled to do so) with respect to
all of the Company Ordinary Shares that now are or hereafter may be Beneficially Owned by the
undersigned, and any and all other shares or securities of the Company issued or issuable to
Shareholder on or after the date hereof (collectively, the Shares) in accordance with the terms
of this Irrevocable Proxy until the Expiration Date. Upon Shareholders execution of this
Irrevocable Proxy, any and all prior proxies given by Shareholder with respect to any Shares
relating to the matters set forth herein are hereby revoked and Shareholder agrees not to grant any
subsequent proxies with respect to the Shares and relating to the matters set forth herein until
after the Expiration Date.
This Irrevocable Proxy is irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law, is coupled with
an interest and is granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement of even date herewith by and
among Parent and Shareholder (the Voting Agreement), and is granted in consideration of Parent
entering into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (the Merger
Agreement), among Parent, Sunrise Acquisition Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the
State of Israel and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and the Company. The Merger
Agreement provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company,
pursuant to which all outstanding shares of the Company will be converted into the right to receive
the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, all
capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Voting Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them, are hereby authorized and empowered
by Shareholder, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, to act as the undersigneds attorney and
proxy to vote the Shares, and to exercise all voting, consent and similar rights of Shareholder
with respect to the Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents) at every annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of shareholders of the Company
and in every written consent in lieu of such meeting: (i) in favor of the approval and adoption of
the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended from time to time in a manner not adverse to the
Shareholder, including with respect to the Per Share Merger Consideration), the approval of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any matter that would
reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; and (ii) against any of the following actions
(other than those actions that relate to the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement) to the extent any of the following actions require a vote of the Companys
shareholders under applicable law or the Company Charter Documents: (a) the approval of any
proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger or any other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) any Alternative Transaction Proposal, and (c) any other
action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay,
postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the
Merger Agreement.
The attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this Irrevocable Proxy on any other
matter except as provided herein. Shareholder may vote the Shares on all other matters
including but not limited to, all matters to be presented at the next annual meeting of the
Company, currently scheduled to December 30, 2008 and any of its adjournments and
postponements.
Any obligation of Shareholder hereunder shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of
Shareholder.
This Irrevocable Proxy shall terminate, and be of no further force and effect, automatically
upon the Expiration Date.
Dated:
December 22, 2008
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SHAREHOLDER: |
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OPTIBASE LTD. |
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(Name of Entity, if an entity)
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By:
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/s/ Amir Philips |
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Name: |
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Amir Philips |
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Title: |
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CFO |
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(Signature Page to Irrevocable Proxy)
Schedule 2.1
(existing obligations under options granted to third parties or pursuant
to plans adopted by the Shareholder in accordance with Rule 10b5-1)
Schedule 6.3
(Liens)