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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Options to Purchase Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
008190100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities Underlying Options to Purchase Class A Common Stock)
William L. Deckelman, Jr.,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
2828 North Haskell
Dallas, Texas 75204
(214) 841-6111
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing person)
Copies to:
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Frank Bayouth
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Neil Leff |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Jeffrey W. Tindell |
1000 Louisiana Street
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Suite 6800
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4 Times Square |
Houston, Texas 77002-5026
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New York, NY 10036-6522 |
(713) 655-5100
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(212) 735-3000 |
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* |
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Amount of Filing Fee |
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$36,458,000
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$1,119.26 |
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Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. This amount assumes that
options to purchase 1,696,150 shares of Class A common stock of Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc. having an aggregate value of $36,458,000 as of
June 15, 2007 will be amended pursuant to
this offer. The aggregate value of such options was calculated based on the Black-Scholes
option pricing model. The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $30.70 for each $1,000,000 of the value of
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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the
offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and
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Amount Previously Paid: |
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
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Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: |
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o third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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þ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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o going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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o amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender
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This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to an offer (the Offer) by
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ACS or the Company), to amend
certain options (the Eligible Options) to purchase an aggregate of 1,696,150 shares of the
Companys Class A common stock. The Eligible Options include options that (i) have been granted by
the Company under its 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the Plan); (ii) have exercise prices
per share that were less, or may have been less, than the fair market value per share of ACS on the
revised measurement dates for such options, as determined by the Company for accounting and tax
purposes (with respect to each such option, the measurement date); (iii) were unexercised and
unvested, either in whole or in part, as of January 1, 2005; (iv) are outstanding as of the
expiration time of the Offer; and (v) are held by individuals who (x) are employed by the Company
through the expiration time of the Offer (other than any executive officer or director) and (y) are
subject to income taxation in the United States.
Eligible participants may elect to (i) amend Eligible Options to increase the exercise price
per share to the fair market value of the Companys Class A common stock on the respective options
measurement date (the New Exercise Price) and (ii) receive a cash payment equal to the difference
between the New Exercise Price per share of each amended option and the original exercise price per
share of such amended option, multiplied by the number of unexercised shares of the Companys Class
A common stock subject to such amended option. This payment will be made on or before the Eligible
Option Holders (as defined below) first regular payroll date in January 2008. Promptly following
the expiration of the Offer, the Company is providing each Eligible Option Holder with an
Amendment to Stock Option Agreement and Promise to Make Cash Payment evidencing the amendment of
the options each such Eligible Option Holder elected to amend and each such Eligible Option
Holders right to receive the related cash payment. The cash payment will not be subject to any
vesting conditions. All cash payments will be subject to applicable tax withholding.
The amendment of the Eligible Options will be made pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in: (i) the Offer to Amend Eligible Options, dated June 18, 2007 (the Offer to Amend); (ii)
the related letter from Lynn Blodgett, dated June 18, 2007; (iii) the Election Form; and (iv) the
Withdrawal Form. These documents, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time,
together constitute the Disclosure Documents and are attached to this Schedule TO as Exhibits
(a)(1)(A) through (a)(1)(D), respectively. An Eligible Option Holder refers to those individuals
who are employees of ACS (other than an executive officer or director) through the expiration time
of the Offer, are subject to taxation in the United States and hold Eligible Options that remain
outstanding through the expiration time of the Offer.
The Offer is being made subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Amend,
as amended or supplemented from time to time, which is filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) hereto. This
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Section
13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information in the Disclosure
Documents, including all schedules and annexes to the Disclosure Documents, is incorporated by
reference in answer to the items required in this Schedule TO.
Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.
The information set forth under the caption Summary Term Sheet and Questions & Answers in
the Offer to Amend is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Subject Company Information.
(a) Name and Address.
ACS is the issuer of the securities subject to the Offer to Amend. The address of the
Companys principal executive office is 2828 North Haskell, Dallas, Texas 75204 U.S.A., and the
telephone number at that address is (214) 841-6111.
(b) Securities.
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the Eligible Options. As of June 11,
2007, there were Eligible Options to purchase up to a total of 1,696,150 shares of the Companys
Class A common stock outstanding.
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(c) Trading Market and Price.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 8
entitled Price range of shares underlying the options is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person.
(a) Name and Address.
The filing person is the issuer. The information set forth under Item 2(a) above is
incorporated by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction C to Schedule TO, the information set forth in Schedule A to
the Offer to Amend is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
(a) Material Terms.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the captions Summary Term Sheet and
Questions & Answers and Risks of Participating in the Offer, and in the sections under the
caption The Offer entitled Eligibility (Section 1); Number of options; expiration date
(Section 2); Purpose of the offer (Section 3); Procedures for electing to participate in this
offer (Section 4); Withdrawal rights and change of election (Section 5); Acceptance of options
for amendment, issuance of cash payments, and amended options (Section 6); Conditions of the
offer (Section 7); Source and amount of consideration; terms of amended options (Section 9);
Information concerning ACS (Section 10); Status of options amended by us in the offer;
accounting consequences of the offer (Section 12); Legal matters; regulatory approvals (Section
13); Material U.S. income tax consequences (Section 14); and Extension of offer; termination;
amendment (Section 15) is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Purchases.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under Section 11 entitled Interests of
directors and executive officers; transactions and arrangements concerning the options under the
caption The Offer is incorporated herein by reference. The information set forth under the
heading Recent Developments Consideration of Strategic Alternatives in Section 10 entitled
Information concerning ACS under the caption The Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Arrangements.
(a) Agreements Involving the Subject Companys Securities.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend in the sections under the caption The Offer
entitled Source and amount of consideration; terms of amended
options (Section 9; Information
concerning ACS (Section 10) and Interests of directors and executive officers; transactions and
arrangements concerning the options (Section 11) is incorporated herein by reference. The
eligible option plan and related option agreements incorporated herein by reference as Exhibits
(d)(1) through (d)(3) contain information regarding the subject securities.
In addition, please see Significant Developments Fiscal Year 2006 Voting Rights of Our
Chairman in Item 7 of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for its fiscal year ended June
30, 2006, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2007 and June 11, 2007, each of
which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.
(a) Purposes.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption Summary Term Sheet and
Questions & Answers and in Section 3 entitled Purpose of the offer under the caption The Offer
is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Use of Securities Acquired.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 6
entitled Acceptance of options for amendment, issuance of cash payments, and amended options and
Section 12 entitled Status of options amended by us in the offer; accounting consequences of the
offer is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Plans.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the heading Recent Developments
Consideration of Strategic Alternatives in Section 10 entitled Information concerning ACS under
the caption The Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
(a) Source of Funds.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 9
entitled Source and amount of consideration; terms of amended options is incorporated herein by
reference.
(b) Conditions.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 7
entitled Conditions of the offer is incorporated by reference.
(d) Borrowed Funds.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
(a) Securities Ownership.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 11
entitled Interests of directors and executive officers; transactions and arrangements concerning
the options is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Securities Transactions.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under the caption The Offer in Section 11
entitled Interests of directors and executive officers; transactions and arrangements concerning
the options is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Person/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.
(a) Solicitations or Recommendations.
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Financial Statements.
(a) Financial Information.
The information set forth in Schedule B to the Offer to Amend and in the Offer to Amend in the
sections under the caption The Offer entitled Information concerning ACS (Section 10),
Additional information (Section 17) and Financial statements (Section 18) is incorporated
herein by reference. Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) of the Companys
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 1, 2007, including all materials incorporated by reference
therein, and Item 1 (Consolidated Financial Statements) of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2007, including all
materials incorporated by reference therein, is incorporated herein by reference. ACS Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2006, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2007, can also be accessed electronically on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov.
(b) Pro Forma Information.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Additional Information.
(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings.
The information set forth in the Offer to Amend under caption The Offer in Section 11
entitled Interests of directors and executive officers; transactions and arrangements concerning
the options and Section 13 entitled Legal matters; regulatory approvals is incorporated herein
by reference. ACS is currently in discussions with certain individuals and entities concerning a
proposed sale of the Company. The information set forth under the heading Recent Developments
Consideration of Strategic Alternatives in Section 10 entitled Information concerning ACS under
the caption The Offer is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Other Material Information.
Please see ACS Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 5, 2007, June 1,
2007, June 4, 2007, and June 11, 2007, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Please
see Note 2 Review of Stock Option Grant Practices of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and the Companys Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2007, each
of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Exhibits.
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Amend Eligible Options, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(B)
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Letter from Lynn Blodgett, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(C)
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Election Form. |
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(a)(1)(D)
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Withdrawal Form. |
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(a)(1)(E)
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E-mail from Lynn Blodgett, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(F)
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Form of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Election Form/Withdrawal Form. |
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(a)(1)(G)
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Form of Reminder E-mails to Employees of Expiration Date. |
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(a)(1)(H)
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Form of Amendment to Stock Option Agreement and Promise to Make Cash Payment. |
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(b)
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Not Applicable. |
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(d)(1)
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1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix D to ACS Joint Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A filed on November 14, 1997) incorporated herein by
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(d)(2)
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Amendment No. 1 to 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as of October 28, 2004
(filed as Exhibit 4.6 to ACS Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on
December 6, 2005) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(3)
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to ACS Annual Report
on Form 10-K, filed on September 13, 2005) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(4)
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Voting Agreement between Darwin Deason and the Company dated February 9,
2006 (filed as Exhibit 9.1 to ACS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on
February 9, 2006) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(5)
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Waiver Agreement among the Company, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and
Darwin Deason dated June 10, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to ACS Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2007) incorporated herein by
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(d)(6)
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Exclusivity Agreement between Darwin Deason and Cerberus Capital Management,
L.P. dated March 20, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to ACS Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2007) incorporated herein by reference. |
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Not Applicable. |
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(h)
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Not Applicable. |
Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.
(a) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.
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AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
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/s/ William L. Deckelman, Jr.
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William L. Deckelman, Jr., |
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Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel |
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Date: June 18, 2007
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Amend Eligible Options, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(B)
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Letter from Lynn Blodgett, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(C)
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Election Form. |
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(a)(1)(D)
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Withdrawal Form. |
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(a)(1)(E)
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E-mail from Lynn Blodgett, dated June 18, 2007. |
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(a)(1)(F)
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Form of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Election Form/Withdrawal Form. |
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(a)(1)(G)
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Form of Reminder E-mails to Employees of Expiration Date. |
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(a)(1)(H)
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Form of Amendment to Stock Option Agreement and Promise to Make Cash Payment. |
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(b)
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Not Applicable. |
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(d)(1)
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1997 Stock Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix D to ACS Joint Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A filed on November 14, 1997) incorporated herein by
reference. |
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(d)(2)
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Amendment No. 1 to 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as of October 28, 2004
(filed as Exhibit 4.6 to ACS Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed on
December 6, 2005) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(3)
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.17 to ACS Annual Report
on Form 10-K, filed on September 13, 2005) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(4)
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Voting Agreement between Darwin Deason and the Company dated February 9,
2006 (filed as Exhibit 9.1 to ACS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on
February 9, 2006) incorporated herein by reference. |
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(d)(5)
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Waiver Agreement among the Company, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and
Darwin Deason dated June 10, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to ACS Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2007) incorporated herein by
reference. |
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(d)(6)
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Exclusivity Agreement between Darwin Deason and Cerberus Capital Management,
L.P. dated March 20, 2007 (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to ACS Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2007) incorporated herein by reference. |
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Not Applicable. |
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(h)
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Not Applicable. |
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