EX-10.1 2 d84317ex10-1.txt AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER 1 EXHIBIT 10.1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BETWEEN PATTERSON ENERGY, INC. AND UTI ENERGY CORP. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page ---- ARTICLE I THE MERGER Section 1.1 The Merger.................................................................................1 Section 1.2 Effective Time.............................................................................1 Section 1.3 Effects of the Merger......................................................................2 Section 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation...............................................................2 Section 1.5 Bylaws.....................................................................................2 Section 1.6 Directors..................................................................................2 Section 1.7 Conversion of Securities...................................................................2 Section 1.8 Surviving Corporation to Make Certificates Available.......................................3 Section 1.9 Dividends; Transfer Taxes..................................................................4 Section 1.10 No Fractional Shares.......................................................................4 Section 1.11 Return of Exchange Fund....................................................................5 Section 1.12 Adjustment of Exchange Ratio...............................................................5 Section 1.13 No Further Ownership Rights in UTI Common Stock............................................5 Section 1.14 Closing of UTI Transfer Books..............................................................5 Section 1.15 Further Assurances.........................................................................5 Section 1.16 Closing....................................................................................6 ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PEC Section 2.1 Organization, Standing and Power...........................................................6 Section 2.2 Capital Structure..........................................................................6 Section 2.3 Authority; Non-Contravention...............................................................7 Section 2.4 SEC Documents..............................................................................9 Section 2.5 Engineering Reports........................................................................9 Section 2.6 S-4 Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement......................................10 Section 2.7 Absence of Material Adverse Change........................................................10 Section 2.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.......................................................12 Section 2.9 Accounting and Tax Matters................................................................12 Section 2.10 Taxes.....................................................................................12 Section 2.11 Title to Property.........................................................................13 Section 2.12 Employee Benefit Plans....................................................................13 Section 2.13 Labor Matters.............................................................................15 Section 2.14 Environmental Matters.....................................................................16 Section 2.15 Agreements................................................................................17 Section 2.16 Litigation................................................................................17 Section 2.17 Governmental Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Law....................................17 Section 2.18 Required Vote of PEC Stockholders.........................................................18 Section 2.19 PEC Action................................................................................18 Section 2.20 Opinion of Financial Advisors.............................................................18 Section 2.21 Brokers...................................................................................18 Section 2.22 Takeover Statutes.........................................................................18 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UTI Section 3.1 Organization, Standing and Power...........................................................19

i 3 Section 3.2 Capital Structure.........................................................................19 Section 3.3 Authority; Non-Contravention..............................................................19 Section 3.4 SEC Documents.............................................................................20 Section 3.5 Intentionally left blank..................................................................21 Section 3.6 S-4 Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement......................................21 Section 3.7 Absence of Material Adverse Change........................................................21 Section 3.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.......................................................23 Section 3.9 Accounting and Tax Matters................................................................23 Section 3.10 Taxes.....................................................................................23 Section 3.11 Title to Property.........................................................................24 Section 3.12 Employee Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements.............................................24 Section 3.13 Labor Matters.............................................................................26 Section 3.14 Environmental Matters.....................................................................26 Section 3.15 Agreements................................................................................27 Section 3.16 Litigation................................................................................27 Section 3.17 Governmental Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Law....................................28 Section 3.18 Required Vote of UTI Stockholders.........................................................28 Section 3.19 UTI Action................................................................................28 Section 3.20 Section 203 of the DGCL Not Applicable....................................................28 Section 3.21 Opinion of Financial Advisor..............................................................28 Section 3.22 Brokers...................................................................................28 ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS Section 4.1 Conduct of Business Pending the Merger....................................................29 Section 4.2 No Solicitation...........................................................................31 Section 4.3 No Solicitation...........................................................................32 Section 4.4. Accounting and Tax Matters................................................................34 ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS Section 5.1 Stockholder Approval......................................................................34 Section 5.2 S-4 Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement......................................35 Section 5.3 Access to Information.....................................................................35 Section 5.4 Compliance with the Securities Act; Pooling of Interests..................................36 Section 5.5 Nasdaq National Market....................................................................36 Section 5.6 Expenses..................................................................................36 Section 5.7 UTI Stock Options; UTI Stock Plans........................................................37 Section 5.8 UTI Warrants..............................................................................37 Section 5.9 Reasonable Efforts........................................................................38 Section 5.10 Public Announcements......................................................................38 Section 5.11 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance.........................................38 Section 5.12 Employee Benefits.........................................................................39 Section 5.13 Takeover Statutes.........................................................................39 Section 5.14 Tax Matters...............................................................................40 Section 5.15 Registration Rights Relating to UTI Common Stock..........................................40 Section 5.16 Letter of UTI's Accountants...............................................................40 Section 5.17 Letter of PEC's Accountants...............................................................40 Section 5.18 Legal Conditions to Merger................................................................40 Section 5.19 Third Party Standstill Agreements.........................................................42 ii 4 ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE MERGER Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger.................................42 Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of UTI...........................................................43 Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligations of PEC...........................................................46 ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER Section 7.1 Termination By Mutual Consent..............................................................48 Section 7.2 Termination by Either PEC or UTI...........................................................48 Section 7.3 Termination by UTI.........................................................................49 Section 7.4 Termination By PEC.........................................................................49 Section 7.5 Effect of Termination and Abandonment......................................................50 Section 7.6 Amendment..................................................................................51 Section 7.7 Waiver.....................................................................................52 ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 8.1 Survival..................................................................................52 Section 8.2 Notices...................................................................................52 Section 8.3 Interpretation............................................................................53 Section 8.4 Counterparts..............................................................................53 Section 8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries............................................53 Section 8.6 Governing Law.............................................................................53 Section 8.7 Assignment................................................................................53 Section 8.8 Severability..............................................................................54 Section 8.9 Enforcement of This Agreement.............................................................54 Section 8.10 Jurisdiction and Venue....................................................................54 EXHIBIT I(A) Affiliate Agreement EXHIBIT I(B) Affiliate Agreement EXHIBIT II UTI Energy Corp. Stock Option Assumption Agreement iii 5 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 4, 2001 (this "Agreement"), between Patterson Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PEC"), and UTI ENERGY CORP., a Delaware corporation ("UTI") (PEC and UTI being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Constituent Corporations"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of PEC and UTI have approved and declared fair to and advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders the merger of PEC and UTI (the "Merger"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, whereby the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of UTI ("UTI Common Stock") not owned directly by UTI, will be converted into shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of PEC ("PEC Common Stock" or "Surviving Corporation Common Stock"); WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); WHEREAS, it is intended that the Merger shall be recorded for accounting purposes as a pooling of interests, but such accounting treatment is not a condition to the Merger; and WHEREAS, PEC and UTI desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I THE MERGER SECTION 1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), UTI shall be merged with and into PEC at the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined). Following the Merger, the separate corporate existence of UTI shall cease and PEC shall continue as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of UTI in accordance with the DGCL. SECTION 1.2 Effective Time. The Merger shall become effective when the Certificate of Merger (the "Certificate of Merger"), executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, provided, however, that, upon mutual consent of the Constituent Corporations, the Certificate of Merger 6 may provide for a later date of effectiveness of the Merger not more than 30 days after the date the Certificate of Merger is filed. When used in this Agreement, the term "Effective Time" shall mean the later of the date and time at which the Certificate of Merger is accepted for record or such later time established by the Certificate of Merger. The filing of the Certificate of Merger shall be made as soon as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Merger set forth herein. SECTION 1.3 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the DGCL. SECTION 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of PEC, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law, except that Article First shall be amended to change the name of the Surviving Corporation to Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. and Article Fourth shall be amended to increase the number of authorized shares of PEC common Stock from 50,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares, with the first sentence of Article Fourth amended to read in its entirety as follows: "The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is one hundred and fifty-one million (151,000,000) shares, of which one hundred and fifty million (150,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, having a par value of $0.01 per share, and one million (1,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, having a par value of $0.01 per share." SECTION 1.5 Bylaws. The Bylaws of PEC, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein by applicable law. SECTION 1.6 Directors. At the Effective Time, the number of directors comprising the full Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be increased to eleven members, with six members to be designated by the PEC Board of Directors and five members to be designated by the UTI Board of Directors, with such eleven members to be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation or by applicable law. SECTION 1.7 Conversion of Shares. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any stockholder of UTI: (a) All shares of UTI Common Stock that are held in the treasury of UTI shall be canceled and no capital stock of PEC or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor. (b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 1.10 and 1.12 hereof, each share of UTI Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 1.7(a)) shall be converted into 1.0 share (the 2 7 "Exchange Ratio") of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Surviving Corporation Common Stock. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement between PEC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated January 2, 1997 ("PEC Rights Agreement"), each share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock shall be accompanied by a right under the Surviving Corporation Rights Agreement. All such shares of UTI Common Stock, when so converted, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and each holder of a Certificate (as defined in Section 1.8(a)) representing any such shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive certain dividends and other distributions as contemplated by Section 1.9 and shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and any cash, without interest, in lieu of fractional shares to be issued or paid in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such Certificate in accordance with Section 1.8. (c) Each then outstanding share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock shall continue to be an issued and outstanding share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, and any share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock held in PEC's treasury immediately prior to the Effective Time and not issued in the Merger shall continue to be held in the treasury of PEC at the Effective Time. SECTION 1.8 Surviving Corporation to Make Certificates Available. (a) Exchange of Certificates. PEC and UTI shall authorize Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York (or such other person or persons as shall be reasonably acceptable to PEC and UTI) to act as Exchange Agent hereunder (the "Exchange Agent"). As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Surviving Corporation shall deposit with the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the holders of certificates, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of UTI Common Stock (the "Certificates"), certificates representing the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock (such shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto payable as provided in Section 1.9, being hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange Fund") issuable pursuant to Section 1.7(c) in exchange for outstanding shares of UTI Common Stock and associated rights. (b) Exchange Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a Certificate whose shares were converted pursuant to Section 1.7 into shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon actual and proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall contain instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates representing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and shall be in such form and contain such other provisions as PEC and UTI may reasonably specify). Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to this Article I, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.8, each Certificate shall, at and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent only the right to 3 8 receive, upon surrender of such Certificate, the certificate representing the appropriate number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, as provided in Section 1.10 and certain dividends and other distributions as contemplated by Section 1.9. SECTION 1.9 Dividends; Transfer Taxes. No dividends or other distributions that may be declared on or after the Effective Time on Surviving Corporation Common Stock or are payable to the holders of record thereof on or after the Effective Time will be paid to persons entitled by reason of the Merger to receive certificates representing Surviving Corporation Common Stock until such persons surrender their Certificates, as provided in Section 1.8, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 1.10 until such holder of such Certificate shall so surrender such Certificate. Subject to the effect of applicable law, there shall be paid to the record holder of the certificates representing such Surviving Corporation Common Stock (i) at the time of such surrender or as promptly as practicable thereafter, the amount of any dividends or other distributions theretofore paid with respect to whole shares of such Surviving Corporation Common Stock and having a record date on or after the Effective Time and a payment date prior to such surrender and (ii) at the appropriate payment date or as promptly as practicable thereafter, the amount of dividends or other distributions payable with respect to whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and having a record date on or after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender. In no event shall the person entitled to receive such dividends or other distributions be entitled to receive interest on such dividends or other distributions. If any cash or certificate representing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock is to be paid to or issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange that the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance of certificates for such shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not applicable. SECTION 1.10 No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates pursuant to this Article I, and no PEC dividend or other distribution or stock split or combination shall relate to any fractional security, and such fractional interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a security holder of PEC. In lieu of any such fractional securities, each holder of shares of UTI Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock (after taking into account all shares of UTI Common Stock then held of record by such holder) shall receive cash (without interest) in an amount equal to the product of such fractional part of a share of UTI Common Stock multiplied by the Closing Price. As used in this Agreement, (i) "Closing Price" means the average of the midpoint of the daily high and low trading prices of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, rounded to four decimal places, as reported under Nasdaq National Market Issues Reports in The Wall Street Journal for each of the first 20 consecutive Trading Days in the period commencing twenty-five (25) Trading Days prior to the date of the Closing 4 9 and (ii) "Trading Day" means a day on which the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. National Market ("Nasdaq National Market") is open for trading. SECTION 1.11 Return of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the former stockholders of UTI for one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Surviving Corporation, upon demand of Surviving Corporation, and any former stockholders of UTI who have not theretofore complied with this Article I shall thereafter look only to Surviving Corporation for payment of their claim for Surviving Corporation Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and any dividends or distributions with respect to Surviving Corporation Common Stock. None of PEC, UTI nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of shares of UTI Common Stock for shares (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash in lieu of fractional shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. SECTION 1.12 Adjustment of Exchange Ratio. In the event of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, stock combination, stock dividend or share exchange with respect to PEC Common Stock or UTI Common Stock, as the case may be, (or if a record date with respect to any of the foregoing should occur) prior to the Effective Time, appropriate and proportionate adjustments, if any, shall be made to the Exchange Ratio, and all references to the Exchange Ratio in this Agreement shall be deemed to be to the Exchange Ratio as so adjusted. SECTION 1.13 No Further Ownership Rights in UTI Common Stock. All shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash paid pursuant to Sections 1.9 or 1.10) shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of UTI Common Stock, subject, however, to the Surviving Corporation's obligation to pay any dividends or make any other distribution with a record date prior to the Effective Time which may have been declared or made by UTI on such shares of UTI Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. SECTION 1.14 Closing of UTI Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of UTI shall be closed and no transfer of shares of UTI Common Stock shall thereafter be made. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article I. SECTION 1.15 Further Assurances. If at any time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation, its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of either of the Constituent Corporations, or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of either of the Constituent Corporations in the Merger, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and do, in the name and on behalf of such Constituent Corporations, all such other acts and things necessary, desirable or 5 10 proper to vest, perfect or confirm its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of such Constituent Corporation and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. SECTION 1.16 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Baker & Hostetler LLP, 1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas 77002-5009, at 10:00 a.m. local time, on the second business day after the day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof shall have been fulfilled or waived or at such other time and place as PEC and UTI shall agree. ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PEC PEC represents and warrants to UTI as follows: SECTION 2.1 Organization, Standing and Power. PEC is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each Subsidiary of PEC is a limited liability company or a limited liability limited partnership duly organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite limited liability company or limited partnership power and authority, as the case may be, to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. PEC and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. For purposes of this Agreement (a) "Material Adverse Change" or "Material Adverse Effect" means, when used with respect to PEC or UTI, as the case may be, any change or effect that is or, so far as can reasonably be determined, is likely to be materially adverse to the assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of PEC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or UTI and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be, and (b) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other legal entity of which PEC or UTI, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity. Section 2.1 of the disclosure statement of PEC dated as of the date hereof previously furnished to UTI (the "PEC Disclosure Schedule") contains a list of PEC's Subsidiaries. SECTION 2.2 Capital Structure. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of PEC consists of 50,000,000 shares of PEC Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("PEC Preferred Stock"). Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, all of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of PEC is owned by PEC directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien (as defined 6 11 in Section 2.10), including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such equity securities. At the close of business on February 2, 2001, (i) 38,014,326 shares of PEC Common Stock were validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, (ii) 1,792,520 shares of PEC Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options for PEC Common Stock then outstanding under the PEC 1993 Stock Incentive Plan and Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "PEC Stock Plans"), (iii) 30,900 additional shares of PEC Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the PEC Stock Plans, (iv) 127,000 shares of PEC Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants granted as partial consideration for certain acquired drilling assets (the "PEC Warrants") (v) 300,000 shares of PEC Common Stock were held by PEC in its treasury, and (vi) no shares of PEC Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance. There are no outstanding stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). PEC Common Stock is designated as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. All of the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issuable in exchange for UTI Common Stock at the Effective Time in accordance with this Agreement and issuable upon exercise of Substituted Options (as defined in Section 5.7) or Substituted Warrants (as defined in Section 5.8) will be, when so issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except for options granted pursuant to the PEC Stock Plans, the PEC Warrants and the Rights issued pursuant to the PEC Rights Agreement, there are no options, warrants, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which PEC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating PEC or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional equity securities or other voting securities of PEC or of any of its Subsidiaries. True and correct copies of all agreements, instruments and other governing documents relating to the PEC Stock Plans and the PEC Rights Agreement have been furnished to UTI. SECTION 2.3 Authority; Non-Contravention. The Board of Directors of PEC has declared the Merger and an amendment to PEC's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of PEC Common Stock to 150,000,000 shares (the "Charter Amendment") fair to and advisable and in the best interests of the stockholders of PEC. PEC has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of the Merger and the Charter Amendment by the stockholders of PEC, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by PEC of this Agreement and any Stock Option Assumption Agreements (as defined in Section 5.7) or Warrant Assumption Agreements (as defined in Section 5.8) and the consummation by PEC of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of PEC, subject to such approval of the Merger and the Charter Amendment by the stockholders of PEC. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by PEC and (assuming the valid authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by UTI) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of PEC enforceable against PEC in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights and by the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Merger, the Charter Amendment and the filing of a registration statement with the SEC by PEC on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together with the rules and 7 12 regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Securities Act"), for the purpose of registering the shares of PEC Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "S-4 Registration Statement"), and the filing of a registration statement with the SEC by PEC on Form S-8 under the Securities Act for the purpose of registering the shares of PEC Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Substituted Options (as hereinafter defined in Section 5.7) have been duly authorized by PEC's Board of Directors. Except as set forth in Section 2.3 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Stock Option Assumption Agreements or Warrant Assumption Agreements, do not or will not, as the case may be, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the provisions hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries under, any provision of (i) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws (true and complete copies of which as of the date hereof have been delivered to UTI) of PEC or any provision of the comparable charter or organization documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to PEC or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to PEC or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), any such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, losses, liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC, materially impair the ability of PEC to perform its obligations hereunder or under the Stock Option Assumption Agreements or Warrant Assumption Agreements, or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Except as set forth in Section 2.3 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, no filing or registration with, or authorization, consent or approval of, any domestic (federal and state), foreign or supranational court, commission, governmental body, regulatory agency, authority or tribunal (a "Governmental Entity") is required by or with respect to PEC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by PEC or is necessary for the consummation by PEC of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the issuance of PEC Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Option Assumption Agreements or Warrant Assumption Agreements, except for (i) in connection, or in compliance, with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Exchange Act"), (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and recording of the Certificate of Merger in the appropriate county in Delaware after the filing thereof with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the filing or recording of appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which UTI is qualified to do business, (iii) such filings and consents as may be required under any environmental, health or safety law or regulation pertaining to any notification, disclosure or required approval triggered by the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) such filings as may be required in connection with applicable taxes, (v) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the corporation, takeover or "Blue Sky" laws of various states, (vi) such filings and approvals as may be required under Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 8 13 Improvements Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act"), and (vii) such other consents, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings the failure of which to be obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC, materially impair the ability of PEC to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 2.4 SEC Documents. PEC has filed all required documents with the SEC since January 1, 1998 (the "PEC SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates, the PEC SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and none of the PEC SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of PEC included in the PEC SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of PEC and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and statements of cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein). There is no liability or obligation of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, fixed or contingent, of PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC which is required by generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected or reserved against or otherwise disclosed in the most recent financial statements of PEC included in the PEC SEC Documents which is not so reflected or reserved against that individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. For purposes of this Agreement, "PEC Balance Sheet" means the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2000, set forth in PEC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, and "PEC Balance Sheet Date" means September 30, 2000. SECTION 2.5 Engineering Reports. All information supplied to M. Brian Wallace, an independent petroleum engineer, by or on behalf of PEC and its Subsidiaries that was material to such engineer's review of PEC's estimates of oil and gas reserves attributable to the Oil and Gas Interests (as defined below) of PEC and its Subsidiaries in connection with the preparation of the oil and gas reserve engineering report concerning the Oil and Gas Interests of PEC and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, reviewed by M. Brian Wallace (the "PEC Engineering Report") was (at the time supplied or as modified or amended prior to the issuance of the PEC Engineering Report) true and correct in all material respects. For purposes of this Agreement "Oil and Gas Interests" means, when used with respect to PEC and each of its Subsidiaries, direct and indirect interests in and rights with respect to oil, gas, helium, carbon dioxide, mineral, and related properties and assets of any kind and nature, direct or indirect, including working, royalty and overriding royalty interests, production payments, operating rights, net profit interests, other nonworking interests, and nonoperating interests; all interests in and rights with respect to oil, condensate, gas, casing-head gas, helium, carbon dioxide and other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons (collectively, "Hydrocarbons") and other minerals or revenues therefrom and all contracts in connection therewith and claims and rights thereto (including all 9 14 oil and gas leases, operating agreements, unitization and pooling agreements and orders, division orders, transfer orders, mineral deeds, royalty deeds, oil and gas sales, exchange and processing contracts and agreements, and in each case, interests thereunder), surface interests, fee interests, reversionary interests, reservations, and concessions; all easements, rights of way, licenses, permits, leases, and other interests associated with, appurtenant to, or necessary for the operation of any of the foregoing; and all interests in equipment and machinery (including well equipment and machinery), oil and gas production, gathering, transmissions, treating, processing, and storage facilities (including tanks, tank batteries, pipelines, and gathering systems), pumps, water plants, electric plants, gasoline and gas processing plants, refineries, and other tangible personal property and fixtures associated with, appurtenant to, or necessary for the operation of any of the foregoing. Except for changes in classification or values of oil and gas reserve or property interests that occurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 1999, and except for changes (including changes in commodity prices) generally affecting the oil and gas industry on a nationwide basis, there has been no Material Adverse Change in respect of PEC regarding the matters addressed in the PEC Engineering Report. SECTION 2.6 S-4 Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. None of the information to be supplied by PEC for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the S-4 Registration Statement or the joint proxy statement (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Joint Proxy Statement") relating to the Stockholder Meetings (as defined in Section 5.1) will (i) in the case of the S-4 Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement and at the time of the Stockholder Meetings, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event with respect to PEC, its officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries shall occur which is required to be described in the Joint Proxy Statement or the S-4 Registration Statement, such event shall be so described, and an amendment or supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as required by law, disseminated to the stockholders of UTI and PEC. The S-4 Registration Statement will comply (with respect to PEC and its Subsidiaries) as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, and the Joint Proxy Statement will comply (with respect to PEC and its Subsidiaries) as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act. No representation or warranty is made by PEC in this Section 2.6 with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by UTI for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement or S-4 Registration Statement. SECTION 2.7 Absence of Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in the PEC SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof, since the PEC Balance Sheet Date, PEC and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and there has not been: (a) through the date of this Agreement, any event, occurrence or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has caused or would be reasonably likely to cause a 10 15 Material Adverse Change with respect to PEC (other than changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations thereof that the oil and gas contract drilling industry or oil and gas industry generally or changes in general economic conditions that affect either of those industries on a nationwide basis); (b) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of PEC or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC of any amount of outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of, or other ownership interests in, PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC; (c) any amendment of any term of any outstanding security of PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC that would materially increase the obligations of PEC or such Subsidiary under such security; (d) (x) any incurrence or assumption by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC of any indebtedness for borrowed money other than under existing credit facilities (or any renewals, replacements or extensions thereof that do not materially increase the commitments thereunder) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (it being understood that any indebtedness incurred prior to the date hereof in respect of capital expenditures shall be considered to have been in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or (y) any guarantee, endorsement or other incurrence or assumption of liability (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC for the obligations of any other Person (other than any Subsidiary of PEC), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in connection with obligations of PEC and its Subsidiaries assumed at the Effective Time; (e) any creation or assumption by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC of any Lien on any material asset of PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (f) any making of any loan, advance or capital contribution to or material investment in any Person by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC other than (i) loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in wholly-owned Subsidiaries of PEC; (g) (i) any contract or agreement entered into by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC on or prior to the date hereof relating to any material acquisition or disposition of any assets or business or (ii) any modification, amendment, assignment, termination or relinquishment by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC of any contract, license or other right (including any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payable payee) that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC, other than, in the case of (i) and (ii), transactions, commitments, contracts or agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and those contemplated by this Agreement; and (h) any material change in any method of account or accounting principles or practice by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC, except for any such change required by reason of change in generally accepted accounting principles. 11 16 SECTION 2.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There have been no liabilities or obligations (whether pursuant to contracts or otherwise) of any kind whatsoever incurred by PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC since September 30, 2000, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (a) liabilities or obligations (i) disclosed or provided for in the PEC Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto, (ii) disclosed in the PEC SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof or (iii) disclosed in Section 2.8 to the PEC Disclosure Schedule; (b) liabilities or obligations which, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC; or (c) liabilities or obligations under this Agreement or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 2.9 Accounting and Tax Matters. As of the date hereof, neither PEC nor any of its Affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action, nor do the executive officers of PEC have any knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that would prevent PEC from accounting for the business combination to be effected by the Merger as a "pooling of interests" or prevent the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Affiliate," when used with respect to any Person, means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. As used in the definition of "Affiliate," the term "control" means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Entity (as hereinafter defined). SECTION 2.10 Taxes. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.10 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, (i) all federal and all material state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to be filed by PEC, each of its Subsidiaries and any consolidated, affiliated, combined or unitary group of which any such entity is or was a member have been timely filed (taking in account any extensions), (ii) all Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are true and correct in all material respects and have been completed in all material respects in accordance with applicable laws, (iii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred in clause (i) and all Taxes otherwise due from PEC, each of its Subsidiaries or any group of such entities have been timely paid or such Taxes have been adequately provided for on PEC's consolidated balance sheet; (iv) neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes of PEC, such Subsidiary or any group of such entities; (v) the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) relating to federal income Taxes have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service or the period for assessment of Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required to be filed has expired through the taxable period set forth in Section 2.10 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule; (vi) no issues that have been raised in writing by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending; (vii) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any examination of the Tax Returns 12 17 referred to in clause (i) by a taxing authority have been paid in full or adequately provided for on PEC's consolidated balance sheet; (viii) neither PEC nor any Subsidiary of PEC is a party to a Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or similar agreement or arrangement; and (ix) PEC, each of its Subsidiaries and each of such entities have complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has in all respects timely withheld from employee wages and paid over except where such failure to comply or to withhold would not have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) "Tax" (and, with correlative meaning, "Taxes" and "Taxable") means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or added minimum, ad valorem, transfer, severance or excise tax, or any other tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty, imposed by any governmental authority and (b) "Tax Return" means any return, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax. SECTION 2.11 Title to Property. Except as set forth in Section 2.11 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, PEC or its Subsidiaries has good and, with respect to real property, valid title to all of the material assets reflected on the consolidated financial statements of PEC included in the PEC SEC Documents as being owned by it or its Subsidiaries and all of the material assets thereafter acquired by it or its Subsidiaries (except to the extent that such assets have thereafter been disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), subject to no liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances, claims or charges of any kind (collectively, "Liens") except for (i) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or the validity of which is being contested in good faith and (ii) any Liens arising by operation of law securing obligations not yet overdue. Notwithstanding the foregoing, title to the Oil and Gas Interests of PEC and its Subsidiaries is of the type customarily acceptable to prudent investors in Oil and Gas Interests in the area where such Oil and Gas Interests of PEC and its Subsidiaries are located. SECTION 2.12 Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, there are no material employee benefit plans (including without limitation any plans, arrangements, practices, contracts, or any employment and severance agreements, incentive compensation, bonus, stock option, stock appreciation rights and stock purchase plans for the benefit of directors, former directors or former employees or officers), arrangements, practices, contracts or agreements (including employment agreements and severance agreements, incentive compensation, bonus, stock option, stock appreciation rights and stock purchase plans) of any type (including plans described in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), maintained by, sponsored by or contributed by PEC, any of its Subsidiaries or any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with PEC would be deemed a "controlled group" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an "ERISA PEC Affiliate," or with respect to which PEC, or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its ERISA PEC Affiliates have or may have a liability (the "PEC Benefit Plans"). Except as disclosed in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither PEC nor any ERISA PEC Affiliate has any formal or informal plan or commitment, whether legally binding or not, to 13 18 create any additional PEC Benefit Plan or modify or change any existing PEC Benefit Plan that would affect any employee or terminated employee of PEC or any ERISA PEC Affiliate; and (ii) since September 30, 2000, there has been no change, amendment, modification to, or adoption of, any PEC Benefit Plan, in each case, that has had, or would be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. PEC has made available to UTI each PEC Benefit Plan. (b) With respect to each PEC Benefit Plan, except as disclosed in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC or an ERISA PEC Affiliate: (i) if intended to qualify under Section 401(a), 401(k) or 403(a) of the Code, such plan so qualifies, and its trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; (ii) such plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and applicable law; (iii) no breaches of fiduciary duty have occurred unless exempt under Section 408 of ERISA; (iv) no prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA has occurred; (v) as of the date of this Agreement, no Lien imposed under the Code or ERISA exists; and (vi) all contributions and premiums due (including any extensions for such contributions and premiums) have been made in full. (c) None of the PEC Benefit Plans has incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived. (d) Neither PEC nor any ERISA PEC Affiliate has incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA (including Sections 4063-4064 and 4069 of ERISA) that has not been satisfied in full except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC or an ERISA PEC Affiliate or that has not been reflected on PEC's consolidated financial statements. (e) With respect to any PEC Benefit Plan that is a "welfare plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), no such plan provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former employees of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries or an ERISA PEC Affiliate beyond their termination of employment, other than as may be required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA. (f) Except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, neither PEC nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to an agreement that provides for the payment of an account that would constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of 2806 of the Code, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not entitle any individual to severance pay or any tax "gross-up" payments with respect to the imposition of any tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. (g) Except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, there is no PEC Benefit Plan that is a "multiemployer plan," as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or which is covered by Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA and no PEC Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA. (h) No PEC Benefit Plan is subject to any lawsuit or threatened lawsuit or an ongoing audit investigation or other administrative processing of the Internal Revenue Service, 14 19 the Department of Labor, or any other federal, state or local governmental entity or is scheduled to be subject to such an audit, investigation or proceeding. Each PEC Benefit Plan can be unilaterally amended and or terminated at any time by PEC. (i) Except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement will not trigger the payment of severance, termination, or dismissal pay, or the like, nor shall it accelerate the vesting, exercisability, or payment of any amounts under any plan, program, or agreement providing compensation for or to any officer, director, or employee of PEC. SECTION 2.13 Labor Matters. (i) Neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other material contract or agreement with any labor organization or other representative of employees nor is any such contract being negotiated; (ii) there is no material unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending nor, to the knowledge of the executive officers of PEC, threatened, with regard to employees of PEC or any Subsidiary; (iii) there is no labor strike, material slowdown, material work stoppage or other material labor controversy in effect, or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of PEC, threatened against PEC or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) as of the date hereof, no representation question exists, nor to the knowledge of the executive officers of PEC are there any campaigns being conducted to solicit cards from the employees of PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC to authorize representation by any labor organization; (v) neither PEC nor any Subsidiary of PEC is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any consent decree with any governmental authority relating to employees or employment practices of PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC; (vi) neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability under, and have complied in all respects with, the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act, and no fact or event exists that could give rise to liability under such Act; (vii) PEC and each Subsidiary of PEC are in compliance with all applicable agreements, contracts and policies relating to employment, employment practices, wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment of the employees, except where the failure to be in compliance with each such agreement, contract and policy would not, either singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC; (viii) there is no complaint, lawsuit or proceeding in any forum by any Governmental Entity, by or on behalf of any present or former employee, any applicant for employment or any classes of the foregoing alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, any law or regulation governing employment or the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortuous conduct in connection with the employment relationship against PEC or any of its Subsidiaries pending, or, to the knowledge of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, that has, or would have, a Material Adverse Effect on PEC; (ix) PEC and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours of work and occupational safety and health, except for non-compliance that does not have, and would not have, a Material Adverse Effect on PEC; and (x) there is no proceeding, claim, suit, action or governmental investigation pending, or to the knowledge of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, in respect to which any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be entitled to claim indemnification from PEC or any of its Subsidiaries (A) pursuant to their respective charters or bylaws (B) as provided in any indemnification agreement to which PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC is a party; or (C) pursuant to applicable law that has, or would have, a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. 15 20 SECTION 2.14 Environmental Matters. (a) Except to the extent that the inaccuracy of any of the following, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC or as disclosed in Section 2.14 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule: (i) PEC and its Subsidiaries hold, and are in compliance with and have been in compliance with for the last three years, all Environmental Permits, and are otherwise in compliance and have been in compliance for the last three years with, all applicable Environmental Laws and there is no condition that is reasonably likely to prevent or materially interfere prior to the Effective Time with compliance by PEC and its Subsidiaries with Environmental Laws; (ii) no modification, revocation, reissuance, alteration, transfer or amendment of any Environmental Permit, or any review by, or approval of, any third party of any Environmental Permit is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by PEC of the transactions contemplated hereby or the operation of the business of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries on the date of the Closing; (iii) neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any Environmental Claim, nor has any Environmental Claim been threatened against PEC or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into, agreed to or is subject to any outstanding judgment, decree, order or consent arrangement with any governmental authority under any Environmental Laws, including without limitation those relating to compliance with any Environmental Laws or to the investigation, cleanup, remediation or removal of Hazardous Materials; (v) there are no circumstances that are reasonably likely to give rise to liability under any agreements with any person pursuant to which PEC or any Subsidiary of PEC would be required to defend, indemnify, hold harmless, or otherwise be responsible for any violation by or other liability or expense of such person, or alleged violation by or other liability or expense of such person, arising out of any Environmental Law; and (vi) there are no other circumstances or conditions that are reasonably likely to give rise to liability of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws. (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the terms below shall have the following meanings: "Environmental Claim" means any written complaint, notice, claim, demand, action, suit or judicial, administrative or arbitral proceeding by any person to PEC or any of its Subsidiaries (or, for purposes of Section 3.14, UTI) asserting liability or potential liability (including without limitation, liability or potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, 16 21 governmental response costs, natural resource damages, property damage, personal injury, fines or penalties) arising out of, relating to, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, discharge, emission, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials at any location, (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits, or (iii) otherwise relating to obligations or liabilities of PEC or any of its Subsidiaries (or, for purposes of Section 3.14, UTI) under any Environmental Law. "Environmental Permits" means all permits, licenses, registrations, exemptions and other governmental authorizations required under Environmental Laws for PEC or any of its Subsidiaries (or, for purposes of Section 3.14, UTI) to conduct its operations as presently conducted. "Environmental Laws" means all applicable foreign, federal, state and local statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees and common law relating in any manner to pollution, protection of the environment or the use, storage, treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials, to the extent and in the form that such exist at the date hereof or at any relevant date prior to the date hereof. "Hazardous Materials" means all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes, materials or chemicals, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and petroleum products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, pollutants, contaminants and all other materials and substances, including but not limited to radioactive materials, regulated pursuant to any Environmental Laws. SECTION 2.15 Agreements. Except agreements and arrangements made in the ordinary course of business, neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by any material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of SEC Regulation S-K) to be performed after the date hereof that has not been filed with or incorporated by reference in the PEC SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement. SECTION 2.16 Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 2.16 of the PEC Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed prior to the date hereof in the PEC SEC Documents, there is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of PEC, threatened against PEC or any of its Subsidiaries at law or in equity before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC or, with respect to such matters that are pending or threatened, materially impair the ability of PEC to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and there is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, instrumentality or arbitrator to which PEC or any of its Subsidiaries is subject that would have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC or, with respect to such items that are outstanding and applicable as of the date hereof, materially impair the ability of PEC to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 2.17 Governmental Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Law. Neither PEC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of 17 22 any federal, state, local or foreign governmental license, certification, tariff, permit, authorization or approval, the revocation or modification of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. To the knowledge of the executive officers of PEC, the conduct of the business of each of PEC and its Subsidiaries complies with all statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards applicable thereto, except for violations or failures to comply, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PEC. SECTION 2.18 Required Vote of PEC Stockholders. The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of PEC Common Stock is required to approve the Merger and the Charter Amendment. No other vote of the stockholders of PEC is required by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of PEC or otherwise in order for PEC to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 2.19 PEC Action. The Board of Directors of PEC (at a meeting duly called and held) unanimously (1) determined that the Merger is fair to and advisable and in the best interests of PEC and its stockholders, (b) approved this Agreement, the Merger and the Charter Amendment, (c) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger and adoption of the Charter Amendment by PEC's stockholders, and (d) directed that the Merger and the Charter Amendment be submitted to PEC's stockholders. SECTION 2.20 Opinion of Financial Advisors. On the date hereof, PEC has received the respective written opinion of Merrill Lynch & Co. to the effect that the Exchange Ratio to be received by the stockholders of PEC is fair to the stockholders of PEC from a financial point of view, and such opinion has not been withdrawn. SECTION 2.21 Brokers. No broker, investment banker or other person, other than Merrill Lynch & Co., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by PEC, is entitled to any broker's, finder's or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of PEC. PEC has previously delivered to UTI a true, correct and complete copy of any engagement or fee agreement between PEC and Merrill Lynch & Co. SECTION 2.22 Takeover Statutes. To the best of PEC's knowledge, no takeover statute applicable to PEC or any of its Subsidiaries is applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. 18 23 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UTI UTI represents and warrants to PEC as follows: SECTION 3.1 Organization, Standing and Power. UTI and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation, a limited liability company or a limited partnership, and in each case, duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate limited liability company or limited partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. UTI and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI. Section 3.1 of the disclosure statement of UTI dated as of the date hereof previously furnished to PEC (the "UTI Disclosure Schedule") a list of UTI's Subsidiaries. SECTION 3.2 Capital Structure. Except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, all of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of UTI is owned by UTI, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens, including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such equity securities. At the close of business on February 2, 2001, (i) 37,569,461 shares of UTI Common Stock were validly issued and outstanding fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights, (ii) a total of 4,287,426 shares of UTI Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of then outstanding UTI Stock Options (as defined in Section 5.7) and UTI Warrants (as defined in Section 5.8), (iii) a total of 1,182,434 additional shares of UTI Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the UTI Stock Plans (as defined in Section 5.7), (iv) 1,206,548 shares of UTI Common Stock were held by UTI in its treasury, and (v) no shares of UTI Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and 50,000 were reserved for issuance. There are no outstanding stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). All outstanding equity securities of UTI are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights. Except for UTI Stock Options and UTI Warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and the additional shares of UTI Common Stock reserved for issuance under the UTI Stock Plans, there are no options, warrants, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which UTI or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating UTI or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional equity securities or other voting securities of UTI or its Subsidiaries. True and correct copies of all agreements, instruments and other governing documents relating to the UTI Stock Options, UTI Stock Warrants and UTI Stock Plans have been furnished to PEC. SECTION 3.3 Authority; Non-Contravention. The Board of Directors of UTI has declared the Merger fair to and advisable and in the best interest of the stockholders of UTI, and UTI has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to approval of the Merger by the stockholders of UTI, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by UTI and the consummation by UTI of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of UTI, subject to such approval of the Merger by the stockholders of UTI. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by UTI and (assuming the valid authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by PEC) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of UTI enforceable against UTI in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' 19 24 rights and by the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries under, any provision of (i) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of UTI (true and complete copies of which as of the date hereof have been delivered to PEC) or any provision of the comparable charter or organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license applicable to UTI or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to UTI or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii), any such conflicts, violations, defaults, rights, liens, losses, security interests, charges or encumbrances that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI, materially impair the ability of UTI to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, no filing or registration with, or authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to UTI or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by UTI or is necessary for the consummation by UTI of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) in connection, or in compliance, with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and recording of the Certificate of Merger in the appropriate county in Delaware after the filing thereof with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the filing or recording of appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which UTI or any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business, (iii) such filings and consents as may be required under any environmental, health or safety law or regulation pertaining to any notification, disclosure or required approval triggered by the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) such filings as may be required in connection with applicable taxes, (v) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the corporation, takeover or "Blue Sky" laws of various states, (vi) such filings and approvals as may be required under the HSR Act and, if any, similar laws in Canada, and (vi) such other consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings the failure of which to be obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI, materially impair the ability of UTI to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 3.4 SEC Documents. UTI has filed all required documents with the SEC since January 1, 1998 (the "UTI SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates, the UTI SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and none of the UTI SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which 20 25 they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of UTI included in the UTI SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and fairly present the financial position of UTI and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and changes in financial position for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein). There is no liability or obligation of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, fixed or contingent, which is required by generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected or reserved against or otherwise disclosed in the most recent financial statements of UTI included in the UTI SEC Documents which is not so reflected or reserved against that individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI. For purposes of this Agreement, "UTI Balance Sheet" means the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2000, set forth in UTI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the quarter ended September 30, 2000, and "UTI Balance Sheet Date" means September 30, 2000. SECTION 3.5 Intentionally left blank. SECTION 3.6 S-4 Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by UTI for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the S-4 Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement will (i) in the case of the S-4 Registration Statement, at the time it becomes effective and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement, at the time of the mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement and at the time of the Stockholder Meetings, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event with respect to UTI, its officers and directors or any of its Subsidiaries should occur which is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Joint Proxy Statement or the S-4 Registration Statement, such event shall be so described, and an amendment or supplement shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, as required by law, disseminated to the stockholders of UTI and PEC. The S-4 Registration Statement will comply (with respect to UTI or its Subsidiaries) as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act, and the Joint Proxy Statement will comply (with respect to UTI) as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act. No representation or warranty is made by UTI in this Section 3.6 with respect to statements made or incorporated therein by reference based on information supplied by UTI for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement or S-4 Registration Statement. SECTION 3.7 Absence of Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in Section 3.7 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed in the UTI SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof, since the UTI Balance Sheet Date, UTI and its Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and there has not been: 21 26 (a) through the date of this Agreement, any event, occurrence or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has caused or would be reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Change with respect to UTI (other than changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations thereof that affect the gas contract drilling industry or the oil and gas industry generally or changes in general economic conditions that affect either of these industries on a nationwide basis); (b) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of capital stock of UTI, or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI of any amount of outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of, or other ownership interests in, UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI; (c) any amendment of any term of any outstanding security of UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI that materially would increase the obligations of UTI or such Subsidiary under such security; (d) (x) any incurrence or assumption by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI of any indebtedness for borrowed money other than under existing credit facilities (or any renewals, replacements or extensions that do not materially increase the aggregate commitments thereunder) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (it being understood that any indebtedness incurred prior to the date hereof in respect of capital expenditures shall be considered to have been in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or (y) any guarantee, endorsement or other incurrence of assumption or liability (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI of the obligations of any other Person (other than any wholly-owned Subsidiary or UTI), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (e) any creation or assumption by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI of any Lien on any material asset of UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (f) any making of any loan, advance or capital contribution to or material investment in any Person by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI other than loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in wholly-owned Subsidiaries of UTI; (g) (i) any contract or agreement entered into by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI on or prior to the date hereof relating to any material acquisition or disposition of any assets or business or (ii) any modification, amendment, assignment, termination or relinquishment by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI of any contract, license or other right (including any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payable payee) that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI, other than, in the case of (i) and (ii), transactions, commitments, contracts or agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and those contemplated by this Agreement; (h) any material change in any method of account or accounting principles or practice by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI, except for any such change required by reason of a change in generally accepted accounting principles; 22 27 (i) any (i) grant of any severance or termination pay to any director, officer or employee of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) entering into of any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) increase in benefits payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements or (iv) increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to directors, officers or employees of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries other than, in the case of clause (iv) only, increases prior to the date hereof in compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to employees of UTI, or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or merit increases in salaries of employees at regularly scheduled times in customary amounts consistent with past practices. SECTION 3.8 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There have been no liabilities or obligations (whether pursuant to contracts or otherwise) of any kind whatsoever incurred by UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI since September 30, 2000, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (a) liabilities or obligations (i) disclosed or provided for in the UTI Balance Sheet; (ii) or in the notes thereto or in the UTI SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, or (iii) disclosed in Section 3.8 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule; (b) liabilities or obligations which, individually and in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI; or (c) liabilities or obligations under this Agreement or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 3.9 Accounting and Tax Matters. As of the date hereof, neither UTI nor any of its Affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action, nor do the executive officers of UTI have any knowledge of any fact or circumstance, that would prevent the Surviving Corporation from accounting for the business combination to be effected by the Merger as a "pooling of interests" or prevent the Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement from qualifying as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. SECTION 3.10 Taxes. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.10 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, (i) all federal and all material state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to be filed by UTI, each of its Subsidiaries and any consolidated, affiliated, combined or unitary group of which any such entity is or was a member have been timely filed (taking in account any extensions), (ii) all Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are true and correct in all material respects and have been completed in all material respects in accordance with applicable laws, (iii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred in clause (i) and all Taxes otherwise due from UTI, each of its Subsidiaries or any group of such entities have been timely paid or such Taxes have been adequately provided for on UTI's consolidated balance sheet; (iv) neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes of UTI, such Subsidiary or any such group of such entities; (v) the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) relating to federal income Taxes have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service or the 23 28 period for assessment of the Taxes in respect of which such Tax Returns were required to be filed has expired through the taxable period set forth in Section 3.10 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule; (vi) no issues have been raised in writing by the relevant taxing authority in connection with the examination of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are currently pending; (vii) all deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any examination of the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) by a taxing authority have been paid in full or adequately provided for on UTI's consolidated balance sheet; (viii) neither UTI nor any Subsidiary of UTI is a party to a Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or similar agreement or arrangement; and (ix) UTI, each of its Subsidiaries and each of such entities have complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has in all respects timely withheld from employee wages and paid over except where such failure to comply or to withhold would not have a Material Adverse Effect. SECTION 3.11 Title to Property. Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, UTI or its Subsidiaries has good and, with respect to real property, valid title to all of the material assets reflected on the consolidated financial statements of UTI included in the UTI SEC Documents as being owned by it or its Subsidiaries and all of the material assets thereafter acquired by it or its Subsidiaries (except to the extent that such assets have thereafter been disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), subject to no Liens, except for (i) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent or the validity of which is being contested in good faith and (ii) any Liens arising by operation of law securing obligations not yet overdue. SECTION 3.12 Employee Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements. (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, there are no material employee benefit plans (including without limitation any plans, arrangements, practices, contracts, or any employment and severance agreements, incentive compensation, bonus, stock option, stock appreciation rights and stock purchase plans for the benefit of directors or former directors), arrangements, practices, contracts or agreements (including employment agreements and severance agreements, incentive compensation, bonus, stock option, stock appreciation rights and stock purchase plans) of any type (including plans described in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by, sponsored by or contributed to by UTI, any of its Subsidiaries or any trade or business whether or not incorporated that together with UTI would be deemed a controlled group within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an "ERISA UTI Affiliate") or with respect to which UTI or any of its Subsidiaries or an ERISA UTI Affiliate has or may have a liability (the "UTI Benefit Plans"). Except as disclosed in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule: (i) neither UTI nor any ERISA UTI Affiliate has any formal or informal plan or commitment, whether legally binding or not, to create any additional UTI Benefit Plan or modify or change any existing UTI Benefit Plan that would affect any employee or terminated employee of UTI or any ERISA UTI Affiliate; and (ii) since September 30, 2000, there has been no change, amendment, modification to, or adoption of, any UTI Benefit Plan, in each case, that has had, or would be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or an ERISA UTI Affiliate. UTI has made available to PEC each UTI Benefit Plan. 24 29 (b) With respect to each UTI Benefit Plan, except as disclosed in Section 3.12 of he UTI Disclosure Schedule and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or an ERISA UTI Affiliate: (i) if intended to qualify under Section 401(a), 401(k) or 403(a) of the Code, such plan so qualifies, and its trust is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; (ii) such plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and applicable law; (iii) no breaches of fiduciary duty have occurred; (iv) no prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA has occurred unless exempt under Section 408 of ERISA; (v) as of the date of this Agreement, no lien imposed under the Code of ERISA exists; and (vi) all contributions and premiums due (including any extensions for such contributions and premiums) have been made in full. (c) None of the UTI Benefit Plans has incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency," as such term is defined in Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived. (d) Neither UTI nor any ERISA UTI Affiliate has incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA (including Sections 4063-406 and 4069 of ERISA) that has not been satisfied in full except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or an ERISA UTI Affiliate or that has not been reflected on UTI's consolidated financial statements. (e) With respect to any UTI Benefit Plan that is a "welfare plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), except as specifically disclosed in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, no such plan provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former employees of UTI, or an ERISA UTI Affiliate any of its Subsidiaries beyond their termination of employment, other than as may be required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA. (f) Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to an agreement that provides for the payment of an account that would constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of 2806 of the Code and, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not entitle any individual to severance pay or any tax "gross-up" payments with respect to the imposition of any tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. (g) Except as disclosed in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, there is no UTI Benefit Plan that is a "multiemployer plan," as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or which is covered by Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA and no UTI Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA. (h) No UTI Benefit Plan is subject to any lawsuit or threatened lawsuit or any ongoing audit, investigation or other administrative proceeding of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or any other federal, state or local governmental utility or is scheduled to be subject to such an audit investigation procedure. Each UTI Benefit Plan can be unilaterally amended and or terminated at any time by UTI. (i) Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement will not trigger the payment of severance, termination, or dismissal pay, or the like, nor shall it accelerate the vesting, 25 30 exercisability, or payment of any amounts under any plan, program or agreement providing compensation for or to any officer, director, or employee of UTI. SECTION 3.13 Labor Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the UTI Disclosure Document, (i) neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other material contract or agreement with any labor organization or other representative of employees nor is any such contract being negotiated; (ii) there is no material unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending nor, to the knowledge of the executive officers of UTI, threatened, with regard to employees of UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI; (iii) there is no labor strike, material slowdown, material work stoppage or other material labor controversy in effect, or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of UTI, threatened against UTI or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; (iv) as of the date hereof, no representation question exists, nor to the knowledge of the executive officers of UTI are there any campaigns being conducted to solicit cards from the employees of UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI to authorize representation by any labor organization; (v) neither UTI nor any Subsidiary of UTI is party to, or is not otherwise bound by, any consent decree with any governmental authority relating to employees or employment practices of UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI; (vi) neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability under, and has complied in all respects with, the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act, and no fact or event exists that could give rise to liability under such Act; (vii) UTI and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable agreements, contracts and policies relating to employment, employment practices, wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment of the employees, except where the failure to be in compliance with each such agreement, contract and policy would not, either singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI; (viii) there is no complaint, lawsuit or proceeding in any forum by any Governmental Entity, by or on behalf of any present or former employee, any applicant for employment or any classes of the foregoing alleging breach of any express or implied contract of employment, any law or regulation governing employment of the termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortuous conduct in connection with the employment relationship against UTI or any of its Subsidiaries pending, or, to the knowledge of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, that has, or would have, a Material Averse Effect on UTI; (ix) UTI and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours of work and occupational safety and health, except for non-compliance that does not have, and would not have, a Material Adverse Effect on UTI; and (x) there is no proceeding, claim, suit, action or governmental investigation pending or, to the knowledge of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, in respect to which any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be entitled to claim indemnification from UTI or any of its Subsidiaries (A) pursuant to their respective charters or bylaws; (B) as provided in any indemnification agreement to which UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI is a party, or (C) pursuant to applicable law that has, or would have, a Material Adverse Effect on UTI. SECTION 3.14 Environmental Matters. Except to the extent that the inaccuracy of any of the following, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or as disclosed in Section 3.14 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule: 26 31 (i) UTI and its Subsidiaries hold, and are in compliance with and have been in compliance with for the last three years, all Environmental Permits, and are otherwise in compliance and have been in compliance for the last three years with, all applicable Environmental Laws and there are no conditions that are reasonably likely to prevent or materially interfere prior to the Effective Time with compliance by UTI and its Subsidiaries with Environmental Laws; (ii) no modification, revocation, reissuance, alteration, transfer or amendment of any Environmental Permit, or any review by, or approval of, any third party of any Environmental Permit is required in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by UTI of the transactions contemplated hereby or the operation of the business of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries on the date of the Closing; (iii) neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any Environmental Claim, nor has any Environmental Claim been threatened against UTI or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into, agreed to or is not subject to any outstanding judgment, decree, order or consent arrangement with any governmental authority under any Environmental Laws, including without limitation those relating to compliance with any Environmental Laws or to the investigation, cleanup, remediation or removal of Hazardous Materials; (v) there are no circumstances that are reasonably likely to give rise to liability under any agreements with any person pursuant to which UTI or any Subsidiary of UTI would be required to defend, indemnify, hold harmless, or otherwise be responsible for any violation by or other liability or expense of such person, or alleged violation by or other liability or expense of such person, arising out of any Environmental Law; and (vi) there are no other circumstances or conditions that are reasonably likely to give rise to liability of UTI or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws. SECTION 3.15 Agreements. Except agreements and arrangements made in the ordinary course of business, neither UTI nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by any material contract (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of SEC Regulation S-K) to be performed after the date hereof that has not been filed with or incorporated by reference in the UTI SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement. SECTION 3.16 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16 of UTI Disclosure Schedule and except as disclosed prior to the date hereof in UTI SEC Documents, there is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of UTI, threatened against UTI or any of its Subsidiaries at law or in equity before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or, with respect to such matters that are pending or threatened as of the date hereof, materially impair the ability of UTI to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and there is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court, governmental department, commission, board, 27 32 bureau, agency, instrumentality or arbitrator to which UTI or any of its Subsidiaries is subject that would have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI or, with respect to such items that are outstanding and applicable as of the date hereof, materially impair the ability of UTI to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 3.17 Governmental Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Law. Except as disclosed, prior to the date hereof in the UTI SEC Documents, since September 30, 2000, neither UTI nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any federal, state, local or foreign governmental license, certification, tariff, permit, authorization or approval, the revocation or modification of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI. To the knowledge of the executive officers of UTI, the conduct of the business of each of UTI and its Subsidiaries complies with all statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards applicable thereto, except for violations or failures to comply, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on UTI. SECTION 3.18 Required Vote of UTI Stockholders. The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of the UTI Common Stock is required to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger. No other vote of the stockholders of UTI is required by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of UTI or otherwise to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 3.19 UTI Action. The Board of Directors of UTI (at a meeting duly called and held) unanimously (a) determined that the Merger is fair to and advisable and in the best interests of UTI and its stockholders, (b) approved this Agreement and the Merger, (c) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger by UTI's stockholders and (d) directed that this Agreement be submitted to UTI's stockholders. SECTION 3.20 Section 203 of the DGCL Not Applicable. The Board of Directors of UTI has approved the Merger and this Agreement and such approval is sufficient to render inapplicable to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby the restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL. SECTION 3.21 Opinion of Financial Advisor. On the date hereof, UTI has received the written opinion of Lehman Brothers Inc. to the effect that the Exchange Ratio is fair to the holders of the UTI Common Stock from a financial point of view. SECTION 3.22 Brokers. No broker, investment banker or other person, other than Lehman Brothers Inc., the fees and expenses of each which will be paid by UTI, is entitled to any broker's, finder's or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of UTI. UTI has previously delivered to PEC a true, correct and complete copy of any engagement or fee agreement between UTI and Lehman Brothers Inc. 28 33 ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS Section 4.1 Conduct of Business Pending the Merger. (a) Actions. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, unless PEC or UTI, as the case may be, shall consent thereto in writing (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), each of UTI and PEC shall, and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to, in all material respects carry on its respective businesses in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice (including with respect to the contract drilling segment of their operations, drilling rates and length and types of contracts) and, to the extent consistent therewith and with the terms of this Agreement, use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 4.2) or Section 4.1 of the UTI Disclosure Schedule or the PEC Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, each of UTI and PEC shall not, and each shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement: (i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed distributions in respect of, any of its respective capital stock, or otherwise make any payments to its respective stockholders in their capacity as such, other than dividends payable to UTI declared by any of UTI's Subsidiaries or to PEC declared by any of PEC's Subsidiaries (y) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, or (z) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of each of UTI or PEC, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other securities thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities, except in connection with the terms of their respective stock option plans in existence on September 30, 2000; (ii) issue, deliver, sell, pledge, dispose of or otherwise encumber any shares of its or its Subsidiaries' capital stock, any other voting securities or equity equivalent or any securities convertible into, or grant any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or convertible securities or equity equivalent (other than, in the case of UTI or PEC, the issuance of UTI Common Stock or PEC Common Stock, as the case may be, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time (x) upon the exercise of UTI Stock Options, UTI Warrants or PEC stock options, as the case may be, outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in accordance with their current terms, or (y) in accordance with the terms, existing at the date of this Agreement of the UTI Stock Plans and the PEC Stock Plans); 29 34 (iii) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or amend in any material respects its Bylaws, other than the Charter Amendment and an amendment to PEC's Bylaws to satisfy the condition contained in Section 6.2(h); (iv) acquire, merge or consolidate with, or purchase a portion of the assets of or equity in, any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire any assets, in each case that involves a single transaction exceeding $1,000,000 or more than one transaction exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate, or commence any proceedings with respect thereto, or engage in any negotiations with any person or entity concerning any such transaction, except as previously disclosed in writing to PEC or UTI, as the case may be; provided, however, that UTI and PEC may acquire Oil and Gas Interests and land drilling rigs and related equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (v) except in the ordinary course of business, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, any business or line of business or any of its assets, in each case that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to UTI and its Subsidiaries, or to PEC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively; (vi) make any capital expenditures, except in the ordinary course of business and as previously disclosed in writing to PEC or UTI, as the case may be; (vii) (A) pay, discharge, or satisfy any material claims, liabilities, or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), except for the payment, discharge or satisfaction of its liabilities or its obligations in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof, (B) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization; (C) enter into any collective bargaining agreement, successor collective bargaining agreement or amended collective bargaining agreement; (D) change any accounting principle used by it, except for such changes required to be implemented prior to the Effective Time pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles or rules of the SEC; or (E) settle or compromise any litigation brought against it, other than settlements or compromises of any litigation where the amount paid in settlement or compromise (including, without limitation, the cost to PEC and its Subsidiaries or UTI and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of complying with any provision of such settlement or compromise other than cash payments) does not exceed $200,000, exclusive of amounts covered by insurance; (viii) (A) enter into any new, or amend any existing, severance agreement or arrangement, deferred compensation arrangement or employment agreement with any officer, director or employee, except that, PEC and UTI may hire additional employees to the extent deemed by their respective management to be in the best interests of PEC or UTI, as the case may be, provided, that neither UTI nor PEC may enter into any employment or severance agreement or any deferred compensation arrangement with any such additional employees, (B) adopt any new, or amend any existing, incentive, retirement or welfare benefit arrangements, plans or programs for the benefit of current, former or retired employees (other than amendments required by law or to maintain the 30 35 tax qualified status of such plans under the Code), or (C) grant any increases in employee compensation, other than in the ordinary course or pursuant to promotions, in each case consistent with past practice (which shall include normal individual periodic performance reviews and related compensation and benefit increases and bonus payments consistent with past practices); (ix) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (y) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness in excess of $4,000,000 or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt securities of others or (z) make any loans, advances (other than joint interest billings) or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person, other than to UTI or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of UTI or to PEC or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of PEC, respectively; (x) authorize or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing; or (xi) make any material elections relating to Taxes or compromise any material Tax liability (b) Advice of Changes. Each of UTI and PEC shall promptly advise the other such party orally and in writing of any change or event which would prohibit the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. SECTION 4.2 No Solicitation. During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time and except as expressly permitted by the following provisions of this Section 4.2, UTI will not, and will not permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries or any of the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries to, and shall direct and use its best efforts to cause its Subsidiaries and its Subsidiaries' employees, agents and representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, initiate, solicit, or knowingly encourage or otherwise intentionally facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (other than the Merger) with respect to a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of all or a substantial portion of the assets or any equity securities of it or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as a "UTI Acquisition Proposal"). UTI will not, and will not permit or cause any of its Subsidiaries or any of the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries to and shall direct and use its best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries' employees, agents and representatives (including any investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or indirectly, engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or have any discussions with, any Person relating to a UTI Acquisition Proposal, whether made before or after the date of this Agreement, or otherwise intentionally facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement a UTI Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent UTI or its Board of Directors from complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to a UTI Acquisition Proposal or at any time prior to the time that the Merger shall have been approved by the stockholders of UTI at the UTI Stockholder Meeting (as defined below in Section 5.1(a)) (A) providing information in response to a request therefor by a Person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written UTI 31 36 Acquisition Proposal if the Board of Directors receives from the Person so requesting such information an executed confidentiality agreement the terms of which are (without regard to the terms of the UTI Acquisition Proposal) (x) no less favorable to UTI and (y) no less restrictive on the Person requesting such information than those contained in the confidentiality agreement between UTI and PEC dated as of the date of this Agreement (the "Confidentiality Agreement"); (B) engaging in any negotiations or discussions with any Person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written UTI Acquisition Proposal; or (C) recommending such a UTI Acquisition Proposal to the stockholders of UTI, if and only to the extent that, (i) in each such case referred to in clause (A),