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Notice to NASD In the event any person or entity (regardless of any NASD affiliation or association) is engaged to assist the Company in its search for a merger candidate or to provide any other merger and acquisition services, the Company will provide the following to the NASD and EBC prior to the consummation of the Business Combination: (i) complete details of all services and copies of agreements governing such services; and (ii) justification as to why the person or entity providing the merger and acquisition services should not be considered an "underwriter and related person" with respect to the Company's initial public offering, as such term is defined in Rule 2710 of the NASD's Conduct Rules. The Company also agrees that proper disclosure of such arrangement or potential arrangement will be made in the proxy statement which the Company will file for purposes of soliciting stockholder approval for the Business Combination.
Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Representative The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective and will notify the Representative immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any foreign or state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Public Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any foreign or state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.
Notice to FINRA For a period of ninety (90) days after the date of the Prospectus, in the event any person or entity (regardless of any FINRA affiliation or association) is engaged, in writing, to assist the Company in its search for a Target Business or to provide any other services in connection therewith, the Company will provide the following to FINRA and the Representative prior to the consummation of the Business Combination: (i) complete details of all services and copies of agreements governing such services; and (ii) justification as to why the person or entity providing the merger and acquisition services should not be considered an “underwriter and related person” with respect to the Offering, as such term is defined in Rule 5110 of the FINRA Manual. The Company also agrees that, if required by law, proper disclosure of such arrangement or potential arrangement will be made in the tender offer documents or proxy statement which the Company will file with the Commission in connection with the Business Combination.
Effectiveness and Events Requiring Notice to the Representatives The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective and will notify the Representatives immediately and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any foreign or state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Public Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any foreign or state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.
Termination Prior to Closing Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties will be relieved of the obligation to consummate the Closing and purchase or sell the Assets: (a) By the mutual written consent of the Buyer and the Seller; (b) By the Seller in writing, without liability, if the Buyer (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Seller has notified the Buyer of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph; (c) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if the Seller (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Buyer has notified the Seller of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph; (d) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, by either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if there is issued any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding on the Buyer or the Seller which prohibits or materially restrains the Buyer or the Seller from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the Buyer and the Seller have used their reasonable, good faith efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same has not been lifted within sixty (60) days after entry, by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency; (e) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if Buyer elects to terminate pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof; (f) By either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if for any reason the Closing has not occurred by March 31, 1999 other than as a result of the breach of this Agreement by the party attempting to terminate this Agreement; (g) By Seller in writing, without liability, upon a "Change of Control" of Buyer (for purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" means (i) the acquisition by any individual, corporation, company, association, joint venture or other entity, of beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of the Buyer; or (ii) individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Buyer cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Buyer; or (iii) the consummation by the Buyer of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or exchange of shares or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Buyer, if immediately after giving effect to such transaction the individuals or entities who beneficially own voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own
Second Closing The obligation of the Company to issue, sell and deliver the Series B Preferred Shares at the Second Closing is subject to the fulfillment to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company at or prior to the Second Closing of the following conditions: (a) The Second Closing Investors shall have delivered the Second Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.4(b); (b) Each Second Closing Investor shall have delivered its executed counterpart signature page to this Agreement; (c) The Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, duly executed by the New Series B Investors and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, including a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock voting as a separate class and on a fully-diluted and as converted basis; (d) The First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by a majority of the holders of Registrable Securities (as defined the Original Registration Rights Agreement); (e) Each of the representations and warranties of the Investors contained in Article VIII shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the Second Closing Date as though then made, except for such representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a certain date, which representations and warranties shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the date specified. (f) Section 7.4(a) of the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: (a) (i) As of the First Closing, the authorized capital stock of the Company consisted solely of (1) ten million (10,000,000) shares of Common Stock, of which 1,696,284 shares were issued and outstanding; and (2) three million (3,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share, of which 2,250,000 shares had been designated as Series A Preferred Stock and 962,101 shares were issued and outstanding. The Company had reserved for issuance (x) sufficient shares of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion or redemption of all outstanding or authorized Series A Preferred Shares and (y) 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock upon exercise of options pursuant to its 2004 Stock Option Incentive Plan. Immediately after the First Closing, the capitalization of the Company was as set forth in the Capitalization Schedule attached to Schedule 7.4, which Capitalization Schedule and Schedule 7.4 (A) reflected the capitalization of the Company both on an actual shares outstanding basis and on a fully diluted basis assuming conversion of all convertible securities and the exercise of all outstanding options and warrants and all options reserved for future grant under any stock option plans and (B) set forth (I) each outstanding option, warrant or other right to purchase shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (II) for each such option, warrant or right, the holder thereof, the date of grant, the exercise price and the number of shares subject thereto.
Closing Deliveries by Seller At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer: (a) all such instruments of sale, assignment, conveyance and transfer, as the parties agree are customary and reasonably necessary to assign and transfer the Shares to Buyer; (b) a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by Seller, as required by Section 7.01; (c) a certificate, duly completed and executed by Seller pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) certifying that Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code, and a validly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-9 from each Person receiving funds pursuant to Section 2.02(b); (d) a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date, as to (i) the good standing of the Company in its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) the completeness and lack of amendments to the Organizational Documents; and (iii) the effectiveness of any resolutions of such Company passed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (e) the written consents of the third Persons, as set forth on Section 3.02(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, with respect to the change of control of the Company that will occur upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and/or any deemed assignment of any Contract that will result therefrom (and all such consents and waivers shall be in full force and effect); (f) payoff letters for the Repaid Indebtedness to the effect that, upon receipt of payment under such payoff letters, the lender shall have been paid in full for such Repaid Indebtedness and any Liens relating thereto shall be released; (g) resignations, effective as of the Closing Date, of the directors and officers of the Company, as requested by Buyer at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing; (h) the organizational record books, minute books and company seal of Company; (i) a release in the form of Exhibit A, effective as of the Closing Date, duly executed by Seller; (j) a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by Seller, setting forth (i) the aggregate balances of cash and cash-equivalents of the Company as of the Closing after the Estimated Pre-Closing Tax Obligation has been determined (the “Retained Cash”), and (ii) the aggregate balance of the Repurchase Reserve; and (k) all other documents required to be entered into by Seller pursuant to this Agreement or reasonably requested by Buyer to convey the Shares or to otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Closing Deliveries by Purchaser At the Closing on the Closing Date the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller. (a) The Closing Payment to be delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.03(a) of this Agreement; (b) The Supply Agreements duly executed by Purchaser (or its appropriate Affiliates as set forth on Exhibits D-1, D-2, D-3 and D-4); (x) The Transition Services Agreement duly executed by Purchaser (or its appropriate Affiliate as set forth on Exhibit E); (d) Certified copies of the Purchaser's articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina as of date not more than ten Business Day prior to the Closing Date; (e) Certified copies of minutes or unanimous written consents of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement; (f) A Certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the appropriate officer of the Purchaser, required by Section 11.02 of this Agreement; (g) An agreement executed by the Purchaser reflecting the assumption of the liabilities set forth in Section 3.06(a) of this Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G; and (h) Such other documents as the Seller or its counsel may reasonably request to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the documents to be delivered pursuant to Article XI of this Agreement.