CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated: March
12, 2009
NETFABRIC
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., D/B/A UCA SERVICES, INC.
and
FORTIFY
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INC.
This Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made
as of the 12th day of
March, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), by
and among NetFabric Technologies, Inc., d/b/a UCA Services, Inc., a New Jersey corporation
(the “Borrower”), NetFabric
Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”) and
Fortify Infrastructure Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Lender”). Borrower,
Guarantor and Lender are each referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively
as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Borrower desires and has requested from Lender a credit
facility pursuant to which up to $1,000,000.00 can be borrowed from
time to time on a secured basis as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Lender is
willing to accommodate the request for credit upon and subject to the
terms, conditions and provisions of the this Agreement, provided, however, that
the obligations of Borrower hereunder are guaranteed in full by Guarantor as
provided herein.
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to
this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.
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THE
LOAN
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1.1
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The
Lender hereby agrees to loan Borrower up to $1,000,000.00 upon the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (the “Loans”). The Loans, when
drawn pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately funds.
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1.2
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Subject
to Section 1.4, the Loans can be drawn down by the Borrower from the
Lender at such times and in such amounts as may be reasonably required by
the Borrower for working capital
purposes.
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1.3
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Subject
to Section 1.4, the Loans may be drawn down by the Borrower by providing
written notice to the Lender in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto (a “Drawdown
Notice”). Each Drawdown Notice shall set forth (i) the
amount of the Loan to be drawn down (the “Drawdown Amount”), which
amount, in the aggregate, shall not be more than the amount provided in
Section 1.1, and (ii) the date (the “Drawdown Date”) on which
the Drawdown Amount is to be provided by the Lender to the Borrower, which
date shall not be less than five (5) Business Days following the date on
which the Lender receives the Drawdown
Notice.
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1.4
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The
Lender shall not be obligated to provide any part of the Loan pursuant to
a Drawdown Notice if an Event of Default (as defined below) has
occurred.
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2.
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THE
LOAN NOTES
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The Loans
shall be evidenced by notes issued by the Borrower to the Lender substantially
in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto (the “Loan Notes”). A Loan
Note shall be issued by the Borrower to the Lender on the date of the advance by
the Lender of a Loan pursuant hereto.
3.
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PURPOSE
OF THE LOANS
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The
Borrower shall utilize all amounts borrowed by it under this Agreement to meet
its working capital requirements.
4.
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INTEREST
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Any
amounts borrowed under this Agreement shall bear interest at a rate of eight
percent (8%) per annum, compounded annually.
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REPAYMENT
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All
amounts borrowed (principal and accrued interest) under this Agreement will
automatically mature and be due and payable on the third (3rd)
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Maturity
Date”). Subject to the provisions of the Loan Notes, interest
shall accrue, at a rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, from the date specified
in the Loan Note on the principal balance specified therein but shall not be due
and payable until the Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire
unpaid principal sum of the Loans, together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, shall become immediately due and payable upon the insolvency of the
Borrower, the commission of any act of bankruptcy by the Borrower, the execution
by the Borrower of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing
by or against the Borrower of a petition in bankruptcy or any petition for
relief under the federal bankruptcy act or the continuation of such petition
without dismissal for a period of ninety (90) days or more, or the appointment
of a receiver or trustee to take possession of the property or assets of the
Borrower.
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SECURITY
AND GUARANTY
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The
indebtedness represented by the Loan Notes and the Convertible Promissory Note
of even date herewith (the “Note”) and all of the
Borrower’s obligations arising under (a) the Note, (b) the convertible note
purchase agreement by and among Borrower, Lender and Guarantor of even date
herewith (the “Note Purchase
Agreement”) and (c) and Loan Notes shall be secured by (i) all of the
assets of the Borrower and the Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of
the security agreement of even date herewith (the “Security Agreement”), and (ii)
a pledge by the Guarantor of all of the equity securities of the Borrower
currently owned or hereafter acquired by the Guarantor (the “Shares”) in accordance with
the provisions of a stock pledge agreement of even date herewith (the “Pledge
Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the close of
the Acquisition (as defined below), Guarantor shall be released from its
obligations hereunder.
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OPTION
AGREEMENT
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In
connection with the execution of this Agreement, the Note, the Security
Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, the Guarantor and the Lender shall enter
into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) of even
date herewith, pursuant to which Guarantor shall grant to the Lender the option
to purchase the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in
the Option Agreement (the “Acquisition”).
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MAJORITY
STOCKHOLDER PROXY.
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This
Agreement, the Option Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement,
the Operating Plan, the Note and the Note Purchase Agreement are collectively
referred to herein as the “Transaction Agreements.” In
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Option Agreement, Guarantor
shall obtain and deliver to the Lender a stockholder agreement and irrevocable
proxy (the “Proxy”) from
the Guarantor’s stockholders holding at least 51% of the outstanding stock (the
“Majority Stockholders”)
of the Guarantor, evidencing the consent by the Majority Stockholders to the
Acquisition and the related transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements.
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CURRENCY
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The Loans
shall be made in United States dollars and all payments under the Loan Notes
shall be in United States dollars.
10.
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COVENANTS
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The
Borrower covenants and agrees that, until payment in full of all amounts payable
by the Borrower hereunder:
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10.1
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promptly
after the Borrower knows that any Event of Default has occurred, the
Borrower shall deliver to the Lender a notice thereof describing the same
in reasonable detail and, together with such notice or as soon thereafter
as possible, a description of the action that the Borrower has taken or
proposes to take with respect thereto;
and
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10.2
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the
Borrower shall: (i) preserve and maintain its legal existence
and all of its material rights, privileges, licenses and franchises; (ii)
comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders of governmental or regulatory authorities; (iii) pay and
discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies
imposed on it or on its income or profits or on any of its property prior
to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax,
assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good
faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are
being maintained; and (iv) keep adequate records and books of account, in
which complete entries will be made in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently
applied.
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10.3
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As
long as any portion of the Loans is outstanding, and except as
contemplated in the Transaction Agreements, the Borrower shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Lender incur any indebtedness or
obligation in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or act
as a guarantor or surety for any indebtedness or obligation for any party
(including Guarantor).
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10.4
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As
long as any portion of the Loans is outstanding, the Borrower shall
provide the Lender with (i) monthly unaudited financial statements
(balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash flows), and
(ii) upon Lender’s request, the right to review and inspect the Borrower’s
books and records provided however that Lender shall give the Borrower
forty-eight (48) hours notice of such
request.
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10.5
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As
long as any portion of the Loans is outstanding, the Borrower shall not
remit any dividends or make any distribution of cash or property to the
Guarantor with respect to the stock of the Borrower or otherwise make any
advance to Guarantor.
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11.
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EVENTS
OF DEFAULT.
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11.1
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The
Borrower shall fail to pay as and when due any principal or interest under
the Note or this Agreement.
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11.2
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If
the Borrower or the Guarantor shall materially breach or default in
connection with any of the representations, warranties, covenants or
obligations contained in the Transaction
Agreements.
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11.3
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If
the Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors generally,
offers a composition or extension to creditors, or makes or sends notice
of an intended bulk sale of any business or assets now or hereafter owned
or conducted by the Borrower.
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11.4
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Upon
the commencement of any action for the dissolution or liquidation of the
Borrower, or the commencement of any case or proceeding for reorganization
or liquidation of the Borrower’s debts under Title 11 of the United States
Code as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor statute, or any other
state or federal law, now or hereafter enacted for the relief of debtors,
whether instituted by or against the Borrower; provided, however, that
the Borrower shall have sixty (60) days to obtain the dismissal or
discharge of any involuntary proceeding filed against
it.
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11.5
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Upon
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, custodian, trustee or similar
official or fiduciary for the Borrower or for a material portion of any
property of the Borrower.
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12.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BORROWER
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In this
Agreement, any reference to any event, change, condition or effect being “material” with
respect to any entity or group of entities means any material event, change,
condition or effect related to the condition (financial or otherwise),
properties, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, business,
operations, results of operations or prospects of such entity or group of
entities. In this Agreement, any reference to a “Material Adverse Effect” with
respect to any entity or group of entities means any event, change or effect
that, when taken individually or together with all other adverse changes and
effects, is or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the condition
(financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations,
results of or prospects of such entity and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or to prevent or materially delay consummation of the transactions contemplated
under this Agreement or otherwise to prevent such entity and its subsidiaries
from performing their obligations under this Agreement.
In this
Agreement, any reference to “knowledge” means an individual
will be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if: (i)
that individual is actually aware of that fact or matter; or (ii) a prudent
individual could be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of that fact
or matter in the course of conducting a reasonable comprehensive investigation
regarding the accuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement. A party (that is not an individual) will be deemed to have
knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if any individual who is serving
as a director, officer, executive or manager, partner, executor or trustee of
that party (or in any similar capacity) has, or at any time had, knowledge of
that fact or other matter (as set forth in (i) and (ii) of this definition), and
any such individual (and any individual party to this Agreement) will be deemed
to have conducted a reasonably comprehensive investigation regarding the
accuracy of the representations and warranties made herein by that party or
individual.
Except as
disclosed in a document of the same date as this Agreement and delivered by the
Borrower to Lender prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
referring to the representations and warranties in this Agreement (the “Borrower Disclosure
Schedule”), the Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the
Effective Date:
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12.1
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Organization
Standing and Power; Subsidiaries. The Borrower is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of New Jersey. The Borrower has the
requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary government
approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except
where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Borrower. The Borrower is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing,
in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased
or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification
or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or
licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. Except as set forth on Schedule 12.1,
the Borrower currently has no subsidiaries and has had no subsidiaries
since its inception. Other than the transactions contemplated
in the Transaction Agreements, there are no outstanding subscriptions,
options, warrants, puts, calls, rights, exchangeable or convertible
securities or other commitments or agreements of any character relating to
the issued or unissued capital stock of the Borrower, or otherwise
obligating the Borrower to issue, transfer, sell, purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any such securities. Except as set forth in
the Borrower Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower does not directly or
indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar
interest in, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture or other business association or
entity.
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Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws. The Borrower has delivered a
true and correct copy of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or
other charter documents, each as amended to date, to
Lender. The Borrower is not in violation of any of the
provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent
organizational documents.
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Capital
Structure. The authorized capital stock of the Borrower
consists of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which there are issued
and outstanding as of the close of business on the date hereof, 3,000,000
shares of Common Stock. There are no other outstanding
shares of capital stock or voting securities and no outstanding
commitments to issue any shares of capital stock or voting securities of
the Borrower. All outstanding shares of the Borrower’s capital
stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and are free of any liens or encumbrances other than any liens or
encumbrances created by or imposed upon the holders thereof, and are not
subject to preemptive rights or rights of first refusal created by
statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Borrower or any
agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which it is
bound. All outstanding shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock
were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities
laws. As of the close of business on the Effective Date, the
Company has not reserved, issued or granted any shares of Common Stock for
issuance to employees and consultants pursuant to a Company Stock Plan
(the “Plan”). Except
(i) for the rights created pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) for
the Borrower’s right to repurchase any unvested shares under the
Plan and (iii) as set forth in this Section 12.3, there are no options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements or arrangements of any
character to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower is
bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of the Borrower or
obligating the Borrower to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or
cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares
of capital stock of the Borrower or obligating the Borrower to grant,
extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, or otherwise amend
or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or
agreement. There are no contracts, commitments or agreements
relating to voting, purchase or sale of the Borrower’s capital stock (i)
between or among the Borrower and any of its stockholders and (ii) between
or among any of the Borrower’s stockholders. True and complete
copies of all agreements and instruments relating to or issued under the
Plan have been made available to Lender and such agreements and
instruments have not been amended, modified or supplemented, and there are
no agreements to amend, modify or supplement such agreements or
instruments in any case from the form made available to
Lender.
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12.4
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Authority. The
Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Borrower. The Borrower’s Board of Directors has approved this
Agreement and all of Borrowers obligations hereunder. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Lender, constitutes
the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the
Borrower in accordance with its
terms.
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12.5
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No
Conflicts; Required Filings and
Consents.
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(a)
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The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict
with, or result in any violation of, or default under (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit
under (i) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws
of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries, as amended, or (ii) any
material mortgage, indenture, lease, contract or other agreement or
instrument, permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the
Borrower or any of its properties or
assets.
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(b)
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality (“Governmental Entity”) is
required by or with respect to the Borrower in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) such consents,
approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings
as may be required under applicable federal and state securities laws; and
(ii) such other consents, authorizations, filings, approvals and
registrations which, if not obtained or made, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Borrower and would not prevent, or materially alter
or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Transaction Agreements.
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12.6
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Financial
Statements. Section
12.6 of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule includes a true, correct and
complete copy of the Borrower’s audited financial statements for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, a draft copy of the Borrower’s
audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
a draft of its unaudited financial statements (balance sheet, statement of
operations and statement of cash flows) on a consolidated basis as of
September 30, 2008, and a draft of the Borrower’s unaudited financial
statements (balance sheet, statement of operations and statement of cash
flows) as of December 31, 2008 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) (except
that the unaudited financial statements do not have notes thereto) applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and with each
other. The Financial Statements accurately set out and describe the
financial condition and operating results of the Borrower as of the dates,
and for the periods, indicated therein, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments. The Borrower maintains and will continue to
maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in
accordance with GAAP.
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in
Schedule 12.7, the Borrower has no material obligations or liabilities of
any nature (matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent) other than
(i) those set forth or adequately provided for in the Balance Sheet
for the period ended December 31, 2008 (the “Borrower Balance
Sheet”), (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not required to be set forth in the Borrower Balance Sheet
under GAAP, (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business
since the Borrower Balance Sheet Date and consistent with past practice,
and (iv) those incurred for professional fees in connection with the
execution of this Agreement.
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12.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in Section 12.8
of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2008 ( the “Borrower Balance Sheet
Date”) there has not been, occurred or arisen
any:
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(a)
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transaction
by the Borrower, other than transactions in connection with elimination of
inter company accounts, except in the ordinary course of business as
conducted on that date and consistent with past
practices;
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(b)
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amendments
or changes to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Borrower
(except as contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements);
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(c)
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capital
expenditure or commitment by the Borrower in any individual amount
exceeding $10,000.00 or in the aggregate, exceeding
$50,000.00;
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(d)
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destruction
of, damage to, or loss of any assets (including, without limitation,
intangible assets), business or customer of the Borrower (whether or not
covered by insurance) which would constitute a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(e)
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labor
trouble or claim of wrongful discharge or other unlawful labor practice or
action;
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(f)
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change
in accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation
or amortization policies or rates, any change in policies in making or
reversing accruals) by the
Borrower;
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(g)
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revaluation
by the Borrower of any of its
assets;
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(h)
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declaration,
setting aside, or payment of a dividend or other distribution in respect
to the capital stock of the Borrower, or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower of any of its
capital stock, except repurchases of the Borrower Common Stock from
terminated Borrower employees or consultants at the original per share
purchase price of such shares;
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(i)
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increase
in the salary or other compensation payable or to become payable by the
Borrower to any officers, directors, employees or consultants of the
Borrower, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or the declaration, payment, or commitment or obligation of any
kind for the payment by the Borrower of a bonus or other additional salary
or compensation to any such person except as otherwise contemplated by
this Agreement, or other than as set forth in Section 12.16 below, the
establishment of any bonus, insurance, deferred compensation, pension,
retirement, profit sharing, stock option (including without limitation,
the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance
awards), stock purchase or other employee benefit
plan;
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(j)
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sale,
lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets or properties of
the Borrower, except in the ordinary course of business and not in excess
of $10,000.00, in the aggregate;
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(k)
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termination
or material amendment of any material contract, agreement or license
(including any distribution agreement) to which the Borrower is a party or
by which it is bound;
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(l)
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loan
by the Borrower to any person or entity, or guaranty by the Borrower of
any loan, except for (i) travel or similar advances made to employees
in connection with their employment duties in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice and (ii) trade payables not
in excess of $50,000.00 in the aggregate and in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past
practice;
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(m)
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waiver
or release of any right or claim of the Borrower, except for inter company
balances and doubtful allowances, including any write-off or other
compromise of any account receivable of the Borrower in excess of
$50,000.00 in the aggregate;
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(n)
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commencement
or notice or threat of commencement of any lawsuit or proceeding against
or, to the Borrower’s or the Borrower’s officers’ or directors’ knowledge,
investigation of the Borrower or its
affairs;
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(o)
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to
Borrower’s knowledge, notice of any claim of ownership by a third party of
the Borrower’s Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 12.13 below)
or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, of infringement by the Borrower of any
third party’s Intellectual Property
rights;
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(p)
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issuance
or sale by the Borrower of any of its shares of capital stock, or
securities exchangeable, convertible or exercisable therefor, or of any
other of its securities, other than as contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements;
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(q)
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material
changes in pricing or royalties set or charged by the Borrower to its
customers or licensees or in pricing or royalties set or charged by
persons who have licensed Intellectual Property to the
Borrower;
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(r)
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to
Borrower’s knowledge, any event or condition of any character that has or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower; or
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(s)
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agreement
by the Borrower, or any of its officers or employees on its behalf to do
any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (r)
(other than negotiations with Lender and its representatives regarding the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
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12.9
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Litigation. Except
as set forth on Schedule 12.9,
there is no private or governmental action, suit, proceeding, claim,
arbitration or investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal,
foreign or domestic, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against
the Borrower or any of its properties or any of its officers or directors
(in their capacities as such) that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. There is no judgment, decree or order against the
Borrower or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, any of its directors or officers
(in their capacities as such), that could prevent, enjoin, or materially
alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. All litigation to which the Borrower is a party (or,
to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened to become a party) is
disclosed in the Borrower Disclosure
Schedule.
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12.10
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Restrictions
on Business Activities. There is no agreement, judgment,
injunction, order or decree binding upon the Borrower which has or could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially
impairing any current or future business practice of the Borrower, any
acquisition of property by the Borrower or the overall conduct of business
by the Borrower as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted by
the Borrower. The Borrower has not entered into any agreement
under which it is restricted from selling, licensing or otherwise
distributing any of its products to any class of customers, in any
geographic area, during any period of time or in any segment of the
market.
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12.11
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Permits;
Borrower Products;
Regulation.
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(a)
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The
Borrower is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations,
licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders necessary for the Borrower to own,
lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted (the “Borrower
Authorizations”) and no suspension or cancellation of any Borrower
Authorization is pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened,
except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of,
any Borrower Authorization would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. The Borrower is not in conflict with, or in default
or violation of, (i) any laws applicable to the Borrower or by which
any property or asset of the Borrower is bound or affected, (ii) any
Borrower Authorization or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument
or obligation to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or
any property or asset of the Borrower is bound or affected, except for any
such conflict, default or violation that would not, individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower.
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(b)
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Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower, since January
31, 2009, there have been no written notices, citations or decisions by
any governmental or regulatory body that any product produced,
manufactured, marketed or distributed at any time by the Borrower or by
any agent on behalf of the Borrower (the “Products”) is defective
or fails to meet any applicable standards promulgated by any such
governmental or regulatory body. To the knowledge of the
Borrower, the Borrower has complied in all material respects with the
laws, regulations, policies, procedures and specifications with respect to
the design, manufacture, labeling, testing and inspection of the
Products. Except as disclosed in Section 12.11(b) of the
Borrower Disclosure Schedule, since January 31, 2009, there have been no
recalls, field notifications or seizures ordered or, to the Borrower’s
knowledge, threatened by any such governmental or regulatory body with
respect to any of the Products.
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(c)
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The
Borrower has obtained, in all countries where either the Borrower or any
agent of the Borrower is marketing or has marketed the Borrower’s
Products, all applicable licenses, registrations, approvals, clearances
and authorizations required by local, state or federal agencies in such
countries regulating the safety, effectiveness and market clearance of the
Products currently or previously marketed by the Borrower or its agents in
such countries, except for any such failures as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. The Borrower has identified and made available for
examination by Lender all information relating to regulation of its
Products, including licenses, registrations, approvals, permits, device
listing, inspections, the Borrower’s recalls and product actions, audits
and the Borrower’s ongoing field tests. The Borrower has
identified in writing to Lender all international locations where
regulatory information and documents are
kept.
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12.12
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Title
to Property.
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(a)
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The
Borrower has good and marketable title to all of its properties, interests
in properties and assets, real and personal, reflected in the Borrower
Balance Sheet or acquired after the Borrower Balance Sheet Date (except
properties, interests in properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed
of since the Borrower Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of
business), or with respect to leased properties and assets, valid
leasehold interests in, free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges,
charges or encumbrances of any kind or character, except (i) the lien
of current taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) such imperfections of
title, liens and easements as do not and will not materially detract from
or interfere with the use of the properties subject thereto or affected
thereby, or otherwise materially impair business operations involving such
properties and (iii) liens securing debt which is reflected on the
Borrower Balance Sheet. The plants, property and equipment of
the Borrower that are used in the operations of its business are in good
operating condition and repair. All properties used in the
operations of the Borrower are reflected in the Borrower Balance Sheet to
the extent GAAP requires the same to be reflected. Section
12.12(a) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct
and complete list of all real property owned or leased by the Borrower,
the name of the lessor, the date of the lease and each amendment thereto
and the aggregate annual rental and other fees payable under such
lease. Such leases are in good standing, are valid and
effective in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not
under any such leases any existing default or event of default (or event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default).
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(b)
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Section
12.12(b) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true,
correct and complete list of all equipment (the “Equipment”) owned or
leased by the Borrower, and such Equipment is, taken as a whole,
(i) adequate for the conduct of the Borrower’s business, consistent
with its past practice and (ii) in good operating condition (except
for ordinary wear and tear).
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12.13
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Intellectual
Property.
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(a)
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The
Borrower owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable
rights to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights,
trade names, trade name rights, service marks, copyrights, and any
applications for any of the foregoing, net lists, schematics, industrial
models, inventions, technology, know-how, trade secrets, inventory, ideas,
algorithms, processes, computer software programs or applications (in both
source code and object code form), and tangible or intangible proprietary
information or material (“Intellectual Property”)
that are used or proposed to be used in the business of the Borrower as
currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted by the Borrower, except
to the extent that the failure to have such rights has not had and could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower.
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(b)
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Section
12.13(b) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all patents
and patent applications and all registered and unregistered trademarks,
trade names and service marks, registered and unregistered copyrights, and
mask work rights, included in the Intellectual Property, including the
jurisdictions in which each such Intellectual Property right has been
issued or registered or in which any application for such issuance and
registration has been filed, (ii) all licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements to which the Borrower is a party and pursuant to which any
person is authorized to use any Intellectual Property, and (iii) all
licenses, sublicenses and other agreements as to which the Borrower is a
party and pursuant to which the Borrower is authorized to use any third
party patents, trademarks or copyrights, including software (“Third Party Intellectual
Property Rights”) which are incorporated in, are, or form a part of
any products of the Borrower that are, individually or in the aggregate,
material to the business of the Borrower. The Borrower is not
in violation of any license, sublicense or agreement described in Section
12.13(b) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will neither cause the Borrower to be in
violation or default under any such license, sublicense or agreement, nor
entitle any other party to any such license, sublicense or agreement to
terminate or modify such license, sublicense or
agreement. Except as set forth in Section 12.13(b) of the
Borrower Disclosure Schedule, the Borrower is the sole and exclusive owner
or licensee of, with all right, title and interest in and to (free and
clear of any liens), the Intellectual Property, and has sole and exclusive
rights (and is not contractually obligated to pay any compensation to any
third party in respect thereof) to the use thereof or the material covered
thereby in connection with the services or products in respect of which
Intellectual Property is being
used.
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(c)
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To
the Borrower’s knowledge, there is no material unauthorized use,
disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property
rights of the Borrower, any trade secret material to the Borrower or any
Intellectual Property right of any third party to the extent licensed by
or through the Borrower, by any third party, including any employee or
former employee of the Borrower. The Borrower has not entered
into any agreement to indemnify any other person against any charge of
infringement of any Intellectual Property, other than indemnification
provisions contained in purchase orders arising in the ordinary course of
business.
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(d)
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The
Borrower is not or will not be as a result of the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement, in breach of any license, sublicense or other agreement
relating to the Intellectual Property or Third Party Intellectual Property
Rights, the breach of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower.
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(e)
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To
the Borrower’s knowledge, all patents, registered trademarks, service
marks and copyrights held by the Borrower are valid and existing and there
is no assertion or claim (or basis therefor) challenging the validity of
any Intellectual Property of the Borrower. The Borrower has not
been sued in any suit, action or proceeding which involves a claim of
infringement of any patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights or
violation of any trade secret or other proprietary right of any third
party. Neither the conduct of the business of the Borrower as
currently conducted or contemplated nor the manufacture, sale, licensing
or use of any of the products of the Borrower as now manufactured, sold or
licensed or used, nor the use in any way of the Intellectual Property in
the manufacture, use, sale or licensing by the Borrower of any products
currently proposed, infringes on or will infringe or conflict with, in any
way, any license, trademark, trademark right, trade name, trade name
right, patent, patent right, industrial model, invention, service xxxx or
copyright of any third party that, individually or in the aggregate, is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. All registered trademarks, service marks and
copyrights held by the Borrower are valid and subsisting. To
the Borrower’s knowledge, no third party is challenging the ownership by
the Borrower, or validity or effectiveness of, any of the Intellectual
Property. The Borrower has not brought any action, suit or
proceeding for infringement of Intellectual Property or breach of any
license or agreement involving Intellectual Property against any third
party. There are no pending, or to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge,
threatened interference, re-examinations, oppositions or nullities
involving any patents, patent rights or applications therefor of the
Borrower, except such as may have been commenced by the
Borrower. There is no breach or violation of or threatened or
actual loss of rights under any licenses to which the Borrower is a
party.
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(f)
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The
Borrower has secured valid written assignments from all consultants and
employees who contributed to the creation or development of Intellectual
Property of the rights to such contributions that the Borrower does not
already own by operation of law.
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(g)
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The
Borrower has taken all necessary and appropriate steps to protect and
preserve the confidentiality of all Intellectual Property not otherwise
protected by patents, patent applications or copyright (“Confidential
Information”). The Borrower has a policy requiring each
of its employees and contractors to execute proprietary information and
confidentiality agreements substantially in the Borrower’s standard forms
and all current and former employees and contractors of the Borrower have
executed such an agreement. All use, disclosure or
appropriation of Confidential Information owned by the Borrower by or to a
third party has been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between
the Borrower and such third party. All use, disclosure or
appropriation of Confidential Information not owned by the Borrower has
been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between the Borrower and
the owner of such Confidential Information, or is otherwise
lawful.
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12.14
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Environmental
Matters.
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(a)
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The
following terms shall be defined as
follows:
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(i)
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“Environmental
and Safety Laws” shall mean any
federal, state or local laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, rules,
policies and orders, as each may be amended from time to time, that are
intended to assure the protection of the environment, or that classify,
regulate, call for the remediation of, require reporting with respect to,
or list or define air, water, groundwater, solid waste, hazardous or toxic
substances, materials, wastes, pollutants or contaminants; which regulate
the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal
of Hazardous Materials (as defined below) or materials containing
Hazardous Materials; or which are intended to assure the protection,
safety and good health of employees, workers or other persons, including
the public.
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(ii)
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“Hazardous
Materials”
shall mean any toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste or any
pollutant or contaminant, or infectious or radioactive substance or
material, including without limitation, those substances, materials and
wastes defined in or regulated under any Environmental and Safety Laws;
petroleum or petroleum products including crude oil or any fractions
thereof; natural gas, synthetic gas, or any mixtures thereof; radon;
asbestos; or any other pollutant or
contaminant.
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(iii)
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“Property” shall mean all real
property leased or owned by the Borrower either currently or in the
past.
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(iv)
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“Facilities” shall mean all
buildings and improvements on the Property of the
Borrower.
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(b)
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The
Borrower represents and warrants as follows: (i) no methylene
chloride or asbestos is contained in or has been used at or released from
the Facilities; (ii) all Hazardous Materials and wastes have been
disposed of in accordance with all Environmental and Safety Laws; and
(iii) the Borrower has received no notice (verbal or written) of any
non-compliance of the Facilities or of its past or present operations with
Environmental and Safety Laws; (iv) no notices, administrative
actions or suits are pending or threatened relating to Hazardous Materials
or a violation of any Environmental and Safety Laws; (v) the Borrower
is not a potentially responsible party under the federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), or state
analog statute, arising out of events occurring prior to the date hereof;
(vi) there has not been in the past, and there is not now, any
contamination, disposal, spilling, dumping, incineration, discharge,
storage, treatment or handling of Hazardous Materials on, under or
migrating to or from the Facilities or Property (including without
limitation, soils and surface and ground waters); (vii) there have
not been in the past, and are not now, any underground tanks or
underground improvements at, on or under the Property including without
limitation, treatment or storage tanks, sumps, or water, gas or oil xxxxx;
(viii) there are no polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) deposited,
stored, disposed of or located on the Property or Facilities or any
equipment on the Property containing PCBs at levels in excess of 50 parts
per million; (ix) there is no formaldehyde on the Property or in the
Facilities, nor any insulating material containing urea formaldehyde in
the Facilities; (x) the Facilities and the Borrower’s uses and
activities therein have at all times complied with all Environmental and
Safety Laws; (xi) the Borrower has all the permits and licenses
required to be issued and is in full compliance with the terms and
conditions of those permits; and (xii) the Borrower is not liable for
any off-site contamination under any Environmental and Safety
Laws.
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12.15
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Taxes.
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(a)
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For
purposes of this Section 12.15 and other provisions of this Agreement
relating to Taxes, the following definitions shall
apply:
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(i)
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The
term “Taxes” shall
mean all taxes, however denominated, including any interest, penalties or
other additions to tax that may become payable in respect thereof,
(A) imposed by any federal, territorial, state, local or foreign
government or any agency or political subdivision of any such government,
which taxes shall include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, all income or profits taxes (including but not limited to,
federal, state and foreign income taxes), payroll and employee withholding
taxes, unemployment insurance contributions, social security taxes, sales
and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes, gross
receipts taxes, withholding taxes, business license taxes, occupation
taxes, real and personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes,
transfer taxes, workers’ compensation, and other Tax of any kind
whatsoever, which are required to be paid, withheld or collected, in an
aggregate amount in excess of $10,000, (B) any liability for the
payment of amounts referred to in (A) as a result of being a member of any
affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group, or (C) any
liability for amounts referred to in (A) or (B) as a result of any
obligations to indemnify another
person.
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(ii)
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The
term “Returns”
shall mean all reports, estimates, declarations of estimated tax,
information statements and returns required to be filed in connection with
any Taxes, including information returns with respect to backup
withholding and other payments to third
parties.
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(b)
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Except
as set forth on Schedule 12.15,
all Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Borrower have been
duly filed on a timely basis and such Returns are true, complete and
correct. All Taxes shown to be payable on such Returns or on
subsequent assessments with respect thereto, and all payments of estimated
Taxes required to be made by or on behalf of the Borrower under Section
6655 of the Code or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law,
have been paid in full on a timely basis, and no other Taxes are payable
by the Borrower with respect to items or periods covered by such Returns
(whether or not shown on or reportable on such Returns). The
Borrower has withheld and paid over all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid over, and complied with all information reporting and
backup withholding in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, creditor, independent contractor, or other third
party. There are no liens on any of the assets of the Borrower
with respect to Taxes, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and payable
or for Taxes that the Borrower is contesting in good faith through
appropriate proceedings. The Borrower has not at any time been a member of
an affiliated group of corporations filing consolidated, combined or
unitary income or franchise tax returns for a period for which the statute
of limitations for any Tax potentially applicable as a result of such
membership has not expired other than an affiliated group the common
parent of which is the Guarantor.
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(c)
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The
amount of the Borrower’s liabilities for unpaid Taxes for all periods
through the date of the Financial Statements does not, in the aggregate,
exceed the amount of the current liability accruals for Taxes reflected on
the Financial Statements, and the Financial Statements properly accrue in
accordance with GAAP all liabilities for Taxes of the Borrower payable
after the date of the Financial Statements attributable to transactions
and events occurring prior to such date. No liability for Taxes
of the Borrower has been incurred or material amount of taxable income has
been realized (or prior to and including the date hereof will be incurred
or realized) since such date other than in the ordinary course of
business.
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(d)
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Lender
has been furnished by the Borrower with true and complete copies of
(i) all relevant portions of income tax audit reports, statements of
deficiencies, closing or other agreements received by or on behalf of the
Borrower relating to Taxes, and (ii) all federal, state and foreign
income or franchise tax returns and state sales and use tax Returns for or
including the Borrower for all periods since six (6) full years
preceding the date of this
Agreement.
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(e)
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No
audit of the Returns of or including the Borrower by a government or
taxing authority is in process, threatened or, to the Borrower’s
knowledge, pending (either in writing or orally, formally or
informally). No deficiencies exist or have been asserted
(either in writing or orally, formally or informally) or are expected to
be asserted with respect to Taxes of the Borrower, and the Borrower has
not received notice (either in writing or orally, formally or informally)
nor does it expect to receive notice that it has not filed a Return or
paid Taxes required to be filed or paid. The Borrower is not a
party to any action or proceeding for assessment or collection of Taxes,
nor to the Borrower’s knowledge, has such event been asserted or
threatened (either in writing or orally, formally or informally) against
the Borrower, or any of its assets. No waiver or extension of
any statute of limitations is in effect with respect to Taxes or Returns
of the Borrower. The Borrower has disclosed on its federal and
state income and franchise tax returns all positions taken therein that
could give rise to a substantial understatement penalty within the meaning
of Code Section 6662 or comparable provisions of applicable state tax
laws.
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(f)
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The
Borrower is not (nor has it ever been) a party to any tax sharing
agreement. Since April 16, 1997, the Borrower has not been a
distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction
described in Section 355(a) of the
Code.
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(g)
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The
Borrower is not, nor has it been, a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the
applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code. The Borrower is not a “consenting corporation” under
Section 341(f) of the Code. The Borrower has not entered into
any compensatory agreements with respect to the performance of services
which payment thereunder would result in a non-deductible expense to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code or an excise tax
to the recipient of such payment pursuant to Section 4999 of the
Code. The Borrower has not agreed to, nor is it required to
make, any adjustment under Code Section 481(a) by reason of, a change in
accounting method, and the Borrower will not otherwise have any income
reportable for a period ending after the date hereof attributable to a
transaction or other event (e.g., an installment sale) occurring prior to
the date hereof with respect to which the Borrower received the prior
economic benefit. The Borrower is not, nor has it been, a
“reporting corporation” subject to the information reporting and record
maintenance requirements of Section 6038A and the regulations
thereunder.
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(h)
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The
Borrower Disclosure Schedule contains accurate and complete information
regarding the Borrower’s net operating losses for federal and each state
tax purposes. The Borrower has no net operating losses or
credit carryovers or other tax attributes currently subject to limitation
under Sections 382, 383, or 384 of the
Code.
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(i)
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The
Borrower shall not have any liability for Taxes of any person other than
the Borrower under (a) Treas. Reg. Section 1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local, or foreign law), (b) as a transferee or
successor, (c) by contract, or (d)
otherwise.
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(j)
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With
respect to each option and share of restricted stock, the Borrower and the
Stockholders warrant and represent that each such option has been granted
with an exercise price no lower than “fair market value” (determined in
accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(vi)) as of the grant date
and that each such grant does not provide for a deferral of compensation
under Code section 409A. Each Borrower Employee Plan (as defined in
Section 12.16 hereof) that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan”
(as defined in Code Section 409A(d)(1)) has been operated since January 1,
2005, in good faith compliance with Code Section 409A and the rules and
regulations issued thereunder. No Borrower Employee Plan that
is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” has been materially
modified (as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-6) after October
3, 2004. The Borrower is not a party to, and is not otherwise
obligated under, any contract, plan or arrangement that provides for the
gross-up of the Tax imposed by Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the
Code.
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12.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans.
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(a)
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Section
12.16(a) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule lists, with respect to the
Borrower and any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is
treated as a single employer with the Borrower (an “ERISA Affiliate”) within
the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code,
(i) all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), (ii) each
loan to a non-officer employee in excess of $10,000, loans to officers and
directors and any stock option, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock
appreciation right, supplemental retirement, severance, sabbatical,
medical, dental, vision care, disability, employee relocation, cafeteria
benefit (Code Section 125) or dependent care (Code Section 129),
life insurance or accident insurance plans, programs or arrangements,
(iii) all contracts and agreements relating to employment that
provide for annual compensation in excess of $100,000 and all severance
agreements, with any of the directors, officers or employees of the
Borrower (other than, in each case, any such contract or agreement that is
terminable by the Borrower at will or without penalty or other adverse
consequence), (iv) all bonus, pension, profit sharing, savings,
deferred compensation or incentive plans, programs or arrangements,
(v) other fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements
that apply to senior management of the Borrower and that do not generally
apply to all employees, and (vi) any current or former employment or
executive compensation or severance agreements, written or otherwise, as
to which unsatisfied obligations of the Borrower of greater than $50,000
remain for the benefit of, or relating to, any present or former employee,
consultant or director of the Borrower (together, the “Borrower Employee
Plans”).
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(b)
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The
Borrower has furnished to Lender a copy of each of the Borrower Employee
Plans and related plan documents (including trust documents, insurance
policies or contracts, employee booklets, summary plan descriptions and
other authorizing documents, and, to the extent still in its possession,
any material employee communications relating thereto) and has, with
respect to each Borrower Employee Plan which is subject to ERISA reporting
requirements, provided copies of the Form 5500 reports filed for the
last three plan years. Any Borrower Employee Plan intended to
be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has either obtained
from the Internal Revenue Service an opinion letter or favorable
determination letter as to its initial qualified status under the Code,
including all amendments to the Code effected by the Tax Reform Act of
1986 and subsequent legislation; may rely on an opinion letter issued to a
prototype plan sponsor with respect to a standardized plan adopted by the
Borrower in accordance with the requirements for such reliance; or has
applied to the Internal Revenue Service for such a determination letter
(or has time remaining to apply for such a determination letter) prior to
the expiration of the requisite period under applicable Treasury
Regulations or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements in which to apply
for such determination letter and to make any amendments necessary to
obtain a favorable determination with respect to all periods since the
date of adoption of such Borrower Employee Plan. The Borrower
has also furnished Lender with the most recent Internal Revenue Service
determination letter issued with respect to each such the Borrower
Employee Plan, and nothing has occurred since the issuance of each such
letter which could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of the
tax-qualified status of any the Borrower Employee Plan subject to Code
Section 401(a).
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(c)
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Except
as set forth in Section 12.16 of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule,
(i) none of Borrower Employee Plans promises or provides retiree
medical or other retiree welfare or life insurance benefits to any person;
(ii) there has been no “prohibited transaction,”
as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the
Code, and not exempt under Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code, with respect to any Borrower Employee Plan, which could reasonably
be expected to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) each Borrower Employee Plan has been administered in accordance
with its terms and in compliance with the requirements prescribed by any
and all statutes, rules and regulations (including ERISA and the Code),
except as would not have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and
the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate have performed all obligations required to
be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default,
under or violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or
violation by any other party to, any of the Borrower Employee Plans;
(iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate is subject to any
liability or penalty under Sections 4976 through 4980D of the Code or
Title I of ERISA with respect to any of the Borrower Employee Plans;
(v) all material contributions required to be made by the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate to any Borrower Employee Plan have been made on or
before their due dates and a reasonable amount has been accrued for
contributions to each Borrower Employee Plan for the current plan years;
(vi) with respect to each Borrower Employee Plan, no “reportable event” within
the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA (excluding any such event for
which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has been waived under the
regulations to Section 4043 of ERISA) nor any event described in
Section 4062, 4063 or 4041 or ERISA has occurred; (vii) no
Borrower Employee Plan is covered by, and neither the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred or expects to incur any direct or indirect
liability under, arising out of or by operation of Title IV of ERISA
in connection with the termination of, or an employee’s withdrawal from,
any Borrower Employee Plan or other retirement plan or arrangement, and no
fact or event exists that could give rise to any such liability, or under
Section 412 of the Code; and (viii) no compensation paid or
payable to any employee of the Borrower has been, or will be,
non-deductible by reason of application of Section 162(m) or 280G of the
Code. With respect to each Borrower Employee Plan subject to
ERISA as either an employee pension plan within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA or an employee welfare benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, the Borrower has prepared in good
faith and timely filed all requisite governmental reports (which were true
and correct as of the date filed) and has properly and timely filed and
distributed or posted all notices and reports to employees required to be
filed, distributed or posted with respect to each such the Borrower
Employee Plan. No suit, administrative proceeding, action or
other litigation has been brought, or to the best knowledge of the
Borrower is threatened, against or with respect to any such the Borrower
Employee Plan, including any audit or inquiry by the IRS or United States
Department of Labor. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA
Affiliate is a party to, or has made any contribution to or otherwise
incurred any obligation under, any “multiemployer plan” as
defined in Section 3(37) of
ERISA.
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(d)
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With
respect to each Borrower Employee Plan, the Borrower has complied with
(i) the applicable health care continuation and notice provisions of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) and the
regulations thereunder or any similar applicable state law, (ii) the
applicable requirements of the Health Insurance Portability Amendments Act
(“HIPAA”) and the
regulations thereunder and (iii) the applicable requirements of the
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the regulations thereunder or any
similar applicable state law, except to the extent that failure to comply
would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(e)
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Except
as set forth on Schedule 12.16(e), the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or
former employee or other service provider of the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate to severance benefits or any other payment (including, without
limitation, unemployment compensation, golden parachute or bonus), except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, or (ii) accelerate the time
of payment or vesting of any such benefits, or increase the amount of
compensation due any such employee or service
provider.
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(f)
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There
has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether
or not written) by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate relating to, or
change in participation or coverage under, any the Borrower Employee Plan
which would materially increase the expense of maintaining such Plan above
the level of expense incurred with respect to that Plan for the most
recent fiscal year included in the Borrower’s financial
statements.
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12.17
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Effect
on Other Certain Agreements . Except as set forth on
Schedule
12.17, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Transaction Agreements nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will (i) result in any payment
(including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation,
golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any director or
employee of the Borrower, (ii) materially increase any benefits
otherwise payable by the Borrower or (iii) result in the acceleration
of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits.
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12.18
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Employee
Matters.
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(a)
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Except
as set forth in Schedule 12.18,
the Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all currently
applicable laws and regulations respecting employment, discrimination in
employment, terms and conditions of employment, wages, hours and
occupational safety and health and employment practices, and is not
engaged in any unfair labor practice. There are no pending
claims against the Borrower under any workers compensation plan or policy
or for long term disability. The Borrower does not have any
material obligations under COBRA or any similar state law with respect to
any former employees or qualifying beneficiaries
thereunder. There are no controversies pending or, to the
Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, between the Borrower and any of its
employees or former employees, which controversies have or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower. The Borrower is not a party to any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor unions contract nor does the Borrower
know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union or organize any
such employees. The Borrower has not incurred any liability
under, and has complied in all respects with, the Worker Adjustment
Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN Act”), and no fact
or event exists that could give rise to liability under the WARN
Act. Section 12.18 of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule contains
a list of all employees who are currently on a leave of absence (whether
paid or unpaid), the reasons therefor, the expected return date, and
whether reemployment of such employee is guaranteed by contract or
statute, and a list of all employees who have requested a leave of absence
to commence at any time after the date of this Agreement, the reason
therefor, the expected length of such leave, and whether reemployment of
such employee is guaranteed by contract or
statute.
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(b)
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The
Company is in compliance with all federal, state and local laws governing
the employment and sponsorship of foreign nationals employed by the
Company and is not required to make any filing with or give any notice to,
or to obtain any consent from, any governmental body in connection with
employment by the Company of any employee who is a foreign national. There
is no pending legal proceeding, and no governmental agency has threatened
to commence any legal proceeding, against the Company or that challenges,
or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or
otherwise interfering with the employment by the Company of any employee
who is a foreign national. There is no order, writ, injunction
or decree which has been entered against the Company preventing or
delaying the employment by the Company of any employee who is a foreign
national.
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12.19
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Material
Contracts.
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(a)
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Section
12.19(a) of the Borrower Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all
contracts and agreements to which the Borrower is a party and that are
material to the business, results of operations, or condition (financial
or otherwise), of the Borrower (such contracts, agreements and
arrangements as are required to be set forth in Section 12.19(a) of the
Borrower Disclosure Schedule being referred to herein collectively as the
“Material
Contracts”). Material Contracts shall include, without
limitation, the following and shall be categorized in the Borrower
Disclosure Schedule as follows:
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(i)
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each
contract and agreement (other than routine purchase orders and pricing
quotes in the ordinary course of business covering a period of less than
one year) for the purchase of inventory, spare parts, other materials or
personal property with any supplier or for the furnishing of services to
the Borrower under the terms of which the
Borrower: (A) paid or otherwise gave consideration of more
than $5,000.00 in the aggregate during the calendar year ended
December 31, 2008, (B) is likely to pay or otherwise give
consideration of more than $5,000.00 in the aggregate over the remaining
term of such contract or (C) cannot be canceled by the Borrower
without penalty or further payment of less than
$5,000.00;
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(ii)
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each
customer contract and agreement (other than routine purchase orders,
pricing quotes with open acceptance and other tender bids, in each case,
entered into in the ordinary course of business and covering a period of
less than one year) to which the Borrower is a party which
(A) involved consideration of more than $5,000.00 in the aggregate
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, (B) is likely
to pay or otherwise give consideration of more than $5,000.00 in the
aggregate over the remaining term of such contract or (C) cannot be
canceled by the Borrower without penalty or further payment of less than
$5,000.00;
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(iii)
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(A)
all distributor, manufacturer’s representative, broker, franchise, agency
and dealer contracts and agreements to which the Borrower is a party
(specifying on a matrix, in the case of distributor agreements, the name
of the distributor, product, territory, termination date and exclusivity
provisions) and (B) all sales promotion, market research, marketing
and advertising contracts and agreements to which the Borrower is a party
which: (1) involved consideration of more than $5,000.00
in the aggregate during the calendar year ended December 31, 2008 or
(2) are likely to involve consideration of more than $5,000.00 in the
aggregate over the remaining term of the
contract;
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(iv)
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all
management contracts with independent contractors or consultants (or
similar arrangements) to which the Borrower is a party and which
(A) involved consideration or more than $5,000.00 in the aggregate
during the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, (B) is likely
to pay or otherwise give consideration of more than $5,000.00 in the
aggregate over the remaining term of such contract, or (C) cannot be
canceled by the Borrower without penalty or further payment of less than
$5,000.00;
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(v)
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all
contracts and agreements (excluding routine checking account overdraft
agreements involving xxxxx cash amounts) under which the Borrower has
created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or
guarantee) indebtedness or under which the Borrower has imposed (or may
impose) a security interest or lien on any of their respective assets,
whether tangible or intangible, to secure
indebtedness;
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(vi)
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all
contracts and agreements that limit the ability of the
Borrower to compete in any line of business or with any person
or in any geographic area or during any period of time, or to solicit any
customer or client;
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(vii)
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all
contracts and agreements between or among the Borrower, on the one hand,
and any affiliate of the Borrower, on the other
hand;
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(viii)
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all
contracts and agreements to which the Borrower is a party under which it
has agreed to supply products to a customer at specified prices, whether
directly or through a specific distributor, manufacturer’s representative
or dealer; and
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(ix)
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all
other contracts or agreements (A) which are material to the Borrower
or the conduct of their respective businesses or (B) the absence of
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower or
(C) which are believed by the Borrower to be of unique value even
though not material to the business of the
Borrower.
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(b)
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Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Borrower, each Borrower license and each Material Contract,
is a legal, valid and binding agreement, and none of the Borrower licenses
or Material Contracts is in default by its terms or has been canceled by
the other party; the Borrower is not in receipt of any claim of default
under any such agreement; and the Borrower does not anticipate any
termination of or change to, or receipt of a proposal with respect to, any
such agreement as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Borrower has furnished Lender with true and
complete copies of all such agreements together with all amendments,
waivers or other changes thereto.
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12.20
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Interested
Party Transactions. Except as set forth in Schedule 12.20,
the Borrower is not directly or indirectly indebted to any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Borrower (each of the foregoing, an
“Interested
Party”) (except for amounts due as normal salaries and bonuses and
in reimbursement of ordinary expenses), nor is the Borrower directly or
indirectly indebted to any members of the immediate families of any
Interested Party, and no such Interested Parties or members of their
immediate families are directly or indirectly indebted to the Borrower.
No
Interested Parties have any direct or indirect ownership or financial
interest in any firm or corporation with which the Borrower is affiliated
or with which the Borrower has a business relationship, or any firm or
corporation which competes with the Borrower except that Interested
Parties and members of their families may own stock in (but not exceeding
two percent (2%) of the outstanding capital stock of) any publicly traded
companies that may compete with the Borrower. No Interested
Party or any members of their immediate families are, directly or
indirectly, interested in any material contract with the
Borrower. The Borrower is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any
indebtedness of any other person, firm or
corporation.
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12.21
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Insurance. The
Borrower has policies of insurance and bonds of the type and in the
amounts customarily carried by persons conducting businesses or owning
assets similar to those of the Borrower. There is no material
claim pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has
been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies
or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all such policies
and bonds have been paid and the Borrower is otherwise in compliance with
the terms of such policies and bonds. The Borrower has no
knowledge of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase
with respect to, any of such
policies.
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12.22
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Compliance
With Laws. The Borrower has complied with, is not in
violation of, and has not received any notices of violation with respect
to, any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law or regulation with
respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of
its business, except for such violations or failures to comply as could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Borrower.
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12.23
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Minute
Books. The minute books of the Borrower made available
to Lender contain a complete summary of all meetings of directors and
stockholders or actions by written consent since the time of incorporation
of the Borrower through the date of this Agreement, and reflect all
transactions referred to in such minutes accurately in all material
respects.
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12.24
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Complete
Copies of Materials. The Borrower has delivered or made
available true and complete copies of each document which has been
requested by Lender or its counsel in connection with their legal and
accounting review of the Borrower.
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12.25
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees. The Borrower has not incurred, nor
will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or
finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or investment bankers’ fees or any
similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby.
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12.26
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Board
and Stockholder Approval. The Board of Directors of the
Borrower has unanimously approved this Agreement and the Transaction
Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereunder and
thereunder. Guarantor has obtained Proxies from the Majority
Stockholders.
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12.27
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Inventory. The
inventories shown on the Financial Statements or thereafter acquired by
the Borrower consist of items of a quantity and quality usable or salable
in the ordinary course of business. Since January 31, 2009, the Borrower
has continued to replenish inventories in a normal and customary manner
consistent with past practice. The Borrower has not received
written or oral notice that it will experience in the foreseeable future
any difficulty in obtaining, in the desired quantity and quality and at a
reasonable price and upon reasonable terms and conditions, the raw
materials, supplies or component products required for the manufacture,
assembly or production of its products. The values at which
inventories are carried reflect the inventory valuation policy of the
Borrower, which is consistent with its past practice and in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. Due provision has been
made on the books of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices to provide for all slow-moving, obsolete,
or unusable inventories at their estimated useful scrap values and such
inventory reserves are adequate to provide for such slow-moving, obsolete
or unusable inventory and inventory
shrinkage.
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12.28
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Accounts
Receivable.
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(a)
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The
Borrower has made available to Lender a list of all accounts receivable of
the Borrower reflected on the Financial Statements (“Accounts Receivable”)
along with a range of days elapsed since
invoice.
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(b)
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All
Accounts Receivable of the Borrower arose in the ordinary course of
business and are carried at values determined in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied. No person has any lien on any of such
Accounts Receivable and no request or agreement for deduction or discount
has been made with respect to any of such Accounts
Receivable.
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(c)
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All
of the inventories of the Borrower reflected in the Financial Statements
and the Borrower’s books and records on the date hereof were purchased,
acquired or produced in the ordinary and regular course of business and in
a manner consistent with the Borrower’s regular inventory practices and
are set forth on the Borrower’s books and records in accordance with the
practices and principles of the Borrower consistent with the method of
treating said items in prior periods. None of the inventory of
the Borrower reflected on the Financial Statements or on the Borrower’s
books and records as of the date hereof (in either case net of the reserve
therefor) is obsolete, defective or in excess of the needs of the business
of the Borrower reasonably anticipated for the normal operation of the
business consistent with past practice and outstanding customer
contracts. The presentation of inventory on the Financial
Statements conforms to GAAP and such inventory is stated at the lower of
cost or net realizable value.
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12.29
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Customers
and Suppliers. As of the date hereof, no customer which
individually accounted for more than ten percent (10%) of the Borrower’s
gross revenues during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date
hereof, and no supplier of the Borrower, has canceled or otherwise
terminated, or made any written threat to the Borrower to cancel or
otherwise terminate its relationship with the Borrower, or has at any time
on or after December 31, 2008 decreased materially its services or
supplies to the Borrower in the case of any such supplier, or its usage of
the services or products of the Borrower in the case of such customer, and
to the Borrower’s knowledge, no such supplier or customer intends to
cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with the Borrower or to
decrease materially its services or supplies to the Borrower or its usage
of the services or products of the Borrower, as the case may
be. From and after the date hereof, no customer which
individually accounted for more than ten percent (10%) of the Borrower’s
gross revenues during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date
hereof, has canceled or otherwise terminated, or made any written threat
to the Borrower to cancel or otherwise terminate, for any reason,
including without limitation the consummation of the transactions by this
Agreement, its relationship with the Borrower, and to the Borrower’s
knowledge, no such customer intends to cancel or otherwise terminate its
relationship with the Borrower or to decrease materially its usage of the
services or products of the Borrower. The Borrower has not
knowingly breached, so as to provide a benefit to the Borrower that was
not intended by the parties, any agreement with, or engaged in any
fraudulent conduct with respect to, any customer or supplier of the
Borrower.
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12.30
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Third
Party Consents. The Borrower has obtained all consents
or approvals needed from any third party in order to effect this Agreement
or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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12.31
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No
Commitments Regarding Future Products. The
Borrower has made no sales to customers that are contingent upon providing
future enhancements of existing products, to add features not presently
available on existing products or to otherwise enhance the performance of
its existing products (other than beta or similar arrangements pursuant to
which the Borrower’s customers from time to time test or evaluate
products). The products the Borrower has delivered to customers
substantially comply with published specifications for such products and
the Borrower has not received material complaints from customers about its
products that remain unresolved. Section 12.31 of the Borrower
Disclosure Schedule accurately sets forth a complete list of products in
development (exclusive of mere enhancements to and additional features for
existing products).
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12.32
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Representations
Complete. None of the representations or warranties made
by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any attachment hereto, including
the Borrower Disclosure Schedule, or certificate furnished by the Borrower
pursuant to this Agreement, when all such documents are read together in
their entirety, contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
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12.33
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Each
of the representations and warranties set out in this Section 12 are made
by the Borrower to the Lender on (i) the date of this Agreement, (ii) the
date of each Drawdown Notice and (iii) each Drawdown
Date.
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13.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE GUARANTOR
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13.1
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification. The
Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted
and as proposed to be conducted.
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13.2
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Authorization. All
corporate action on the part of the Guarantor, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of
the Transaction Agreements and the performance of all obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder and thereunder has been taken or will be taken prior
to the date hereof. The Transaction Agreements, when executed
and delivered by the Guarantor, shall constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in
accordance with their terms except as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and other
laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies.
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14.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE LENDER
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14.1
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification. The Lender
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted.
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14.2
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Authorization. All
corporate action on the part of the Lender, its officers, directors and
stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of
the Transaction Agreements and the performance of all obligations of the
Lender hereunder and thereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to
the date hereof. The Transaction Agreements, when executed and
delivered by the Lender, shall constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of the Lender, enforceable against the Lender in accordance
with their terms except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally,
as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable
remedies.
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15.
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CONDITIONS
OF THE LENDER’S OBLIGATIONS
HEREUNDER
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The
obligations of the Lender to the Borrower under this agreement this Agreement
are subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions, unless
otherwise waived:
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15.1
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Execution
and Delivery of Transaction Agreements. The Borrower
and/or the Guarantor (if applicable) shall have executed and delivered the
Transaction Agreements to the
Lender.
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15.2
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Representations
and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
Section 12 and the representations of the Guarantor contained in
Section 13 shall be true on and as of (i) the Effective Date, (ii) the
date specified in any Drawdown Notice, and (iii) the Drawdown
Date.
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15.3
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Qualifications. All
authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental
authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are
required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of (i) the
Effective Date, (ii) the date specified in any Drawdown Notice, and (iii)
the Drawdown Date.
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16.
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CONDITIONS
OF BORROWERS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER
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The
obligations of the Borrower to the Lender under this agreement this Agreement
are subject to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions, unless
otherwise waived:
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16.1
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Representations
and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in
Section 14 shall be true on and as of the Effective
Date.
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16.2
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Qualifications. All
authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental
authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are
required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Securities
pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of the
Effective Date.
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16.3
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Delivery
of Form W-8 BEN or Form W-9. The Lender shall have
completed and delivered to the Borrower a validly executed IRS Form W-8
BEN or IRS Form W-9, as applicable.
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17.
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NOTICES
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Any
notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed sufficient upon receipt, when delivered personally or by courier,
overnight delivery service or confirmed facsimile, or forty-eight (48) hours
after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with
postage prepaid, if such notice is addressed to the party to be notified at such
party’s address or facsimile number as set forth below or as
subsequently modified by written notice.
18.
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COUNTERPARTS
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This
Agreement may be executed in counterpart by the Parties on separate counterparts
each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original both such
counterparts together constituting but one and the same
instrument.
19.
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CAPTIONS
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The
captions to the Sections in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of
reference only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction
or interpretation of this Agreement.
20.
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ASSIGNMENT
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The
Borrower shall not be entitled to assign its rights or transfer its obligations
hereunder.
21.
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AMENDMENT
AND WAIVER
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Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by
the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is
to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall
any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
22.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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This
Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of law.
23.
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SEVERABILITY
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Wherever
possible, each provision of this Agreement a shall be interpreted in such a
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
24.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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This
Agreement and the Loan Notes constitute the complete agreement between the
Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and may not be modified,
altered or amended except as set forth in Section 21.
[SIGNATURE PAGE
FOLLOWS]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the
date first above written.
UCA
Services, Inc., d/b/a NetFabric Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, CEO
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Address:
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
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GUARANTOR:
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By:
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/s/
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, CEO
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Address:
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
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LENDER:
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Fortify
Infrastructure Services, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, President | |
Address:
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
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Xxxxx X
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Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
1
Drawdown
Notice
To:
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Fortify Infrastructure
Services, Inc. (the
“Lender”)
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Copy:
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NetFabric Holdings, Inc. (the
“Guarantor”)
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From:
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UCA Services, Inc. (the
“Borrower”)
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Date:
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This
notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Credit Agreement dated
February __, 2009 between the Lender, the Borrower and Guarantor (the
“Credit
Agreement”).
Terms not
defined herein shall have the same meaning as set out in the Credit
Agreement.
The
Borrower hereby gives the Lender notice that, pursuant to the Credit Agreement
and upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein, the Borrower
desires to draw down the following amount:
(a)
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Drawdown
Amount:
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[$ ]
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(b)
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Drawdown
Date:
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The
undersigned hereby certifies to the Lender that the representations and
warranties made by the Borrower to the Lender in Section 13 of the Credit
Agreement are true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date hereof
and shall be true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the Drawdown
Date.
The
Borrower has caused this Drawdown Notice to be executed and delivered by an
officer duly authorized as of the date first above written.
UCA
Services, Inc.
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By
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
CEO
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EXHIBIT
2
[FORM OF
PROMISSORY NOTE]
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO
SUCH SALE OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933.
SECURED PROMISSORY
NOTE
$[,000,000.00]
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March
__, 0000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX
This note
is entered into pursuant to that certain credit agreement dated March __, 2009
(the “Note”),
by and among, NetFabric Technologies, Inc., d/b/a UCA Services, Inc., a New
Jersey corporation (the “Company”), NetFabric
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”) and
Fortify Infrastructure Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Holder”) (the “Credit
Agreement.”) For value received, the Company promises to pay
to Holder, the principal sum of [ ]Dollars
[($,000,000.00)]. Interest shall accrue from the date of this Note on
the unpaid principal amount at a rate equal to eight percent (8%) per annum,
compounded annually. This Note is subject to
the following terms and conditions.
1. Maturity. This Note will
automatically mature and be due and payable on the third (3rd)
anniversary of the Effective Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the
“Maturity
Date”). Interest shall accrue on this Note but shall not be due and
payable until the Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire
unpaid principal sum of this Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, shall become immediately due and payable upon the insolvency of the
Company, the commission of any act of bankruptcy by the Company, the execution
by the Company of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing
by or against the Company of a petition in bankruptcy or any petition for relief
under the federal bankruptcy act or the continuation of such petition without
dismissal for a period of ninety (90) days or more, or the appointment of a
receiver or trustee to take possession of the property or assets of the
Company.
2. Payment.
(a) All
payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America at such
place as the Holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing to the
Company. Payment shall be credited first to the accrued interest then
due and payable and the remainder applied to principal.
(b) The
Company may not prepay this Note.
3. Transfer;
Successors and Assigns. The terms and
conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
respective successors and assigns of the parties. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither party may assign, pledge, or otherwise transfer this Note
without the prior written consent of the other party, except for transfers to
affiliates. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Note may be
transferred only upon surrender of the original Note for registration of
transfer, duly endorsed, or accompanied by a duly executed written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Company. Thereupon, a new note
for the same principal amount and interest will be issued to, and registered in
the name of, the transferee. Interest and principal are payable only
to the registered holder of this Note.
4. Governing
Law. This Note and all
acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of
conflicts of law.
5. Notices. Any notice
required or permitted by this Note shall be in writing and shall be deemed
sufficient upon delivery, when delivered personally or by a
nationally-recognized delivery service (such as Federal Express or UPS), or
forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or
registered mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at
such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written
notice.
6. Amendments
and Waivers. Any term of this
Note may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the
Holder. Any
amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6 shall be
binding upon the Company, the Holder and each transferee of the
Note.
7. Officers
and Directors Not Liable. In no event shall
any officer or director of the Company be liable for any amounts due or payable
pursuant to this Note.
8. Security
Interest and Guarantee. This Note is
secured by (i) all of the assets of the
Company and Guarantor in accordance with a separate security agreement (the
“Security
Agreement”) of even date herewith between the Company and the Holder, and
(ii) all of equity securities of the Company currently owned or hereafter
acquired by the Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of a stock pledge
agreement (the “Pledge
Agreement”) of even date herewith. In case of an Event of
Default (as defined in the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement), the
Holder shall have the rights set forth in the Security Agreement and the Pledge
Agreement, respectively.
9. Action to
Collect on Note. If action is
instituted to collect on this Note, the Company promises to pay all costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with such
action.
10. Credit
Agreement. This Note shall
incorporate all of the terms and conditions contained the Credit
Agreement.
COMPANY:
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UCA
Services, Inc., d/b/a NetFabric Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, CEO
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Address: 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
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GUARANTOR:
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By:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, CEO
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Address: 000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
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AGREED
TO AND ACCEPTED:
Fortify
Infrastructure Services, Inc.
By:
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, President and CEO
Address:
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0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000