AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AMONG DRIFTWOOD VENTURES, INC., DFTW MERGER SUB, INC. AND GREEN SCREEN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. Dated as of July 7, 2008
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
DFTW
MERGER SUB, INC.
AND
GREEN
SCREEN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
Dated
as
of July 7, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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THE
MERGER
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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Closing
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1
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1.3
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Effective
Time
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2
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1.4
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Effect
of the Merger
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2
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1.5
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
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2
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1.6
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Directors
and Officers
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2
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1.7
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Conversion
of Company Common Stock
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2
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1.8
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Earn-Out
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3
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1.9
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Exchange
Procedure
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3
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1.10
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Cancellation
of Shares
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5
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1.11
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No
Further Ownership Rights in Company Stock
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5
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1.12
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Company
Stock Options and Warrants
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5
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1.13
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Capital
Stock of Merger Sub
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5
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1.14
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Adjustments
to Exchange Ratios
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5
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1.15
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Dissenters
Rights
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6
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1.16
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No
Fractional Shares
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6
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1.17
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No
Liability
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6
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1.18
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The
Representative
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7
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1.19
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Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action
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8
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ARTICLE
II
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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8
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2.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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9
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2.2
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Subsidiaries
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9
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2.3
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Capital
Structure
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10
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2.4
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Authority;
No Conflict; Required Filings
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11
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2.5
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Board
Approval; Required Vote
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13
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2.6
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Financial
Statements and Information
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13
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2.7
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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14
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2.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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14
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2.9
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Material
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments
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14
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2.10
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Compliance
with Laws
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15
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2.11
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Material
Permits
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15
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2.12
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Litigation
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15
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2.13
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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15
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2.14
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Employees
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16
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2.15
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Taxes
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16
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2.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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19
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2.17
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Tangible
Assets
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22
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2.18
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Real
Property Leases
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22
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2.19
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Insurance
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23
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2.20
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Intellectual
Property
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23
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2.21
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Environmental
Matters
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24
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2.22
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Accounts
Receivable
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26
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(i)
2.23
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Certain
Business Practices
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26
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2.24
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Customers
and Suppliers; Effect of Transaction
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26
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2.25
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Government
Contracts
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27
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2.26
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Interested
Party Transactions
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27
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2.27
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Books
and Records
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27
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2.28
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Brokers
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27
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2.29
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Disclosure
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27
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND
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MERGER
SUB
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3.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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28
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3.2
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Capital
Structure
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28
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3.3
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Authority;
No Conflict; Required Filings
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29
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3.4
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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30
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3.5
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Subsidiaries
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31
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3.6
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Litigation
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31
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3.11
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Material
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments
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31
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3.12
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Taxes
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32
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3.13
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Stockholder
Claims
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34
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3.14
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Brokers
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34
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3.15
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Disclosure
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34
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ARTICLE
IV
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CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
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34
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company Pending the Merger
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34
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4.2
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Conduct
of Business of the Parent and Merger Sub Pending the
Merger
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36
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4.3
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Stockholder
Approval
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37
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4.4
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No
Solicitation of Other Proposals
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37
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ARTICLE
V
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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38
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5.1
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Publicity
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38
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5.2
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Access
to Information; Confidentiality
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38
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5.3
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Reasonable
Efforts; Further Assurances
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38
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5.4
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Stock
Options; Warrants
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39
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5.5
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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40
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5.6
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Financial
Statements
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40
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5.7
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Board
of Directors
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41
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ARTICLE
VI
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CONDITIONS
OF MERGER
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42
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6.1
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Conditions
to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Merger
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42
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6.2
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Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Parent
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42
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6.3
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Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Company
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44
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ARTICLE
VII
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INDEMNIFICATION
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45
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7.1
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Indemnification
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45
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7.2
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Method
of Asserting Claims
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45
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7.3
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Survival
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46
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7.4
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General
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47
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(ii)
ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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47
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8.1
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Termination
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47
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8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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48
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8.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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49
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8.4
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Amendment
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49
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8.5
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Waiver
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49
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ARTICLE
IX
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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49
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9.1
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Notices
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49
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9.2
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Interpretation
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50
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9.3
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Severability
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50
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9.4
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Entire
Agreement
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51
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9.5
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Assignment
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51
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9.6
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Parties
in Interest
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51
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9.7
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Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
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51
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9.8
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Governing
Law; Enforcement
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51
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9.9
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Counterparts
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52
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(iii)
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
“Agreement”),
made
and entered into as of July 7, 2008 by and among DRIFTWOOD VENTURES, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
DFTW
MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger Sub”),
GREEN
SCREEN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx (the “Representative”).
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to herein each
individually as a “Party”
and,
collectively, as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS,
the Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have each declared
it to be advisable and in the best interests of each corporation and their
respective stockholders that Parent and the Company combine in order to advance
their long-term business interests;
WHEREAS,
the Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have each approved
this Agreement and the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the
“Merger”),
in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”)
and
the terms and conditions set forth herein, which Merger will result in, among
other things, the Company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and
the
Company Stockholders becoming stockholders of Parent; and
WHEREAS,
for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger qualify as
a
reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Merger. At
the
Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3), in accordance with the DGCL and
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall be merged with
and
into the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the separate corporate
existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger, shall continue its existence under the DGCL as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The Company as the surviving corporation
after the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving
Corporation.”
1.2 Closing. Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement abandoned pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII, and subject
to the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth
in Article VI, the closing of the Merger and other transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. (eastern standard time) on a date to be mutually agreed
upon by the Parties (the “Closing
Date”),
which
date shall be no later than the second Business Day (as defined below) after
all
the conditions set forth in Article VI (excluding conditions that, by their
nature, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) shall have been satisfied or
waived in accordance with Section 8.5, unless another time and/or date is agreed
to in writing by the Parties. The Closing shall take place at the offices of
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in New York, New York.
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Business
Day”
shall
mean any day on which banks are permitted to be open in New York, New
York.
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1.3 Effective
Time. Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Parties shall
cause the Merger to become effective by executing and filing in accordance
with
the DGCL a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in substantially the form of Exhibit
A attached
hereto (the “Certificate
of Merger”),
the
date and time of such filing, or such later date and time as may be agreed
upon
by the Parties and specified therein, being hereinafter referred to as the
“Effective
Time.”
1.4 Effect
of the Merger. At
the
Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement
and in Section 259 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all the assets,
properties, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of the Company
and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
1.5 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. From
and
after the Effective Time and without further action on the part of the Parties,
the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company immediately prior
to
the Effective Time shall be the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the
Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with the respective terms
thereof.
1.6 Directors
and Officers. The
directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected
or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal
in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, each
to hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective
successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
1.7 Conversion
of Company Common Stock. At
the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
the Parties or the holders of the following securities:
(a) Each
share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Company
Common Stock”),
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than
any
shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled and retired pursuant to
Section 1.10 and any Dissenting Shares (as defined in Section 1.15))
shall be converted automatically into the right to receive that number
(expressed as a decimal) of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common
stock
of Parent, par value $0.001 per share (the “Parent
Common Stock”),
equal
to the Exchange Ratio. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Exchange
Ratio”
shall
initially be 7.063643, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 1.14.
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(b) From
and
after the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock (other than any
shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled and retired pursuant to
Section 1.10 and any Dissenting Shares) shall be deemed canceled and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate which previously represented
any such share of Company Common Stock (each, a “Company
Certificate”
and,
collectively, the “Company
Certificates”)
shall
cease to have any rights with respect thereto except as set forth herein or
under applicable law. The holders of Company Common Stock immediately prior
to
the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive the shares of Parent Common
Stock into which the shares of Company Common Stock held by each of them were
converted pursuant to Section 1.7(a), rounded to the nearest whole number
upon delivery of the certificates representing such shares of Company Common
Stock to Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein
(and
except as otherwise set forth in Section 1.14 or Section 1.7(c) below), the
total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued under this Section 1.7(b)
to the holders of the Company Common Stock (the “Company
Stockholders”
and
each, a “Company
Stockholder”)
shall
equal 26,098,303 shares (the “Closing
Shares”).
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Merger Consideration” means the Closing
Shares to which each Company Stockholder is entitled to receive under this
Section 1.7(b), subject to Section 1.7(c) below. Notwithstanding anything to
the
contrary set forth in this Agreement or in the event of a change of the Exchange
Ratio or otherwise, in no event will Parent be required to issue more than
the
Closing Shares or assume any options or warrants other than as set forth in
Sections 1.12 or 5.4.
(c) Escrow.
At
Closing, Parent, on behalf of the Company Stockholders, shall deposit 2,609,830
shares out of the Closing Shares in escrow (the “Escrow
Amount”),
to be
held by the escrow agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Escrow
Agreement (as hereafter defined). Each
Company Stockholder shall be deemed to have contributed his, her or its Pro
Rata
Portion of the Escrow Amount to provide a source of funding to the Compensated
Person for any Losses for which they are entitled to be indemnified pursuant
to
Article VII. “Pro
Rata Portion”
of
the
Escrow Amount shall mean, with respect to each Company Stockholder, that portion
of the Escrow Amount equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of Closing Shares to be received by such Company Stockholder pursuant to Section
1.7(b) and the denominator of which is the total number of Closing Shares to
be
received by all Company Stockholders pursuant to Section 1.7(b).
1.8 INTENTIONALLY
LEFT BLANK.
1.9 Exchange
Procedure. (a) As
promptly as practicable before or after the Effective Time, Parent (or its
designee or exchange agent) will send to each Company Stockholder a letter
of
transmittal, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B,
for use
in exchanging all Company Certificates registered in the name of such Company
Stockholder for the Merger Consideration to which such Stockholder may be
entitled as determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Upon
surrender by a Company Stockholder of all Company Certificates (or lost
certificate affidavits) registered in the name of such Company Stockholder
to
Parent (or its designee), together with a duly executed letter of transmittal,
such Company Stockholder will be entitled to receive, in exchange for all of
such Company Certificates, the portion of the Merger Consideration to which
such
Company Stockholder may be entitled (as determined in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement), and such Company Certificates will be canceled.
It is intended that such letter of transmittal will contain provisions requiring
each executing Stockholder thereof to, (i) make certain representations and
warranties with respect to such executing Company Stockholder and the shares
of
Company Common Stock owned or held by such executing Company Stockholder, (ii)
waive all appraisal or dissenters rights and (iii) deliver original Company
Certificates (or an affidavit of loss and indemnity) together with blank stock
powers and other instruments of transfer, in each case in a form reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and as a condition precedent to Parent’s obligation to
issue shares of Parent Common Stock to such Company Stockholder.
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(b) Shares
of
Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger shall be deemed to have been
issued at the Effective Time. If any certificates representing shares of Parent
Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than that in which the Company
Certificate surrendered is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange
that the person requesting such exchange shall deliver to Parent (or its
designee or exchange agent) all documents necessary to evidence and effect
such
transfer and shall pay to Parent (or its designee or exchange agent) any
transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance of a certificate
representing shares of Parent Common Stock in a name other than that of the
registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or establish to the
satisfaction of Parent (or its designee or exchange agent) that such tax has
been paid or is not applicable.
(c) After
the
Effective Time, Company Common Stock will cease to be, and holders of Company
Common Stock will have no rights as, Company Stockholders, other than (i) in
the
case of shares other than Dissenting Shares, the rights to receive the Merger
Consideration, as provided in this Agreement, and (ii) in the case of Dissenting
Shares, the rights afforded to the holders thereof under Section 262 of the
DGCL. Until surrendered for cancellation in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section 1.9, each Certificate representing shares of Company Common Stock
shall, from and after the Effective Time, represent (i) in the case of shares
other than Dissenting Shares, the right of the applicable Company Stockholder
to
receive the Merger Consideration and (ii) in the case of Dissenting Shares,
the
rights afforded to the holders thereof under the applicable provisions of the
DGCL. Neither Parent nor the Company nor any other person will be liable to
any
holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any shares, or
any
dividends or other distributions with respect thereto, properly delivered to
a
public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat, or similar
laws.
(d) No
dividend or other distribution declared with respect to Parent Common Stock
with
a record date after the Effective Time shall
be
paid to holders of unsurrendered Company Certificates until such holders
surrender such Company Certificates
or
comply with Section 1.9 hereof. Upon compliance with all of the provisions
of
this Article I, there shall be paid to such holders, promptly after such
surrender, the amount of dividends or other distributions declared with respect
to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time, and the
amount of any portion of the Merger Consideration to which such holders may
be
entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and, in each case, not previously paid
solely because of the failure to surrender such Company Certificates for
exchange.
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1.10 Cancellation
of Shares. Immediately
prior to the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock either held
in
the Company’s treasury or owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.2(e)) of Parent or the Company, shall
be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment
therefor.
1.11 No
Further Ownership Rights in Company Stock. All
shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of Company
Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Article I (together with
any
cash in lieu of fractional shares paid in respect thereof) shall be deemed
to
have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company
Common Stock under this Article I. If, after the Effective Time, Company
Certificates are presented to Parent or Surviving Corporation for any reason,
they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article I.
1.12 Company
Stock Options and Warrants. At
the
Effective Time:
(a) 354,605
options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (“Company
Options”)
outstanding under the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Company
Incentive Plan”),
by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof,
shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 5.4, and converted
into options of Parent as follows: 2,260,366 options at an exercise price of
$2.57 per share and 244,437 options at an exercise price of $2.83 per
share.
(b) 246,243
warrants (“Company
Warrants”)
to
purchase shares of Company Capital Stock (as herein defined) then outstanding,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders
thereof, shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 5.4, and
converted into warrants to acquire Parent Common Stock as follows: 1,402,571
warrants at an exercise price of $2.83 per share and 336,802 warrants at an
exercise price of $2.12 per share.
1.13 Capital
Stock of Merger Sub. Each
share of common stock of Merger Sub, par value $0.001 per share (the
“Merger
Sub Common Stock”),
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted automatically into one fully paid and non-assessable share of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation, par value $0.001 per share. From and after
the Effective Time, each stock certificate of Merger Sub which previously
represented shares of Merger Sub Common Stock shall evidence ownership of an
equal number of shares of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.14 Adjustments
to Exchange Ratios. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted,
at
any time and from time to time, to fully reflect the effect of any stock split,
reverse split, stock dividend (including, without limitation, any dividend
or
distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Stock or Company
Common Stock, as the case may be), reorganization, recapitalization or other
like change with respect to Parent Common Stock or, if permitted by the terms
of
Section 4.1, Company Common Stock, as the case may be, occurring during the
Interim Period (as defined in Section 4.1).
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1.15 Dissenters
Rights. (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that are held by
any
“Person” (as defined in Section 13(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)),
who
(i) has not voted such shares in favor of adoption of this Agreement and the
Merger; and (ii) properly demands appraisal of such shares pursuant to, and
in
compliance with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“Section 262”)
such
shares (the “Dissenting
Shares”),
shall
not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but rather
the holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled only to payment of the fair
market value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with Section 262;
provided,
however,
that if
any such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses the
right to seek appraisal under Section 262, then such Dissenting Shares
shall be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into, and to
have become exchangeable solely for the right to receive the Merger
Consideration.
(b) The
Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of any demands received by the
Company for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock and Parent shall
have the right to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall
not, without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, make any payment with respect
to,
or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, or agree to do any of the
foregoing.
1.16 No
Fractional Shares. No
certificate or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock
shall
be issued upon the surrender of Company Certificates for exchange, and such
fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to
any
other rights of a stockholder of Parent. Notwithstanding any other provision
of
this Agreement, each holder of shares of Company Capital Stock who would
otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock
(after taking into account all Company Certificates delivered by such holder)
shall receive from Parent, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in an amount
equal to such fractional part of a share of Parent Common Stock multiplied
by
the Closing Average. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Closing
Average”
shall
be the average last reported closing trading price per share of Parent Common
Stock (rounded up to the nearest cent) on the OTC Bulletin Board for the ten
(10) consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day immediately
prior
to the Effective Time.
1.17 No
Liability. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, none of the Parent or the Surviving
Corporation or Representative shall be liable to a holder of shares of Company
Common Stock for any shares of Parent Common Stock or any amount of cash
properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
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1.18 The
Representative.
(a) By
virtue
of the adoption of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and approval of the
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company Stockholders,
each Company Stockholder (regardless of whether or not such Company Stockholder
votes in favor of the adoption of the Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the
approval of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether at
a
meeting or by written consent in lieu thereof) shall be deemed to have
appointed, effective from and after the approval of the Merger, Representative
to act as his, her or its representative and true and lawful attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution, in such holder’s name and on such holder’s
behalf, under this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement in the absolute discretion
of the Representative in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.18. This
power of attorney and all authority hereby conferred is irrevocable and shall
not be terminated by any act of any such holder, by operation of law or by
any
other event, except as expressly set forth herein. The Representative may resign
and shall be discharged of his duties hereunder upon the appointment of a
successor Representative as hereinafter provided. In case of such resignation,
or in the event of death or inability to act of the Representative, a successor
shall be named from among the holders of Company Common Stock or their
designated representatives upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the Company Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing. Any person
or entity appointed to replace a former Representative shall execute a statement
agreeing to perform the duties set forth in this Agreement. The appointment
of a
replacement Representative shall become effective upon delivery of such
statement to Parent and the Surviving Corporation. Each successor Representative
shall have all the power, authority, rights and privileges hereby conferred
upon
the original Representative, and the term “Representative” as used herein shall
be deemed to include such successor Representative.
(b) From
and
after the Effective Time, the Representative shall be authorized to: (i) take
all actions required by, and exercise all rights granted to, the Representative
in this Agreement and in the Escrow Agreement; (ii) receive all notices or
other
documents given or to be given to the Representative by Parent pursuant to
this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; (iii) negotiate, undertake, compromise,
defend, resolve and settle any suit, proceeding or dispute under this Agreement
and the Escrow Agreement; (iv) execute and deliver all agreements, certificates
and documents required by the Representative in connection with any of the
Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Escrow
Agremeent; (v) engage special counsel, accountants and other advisors and incur
such other expenses in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; and (vi) take such other action as
is
necessary on behalf of the Company Stockholders in connection with this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, all such other matters as the
Representative may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the intents and
purposes of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement. Representative shall be
entitled to rely upon any order, judgment, certificate, demand, notice,
instrument or other writing delivered to it hereunder without being required
to
investigate the validity, accuracy or content thereof, nor shall Representative
be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or the Escrow
Agreement.
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(c) By
virtue
of the adoption of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the approval of
the
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company Stockholders,
each Company Stockholder shall be deemed to have (i) released the Representative
from, and agreed to indemnify the Representative against, liability for any
action taken or not taken by the Representative in its capacity as such
Representative, except for the liability of the Representative to a Company
Stockholder for loss which such holder may suffer from fraud committed by the
Representative in carrying out its duties hereunder, and (ii) appointed, as
of
such approval, the Representative as such Company Stockholder’s true and lawful
agent and attorney-in-fact to enter into any agreement in connection with the
Merger and the transactions by this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, to
exercise all or any of the powers, authority and discretion conferred on such
Company Stockholder under any such agreement, to give and receive notices on
such Company Stockholder’s behalf and to be such Company Stockholder’s exclusive
representative with respect to any matter, suit, claim, action or proceeding
arising with respect to any transaction contemplated by such agreement,
including, without limitation, the defense, settlement or compromise of any
claim, action or proceeding for which Parent or the Surviving Corporation may
be
entitled to indemnification. All actions, decisions and instructions of the
Representative shall be conclusive and binding upon all of the Company
Stockholders.
1.19 Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action. If,
at
any time and from time to time after the Effective Time, any further action
is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest
in the Surviving Corporation full right, title and possession of all assets,
properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger
Sub, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be and are
fully authorized and directed, in the name of and on behalf of the Company
and
Merger Sub, to take, or cause to be taken, all such lawful and necessary action
as is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except
as
set forth in the disclosure schedule provided by the Company to Parent on the
date hereof and accepted in writing by Parent (the “Company
Disclosure Schedule”),
the
Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries represents and warrants to
Parent that the statements contained in this Article II are true, complete
and
correct. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the numbered and lettered paragraphs contained in this Article
II. As used in this Agreement, a “Company
Material Adverse Effect” means
any
change, event or effect that is materially adverse to the business, assets
(including, without limitation, intangible assets), financial condition, results
of operations or reasonably foreseeable prospects of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed, either alone
or
in combination, to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into
account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (i) any effect that results from changes in general economic conditions
or changes in securities markets in general, (ii) any effect that results from
general changes in the industries in which the Company operates, (iii) any
effect related to the public announcement or pendency of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, (A) any actions
of competitors, (B) any actions taken by or losses of employees or (C) any
delays or cancellations of orders, (iv) any effect that results from any action
taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, or (v) any issue or
condition otherwise known to the other party prior to the date of this
Agreement.
Whenever a representation or warranty made by the Company herein refers to
the
“knowledge
of the Company,”
or
words to such effect, such knowledge shall be deemed to consist only of the
actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Company, as well as any other
knowledge which such executive officers would have possessed had they made
reasonable inquiry of appropriate employees and agents of the Company with
respect to the matter in question.
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2.1 Organization
and Qualification. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate
and
tax good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly
qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to conduct business, and is
in
corporate and tax good standing in each jurisdiction as listed in Section 2.1(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, which is a complete list of all such jurisdictions
where the character of the properties and other assets owned, leased or operated
by it, or the nature of its activities, makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not have
a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the
businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and
used by it. The Company has delivered to Parent true, complete and correct
copies of its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended to date.
The Company is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws.
2.2 Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 2.2(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
each
Subsidiary of the Company. The Company does not control, directly or indirectly,
or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in
any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or
other business association which is not set forth on Section 2.2(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Each
Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and
in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, and is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to
conduct business, and is in corporate and tax good standing in each jurisdiction
as listed in Section 2.2(b)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, which is a complete list of all such jurisdictions
where the character of the properties and other assets owned, leased or operated
by it, or the nature of its activities, makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each
Subsidiary of the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to
carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties
owned and used by it. The Company has delivered to Parent true, complete and
correct copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or similar
organizational documents of each Subsidiary, each as amended to date. No
Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of any provision of its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or similar organizational
documents.
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(d) All
of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests
in, each Subsidiary of the Company are: (i) duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid, non-assessable; (ii) owned by the Company free and clear of all
liens, claims, security interests, pledges and encumbrances of any kind or
nature whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”);
and
(iii) free of any restriction, including, without limitation, any restriction
which prevents the payment of dividends to the Company or any other Subsidiary
of the Company, or which otherwise restricts the right to vote, sell or
otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other ownership interest, other
than
restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and
state securities laws. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants,
rights, agreements or commitments to which the Company or its Subsidiaries
is a
party or which are binding on any of them providing for the issuance,
disposition or acquisition of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting of any capital stock of any Subsidiary
of the Company.
(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, of which: (i) such Person (or any other
Subsidiary of such Person) is a general partner (excluding partnerships, the
general partnerships of which held by such Person or Subsidiary of such Person
do not have a majority of the voting interest of such partnership); or (ii)
at
least a majority of the securities or other equity interests having by their
terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or
others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization, is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person
or by
any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
2.3 Capital
Structure.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 50,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock; and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock
(“Company
Preferred Stock”
and
together with the Company Common Stock, the “Company
Capital Stock”).
(b) As
of the
date hereof: (i) 3,694,737 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and
outstanding; (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding; (iii) no shares of Company Common Stock are held in the treasury
of
the Company; (iv) 354,605 shares of Company Common Stock are duly reserved
for issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Options; and (v) 246,243 shares
of
Company Common Stock are duly reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding
Company Warrants and (vi) a sufficient number of shares are reserved for
issuance upon the conversion of any convertible notes issued by the Company.
Except as described above, as of the date hereof, there are no shares of voting
or non-voting capital stock, equity interests or other securities of the Company
authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or otherwise outstanding. Section 2.3(b)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
all
holders of Company Capital Stock indicating the number and class or series
of
Company Capital Stock held by each of them.
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(c) Section 2.3(c)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true, complete and correct list
of
the holders of all Company Options and Company Warrants, including: (i) the
number and class of Company Capital Stock subject to each such Company Stock
Option or Company Warrant; (ii) the date of grant; (iii) the exercise price;
(iv) the date of grant, the vesting schedule, as applicable, and expiration
date; and (v) any other material terms, including, without limitation, any
terms
regarding the acceleration of vesting.
(d) All
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock are, and all shares which may be
issued pursuant to the Company Options and Company Warrants, will be, when
issued against payment therefor in accordance with the terms thereof, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and not subject
to,
or issued in violation of, any kind of preemptive, subscription or of similar
rights, and were or will be issued in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable federal and state securities laws.
(e) There
are
no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the
right to vote (or convertible into securities having the right to vote) on
any
matters on which the Company’s stockholders may vote. Except as described in
subsection (b) above, there are no outstanding securities, options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings
of any kind (contingent or otherwise) to which the Company is a party or bound
obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other voting securities
of the Company or obligating the Company to issue, grant, extend or enter into
any agreement to issue, grant or extend any security, option, warrant, call,
right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking. Neither the Company
nor its Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation or requirement to provide
funds for or to make any investment (in the form of a loan or capital
contribution) to or in any Person.
(f) There
are
no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem
or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock (or options to acquire any such
shares) or other security or equity interest of the Company or to cause the
Company or its Subsidiaries to file a registration statement under the
Securities Act, or which otherwise relate to the registration of any securities
of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(g) There
are
no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements, arrangements, commitments or
understandings of any character to which the Company or its Subsidiaries or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s stockholders, is a party or
by which any of them is bound with respect to the issuance, holding,
acquisition, voting or disposition of any shares of capital stock or other
security or equity interest of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
2.4 Authority;
No Conflict; Required Filings.
(a) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder and to consummate the Merger and other transactions contemplated
hereby. Subject to Stockholder Approval (as hereafter defined), the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the performance of
its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the Merger and
other transactions contemplated hereby, have been or will be as of the Closing,
duly authorized by all corporate action on the part of the Company and no other
corporate proceedings are necessary.
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(b) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes
a
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, subject only to: (i) the effects of bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
(ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law); (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and (iv)
the extent that any provision relating to indemnity and/or contribution is
contrary to law or public policy as interpreted or applied by any court or
governmental agency (collectively, the “Equitable
Exceptions”).
(c) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Merger and
other transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with or result in
any
violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration
of
any obligation or to a loss of a material benefit, or require the consent of
any
Person to, or result in the creation of any Liens in or upon any of the
properties or other assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any
provision of: (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws of the Company or
other equivalent organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries; (ii)
subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in paragraph
(d) below, any (A) permit, license, franchise, statute, law, ordinance or
regulation or (B) judgment, decree or order, in each case applicable to the
Company or its Subsidiaries, or by which any of their respective properties
or
assets may be bound or affected; or (iii) any loan or credit agreement, note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease or other instrument or
obligation to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
any
of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected, except,
in
the case of clauses (ii) or (iii) above, for any such conflicts, violations,
defaults or other occurrences, if any, that could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to (x) result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (y) impair in any material respect the ability of the Parties to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby on a timely
basis or (z) result in a liability or loss to the Surviving Corporation in
excess of $25,000.
(d) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or
filing with, any government, governmental, statutory, regulatory or
administrative authority, agency, body or commission or any court, tribunal
or
judicial body, whether federal, state, local or foreign (each, a “Governmental
Authority”)
is
required by or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby except for: (i) the filing
of
the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in accordance with the DGCL; and (ii) such consents, approvals, orders or
authorizations, or registrations, declarations or filings which if not obtained
or made, could not reasonably be expected to (A) result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect; (B) impair in any material respect the ability of the Parties
to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby on a timely
basis or (C) result in a liability or loss to the Surviving Corporation in
excess of $25,000.
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2.5 Board
Approval; Required Vote.
(a) The
Board
of Directors of the Company has, at a meeting duly called and held, by a
unanimous vote of all directors: (i) approved and declared advisable this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; (ii) determined that the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement are
advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders; (iii) resolved to recommend to the Company’s stockholders (A) the
approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (B)
the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; and (iv)
directed that this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement be submitted to the
Company’s Stockholders for their approval and adoption.
(b) The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Common
Stock (such holders, the “Requisite
Holders”),
at a
special meeting of the Company Stockholders or the approval of such Requisite
Holders evidenced by executed written consents in lieu of such meeting (a
“Written
Consent”),
are
the only votes of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the
Company necessary to adopt this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and to approve
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (“Stockholder
Approval”).
2.6 Financial
Statements and Information. The
Company has previously delivered to Parent true, complete and correct copies
of
its (i) audited balance sheet as of and for December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2007 and the related audited consolidated statements of
income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow for each of the fiscal
years then ended; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the
quarter ended March 31, 2008 (the “Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date”)
(including the notes thereto, the “Most
Recent Balance Sheet”),
and
the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity,
and cash flow as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (together, the
“Company
Financial Statements”).
Such
financial statements and notes (i) fairly present the consolidated financial
condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of
and
for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance
with
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”),
subject, in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring and
non-material year-end adjustments; (ii) contain and reflect all necessary
adjustments, accruals, provisions and allowances for a fair presentation of
its
financial condition and the results of its operations for the periods covered
by
such financial statement; (iii) to the extent applicable, contain and reflect
adequate provisions for all reasonably anticipated liabilities for all Taxes
(as
defined in Section 2.15) with respect to the periods then ended and all
prior periods; and (iv) with respect to contracts and commitments for the sale
of goods or the provision of services by the Company, contain and reflect
adequate reserves for all reasonably anticipated losses and costs and expenses
in excess of expected receipts. The financial statements referred to in this
Section 2.6 reflect the consistent application of such accounting
principles throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed in the notes
to
such financial statements.
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2.7 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities. The
Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any liabilities or obligations, whether
fixed, contingent, accrued or otherwise, liquidated or unliquidated and whether
due or to become due, other than: (i) liabilities reflected or reserved against
on the Most Recent Balance Sheet; and (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred
since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice in both type and amount, or (iii)
liabilities
of the
type not required to be reflected or disclosed on a balance sheet prepared
in
accordance with GAAP (or the notes thereto), and except as set forth on
Section
2.7
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
2.8 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since
the
Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted
their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, and there has not been: (i) any action, event or occurrence
which has had, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material
Adverse Effect; (ii) any action, event or occurrence which has had a loss or
liability to the Company in excess of $25,000; or (iii) any other action, event
or occurrence that would have required the consent of Parent pursuant to
Section 4.1 had such action, event or occurrence taken place after the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
2.9 Material
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.
(a) Section 2.9(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule set forth each agreement (or series of related
agreements), contract or commitment (whether written or oral) to which the
Company or its Subsidiaries is a party that (i) provides for payments to third
parties in excess of $25,000; (ii) grants any third party rights to license,
market or sell any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries products or services;
(iii) grants any third party “most favored nation” pricing status; (iv)
establishes a partnership or joint venture; (v) creates, incurs, assumes or
guarantees any obligation or indebtedness; (vi) creates a security interest
in,
or allows for the transfer of, any assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
whether tangible or intangible; (vii) provides for employment or consulting
services; (viii) involves any officer, director, stockholder or Affiliate (as
defined in Section 2.15(v)) of the Company; (ix) imposes upon the Company
or its Subsidiaries any obligation of confidentiality, non-competition or
non-solicitation; (x) requires the Company or its Subsidiaries to indemnify
any
party thereto; (xi) could reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect in the event of default or termination of such agreement; and
(xii) was not entered into in the ordinary course of business (collectively,
the
“Company
Material Contracts”).
(b) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has breached, or received in writing any claim
or threat that it has breached, any of the terms or conditions of any Company
Material Contract in such a manner as would permit any other party thereto
to
cancel or terminate the same or to collect material damages from the Company
or
its Subsidiaries.
(c) Each
Company Material Contract that has not expired or otherwise been terminated
in
accordance with its terms is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company
and in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other
party to such contract is in default in any material respect.
(d) The
Company has made available to Parent a true, complete and correct copy of each
agreement listed in Section 2.9(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
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2.10 Compliance
with Laws.
Each
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries has at all times complied with all federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws and regulations, and is not in violation
of, and has not received any written claim or notice of violation of, any such
statutes, laws and regulations with respect to the conduct of its business
or
the ownership and operation of its properties and other assets, except for
such
instances of non-compliance or violation, if any, which could not reasonably
be
expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.11 Material
Permits.
(a) Schedule
2.11(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
all
federal, state, local and foreign governmental licenses, permits, franchises
and
authorizations issued to or held by the Company or its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Material
Permits”).
(b) Each
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with
the terms and conditions of the Material Permits.
(c) Each
Material Permit is in full force and effect and the Company has not received
any
written notice that an action, proceeding, revocation proceeding, amendment
procedure, writ, injunction or claim (each, a “Proceeding”) is pending against
the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no Proceeding threatened
against the Company which seeks to revoke or limit any Material
Permit.
(d) The
rights and benefits of each Material Permit will be available to the Surviving
Corporation and its Subsidiaries immediately after the Effective Time on terms
substantially identical to those enjoyed by the Company and its Subsidiaries
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
2.12 Litigation. There
is
no suit, action, arbitration, claim, governmental or other proceeding before
any
Governmental Authority pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened,
against the Company or its Subsidiaries which, if decided adversely could be
considered reasonably likely to result in (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect
or (ii) damages payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess
of
$25,000 in the aggregate; (iii) impair or prevent the Surviving Corporation
and
its Subsidiaries from conducting the business and operations as currently
conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries; or (iv) otherwise impair in
any
material respect the ability of the Parties to consummate the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis, except as set
forth on Section
2.12
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
2.13 Restrictions
on Business Activities. Other
than as contemplated by this Agreement, there is no agreement, judgment,
injunction, order or decree binding upon or otherwise applicable to the Company
or its Subsidiaries which has, or could reasonably be expected to have, the
effect of prohibiting or materially impairing (i) any current or reasonably
foreseeable business practice of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (ii) any
acquisition of any Person or property by the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
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2.14 Employees.
(a) Section 2.14(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule identifies all employees and consultants employed
or
engaged by the Company and sets forth each such individual’s rate of pay or
annual compensation, job title and date of hire. Except as set forth in Section
2.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no employment, consulting,
severance pay, continuation pay, termination or indemnification agreements
or
other similar agreements of any nature (whether in writing or not) between
the
Company or any Subsidiary and any current or former shareholder, officer,
director, employee, or any consultant. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, no individual will accrue or receive additional
benefits, service, or accelerated rights to payments under any of the agreements
set forth in Section 2.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, including
the
right to receive any parachute payment, as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or become entitled to
severance, termination allowance or similar payments as a result of the
transactions contemplated herein that could result in the payment of any such
benefits or payments. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is delinquent
in
payments to any of its employees or consultants for any wages, salaries,
commissions, bonuses or other compensation for any services. None of the
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ employment policies or practices is
currently being audited or investigated by any Governmental Authority. There
are
no threatened or pending claims, charges, actions, lawsuits or proceedings
alleging claims against the Company or any Subsidiary brought by or on behalf
of
any employee or other individual or any Governmental Authority with respect
to
employment practices. All employees have entered into nondisclosure and
assignment of inventions agreements with the Company or its Subsidiaries, true,
complete and correct copies of which have previously been made available to
Parent. No key employee or group of employees has threatened to terminate
employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the
Company, has plans to terminate such employment.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Section
2.14(b)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no controversies pending or threatened,
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their respective
employees; neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to
persons employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries nor are there any activities
or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries; since the date of incorporation or organization,
there have been no strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages, lockouts, or threats
thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. The Company does not have nor at the Closing will the Company
have
any obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Restraining Notification Act.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all
applicable state, local, federal and foreign employment, wage and hour, labor
and other applicable laws.
2.15 Taxes.
(a) All
Tax
Returns (as defined below) required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries were filed when due. All such Tax Returns were
correct and complete in all respects. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has requested or been granted any extension of time to file any
Tax
Return that has not been filed. Section 2.15(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Tax Returns filed with respect to the
Company and any of its Subsidiaries for which the statute of limitations has
not
yet expired.
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(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes (as defined blow) due
and owing by it (whether or not such Taxes are shown or required to be shown
on
any Tax Return). The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and
paid
all Taxes that they are required to withhold and pay with respect to amounts
paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, equity owner, creditor,
or other third party.
(c) The
unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries do not exceed the reserve
for
Taxes (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes to reflect book/tax timing
differences) set forth on the face of the Company Financial Statements (rather
than any notes thereto), as adjusted through the Closing Date in accordance
with
past custom and practice. Since the date of the Company Financial Statements,
the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability for Taxes
arising from extraordinary gains or losses (within the meaning of GAAP), outside
the ordinary course of business in accordance with past custom and
practice.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any extension or
waiver of the limitations period for assessment or collection of any Taxes,
which period (after giving effect to such extension or waiver) has not yet
expired.
(e) Section 2.15(e)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Tax Returns that have been audited by
any
Taxing Authority (as defined below). All deficiencies asserted by any Taxing
Authority arising from audits have been paid in full. The Company has delivered
to Parent correct and complete copies of all correspondence, examination
reports, statements of deficiency, notices of proposed adjustment, and all
responses thereto, relating to any audit. There is no action, audit,
investigations, proceeding (whether administrative or judicial), or suit in
progress, pending, or threatened relating to Taxes of the Company.
(f) No
Taxing
Authority has proposed, assessed, or asserted any deficiency or adjustment
for
any Tax, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not aware of
circumstances indicating that any Taxing Authority may propose, assess, or
assert such a deficiency or adjustment or otherwise assess any additional Taxes.
The Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not aware of any proposed
reassessments by any Taxing Authority of the value or other tax base of any
property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of any
affiliated, consolidated, combined, or unitary group (other than such a group
of
which the Company was the common parent) or participated in any other
arrangement whereby any income, revenues, receipts, gains, credits, expenses,
or
losses were determined or taken into account for Tax purposes with reference
to
or in conjunction with any income, revenues, receipts, gains, credits, expenses,
or losses of any other Person.
(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax
sharing or allocation agreement.
(i) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently liable for the Taxes of
any
other Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), including but not
limited to: (i) by reason of Treasury Regulation (as defined below)
Sec. 1.1502-6; (ii) as a transferee or successor; or (iii) by contract or
indemnity.
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(j) There
are
no Liens for Taxes upon the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets, other
than for current Taxes not yet due and payable.
(k) The
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all jurisdictions in which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to any Tax. No Taxing
Authority has claimed, asserted, or investigated whether the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries is subject to Tax in any other jurisdiction.
(l) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item
of
income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable
period ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment pursuant
to Section 481 of the Code associated with a change of accounting method that
is
effective on or before the date of this Agreement; (ii) closing agreement or
other agreement with any Taxing Authority executed on or before the date of
this
Agreement; or (iii) transaction entered into on or before the date of this
Agreement and treated under the installment method, long-term contract method,
cash method, or open transaction method of accounting.
(m) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any private letter
ruling or similar ruling issued by any Taxing Authority.
(n) None
of
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets: (i) is property required to be
treated as owned by another Person pursuant to former Section 168(f)(8) of
the
Code; (ii) is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of
the Code; or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which
is excludable from gross income under Section 103(a) of the Code.
(o) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payment or incurred any
liability, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will become
obligated to make any payment or incur any liability (under any agreement
entered into on or before the date of this Agreement) that would be, separately
or in the aggregate: (a) an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code; or (b) not fully deductible by reason of Section
162(m) of the Code.
(p) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever distributed the stock or
another Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction
that was intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the
Code.
(q) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code
during the 5-year period that will end on the Closing Date.
(r) Section
2.15(u)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists: (i) the tax basis of each of the assets
of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries; and (ii) the amounts of any net
operating loss, net capital loss, unused credit, or excess charitable
contribution of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries.
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(s) Neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates, as
defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (“Affiliates”),
knows
of any fact or has taken or agreed to take any action, failed to take any action
or is aware of any fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected
to
prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
(t) For
purposes of this Agreement: “Tax”
means:
(i) any federal, state, county, local, foreign, or other ad valorem, alternative
or add-on minimum, capital stock, communications, custom, disability, duty,
employment, environmental, escheat, estimated, excise, franchise, gross income,
gross receipts, license, net income, occupation, payroll, premium, profits,
property, registration, sales, severance, social security, stamp, transfer,
unclaimed property, unemployment, use, utility, value-added, wage, windfall
profits, withholding, and other taxes, government fees, or other assessments
of
any kind whatsoever; (ii) any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or
additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority with respect thereto, whether
disputed or not; and (iii) any amount described in clauses (i) or (ii) for
which
a Person is liable by reason of Treasury Regulation Sec. 1.1502-6, as a
transferee or successor, or by contract, indemnity, or otherwise; “Tax
Return”
means
any return, statement, report, form, or filing with respect to Taxes, including
any schedules attached thereto and any amendment thereof; “Taxing
Authority”
means
any Governmental Authority responsible for the administration or imposition
of
any Tax; and “Treasury
Regulations”
means
the United States Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code; any reference
to any particular Treasury Regulations section shall include any revision,
successor, predecessor to that section, regardless of how numbered or
classified, and any corresponding provision of state, local, or foreign Tax
law.
2.16 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule
2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete
list
identifying each Employee Benefit Plan (as defined below). Copies of such plans
(and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance policies)
and all amendments thereto, the most recent determination letter received from
the IRS and all current summary plan descriptions and summaries of material
modifications have been made available for review by Parent together with the
most recent annual reports (Forms 5500 including all applicable schedules and
attachments thereto) prepared in connection with any such plan or trust. The
Company and its ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) have made available to
Parent with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that is sponsored, maintained
or entered into solely by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates: (i) the most
recent audited financial statement and actuarial valuation, (ii) all material
correspondence relating to any such Employee Benefit Plan between the Company
or
its Subsidiaries and any government agency or regulatory body, including,
without limitation, the U.S. Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or IRS dated within three (3) years of the date hereof, (iii) all
nondiscrimination testing for the past three (3) years, and (iv) all
related agreements, collective bargaining agreements, insurance contracts and
other agreements which implement each such Employee Benefit Plan. Neither the
Company nor its Subsidiaries has any commitment or formal plan, whether or
not
legally binding, to create any additional employee benefit plan or modify or
change any existing Employee Benefit Plan.
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(b) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains or contributes to,
or
has, in the past six (6) years, sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any
Employee Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (as defined below) or that
is
a “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a
“multiple employer plan,” within the meaning of Section 210(a) of ERISA or
Section 413(c) of the Code. No Employee Benefit Plan is a multiple employer
welfare arrangement subject to Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(c) Each
Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of
the Code and each corresponding trust exempt from Section 501 of the Code is
the
subject of a favorable determination letter from the IRS, or the plan sponsor
is
entitled to rely on a favorable advisory or opinion letter issued with respect
to such plan document in accordance with IRS Announcement 2001-77 and nothing
has occurred that may reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such
qualification or exemption. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been maintained
in
material compliance with its terms and with Applicable Law (as defined below);
all contributions required to be made under each Employee Benefit Plan have
been
made or accrued in full and proper form on or before their due dates or adequate
amounts have been accrued, in accordance with GAAP, for contributions to each
Employee Benefit Plan for the period ending with the Closing Date; there has
been no “prohibited transactions,” as such term is defined in Section 406 of
ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan;
all Employee Benefit Plans conform to, and in their operation and administration
are in material compliance with, the terms thereof and requirements prescribed
by any and all applicable laws (including ERISA and the Code) currently in
effect with respect thereto (including without limitation all applicable
requirements for notification, reporting and disclosure to participants or
the
Department of Labor, IRS, Secretary of the Treasury or the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation), and the Company and its Subsidiaries have performed
all
obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in material default
under or material violation of, and have no knowledge of any default or
violation by any other party with respect to, any of the Employee Plans. No
event during the seven (7) year period prior to and ending on the Closing Date
has occurred which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any liability
under Section 4069 of ERISA with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(d) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement or set forth in Schedule 2.16(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the consummation of the Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby will not directly or indirectly entitle any
employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to
any severance pay or acceleration of the time of payment or vesting or trigger
any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation
or
benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other obligation
pursuant to, any Employee Benefit Plan and no payment under any Employee Benefit
Plan or which is otherwise to be made by the Company or its Subsidiaries is
nondeductible as a result of Section 280G of the Code.
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(e) Each
Employee Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan” (within the meaning of Code
Section 5000(b)(1)) has been operated in compliance with all laws applicable
to
such plan, its terms, and with the group health plan continuation coverage
requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA
(“COBRA
Coverage”),
Section 4980D of the Code and Sections 701 through 707 of ERISA, Title XXII
of
the Public Health Service Act and the provisions of the Social Security Act,
to
the extent such requirements are applicable. All Employee Benefit Plans have
been and are administered in all respects in accordance with the privacy and
security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act
of 1996. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no Employee Benefit Plan or written or oral agreement exists that
obligates the Company or its ERISA Affiliates to provide health care coverage,
medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not
insured) to any employee, former employee or director of the Company or its
Subsidiaries following such employee’s, former employee’s or director’s
termination of employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than
COBRA
Coverage, any state law similar to COBRA or death benefits pursuant to any
qualified retirement plan.
(f) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 2.16(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is currently
negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining
agreement or other contract or understanding with a labor union or
organization.
(g) Excluding
routine claims for benefits, there is no action, suit, audit, proceeding, lien
or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigation pending against or involving
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving any
Employee Benefit Plan before any court or arbitrator or any Governmental
Authority, or state, federal or local official.
(h) Except
as
set forth in Section 2.16(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, no Employee
Benefit Plan, excluding any short-term disability, non-qualified deferred
compensation or health flexible spending account plan or program, is
self-funded, self-insured or funded through the general assets of the Company
or
an ERISA Affiliate, and no Employee Benefit Plan that is an employee welfare
benefit plan under Section 3(1) of ERISA is funded by a trust or is subject
to
Section 419, 419A or 501(c)(9) of the Code.
(i) There
are
no restrictions on the ability of the sponsor of each Employee Benefit Plan
to
amend or terminate any such plan, and the Company or its ERISA Affiliates,
as
applicable, have reserved the right of the sponsor to amend, modify or terminate
any such Employee Benefit Plan, or any portion of it, and no representations
(whether orally or in writing) have been made that would conflict with or
contradict such reservation of right.
(j) No
Employee Benefit Plan or other compensation or benefit arrangement provides
options, restricted stock or equity awards based, directly or indirectly, on
any
class of stock or equity of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Each Employee
Benefit Plan that provides for non-qualified deferred compensation, within
the
meaning of Section 409A, is in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the
Code and nothing has occurred with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan(s)
since October 3, 2004, which would cause Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code to
be
applicable to such Employee Benefit Plan(s).
(k) No
Employee Benefit Plans are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside
the
United States.
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(l) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Applicable
Law”
or
“Applicable
Laws”
means,
with respect to any Person, any and all laws (including the common law),
ordinances, constitutions, regulations, statutes, treaties, rules, codes,
regulations, orders, licenses, requirements, standards, prohibitions, schedules,
timetables and injunctions adopted, enacted, implemented, promulgated, issued,
entered by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over such Person or any of such Person’s properties or
assets;“Employee
Benefit Plan”
means
any written or unwritten “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
ERISA Section 3(3)) and all bonus, stock or other security, option, stock or
other security purchase, stock or other security appreciation rights, incentive,
deferred compensation, retirement or supplemental retirement, profit sharing,
“change in control,” termination, severance, golden parachute, vacation,
cafeteria, dependent care, medical care, employee assistance program, education
or tuition assistance programs, insurance and other similar fringe or employee
benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and any current employment or executive
compensation or severance agreements, written or otherwise, that have been
sponsored or maintained or entered into or required to be contributed to for
the
benefit of, or relating to, any present or former employee or director of the
Company or its Subsidiaries during the ten (10) year period prior to and
including the Closing Date or for which the Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates has any current or future liability; “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
each entity that is treated as a single employer with the Company for purposes
of Code Section 414.
2.17 Tangible
Assets.
Each
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries owns or leases all tangible assets necessary
for the conduct of its businesses as currently conducted.
2.18 Real
Property Leases.
Section 2.18
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all real property leases or subleases
to
or by the Company or its Subsidiaries, including the term of such lease, any
extension and expansion options and the rent payable under it. The Company
has
delivered to Parent true, complete and correct copies of the leases and
subleases (as amended to date) listed in Section 2.18
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each lease and sublease listed
in
Section 2.18
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a) the
lease
or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable against the Company and in
full force and effect and will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable
and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance
with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the
Closing;
(b) neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other
party, has received any notice that it is in breach or violation of, or default
under, any such lease or sublease, and to the knowledge of the Company no event
has occurred, is pending or, threatened, which, after the giving of notice,
with
lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Company
or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Company, any other under such lease
or sublease;
(c) neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged,
deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in any lease or sublease; and
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(d) there
are
no Liens, easements, covenants or other restrictions applicable to the real
property subject to such lease, except for recorded easements, covenants and
other restrictions which do not materially impair the intended use or the
occupancy by the Company or its Subsidiaries of the property subject
thereto.
2.19 Insurance.
(a) Section 2.19(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each insurance policy (including fire,
theft, casualty, general liability, workers compensation, business interruption,
environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies and bond
and
surety arrangements) to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party (the
“Insurance
Policies”).
The
Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, maintained with reputable
companies against loss relating to the business, operations and properties
and
such other risks as companies engaged in similar business as the Company and
its
Subsidiaries would, in accordance with good business practice, customarily
insure. All premiums due and payable under the Insurance Policies have been
paid
on a timely basis and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in
all
material respects with all other terms thereof. True, complete and correct
copies of the Insurance Policies have been made available to
Parent.
(b) There
are
no material claims pending as to which coverage has been questioned, denied
or
disputed. All material claims thereunder have been filed in a due and timely
fashion and, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has been refused insurance
for which it has applied or had any policy of insurance terminated (other than
at its request), nor has the Company or its Subsidiaries received notice from
any insurance carrier that: (i) such insurance will be canceled or that coverage
thereunder will be reduced or eliminated; or (ii) premium costs with respect
to
such insurance will be increased, other than premium increases in the ordinary
course of business applicable on their terms to all holders of similar
policies.
2.20 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Each
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, is licensed or otherwise possesses
legally enforceable rights, to all patents (including, without limitation,
any
registrations, continuations, continuations in part, renewals and applications
therefor), copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, Uniform Resource
Locators and Internet URLs, designs, slogans and general intangibles of like
nature, computer programs and other computer software, databases, technology,
trade secrets and other confidential information, know-how, proprietary
technology, processes, formulae, algorithms, models, user interfaces, customer
lists, inventions, source codes and object codes and methodologies,
architecture, structure, display screens, layouts, development tools,
instructions, templates, inventions, trade dress, logos and designs and all
documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to each of the
foregoing (collectively, the “Company
Intellectual Property”),
together with all goodwill related to any of the foregoing, in each case as
is
used to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted and as is
reasonably foreseeable to be conducted. None of the Company Intellectual
Property is the subject of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened suit, action or proceeding. None of the Company Intellectual Property
is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order or settlement and
the
Company, or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has fully complied with,
paid
and otherwise satisfied all such obligations.
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(b) Section 2.20(b)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
each
patent, patent application, copyright registration or application therefor,
mask
work registration or application therefor, and trademark, service xxxx and
domain name registration or application therefor of the Company and
Subsidiaries. All patents, registered trademarks, service marks and copyrights
which are held by the Company or its Subsidiaries and which are material to
the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are valid,
enforceable and subsisting and no allegation of invalidity or conflicting
ownership, or inventorship with respect to patents, in whole or in part, has
been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, is there any reasonable basis therefor.
(c) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is, or will as a result of the consummation
of
the Merger or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, in breach
in
any material respect of any license, sublicense or other agreement relating
to
the Company Intellectual Property or any licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements as to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant
to which the Company or its Subsidiaries uses any patents, copyrights (including
software), trademarks or other intellectual property rights owned by third
parties (the “Third
Party Intellectual Property”),
the
breach of which could be considered reasonably likely to result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect or a liability or loss to the surviving corporation
in
excess of $25,000.
(d) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has been named as a defendant in any suit,
action or proceeding which involves a claim of infringement of any Third Party
Intellectual Property and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no
reasonable basis for any such claim or allegation.
(e) To
the
knowledge of the Company (i) no other Person has any rights to any of the
Company Intellectual Property; and (ii) no other Person or entity is infringing,
violating or misappropriating any of the Company Intellectual
Property.
(f) Section 2.20(f)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each license or other agreement (or
type
of license or other agreement) pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries
has licensed, distributed or otherwise granted any rights to any third party
with respect to, any Company Intellectual Property.
(g) Section 2.20(g)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each item of Company Intellectual
Property that is owned by a party other than the Company or one its
Subsidiaries, and the license or agreement or its Subsidiaries pursuant to
which
the Company or its Subsidiaries uses it (excluding off-the-shelf software
programs licensed by the Company pursuant to “shrink wrap” or “click-wrap”
licenses).
2.21 Environmental
Matters.
(a) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
in
all material respects with all Environmental Laws (as defined in
subsection (g)), which compliance includes, without limitation, the
possession by the Company and its Subsidiaries of all permits required under
all
applicable Environmental Laws, and compliance in all material respects with
the
terms and conditions thereof and except for such non-compliance as will not
have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written communication, whether
from a Governmental Authority or other Person, that alleges that either the
Company or its Subsidiaries is not in full compliance with any Environmental
Laws or any Material Permit required under any applicable Environmental Law,
or
that it is responsible (or potentially responsible) for the cleanup of any
Materials of Environmental Concern (as defined in subsection (g)) at, on or
beneath its facilities or at, on or beneath any land adjacent thereto, and
there
are no conditions existing at such facilities that could reasonably be expected
to prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future.
(c) To
the
knowledge of the Company, there are no past or present facts, circumstances
or
conditions, including, without limitation, the release of any Materials of
Environmental Concern, that could reasonably be expected to result in a claim
against the Company or its Subsidiaries under any Environmental
Law.
(d) The
Company has made available to Parent true, complete and correct copies of all
of
the Company’s environmental audits, assessments and documentation regarding
environmental matters pertaining to, or the environmental condition of, its
facilities or the compliance (or non-compliance) by the Company and its
Subsidiaries with any Environmental Laws.
(e) To
the
knowledge of the Company, none of the facilities ever used by the Company or
its
Subsidiaries has ever been a site for the use, generation, manufacture,
discharge, assembly, processing, storage, release, disposal or transportation
to
or from of any Materials of Environmental Concern, except for chemicals used
in
the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all of
which chemicals have been stored and used in strict compliance with all
applicable Material Permits and Environmental Laws.
(f) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is the subject of any federal, state, local,
foreign or private litigation or proceedings involving a demand for damages
or
other potential liability with respect to any alleged violations of
Environmental Laws.
(g) For
purposes of this Agreement, the terms “release”
and
“environment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, “Environmental
Law”
shall
mean any federal, state, local or foreign law or statute, or any rule or
regulation implementing such law or statute and any applicable case law or
administrative decision, in each case existing and in effect on the date hereof
relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including, without
limitation, any statute or regulation pertaining to: (i) treatment, storage,
disposal, generation or transportation of Materials of Environmental Concern;
(ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination;
(iv) the release or threatened release into the environment of hazardous
substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including, without limitation,
emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of Materials
of
Environmental Concern; (v) the protection of wildlife, marine sanctuaries and
wetlands, including, without limitation, all endangered and threatened species;
(vi) aboveground or underground storage tanks, vessels and containers; (vii)
abandoned, disposed or discarded barrels, tanks, vessels, containers and other
closed receptacles; and (viii) the manufacture, processing, use, distribution,
treatment, storage, disposal, transportation or handling of Materials of
Environmental Concern, and “Materials of Environmental Concern” shall mean all
substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants
in
the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R.
§ 300.5,
or defined as such by, or regulated as such under, any Environmental
Law.
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2.22 Accounts
Receivable. All
accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet are valid, current and collectible subject to no setoffs
or
counterclaims taking into account the applicable reserve for bad debts on the
Most Recent Balance Sheet. All accounts receivable of the Company and its
Subsidiaries that have arisen since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date are
valid, current and collectible, subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and
net
of a reserve for bad debts proportionate in amount to the reserve shown on
the
Most Recent Balance Sheet.
2.23 Certain
Business Practices. Neither
the Company, its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or Affiliate thereof has:
(i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful payments relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment
to any foreign or domestic government official or employee or to any foreign
or
domestic political party or campaign or violated any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (iii) made any other unlawful
payment.
2.24 Customers
and Suppliers; Effect of Transaction.
(a) Section 2.24(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of
(i)
each customer to whom the Company has made more than ten percent (10%) of its
sales during its most recent six-month period; and (ii) each supplier that
is
the sole supplier of any significant product or service to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Since the Company’s Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, there has not
been (A) any materially adverse change in the business relationship of the
Company or its Subsidiaries with any customer named in the Company Disclosure
Schedule or (B) any change in any material term (including credit terms) of
the
sales agreements or related agreements with any customer named in the Company
Disclosure Schedule. During the past three years, neither the Company nor its
Subsidiaries has received any customer complaints concerning its products and
services, nor has it had any of its products returned by a purchaser thereof,
other than complaints and returns in the ordinary course of
business.
(b) No
creditor, supplier, employee, client, customer or other Person having a business
relationship with the Company or its Subsidiaries has informed the Company
or
its Subsidiaries that such Person intends to materially change its relationship
with the Company or its Subsidiaries because of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or otherwise.
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2.25 Government
Contracts. Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has been suspended or debarred from bidding
on
contracts with any Governmental Authority, and no such suspension or debarment
has been initiated or threatened.
2.26 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as set forth on Section 2.26
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, during
the
past three years, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported
by
the Company as a Certain Relationship or Related Transaction pursuant to Item
404 of Regulation S-K, if the Company and its Subsidiaries were required to
report such information in periodic reports pursuant to the Exchange
Act.
2.27 Books
and Records. The
minute books and other similar records of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries contain true, complete and correct records of all actions taken
at
any meetings of the Company’s stockholders or its Subsidiaries, Board of
Directors or any committee thereof and of all written consents in lieu of the
holding of any such meeting. The books and records of the Company and its
Subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects the assets,
liabilities, business, financial condition and results of operations of the
Company or such Subsidiary and have been maintained in accordance with good
business and bookkeeping practices.
2.28 Brokers. No
broker, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to
any
fee, commission or expense reimbursement in connection with the Merger or other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by
or
on behalf of the Company.
2.29 Disclosure. None
of
the representations or warranties of the Company contained herein and none
of
the statements contained in the Company Disclosure Schedule contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstance in which they
were made, not misleading in any material respect.
EXCEPT
FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE II, NEITHER
THE
COMPANY, NOR ANY EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ANY OTHER RELATED PERSONS MAKES ANY OTHER
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AND THE COMPANY
HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY NOT SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent,
on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, represents and warrants to the Company
that the statements contained in this Article III are true, complete and
correct. As used in this Agreement, a “Parent
Material Adverse Effect” means
any
change, event or effect that is materially adverse to the business, assets
(including, without limitation, intangible assets), financial condition, results
of operations or reasonably foreseeable prospects of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed, either alone
or
in combination, to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into
account in determining whether there has been, a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(i) any effect that results from changes in general economic conditions or
changes in securities markets in general, (ii) any effect that results from
general changes in the industries in which the Parent and its Subsidiaries
operate, (iii) any effect related to the public announcement or pendency of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
(A)
any actions of competitors, (B) any actions taken by or losses of employees
or
(C) any delays or cancellations of orders, (iv) any effect that results from
any
action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, or (v) any issue
or condition otherwise known to the other party prior to the date of this
Agreement.
Whenever a representation or warranty made by the Parent herein refers to the
“knowledge
of the Parent,”
or
words to such effect, such knowledge shall be deemed to consist only of the
actual knowledge of the executive officers of the Parent, as well as any other
knowledge which such executive officers would have possessed had they made
reasonable inquiry of appropriate employees and agents of the Parent with
respect to the matter in question.
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3.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) Parent
is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and tax good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Parent is duly qualified
or
licensed as a foreign corporation to conduct business, and is in corporate
and
tax good standing, under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character
of
the properties owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of its activities,
makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to
be
so qualified, licensed or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has
all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses as it is
now
being conducted or currently planned to be conducted, and to own and use the
properties owned and used by it.
(b)
Merger
Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and
tax
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Merger Sub has all
requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which
it
is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.
(c) Parent
has provided the Company will true and correct copies of its and Merger Sub’s
certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as the same may be amended through
the
date hereof.
3.2 Capital
Structure.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 75,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock; and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value
per
share (“Parent Preferred Stock”).
(b) As
of the
close of business on the date hereof: (i) 6,782,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock were issued and outstanding; (ii) no shares of Parent Preferred
Stock issued or outstanding; (iii) no shares of Parent Common Stock were held
in
the treasury of Parent; (iv) 1,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock were
duly reserved for future issuance pursuant to stock grants pursuant to Parent’s
2007 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan; and (v) 7,045,454 shares
of Parent Common Stock were duly reserved for future issuance pursuant to
warrants issued by Parent. Except as described above or in the Parent SEC
Reports (as defined below), as of such date, there were no shares of voting
or
non-voting capital stock, equity interests or other securities of Parent
authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or otherwise outstanding. Except
as
described above or in , there are no outstanding securities, options, warrants,
calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any
kind
(contingent or otherwise) to which the Parent is a party or bound obligating
the
Parent to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold,
additional shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Parent
or
obligating the Parent to issue, grant, extend or enter into any agreement to
issue, grant or extend any security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment,
agreement, arrangement or undertaking. Neither the Parent nor its Subsidiaries
is subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds for or to make
any
investment (in the form of a loan or capital contribution) to or in any
Person.
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(c) All
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are, and all shares of Parent Common
Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be, when issued in
accordance with the terms hereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, and not subject to, or issued in violation of, any kind
of
preemptive, subscription or similar rights.
(d) There
are
sufficient shares of Parent Common Stock available for Parent to perform its
obligations hereunder.
3.3 Authority;
No Conflict; Required Filings.
(a) Each
of
Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder
and
the consummation of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby,
have
been duly authorized by all corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger
Sub and no other corporate proceedings are necessary.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject only to the Equitable
Exceptions.
(c) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, the performance by either
Parent or Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the
Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with or
result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of
time,
or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or to a loss of a material benefit, or require
the consent of any Person, or result in the creation of any Liens in or upon
any
of the properties or other assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under
any
provision of: (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other equivalent
organizational documents of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) subject
to
the governmental filings and other matters referred to in paragraph (d) below,
any (A) permit, license, franchise, statute, law, ordinance or regulation or
(B)
judgment, decree or order, in each case applicable to Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, or by which any of their respective properties or assets may
be
bound or affected; or (iii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement, lease or other instrument or obligation to
which
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective
properties or assets may be bound or affected, except, in the case of clauses
(ii) or (iii) above, for any such conflicts, violations, defaults or other
occurrences, if any, that could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect or impair
in any material respect the ability of the Parties to consummate the Merger
and
the other transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
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(d) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or
filing with, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Parent
or its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or other transactions contemplated
hereby except for: (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL; (ii)
compliance with any applicable requirements under the Securities Act; (iii)
compliance with any applicable requirements under the Exchange Act; (iv)
compliance with any applicable state securities, takeover or so-called “Blue
Sky” Laws; (v) compliance with any applicable requirements of the OTC Bulletin
Board or any exchange on which the Parent Common Stock is traded; and (vi)
such
consents, approvals, orders or authorizations, or registrations, declarations
or
filings which if not obtained or made, could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
3.4 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent
has timely filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed by Parent
with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
since
January 1, 2007, including, without limitation, all exhibits required to be
filed therewith, and has made available to the Company true, complete and
correct copies of all of the same so filed (including any forms, reports and
documents incorporated by reference therein or filed after the date hereof,
the
“Parent
SEC Reports”).
The
Parent SEC Reports: (i) at the time filed complied (or will comply when filed,
as the case may be) in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of
the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case applicable to such Parent
SEC Reports at the time they were filed; and (ii) did not at the time they
were
filed (or, if later filed, amended or superseded, then on the date of such
later
filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
(b) Each
of
the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related
notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports (collectively, the
“Parent
Financial Statements”),
complied or will comply, as the case may be, as to form in all material respects
with the applicable published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, was or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved except as may otherwise be indicated
in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements,
as
permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the SEC, and fairly presented or will
fairly present, as the case may be, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates
and
the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods therein
indicated, except, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements
for
the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments which were not and
will
not be material in amount.
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3.5 Subsidiaries.
The
Parent SEC Reports set forth a true, complete and correct list of each
Subsidiary of the Parent. The Parent does not control, directly or indirectly,
or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in
any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or
other business association which is not set forth in Parent’s SEC
Reports.
3.6 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
December 31, 2007, the Parent and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, and there has not been: (i) any action, event or occurrence
which
has had, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect; (ii) any action, event or occurrence which has had a loss or liability
to the Parent in excess of $25,000; or (iii) any other action, event or
occurrence that would have required the consent of the Company pursuant to
Section 4.2 had such action, event or occurrence taken place after the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
3.7 Merger
Sub.
The
Merger Sub was formed for the purpose of participating in the Merger as
contemplated in this Agreement. The Merger Sub has engaged in no other business
activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.6 Litigation.
Since
December 31, 2007, there is no suit, action, arbitration, claim, governmental
or
other proceeding before any Governmental Authority pending or, to the knowledge
of the Parent, threatened, against the Parent or its Subsidiaries which, if
decided adversely could be considered reasonably likely to result in (i) a
Parent Material Adverse Effect or (ii) damages payable by the Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate; or (iii) otherwise
impair in any material respect the ability of the Parties to consummate the
Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely
basis.
3.10 Compliance. Each
of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries has at all times complied with all federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, laws and regulations, and is not in violation
of, and has not received any written claim or notice of violation of, any such
statutes, laws and regulations with respect to the conduct of its business
or
the ownership and operation of its properties and other assets, except for
such
instances of non-compliance or violation, if any, which could not reasonably
be
expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
3.11 Material
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.
(a) All
material contracts required to be filed with the Parent SEC Reports have been
so
filed (collectively, the “Parent
Material Contracts”).
There
are no Parent Material Contracts that are required to be filed with the SEC
but
have not been filed because it is premature to file.
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(b) Neither
the Parent nor its Subsidiaries has breached, or received in writing any claim
or threat that it has breached, any of the terms or conditions of any Parent
Material Contract in such a manner as would permit any other party thereto
to
cancel or terminate the same or to collect material damages from the Parent
or
its Subsidiaries.
(c) Each
Parent Material Contract that has not expired or otherwise been terminated
in
accordance with its terms is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force
and
effect and, to the knowledge of the Parent, no other party to such contract
is
in default in any material respect.
(d) The
Parent has made available to the Company a true, complete and correct copy
of
each Parent Material Contract.
3.12 Taxes.
(a) All
Tax
Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries were filed when due. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete
in all respects. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or
been granted any extension of time to file any Tax Return that has not been
filed.
(b) Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes due and owing by it (whether
or
not such Taxes are shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return). Parent
and
each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all Taxes that they are required
to withhold and pay with respect to amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, equity owner, creditor, or other third
party.
(c) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any extension or waiver
of
the limitations period for assessment or collection of any Taxes, which period
(after giving effect to such extension or waiver) has not yet
expired.
(d) Section 3.12(d)
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule lists all Tax Returns that have been audited by
any
Taxing Authority. All deficiencies asserted by any Taxing Authority arising
from
audits have been paid in full. Parent has delivered to the Company correct
and
complete copies of all correspondence, examination reports, statements of
deficiency, notices of proposed adjustment, and all responses thereto, relating
to any audit. There is no action, audit, investigations, proceeding (whether
administrative or judicial), or suit in progress, pending, or threatened
relating to Taxes of Parent.
(e) No
Taxing
Authority has proposed, assessed, or asserted any deficiency or adjustment
for
any Tax, and Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is not aware of circumstances
indicating that any Taxing Authority may propose, assess, or assert such a
deficiency or adjustment or otherwise assess any additional Taxes. Parent or
any
of its Subsidiaries is not aware of any proposed reassessments by any Taxing
Authority of the value or other tax base of any property owned by Parent or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
(f) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of any affiliated,
consolidated, combined, or unitary group (other than such a group of which
Parent was the common parent) or participated in any other arrangement whereby
any income, revenues, receipts, gains, credits, expenses, or losses were
determined or taken into account for Tax purposes with reference to or in
conjunction with any income, revenues, receipts, gains, credits, expenses,
or
losses of any other Person.
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(g) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Tax sharing
or
allocation agreement.
(h) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently liable for the Taxes of any
other Person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries), including but not limited
to: (i) by reason of Treasury Regulation Sec. 1.1502-6; (ii) as a
transferee or successor; or (iii) by contract or indemnity.
(i) There
are
no Liens for Taxes upon Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets, other than
for current Taxes not yet due and payable.
(j) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of
income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable
period ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment pursuant
to Section 481 of the Code associated with a change of accounting method that
is
effective on or before the date of this Agreement; (ii) closing agreement or
other agreement with any Taxing Authority executed on or before the date of
this
Agreement; or (iii) transaction entered into on or before the date of this
Agreement and treated under the installment method, long-term contract method,
cash method, or open transaction method of accounting.
(k) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any private letter ruling
or similar ruling issued by any Taxing Authority.
(l) None
of
Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets: (i) is property required to be
treated as owned by another Person pursuant to former Section 168(f)(8) of
the
Code; (ii) is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of
the Code; or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which
is excludable from gross income under Section 103(a) of the Code.
(m) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payment or incurred any
liability, and neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will become
obligated to make any payment or incur any liability (under any agreement
entered into on or before the date of this Agreement) that would be, separately
or in the aggregate: (a) an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code; or (b) not fully deductible by reason of Section
162(m) of the Code.
(n) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever distributed the stock or another
Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that
was intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the
Code.
(o) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a United States real property
holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code during the
5-year period that will end on the Closing Date.
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(p) Neither
Parent nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any of its Affiliates knows of any
fact
or has taken or agreed to take any action, failed to take any action or is
aware
of any fact or circumstance, that could reasonably be expected to prevent the
Merger from constituting a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
3.13 Stockholder
Claims. There
are
no existing or pending claims against Parent by any current or former
shareholder of Parent, and to Parent’s knowledge, there are no facts or
circumstances reasonably likely to result in such claim.
3.14 Brokers. No
broker, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to
any
fee, commission or expense reimbursement in connection with the Merger or other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by
or
on behalf of the Parent or its Subsidiaries.
3.15 Disclosure. None
of
the representations or warranties of the Parent contained herein is false or
misleading in any material respect or omits to state a fact herein or therein
necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstance
in which they were made, not misleading in any material respect.
EXCEPT
FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III, NEITHER
PARENT, MERGER SUB, NOR ANY EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ANY OTHER RELATED PERSONS
MAKES
ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AND PARENT
HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY NOT SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
4.1 Conduct
of Business of the Company Pending the Merger. The
Company covenants and agrees that, between the date hereof and the earlier
to
occur of the Effective Time or such earlier time as this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with Article VIII (such period being hereinafter referred to
as
the “Interim
Period”),
except as expressly required by this Agreement or unless Parent shall otherwise
consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries: (i) shall
conduct its business only in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practice and according to the plans and budgets previously delivered to
Parent; (ii) shall not take any action, or fail to take any action, except
in
the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice; and (iii) shall
use their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their business
organization, properties and assets, keep available the services of their
officers, employees and consultants, maintain in effect all Company Material
Contracts and preserve their relationships, customers, licensees, suppliers
and
other Persons with which they have business relations. By way of amplification
and not limitation, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, neither
the
Company nor its Subsidiaries shall, during the Interim Period, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of
Parent:
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(i) amend
its
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other equivalent organizational
documents, or otherwise alter its corporate structure through merger,
liquidation, reorganization or otherwise;
(ii) except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.1(ii),
issue,
transfer, pledge or encumber any shares of capital stock of any class, or any
options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire
any shares of capital stock, or any other ownership interest of the Company
or
its Subsidiaries;
(iii) redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or interest in or securities of its Subsidiaries (except
for the repurchase of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company Option
Plan);
(iv) transfer,
lease, license, mortgage, pledge, encumber or incur or assume any Lien on any
properties, facilities, equipment or other tangible or intangible
assets;
(v) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of any of its
capital stock or other equity interests;
(vi) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or other securities or
equity interests, or issue any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
in
substitution for shares of its capital stock or equity interests;
(vii) acquire
(by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) any
Person;
(viii) except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.1(viii),
incur
indebtedness for borrowed money or issue debt securities or assume, guarantee
or
endorse or become responsible for the obligations of any Person, or make any
loans, advances or enter into any financial commitments, except as otherwise
permitted under any loan or credit agreement to which the Company or its
Subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this Agreement;
(ix) authorize
any capital expenditure in excess of $25,000 individually or $50,000 in the
aggregate, except as authorized by Parent under that certain loan made by Parent
to the Company on the date hereof;
(x) take
or
permit to be taken any action to: (A) increase employee compensation or grant
any severance or termination compensation, except in accordance with agreements
entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or otherwise in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; (B) enter into any collective
bargaining agreement; (C) hire or terminate any employees, independent
contractors or consultants, having a total salary or severance package that
is
individually in excess of $100,000, or that collectively is in excess of
$250,000; or (D) establish, adopt, enter into or amend in any material respect
any bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock,
pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination, severance
or other plan, trust, fund, policy, agreement or arrangement for the benefit
of
any of its directors, officers or employees, except in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 1.11 and 5.5 of this Agreement;
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(xi) change
any accounting policies or procedures unless required by statutory accounting
principles or GAAP;
(xii) (A)
make
or change any Tax election; (B) change any Tax accounting period or method;
(C)
file any amended Tax Return; (D) enter into any closing agreement with respect
to Taxes; (E) settle any Tax claim or assessment; (F) surrender any right to
claim a refund of Taxes; (G) consent to any extension or waiver of the
limitations period for the assessment of any Tax; or (H) take any action outside
the ordinary course of business whose effect would be to increase the party’s
present or future Tax liability or to decrease the party’s present or future Tax
assets;
(xiii) take
any
action that (without regard to any action taken, or agreed to be taken, by
Parent or any of its Affiliates) could be considered reasonably likely to
prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of
section 368(a) of the Code;
(xiv) fail
to
make any expenditures that are necessary and sufficient to maintain or, to
the
extent budgeted or consistent with the past practice of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, improve the conditions of the properties, facilities and equipment
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, budgeted
expenditures relating to maintenance, repair and replacement, provided that
the
Company shall not be in breach of this provision if Parent has unreasonably
withheld an advance to the Company under the terms and conditions of that
certain loan made by Parent to the Company on the date hereof for the purpose
of
complying with this provision;
(xv) take
any
action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement if such action
or
failure to take action could reasonably be expected to result in either (A)
any
of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II
of
this Agreement becoming untrue or (B) any of the conditions to the Closing
set
forth in Article VI not being satisfied, provided that the Company shall not
be
in breach of this provision if Parent has unreasonably withheld an advance
to
the Company under the terms and conditions of that certain loan made by Parent
to the Company on the date hereof for the purpose of complying with this
provision; or
(xvi) authorize,
recommend, propose, announce or enter into any agreement, contract, commitment
or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
4.2 Conduct
of Business of the Parent and Merger Sub Pending the Merger.
Each of
the Parent and the Merger Sub covenants and agrees that, during the Interim
Period, except as expressly required by this Agreement or unless the Company
shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed, each of the Parent and Merger Sub: (i) shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business only in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice; (ii) shall not, and shall
cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action, or fail to take any action,
except in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice; (iii)
except in connection with the issuance of 7,045,454 warrants in the financing
conducted by Parent on the date hereof, shall not, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries not to, issue any shares of capital stock of any class, or any
options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire
any shares of capital stock, or any other ownership interest of the Company
or
its Subsidiaries and (iv) except for the termination of various agreements
in
connection with the financing contemplated by Parent on the date hereof, shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their reasonable best efforts to
preserve intact their business organization, properties and assets, keep
available the services of their officers, employees and consultants, maintain
in
effect all Parent Material Contracts and preserve their relationships,
customers, licensees, suppliers and other Persons with which they have business
relations.
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4.3 Stockholder
Approval.
For the
purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval, on the date of this Agreement,
the Company shall duly take all lawful action to obtain the Written Consent
of
the Requisite Holders. The Company’s Board of Directors shall recommend the
approval of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement by the Company Stockholders (the “Company
Recommendation”),
and
shall not (i) withdraw, modify or qualify in any manner adverse to Parent
such recommendation, or (ii) take any action or make any statement in
connection with obtaining the Written Consent inconsistent with such
recommendation (any of the foregoing a “Change
in the Company Recommendation”);
provided, however, that the Company’s Board of Directors may evaluate whether to
make and may make a Change in the Company Recommendation prior to execution
and
delivery of the Written Consent by the Requisite Holders if the Company’s Board
of Directors determines that a Change in the Company Recommendation is necessary
in order for the Company’s Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary
duties under the DGCL. Promptly following receipt of the Written Consent, the
Company shall cause its corporate secretary to deliver a copy of such Written
Consent to Parent, together with a certificate executed on behalf of the Company
by its corporate secretary certifying that such Written Consent evidences the
Stockholder Approval.
4.4 No
Solicitation of Other Proposals.
(a) From
and
after receipt of the Stockholder Approval until the end of the Interim Period,
the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or
indirectly, through any director, officer, employee, agent or representative:
(i) initiate, solicit or encourage or take any action to initiate, solicit
or
encourage, any inquiries, proposals or other communications that constitute,
or
could reasonably be expected to lead to, an offer for a merger, consolidation,
business combination, sale of substantial assets, sale of shares of capital
stock or similar transaction or series of transactions involving the Company
or
its Subsidiaries, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(any of the foregoing, an “Acquisition
Proposal”);
or
(ii) engage in discussions concerning, enter into any contract relating to,
or
otherwise agree to any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) The
Company shall notify Parent as soon as practicable (and in any event within
24
hours) after receipt by the Company (or its advisors) of any Acquisition
Proposal or any request for access to the properties, books, records or other
information of the Company by any Person that informs the Company that it is
considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall
be
made both orally and in writing and shall indicate in reasonable detail the
identity of the offeror and the terms and conditions of such proposal or
inquiry. The Company shall be entitled to provide copies of this
Section 4.4 to third parties who, on an unsolicited basis after the date of
this Agreement, contact the Company regarding an Acquisition Proposal, provided
that Parent shall concurrently be notified of such contact and delivery of
such
copy.
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ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1 Publicity.
Except
as otherwise required herein, the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts
to
(i) develop a joint communication plan with respect to this Agreement, the
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) ensure that all press
releases and other public statements, including filings with the SEC, with
respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
consistent with such joint communication plan, and (iii) consult promptly
with each other prior to issuing any press release or otherwise making any
public statement, including filings with the SEC, with respect to the Merger
and
the transactions contemplated hereby, provide to the other Party for review
a
copy of any such press release or statement or other SEC filing, and not issue
any such press release or make any such public statement without the other
Party’s consent, unless required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with
or rules and regulations of a securities exchange.
5.2 Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Upon
reasonable notice, each of the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause each
of
its Subsidiaries to) afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel
and
other representatives of the other Party reasonable access, during the Interim
Period, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and,
during such period, furnish promptly to such Party all information concerning
its business, properties and personnel as such Party may reasonably request.
Each of the Company and Parent shall make available to such other Party the
appropriate individuals for discussion of its business, properties and personnel
as such Party may reasonably request. No investigation pursuant to this
Section 5.2(a) shall affect any representations or warranties of the
Parties contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the Parties
hereto.
(b) Each
of
the Company and Parent shall keep all information obtained pursuant to
Section 5.2(a) confidential in accordance with Section 6(b) of that certain
Letter of Intent by and between the Company and Parent, dated June 30, 2008
(the
“Confidentiality
Provisions”).
5.3 Reasonable
Efforts; Further Assurances.
(a) Parent
and the Company shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to satisfy
or cause to be satisfied all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article
VI, as applicable to each of them. Each of Parent and the Company, at the
reasonable request of the other, shall execute and deliver such other
instruments and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary
or
desirable for effecting completely the consummation of the Merger and other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company and Parent agree to use their
respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action
and
to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable,
the
Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement including, without
limitation, using their respective reasonable best efforts: (i) to obtain prior
to the Closing Date all licenses, certificates, permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Authorities and
parties to contracts with the Company or its Subsidiaries as are necessary
for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) to effect all
necessary registrations and filings required by any Governmental Authority
(in
connection with which Parent and the Company shall cooperate with each other
in
connection with the making of all such registrations and filings, including,
without limitation, providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing
party and its advisors prior to the time of such filing and, if requested,
will
accept all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection
therewith); (iii) to furnish to each other such information and assistance
as
reasonably may be requested in connection with the foregoing; and (iv) to lift,
rescind or mitigate the effects of any injunction, restraining order or other
ruling by a Governmental Authority adversely affecting the ability of any Party
to consummate the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby and to
prevent, with respect to any threatened or such injunction, restraining order
or
other such ruling, the issuance or entry thereof.
5.4 Stock
Options; Warrants.
(a) At
the
Effective Time, 354,605 Company Stock Options shall be assumed by Parent in
accordance with Section 1.12. Accordingly, each such Company Stock Option shall
be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions
as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, the same number of shares
of
Parent Common Stock as the holder of such Company Stock Option would have been
entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised such option
in full including as to unvested shares, immediately prior to the Effective
Time
(rounded down to the nearest whole number), at a price per share (rounded up
to
the nearest whole cent) equal to (i) the aggregate exercise price for the shares
of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Stock
Option divided by (ii) the number of full shares of Parent Common Stock deemed
purchasable pursuant to such Parent stock option in accordance with the
foregoing; provided,
however,
that,
in the case of any Company Stock Option to which Section 422 of the Code
applies (“Incentive
Stock Options”),
the
option price, the number of shares purchasable pursuant to such option and
the
terms and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in order
to
comply with Section 424(a) of the Code.
(b) At
the
Effective Time, 246,243 Company Warrants shall be assumed by Parent in
accordance with Section 1.12. Accordingly, each Company Warrant shall be deemed
to constitute an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were
applicable under such Company Warrant, the same number of shares of Parent
Common Stock as the holder of such Company Warrant would have been entitled
to
receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised such warrant in full
including as to unvested shares, immediately prior to the Effective Time
(rounded down to the nearest whole number), at a price per share (rounded up
to
the nearest whole cent) equal to (i) the aggregate exercise price for the shares
of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Warrant
divided by (ii) the number of full shares of Parent Common Stock deemed
purchasable pursuant to such Parent warrant in accordance with the
foregoing.
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(c) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to the holders
of
Company Options and Company Warrants appropriate notice evidencing the foregoing
assumption and setting forth such participants’ rights pursuant thereto, and the
grants shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions as existed
on
the date of this Agreement (subject to the adjustments required by this
Section 5.4 after giving effect to the Merger). Parent shall comply with
the terms of the Company Incentive Plan to ensure, to the extent required by,
and subject to the provisions of, such plan, that Company Options which
qualified as Incentive Stock Options prior the Effective Time continue to
qualify as Incentive Stock Options after the Effective Time.
(d) Parent
shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient
number of shares of Parent Common Stock for delivery under Company Options
and
Company Warrants assumed in accordance with this Section 5.4 and Section
1.12.
5.5 Notification
of Certain Matters.
(a) Each
of
the Company and Parent shall give prompt notice to the other of the occurrence
or non-occurrence of: (i) any event the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which
could reasonably be expected to result in any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect
(or, in the case of any representation or warranty qualified by its terms by
materiality, then untrue or inaccurate in any respect); and (ii) any failure
of
the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy
in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied
with
or satisfied by it hereunder; provided,
however,
that
the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) shall not limit
or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Party receiving
such
notice.
(b) Each
of
the Company and Parent shall give prompt notice to the other of: (i) any notice
or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person
is or may be required in connection with the Merger or other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) any notice or other communication from
any
Governmental Authority in connection with the Merger or other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) any litigation, relating to or involving
or otherwise affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent that relates
to
the Merger or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) the
occurrence of a default or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both,
will become a default under a Company Material Contract; and (v) any change
that
would be considered reasonably likely to result in a Company or Parent Material
Adverse Effect, as the case may be, or is likely to impair in any material
respect the ability of either Parent or the Company to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6 Financial
Statements.
(a)
At
the Effective Time, the Company shall provide to Parent a correct and complete
copy of the audited consolidated financial statements (including any related
notes thereto) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007 (the “Audited
Financial Statements”).
The
Audited Financial Statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto), and each shall fairly presents in all material
respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the
respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for
the periods indicated.
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(b) At
the
Effective Time, the Company shall provide to Parent a correct and complete
copy
of the unaudited consolidated financial statements (including, in each case,
any
related notes thereto) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2008 (the “Unaudited
Financial Statements”).
The
Unaudited Financial Statements shall comply as to form in all material respects,
and shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), and shall fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the date thereof and the results
of its operations and cash flows for the period indicated, except that such
statements shall not contain notes and are subject to normal adjustments that
are not expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
5.7 Board
of Directors.
Following the Merger, Parent shall permit the Company to designate three
individuals (the “Company
Directors”)
to
serve on the Parent’s Board of Directors. The Company Directors initially shall
be Xxxxxx Xxxxx or his designee and two other independent directors that
currently sit on the board of directors of the Company, subject to Parent’s
approval of each such individual which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
5.8 Blue
Sky Compliance. Parent
shall take such steps as are reasonably necessary to comply with the securities
and blue sky laws of all jurisdictions which are applicable to the issuance
of
the Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger. The Company shall use
it
reasonable best efforts to assist the Parent as may be necessary to comply
with
the securities and blue sky laws of all jurisdictions which are applicable
to
the issuance of the Parent Common Stock in connection with the
Merger.
5.9 Indemnification
and Insurance. (a) Parent
and the Surviving Corporation agree that, except as may be limited by applicable
law, for two years from and after the Effective Time, the indemnification
obligations of the Company (and rights for the advancement of expenses) whether
set forth in separate agreements, or in the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation and the Company's By-Laws, in each case as of the date of this
Agreement, shall survive the Merger and shall not be amended, repealed or
otherwise modified after the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely
affect the rights thereunder of the individuals who on or at any time prior
to
the Effective Time were entitled to indemnification thereunder with respect
to
matters occurring prior to the Effective Time.
(b) The
Surviving Corporation shall maintain in effect, for six years from and after
the
Effective Time, directors' and officers' liability insurance policies covering
the persons who are currently covered in their capacities as such directors
and
officers by the Company's current directors' and officers' policies and on
terms
not materially less favorable than the existing insurance coverage with respect
to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time. In lieu of the purchase of
such insurance by the Surviving Corporation, the Company may purchase a six
(6)
year extended reporting period endorsement (“reporting tail coverage”) under its
existing directors’ and liability insurance coverage. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be obligated
to
expend any amount per year in excess of 125% of the aggregate premiums paid
by
the Company and its Subsidiaries in the year ended December 31, 2007 for
directors’ and officers liability insurance in order to maintain or procure
insurance coverage pursuant to this paragraph (b).
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5.10
Subsequent
Filings.
Until
the Effective Time, the Parent shall timely file with the SEC each form, report,
registration, notice and document required to be filed by the Parent under
the
Exchange Act and other applicable federal securities laws, and promptly shall
deliver to the Company copies of each such report filed with the SEC. As of
their respective dates, none of such reports shall contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
OF MERGER
6.1 Conditions
to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Merger. The
obligations of each Party to effect the Merger and consummate the other
transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived
in
writing by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof, in whole or in part,
to
the extent permitted by the applicable law:
(a) No
Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality.
No
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order
(whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) issued by any court of competent
jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in effect which
prevents the consummation of the Merger on substantially identical terms and
conferring upon Parent substantially all the rights and benefits as contemplated
herein, nor shall any proceeding brought by any Governmental Authority, domestic
or foreign, seeking any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be
any
action taken, or any law, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or
deemed applicable to the Merger, which makes the consummation of the Merger
on
substantially identical terms and conferring upon Parent substantially all
the
rights and benefits as contemplated herein illegal.
(b) Certificate
of Merger.
The
Certificate of Merger shall have been filed with and accepted by the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware.
(c) Stockholder
Approval.
The
Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) Escrow
Agreement.
Each of
Parent, the Company, the Representative and the Escrow Agent shall have executed
and delivered to the Company an escrow agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Escrow
Agreement”).
6.2 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Parent. The
obligations of Parent to effect the Merger are also subject to the following
conditions, any and all of which may be waived in writing by Parent, in whole
or
in part, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
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(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article II shall
be
true, complete and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective
Time, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective
Time,
except for those (x) representations and warranties that are qualified by
materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true, complete and
correct in all respects and (y) representations and warranties which address
matters only as of a particular date;
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
The
Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or prior to the Effective Time;
(c) Third
Party Consents.
Parent
shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
it, that those approvals of Governmental Authorities and other third parties
described in Sections 2.4(c) and 2.4(d) (or not described in Sections 2.4(c)
and
2.4(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule but required to be so described)
have
been obtained, except where the failure to have been obtained, either
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(d) Dissenters’
Rights.
Holders
of Company Capital Stock that shall have demanded and perfected their right
to
an appraisal of the Company Capital Stock in accordance with the DGCL with
respect to 5% or less of the issued and outstanding Company Capital
Stock;
(e) Resignation
of Directors and Officers.
Parent
shall have received written resignations from all of the directors and officers
of the Company and its Subsidiaries effective as of the Effective
Time;
(f) Opinion
of Counsel.
Parent
shall have received a written opinion dated the Closing Date of Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLC, counsel to the Company, in form and substance
satisfactory to Parent;
(g) Non-Competition
Agreements.
Parent
shall have received copies of the executed Non-Competition Agreements
substantially in the form of Exhibit
D
as of
the Effective Time from individuals reasonably satisfactory to
Parent;
(h) Financial
Statements.
The
Company shall have delivered to Parent all information, including the Audited
Financial Statements, necessary for Parent to comply with its reporting
obligations under the Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, all
information necessary to file with the SEC a Current
Report on Form 8-K and such other information that may be required to be
disclosed with respect to the Merger.
(i) Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Company shall have delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a certificate, signed
by
the chief executive officer of the Company, to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in clauses (a) through (d) of this Section 6.2 is
satisfied in all respects.
(j) Conversion
of Payment Obligations.
The
Company shall have entered into agreements, on the terms set forth on Schedule
6.2(j), to convert all payment obligations of the Company identified on Schedule
6.2(j) to Company Common Stock prior to Closing.
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(k) Waivers.
The
Company shall have delivered to Parent a waiver by all employees of the Company
who have any rights to receive any change of control or other similar payments
pursuant to his employment agreement that may be triggered in connection with
the Merger.
(l) Employment
Agreements; Bonuses.
The
Company shall have received from those persons set forth on Schedule 6.2(l),
written agreements or confirmations of agreements reasonably satisfactory to
Parent, which reflect amendments to the employment agreements or bonus
arrangements of such persons on the terms and conditions set forth on Schedule
6.2(l).
(m) Other
Deliveries.
Parent
shall have received such other certificates and instruments (including without
limitation certificates of good standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries
in
their jurisdiction of organization and the various foreign jurisdictions in
which they are qualified, certified charter documents, certificates as to the
incumbency of officers and the adoption of authorizing resolutions) as it shall
reasonably request in connection with the Closing.
6.3 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The
obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject to the following
conditions, any and all of which may be waived in writing by the Company, in
whole or in part, to the extent permitted by the applicable law:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Parent contained in Article III shall be
true,
complete and correct in all material respects as of when made and on and as
of
the Effective Time, except for those (i) representations and warranties that
are
qualified by materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true,
complete and correct in all respects; and (ii) representations and warranties
which address matters only as of a particular date, which representations and
warranties shall be true, complete and correct on and as of such particular
date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective
Time;
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
Parent
and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with
all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by them on or prior to the Effective Time, except for any failure
to perform or comply with such agreements and covenants which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Officer’s
Certificate.
Parent
shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, signed by the chief executive
officer of Parent, to the effect that each of the conditions specified in
clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 6.3 is satisfied in all
respects;
(d) Opinion
of Counsel.
The
Company shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing Date, from Mintz,
Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. to the Company, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company.
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(f) Tax
free Reorganization.
No
event shall have occurred that in the reasonable opinion of the Company’s
independent legal counsel that would cause the Merger to fail to qualify as
a
reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(g) Other
Deliveries.
The
Company shall have received such other certificates and instruments (including
without limitation certificates of good standing of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries in their jurisdiction of organization and the various foreign
jurisdictions in which they are qualified, certified charter documents,
certificates as to the incumbency of officers and the adoption of authorizing
resolutions) as it shall reasonably request in connection with the
Closing.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification. The
Parent and its Subsidiaries, and their Affiliates, officers, directors,
employees agents, successors and assigns (each, a “Compensated
Person”)
shall
be indemnified and held harmless from and against any and all debts, obligations
and other liabilities (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or
otherwise, or whether known or unknown, or due or to become due or otherwise),
monetary damages, fines, fees, penalties, interest obligations, deficiencies,
losses and expenses (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement,
interest, court costs, costs of investigators, fees and expenses of attorneys,
accountants, financial advisors and other experts, and other expenses of
litigation) (“Losses”),
incurred or suffered by the Compensated Person resulting from, relating to
or
constituting:
(a) the
breach of any representation or warranty of the Company or the failure to
perform any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement;
or
(b) any
Losses arising or resulting from the assertion of liability by any third party
or parties based on the breach of any representation or warranty of the Company
or the failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Company contained
in
this Agreement or from the assertion of liability by any third party regarding
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Third
Party Claims”).
The
Escrow Amount shall be available to reimburse the Compensated Persons for any
Losses for which they are entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Section
7.1.
7.2 Method
of Asserting Claims.
(a) In
the
event that a Compensated Person shall become aware of any claim, proceeding
or
other matter (a “Claim”)
in
respect of which it shall be indemnified pursuant to this Agreement, the
Compensated Person shall promptly give written notice thereof to the
Representative. Such notice shall specify with a reasonable particularity (to
the extent that the information is available) (a) the factual basis for the
Claim, and (b) the amount of the Claim, if known. With respect to any Claim
other than a Third Party Claim, following receipt of notice from the Compensated
Person of the Claim, the Representative shall have 20 days to make such
investigation of the Claim as is considered necessary or desirable. For the
purpose of such investigation, the Compensated Person shall make available
to
the Representative the information relied upon by the Compensated Person to
substantiate the Claim, together with all such other information as the
Representative may reasonably request. If both parties agree at or prior to
the
expiration of such 20 day period (or any mutually agreed upon extension thereof)
to the validity and amount of such Claim, the Representative shall immediately
direct the Company Stockholders to pay to the Compensated Person the full agreed
upon amount of the Claim.
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(b) If
a
third party asserts that a Compensated Person is liable to such third party
for
a monetary or other obligation which may constitute or result in Losses for
which such Compensated Person may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to
this Article VII, and such Compensated Person reasonably determines that it
has
a valid business reason to fulfill such obligation, then (i) such Compensated
Person shall be entitled to satisfy such obligation, without prior notice to
or
consent from the Representative, (ii) such Compensated Person may make a claim
for indemnification pursuant to this Article VII in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, and (iii) such Compensated Person shall be
reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, for any such
Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article
VII.
(c) The
Compensated Person shall give prompt written notification to the Representative
of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding relating to a Third Party
Claim for which indemnification pursuant to this Article VII may be sought.
Within 10 days after delivery of such notification, the Representative may,
upon
written notice thereof to the Compensated Person, assume control of the defense
of such action, suit or proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the
Compensated Person, provided the Representative acknowledges in writing to
the
Compensated Person that any damages, fines, costs or other liabilities that
may
be assessed against the Compensated Person in connection with such action,
suit
or proceeding constitute Losses for which the Compensated Person shall be
entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII. If the Representative
does not assume control of such defense within 10 days of the delivery of notice
described above, the Compensated Person shall control such defense, the party
not controlling such defense may participate therein at its own expense;
provided that if the Representative assumes control of such defense and the
Compensated Person reasonably concludes that the indemnifying parties and the
Compensated Person have conflicting interests or different defenses available
with respect to such action, suit or proceeding, the reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel to the Compensated Person shall be considered “Losses” for
purposes of this Agreement. The party controlling such defense shall keep the
other party advised of the status of such action, suit or proceeding and the
defense thereof and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the
other party with respect thereto. The Compensated Person shall not agree to
any
settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without the prior written consent
of the Representative, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Representative shall not agree to any settlement of such action, suit or
proceeding without the prior written consent of the Compensated Person, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
7.3 Survival;
Limit on Indemnity. The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth
in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be affected by any examination
made for or on behalf of Parent or the knowledge of any of Parent’s officers,
directors, investors (including Xxxxxx Xxxxx and/or his affiliates),
stockholders, employees or agents and shall expire on December 31, 2009. If
a
claim for indemnification is made before expiration of such periods, then
(notwithstanding the expiration of such time period) the representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement applicable to such claim shall survive until,
but only for purposes of, the resolution of such claim. Company Stockholders
shall not be liable for any Loss or Losses pursuant to Section 7.1
("Parent
Warranty Losses")
unless
and until the aggregate amount of all Parent Warranty Losses incurred by the
Compensated Persons exceeds $250,000, in which event Company Stockholders shall
be liable for all Parent Warranty Losses from the first dollar; provided that
nothing
contained in this Section 7.3 shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner
any rights or remedies which Parent has, or might have, at law, in equity or
otherwise, based on fraud or a willful misrepresentation or willful breach
of
warranty hereunder.
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7.4 General. Except
with respect to claims based on fraud or willful misrepresentation, the rights
of the Compensated Persons under this Article VII shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy of the Compensated Persons with respect to claims resulting
from or relating to any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure to
perform any covenant or agreement of the Company or the Company Stockholders
contained in this Agreement and any and all Claims made pursuant to this Article
VII shall be satisfied solely from the Escrow Amount. For purposes of this
Article VII all representations and warranties of the Company and its
subsidiaries set forth in Article II shall be construed as if the term
“material” and any reference to “Company Material Adverse Effect” were omitted
from such representations and warranties.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and other transactions contemplated
hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding
approval thereof by the Company Stockholders:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, duly authorized by each
of the Boards of Directors of each;
(b) by
Parent
if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before September 30, 2008;
(c) by
either
Parent or the Company, if a Governmental Authority shall have issued an order
or
taken any other action, in each case, which has become final and non-appealable
and which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the Merger;
(d) by
Parent, if the Board of Directors of the Company, or any authorized committee
thereof, shall have: (i) withdrawn, modified or qualified in a manner adverse
to
Parent or Merger Sub, its recommendation or approval of the Merger and this
Agreement; (ii) breached Section 4.4; or (iii) resolved to do any of the
foregoing;
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(e) by
Parent, if neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in material breach of its
obligations or representations and warranties under this Agreement, and if
(i)
at any time any of the representations and warranties of the Company herein
are
or become untrue or inaccurate such that Section 6.2(a) would not be
satisfied (treating such time as if it were the Effective Time for purposes
of
this Section 8.1(e)) or (ii) there has been a breach on the part of the
Company of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such
that Section 6.2(b) will not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were
the Effective Time for purposes of this Section 8.1(e)), and, in both case
(i) and case (ii), such breach (if curable) has not been cured within fifteen
(15) days after notice thereof to the Company;
(f) by
the
Company, if it is not in material breach of its obligations, representations
and
warranties under this Agreement, and if (i) at any time the representations
and
warranties of Parent or Merger Sub herein become untrue or inaccurate such
that
Section 6.3(a) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the
Effective Time for purposes of this Section 8.1(f)); or (ii) there has been
a breach on the part of Parent or Merger Sub of any of their respective
covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that
Section 6.3(b) would not be satisfied (treating such time as if it were the
Effective Time for purposes of this Section 8.1(f)), and, in both case (i)
and case (ii), such breach (if curable) has not been cured within fifteen (15)
days after notice thereof to Parent;
(g) by
Parent
if the Stockholder Approval has not been obtained from the Requisite Holders
within 20 days after the execution of this Agreement;
(h) by
the
Company at any time before the Stockholder Approval has been obtained if the
Company’s Board of Directors determines that the termination of this Agreement
is necessary in order for the Company’s Board of Directors to comply with its
fiduciary duties under the DGCL; or
(i) by
Parent
upon a Change in the Company Recommendation.
8.2 Effect
of Termination.
(a) Except
as
provided in this Section 8.2, in the event of the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement (other than this
Section 8.2 and Sections 5.2, 8.3 and Article IX, each of which shall
survive such termination) will forthwith become void, and there will be no
liability on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or any of their
respective officers or directors to the other and all rights and obligations
of
any Party will cease, except that nothing herein will relieve any Party from
liability for any breach, prior to termination of this Agreement in accordance
with its terms, of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained
in this Agreement.
(b) In
the
event that this Agreement in terminated by Parent or the Company, as applicable,
pursuant to Sections 8.1(g), (h) or (i), then the Company shall (i) pay to
Parent, contemporaneously with and on the date of such termination, a
termination fee in the amount of $1,200,000 by wire transfer to such account
as
Parent shall designate in writing to the Company, and (ii) reimburse Parent
for
its reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement promptly upon its receipt of
reasonable evidence thereof.
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8.3 Fees
and Expenses.
Except
as set forth in Section 8.2, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the
Party incurring such fees and expenses, whether or not the Merger is
consummated.
8.4 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the Parties by action taken by or on behalf of
their
respective Boards of Directors at any time prior to the Effective Time subject
to Section 251(d) of the DGCL. This Agreement may not be amended except by
an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.
8.5 Waiver. At
any
time prior to the Effective Time, any Party may extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts required hereunder, waive
any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or
in
any document delivered pursuant hereto and waive compliance with any of the
agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall
be
valid only if set forth in an instrument signed by the Party to be bound
thereby.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. All
notices or other communications which are required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing and sufficient if delivered personally or sent by
nationally-recognized overnight courier or by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by telecopier, with confirmation
as provided above addressed as follows:
(a) |
If
to Parent or Merger Sub:
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0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esq.
Mintz
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx, P.C.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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(b) |
If
to the Company:
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Green
Screen Interactive Software, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxx
Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLC
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(c) |
If
to the Representative:
|
c/o
Green
Screen Interactive Software, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
or
to
such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished
to the other party in writing in accordance herewith. All such notices or
communications shall be deemed to be received (i) in the case of personal
delivery, on the date of such delivery; (ii) in the case of
nationally-recognized overnight courier, on the next Business Day after the
date
when sent; (iii) in the case of facsimile transmission or telecopier, upon
confirmed receipt; and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the third Business Day
following the date on which the piece of mail containing such communication
was
posted.
9.2 Interpretation. When
a
reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, subsections, Schedules or
Exhibits, such reference shall be to a Section, subsection, Schedule or Exhibit
to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “include,” “includes”
and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by
the words “without limitation.” The word “herein” and similar references mean,
except where a specific Section or Article reference is expressly indicated,
the
entire Agreement rather than any specific Section or Article. The table of
contents and the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
9.3 Severability. If
any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated
hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
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9.4 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement and other documents and instruments delivered in connection herewith
constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and
undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Provisions, which shall
remain in full force and effect.
9.5 Assignment. This
Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except that
Parent and Merger Sub may assign all or any of their rights hereunder to any
Affiliate, provided that no such assignment shall relieve Parent or Merger
Sub,
as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder.
9.6 Parties
in Interest. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party
hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that the
provisions of Article I with respect to the Merger Consideration and Article
VII
with respect to indemnification are intended for the benefit of the Company
Stockholders.
9.7 Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No
failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder
will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in,
any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor will any
single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise
thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this
Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive to, and not exclusive of, any
rights or remedies otherwise available.
9.8 Governing
Law; Enforcement.
(a) This
Agreement and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware
(exclusive of conflict of law principles).
(b) The
Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of
the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches
of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement in the state courts in the State of Delaware, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition,
each of the Parties: (i) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction
of the state courts of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises
out
of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby; (ii) agrees that
it
will not attempt to deny or defeat personal jurisdiction by motion or other
request for leave from any such court; (iii) waives any right to trial by jury
with respect to any action related to or arising out of this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby; (iv) consents to service of process by delivery
pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof; and (v) irrevocably and unconditionally
waives (and agrees not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue
of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby in any Delaware State court or any Federal
Court of the United States of America sitting in the State of
Delaware.
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9.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different
Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed
to
be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same
agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement
to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized.
DRIFTWOOD
VENTURES, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial Officer
DFTW
MERGER SUB, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Title:
Chief
Financial Officer
GREEN
SCREEN INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
REPRESENTATIVE:
/s/
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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