SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and Among 7098081 Canada Inc. Wi-Sys Communications Inc. and Gyles and Linda Panther Acknowledged and accepted by PCTEL, Inc.
Exhibit 2.1
By and Among
7098081 Canada Inc.
Wi-Sys Communications Inc.
and
Gyles and Xxxxx Panther
Acknowledged and accepted by PCTEL, Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||||
1.1 | Certain Defined Terms |
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ARTICLE II THE SHARE PURCHASE | 8 | |||||||
2.1 | The Share Purchase |
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2.2 | Closing Time and Place |
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2.3 | Consideration |
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2.4 | Shareholder Waivers |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS | 9 | |||||||
3.1 | Organization of the Company |
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3.2 | Company Capital Structure |
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3.3 | Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Etc |
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3.4 | Authority |
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3.5 | No Conflict |
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3.6 | Consents |
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3.7 | Company Financial Statements |
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3.8 | No Undisclosed Liabilities; Liability Schedule |
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3.9 | No Changes |
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3.10 | Tax and Other Returns and Reports |
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3.11 | Restrictions on Business Activities |
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3.12 | Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances; Condition
of Equipment; Customer Information |
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3.13 | Bankruptcy and Insolvency |
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3.14 | Intellectual Property |
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3.15 | Product Warranties; Reserves |
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3.16 | Agreements, Contracts and Commitments |
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3.17 | Change of Control Payments |
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3.18 | Interested Party Transactions |
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3.19 | Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorization |
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3.20 | Litigation |
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3.21 | Insurance |
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3.22 | Minute Books; Books and Records |
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3.23 | Environmental Matters |
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3.24 | Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees; Third Party Expenses; Other Expenses |
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3.25 | Employees; Compensation |
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3.26 | Employee Matters and Benefit Plans |
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3.27 | Bank Accounts |
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3.28 | Indemnification Obligations |
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3.29 | Accounts Receivable |
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3.30 | Customers |
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3.31 | Spreadsheet |
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3.32 | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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3.33 | Complete Copies of Materials |
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3.34 | Representations Complete |
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3.35 | Director Liability |
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3.36 | Inventories |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS | 33 | |||||||
4.1 | Ownership of Company Common Shares |
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4.2 | Absence of Claims by the Shareholders |
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4.3 | No Conflict |
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4.4 | Authority |
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4.5 | Discussions with Officers |
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4.6 | Residence |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRECO | 35 | |||||||
5.1 | Organization of Acquireco |
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5.2 | Authority; No Conflict |
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | 35 | |||||||
6.1 | Confidentiality |
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6.2 | Public Disclosure |
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6.3 | Reasonable Efforts; Additional Documents; and Further Assurances |
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6.4 | Closing Balance Sheet |
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6.5 | Expenses |
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6.6 | Tax Matters |
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ARTICLE VII DELIVERABLES | 37 | |||||||
7.1 | Deliveries by Acquireco, the Company, and the Shareholders |
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ARTICLE VIII SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION AND ESCROW | 39 | |||||||
8.1 | Survival of Representations, Warranties, and Covenants |
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8.2 | Indemnification |
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8.3 | Escrow Arrangements |
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8.4 | Intentionally Omitted |
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8.5 | Remedy |
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8.6 | Adjustment to Consideration |
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ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS | 46 | |||||||
9.1 | Notices |
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9.2 | Interpretation |
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9.3 | Counterparts |
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9.4 | Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment |
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9.5 | Rights Reservation |
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9.6 | Severability |
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9.7 | Other Remedies |
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9.8 | Governing Law and Venue |
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9.9 | Rules of Construction |
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9.10 | Specific Performance |
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9.11 | Waiver of Jury Trial |
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9.12 | Amendment; Waivers |
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
Exhibit A
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Form of Offer Letter and Proprietary Inventions Agreement | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Company | |
Exhibit C
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Form of Release and Indemnity | |
Exhibit D
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Alternate Form of Release and Indemnity |
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This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January
5, 2008 by and among 7098081 Canada Inc., incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act
(“Acquireco”); Wi-Sys Communications Inc., incorporated under the Canada Business
Corporations Act (the “Company”); and Gyles Panther and Xxxxx Panther (each a
“Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”); and is acknowledged and agreed
to by PCTEL, Inc.
RECITALS
A. The Boards of Directors of each of the Company and Acquireco believe it to be in the best
interests of each such company and each such company’s respective shareholders that Acquireco
acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company, all of which is held by the Shareholders (the
“Share Purchase”) and, in furtherance thereof, have approved the Share Purchase and the
other transactions contemplated hereby.
B. The Shareholders desire to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company
owned or held of record by them to Acquireco, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein.
C. A portion of the consideration otherwise payable by Acquireco to the Shareholders in
connection with the Share Purchase shall be placed in escrow by Acquireco, the release of which
amount shall be contingent upon certain events and conditions, all as set forth in Article
VIII hereof.
D. The Company and the Shareholders, on the one hand, and Acquireco, on the other hand, desire
to make certain representations, warranties, covenants, and other agreements in connection with the
Share Purchase.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, and other promises set
forth herein, the mutual benefits to be gained by the performance thereof, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted,
the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Acquireco” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph;
“Affiliate” shall mean, as to any specified person, any other person that controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with such specified person, but only so long as such
control exists. For purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean direct or indirect ownership
of more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of a person that is a corporation entitled to vote
in the election of directors (or, in the case of a person that is not a corporation, for the
election of the corresponding managing authority).
“Agent Indemnification Expenses” shall mean any expenses arising from the
indemnification of the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement;
“Agent Interpleader Expenses” shall mean all costs, expenses, charges, and reasonable
attorney fees incurred by the Escrow Agent due to an interpleader action under the Escrow Agreement
which expenses shall be shared equally between Acquireco and the Shareholders;
“Agreed-Upon Loss” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(g)(v);
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph;
“Business Facility” shall mean any property including the land, the improvements
thereon, the groundwater thereunder and the surface water thereon, that is or at any time has been
owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by the Company in connection with the operation of
its business on or prior to the Closing.
“CRA” shall mean the Canada Revenue Agency;
“Charter Documents” shall mean the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the
Company;
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2;
“Closing Balance Sheet” shall mean the estimated balance sheet of the Company that has
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that the Closing Balance Sheet may omit footnotes and
other presentation items that may be required by GAAP) consistently applied on a basis consistent
with the Company Financials and that fairly presents an estimate by the Shareholders in good faith
based on reasonable assumptions as of December 31, 2008, after giving effect to the Closing;
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2;
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph;
“Company Authorizations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19;
“Company Balance Sheet” shall mean the Company’s unaudited balance sheet as of
September 30, 2008;
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“Company Common Shares” shall mean Class A common shares of the Company;
“Company Customer Information” shall mean all customer lists, customer contact
information, customer correspondence and customer licensing and purchasing histories relating to
the current and former customers of the Company, in each case as prepared or maintained by the
Company, including Employees or other agents of the Company;
“Company Employee Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract,
agreement or other arrangement providing for deferred compensation, bonus compensation, incentive
or other compensation, severance, termination pay, performance awards, shares or share-related
awards, share option or purchase, pension or supplemental pension, retirement compensation, group
registered retirement savings, hospitalization or other medical benefit, life or other insurance,
vision, dental, drug, sick leave, disability, salary continuation, and any other similar plan,
program or arrangement, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind,
whether such plan, program or arrangement is written or unwritten, funded or unfunded, which is or
has been maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company for the
benefit of any Employee, or with respect to which the Company, or any Affiliate of Company, has or
may have any liability or obligation to any Employee;
“Company Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any liability, obligation, judgment,
penalty, fine, cost or expense, of any kind or nature, or the duty to indemnify, defend or
reimburse any individual or entity with respect to: (i) any Pre-Existing Contamination; (ii) the
migration, release, escape or other discharge at any time prior to or after the Closing Date of
Pre-Existing Contamination to any other real or personal property, or the soil, groundwater,
surface water, air or building materials thereof; (iii) any Pre-Closing Hazardous Materials
Activities; (iv) the exposure of any person to Pre-Existing Contamination or to Hazardous Materials
in the course of or as a consequence of any Pre-Closing Hazardous Materials Activities, without
regard to whether any health effect of the exposure has been manifested as of the Closing Date; (v)
the violation of any Environmental Laws by the Company or its agents, employees, predecessors in
interest, contractors, invitees or licensees prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any
Pre-Closing Hazardous Materials Activities prior to the Closing Date; (vi) any actions or
proceedings brought or threatened by any third party with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(viii) any of the foregoing to the extent they continue after the Closing Date.
“Company Financials” shall mean the Company Year-End Financials and the Company
Interim Financials;
“Company Intellectual Property” shall mean any Intellectual Property and Intellectual
Property Rights that are owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company, including Company
Registered Intellectual Property (all of which shall be identified on Schedule 3.14(a);
“Company Interim Financials” shall mean the Company’s unaudited balance sheet as of
September 30, 2008 and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flow for the three-month
period ended September 30, 2008;
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“Company Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15;
“Company Registered Intellectual Property” shall mean all Registered Intellectual
Property registered, filed, applied for, certified or otherwise perfected, issued or recorded with
or by any state, government or other public legal authority, in the name of the Company;
“Company Sites” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(t);
“Company Year-End Financials” shall mean the Company’s reviewed consolidated balance
sheets as of June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2008 and the related reviewed consolidated statements of
income and cash-flows for the respective twelve-month periods then ended;
“Conflict” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5;
“Contingent Closing Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24;
“Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16;
“Deductible Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b);
“Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article III;
“Disposal Site” shall mean a landfill, disposal site, disposal agent, waste hauler or
recycler of Hazardous Materials, or any real property other than a Business Facility receiving
Hazardous Materials used or generated by a Business Facility.
“Employee” shall mean any current or former or retired employee, consultant or
director of the Company;
“Employee Agreement” shall mean each management, employment, severance, change of
control, retention, bonus, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or
other agreement, contract (including, without limitation, any offer letter) or understanding
between the Company or any Affiliate of Company and any Employee;
“Employment Documents” shall mean the Offer Letter and Proprietary Inventions and
Information Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable laws (including common laws),
directives, guidance, rules, ordinances, municipal by-laws, policies, practices, standards,
regulations, orders, treaties, statutes, and codes promulgated by any Governmental Entity in
respect of the natural environment, public or occupational health or safety, and the manufacture,
importation, handling,
transportation, storage disposal and treatment, or any other prohibition, regulation or
control, of any Hazardous Material or any Hazardous Material Activity;
“Environmental Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(c);
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“Equipment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(d);
“Escrow Agent” shall mean Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, or another institution
acceptable to Acquireco and the Shareholders;
“Escrow Agreement” shall mean the escrow agreement entered into as of the Closing Date
by and among the Escrow Agent, Acquireco, Gyles Panther and Xxxxx Panther;
“Escrow Amount” shall mean an amount of cash equal to US$210,000 all converted into
Canadian Dollars at the rate set by the transmitting bank as the conversion rate of United States
Dollars to Canadian Dollars on January 2, 2009 at the time of transmission;
“Escrow Fund” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(a);
“Escrow Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c);
“Excess Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6;
“Excess Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6;
“GAAP” shall mean Canadian generally accepted accounting principles;
“Governmental Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6;
“Hazardous Material” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(a);
“Hazardous Materials Activities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(b);
“Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2;
“Individuals” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(t);
“Intellectual Property” shall mean any or all of the following and all rights therein,
arising therefrom, or associated therewith: (i) all Canadian, United States and foreign patents and
utility models and applications therefor (including provisional applications) and all reissues,
divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof;
(ii) all inventions (whether patentable or not, reduced to practice or made subject of a pending
patent application), invention disclosures, and improvements; (iii) Trade Secrets; (iv) all works
of authorship, copyrights (registered or otherwise), mask works, copyright and maskwork
registrations and applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the
world, including “moral” rights and all rights therein provided by international treaties or
conventions; (v) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout
the world; (vi) all trade names, logos,
trademarks and service marks, whether or not registered, including all common law rights, and
trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications, including but not limited to all marks
registered in the PTO, the Trademark Offices of the States and Territories of the United States of
America and Canada, and the Trademark Offices or offices of public record of other nations
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throughout the world, and all rights therein provided by international treaties or conventions;
(vii) all databases and data collections (including knowledge databases, customer lists and
customer databases); (vii) all rights to Uniform Resource Locators, Web site addresses, sites and
domain names and all rights therein throughout the world; (ix) all computer software including all
source code, object code, firmware, development tools, files, records and data, all media on which
any of the foregoing is recorded, all Web addresses, sites and domain names; (x) any similar,
corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing; and (xi) all documentation related to
any of the foregoing, including all contracts, licenses and other agreements to which the Company
is a party or by which it is bound either as licensee or licensor relating to any item and
intellectual property described in clauses (i) through (x) above;
“Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean worldwide common law and statutory rights
associated with any Intellectual Property;
“Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12;
“Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b)(vii);
“Loss” and “Losses” have the meanings set forth in Section 8.2;
“Material Adverse Effect” when used in connection with an entity means any change,
event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance, or effect, individually or when aggregated with other
such changes, events, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances, or effects, that is materially
adverse to the business, assets (whether tangible or intangible), liabilities, financial condition,
or results of operations of such entity and its subsidiaries taken as a whole;
“Net Total Consideration” means the Total Consideration less the total amounts paid
(or to be paid) as Third Party Payments and Contingent Closing Payments;
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(f)(i);
“Officer’s Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(b);
“Open Source Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(s);
“Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12;
“Pre-Closing Hazardous Materials Activities” shall mean any Hazardous Materials
Activity conducted on any Business Facility prior to the Closing or otherwise occurring prior to
the Closing in connection with or to benefit the business of the Company, including in, on or under
any personal property owned or leased by the Company;
“Pre-Existing Contamination” shall mean the presence on or before the Closing of any
Hazardous Materials in the soil, groundwater, surface water, air or building materials of any
Business Facility or in, on or under any personal property owned or leased by the Company;
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“Prior Shareholders” shall mean each of the holders of shares of the Company at any
time during December 2008.
“Privacy Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(t);
“Pro Rata Portion” shall mean, with respect to each Shareholder, an amount equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing the number of Company Common Shares owned by such Shareholder at
the Closing by the Total Outstanding Shares;
“PTO” shall mean the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable;
“Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12;
“Real Property Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12;
“Registered Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property and Intellectual
Property Rights that have been registered, filed, applied for, certified or otherwise perfected,
issued or recorded with or by any state, government or other public legal authority;
“Related Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4;
“Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b)(i);
“Share Purchase” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto;
“Shareholder” and “Shareholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the
introductory paragraph to this Agreement;
“Spreadsheet” has the meeting set forth in Section 7.1(h);
“Stock Option Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Survival Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1;
“Stub Period Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6;
“Tax” and “Taxes” have the meanings set forth in Section 3.10;
“Tax Act” shall mean the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended;
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(h);
“Third Party Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5;
“Third Party Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(h);
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“Total Consideration” shall mean an amount equal to US$2,100,000.00;
“Total Outstanding Shares” shall mean 4,082,143 Company Common Shares, subject to the
accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(a);
“Trade Secrets” shall mean trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information,
know-how, processes, technology, technical data, and customer lists, and all documentation relating
to any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE II
THE SHARE PURCHASE
2.1 The Share Purchase. At the Closing, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Acquireco shall purchase from the Shareholders, and each Shareholder shall sell, convey, transfer,
assign, and deliver to Acquireco, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, or other defects of
title, all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares beneficially owned or held of record
by each such Shareholder at the Closing such that immediately after the Closing, Acquireco shall be
the sole record and beneficial owner of all outstanding shares and rights to acquire the Company’s
common shares.
2.2 Closing Time and Place. The closing of the Share Purchase (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices
of Blake, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx at 00 X’Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa ON X0X
0X0, Xxxxxx. The date upon which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing
Date.”
2.3 Consideration.
(a) | Based on the Spreadsheet: |
(i) Purchase Price; Closing Payment. The aggregate purchase price to be paid
by Acquireco to the Shareholders for the Company Common Shares shall be an amount
equal to the Total Consideration less the aggregate amount of the Contingent Closing
Payments, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8.6, all converted into Canadian
Dollars at the rate set by the transmitting bank as the conversion rate of United
States Dollars to Canadian Dollars on January 2, 2009 at the time of transmission.
At the Closing, each Shareholder shall receive such Shareholder’s Pro Rata Portion of
the
Net Total Consideration less such Shareholder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Escrow
Amount; and
(ii) Escrow Amount. Acquireco will deposit with the Escrow Agent the Escrow
Amount in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement.
(b) | Acquireco agrees that each employee of the Company listed on Schedule 3.25 may continue as an employee of the Company for a period of six (6) calendar months after the Closing Date, except in the event of a termination for cause, on terms and |
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conditions set out in the Employment Documents. It is agreed that in the 2009 calendar year, Xx. Xxxxx Panther and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx will participate in PCTEL, Inc.’s Short Term Incentive Plan as defined and approved by the Board of Directors of PCTEL, Inc. at its first 2009 quarterly meeting. |
2.4 Shareholder Waivers
. Each Shareholder hereby waives and releases any and all rights, claims, and causes of
action that may be asserted against the Company in respect of its ownership of any securities of
the Company and any and all agreements related to its interest as a securityholder of the Company
between such Shareholder and the Company, which agreements shall terminate effective as of the date
hereof.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Company and each of the Shareholders hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to
Acquireco, subject to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed in the disclosure schedules
supplied by the Company and the Shareholders to Acquireco and dated as of the date hereof (the
“Disclosure Schedule”), on the date hereof, as follows below. The Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed to qualify and to be a part of the representations and warranties in this
Article III, shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered sections of this
Article III, and each disclosure item in the Disclosure Schedule shall reference the
specific section and paragraph numbers of this Agreement to which such disclosure applies.
3.1 Organization of the Company. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, organized and subsisting under the laws of
Canada. The Company has the corporate power to own, lease, and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now being conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted. The Company
is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
it carries on business. The Company has delivered to counsel for Acquireco true and correct copies
of its Charter Documents. Schedule 3.1 lists the director and officer of the Company
immediately prior to the Closing. Except as provided in the Charter Documents, the operations now
being conducted by the Company are not now and have never been conducted by the Company under any
other name. The Company has no employees or facilities or otherwise carries on business in any
Canadian province other than Ontario or in any foreign jurisdiction.
3.2 Company Capital Structure.
(a) The authorized capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of Company Common
Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has issued and outstanding 4,082,143
Company Common Shares and no Class B common shares. As of the date hereof and immediately prior
to Closing, the capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.2(a). All
outstanding Company Common Shares are held by the Shareholders with the domicile addresses as set
forth on Schedule 3.2(a). All outstanding Company Common Shares are
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duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable and not subject to any pre-emptive rights created
by statute, the Charter Documents, or any agreement to which the Company or any Shareholder is a
party or by which the Company or any Shareholder is bound. All outstanding Company Common Shares
have been issued in compliance with all applicable statutes, laws, rules, and regulations,
including federal and provincial laws. No Company Common Shares are subject to a right of
repurchase or other condition of forfeiture. The Company has not, and will not have, suffered or
incurred any liability (contingent or otherwise) or claim, loss, liability, damage, deficiency,
cost, or expense relating to or arising out of the issuance or repurchase of any Company Common
Shares, or out of any agreements or arrangements relating thereto. There are no declared or
accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any Company Common Shares. There are no rights,
subscriptions, warrants, options, conversion rights, calls, commitments or plans or agreements of
any kind outstanding which would enable any individual or entity to purchase or otherwise acquire
any shares or other securities of the Company. No vesting provisions applicable to any Company
Common Shares, or to any rights to purchase (whether from the Company or any Shareholder) any
Company Common Shares, will accelerate as a result of the Share Purchase.
(b) The Company has delivered to Acquireco a true and complete copy of its Employee Stock
Option Plan dated 6 January 2003 (the “Stock Option Plan”). Schedule 3.2(b) sets
forth other agreements, whether formal or informal, to provide for equity compensation to any
person. The Stock Option Plan and any agreements for equity compensation have been terminated in
accordance with their terms effective immediately prior to the Closing.
(c) The Company has no unsatisfied commitment or obligation of any character, either firm or
conditional, written or oral, to issue, deliver or sell, or repurchase or redeem, or cause to be
issued, delivered, sold, repurchased, or redeemed, under offers, stock option agreements, share
bonus agreements, share purchase plans, incentive compensation plans, warrants, calls, conversion
rights, or otherwise, any common shares or other securities of the Company. There are no voting
trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party with
respect to the Company Common Shares. There are no (and have never been any) outstanding or
authorized share appreciation, phantom shares, profit participation, or
other similar rights with respect to the Company. Following the Closing, there will be no
outstanding or authorized share appreciation, phantom shares, profit participation, or other
similar right with respect to the Company.
(d) At or before the Closing, any information rights, voting rights, rights of co-sale,
rights to maintain equity percentage, rights of first refusal, and the like that may exist for
the benefit of any such holder or prospective holder shall have been terminated.
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3.3 Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures, Etc. The Company does not have, and has never had, any subsidiary or affiliated company and does
not otherwise own, and has never otherwise owned, any equity, debt, or other ownership interest in,
and does not control and has never controlled, directly or indirectly, any other corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, business trust or association, or other
entity.
3.4 Authority. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and any related agreements to which it is a party (“Related Agreements”) and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
any Related Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The sole member
of the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the Share Purchase and this Agreement. This
Agreement and the Related Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
3.5 No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related Agreement by the Company do
not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does not, conflict with, or
result in any violation of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or
give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any
benefit under (any such event, a “Conflict”) (a) any provision of the Charter Documents;
(b) any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, or other agreement or instrument, permit, concession,
franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule, or regulation
applicable to the Company or its properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible); (c) any
judgment, order, or decree applicable to the Company or its properties or assets (whether tangible
or intangible); or (d) any statute, law, ordinance, rule, or regulation applicable to the Company
or its properties or assets.
3.6 Consents. No consent, notice, waiver, approval, order, or authorization of, or registration,
declaration, or filing with, any court, administrative agency, or commission or other federal,
provincial, local, or foreign governmental authority, instrumentality, agency, or commission
(“Governmental Entity”) or
any third party, including a party to any agreement with the Company (so as not to trigger any
Conflict) is required by or with respect to the Company or any Shareholder in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Related Agreements, or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for such other consents, waivers,
authorizations, filings, approvals, and registrations as are set forth on Schedule 3.6.
3.7 Company Financial Statements. Schedule 3.7 sets forth true and correct copies of the Company Financials. The
Company Financials are complete and correct in all material respects and have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and consistent
with each other, except for the absence of footnotes in the case of the Company Interim Financials.
The Company Financials present fairly the financial condition and operating results of the Company
as of the respective dates and for the periods indicated therein, subject in the case of the
Interim Financials to normal year-end adjustments, which will not in any event be material in
amount or significance in any individual case or in the aggregate.
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3.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities; Liability Schedule.
(a) The Company does not have any liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim,
deficiency, guaranty, or endorsement of any type, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured,
unmatured, or otherwise (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in
accordance with GAAP), except (i) liabilities provided for in the Company Balance Sheet, (ii)
liabilities incurred since June 30, 2008 in the ordinary and usual course of business, consistent
with past practice, none of which is material, and (iii) liabilities identified on Schedule
3.8.
(b) Schedule 3.8 separately identifies any liability, indebtedness, obligation,
expense, claim, deficiency, guarantee, or endorsement of the Company of any type, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured, or otherwise, greater than C$5,000 (or that would
reasonably be expected to be greater than such amount in the case of contingent liabilities),
whether or not reflected in the Company Financials.
3.9 No Changes. Since June 30, 2008 (or such other date specifically set forth below), the Company has (i)
conducted business only in the ordinary and usual course, consistent with past practices, and (ii)
without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(a) There has not occurred any event, change, or circumstance that, individually or in the
aggregate, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9(b), the Company has not issued, or
authorized for issuance, any equity security, bond, note, or other security of the Company, or
accelerated the vesting of any employee share benefits (including vesting under share
purchase agreements or share appreciation rights). Except as set forth on Schedule
3.9(b), the Company has not granted or entered into any commitment or obligation to issue or
sell any such equity security, bond, note, or other security of the Company, whether pursuant to
offers, stock option agreements, share bonus agreements, share purchase plans, incentive
compensation plans, warrants, calls, conversion rights, share appreciation rights or otherwise.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9(c), the Company has not incurred any
obligation or liability (fixed, contingent, or otherwise), except in the ordinary and usual
course of the business of the Company consistent with past practices, nor incurred any debt for
borrowed money.
(d) The Company has not paid any obligation or liability (fixed, contingent, or otherwise),
or discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance, or settled any liability, claim, dispute,
proceeding, suit, or appeal, pending, or threatened against it or any of its assets or
properties, except for current liabilities included in the Company Balance Sheet and current
liabilities incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary and usual course
of business of the Company consistent with past practices.
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(e) The Company has not declared, set aside for payment, or paid any dividend, or made any
payment or other distribution on or with respect to any of its common shares.
(f) The Company has not purchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired or committed itself to
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its common shares.
(g) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(g), the Company has not mortgaged, pledged,
or otherwise encumbered any of its assets or properties, tangible or intangible, nor are such
assets and properties subject to any Lien, nor has the Company committed itself to do any of the
foregoing, except for Liens for current Taxes which are not yet due and payable and purchase
money liens arising out of the purchase or sale of products or services made in the ordinary and
usual course of business, consistent with past practice.
(h) The Company has not disposed of, or agreed to dispose of, any asset or property,
tangible or intangible, except in the ordinary and usual course of business, consistent with past
practice, and in each case for a consideration at least equal to the fair value of such asset or
property. The Company has not leased or licensed to others (including officers and directors of
the Company), or agreed so to lease or license, any asset or property, nor has the Company
discontinued any product line or the production, sale or other disposition of any of its products
or services.
(i) The Company has not purchased or agreed to purchase or otherwise acquire any debt or
equity securities of any corporation, partnership, joint venture, firm or other entity. The
Company has not made any expenditure or commitment for the purchase, acquisition, construction or
improvement of a capital asset, except in the ordinary and usual course of
business, consistent with past practice, and the aggregate amount of all such expenditures
and commitments made in the ordinary and usual course of business has not exceeded C$5,000.
(j) The Company has not entered into any transaction or contract, or made any commitment to
do the same, except in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice.
The Company has not waived any right of substantial value or cancelled any debts or claims or
voluntarily suffered any losses other than in the ordinary and usual course of business,
consistent with past practice.
(k) The Company has not sold, assigned, transferred, or conveyed, or committed itself to
sell, assign, transfer or convey, any Company Intellectual Property, and the Company has not
entered into any product development, technology or product sharing, or similar strategic
arrangement with any other party that may have the effect of assigning, transferring or conveying
any Company Intellectual Property.
(l) The Company has not effected or agreed to effect any amendment or supplement to any
Company Employee Plan (except as contemplated by this Agreement).
(m) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.25, the Company has not paid or committed
itself to pay to or for the benefit of any of its directors, officers, employees, advisors, or
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shareholders any compensation of any kind other than wages, salaries, bonuses, and benefits at
times and rates in effect prior to June 30, 2008.
(n) The Company has not effected or agreed to effect any change, including by way of hiring
or involuntary termination, in its director, executive officer, or employees.
(o) The Company has not incurred any work stoppage, labor strike, or other labor trouble, or
any action, suit, claim, labor dispute, or grievance relating to any labor, safety or
discrimination matter involving the Company, including, without limitation, charges of wrongful
discharge or other unlawful labor practices or actions.
(p) The Company has not effected or committed itself to effect any amendment or modification
of the Charter Documents (except as contemplated by this Agreement).
(q) The Company has not changed its accounting methods or practices (including any change in
depreciation or amortization policies or rates, any changes in policies in making or reversing
accruals, or any change in capitalization of software development costs), and have not made any
Tax election or designation.
(r) The Company has not revalued any of its assets, other than in the ordinary and usual
course of business, consistent with past practice.
(s) The Company has not made any loan to any person or entity, and has not guaranteed the
payment of any loan or debt of any person or entity, except for (i) travel or similar advances
made to employees in connection with their employment duties in the ordinary and usual
course of business, consistent with past practice, and (ii) accounts receivable incurred in
the ordinary and usual course of business, consistent with past practice.
(t) The Company has not changed in any material respect the prices or royalties set or
charged by it.
(u) The Company has not commenced or received any notice of threat or commencement of any
lawsuit or proceeding against or investigation of the Company or its affairs.
(v) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(v), the Company has not lost any material
customer or material business or suffered the loss of, damage to or destruction of any material
asset (whether tangible or intangible).
(w) The Company has not negotiated or agreed to do any of the things described in the
preceding clauses (a) through (v) (other than negotiations with Acquireco and its representatives
regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
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3.10 Tax and Other Returns and Reports.
(a) Definition of Taxes. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or,
collectively, “Taxes,” means (i) any and all Canadian federal, provincial, municipal and
local taxes, and any non-Canadian taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties,
impositions, and liabilities, including all income, sales, use, goods and services, value added,
capital, capital gains, alternative net worth, transfer, profits, withholding, payroll, employer
health, excise, franchise, real property and personal property taxes, and any other taxes,
customs duties, fees, assessments or similar charges in the nature of a tax including Canada
Pension Plan and provincial pension plan contributions, employment insurance payments and
workers’ compensation premiums, together with any installments with respect thereto, and any
interest, fines and penalties imposed by any Governmental Entity (including federal, state,
provincial, municipal and foreign Governmental Entities), and whether disputed or not, and (ii)
any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this
Section 3.10(a) as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other
person or as a result of any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other
person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for Taxes of a predecessor or
transferor.
(b) Tax Returns and Audits.
(i) The Company has prepared and timely filed all required federal, provincial, municipal,
local, and non-Canadian returns, estimates, information statements and reports of any kind
(“Returns”) relating to any and all Taxes concerning or attributable to the Company or its
operations for all fiscal periods ending on or before the Closing. All such Returns are correct and
complete in all respects and have been completed in accordance with applicable law, and
no fact has been omitted therefrom. All Taxes shown on all such Returns, or any assessments
or reassessments in respect of any such Returns, have been paid in full.
(ii) The Company has timely paid all Taxes required to be paid by it (including all Taxes in
respect of periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date) and timely paid or withheld from each
payment made to its employees, officers and directors, all persons who are non-residents of Canada
for purposes of the Tax Act, and all other persons (and timely remitted to the appropriate Taxing
authority) all Taxes required to be paid or withheld and/or remitted. The Company has remitted all
Canada Pension Plan contributions, provincial pension plan contributions, employment insurance
premiums, employer health taxes and other Taxes payable by it in respect of its employees and has
remitted such amounts to the proper governmental body within the time required under the applicable
legislation. The Company has charged, collected and remitted on a timely basis all Taxes as
required under applicable legislation on any sale, supply or delivery whatsoever, made by the
Company.
(iii) The Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax, nor is there any Tax
deficiency outstanding, assessed, or proposed against the Company, nor has the Company executed any
waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment, reassessment or
collection of any Tax. There are no outstanding Tax reassessments of the Company.
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(iv) No tax audit or other examination of any Return of the Company is presently in progress,
nor has the Company been notified of any request for such an audit or other examination.
(v) The Company has no liabilities for unpaid Taxes which have not been accrued or reserved on
the Company Balance Sheet, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent, or otherwise (including
without limitation, unreported benefits conferred on any Shareholder, aggressive treatment of
income, expenses, credits or other claims for deduction under any return or notice), and the
Company has not incurred any liability for Taxes since the date of the Company Balance Sheet other
than in the ordinary course of business. The provision for Taxes in the Closing Balance Sheet will
constitute an adequate provision for the payment of all Taxes in respect of all periods ending on
or before the Closing Date.
(vi) The Company has made available to Acquireco or its legal counsel, copies of all Tax
Returns for the Company filed for the fiscal years of the Company ended June 30, 2007 and 2008.
(vii) There are (and immediately following the Closing there will be) no liens, pledges,
charges, claims, restrictions on transfer, mortgages, security interests, or other encumbrances of
any sort (collectively, “Liens”) on the assets of the Company relating to or attributable
to Taxes other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable. There is no basis for the assertion
of any claim relating or attributable to Taxes, which, if adversely determined, would result in any
Lien for Taxes on the assets of the Company.
(viii) No adjustment relating to any Return filed by the Company has been proposed formally
or, to the knowledge of the Company and each Shareholder, informally by any tax authority to the
Company or any representative thereof.
(ix) The Company has not ever been a party to any joint venture, partnership or other
agreement that could be treated as a partnership for Tax purposes.
(x) No power of attorney relating to any Tax matters has been granted with respect to the
Company.
(xi) The Company has no tax sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or
involving the Company. After the Closing, the Company shall not be bound by such an agreement or
have any liability thereunder.
(xii) The Company is in full compliance with all terms and conditions of any Tax exemption,
Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order of a Governmental Entity, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any adverse effect on
the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax
reduction agreement or order.
(xiii) The Company is not party to or bound by any tax sharing agreement, tax indemnity
obligation in favour of any person or similar agreement in favour of any person with
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respect to Taxes (including any advance pricing agreement or other similar agreement relating
to Taxes with any Governmental Entity). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company has not entered into an agreement contemplated in section 80.04, section 191.3 or
subsection 18(2.3), 127(13) to (17), 127(20) or 125(3) of the Tax Act or any comparable law of any
province or territory of Canada.
(xiv) The Company will not be required to include in a taxable period ending after the Closing
Date any amount of net taxable income (after taking into account deductions claimed for such a
period that relate to a prior period) attributable to income that accrued in a prior taxable period
but that was not included in taxable income for that or another prior taxable period. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, there are no circumstances existing which could result in
the application to the Company of sections 78, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03, 80.04 or 160 of the Tax Act
or any analogous provision of any comparable law of any province or territory of Canada.
(xv) The Company has not participated, directly or through a partnership, in a transaction or
series of transactions contemplated in subsection 247(2) of the Tax Act or any comparable law of
any province or territory in Canada.
(xvi) The Company has maintained and continues to maintain at its place of business in Canada
all books and records required to be maintained under the Tax Act and any applicable analogous
provincial legislation.
3.11 Restrictions on Business Activities. There is no agreement (non-competition,
field of use, “most favored nation,” or otherwise), commitment, judgment, injunction, order, or
decree to which the Company is a party or otherwise binding upon the Company which has or could be
expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the Company, any
acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the Company, the conduct of business by the
Company or otherwise limiting the freedom of the Company to engage in any line of business or to
compete with any person. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11, and without limiting the
foregoing, the Company has not entered into any agreement under which the Company (a) is restricted
from selling, licensing, manufacturing, or otherwise distributing any of the technology or products
of the Company or from providing services to customers or potential customers, any class of
customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time, or in any segment of the market;
(b) is required to offer or sell its products or services to any person or entity on terms that are
less favorable than the terms under which such products or services are sold to other parties; or
(c) triggers any business or commercial restriction as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.12 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances; Condition of Equipment;
Customer Information. The Company does not own any real property, nor has the Company ever
owned any real property (“Owned Real Property”). Schedule 3.12 sets forth a list
of all real property currently leased, subleased or licensed by or from the Company or otherwise
used or occupied by the Company for the operation of its business (the “Leased Real
Property”), the name of any lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor and/or lessee, the date
and term of any lease, license,
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sublease
or other occupancy right and each amendment thereto and, with respect to any current lease,
license, sublease or other occupancy right, the aggregate annual rental payable thereunder. The
Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property shall be referred to herein collectively as the
“Real Property”. The Company has provided Acquireco true, correct and complete copies of
all leases, lease guaranties, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or
otherwise granting a right in or relating to the Real Property, including all amendments,
terminations and modifications thereof (“Real Property Agreements”); and there are no other
Real Property Agreements for real property affecting the Real Property or to which Company is
bound, other than those identified in Schedule 3.12. All such Real Property Agreements are
valid and effective in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not, under any of such
Real Property Agreements, any existing default, rentals past due, or event of default (or event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default). The Company has not
received any notice of a default, alleged failure to perform, or any offset or counterclaim with
respect to any such Real Property Agreement, which has not been fully remedied and withdrawn. With
the consent of the Landlord as required by Section 10.05 of the Lease listed on Schedule 3.12, the
Closing will not affect the enforceability against any person of any such Real Property Agreement
or the rights of the Company to the continued use and possession of the Real Property for the
conduct of business as presently conducted. The Company currently occupies all of the Leased Real
Property for the operation of its business, and no other parties occupy, or have a right to occupy,
the Leased Real Property during the term of the leases for such Leased Real Property. The Real
Property is in good operating condition and repair, free from structural, physical, and mechanical
defects, is maintained in a manner consistent with standards generally followed with respect to
similar properties, and is structurally sufficient and otherwise suitable for the conduct of the
business as presently conducted. The Company has not received any written or oral notice from any
insurance company of any defects or inadequacies in any Real Property or any part thereof which
could materially and adversely affect the insurability of such property or the premiums for the
insurance thereof, nor has any notice been given by any insurer of any such property requesting the
performance of any repairs, alterations, or other work with which compliance has not been made.
There are no pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Shareholders, threatened
assessments, improvements or activities of any public or quasi-public body either planned, in the
process of construction or completed which may give rise to any assessment against the Real
Property.
(a) Neither the operation of the Company on the Real Property nor, to the knowledge of the
Company and each of the Shareholders, such Real Property, including the improvements thereon,
violate in any material respect any applicable building code, ordinance, zoning requirement, or
statute relating to such property or operations thereon, and any such non-violation is not
dependent on so-called non-conforming use exceptions.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company and each of the Shareholders, there are no laws,
statutes, rules, regulations or orders now in existence or under active consideration by any
Governmental Entity which could require the Company to make any expenditure in excess of C$5,000
to modify or improve the Real Property to bring it into compliance therewith.
(c) The Company has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and
assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of their respective tangible properties and assets,
real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of any Liens,
except (i) as
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reflected in the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) for Liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable, and (iii) such imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, which do not detract in
any material way from the value, or interfere with the present use, of the property subject
thereto or affected thereby.
(d) Schedule 3.12(d) lists all items of equipment (the “Equipment”) owned or
leased by the Company, except individual pieces of equipment with an individual value of less
than C$1,000. All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures, vehicles, and other properties
owned, leased or used by the Company are (i) adequate for the conduct of the business of the
Company as currently conducted and as proposed by the Company to be conducted and (ii) in good
operating condition, maintained in the ordinary course of business, subject to normal wear and
tear, and reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for which they are being used.
(e) The Company has sole and exclusive ownership, free and clear of any Liens, of the
Company Customer Information. No person other than the Company possesses any claims or rights
with respect to use of the Company Customer Information.
3.13 Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
The Company is not an insolvent person within the meaning of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Act (Canada) nor has the Company made an assignment in favour of its creditors nor a proposal in
bankruptcy to its creditors or any class thereof nor has any petition for a receiving order been
presented in respect of it. The Company has not initiated proceedings with respect to a compromise
or arrangement with its creditors or for its winding up, liquidation or dissolution. No receiver
has been appointed in respect of the Company or any of its property or assets and no execution or
distress has been levied upon any of its property or assets. No act or proceeding has been taken
or authorized by or against the Company with respect to any amalgamation, merger, consolidation,
arrangement or reorganization of, or relating to, the Company, nor have any such proceedings been
authorized by any other individual or entity.
3.14 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 3.14(a) lists (i) all Company Registered Intellectual Property, and
(ii) any proceedings or actions before any court, tribunal (including the PTO or equivalent
authority anywhere in the world) related to any of the Company Intellectual Property.
(b) Each item of Company Intellectual Property, including all Company Registered
Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 3.14(a), and all Intellectual Property licensed
to the Company, is free and clear of any Liens. The Company is the exclusive owner or exclusive
licensee of all Company Intellectual Property and the use of Company Intellectual Property does
not infringe on the intellectual property rights of any other individual or entity.
(c) To the extent that any Intellectual Property has been developed or created independently
or jointly by any person other than the Company for which the Company
has, directly or indirectly, provided consideration, the Company has a written agreement with
such
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person with respect thereto, and the Company thereby has obtained ownership of, and is the
exclusive owner of, all such Intellectual Property therein and associated Intellectual Property
Rights by operation of law or by valid assignment, and has required the waiver of all
non-assignable rights, including but not limited to, all author or moral rights.
(d) The Company has not transferred ownership of, or granted any exclusive license of or
exclusive right to use, or authorized the retention of any exclusive rights to use or joint
ownership of, any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights that is or was Company
Intellectual Property, to any other person.
(e) The Company Intellectual Property constitutes all the Intellectual Property and
Intellectual Property Rights used in or necessary to the conduct of the business of the Company
as currently is conducted or planned to be conducted, including, without limitation, the design,
development, distribution, marketing, manufacture, use, import, license and sale of the products,
technology and services of the Company (including products, technology or services currently
under development).
(f) Other than (i) widely available binary code and commercial end-user licenses, but not
including public or open technology, and (ii) other non-exclusive licenses and related agreements
with respect thereto of the Company’s products to end-users pursuant to written agreements that
have been entered into in the ordinary course of business that do not materially differ in
substance from the Company’s standard form(s) of end-user license including attachments (which is
or are included on Schedule 3.14(f)), Schedule 3.14(f) sets forth a true and
complete list of all contracts, licenses and agreements to which the Company is a party with
respect to any Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is not in
breach of, nor has the Company failed to perform under, any of the foregoing contracts, licenses
or agreements and, to the Company’s and each Shareholder’s knowledge, no other party to any such
contract, license or agreement is in breach thereof or has failed to perform thereunder. No
third party who has licensed Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights to the Company
has ownership rights or license rights to improvements made by the Company in such Intellectual
Property which has been licensed to the Company.
(g) Other than (i) widely available binary code and commercial end-user licenses, but not
including public or open technology, and (ii) other non-exclusive licenses and related agreements
with respect thereto of the Company’s products to end-users pursuant to written agreements that
have been entered into in the ordinary course of business that do not materially differ in
substance from the Company’s standard form(s) of end-user license including attachments (which is
or are included on Schedule 3.14(f)), Schedule 3.14(g) sets forth a true and
complete list of all contracts, licenses and agreements between the Company and any other person
wherein or whereby the Company has agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or duty to warrant,
indemnify, reimburse, hold harmless, guaranty or otherwise assume or incur any obligation or
liability or provide a right of rescission with respect to the infringement or misappropriation
by the Company or such other person of the Intellectual Property Rights of any person other than
the Company.
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(h) The operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted or as currently
contemplated to be conducted, including but not limited to the design, development, distribution,
marketing, use, import, manufacture, license, and sale of the products, technology or services
(including products, technology or services currently under development) of the Company, has not,
does not and will not infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual Property Rights of any person,
violate the rights of any person (including rights to privacy or publicity), or constitute unfair
competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction. The Company has not received
any notice from any person claiming that such operation or any act, product, technology or
service (including products, technology or services currently under development) of the Company
infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property Rights of any person or constitutes unfair
competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction, nor does the Company or any
Shareholder have knowledge of any basis therefor.
(i) Each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property is valid and subsisting, and all
necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with such Company Registered
Intellectual Property have been paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection
with such Company Registered Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent,
copyright, trademark, or other authorities in Canada or the United States or other non-Canadian
jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Registered Intellectual
Property. No fee in respect of any Canadian patent has been paid on the basis that the applicant
or patentee qualified as a small entity under the Patent Act (Canada) unless: (i) the applicant
or patentee did so qualify on the date each application, or application resulting in a patent,
comprised within the Canadian patent was filed on such basis; or (ii) the difference between any
fees paid on the basis of small entity status and the full fees payable have been timely paid
pursuant to the provisions of Section 78.6 of the Patent Act. There are no actions that must be
taken by the Company within 60 days of the Closing Date, including the payment of any
registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents, applications or
certificates for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, or preserving or renewing
any Registered Intellectual Property. For each product, technology or service of the Company
that constitutes or includes Intellectual Property, the Company has taken appropriate measures to
make all such Intellectual Property Registered Intellectual Property. In each case in which the
Company has acquired any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights from any person,
the Company has obtained a valid and enforceable assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer
all rights in such Intellectual Property and the associated Intellectual Property Rights
(including the right to seek past and future damages with respect thereto) to the Company and, to
the maximum extent provided for by, and in accordance with, applicable laws and regulations, the
Company has recorded each such assignment with all relevant governmental authorities, including
the PTO or their respective equivalents in any relevant non-Canadian jurisdiction, as the case
may be.
(j) Neither the Company nor any Shareholder has any knowledge of any facts or circumstances
that would render any Company Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable. Without limiting
the foregoing, neither the Company nor any Shareholder knows of any information, materials,
facts, or circumstances, including any information or fact that would constitute prior art, that
would render any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property Rights invalid or unenforceable,
or would adversely effect any pending application for any Company
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Registered Intellectual Property Right and the Company has not misrepresented, or failed to
disclose, and has no knowledge (and none of the Shareholders have any knowledge) of any
misrepresentation or failure to disclose, any fact or circumstances in any application for any
Company Registered Intellectual Property Right that would constitute fraud or a misrepresentation
with respect to such application or that would otherwise affect the validity or enforceability of
any Company Registered Intellectual Property Right.
(k) There are no contracts, licenses or agreements between the Company and any other person
with respect to Company Intellectual Property or other Intellectual Property used in and/or
necessary to the conduct of the business as it is currently conducted or planned to be conducted
under which there is any dispute regarding the scope of such agreement or performance under such
agreement, including with respect to any payments to be made or received by the Company
thereunder.
(l) Neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the assignment to Acquireco or the Company by operation of law or otherwise of any contracts or
agreements to which the Company is a party, will result in: (i) Acquireco or the Company granting
to any third party any right to or with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by, or
licensed to, any of them; (ii) Acquireco or the Company being bound by, or subject to, any
non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses; or
(iii) Acquireco or the Company being obligated to pay any royalties or other material amounts to
any third party in excess of those payable by either of them, respectively, in the absence of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) The Company does not have any currently pending claim against any third party for
infringing or misappropriating any Company Intellectual Property and, to the knowledge of the
Company and each Shareholder, no person or entity has infringed or misappropriated, or is
infringing or misappropriating, any Company Intellectual Property.
(n) There have been, and are, no claims asserted against the Company related to any product
or service of Company (including products or services currently under development).
(o) The Company has taken those steps set forth on Schedule 3.14(o) to protect the
Company’s rights in confidential information and Trade Secrets of the Company or provided by any
other person to the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company included proprietary
information, confidentiality and assignment agreements in the Employee Agreements. All Employees
who have made any contribution to the Company’s Intellectual Property have executed proprietary
information, confidentiality and assignment agreements in substantially the form of Employment
Agreement delivered to Acquireco as item III(F) of the Due Diligence materials.
(p) Schedule 3.14(p) lists all proceedings or actions before any court, tribunal or
other governmental authority (including the PTO or equivalent authority anywhere in the world)
related to the Company Intellectual Property. No Company Intellectual Property, Intellectual
Property Rights, product, technology or service of the Company is subject to any proceeding or
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outstanding decree, order, judgment or settlement agreement or stipulation that restricts in
any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Company or may affect the validity, use
or enforceability of such Company Intellectual Property.
(q) To the knowledge of the Company and each Shareholder, no (i) product, technology,
service or publication of the Company, (ii) material published or distributed by the Company, or
(iii) conduct or statement of the Company constitutes obscene material, a defamatory statement or
material, false advertising or otherwise violates any law or regulation.
(r) No government funding (other than pursuant to the Scientific Research and Experimental
Development Tax Credit Program), facilities or resources of a university, college, other
educational institution or research center or funding from third parties was used in the
development of the Company Intellectual Property, and no Governmental Entity, university,
college, other educational institution or research center has any claim or right in or to any
Company Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Shareholders, no current or former
employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company who was involved in, or who
contributed to, the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property, has performed
services for the government, a university, college or other educational institution, or a
research center, during a period of time during which such employee, consultant or independent
contractor was also performing services for the Company.
(s) Schedule 3.14(s) sets forth all software or other material that is distributed
as “free software,” “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model
(including but not limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public
License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape
Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards License
(SISL) and the Apache License) (“Open Source Materials”) used by the Company in any way,
and describes the manner in which such Open Source Materials were used (such description shall
include, without limitation, whether (and, if so, how) the Open Source Materials were modified
and/or distributed by the Company). The Company has not (a) incorporated Open Source Materials
into, or combined Open Source Materials with, the Company Intellectual Property; (b) distributed
Open Source Materials in conjunction with any Company Intellectual Property; or (c) used Open
Source Materials that create, or purport to create, obligations for the Company with respect to
Company Intellectual Property or grant, or purport to grant, to any third party, any rights or
immunities under Company Intellectual Property (including, but not limited to, using any Open
Source Materials that require, as a condition of use, modification and/or distribution of such
Open Source Materials that other software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with
such Open Source Materials be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (ii) be licensed
for the purpose of making derivative works, or (iii) be redistributable at no charge).
(t) For purposes of this section:
“Company Site” means the following site of the Company on the World Wide Web:
xxxx://xxx.xx-xxx.xxx; and
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“Privacy Statements” means, collectively, any privacy policies published on the
Company Sites or otherwise made available by the Company regarding the collection, retention, use
and distribution of the personal information of individuals, including, without limitation, from
visitors of any of the Company Sites (“Individuals”).
The Company (a) has no Privacy Statements; (b) complies in all material respects with all
applicable privacy laws and regulations regarding the collection, retention, use and disclosure of
personal information; and (c) takes reasonable measures to protect and maintain the confidential
nature of the personal information provided to the Company by Individuals.
3.15 Product Warranties; Reserves. Each product manufactured, sold, licensed, leased,
or delivered by the Company (“Company Product”) is delivered subject to the Company’s
standard terms and conditions of sale, license, or lease set forth on Schedule 3.15,
subject to such reasonable variations therein that are not individually materially adverse to the
Company, or beyond that implied or imposed by applicable law). The Company has not taken any
reserve on the Closing Balance Sheet for the Company’s replacement or repair liability and
obligations with respect to the Company’s Products to cover such liabilities for Company products
sold prior to the Closing because based upon its past experience, Company does not anticipate any
material product replacement or repair liability.
3.16 Agreements, Contracts and Commitments. Except as contemplated by this Agreement
or as set forth on Schedule 3.16, the Company is not a party to nor is bound by:
(a) any agreements or arrangements with any current employee or consultant that contains any
severance pay or post-employment liabilities or obligations;
(b) any collective bargaining agreements;
(c) any employment or consulting agreement, contract, or commitment with any officer,
employee, individual consultant or salesperson, or consulting or sales agreement, contract, or
commitment with a firm or other organization;
(d) any bonus, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, severance, or retirement
plans or agreements, or any other employee benefit plans or arrangements;
(e) any stock option or share purchase plan or arrangement, share appreciation, bonus,
deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, or retirement plans, or any other employee
benefit plans or arrangements;
(f) any agreement or plan, including, without limitation, any stock option plan, share
appreciation rights plan, or share purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased,
or the vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(g) any fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(h) any agreement, contract, or commitment for the lease of personal property having a value
individually in excess of C$5,000;
(i) any agreement, contract, or commitment of indemnification or guaranty;
(j) any agreement, contract, or commitment containing any covenant limiting the freedom of
the Company to engage in any line of business or to compete with any person or entity;
(k) any agreement, contract, or commitment relating to capital expenditures and involving
future payments in excess of C$5,000 in the aggregate;
(l) any agreement, contract, or commitment relating to the disposition or acquisition of
assets (other than in the ordinary and usual course of business) or any interest in any business
enterprise;
(m) any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans, or credit agreements, security agreements
or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money by the Company or extension
of credit to the Company;
(n) any agreement, contract, or commitment concerning confidentiality (other than those
entered in the ordinary and usual course of business);
(o) any agreement, contract, or commitment pursuant to which the Company has granted or may
grant in the future, to any party, a source code license or option or other right to use or
acquire source code, including any agreements which provide for source code escrow arrangements;
(p) any sales representative, original equipment manufacturer, value added, re-marketer, or
other agreement for distribution of the products, technology, or services of the Company, or the
products or services of any other person or entity or any dealer, joint marketing (including any
pilot program), or development agreement;
(q) any agreement, contract, or commitment pursuant to which the Company has advanced or
loaned any amount to any shareholder of the Company or any director, officer, employee, or
consultant of the Company other than business travel advances in the ordinary and usual course of
business, consistent with past practice; or
(r) any other agreement, contract, or commitment that involves payment by the Company of
C$5,000 or more or which is not cancelable without penalty within 30 days.
The Company has not breached, violated, or defaulted under, or received notice that it has
breached, violated, or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any agreement, contract
or commitment required to be set forth on any schedule relating to the representations and
warranties
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set forth in Section 3.14 or on Schedule 3.16 (any such agreement, contract or
commitment, a “Contract”). Each of the Contracts is legal, valid and binding on the
Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company and the Shareholders, the respective other parties
thereto and is in full force and effect, and to the knowledge of the Company and the Shareholders,
is enforceable against each other party thereto in accordance with its terms. Neither the Company
nor any Shareholder has knowledge of any event that would constitute such a breach, violation or
default by such other party with the lapse of time, giving of notice, or both under any Contract.
Each Contract is in full force and effect and is not subject to any default, of which the Company
or any Shareholder has knowledge, by any party obligated to the Company pursuant thereto.
Following the Closing, the Company shall have the right to exercise all of its rights under the
Contracts without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees,
royalties or payments that the Company would otherwise be required to pay pursuant to the terms of
such Contracts had the transaction contemplated by this Agreement not occurred. No assignment or
consent is required from any other party as a result of this Agreement. Without limiting the
foregoing, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each Contract
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms without penalty or other
adverse consequence.
3.17 Change of Control Payments. Schedule 3.17 sets forth each plan or
agreement pursuant to which any amounts may become payable in cash or otherwise (whether currently
or in the future) to current or former officers, directors, employees of, or consultants to the
Company as a result of or in connection with the Share Purchase, including any amount payable
(contingent or otherwise) under the Employee Agreements.
3.18 Interested Party Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18, no
officer, director, or shareholder of the Company (nor any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse
of any of such persons, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such persons has
or has had an interest), has or has had, directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any entity
which has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services, products, technology, or Intellectual
Property that the Company furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an interest in
any entity that purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any goods or services; or (c) a
beneficial interest in any Contract; provided, however, that ownership of no more
than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting shares of a publicly traded corporation on the
Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq
National Market shall not be deemed to be an “interest in any entity” for purposes of this
Section 3.18. There are no receivables of the Company owing by any director, officer,
employee of, or consultant to, or shareholder of the Company (or any ancestor, sibling, descendant,
or spouse of any such persons, or any trust, partnership, or corporation in which any of such
persons has an economic interest), other than advances in the ordinary and usual course of business
for reimbursable business expenses (as determined in accordance with the established employee
reimbursement policies of the Company and consistent with past practice). None of the Shareholders
has agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or duty to guaranty or otherwise assume or incur any
obligation or liability of the Company. There are no agreements, contracts, or commitments with
regard to contribution or indemnification between or among any of the Shareholders.
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3.19 Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorization. The Company has complied in
all respects with, is not in violation of, and has not received any notices of violation with
respect to, any foreign, federal, provincial or local statute, law or regulation.
Schedule 3.19 lists each material federal, provincial, municipal, local, or non-Canadian
governmental consent, license, permit, grant, or other authorization issued to the Company
(a) pursuant to which the Company currently operates or holds any interest in any of its properties
or (b) which is required for the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted or
contemplated to be conducted or the holding of any such interest (collectively, the “Company
Authorizations”), which Company Authorizations are in full force and effect and constitute all
Company Authorizations required to permit the Company to operate or conduct its business or hold
any interest in its properties or assets. The Company is in compliance with the terms of each of
the Company Authorizations.
3.20 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20, there is no claim,
dispute, action, suit, or appeal, or proceeding of any nature pending or, to the Company’s and each
Shareholder’s knowledge, threatened against the Company, its properties, or any of its officers,
directors, or employees (in their capacities as such), nor, to the knowledge of the Company and
each Shareholder, is there any reasonable basis therefor or threat thereof. To the knowledge of
the Company and each Shareholder, there is no investigation or other proceeding pending or
threatened against the Company, its properties (tangible or intangible) or any of its officers,
directors or employees (in their capacities as such) by or before any Governmental Entity. The
Company is not subject to any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any court, agency, authority,
arbitration panel, or other tribunal, and is not in default with respect to any such notice, order,
writ, injunction, or decree. To the knowledge of the Company, no Governmental Entity has at any
time challenged or questioned the legal right of the Company to conduct its operations as presently
or previously conducted or as currently contemplated to be conducted.
3.21 Insurance. Schedule 3.21 lists all material insurance policies and
fidelity bonds covering the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, software errors
and omissions, employees, officers, and directors of the Company, as well as claims made by the
Company under any insurance policy in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement. There is
no claim by the Company currently pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage
has been questioned, denied, or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All
premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid, and the Company is
otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies and bonds. The
Company has no knowledge of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with
respect to, any of such policies. The Company has never been denied insurance coverage nor has any
insurance policy of the Company ever been cancelled for any reason.
3.22 Minute Books; Books and Records. The minute books of the Company provided to
Acquireco for review are the only minute books of the Company and contain an accurate summary of
all meetings of directors and its shareholders or actions by written consent since the time of
incorporation of the Company. The books and records of the Company (a) are accurate in all
material respects and (b) are in the Company’s possession or under its control.
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3.23 Environmental Matters.
(a) Hazardous Material. The Company has not (i) operated any underground storage
tanks at any property that the Company has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased or
(ii) illegally released any contaminant, waste, substance or material, including any solid,
liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration, radiation or combination thereof, that has been
designated or defined by any Governmental Entity or by applicable federal, provincial, foreign or
local law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction,
plant and property life, or the environment, or any other substance or material prohibited,
regulated or reportable pursuant to any Environmental Law (a “Hazardous Material”), but
excluding office and janitorial supplies properly and safely maintained. No Hazardous Materials
are present in, on or under any property or asset, including the land and the improvements,
ground water, and surface water thereof, that the Company has at any time owned, operated,
occupied, or leased.
(b) Hazardous Materials Activities. The Company has not transported, stored, used,
manufactured, disposed of, released, or exposed its employees or others to Hazardous Materials in
violation of any law or in any manner that would result in liability to the Company, nor has the
Company disposed of, transported, sold, or manufactured any product containing a Hazardous
Material (any or all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Hazardous Materials
Activities”) in violation of any Environmental Laws.
(c) Permits. The Company currently holds all environmental approvals, permits,
licenses, clearances and consents (the “Environmental Permits”) necessary for the conduct
of the business of the Company as such activities and businesses are currently being conducted
and as are currently contemplated to be conducted. All such Environmental Permits are valid and
in full force and effect. The Company has complied in all material respects with all covenants
and conditions of any Environmental Permit that is or has been in force with respect to its
Hazardous Materials Activities. No circumstances exist which could cause any Environmental
Permit to be revoked, modified, or rendered non-renewable upon payment of the permit fee.
(d) Offsite Hazardous Material Disposal. The Company has not transferred or
released Hazardous Materials to any Disposal Site.
(e) Environmental Liabilities. No action, proceeding, revocation proceeding,
amendment procedure, writ, injunction, or claim is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company
and each Shareholder, threatened concerning any Environmental Permit, Hazardous Material or any
Hazardous Materials Activity of the Company. The Company is not aware of any fact or
circumstance which could involve the Company in any environmental litigation or impose upon the
Company any environmental liability. The Company has not entered into any agreement that may
require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other party
with respect to liabilities arising out of Environmental Laws or the Hazardous Materials
Activities of the Company.
(f) Reports and Records. The Company has delivered to Acquireco all environmental
audits and environmental assessments of any Real Property conducted at the
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request of, or otherwise in possession of the Company. The Company has no records in its
possession concerning any Hazardous Materials Activities of the Company. The Company has
complied with all environmental disclosure requirements imposed by applicable law with respect to
this transaction.
3.24 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees; Third Party Expenses; Other Expenses. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.24, the Company has not incurred, nor will the Company incur, directly
or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions, fees related to
investment banking or similar advisory services, or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Schedule 3.24 sets forth all Third Party
Expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiation and
effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. In addition, Schedule 3.24 sets forth all other liabilities and obligations of the
Company that are contingent upon, or will occur or accelerate as a result of, the Closing,
including, but not limited to, payments to employees for agreed severance, facility lease
termination payments and other potential closure costs, equipment and other lease termination
payments, Change of Control Payments under Section 3.17, payment of all term loans and other
long-term indebtedness owed by Company and any payments resulting from agreed upon early
termination of contracts (including non-cancelable purchase commitments) contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Contingent Closing Payments”).
3.25 Employees; Compensation. Schedule 3.25 constitutes a full and complete
list of all current directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company, specifying
their names and job designations, the total amount paid or payable to such director, officer,
employee, or consultant in the 2008 fiscal year and from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008,
and the basis of such compensation, whether fixed, incentive or commission or a combination
thereof. There are no Employees on long-term disability leave, extended absence or receiving
benefits pursuant to workers’ compensation legislation.
3.26 Employee Matters and Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule. Schedule 3.26(a) contains an accurate and complete list of
each written or oral Company Employee Plan and each Employee Agreement. Other than as set forth
on Schedule 3.26(a) and the Employment Documents, there are no Employment Agreements.
The Company does not have any plan or commitment to establish any new Company Employee Plan or
Employee Agreement, to modify any Company Employee Plan (except to the extent required by law or
to conform any such Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement to the requirements of any
applicable law, in each case as previously disclosed to Acquireco in writing, or as required by
this Agreement), or to adopt or enter into any Company Employee Plan.
(b) Documents. The Company has furnished to Acquireco true, correct, up-to-date and
complete copies of all the Company Employee Plans (or, where oral, written summaries of the
material terms thereof) as amended as of the date hereof together with all related documentation
including current and past documents and all amendments thereto, including annuity contracts,
trust agreements, investment management agreements, funding agreements, actuarial reports,
funding and financial information returns and statements, current asset
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valuations, collective agreements, all professional opinions (whether or not internally
prepared) with respect to each Company Employee Plan, all material internal memoranda concerning
the Company Employee Plans, copies of material correspondence with all governmental authorities
with respect to each Company Employee Plan and plan summaries, employee booklets and personnel
manuals. The booklets, brochures, summaries, descriptions and manuals prepared for, and
circulated to, the Employees and their beneficiaries concerning each Company Employee Plan,
together with all written communications of a general nature provided to such Employees and their
beneficiaries, accurately describe the benefits provided under each such Employee Plan referred
to therein.
(c) Company Employee Plan Compliance.
(i) All of the Company Employee Plans have been established, registered, qualified, funded,
invested and administered in accordance with, and are in good standing under, all applicable
laws, the terms of such Company Employee Plans and in accordance with all understandings, written
or oral, between the Company and the Employees. No fact or circumstance exists that could
adversely affect the tax-preferred or tax exempt status of any Company Employee Plan. None of
the Company Employee Plans enjoys any special tax status under applicable law, nor have any
advance tax rulings been sought or received in respect of the Company Employee Plans.
(ii) All obligations regarding the Employee Plans have been satisfied and there are no
outstanding defaults or violations by any party thereto and no taxes, penalties or fees are owing
or exigible under any of the Company Employee Plans.
(iii) All contributions or premiums required to be made by the Company under the terms of each
Company Employee Plan or by applicable laws have been made in a timely fashion in accordance with
applicable laws and the terms of the Company Employee Plans and the Company does not have, and as
of the Closing Date will not have, any actual or potential unfunded liabilities (other than
liabilities accruing after the Closing Date) with respect to any of the Company Employee Plans.
All liabilities of the Company (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) related to all
Company Employee Plans have been fully and accurately disclosed in the Company’s financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(d) No Pension or Post-Retirement Plans.
(i) No Company Employee Plan is a “registered pension plan” as that term is defined in
subsection 248(1) of the Tax Act.
(ii) The Company has never maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed
to, any “registered pension plan” as that term is defined in subsection 248(1) of the Tax Act.
(iii) None of the Company Employee Plans provides post-retirement benefits to or in respect of
the Employees or to or in respect of the beneficiaries of such Employees.
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(e) Employee Data. All data necessary to administer each Employee Plan has been
provided by the Company to Acquireco and is true and correct.
(f) No Legal Proceedings. No Company Employee Plan, nor any related trust or other
funding medium thereunder, is subject to any pending, threatened or anticipated investigation,
examination or other legal proceeding, initiated by any governmental authority or by any other
person (other than routine claims for benefits), and there exists no state of facts which after
notice or lapse of time or both could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such
investigation, examination or other legal proceeding or to affect the registration of any Company
Employee Plan required to be registered. Further, should any matter arise which could affect the
registration of any Company Employee Plan, the Company shall, in a timely fashion, take all steps
required to ensure the registration is not affected.
(g) Past Acquisitions. The Company is not currently obligated to provide an
Employee with any compensation or benefits pursuant to an agreement (e.g., an acquisition
agreement) with a former employer of such Employee.
(h) No Acceleration of Payments. Except for the acceleration of vesting of certain
stock options prior to the Closing Date, the execution of this Agreement and the completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone or in conjunction with any additional
or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Company Employee Plan , Employee Agreement,
trust or loan that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise),
acceleration of payment or vesting of benefits, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting,
distribution, restriction on funds, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with
respect to any Employee.
(i) Employment Matters. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable laws respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, wages and hours, occupational health and safety, human rights, labour relations, pay
equity, workers compensation, income tax, employment insurance, health tax and Canada Pension
Plan. The Company is not a party to any application, complaint or other legal proceeding under
any applicable law relating to Employees or former Employees nor is the Company aware of any
factual or legal basis on which any such legal proceeding may be commenced. There are no
outstanding inspection orders made under occupational health and safety laws relating to the
Company, nor are there any pending or threatened charges against the Company under occupational
health and safety laws and there have been no fatal or critical accident or occupational diseases
which have occurred in the course of the operation of the business which might lead to charges
under such laws. No employee of the Company is in violation of any non-competition,
non-solicitation, non-disclosure or any similar agreement with any third party. None of the
Employees or independent contractors engaged by the Company in the year immediately prior to the
date hereof has indicated to the Company that he or she intends to resign, retire or terminate
his, her or its engagement with the Company as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or otherwise.
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(j) Labour. The Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining
agreement, labour contract, letter of understanding, letter of intent, voluntary recognition
agreement or legally binding commitment or written communication to any labour union, trade union
or employee organization or group which may qualify as a trade union in respect of or affecting
Employees or independent contractors nor is the Company subject to any union organization
efforts. The Company is not currently engaged in any labour negotiation. No strike, labour
dispute, work slow down or stoppage against the Company is pending, threatened or reasonably
anticipated nor has there been any such strike, labour dispute, work slow down or stoppage within
the last three years. The Company has not engaged in any unfair labour practice and no unfair
labour practice complaint, grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending or threatened against
the Company.
3.27 Bank Accounts. Schedule 3.27 constitutes a full and complete list of all
the bank accounts and safe deposit boxes of the Company, the number of each such account or box,
and the names of the persons authorized to draw on such accounts or to access such boxes. All cash
in such accounts is held in demand deposits and is not subject to any restriction or documentation
as to withdrawal.
3.28 Indemnification Obligations. There are no actions, proceedings, or other events
pending or threatened against any officer, director, or employee of the Company which could
reasonably be expected to give rise to any indemnification obligation of the Company or to its
officers and directors under its Charter Documents or any agreement between the Company and any of
their respective officers, directors, or employees.
3.29 Accounts Receivable. The accounts receivable shown on the Company Balance Sheet
and the Closing Balance Sheet (a) arose in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, (b) represent bona fide claims against debtors for sales and other charges, and (c) net
of reserves, are collectible in the book amounts thereof. The amounts carried for doubtful
accounts and allowances disclosed in the Closing Balance Sheet were calculated in accordance with
GAAP and in a manner consistent with prior periods and are sufficient to provide for any losses
that may be sustained on realization of the receivables. No material amount of receivables is
contingent upon the performance by the Company of any obligation or contract other than normal
warranty repair and replacement. Schedule 3.29 sets forth an aging of accounts receivable
of the Company in the aggregate and by customer, and indicates the amounts of allowances for
doubtful accounts and warranty returns and the amounts of accounts receivable which are subject to
asserted warranty claims, including the type and amounts of such claims.
3.30 Customers.
(a) Schedule 3.30(a) contains an accurate and complete list of each customer and
supplier of the Company as of November 30, 2008. No significant customers other than Skypilot
were lost in fiscal years 2007 or 2008.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.30(b), all customers have accepted the
products and/or services described in their respective customer contracts or purchase orders.
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(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.30(c), there are no currently outstanding
proposals or offers submitted by the Company to any customer, prospect, supplier or other person
which, if accepted, would result in a legally binding contract involving an amount or commitment
exceeding C$5,000 in any single case or an aggregate amount or commitment exceeding C$25,000 in
the aggregate.
3.31 Spreadsheet. The information contained in the Spreadsheet is complete and
correct.
3.32 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Company has not (nor has any of its officers,
directors, or employees) taken any action which would cause it to be in violation of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder.
3.33 Complete Copies of Materials. The Company has delivered or made available true
and complete copies of each document (or summaries of the same) that has been requested by
Acquireco or its counsel.
3.34 Representations Complete. None of the representations or warranties made by the
Company or the Shareholders (as modified by the Disclosure Schedule) in this Agreement and none of
the statements made in any exhibit, schedule or certificate furnished by the Company or the
Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact, or omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of
the circumstances under which made, not misleading.
3.35 Director Liability. No fact or circumstance exists or has existed, nor has there
been any act or failure to act, that could (i) give rise to a claim of liability or for damages by
any Shareholder or the Company against any director of the Company or (ii) result in a claim
against the Company for indemnification by any director of the Company.
3.36 Inventories. The inventory of the Company reflected on the Company Balance Sheet
consisted, and the current inventory of the Company consists, of items that are not subject, in
aggregate, to any material write-down or write-off in excess of the inventory write-down provision
on the Company Year-End Financials or Company Interim Financials. Current inventory levels are
consistent with the levels of inventories that have been maintained in the operation of the
business of the Company prior to the date hereof in accordance with the operation of the business
of the Company in the ordinary course.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
Each Shareholder hereby, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Acquireco on
the date hereof, as follows:
4.1 Ownership of Company Common Shares. Such Shareholder is the sole registered and
beneficial owner of the Company Common Shares designated as being owned by such Shareholder
opposite such Shareholder’s name on Schedule 3.2(a) with good and marketable title thereto.
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Company Common Shares are not subject to any Lien or to any right of first refusal of any
kind, and such Shareholder has not granted any right to purchase such Company Common Shares to any
other person or entity. Such Shareholder has the sole right to transfer such Company Common Shares
to Acquireco and there are no restrictions on transfers of Company Common Shares except as set out
in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Such Company Common Shares constitute all of the
shares of the Company owned, beneficially or of record, by such Shareholder, and such Shareholder
has no options, warrants, or other rights to acquire Company Common Shares or any other shares of
the Company. Other than the Shareholders, no person or entity is the holder of any outstanding
Company Common Shares or any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any Company Common Shares.
4.2 Absence of Claims by the Shareholders. Such Shareholder does not have any claim
against the Company, or any officer or director of the Company, whether present or future,
contingent or unconditional, fixed or variable, under any contract or on any other basis
whatsoever, whether in equity or at law. No fact or circumstance exists or has existed, nor has
there been any act or failure to act, that could give rise to a claim of liability or for damages
by such Shareholder against the Company or any officer or director of the Company.
4.3 No Conflict. The execution and delivery by such Shareholder of this Agreement and
any Related Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will not, conflict with (a) any provision of the formation documents of such
Shareholder if such Shareholder is an entity, (b) any material mortgage, indenture, lease, contract
or other agreement or instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license to which such
Shareholder or any of its properties or assets is subject, or (c) any judgment, order, decree,
statute, law, ordinance, rule, or regulation applicable to such Shareholder or its properties or
assets.
4.4 Authority. Such Shareholder has the capacity to enter into this Agreement and any
Related Agreement to which such Shareholder is a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related
Agreements to which such Shareholder is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership
action on the part of such Shareholder and no further action is required on the part of such
Shareholder to authorize the Agreement and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to
which such Shareholder is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Shareholder, and
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto,
constitute the valid and binding obligations of such Shareholder, enforceable against such
Shareholder in accordance with their respective terms.
4.5 Discussions with Officers. Such Shareholder has had an opportunity to review this
Agreement and consult with such legal or financial advisors as it has deemed necessary or
appropriate in connection with the execution and delivery hereof. Such Shareholder has further had
sufficient opportunity to ask such questions of the officers or directors of the Company and the
officers of Acquireco as such Shareholder has deemed necessary or appropriate, and all such
questions have been answered to the satisfaction of such Shareholder.
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4.6 Residence. Such Shareholder is not a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the
Tax Act.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRECO
Acquireco hereby represents and warrants to the Shareholders that on the date hereof:
5.1 Organization of Acquireco. Acquireco is a corporation duly incorporated and
subsisting under the laws of Canada and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCTEL, Inc.
5.2 Authority; No Conflict. Acquireco has all requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Acquireco. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Acquireco and constitutes valid and binding obligations of
Acquireco, enforceable against Acquireco in accordance with its terms. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Acquireco does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Acquireco. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration, or filing with, any Governmental Entity, is required by or with respect
to Acquireco in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Acquireco or the
consummation by Acquireco of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1 Confidentiality. Each Shareholder agrees not to disclose the Company’s
confidential proprietary information to any third party. The foregoing requirements of
confidentiality shall not apply to information that is or in the future becomes freely available to
the public through no fault of or action by such Shareholders or their agents. After Closing,
Acquireco shall not, and shall cause its Employees and other representatives and the Company not
to, use or disclose information about identifiable individuals, as defined in applicable laws in
Canada relating to privacy, other than for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Company
or for purposes other than those for which such information was collected by the Company, except
with the consent of the individuals to whom such information relates or as otherwise required by
applicable law.
6.2 Public Disclosure. No Shareholder shall issue any statement or communication to
any third party (other than their respective agents which shall be bound by similar restrictions
with respect to issuing any such statements or communications) regarding the subject matter of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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6.3 Reasonable Efforts; Additional Documents; and Further Assurances. Subject to the
terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do promptly, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable under applicable laws and regulations
to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, to obtain all necessary
waivers, consents, and approvals, to provide requisite notices and to effect all necessary
registrations and filings and to remove any injunctions or other impediments or delays, legal or
otherwise, in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for the purpose of securing to the parties hereto the benefits contemplated by this
Agreement. Each party hereto, at the request of the other party hereto, shall execute, and deliver
such other instruments and do and perform such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary
or desirable for effecting completely the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.4 Closing Balance Sheet. The Shareholders shall prepare and deliver the Closing
Balance Sheet within ten (10) business days after the Closing Date. To the extent not paid prior
to (or in connection with the Closing as provided in Article VII below) Closing, all Third
Party Expenses and Contingent Closing Payments shall be identified on the Closing Balance Sheet as
liabilities of the Company as of the Closing.
6.5 Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Share Purchase
including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting, and all other
fees and expenses of third parties incurred by a party in connection with the negotiation and
effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(“Third Party Expenses”), shall be the obligation of the respective party incurring such
fees and expenses.
6.6 Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Periods Ending Before Closing Date. Acquireco shall cause to be prepared
and filed on a timely basis all tax returns for the Company for any period which ends on or
before the Closing Date and for which tax returns have not been filed as of such date ( “Stub
Period Returns”). The Shareholders and Acquireco shall co-operate fully with each other and
make available to each other in a timely fashion such data and other information as may
reasonably be required for the preparation of all Stub Period Returns and shall preserve such
data and other information until the expiration of any applicable limitation period under any
applicable law with respect to such Stub Period Returns. Acquireco shall provide to the
Shareholders (and, if requested, to their accounting and tax advisors) for their review a copy of
the Stub Period Returns.
(b) Cooperation on Tax Matters. Acquireco, the Company and each of the Shareholders
shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, in
connection with the filing of tax returns, and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with
respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s
request) the provision of records and information reasonably relevant to any such audit,
litigation, or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Company,
each of the Shareholders, and Acquireco agree (i) to retain all books and records with respect to
Tax matters
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pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date
until expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Acquireco or the
Shareholders, any extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (ii) to give the other
party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books
and records and, if the other party so requests, the Company or the Shareholders, as the case may
be, shall allow the other party to take possession of such books and records.
(c) Certain Taxes. Acquireco does not assume and shall not be liable for any Taxes
under the Tax Act or any other Taxes whatsoever which may be or become payable by the
Shareholders including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Taxes resulting
from or arising as a consequence of the Share Purchase.
ARTICLE VII
DELIVERABLES
7.1 Deliveries by Acquireco, the Company, and the Shareholders. Concurrently
herewith, Acquireco, the Company, the Shareholders, and certain other individuals or parties as
detailed below, shall deliver the following:
(a) Certificates of Company Common Shares. Each Shareholder shall deliver to
Acquireco (i) certificate(s) representing the Company Common Shares held by such Shareholder as
set forth on Schedule 3.2(a) duly endorsed or accompanied by share powers duly endorsed
in blank, with any required transfer stamps affixed thereto; and (ii) a share purchase agreement
signed by each of the Prior Shareholders (other than Xxxxx Panther) evidencing transfer of share
ownership to Gyles Panther.
(b) Third Party Consents. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco the consents,
approvals, and waivers from the parties to the contracts or agreements set forth on
Schedule 7.1(b).
(c) Legal Opinion. Gowling Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx LLP, legal counsel to the Company,
shall deliver to Acquireco the legal opinion in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
(d) Lien Release. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco all agreements,
instruments, certificates, and other documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Acquireco, that are necessary or appropriate to evidence the release of all Liens or other
encumbrances set forth on Schedule 7.1(d).
(e) Certificate of President of Company. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco a
certificate duly executed by the President of the Company, certifying as to (i) the terms and
effectiveness of the Charter Documents and (ii) the valid adoption of resolutions of the
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Board of Directors of the Company whereby this Agreement, the Share Purchase, and the
transactions contemplated hereby were unanimously approved by the Board of Directors.
(f) Resignation of Officer. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco a written
resignation from the officer of the Company effective as of the Closing.
(g) Termination/Modification of Agreements. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco
evidence that each of those agreements listed on Schedule 7.1(g) has been terminated in
the manner set forth on such schedule.
(h) Spreadsheet. The Company shall deliver to Acquireco a spreadsheet (the
“Spreadsheet”) signed by the President of the Company and each Shareholder, which shall
separately list (i) all Third Party Expenses to be paid out of the Total Consideration, listing
each person separately that shall receive a payment of Third Party Expenses at or immediately
following Closing, the address (and contact person) for such payment, the amount to be paid to
such person, and copies of all invoices regarding such Third Party Expenses owing to such person
shall be attached to the Spreadsheet (the “Third Party Payments”); (ii) all Contingent
Closing Payments to be paid at or immediately following Closing, listing each person who shall
receive a Contingent Closing Payment separately, the address (and contact person) for such
payment; wire instructions for such person, the amount to be paid to such person, and a
description of the nature of the contingent payment; (iii) the amount of Net Total Consideration;
and (iv) for each Shareholder and Prior Shareholder, such Shareholder’s or Prior Shareholders’
address, the number of Company Common Shares held by such Shareholder, the number of Company
Common Shares sold by such Prior Shareholder to Gyles Panther, the certificate numbers for the
shares currently held by such Shareholder or sold by such Prior Shareholder to Gyles Panther, the
date of acquisition of such shares by each Prior Shareholder, the amount of cash to be issued to
each Shareholder, the amount of cash paid or owed to such Prior Shareholder for the shares sold
to Gyles Panther, the amount of cash to be deposited into the Escrow Fund on behalf of each
Shareholder, and such Shareholder’s and Prior Shareholder’s Pro Rata Portion percentage.
(i) Employment Documents. Each Shareholder who is also a current Employee of the
Company will execute and deliver to Acquireco the Employment Documents substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit A and a Release and Indemnity of employment-related and other claims
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C. The Company shall make its best efforts to
cause each employee of the Company to execute and deliver to Acquireco the Employment Documents
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A and a Release and Indemnity of
employment-related and other claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C or
Exhibit D (as directed by Acquireco).
(j) Payments by Acquireco; Contingent Closing Payments. Acquireco shall deliver,
based on the Spreadsheet delivered by the Company and the Shareholders as described in
Section 7.1(h) above, the Total Consideration (converted into Canadian Dollars as set
forth in Section 2.3(a)(i) which is C$2,530,500) less the amount of Contingent Closing Payments
as follows:
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(i) An aggregate of C$36,118 shall be paid to the persons entitled to receive the Third
Party Payments in accordance with wire or other instructions provided to Acquireco by the
Company;
(ii) An amount equal to the Escrow Amount (C$253,050) shall be deposited with the Escrow
Agent in accordance with wire instructions previously provided to Acquireco; and
(iii) An amount equal to the Net Total Consideration minus the Escrow Amount
(C$2,040,507.84) will be paid to the Shareholders, or to their designee, in accordance with wire
instructions previously provided to Acquireco.
In addition, immediately after the Closing, Acquireco shall cause the Company to pay an aggregate
of C$200,824.16 to the persons entitled to receive the Contingent Closing Payments as detailed in
the Spreadsheet in accordance with wire or other instructions previously provided to Acquireco by
the Company, except that Acquireco shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any
consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Section 7.1(j) to any
person entitled to receive a Contingent Closing Payment such amounts as may be required to be
deducted or withheld therefrom under any provision of Canadian federal, provincial, municipal,
local, or non-Canadian tax law or under any other applicable legal requirement; to the extent
such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under
this Agreement as having been paid to the person entitled to receive the Contingent Closing
Payment hereunder to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid;
(k) Receipts/Releases. Each of the persons receiving a portion of the Total
Consideration, other than the Escrow Agent, shall have delivered to Acquireco a receipt relating
to such payment, and in the case of a person receiving a Third Party Payment or Contingent
Closing Payment, each such person shall have delivered a release to Acquireco in form reasonably
satisfactory to Acquireco of the Company’s obligations with respect to such persons relating to
such payments have been satisfied in full and releasing the Company and Acquireco from any
additional obligation with respect thereto.
ARTICLE VIII
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
INDEMNIFICATION AND ESCROW
INDEMNIFICATION AND ESCROW
8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties, and Covenants. The representations and
warranties of the Company and the Shareholders contained in this Agreement or in any certificate
or other instruments delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive until the end of the
Escrow Period; provided, however, that the representations and warranties
contained in Section 3.1 (Organization of the Company), Section 3.2 (Company
Capital Structure), Section 3.4 (Authority), and Section 3.12 (Title to
Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances; Condition
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of Equipment; Customer Information) and Article IV (Representations and Warranties
of the Shareholders) shall survive indefinitely; the representations and warranties contained in
Section 3.23 (Environmental Matters), and Section 3.31 (Spreadsheet) shall
survive for a period of 24 months following the Closing Date; the representations and warranties
in Section 3.10 (Tax Matters) relating to Taxes of the Company shall survive until the
date that is 90 days after the relevant Governmental Entities are no longer entitled to assess or
reassess the Company in respect of the Taxes in question, having regard, without limitation, to:
(a) any waiver given by the Company in respect of such Taxes; and
(b) any entitlement of a Governmental Entity to assess or reassess the Company without
limitation in the event of fraud or misrepresentation attributable to neglect, carelessness or
wilful default,
and further provided that any breach of a covenant or representation or warranty resulting from
common law fraud shall survive indefinitely (the expiration of the designated period is hereafter
referenced as the “Survival Date”). The representations and warranties of Acquireco
contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, shall terminate at the Closing.
8.2 Indemnification. The Shareholders hereby agree to indemnify and hold Acquireco
and its officers, directors, and affiliates, including the Company (the “Indemnified
Parties”), harmless against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, deficiencies, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of investigation and defense
(hereinafter individually a “Loss” and collectively “Losses”) incurred or
sustained by the Indemnified Parties, or any of them (including the Company), directly or
indirectly, as a result of (i) any breach or inaccuracy of a representation or warranty of the
Company or any Shareholder contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other instruments
delivered pursuant to this Agreement (without giving effect to any limitation as to
“materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualification set forth therein), (ii) any
failure by the Company or the Shareholders to perform or comply with any covenant applicable to
any of them contained in this Agreement, if any, (iii) any inaccuracy in the Spreadsheet, or
(iv) the Company Environmental Liabilities.
8.3 Escrow Arrangements.
(a) Escrow Fund. By virtue of this Agreement and as security for the indemnity
provided for in Section 8.2 hereof, promptly after the Closing, Acquireco will deposit
with the Escrow Agent the Escrow Amount without any act of the Shareholders to constitute an
escrow fund (the “Escrow Fund”) to be governed by the terms set forth herein and in the
Escrow Agreement, as the case may be. The Escrow Amount shall be available to compensate the
Indemnified Parties for any claims by such parties for any Losses suffered or incurred by them
and for which they are entitled to recovery under this Article VIII.
(b) Deductible Amount. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, and except as set forth in the second sentence of this Section 8.3(b),
Acquireco may not
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recover any Losses under Section 8.2(i) unless and until one or more Officer’s
Certificates identifying such Losses under Section 8.2(i) in excess of US$25,000 in the
aggregate (the “Deductible Amount”) has or have been delivered to the Escrow Agent and
the Shareholders as provided in Section 8.3(e) hereof and such Losses are (i) agreed to
by the Shareholders, (ii) not subject to an Objection Notice, validly delivered in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8.3(f) hereof or (iii) determined to be subject to
indemnification pursuant to Section 8.3(g) hereof, in which case Acquireco shall be
entitled to recover all Losses so identified in excess of the Deductible Amount. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Acquireco shall be entitled to recover for, and the Deductible Amount shall not
apply as a threshold to, any and all claims or payments made with respect to (A) all Losses
incurred pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii), or (iv) of Section 8.2 hereof, (B) Losses
resulting from any inaccuracy, breach or misrepresentation contained in the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (Company Capital Structure), Section 3.4
(Authority), Section 3.10 (Tax and Other Returns and Reports), Section 3.23
(Environmental Matters), Section 3.31 (Spreadsheet), or Article IV
(Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders), (C) Losses resulting from the failure of
any Shareholder to pay Agent Interpleader Expenses or Agent Indemnification Expenses pursuant to
clauses (vi) and (vii) of Section 8.3(i) hereof, and (D) any amounts payable to Acquireco
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.6 below. For greater certainty, Acquireco shall
be certified to recover for, and the Deductible Amount shall not apply as a threshold to, any and
all claims for payments in respect of Taxes pursuant to Section 8.2(ii) hereof. For the purposes
hereof, “Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by any officer of
Acquireco: (1) stating that Acquireco has paid, sustained, incurred, or properly accrued, or
reasonably anticipates that it will have to pay, sustain, incur, or accrue Losses, and
(2) specifying in reasonable detail the individual items of Losses included in the amount so
stated, the date each such item was paid, sustained, incurred, or properly accrued, or the basis
for such anticipated liability, and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty or
covenant to which such item is related.
(c) Escrow Period; Distribution of Remaining Escrow Funds. Subject to the following
requirements, the Escrow Fund shall be in existence immediately following the Closing and shall
terminate at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on the date six (6) months following the Closing
Date (the “Escrow Period”); provided, however, that the Escrow Period
shall not terminate with respect to any amount which, in the reasonable judgment of Acquireco, is
necessary to satisfy any unsatisfied claims specified in any Officer’s Certificate delivered to
the Escrow Agent and the Shareholders prior to the Escrow Period termination date. As soon as
all such claims have been resolved, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Shareholders the
remaining portion of the Escrow Fund, if any, not required to satisfy such claims. Deliveries of
the Escrow Amount out of the Escrow Fund to the Shareholders pursuant to this
Section 8.3(c) shall be made in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Portions.
(d) Protection of Escrow Fund.
(i) The Escrow Agent shall hold and safeguard the Escrow Fund during the Escrow Period,
shall treat such fund as a trust fund in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and
not as the property of Acquireco and shall hold and dispose of the Escrow Fund
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only in accordance with the terms of this Article VIII and the terms and conditions
set out in the Escrow Agreement.
(ii) The Escrow Amount shall be held in the Escrow Agent’s trust account with the Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(e) Claims for Indemnification.
(i) Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent at any time on or before the last day of the Escrow
Period of an Officer’s Certificate, the Escrow Agent shall, subject to the provisions of
Section 8.3(f), Section 8.3(g) and Section 8.6 hereof and pursuant to the
terms of the Escrow Agreement, deliver to Acquireco, as promptly as practicable, the remaining
cash, if any, held in the Escrow Fund equal to such Losses identified in such Officer’s
Certificate.
(ii) If the Shareholders do not object in writing within the 30-day period after delivery by
Acquireco of the Officer’s Certificate, such failure to so object shall be an irrevocable
acknowledgment by the Shareholders that the Indemnified Party is entitled to the full amount of
the claim for Losses set forth in such Officer’s Certificate.
(f) Objections to Claims against the Escrow Fund.
(i) At the time of delivery of any Officer’s Certificate to the Escrow Agent, a duplicate
copy of such certificate shall be delivered to the Shareholders, and for a period of 30 days
after such delivery, the Escrow Agent shall make no delivery to Acquireco of any Escrow Amount
pursuant to Section 8.3(e) (other than Agreed-Upon Losses) unless the Escrow Agent shall
have received written authorization from the Shareholders to make such delivery. After the
expiration of such 30-day period, subject to the limitations set forth below, the Escrow Agent
shall make delivery of cash from the Escrow Fund equal to the amount of Losses claimed in the
Officer’s Certificate, provided that no such payment or delivery may be made if the
Shareholders shall object in a written statement to the claim made in the Officer’s Certificate
(an “Objection Notice”), and such Objection Notice shall have been delivered to the
Escrow Agent prior to the expiration of such 30-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Shareholders hereby waive the right to object to any claims against the Escrow Fund in respect of
any Agreed-Upon Loss. The Shareholders hereby authorize the Escrow Agent to deliver cash from
the Escrow Fund equal to the amount of Losses claimed in any Officer’s Certificate in respect of
any Agreed-Upon Loss upon receipt of such Officer’s Certificate without regard to the 30-day
period set forth in this Section 8.3(f).
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the calculation of Excess Liabilities at the Closing in
accordance with the terms of Section 8.6 below shall be conclusive and binding on all
parties to this Agreement, and neither Acquireco nor the Shareholders shall have any further
right to challenge such calculation of Net Liabilities at Closing, whether pursuant to the terms
of this Section 8.3 or otherwise.
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(g) Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration.
(i) In case the Shareholders deliver an Objection Notice in accordance with
Section 8.3(f) hereof (other than Agreed-Upon Losses), the Shareholders and Acquireco
shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to
each of such claims. If the Shareholders and Acquireco should so agree, a memorandum setting
forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and, in the case of a claim
against the Escrow Fund, shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be
entitled to rely on any such memorandum and make distributions from the Escrow Fund in accordance
with the terms thereof.
(ii) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation and prior to 30 days
after delivery of an Objection Notice, either Acquireco or the Shareholders may demand
arbitration of the matter unless the amount of the Loss is at issue in pending litigation with a
third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is ascertained
or both parties agree to arbitration, and in either such event the matter shall be settled by
arbitration conducted by one arbitrator mutually agreeable to Acquireco and the Shareholders. In
the event that within 30 days after submission of any dispute to arbitration, Acquireco and the
Shareholders cannot mutually agree on one arbitrator, then, within 15 days after the end of such
30-day period, Acquireco and the Shareholders shall each select one arbitrator. The two
arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. If either or both of the Shareholders
or Acquireco fails to select an arbitrator during this 15-day period, then the parties agree that
the arbitration will be conducted under the Arbitration Act, 1991 (Ontario).
(iii) Any such arbitration shall be held in Ontario, Canada. The arbitrator(s) shall
determine how all expenses relating to the arbitration shall be paid, including without
limitation, the respective expenses of each party and the fees of each arbitrator. The
arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall set a limited time period and establish
procedures designed to reduce the cost and time for discovery while allowing the parties an
opportunity, adequate in the sole judgment of the arbitrator or majority of the three
arbitrators, as the case may be, to discover relevant information from the opposing parties about
the subject matter of the dispute. The arbitrator, or a majority of the three arbitrators, as
the case may be, shall rule upon motions to compel or limit discovery and shall have the
authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys’ fees and costs, to the same extent as a
competent court of law or equity, should the arbitrators or a majority of the three arbitrators,
as the case may be, determine that discovery was sought without substantial justification or that
discovery was refused or objected to without substantial justification. The decision of the
arbitrator or a majority of the three arbitrators, as the case may be, as to the validity and
amount of any claim in such Officer’s Certificate shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon
the parties to this Agreement. Such decision shall be written and shall be supported by written
findings of fact and conclusions which shall set forth the award, judgment, decree or order
awarded by the arbitrator(s), and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on, and make
distributions from the Escrow Fund in accordance with, the terms of such award, judgment, decree
or order as applicable. Within 30 days of a decision of the arbitrator(s) requiring payment by
one party to another, such party shall make the payment to such other party.
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(iv) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction. The foregoing arbitration provision shall apply to any dispute among the
Shareholders and an Indemnified Party under this Article VIII hereof, whether relating to
claims upon the Escrow Fund or to the other indemnification obligations set forth in this
Article VIII.
(v) This Section 8.3(g) shall not apply to claims against the Escrow Fund made in
respect of (A) Agent Interpleader Expenses or Agent Indemnification Expenses, or (B) the payments
due Acquireco relating to Excess Liabilities which will instead be resolved pursuant to the
procedures in Section 8.6 (each, an “Agreed-Upon Loss”).
(h) Third-Party Claims. In the event Acquireco becomes aware of a third party claim
(other than a claim that is the subject of an Agreed-Upon Loss) (a “Third Party Claim”)
which Acquireco reasonably believes may result in a demand against the Escrow Fund or for other
indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII, Acquireco shall notify the Shareholders of
such claim, and the Shareholders shall be entitled, at their expense, to participate in, but not
to determine or conduct, the defense of such Third Party Claim. Acquireco shall have the right
in its sole discretion to conduct the defense of, and to settle, any such claim;
provided, however, that except with the consent of the Shareholders, no
settlement of any such Third Party Claim with third party claimants shall be determinative of the
amount of Losses relating to such matter. In the event that the Shareholders have consented to
any such settlement, the Shareholders shall have no power or authority to object under any
provision of this Article VIII to the amount of any Third Party Claim by Acquireco
against the Escrow Fund or against the Shareholders directly, as the case may be, with respect to
such settlement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this
Section 8.3(h) shall not apply to any third party claim that is the subject of an
Agreed-Upon Loss. Claims against the Escrow Fund made in respect of any Agreed-Upon Loss shall
be resolved in the manner described in Section 8.3(g)(v) above.
(i) Escrow Agent’s Duties and Indemnification.
The Escrow Agent shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties and obligations
as are specifically set forth in the Escrow Agreement, and specifically in Article 5 thereof.
(j) Successor Escrow Agents. The appointment of a successor Escrow Agent shall
occur pursuant to Article 4 of the Escrow Agreement.
8.4 Intentionally Omitted.
8.5 Remedy.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement shall limit the liability of any Shareholder (and the Escrow Fund shall not be the
exclusive remedy) in respect of Losses arising out of any common law fraud on the part of such
Shareholder. The parties further acknowledge that Acquireco shall recover any Losses
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resulting from any common law fraud by any Shareholder, either from the Escrow Fund or
directly from such Shareholders, at Acquireco’s sole election.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the liability of
any Shareholder shall not be limited to the Escrow Fund and the Escrow Fund shall not be the
exclusive remedy for any common law fraud committed by the Company prior to the Closing. The
parties further acknowledge that Acquireco shall recover any Losses resulting from any common law
fraud committed by the Company prior to the Closing, either from the Escrow Fund or directly from
such Shareholder, at Acquireco’s sole election (the Shareholder shall be jointly and severally
liable for any common law fraud by the Company).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this
Agreement shall limit the liability of the Company or the Shareholders for (i) any breach or
inaccuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (Company
Capital Structure), Section 3.4 (Authority), Section 3.10 (Tax Matters),
Section 3.23 (Environmental Matters), Section 3.31 (Spreadsheet), and
Article IV (Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders); or (ii) any indemnity
obligations arising under clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 8.2 above; or (iii) any
payments due Acquireco under Section 8.6 below; provided, however, that
with regard to any non-common law fraud and non-knowing and intentional breach or inaccuracy the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (Company Capital Structure),
Section 3.4 (Authority), Section 3.10 (Tax Matters), Section 3.23
(Environmental Matters), Section 3.31 (Spreadsheet), and Article IV
(Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders), any indemnification obligations arising
under clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) of Section 8.2 above, or any liability for Excess
Liabilities under Section 8.6 below, Acquireco shall recover any such Losses first from
the Escrow Fund and then directly from the Shareholders (the Shareholders shall be jointly and
severally liable for all such liabilities).
8.6 Adjustment to Consideration.
Within 60 days following the Closing Date, Acquireco shall determine whether there are any
Excess Liabilities or Excess Assets as of the Closing and give the Shareholders notice of such
determination. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount by which (i) the Company’s total
assets (as defined by and determined in accordance with GAAP) as of the Closing Date minus
(ii) the Company’s total liabilities (as defined by and determined in accordance with GAAP) as of
the Closing Date is less than or exceeds C$531,700 shall be the “Excess Liabilities” or
“Excess Assets,” as the case may be; provided, however, that to the
extent not paid prior to or at the Closing, all Third Party Expenses and Contingent Closing
Payments shall be considered as liabilities of the Company as of the Closing Date for purposes of
the above calculation. If there are any Excess Liabilities, then the amount equal to such Excess
Liabilities shall be paid to Acquireco out of the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms of
Section 8.3 hereof. If there are Excess Assets, such amount shall be held by the Escrow
Agent in the Escrow Fund and disbursed after the Escrow Period in accordance with Section
8.3(c).
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ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. Any request, communication, or other notice required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if sent by facsimile or
delivered by recognized overnight or international courier service or personal delivery (as the
situation may require) at the respective address or facsimile number of the party receiving
notice as set forth below. Any party hereto may by notice so given change its address or
facsimile number for future notice hereunder. All such notices and other communications
hereunder shall be deemed given (a) upon confirmation of delivery, if sent by facsimile and
(b) upon delivery, if sent by recognized overnight or international courier service or personal
delivery:
(i) | if to Acquireco, to: | |||
c/o PCTEL, Inc. | ||||
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
X.X.X. | ||||
Attention: General Counsel | ||||
Telephone: 000-000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | ||||
(ii) | if to the Company, to: | |||
Wi-Sys Communications, Inc. | ||||
00X Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx | ||||
Xxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 | ||||
Xxxxxx | ||||
Attention: President | ||||
Telephone: 000-000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile: 000-000-0000 | ||||
(iii) | if to the Shareholders, to the address of the Shareholders set forth on Schedule 3.2(a). |
9.2 Interpretation.
(a) The words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein
shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
(b) The word “agreement” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to mean any
contract, commitment, or other agreement, whether oral or written, that is legally binding.
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(c) The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, (i) references to the “knowledge” of the Company
refer to the actual knowledge of Gyles Panther, Xxxxx Panther, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx;
and (ii) references to the “knowledge” of a Shareholder refer to the actual knowledge of
such Shareholder; provided, however, that in the case of either (i) or (ii) of
the foregoing, such persons shall have made reasonable investigation and inquiry of those
employees, consultants, advisors, and other representatives who have or could reasonably be
expected to have knowledge of such fact or matter.
(e) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “person” means any individual,
corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited
liability company or joint stock company), firm, or other enterprise, association, organization,
entity, or Governmental Entity.
9.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all
of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it
being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
9.4 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment. Other than the
Confidentiality Agreement, this Agreement, the schedules and exhibits hereto, and the documents
and instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto referenced herein: (a) constitute
the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all
prior agreements and understandings (including the Letter of Intent dated October 30, 2008), both
written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no party shall
be liable by any warranties or representations except as set forth herein or as expressly
contemplated hereby; (b) are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies
hereunder; and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise except as otherwise
specifically provided, except that, subsequent to the Closing, Acquireco may assign its rights
and delegate its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
9.5 Rights Reservation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Shareholders under this
Agreement or in any certificate or other instruments delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and
any obligation of the Company and the Shareholders to indemnify the Indemnified Parties for
breaches thereof under Section 8.2 above, will not be affected by any investigation of
Acquireco or by Acquireco’s knowledge that any such representation or warranty is or may be
untrue or inaccurate. Furthermore and without limiting the foregoing, any waiver of the rights
of Acquireco under this Agreement must be express and in writing.
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9.6 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect
and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as
reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such
void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that
will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
9.7 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any and all remedies
herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any
other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party
of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
9.8 Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
laws thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and
venue of any court within Ontario, Canada, in connection with any matter based upon or arising
out of this Agreement or the matters contemplated herein, and agrees that process may be served
upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of Canada for such persons and waives and
covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such
jurisdiction, venue, and such process.
9.9 Rules of Construction. The parties hereto agree that they have been represented
by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in
an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or
document.
9.10 Specific Performance. The parties hereto 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 hereof in any court of Canada having jurisdiction,
this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
9.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN
THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE, OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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9.12 Amendment; Waivers. This Agreement may be amended and enforcement of any
provision hereof may be waived by Acquireco and the Shareholders hereto at any time by execution of
an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sought.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquireco, the Company, each of the Shareholders, and PCTEL, Inc. have
caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly authorized respective officers, all as of the date
first written above.
WI-SYS COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||||
By: Printed Name: |
/s/ Gyles Panther
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Title: | President, Chief Technology Officer | |||||||
7098081 CANADA INC. | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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Director | |||||||
SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
Gyles Panther:
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/s/ Gyles Panther
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Witnessed by: | /s/ P Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Printed Name: | P Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Xxxxx Panther:
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/s/ Xxxxx Panther
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Witnessed by: | /s/ D.E. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Printed Name: | D.E. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Acknowledged and Accepted by: | ||||||||
PCTEL, INC. | ||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer |
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