AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
Exhibit
2.1
AMENDED
AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND
PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION
BY
AND AMONG
XXXXXXXX
ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC.
BEACON
ACQUISITION CORP.
and
BEACON
ENERGY CORP.
Dated
as
of June 30, 2008
AMENDED
AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into on June 30, 2008, by and among XXXXXXXX ASSOCIATES
CONSULTING, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”),
BEACON ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”),
which
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, BEACON ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware
corporation (“Acquisition
Corp.”),
which
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, and BEACON ENERGY CORP., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of Acquisition Corp., Parent, Holdings and the
Company have each determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of
their respective corporations and stockholders for Acquisition Corp. to be
merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”)
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. and the
Company have approved the Merger in accordance with the General Corporation
Law
of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”),
and
the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”)
and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, in the Delaware
Certificate of Merger attached as Exhibit
A
hereto
(the “Certificate
of Merger”);
and
WHEREAS,
the requisite stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”),
Parent and Holdings have each approved by written consent pursuant to Section
228 of the DGCL and Section 78.320 of the NRS, this Agreement, the Certificate
of Merger, and the transactions contemplated and described hereby and thereby,
including, without limitation, the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto intend that the Merger contemplated herein shall qualify
as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
by
reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code.
WHEREAS,
on June 30, 2008, the Company, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. entered into
an
Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization (the “Original
Agreement”)
in
order to effectuate the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
the Company, Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. desire to amend and restate
the Original Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants contained herein, and for such other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Original Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
THE
MERGER
Section
1.01 Merger.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger,
Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with
Section 252 of the DGCL. At the Effective Time (as defined below), the separate
legal existence of Acquisition Corp. shall cease, and the Company shall be
the
surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
“Surviving
Corporation”)
and
shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware
under the name “Beacon Energy Corp.”
Section
1.02 Effective
Time.
The
Merger shall become effective upon the filing of (a) the Certificate of Merger
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section
251(c) of the DGCL. The time at which the Merger shall become effective as
aforesaid is referred to hereinafter as the “Effective
Time.”
Section
1.03 Closing.
The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”)
shall
occur concurrently with the Effective Time (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall occur at the offices of Xxxxxx and Xxxxx, LLP referred to in
Section 10.01 hereof. At the Closing, all of the documents, certificates,
agreements, opinions and instruments referenced in Article VII will be executed
and delivered as described therein. At the Effective Time, all actions to be
taken at the Closing shall be deemed to be taken simultaneously.
Section
1.04 Certificate
of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers.
(a) The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit
B
hereto,
as amended by the Certificate of Merger, shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time
until amended in accordance with applicable law and such Certificate of
Incorporation.
(b) The
By-laws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
attached as Exhibit
C
hereto,
shall be the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective
Time until amended in accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such By-laws.
(c) The
directors and officers listed in Exhibit
D
hereto
shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation and Holdings,
and each shall hold his respective office or offices from and after the
Effective Time until his successor shall have been elected and shall have
qualified in accordance with applicable law, or as otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Surviving Corporation or the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Holdings, as the case may
be.
Section
1.05 Assets
and Liabilities.
At the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of a public as well as of a private nature,
and be subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of
Acquisition Corp. and the Company (collectively, the “Constituent
Corporations”);
and
all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent
Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due
to
any of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, as well as all other
things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations, shall
be
vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter
as
effectively the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the
several and respective Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real
estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of such Constituent Corporations
shall not revert or be in any way impaired by the Merger; but all rights of
creditors and all liens upon any property of any of the Constituent Corporations
shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the
Constituent Corporations shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving Corporation,
and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities
and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
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Section
1.06 Manner
and Basis of Converting Shares.
(a) At
the
Effective Time:
(i) each
share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Acquisition Corp. that
shall be outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue
of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be
converted into the right to receive one (1) share of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, so that at the Effective Time,
Holdings shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the
Surviving Corporation;
(ii) the
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the
“Company
Common Stock”)
beneficially owned by the Stockholders listed on Schedule
1.06A
(other
than shares of Company Common Stock as to which appraisal rights are perfected
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and not withdrawn or otherwise
forfeited and shares of Company Common Stock set forth in Section 1.06(a)(iii)
hereof), shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
the holders thereof, be converted into the right to receive the number of shares
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Holdings (the “Holdings
Common Stock”)
specified in Schedule
1.06A
for each
of the Stockholders, which shall be equal to 37.4133880067 shares
of
Holdings Common Stock for each share of Company Common Stock with fractional
shares of Holdings Common Stock rounded to the nearest whole share;
and
(iii) each
share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled in the Merger and cease to
exist.
(b) After
the
Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the
stock
transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company Common
Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
Section
1.07 Surrender
and Exchange of Certificates.
Promptly after the Effective Time and upon (a) surrender of a certificate or
certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification
in
form reasonably acceptable to counsel for Holdings stating that such Stockholder
has lost its certificate or certificates or that such have been destroyed and
(b) delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (as described in Article IV hereof),
Holdings shall issue to each record holder of Company Common Stock surrendering
such certificate, certificates or affidavit and Letter of Transmittal, a
certificate or certificates registered in the name of such Stockholder
representing the number of shares of Holdings Common Stock that such Stockholder
shall be entitled to receive as set forth in Section 1.06(a)(ii) hereof. Until
the certificate, certificates or affidavit is or are surrendered together with
the Letter of Transmittal as contemplated by this Section 1.07 and Article
IV
hereof, each certificate or affidavit that immediately prior to the Effective
Time represented any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed
at and after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon
surrender as aforesaid the Holdings Common Stock specified in Schedule
1.06
hereof
for the holder thereof or to perfect any rights of appraisal that such holder
may have pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL .
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Section
1.08 Operation
of Surviving Corporation.
The
Company acknowledges that upon the effectiveness of the Merger, and the material
compliance by Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. with their respective
duties and obligations hereunder, Holdings shall have the absolute and
unqualified right to deal with the assets and business of the Surviving
Corporation as its own property without limitation on the disposition or use
of
such assets or the conduct of such business.
Section
1.09 Further
Assurances.
From
time to time, from and after the Effective Time, as and when reasonably
requested by Parent or Holdings, the proper officers and directors of the
Company as of the Effective Time shall, for and on behalf and in the name of
the
Company or otherwise, execute and deliver all such deeds, bills of sale,
assignments and other instruments and shall take or cause to be taken such
further actions as Parent, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. or their respective
successors or assigns reasonably may deem necessary or desirable in order to
confirm or record or otherwise transfer to the Surviving Corporation title
to
and possession of all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises
and immunities of the Company or otherwise to carry out fully the provisions
and
purposes of this Agreement, and the Certificate of Merger.
ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent, Holdings and Acquisition
Corp.
as follows. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
disclosure of items in the draft Current Report on Form 8-K of Holdings with
respect to the Merger, and all exhibits thereto, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit
E
(collectively, the “Disclosures”)
shall
be deemed to be disclosure of such items for all purposes under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties
of the Company:
Section
2.01 Organization,
Standing, Subsidiaries, Etc.
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority
(corporate and other) to carry on its business, to own or lease its properties
and assets, to enter into this Agreement, and the Certificate of Merger and
to
carry out the terms hereof and thereof. Copies of the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Company that have been delivered to Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. prior to the execution of this Agreement are
true
and complete and have not since been amended or repealed.
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(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.01
hereto,
the Company has no subsidiaries or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock
ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or business.
Section
2.02 Qualification.
The
Company is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and
is in
good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or
its
properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business
operations, results of operations or prospects of the Company taken as a whole
(the “Condition
of the Company”).
Section
2.03 Capitalization
of the Company.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of Company
Common Stock, of which there are 801,852 shares of Company Common Stock issued
and outstanding, and such shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid
and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of
the
preemptive rights of any natural person, corporation, business trust,
association, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, other
entity, government, agency or political subdivision (each, a “Person”).
The
offer, issuance and sale of such shares of Company Common Stock were (a) exempt
from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
(b)
registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification)
under the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state
securities laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable
securities laws. None of such shares of Company Common Stock are subject to
a
right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any federal or state
securities or “Blue Sky” law. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or
any Schedule hereto, the Company has no outstanding options, rights or
commitments to issue Company Common Stock or other Equity Securities (as defined
below) of the Company, and there are no outstanding securities convertible
or
exercisable into or exchangeable for Company Common Stock or other Equity
Securities of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Equity
Security”
shall
mean any stock or similar security of an issuer or any security (whether stock
or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (as defined below)) convertible, with or
without consideration, into any stock or other equity security, or any security
(whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money) carrying any warrant or
right
to subscribe to or purchase any stock or similar security, or any such warrant
or right.
Section
2.04 Indebtedness.
The
Company has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, except as otherwise set forth
in
this Agreement or disclosed on the Balance Sheet. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Indebtedness
for Borrowed Money”
shall
mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without
limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the purchase
price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using
available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable
or
expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the
Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar
written obligation to pay money or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by
the
Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable. Furthermore,
for purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean any obligation of the Company which, under generally accepted accounting
principles in the United Stated (“GAAP”),
is
required to be shown on the balance sheet of the Company as a liability. Any
obligation secured by a mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien
or charge of any kind (a “Lien”),
shall
be deemed to be Indebtedness, even though such obligation is not assumed by
the
Company.
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Section
2.05 Company
Stockholders.
Schedule
1.06
hereto
contains a true and complete list of the names of the record owners of all
of
the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and other Equity Securities
of
the Company, together with the number of securities held or to which such Person
has rights to acquire. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.05,
to the
knowledge of the Company, there is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement
among any of the beneficial holders of Company Common Stock affecting the
nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of
Company Common Stock.
Section
2.06 Corporate
Acts and Proceedings.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Certificate of
Merger (together, the “Merger
Documents”)
have
been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and have been
approved by the requisite vote of the Stockholders, and all of the corporate
acts and other proceedings required for the due and valid authorization,
execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and the consummation
of the Merger have been validly and appropriately taken, except for the filings
referred to in Section 1.02.
Section
2.07 Governmental
Consents.
All
material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or
state
governmental authority on the part of the Company required in connection with
the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained prior to, and be
effective as of, the Closing.
Section
2.08 Compliance
with Laws and Instruments.
The
business, products and operations of the Company have been and are being
conducted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws,
rules
and regulations, except for such violations thereof for which the penalties,
in
the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of
the
Company. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Merger
Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement: (a) will not cause the Company to violate or contravene
(i)
any provision of law, (ii) any rule or regulation of any agency or government,
(iii) any order, judgment or decree of any court, or (iv) any provision of
the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, (b) will not violate
or
be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) a default under, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other contract,
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or any of its properties is bound or affected, except as would not have a
material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company and (c) will not result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or asset of the
Company. The Company is not in violation of, or (with or without notice or
lapse
of time, or both) in default under, any term or provision of its Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed
of
trust, mortgage, security agreement or, except as would not materially and
adversely affect the Condition of the Company, any other material agreement
or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of
its
properties is bound or affected.
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Section
2.09 Binding
Obligations.
The
Merger Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
Section
2.10 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
No
Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein
will have, any right or valid claim against the Company, Holdings, Parent,
Acquisition Corp. or any Stockholder for any commission, fee or other
compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity.
Section
2.11 Financial
Statements.
Parent
and Holdings have previously been provided with the Company’s audited balance
sheet (the “Balance
Sheet”)
as of
December 31, 2007 (the “Balance
Sheet Date”)
and
the audited statements of operations and accumulated deficits and cash flows
for
the year ended December 31, 2007 and December 31 2006. Such financial statements
are collectively referred to as the “Financial
Statements”.
Such
financial statements (a) are in accordance with the books and records of the
Company, (b) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition
of
the Company at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations
and
changes in financial position for the periods therein specified and (c) have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior
accounting periods.
Section
2.12 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company has no material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising
out
of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as
disclosed in the Balance Sheet, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved
against in the Balance Sheet or the notes to the Financial Statements, (c)
current liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into
in
the usual and ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date, none
of
which (individually or in the aggregate) has had or will have a material adverse
effect on the Condition of the Company and (d) by the specific terms of any
written agreement, document or arrangement identified in the
Disclosures.
Section
2.13 Changes.
Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations
or liabilities, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether due or
to
become due, except for fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in connection
with the Merger and related transactions and current liabilities incurred in
the
usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens
other than those securing, or paid any obligation or liability other than,
current liabilities shown on the Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred
since the Balance Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course
of
business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets,
tangible or intangible other than in the usual and ordinary course of business,
(d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and
ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim,
or
waived or released any right, of material value, (f) suffered any physical
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) materially
and
adversely affecting the Condition of the Company, (g) entered into any
transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h)
encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or salary
increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any profit sharing,
bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension, retirement
or
other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into
any
employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds,
notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee
stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared
or
paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or
purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered or
experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the Company
other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of
its
business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such other
changes, events and conditions) has been materially adverse, (m) made any change
in the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or
depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made
or
permitted any amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement
or
license to which it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected
in
the Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the period ended on the Balance
Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses
or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to
any
present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant, (q)
made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business
expenses in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any
agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
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Section
2.14 Assets
and Contracts.
(a) Schedule
2.14(a)
contains
a true and complete list of all real property leased by the Company and of
all
tangible personal property owned or leased by the Company having a cost or
fair
market value of greater than $250,000. All the real property listed in
Schedule
2.14(a)
is
leased by the Company under valid leases enforceable in accordance with their
terms, and there is not, under any such lease, any existing default or event
of
default or event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute
a
default by the Company, and the Company has not received any notice or claim
of
any such default by the Company. The Company does not own any real
property.
(b) Except
as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Financial Statements or the notes
thereto, or as disclosed in Schedule
2.14(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in the
ordinary course of business that is material to the Company. Except as disclosed
in Schedule
2.14(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral (i) agreement for the purchase
of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in
excess of normal operating requirements, (ii) agreement for the employment
of
any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any
agreement with any Person for consulting services, (iii) indenture, loan or
credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement,
promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing
Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of the
Company to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (iv) guaranty of any
Indebtedness, (v) other than as set forth in Schedule
2.14(a)
hereto,
lease or agreement under which the Company is lessee of or holds or operates
any
property, real or personal, owned by any other Person under which payments
to
such Person exceed $250,000 per year, (vi) agreement granting any preemptive
right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (vii) agreement
or
arrangement with any Affiliate or any “associate” (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any present or former
officer, director or stockholder of the Company, (viii) agreement obligating
the
Company to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of
any
tangible or intangible property, (ix) covenant not to compete or other material
restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any other
activity, (x) agreement to register securities under the Securities Act or
(xi)
collective bargaining agreement. Except as disclosed in Schedule
2.14(b),
none of
the agreements, contracts, leases, instruments or other documents or
arrangements listed in Schedules
2.14(a)
and
2.14(b)
requires
the consent of any of the parties thereto other than the Company to permit
the
contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other document or arrangement to
remain effective following consummation of the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is
under common control with, the indicated Person.
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(c) The
Company has made available to Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. true and
complete copies of all agreements and other documents and a description of
all
applicable oral agreements disclosed or referred to in Schedules
2.14(a)
and
2.14(b),
as well
as any additional agreements or documents, requested by Parent, Holdings or
Acquisition Corp. The Company has in all material respects performed all
obligations required to be performed by it to date and is not in default in
any
material respect under any of the contracts, agreements, leases, documents,
commitments or other arrangements to which it is a party or by which it or
any
of its property is otherwise bound or affected.
Section
2.15 Employees.
The
Company has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the
employment of labor, and the Company has encountered no material labor union
difficulties. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment
compensation, the Company is not under any obligation or liability to any
officer, director or employee of the Company.
Section
2.16 Tax
Returns and Audits.
(a) All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns (as defined below) of the Company
have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state
and local Taxes (as defined below) required to be paid with respect to the
periods covered by such returns have been paid. The Company is not and has
not
been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company has not had a Tax
deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of
any
statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of
the
Company’s federal income tax returns has been audited by any governmental
authority; and none of the Company’s state or local income or franchise tax
returns has been audited by any governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes
reflected on the Balance Sheet are and will be sufficient for the payment of
all
unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. Since the
Balance Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of
account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations
for such period. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment made
to
each of its employees the amount of all taxes (including, but not limited to,
federal, state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes
and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected
therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or
authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits,
actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative
proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending,
and
the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations,
claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
The
Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party to any agreement
that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment that would
not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed,
nor is it required, to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code
(or
any similar provision of state, local and foreign law), whether by reason of
a
change in accounting method or otherwise, for any Tax period for which the
applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company (i) is not
a
party to, nor is it bound by or obligated under, any Tax sharing agreement,
Tax
indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written
or
unwritten (collectively, “Tax
Sharing Agreements”),
and
(ii) does not have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a
result of, or pursuant to, any such Tax Sharing Agreements.
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(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided
below:
(i) “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
shall
mean (A) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs,
imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income,
franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value
added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes,
inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes,
rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative
minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest
thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional
amounts with respect thereto, imposed by the United States (Federal, state
or
local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (B) any liability for the payment
of
any amounts described in clause (A) as a result of being a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result
of
transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason
of
Regulation section 1.1502-6; and (C) any liability for the payments of any
amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result
of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect
to the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (A) or
(B).
(ii) “Tax
Return”
shall
include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and
partnership returns filed on Form 1065) required to be supplied to a Tax
authority relating to Taxes.
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Section
2.17 Patents
and Other Intangible Assets.
(a) The
Company (i) owns or has the right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims
and restrictions, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing used in or
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to be
conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right
or
claimed right of any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing and
(ii) is not obligated or under any liability to make any payments by way of
royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensor of, or other claimant
to,
any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright or other intangible
asset, with respect to the use thereof or in connection with the conduct of
its
business or otherwise.
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the unrestricted right to
use
all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas,
patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs,
processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known
or known by competitors (collectively, “Intellectual
Property”)
required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of all products
and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien or claim
of
others; provided,
however,
that
the possibility exists that other Persons, completely independently of the
Company or its employees or agents, could have developed Intellectual Property
similar or identical to that of the Company. The Company is not aware of any
such development of substantially identical trade secrets or technical
information by others. All Intellectual Property can and will be transferred
by
the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without
the consent of any Person other than the Company.
Section
2.18 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.18
hereto,
there are no “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices,
contracts, policies or programs of every type other than programs merely
involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established,
maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written or unwritten and
whether or not funded. The plans listed on Schedule
2.18
hereto
are hereinafter referred to as the “Employee
Benefit Plans.”
(b) All
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan have been made available to Holdings
and
Acquisition Corp. or their advisors.
(c) To
the
knowledge of the Company, all Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance
with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable
state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against
any
Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the
Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of
the
Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan
with
respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the Company have any knowledge
of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably
be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.
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(e) There
is
no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated investigation,
or
pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other
government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan and the Company
has
no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which
might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement
action.
(f) No
actual
or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent liability exists with respect
to
the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation
of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial statements
of
the Company, and no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect to
any
“multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
(g) No
events
have occurred or are expected to occur with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan
that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under
such
Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing
for other liabilities of such Employee Benefit Plan.
Section
2.19 Title
to Property and Encumbrances.
The
Company has good, valid and indefeasible marketable title to all properties
and
assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under
valid
and subsisting leases that are in full force and effect and which are not in
default) free of all Liens and other encumbrances, except Permitted Liens (as
defined below) and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title,
restrictions and encumbrances as do not, individually or in the aggregate,
materially detract from the value of the property or assets or materially impair
the use made thereof by the Company in its business. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company has good and indefeasible title to
all
of its properties and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet, except for property
disposed of in the usual and ordinary course of business since the Balance
Sheet
Date and for property held under valid and subsisting leases that are in full
force and effect and that are not in default. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies
not
at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently
be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of
pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, laborers’ and materialmens’ and similar
Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or
are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (c) Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred
in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or
credits and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of
its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its
business.
Section
2.20 Condition
of Properties.
All
facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased
or
used by the Company are in reasonably good operating condition and repair,
subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the
Company’s business.
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Section
2.21 Insurance
Coverage.
There
is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers
of recognized responsibility, insuring the Company and its properties, products
and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are
customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or
similar business and similarly situated. The Company has not been refused any
insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to
believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as
and
when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently
in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from
any
act or omission of the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the best
current actual knowledge of the Company, threat of suit, proceeding or action
has been asserted or made against the Company within the last five years due
to
alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage
arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service
designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.
Section
2.22 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
2.22,
there
is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or its properties, assets or business, and
after reasonable investigation, the Company is not aware of any incident,
transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected to
result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration or other
proceeding. The Company is not in default with respect to any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any
governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
Section
2.23 Licenses.
The
Company possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses,
permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the
Company to engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which are
in
full force and effect.
Section
2.24 Interested
Party Transactions.
No
officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate or “associate”
(as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such
Person or the Company has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an
interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that
are
furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Company or
(ii)
purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any goods or services,
or
(b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Company
is a
party or by which it may be bound or affected.
Section
2.25 Environmental
Matters.
(a) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled,
treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials (as defined
below) on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold
or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws (as defined below).
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business
of the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except
where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
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(c) There
are
no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, demands,
claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against
or
to the Company relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of
the
Company, there are no conditions or occurrences on any of the real property
used
by the Company in connection with its business that would reasonably be expected
to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to the Company, except
such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material
adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
(d) To
the
knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not sent or disposed of, otherwise
had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf
of
itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other manner participated
or
been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous Material
to
or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant
to
any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National Priorities List”,
the “CERCLIS” list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to
or the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take
“removal”, “remedial”, “corrective” or any other “response” action, as defined
in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the
site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably expect
to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no
basis
to reasonably expect to receive) any notice, request for information or other
communication from any governmental authority or other third party with respect
to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a violation
or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has no
basis to reasonably expect to receive) notice of any claims from any Person
relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries
from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Company has timely filed
every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary certificates,
approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data,
documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances
except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Condition
of
the Company.
(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided
below:
(i) “Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,
42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001, et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§
2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C.
§§ 136, et seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with the registration,
labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
§§
7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33
U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f, et seq.;
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801, et seq.; as any
of the above statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all rules,
regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above statutes,
and
any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been
amended as of the date hereof.
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(ii) “Hazardous
Material”
shall
mean any substance or material meeting any one or more of the following
criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the
characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material,
pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b)
its
presence at some quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation
under any Environmental Law; or (c) it contains, without limiting the foregoing,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived
substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any fraction thereof,
nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
Section
2.26 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any director, officer or, to the knowledge of the Company,
agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the
Company, has used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made
any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees
from corporate funds; established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded
fund
of corporate monies or other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on
the
books of record of any such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section
2.27 Obligations
to or by Stockholders.
The
Company has no liability or obligation or commitment to any Stockholder or
any
Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) of any Stockholder, nor does any Stockholder or any such
Affiliate or associate have any liability, obligation or commitment to the
Company.
Section
2.28 Duty
to Make Inquiry.
To the
extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article II are
qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” the Company represents and warrants that
it has made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters
to which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited
to, diligent inquiry of its directors, officers and key personnel.
Section
2.29 Disclosure.
There
is no fact relating to the Company that the Company has not disclosed to Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. in writing that has had or is currently having
a
material and adverse effect or, insofar as the Company can now foresee, will
materially and adversely affect the Condition of the Company. No representation
or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the schedules
or exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT, HOLDINGS AND ACQUISITION CORP.
Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. represent and warrant to the Company as follows.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, disclosure of items
in the Parent SEC Documents (as defined below) shall be deemed to be disclosure
of such items for all purposes under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties of Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp.:
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Section
3.01 Organization
and Standing.
Parent
is a corporation duly organized and existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Nevada. Holdings is a corporation duly organized and existing
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Acquisition Corp. is
a
corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of
the
State of Delaware. Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. have heretofore
delivered to the Company complete and correct copies of their respective
Certificates or Articles of Incorporation and By-laws as now in effect. Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. have full corporate power and authority to carry
on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted and as now
proposed to be conducted and to own or lease their respective properties and
assets. Neither Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. has any subsidiaries
(except Parent’s ownership of Holdings and Holdings ownership of Acquisition
Corp. and Xxxxxxxx Associates Consulting Holdings, Inc.) or direct or indirect
interest (by way of stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, association or business. Parent owns
all
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Holdings free and clear of all
Liens, and Holdings has no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase
capital stock or other securities of Holdings, other than the capital stock
owned by Parent. Holdings owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens, and Acquisition Corp. has
no
outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase capital stock or other
securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock owned by Holdings.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Article III to
“Holdings” shall be treated as being a reference to Parent, Holdings and
Acquisition Corp. taken together as one enterprise.
Section
3.02 Qualification.
Parent
is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and are in good
standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its
properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition, properties, assets, liabilities or business operations of Parent
(the
“Condition
of Parent”).
Section
3.03 Corporate
Authority.
Each of
Parent, Holdings and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) has full
corporate power and authority to enter into the Merger Documents and the other
agreements to be made pursuant to the Merger Documents, and to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All corporate acts and proceedings
required for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the
Merger Documents and such other agreements and documents by Parent, Holdings
and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) have been duly and validly taken
or will have been so taken prior to the Closing. Each of the Merger Documents
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, Holdings and/or
Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be), each is enforceable against it and/or
them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section
3.04 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
No
Person is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent, Holdings or
Acquisition Corp. to any broker’s or finder’s fees, commission or other similar
compensation with respect to the execution and delivery of the Merger Documents,
or with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
except as set forth in the Disclosures.
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Section
3.05 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 99,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Parent
Common Stock”),
of
which 10,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares
of
preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which no shares have been issued
or designated as any series of preferred stock. Parent has no outstanding
options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Parent Common Stock or any
other Equity Security of Parent, and there are no outstanding securities
convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common
Stock or any other Equity Security of Parent. There is no voting trust,
agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common
Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of
the
voting rights of Parent Common Stock. The offer, issuance and sale of such
shares of such shares of Parent Common Stock were (a) exempt from the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b)
registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification)
under the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state
securities laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable
securities laws. None of such shares of Parent Common Stock are subject to
a
right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any federal or state
securities of “Blue Sky” law.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of Holdings consists of (i) 75,000,000 shares of
Holdings Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and
(ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which
no shares have been issued or designated as any series of preferred stock..
All
of the outstanding Holdings Common Stock is owned by Parent. All outstanding
shares of the capital stock of Holdings are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. Holdings has no outstanding
options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Holdings Common Stock or
any
other Equity Security of Holdings, and there are no outstanding securities
convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Holdings Common
Stock or any other Equity Security of Holdings.
(c) The
authorized capital stock of Acquisition Corp. consists of 3,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Acquisition
Corp. Common Stock”),
of
which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding
Acquisition Corp. Common Stock is owned by Holdings. All outstanding shares
of
the capital stock of Acquisition Corp. are validly issued and outstanding,
fully
paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation
of the preemptive rights of any Person. Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding
options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Acquisition Corp. Common
Stock
or any other Equity Security of Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding
securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of
Acquisition Corp. Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Acquisition
Corp.
Section
3.06 Holdings
and Acquisition Corp.
Holdings is a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
is a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of Holdings. Each of Holdings and
Acquisition Corp. was formed specifically for the purpose of the Merger and
has
not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will not conduct any
business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except in
preparation for and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made pursuant to or
in
connection with the Merger Documents.
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Section
3.07 Validity
of Shares.
The
shares of Holdings Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section
1.06(a)(ii) hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
of
the Merger Documents, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Based in part on the representations and warranties of the
Stockholders as contemplated by Article IV hereof and assuming the accuracy
thereof, the issuance of the Holdings Common Stock upon consummation of the
Merger pursuant to Section 1.06(a)(ii) will be exempt from the registration
and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and from the
qualification or registration requirements of any applicable state “Blue Sky” or
securities laws.
Section
3.08 SEC
Reporting and Compliance.
(a) Parent
filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act, which
became effective on Form S-1 on or about November 9, 2007 (the “Parent
Registration Statement”).
Since
that date, Parent has timely filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”)
all
registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports
required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange
Act”).
Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant
to
Rule 12h-3 of the Exchange Act.
(b) Parent
has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the registration
statements, information statements and other reports (collectively, the
“Parent
SEC Documents”)
filed
by Parent with the Commission. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their
respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
therein not misleading.
(c) Prior
to
and until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and
all
amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission
and all subsequent registration statements and reports filed by Parent
subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the Commission and
any
and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or notices
filed by Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of
Parent.
(d) Parent
is
not an investment company within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) The
shares of Parent Common Stock are quoted on the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Bulletin
Board under the symbol “LRAC.OB” and Parent is in compliance in all material
respects with all rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board applicable
to
it and the Parent Common Stock.
(f) Between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall continue to satisfy the
filing requirements of the Exchange Act and all other requirements of applicable
securities laws and of the OTC Bulletin Board.
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(g) The
Parent SEC Documents include all certifications and statements required of
it,
if any, by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), and each of such
certifications and statements contain no qualifications or exceptions to the
matters certified therein other than a knowledge qualification, permitted under
such provision, and have not been modified or withdrawn and neither Parent
nor
any of its officers has received any notice from the Commission questioning
or
challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission
of such certifications or statements.
(h) Parent
has otherwise complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other
applicable federal and state securities laws.
Section
3.09 Financial
Statements.
The
balance sheets and statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
contained in the Parent SEC Documents (the “Parent
Financial Statements”)
(a)
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with
prior periods (and, in the case of unaudited financial information, on a basis
consistent with year-end audits), (b) are in accordance with the books and
records of Parent and (c) present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition of Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of its
operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.
The financial statements included in parent’s Registration Statement were
audited by Li & Company P.C., Parent’s independent registered public
accounting firm.
Section
3.10 Governmental
Consents.
All
material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or
state
governmental authority on the part of Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp.
required in connection with the consummation of the Merger shall have been
obtained prior to, and be effective as of, the Closing.
Section
3.11 Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent, Holdings and/or Acquisition
Corp.
of the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made by Parent, Holdings
or Acquisition Corp. pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents
and
the consummation by Parent, Holdings and/or Acquisition Corp. of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent,
Holdings and/or Acquisition Corp. to violate or contravene (a) any provision
of
law, (b) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (c) any order,
judgment or decree of any court or (d) any provision of their respective
charters or By-laws as amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date
and
will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any material
indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement
or other agreement or contract to which Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp.
is
a party or by which Parent, Holdings and/or Acquisition Corp. or any of their
respective properties is bound.
Section
3.12 No
General Solicitation.
In
issuing Holdings Common Stock in the Merger hereunder, neither Holdings nor
anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell the Holdings Common Stock by
any
form of general solicitation or advertising.
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Section
3.13 Binding
Obligations.
The
Merger Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp., and are enforceable against Parent, Holdings
and
Acquisition Corp., in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
Section
3.14 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. has any material obligation or liability
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due
or
to become due), arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to
the
Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (b) to the extent
set forth on or reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent in the most
recent Parent SEC Document filed by Parent (the “Parent
Balance Sheet”)
or the
notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred
and
obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course
of
business since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet (the “Parent
Balance Sheet Date”),
none
of which (individually or in the aggregate) materially and adversely affects
the
Condition of Parent and (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement,
document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC
Documents.
Section
3.15 Changes.
Since
the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents,
Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute,
accrued or, to Parent’s knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due,
except for current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of
business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing,
or
paid any obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the
Parent Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance
Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c)
mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course
of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or
released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that could reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent,
(g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course
of
business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted
any
wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any
profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension,
retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other
than
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered
into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock,
bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including
employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k)
declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect
to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered
or experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the
Parent other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course
of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all
such
other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent, (m) made any change
in
the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation
or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted
any
amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement or license to
which
it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent
Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the year ended on the Parent
Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment
of,
bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination
pay
to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant,
(q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any
non-business expenses in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate or (r) entered into
any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
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Section
3.16 Tax
Returns and Audits.
All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns of Parent have been accurately
prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal,
state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered
by
such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material and have
become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Condition of the Parent.
Parent are not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. Parent
has
not had a Tax deficiency assessed against it. None of Parent’s federal income,
state and local income and franchise tax returns has been audited by any
governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance
Sheet are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by Parent
with
respect to the period ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. There are no
federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings,
investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any
Tax Returns of Parent now pending, and Parent has not received any notice of
any
proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating
to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
Section
3.17 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no “employee benefit plans”
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit
or
fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other
than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or
bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by Parent. Any plans listed
in
the Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the “Parent
Employee Benefit Plans.”
(b) Any
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been given to the Company
or
its advisors.
(c) All
Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or
foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits which
have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan,
the
assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans,
the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Parent Employee Benefit
Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent Employee Benefit Plan with respect
to
the operation of such plan.
(e) There
is
no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, investigation or pending
or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
the
Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency
with respect to any Parent Employee Benefit Plan.
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actual
or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent liability exists with respect to
the
funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or
obligation of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the
financial statements of Parent or the Parent SEC Documents, and to the knowledge
of Parent, no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect to any
“multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
Section
3.18 Litigation.
There
is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened
against or affecting Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. or any of their
respective properties, assets or businesses. To the knowledge of Parent, neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. is in default with respect to any order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or
any
governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
Section
3.19 Licenses.
Parent
possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the Company
to
engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which are in full
force
and effect.
Section
3.20 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, no officer, director or stockholder
of
Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) of any such Person or of Parent has or has had, either
directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or
sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be
furnished or sold by Parent or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to
Parent any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract
or
agreement to which Parent is a party or by which it or any of its assets may
be
bound or affected.
Section
3.21 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
Parent, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any
director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting
on
behalf of Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. has used any corporate funds
for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to
government officials or employees from corporate funds; established or
maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets;
made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such
corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or
other unlawful payment.
Section
3.22 Obligations
to or by Stockholders.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has no liability or obligation
or commitment to any stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as
such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any stockholder
of
Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate
have any liability, obligation or commitment to Parent.
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Section
3.23 Assets
and Contracts.
Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes
thereto, or the Parent SEC Documents, Parent is not a party to any written
or
oral agreement not made in the ordinary course of business that is material
to
Parent. Parent does not own any real property. Except as expressly set forth
in
this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent
SEC
Documents, Parent is not a party to or otherwise barred by any written or oral
(a) agreement with any labor union, (b) agreement for the purchase of fixed
assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess of
normal operating requirements, (c) agreement for the employment of any officer,
individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any agreement with
any Person for consulting services, (d) bonus, pension, profit sharing,
retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred compensation, medical,
hospitalization or life insurance or similar plan, contract or understanding
with respect to any or all of the employees of Parent or any other Person,
(e)
indenture, loan or credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,
security agreement, promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating
to
or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or
property of Parent to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranty
of
any Indebtedness, (g) lease or agreement under which Parent is lessee of or
holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person,
(h)
lease or agreement under which Parent is lessor or permits any Person to hold
or
operate any property, real or personal, owned or controlled by Parent, (i)
agreement granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar
right
to any Person, (j) agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate or any
“associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of
Parent or any present or former officer, director or stockholder of Parent,
(k)
agreement obligating Parent to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use
or
exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (1) covenant not to compete
or other restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any
other
activity, (m) distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, sales agency,
franchise or advertising contract or commitment, (n) agreement to register
securities under the Securities Act, (o) collective bargaining agreement or
(p)
agreement or other commitment or arrangement with any Person continuing for
a
period of more than three months from the Closing Date that involves an
expenditure or receipt by Parent in excess of $1,000. Parent maintains no
insurance policies or insurance coverage of any kind with respect to Parent,
its
business, premises, properties, assets, employees and agents. No consent of
any
bank or other depository is required to maintain any bank account, other deposit
relationship or safety deposit box of Parent in effect following the
consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
3.24 Employees.
Other
than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment compensation, Parent is
not
under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, employee or
Affiliate of Parent.
Section
3.25 Disclosure.
There
is no fact relating to Parent that Parent has not disclosed to the Company
in
writing that materially and adversely affects nor, insofar as Parent can now
foresee, will materially and adversely affect, the condition (financial or
otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business operations, results of
operations or prospects of Parent. No representation or warranty by Parent
herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by
Parent contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein
not
misleading.
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ARTICLE
IV.
ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS
OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Promptly
after the Effective Time, Holdings shall cause to be mailed to each holder
of
record of Company Common Stock that was converted pursuant to Section 1.06
hereof into the right to receive Holdings Common Stock a letter of transmittal
(“Letter
of Transmittal”)
that
shall contain additional representations, warranties and covenants of such
Stockholder, including without limitation, that (a) such Stockholder has full
right, power and authority to deliver such Company Common Stock and Letter
of
Transmittal, (b) the delivery of such Company Common Stock will not violate
or
be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, any
indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement
or other agreement or instrument to which such Stockholder is bound or affected,
(c) such Stockholder has good, valid and marketable title to all shares of
Company Common Stock indicated in such Letter of Transmittal and that such
Stockholder is not affected by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement
affecting the voting rights of such Company Common Stock, (d) whether such
Stockholder is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Regulation D
under the Securities Act and that such Stockholder is acquiring Holdings Common
Stock for investment purposes, and not with a view to selling or otherwise
distributing such Holdings Common Stock in violation of the Securities Act
or
the securities laws of any state and (e) such Stockholder has had an opportunity
to ask and receive answers to any questions such Stockholder may have had
concerning the terms and conditions of the Merger and the Holdings Common Stock
and has obtained any additional information that such Stockholder has requested.
Delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Company Common
Stock shall pass, only upon delivery to Holdings (or an agent of Holdings)
of
(x) certificates evidencing ownership thereof as contemplated by Section 1.07
hereof (or affidavit of lost certificate), and (y) the Letter of Transmittal
containing the representations, warranties and covenants contemplated by this
Article IV.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER.
Section
5.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Merger.
Prior
to the Effective Time, unless Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. shall
otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement:
(a) the
business of the Company shall be conducted only in the ordinary
course;
(b) the
Company shall not (i) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock; (ii) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws except
to
effectuate the transactions contemplated in the Disclosures or (iii) split,
combine or reclassify the outstanding Company Stock or declare, set aside or
pay
any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with
respect to any such stock;
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Company shall not (i) issue or agree to issue any additional shares of, or
options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, Company Common
Stock, except to issue shares of Company Common Stock in connection with any
matter relating to the Disclosures; (ii) acquire or dispose of any fixed assets
or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets other than in the ordinary
course of business; (iii) incur additional Indebtedness or any other liabilities
or enter into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business; (iv) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
with respect to any of the foregoing or (v) except as contemplated by this
Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to
dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business
combination;
(d) the
Company shall use its best efforts to preserve intact the business organization
of the Company, to keep available the service of its present officers and key
employees, and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships
with it;
(e) the
Company will not, nor will it authorize any director or authorize or permit
any
officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other representative retained
by it to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage
in
any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for
purposes of this paragraph). The Company will promptly advise Parent orally
and
in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information)
and
the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, “Acquisition
Proposal”
shall
mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the
Company or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in it or any
material assets of it other than as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect
to
any of the foregoing; and
(f) the
Company will not enter into any new employment agreements with any of its
officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation or benefits
of
its officers and employees or amend any employee benefit plan or
arrangement.
Section
5.02 Conduct
of Business by Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp.
Pending
the Merger. Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise
agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) the
business of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. shall be conducted only
in
the ordinary course; provided,
however,
that
Parent shall take the steps necessary to have discontinued its existing business
without liability to Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. immediately following
the Effective Time;
(b) neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) directly or indirectly redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire
any shares of its capital stock; (ii) amend its charter or by-laws other than
to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) split, combine or
reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable
in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to such stock;
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(c) neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) issue or agree to issue any
additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire
shares of, its capital stock; (ii) acquire or dispose of any assets other than
in the ordinary course of business (except for dispositions in connection with
Section 5.02(a) hereof); (iii) incur additional Indebtedness or any other
liabilities or enter into any other transaction except in the ordinary course
of
business; (iv) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
with respect to any of the foregoing or (v) except as contemplated by this
Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to
dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business contract
or enter into any negotiations in connection therewith;
(d) neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will they authorize any
director or authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney,
accountant or other representative retained by them to, make, solicit, encourage
any inquiries with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any
Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for purposes of this paragraph). Parent
will promptly advise the Company orally and in writing of any such inquiries
or
proposals (or requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used
in
this paragraph, “Acquisition
Proposal”
shall
mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving Parent,
Holdings or Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a substantial equity
interest in either of them or any material assets of either of them other than
as contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will immediately cease and cause
to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person
conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any new employment
agreements with any of their officers or employees or grant any increases in
the
compensation or benefits of their officers and employees.
ARTICLE
VI.
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.01 Access
and Information.
The
Company, on the one hand, and Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp., on the
other hand, shall each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants,
counsel and other representatives full access during normal business hours
throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties,
books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to tax
returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all
information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other
party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this
Section 6.01 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each
party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in
confidence all such information (other than such information that (a) is already
in such party’s possession or (b) becomes generally available to the public
other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors, officers,
managers, employees, agents or advisors or (c) becomes available to such party
on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its
advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be bound
by a
confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto
or another party until such time as such information is otherwise publicly
available; provided,
however,
that
(i) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers,
employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such
information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby
(it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and
representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature
of
such information), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made as to
which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing
and
(iii) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial,
administrative or governmental order or request; provided,
further,
that
the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other
party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance
with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained
or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party
will furnish only that portion of such information that is legally required
and
will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information
furnished. If this Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the
other
all documents and other materials (including copies) obtained by such party
or
on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement or in
connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution
hereof.
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Section
6.02 Additional
Agreements.
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable
under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its commercially
reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the obligations of
any
of the parties hereto, to obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any
injunction or other legal bar to the Merger (and, in such case, to proceed
with
the Merger as expeditiously as possible). In order to obtain any necessary
governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, consent, extension
or
approval, each of Parent, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees
to
take all reasonable actions and to enter into all reasonable agreements as
may
be necessary to obtain timely governmental or regulatory approvals and to take
such further action in connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at
any
time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable
to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors
of Parent, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. and the Company shall take all such
necessary action.
Section
6.03 Publicity.
No
party shall issue any press release or public announcement pertaining to the
Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent and the Company,
except as Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in order to comply with
the rules of the Commission or of the principal trading exchange or market
for
the Parent Common Stock, provided, that in such case Parent will use its best
efforts to allow the Company to review and reasonably approve any such press
release or public announcement prior to its release.
Section
6.04 Appointment
of Directors and Officers.
Immediately at the Effective Time, Holdings shall accept the resignations of
the
current officers and directors of Holdings, and shall cause the persons listed
as directors in Exhibit
F
hereto
to be elected to the Board of Directors of Holdings. At the first annual meeting
of Holdings stockholders and thereafter, the election of members of Holding’s
Board of Directors shall be accomplished in accordance with the By-laws of
Holdings and the rules of the Commission.
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Section
6.05 Parent
Name Change and Exchange Listing.
Promptly following the Effective Time, Parent shall take all required actions,
upon satisfaction of the original listing requirements, to list the Parents
Common Stock for trading on the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock
Market.
Section
6.06 Assumption
of Agreements.
At the
Effective Time, Holdings shall affirmatively assume any and all liabilities
and
obligations of the Company with respect to the Merger.
ARTICLE
VII.
CONDITIONS
TO PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS
Section
7.01 Conditions
to Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. Obligations.
The
obligations of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. under the Merger Documents
are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent or
Holdings.
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and
correct in all material respects.
(b) The
Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or before the Closing Date.
(c) There
shall not exist on the Closing Date any Default (as defined below) or Event
of
Default (as defined below) or any event or condition that, with the giving
of
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default or Event of Default
and, since the Balance Sheet Date, there shall have been no material adverse
change in the Condition of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Default”
shall
mean a default or failure in the due observance or performance of any covenant,
condition or agreement on the part of a party to be observed or performed under
the terms of the Merger Documents, if such default or failure in performance
shall remain un-remedied for five (5) days. Furthermore, for purposes of this
Agreement, “Event
of Default”
shall
mean (i) the failure to pay any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, or any interest
or premium thereon, within five (5) days after the same shall become due,
whether such Indebtedness shall become due by scheduled maturity, by required
prepayment, by acceleration, by demand or otherwise, (ii) an event of default
under any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing or relating to any
such
Indebtedness or (iii) the failure to perform or observe any material term,
covenant, agreement or condition on its part to be performed or observed under
any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing or relating to any such
Indebtedness when such term, covenant or agreement is required to be performed
or observed.
(d) No
action
or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been
threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out
of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(e) Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. shall have received the following:
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(i) copies
of
resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, certified by the
Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving the execution, delivery
and
performance of the Merger Documents and all other documents and instruments
to
be delivered pursuant thereto;
(ii) a
certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying
the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any
documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company delivered to Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. at the time of the execution of this Agreement
have been validly adopted and have not been amended or modified;
(iii) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company certifying that the undersigned officers have
no knowledge of any plan to issue any securities of the Company, and the Company
has not entered into any agreement, written or oral, to issue any securities
of
the Company except as described in the Disclosures or this
Agreement;
(iv) evidence
as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the Company
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and evidence that
the
Company is qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in
good standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction
where the character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of
its
activities makes such qualification necessary; and
(v) such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby as Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp.
may
reasonably request.
(f) All
corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements,
instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent, Holdings
and
Acquisition Corp. The Company shall furnish to Parent, Holdings and Acquisition
Corp. such supporting documentation and evidence of the satisfaction of any
or
all of the conditions precedent specified in this Section 7.01 as Parent, its
counsel may reasonably request.
Section
7.02 Conditions
to the Company’s Obligations.
The
obligations of the Company under the Merger Documents are subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions, any of
which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company.
(a) The
representations and warranties of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. under
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date
and
shall then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with all agreements and conditions required by the Merger Documents
to
be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing
Date.
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(c) There
shall not exist on the Closing Date any Default or Event of Default or any
event
or condition that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a Default or Event of Default and, since the Parent Balance Sheet
Date, there shall have been no material adverse change in the Condition of
the
Parent.
(d) The
Company shall have received the following:
(i) copies
of
resolutions of Parent’s, Holding’s and Acquisition Corp.’s respective boards of
directors and stockholders, certified by their respective Secretaries,
authorizing and approving, to the extent applicable, the execution, delivery
and
performance of the Merger Documents and all other documents and instruments
to
be delivered by them pursuant thereto;
(ii) a
certificate of incumbency executed by the respective Secretaries of Parent,
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and signatures
of
the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in this Agreement
and further certifying that the Certificates or Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto have not
been
amended or modified.
(iii) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the President and Chief
Financial Officer of each of the Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp.,
certifying that (A) except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, all
consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and filings and registrations
with, any court, governmental body or instrumentality that are required for
the
execution and delivery of the Merger Documents and the consummation of the
Merger shall have been duly made or obtained, and all material consents by
third
parties required for the Merger have been obtained and (B) no action or
proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency has been threatened,
asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages
in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out of the transactions
contemplated by any of the Merger Documents;
(iv) a
certificate of Action Stock Transfer, Parent’s transfer agent and registrar,
certifying, as of the business day prior to the Closing Date, a true and
complete list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares
of
Parents Common Stock held by each record owner and the total number of shares
of
Parents Common Stock then outstanding;
(v) the
executed resignations of all directors and officers of Holdings, with the
director resignations to take effect at the Closing Date;
(vi) evidence
as of a recent date and within five (5) days of the Effective Date of the good
standing and corporate existence of each of Holdings and Acquisition Corp.
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and evidence that
Holdings and Acquisition Corp. are qualified to transact business as foreign
corporations and are in good standing in each state of the United States and
in
each other jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased
by
them or the nature of their activities makes such qualification necessary;
and
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(vii) such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Company may reasonably
request.
(e) All
corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements,
instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Company. Holdings and
Acquisition Corp. shall furnish to the Company such supporting documentation
and
evidence of satisfaction of any or all of the conditions specified in this
Section 7.02 as the Company may reasonably request.
(f) No
action
or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been
threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out
of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
AND RELATED MATTERS
Section
8.01 Indemnification
by Holdings.
Holdings shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Stockholders
(together the “Company
Indemnified Parties”),
and
shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim,
damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and
defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value (collectively,
“Damages”)
arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect,
in any of the representations and warranties of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition
Corp. in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent, Holdings
and
Acquisition Corp. to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions,
omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with any such representation or
warranty, (b) any failure by Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. to perform
or
comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement,
(c) any claim for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments
based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any
such
party with Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. in connection with any of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) taxes attributable to any
transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim
relating to or arising out of any liabilities reflected in the Parent Financial
Statements or with respect to accounting fees arising thereafter or (f) any
litigation, action, claim, proceeding or investigation by any third party
relating to or arising out of the business or operations of Parent, or the
actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to the Effective
Time.
Section
8.02 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Parent, Holdings and
Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing for the time period set
forth in Section 8.03 notwithstanding any investigation conducted with respect
thereto. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall
not
survive the Closing.
Section
8.03 Time
Limitations.
Neither
Parent, Holdings nor Acquisition Corp. shall have any liability (for
indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any representation or warranty,
or
agreement to be performed and complied with prior to the Effective Time, unless
on or before the two-year anniversary of the Effective Time (the “Claims
Deadline”),
Holdings is given notice of a claim with respect thereto, in accordance with
Section 8.05, specifying the factual basis therefore in reasonable detail to
the
extent then known by the Company Indemnified Parties.
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Section
8.04 Limitation
on Liability.
The
obligations of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. to the Company Indemnified
Parties set forth in Section 8.01 shall be subject to the following
limitations:
(a) The
aggregate liability of Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. to the Company
Indemnified Parties under this Agreement shall be payable by the issuance of
additional shares of Holdings Common Stock pursuant to Section
8.06.
(b) Other
than claims based on fraud or for specific performance, injunctive or other
equitable relief, the indemnity provided in this Article VIII shall be the
sole
and exclusive remedy of the Company Indemnified Parties against Parent, Holdings
and Acquisition Corp. at law or equity for any matter covered by Section
8.01.
Section
8.05 Notice
of Claims.
(a) If,
at
any time on or prior to the Claims Deadline, any of the Company Indemnified
Parties shall assert a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 8.01,
such
Company Indemnified Party shall submit to Holdings a written claim in good
faith
signed by an authorized officer of the Company or other Company Indemnified
Party, as applicable, stating (i) that a Company Indemnified Party incurred
or
reasonably believes it may incur Damages and the reasonable estimate of the
amount of any such Damages; (ii) in reasonable detail, the facts alleged as
the
basis for such claim and the section or sections of this Agreement alleged
as
the basis or bases for the claim; and (iii) if the Damages have actually been
incurred, the number of additional shares of Holdings Common Stock to which
the
Stockholders are entitled to with respect to such Damages, which shall be
determined as provided in Section 8.06 below. If the claim is for Damages which
the Company Indemnified Parties reasonably believe may be incurred or are
otherwise un-liquidated, the written claim of the applicable Company Indemnified
Party shall state the reasonable estimate of such Damages, in which event a
claim shall be deemed to have been asserted under this Article VIII in the
amount of such estimated Damages, but no distribution of additional shares
of
Holdings Common Stock to the Stockholders pursuant to Section 8.06 below shall
be made until such Damages have actually been incurred.
(b) In
the
event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any Company
Indemnified Party with respect to which Holdings may have liability under this
Article VIII, Holdings shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to defend
such action, suit or proceeding in the name and on behalf of the Company
Indemnified Party; provided,
however,
that a
Company Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with
fees and expenses paid by Holdings, if representation of the Company Indemnified
Party by counsel retained by Holdings would be inappropriate because of actual
or potential differing interests between Holdings and the Company Indemnified
Party. In connection with any action, suit or proceeding subject to Article
VIII, Holdings and each Company Indemnified Party agree to render to each other
such assistance as may reasonably be required in order to ensure proper and
adequate defense of such action, suit or proceeding. Holdings shall not, without
the prior written consent of the applicable Company Indemnified Party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, settle or compromise
any
claim or demand if such settlement or compromise does not include an irrevocable
and unconditional release of such Company Indemnified Party for any liability
arising out of such claim or demand.
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Section
8.06 Payment
of Damages.
In the
event that the Company Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Article VIII for actual Damages incurred by them, Holdings
shall, within thirty (30) days after the final determination of the amount
of
such Damages, issue to the Stockholders that number of additional shares of
Holdings Common Stock in an aggregate amount equal to the quotient obtained
by
dividing (x) the amount of such Damages by (y) the Fair Market Value per share
of the Holdings Common Stock as of the date (the “Determination
Date”)
of the
submission of the notice of claim to Holdings pursuant to Section 8.05. Such
shares of Holdings Common Stock shall be issued to the Stockholders pro rata,
in
proportion to the number of shares of Holdings Common Stock issued (or issuable)
to the Stockholders at the Effective Time. For purposes of this Section 8.06,
“Fair
Market Value”
shall
mean, with respect to a share of Holdings Common Stock on any Determination
Date, the average of the daily closing prices for the 10 consecutive business
days prior to such date. The closing price for each day shall be the last sales
price or in case no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing
high bid and low asked prices, in either case (a) as officially quoted on the
OTC Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ Stock Market or such other market on which the
Holdings Common Stock is then listed for trading or quoted, or (b) if, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Holdings, the OTC Bulletin
Board or the NASDAQ Stock Market is no longer the principal United States market
for the Holdings Common Stock, then as quoted on the principal United States
market for the Holdings Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors
of
Holdings, or (c) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of
Holdings, there exists no principal United States market for the Holdings Common
Stock, then as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of Directors
of
Holdings.
ARTICLE
IX.
TERMINATION
PRIOR TO CLOSING
Section
9.01 Termination
of Agreement.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
the
mutual written consent of the Company, Holdings, Acquisition Corp. and
Parent;
(b) by
the
Company, if Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to perform in any
material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed
by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breach any of their
representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure or
breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the Company has notified
Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. of its intent to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this paragraph (b);
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(c) by
Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp. if the Company (i) fails to perform
in
any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be
performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) materially breaches
any
of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure
or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after Parent, Holdings or
Acquisition Corp. has notified the Company of its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (c);
(d) by
either
the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp., on
the
other hand, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court
or governmental or regulatory agency binding on Parent, Holdings, Acquisition
Corp. or the Company that prohibits or materially restrains any of them from
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the parties
hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any such order, writ,
injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been lifted within
ninety (90) days after entry by any such court or governmental or regulatory
agency; or
(e) by
either
the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, Holdings and Acquisition Corp., on
the
other hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 31, 2008 for
any
reason other than delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such
termination.
Section
9.02 Termination
of Obligations.
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article IX shall terminate all
obligations of the parties hereunder, except for the obligations under Sections
6.01, 10.03 and 10.11; provided,
however,
that
termination pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section 9.01 shall not relieve
the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any liability to the other
parties hereto.
ARTICLE
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.01 Notices.
Any
notice, request or other communication hereunder shall be given in writing
and
shall be served either personally, by overnight delivery or delivered by mail,
certified return receipt and addressed to the following addresses:
(a)
If to Parent, Holdings or Acquisition Corp.:
Xxxxxxxx
Associates Consulting, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000X
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx, P.C.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx
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(b)
If
to the
Company:
Beacon
Energy Corp.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Notices
shall be deemed received at the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) business
days following mailing. Counsel for a party (or any authorized representative)
shall have authority to accept delivery of any notice on behalf of such
party.
Section
10.02 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and other
documents referred to herein, contains the entire understanding of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes
all
prior agreements and undertakings between the parties with respect to such
subject matter.
Section
10.03 Expenses.
Each
party shall bear and pay all of the legal, accounting and other expenses
incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section
10.04 Time.
Time is
of the essence in the performance of the parties’ respective obligations herein
contained.
Section
10.05 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
Section
10.06 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, assigns and heirs; provided, however, that
neither party shall directly or indirectly transfer or assign any of its rights
hereunder in whole or in part without the written consent of the others, which
may be withheld in its sole discretion, and any such transfer or assignment
without said consent shall be void.
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Section
10.07 No
Third Parties Benefited.
This
Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the
parties hereto, their successors, assigns and heirs, and no other Person shall
have any right or action under this Agreement.
Section
10.08 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, with the same effect
as
if all parties had signed the same document. Each such counterpart shall be
an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute a single
agreement.
Section
10.09 Recitals,
Schedules and Exhibits.
The
Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein
and,
by this reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
Section
10.10 Section
Headings and Gender.
The
Section headings used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall
not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All
personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other genders,
whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, and the singular
shall
include the plural, and vice versa, whenever and as often as may be
appropriate.
Section
10.11 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the
internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts
of laws, except that the applicable terms of Section 1 shall be governed by
the
DGCL.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be binding
and effective as of the day and year first above written.
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ASSOCIATES CONSULTING, INC.
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
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ACQUISITION CORP.
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Chief Executive Officer
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