Contract
EXHIBIT
99.1
THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this "Agreement"),
executed and delivered by all of the parties hereto as of the 14th day of April,
2008 (the "Agreement
Date"), is
B
E T W E E N:
FIRSTSERVICE CORPORATION, an
Ontario corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Vendor")
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ADT SECURITY SERVICES CANADA,
INC., an Ontario corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS all of the issued and
outstanding shares in the capital of Intercon Security Limited are owned,
beneficially and of record, by the Vendor;
AND WHEREAS the parties hereto
are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of having the Purchaser
purchase from the Vendor upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Intercon
Security Limited;
AND WHEREAS the Purchaser is a
wholly-owned indirect Subsidiary of the Guarantor;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT
WITNESSETH that, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
- DEFINITIONS, SCHEDULES, RECITALS AND KNOWLEDGE
1.1 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement:
(a)
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"Accounts Receivable"
means all accounts receivable, trade accounts, notes receivable, book
debts and other debts due or accruing due to the Person then being
referred to together with the full benefit of all securities, if any, held
by such Person for the payment and collection
thereof;
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(b)
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"Acquisition Series" has
the meaning given thereto in
Subsection 6.6(d);
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(c)
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“Affiliate” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person;
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(d)
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"Assets" means, in
relation to the Person then being referred to, all of such Person's
Accounts Receivable, contractual rights, goodwill and other properties,
assets, undertaking, interests and rights of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever (and whether real or personal or tangible or
intangible);
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(e)
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"Authorities" means all
federal, state, provincial, county, municipal and other governments and
governmental and quasi-governmental agencies and authorities (including
taxation authorities), boards, courts, legislative bodies, commissions
(including securities commissions) and ministries, whether domestic,
foreign or international, and all instrumentalities and units
thereof;
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(f)
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"Bankruptcy Event" means,
in respect of the Person then being referred to, that such
Person:
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(i)
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is,
or has become, insolvent within the meaning of, or has otherwise become
subject to any insolvency or bankruptcy actions or proceedings under, such
bankruptcy and insolvency or other like Laws as are applicable to such
Person;
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(ii)
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has
proposed a compromise or arrangement to such Person's creditors generally
or has taken any proceedings (whether public or private) with respect
thereto or has had any petition or receiving order in bankruptcy filed
against such Person;
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(iii)
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has
taken any proceedings to have such Person declared bankrupt or, if such
Person is other than a human being, wound-up or dissolved;
or
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(iv)
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has
taken any proceedings to have a receiver or other like official appointed
over all or any part of such Person’s Assets, or has appointed (or
consented to the appointment of) any custodian, trustee, creditors’ agent,
encumbrancer, receiver or other like official or Person to take possession
of all or any part of such Person’s Assets, or has had any execution or
distress become enforceable or become levied or enforced upon all or any
part of such Person’s Assets;
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(g)
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"Business Day" means a
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a day which is observed as a legal
holiday in the Province of Ontario and any day on which the Toronto Stock
Exchange is not open for the regular conduct of
business;
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(h)
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"Business Premises
Leases" means those real property leases listed in
Schedule "A" annexed hereto, collectively; and "Business Premises Lease"
means any one of the Business Premises Leases,
individually;
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(i)
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"Capital Lease" means a
lease which is classified as a "capital lease" under
GAAP;
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(j)
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“Closing Date” means the
date determined in accordance with
Section 15.1;
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(k)
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"Code" means the United
States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder;
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(l)
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"Collective Bargaining
Agreement" means any written collective bargaining agreement or
other written Contract having the same effect as a "collective bargaining
agreement" between an Intercon Entity and any Labour Union relating
to the employment of any employee of such Intercon Entity together with
all written Contracts amending, modifying or supplementing any such
collective bargaining agreement or other written
Contract;
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(m)
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"Competition Law" means
any Law that is designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate
actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of
trade or lessening of competition,
including:
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(i)
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the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act");
and
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(ii)
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the
Competition Act
(Canada) (the "Competition
Act");
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(n)
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"Contracts" means all
arrangements, commitments, debt instruments, convertible debt instruments,
employment agreements, Collective Bargaining Agreements, joint venture
agreements, partnership agreements, shareholders' agreements, equipment
and other personal property leases, real property leases, licensing
agreements, security agreements, understandings, undertakings, warranties
(express and implied) and other agreements and contracts of any and every
nature or kind whatsoever;
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(o)
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"control", "controlled by" and
"under common control
with", as used with respect to any Person, means the possession,
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of securities, by
Contract or in any other manner
whatsoever;
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(p)
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"Corporate Documents"
means, in respect of the entity then being referred to, those documents
pursuant to which it was incorporated or amalgamated and which deal with
and pertain to its existence, conduct, operation, governance and
constitution (which documents, in the case of a corporation, include its
articles of incorporation or amalgamation and by-laws), as amended,
supplemented or restated, and in
effect;
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(q)
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"Effective Date" means
the date determined in accordance with
Section 15.1;
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(r)
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"Effective Time" means
11:59:59 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the Effective
Date;
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(s)
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"Employee Benefit Plan"
means each employee benefit plan (including an employee benefit plan as
defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), arrangement,
policy or commitment, multi-employer plan (as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA), employment, consulting agreement, deferred
compensation agreement, executive compensation, bonus, incentive, pension,
profit-sharing, savings, retirement, deferred compensation arrangement,
bonus, stock option, share appreciation right, stock purchase or severance
pay plan, group or individual health, dental, medical, life insurance,
survivor benefit, any life, disability or accident insurance plan or any
holiday or vacation practice, or similar plan, policy or arrangement,
whether formal or informal, which has been administered by any of the
Intercon Entities or by any other Person for and on behalf of any of the
Intercon Entities; and "Employee Benefit Plans"
means all of the foregoing,
collectively;
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(t)
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"Encumbrances" means
liens, claims, charges, security interests, pledges, mortgages and
encumbrances of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever;
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(u)
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"Environmental Claim"
means any Legal Proceeding, demand, directive, Encumbrance or notice of
non-compliance or violation by any Person alleging that any of the
Intercon Entities and/or any Person for whose actions any of the Intercon
Entities is responsible has any actual or potential liability arising out
of, based on or resulting from
either:
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(i)
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the
presence or Environmental Release of any Environmental Hazardous
Materials; or
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(ii)
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any
actual or alleged violation of any Environmental
Laws;
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(v)
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"Environmental Hazardous
Materials" means: (i) any petroleum or petroleum-based
products, radioactive materials, asbestos, radon gas, urea formaldehyde
foam insulation and any equipment that contain, in any form or in any
amount, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's); (ii) any chemicals or
other substances presently defined as, or included in the definition of,
"hazardous
substances", "hazardous wastes",
"hazardous
materials", "extremely hazardous
wastes", "restricted hazardous
wastes", "toxic
substances", "toxic pollutants" or
like words under any Environmental Laws; and (iii) any other
chemical, material, substance or waste, the use of, or exposure to, which
is now prohibited, governed or regulated by any
Authority;
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"Environmental Laws"
means all Laws which relate to any of the following: (i) pollution or
protection of human health, occupational safety or the environment;
(ii) Environmental Releases of Environmental Hazardous Materials; or
(iii) the manufacture, use, storage, disposal or other dealing with
Environmental Hazardous Materials;
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(x)
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"Environmental Release"
means any release, spill, emission, injection, disposal, discharge,
leaching or migration of any type whatsoever (whether into the atmosphere,
soil, surface or ground water, land surface or subsurface strata or
otherwise);
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(y)
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"Equipment Lease" means a
lease for personal property (including motor
vehicles);
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(z)
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"ERISA Affiliate" means
any entity that is a member of:
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(i)
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a
controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the
Code);
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(ii)
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a
group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in
Section 414(c) of the Code);
or
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(iii)
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an
affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code
or the regulations under Section 414(o) of the
Code),
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any of
which includes any of the Intercon Entities;
(aa)
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"Financial Statements
(2007)" means the following financial statements of
Intercon:
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(i)
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the
audited consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2007 (with unaudited
comparative figures as at March 31,
2006);
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(ii)
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the
audited consolidated statement of earnings for the years ended
March 31, 2007 and March 31,
2006;
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(iii)
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the
audited consolidated statement of shareholders' equity for the year ended
March 31, 2007 (with unaudited comparative figures for the year ended
March 31, 2006); and
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(iv)
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the
audited consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended
March 31, 2007 (with unaudited comparative figures for the year ended
March 31, 2006);
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together
with all supporting schedules and notes thereto and the auditors' report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants thereon, a true and complete
copy of which is annexed hereto as Schedule "B";
(bb)
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"Financial Statements
(Interim)" means the following unaudited internally prepared
financial statements of Intercon,
collectively:
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(i)
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the
consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2007;
and
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(ii)
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the
consolidated statement of earnings for the nine-month period ended
December 31, 2007;
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together
with any and all supporting schedules and notes thereto, a complete and accurate
copy of which is annexed hereto as Schedule "C";
(cc)
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"FS Credit Facilities"
means the loan and credit facilities provided for in and by the FS Loan
Agreements;
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(dd)
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"FS Lender Encumbrances"
means Encumbrances arising under, or otherwise in connection with, the FS
Loan Agreements and the FS Credit
Facilities;
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(ee)
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"FS Loan Agreements"
means the following, collectively:
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(i)
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the
Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 6, 2007
by and among, amongst others, the Vendor (as Canadian Borrower),
FirstService (USA), Inc. and FirstService Delaware, LP (as the US
Borrowers), the wholly-owned Subsidiaries named on the execution pages
thereof (as unlimited guarantors), the banks named on the execution pages
thereof (as lenders), TD Securities (as lead arranger and bookrunner), The
Toronto-Dominion Bank (as collateral agent), as the same may be amended,
supplemented, revised, amended and restated, or replaced from time to
time;
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(ii)
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the
Note and Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 21, 2001 among FirstService
Delaware, LP, the Vendor and the note purchasers listed therein with
respect to $100,000,000 of 8.06% Guaranteed Senior Secured Notes due 2011,
as the same may be amended, supplemented, revised, amended and restated,
or replaced from time to time;
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(iii)
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the
Note and Guarantee Agreement dated as of September 29, 2003 among
FirstService Delaware, LP, the Vendor and the note purchasers listed
therein with respect to the $50,000,000 6.4% Guaranteed Secured Notes due
2015, as the same may be amended, supplemented, revised, amended and
restated, or replaced from time to time;
and
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(iv)
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the
Note and Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 1, 2005 among the Vendor,
FirstService Delaware, LP and the note purchasers listed therein with
respect to $100,000,000 5.44% Guaranteed Secured Notes due 2015, as the
same may be amended, supplemented, revised, amended and restated, or
replaced from time to time;
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(ff)
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"GAAP" means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States as promulgated from
time to time by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board;
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(gg)
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"Guarantor" means Tyco
International Finance S.A., a corporation formed under the laws of
Luxembourg;
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(hh)
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"including" (and
variations thereof) means "including without
limitation" and shall not be construed to limit any general
statement which it follows to the specific or similar items or matters
immediately following it;
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(ii)
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"Intercon" means Intercon
Security Limited, an Ontario
corporation;
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(jj)
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"Intercon Entities" means
the following, collectively:
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(i)
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Intercon;
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(ii)
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FirstService
(USA) Security Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation;
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(iii)
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BLW,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation doing business as "Security Services &
Technologies";
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(iv)
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VASEC
- Virginia Security and Automation, Inc., a Virginia
corporation;
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(v)
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Innovative
Security Solutions, Inc., a Florida corporation;
and
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(vi)
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from
and after their respective date of formation, Newco 1 and
Newco 2;
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(kk)
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"Interim Period" means
the period commencing on the Agreement Date and ending on the earlier
of:
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(i)
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the
Time of Closing; and
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(ii)
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the
time at which the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Article 10 becomes effective;
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(ll)
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"Labour Disturbance"
means any strike, cessation of work, refusal to work or to continue to
work by employees of any Intercon Entity in combination or in concert or
in accordance with a common understanding, or a slow down or other
concerted activity on the part of such employees designed to restrict or
limit output, or any lockout, closing of place of employment, suspension
of work or refusal by any Intercon Entity to continue to employ any such
employees, or any other Material disturbance or dispute involving such
employees;
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"Labour Union" means a
labour organization or trade union, a council of labour organizations or
trade unions, an employee association which may qualify as (or which is
capable of qualifying as) a labour organization or trade union or other
like entity;
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"Laws" means all laws
(including the common law), statutes, regulations, rules, codes, by-laws,
orders, ordinances, decrees, treaties, standards, directives (but only
those having the force of law) and guidelines (but only those having the
force of law) of all Authorities having jurisdiction over, or application
to, the matter and/or Person then being referred to; and the term “applicable” with
respect to “Laws”
in the context that refers to one or more Person(s), means “that and to the extent that
such Laws apply to such Person(s) or its/their business, undertaking,
property or securities and emanate from an Authority having jurisdiction
over such Person(s) or its/their business, undertaking, property or
securities”;
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"Leased Business
Premises" means, in the case of a Business Premises Lease, the
lands and premises demised thereunder together with all leasehold
improvements located within or appurtenant to such lands and
premises;
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(pp)
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"Leased Equipment" means,
in the case of an Equipment Lease, the equipment and other items forming
the subject matter of such Equipment
Lease;
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(qq)
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"Legal Proceedings" means
actions (including actions before labour boards or arbitrators), appeals
from court judgments, appeals from decisions of labour boards or
arbitrators and other Authorities, applications for review, grievances,
arbitrations, assessments, audits (whether in respect of Taxes or
otherwise), claims (including Environmental Claims), complaints,
counterclaims, investigations, mediations, proceedings, demands for
arbitration, suits and proceedings regarding employment, employment
termination, discrimination or harassment (including sexual harassment)
and other suits and proceedings of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever (whether in law or in equity and whether administrative,
governmental or judicial) in respect of any act, conduct, matter or thing
whatsoever (whether negligent, intentional or otherwise and whether civil
or criminal in nature);
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"Liabilities" means all
accounts and trade payables, charges, costs, debts, expenses,
indebtedness, liabilities and payment and other obligations of any and
every nature and kind whatsoever, whether primary or secondary, direct or
indirect, monetary or non-monetary or due or accruing due and whether
fixed, contingent, absolute or otherwise and including those arising under
or in connection with or related
to:
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(i)
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indebtedness
for monies borrowed (including all interest, penalties, service charges
and other amounts owing in respect
thereof);
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(ii)
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Taxes
and other amounts payable pursuant to any applicable
Laws;
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(iii)
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damage
awards, judgments and other amounts in connection with the determination
or other settlement of any Legal
Proceedings;
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(iv)
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any
Contract; and
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(v)
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unearned
revenues and prepayments and deposits received from customers and rebates
owing to customers;
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and
"Liability" has a
corresponding meaning;
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“Losses” means, for the
purposes of (and as used in) Article 13, any and all assessments,
claims, costs, damages, deficiencies, fines, harm, interest, losses, late
payment charges, penalties and expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and disbursements and court costs) of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever and whether arising out of a judgment or otherwise; provided
that "Losses"
shall not include exemplary or punitive damages except and to the extent
that the same are included in a judgment or award rendered against a
Person seeking indemnity under Article 13 (and for which judgment or
award such Person is entitled to be indemnified under Article 13) to
and in favour of another Person who is a third party in relation to the
Person so seeking indemnity and his
Affiliates;
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"Material" (or "material") and "Materially" (or "materially") each mean
with respect to a particular fact, statement, circumstance, occurrence or
event (each, a "Matter" or "matter") pertaining to
any of the Intercon Entities, that the performance, failure, loss or
existence of such Matter would have an effect (expressed in monetary
terms) on such Intercon Entity exceeding
$250,000;
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"Material Adverse Change"
means any change, effect or occurrence that is, or could reasonably be
expected to be, Materially adverse to the Assets, Liabilities, business
operations or financial condition of the Intercon Entities, taken as a
whole, but excluding any change, effect or occurrence which is related to,
or caused by:
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(i)
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changes
in the Canadian or United States economy, political conditions, Laws or
securities markets in general;
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(ii)
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any
official promulgation after the Agreement Date of changes in GAAP;
or
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(iii)
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the
Pre-Closing Matters referred to in Subsection 7.8(a) (including the
implementation thereof);
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(vv)
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"Material Contract" means
each of the following:
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(i)
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each
Contract which is to be performed, in whole or in part, at or after the
Agreement Date and which:
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(A)
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cannot
be terminated by that Intercon Entity which is the party thereto upon 30
days’ notice without liability, penalty or premium of any
kind;
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(B)
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involves
aggregate future payments by an Intercon Entity of more than $500,000 in
total;
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(C)
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was
not entered into in the ordinary course of business by that Intercon
Entity which is the party thereto;
or
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(D)
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involves
potential payments to an Intercon Entity of more than $500,000 in
total;
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(ii)
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any
written Contract which is, primarily, in the nature of a confidentiality,
secrecy or non-disclosure Contract (other than service or customer
Contracts that include an ordinary course non-disclosure
clause);
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(iii)
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any
written Contract which prohibits or restricts any of the Intercon Entities
from engaging in any line of business or business or other activity,
competing with any other Person, operating any of its Assets or otherwise
conducting its business and affairs in any
jurisdiction;
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(iv)
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any
Contract with a Person with whom any of the Intercon Entities does not
deal at arm’s length;
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(v)
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any
Contract of guarantee, indemnification, assumption or endorsement of the
Liabilities of any other Person (but excluding any and all indemnification
obligations of an Intercon Entity arising under a Contract which such
Intercon Entity has with any of its customers or
suppliers);
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(vi)
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any
Contract to which any Intercon Entity is a party or by which any of its
Assets are bound relating to indebtedness for borrowed money (including
any security or other similar agreements relating
thereto);
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(vii)
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any
Contract which is a Capital Lease;
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(viii)
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any
Contract which is an Operating Lease which
either:
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(A)
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requires
annual lease (rent) payments in excess of $50,000;
or
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(B)
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is
for motor vehicle(s);
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(ix)
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any
Contract to which any Intercon Entity is a party involving a sharing of
profits or expenses or an obligation on the part of any Intercon Entity to
invest, contribute, repay, guarantee, loan or advance funds in excess of
$200,000; and
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(x)
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any
written Contract (other than a Contract which is a Business Premises
Lease, an Equipment Lease, an employment Contract with an employee of a
Intercon Entity or a Contract referred to in any of the other foregoing
Paragraphs of this definition "Material Contracts"),
the termination/loss of which could reasonably be expected to result in a
Materially adverse effect for the applicable Intercon
Entity;
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"Newco 1" and "Newco 2" means
those corporations to be incorporated pursuant to the Laws of the Province
of Ontario which are respectively referred to, and defined, as "Newco 1" and
"Newco 2" in
Schedule "G" annexed hereto;
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(xx)
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"Operating Lease" means a
lease which is classified as an "operating lease" under
GAAP;
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(yy)
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"Options and Re-Purchase
Obligations" means, as used in relation to the Person then being
referred to, all options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights
or Contracts of any nature or kind whatsoever obligating such Person
for:
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(i)
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the
issuance, purchase, sale or transfer of any of the unissued or issued
shares or other equity interests in its capital;
or
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(ii)
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the
repurchase, redemption, retraction, cancellation or other acquisition by
any means of any of the issued shares or other equity interests in its
capital;
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"ordinary course of
business" means in the ordinary, usual and normal course of
business consistent with the past practices of that Person as in relation
to which the phrase "ordinary course of
business" is then being
used;
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(aaa)
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"Permitted Encumbrances"
means:
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(i)
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Encumbrances
securing Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or obligations,
the payment of which is not at the time due or delinquent if accrued for
by the applicable Intercon Entity and expressly set forth in either the
Financial Statements (Interim) or the Preliminary Closing
Statement;
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(ii)
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undetermined
or inchoate Encumbrances incidental to the respective operations of the
Intercon Entities which have not at such time been filed under applicable
Laws and which relate to obligations neither due nor
delinquent;
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(iii)
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carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, material-men’s, repairmen’s and other
Encumbrances arising under applicable Laws if accrued for by the
applicable Intercon Entity and expressly set forth in either the Financial
Statements (Interim) or the Preliminary Closing
Statement;
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(iv)
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any
Encumbrance resulting from the deposit of cash or obligations as security
when an Intercon Entity is required to make such deposit by
governmental or other public authority or by normal business practice in
connection with Contracts, licences or tenders or similar matters in the
ordinary course of business and for the purpose of carrying on the same;
and
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(v)
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public
or statutory obligations which are not due or delinquent, and security
given to a public utility or any Authority when required by such Authority
in connection with the respective businesses of the Intercon
Entities;
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"Person" includes a human
being, a trust, a partnership, a joint venture, a body corporate or
politic, an Authority, a limited liability company, an unlimited liability
company, an association and any other form of incorporated or
unincorporated organization or
entity;
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"Post-Closing Period"
means any taxable period or portion thereof beginning immediately after
the Effective Time; and, if a taxable period begins before the Effective
Time and ends after the Effective Time, then the portion of such taxable
period that begins at the Effective Time shall constitute a Post-Closing
Period;
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(ddd)
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"Pre-Closing Period"
means any taxable period or portion thereof that is not a Post-Closing
Period;
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(eee)
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"Pre-Closing
Transactions" has the meaning given thereto in
Subsection 7.8(a);
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(fff)
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"Purchase Price" has the
meaning given thereto in
Section 3.3;
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(ggg)
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"Purchased Shares" has
the meaning given thereto in
Section 2.1;
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(hhh)
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"Purchaser's Legal
Counsel" means:
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(i)
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Xxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP, 0000 X Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000;
and
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(ii)
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McMillan
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx XXX, XXX Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Tower, 000 Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0;
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(iii)
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"Restricted Person" has
the meaning given thereto in
Subsection 6.6(d);
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(jjj)
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"Retention Agreement
Memorandum" means that certain memorandum dated the Agreement Date
from Xxxxx Xxxxxxx to the Vendor (Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx) and
captioned “Retention
Agreements”;
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(kkk)
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"Retention Agreements"
has the meaning given thereto in
Subsection 7.14(b);
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(lll)
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"Specified Independent
Contractors & Consultants" has the meaning given thereto in
Subsection 4.1(gg);
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(mmm)
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"Straddle Period" means
any taxable period that includes, but does not end at, the Effective
Time;
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(nnn)
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"Subsidiary" means, when
used in reference to any Person, any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, trust, joint venture or other entity which is then
in existence and which is, directly or indirectly, controlled by the
Person so being referred to and "Subsidiaries" has a
corresponding meaning;
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(ooo)
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“Substituted Property”
means any property “acquired in substitution
for” any property of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.,
Newco 1 or Newco 2 as such term is defined for purposes of
paragraph 88(1)(c.3) of the Tax Act, and shall include any property,
the fair market value of which is wholly or partly attributable, or
determinable primarily by reference, to the shares of FirstService (USA)
Security Holdings, Inc., Newco 1 or Newco 2 or to any proceeds
from the disposition thereof immediately prior to the Effective
Time;
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(ppp)
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"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act
(Canada), as amended;
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(qqq)
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"Tax Claim" has the
meaning given thereto in
Subsection 6.5(a);
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(rrr)
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"Tax Notice" has the
meaning given thereto in
Subsection 6.5(d);
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(sss)
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"Tax Return" means any
report, return, document, declaration, payee statement or other
information or filing required to be supplied to any Authority relating to
Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment thereof;
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(ttt)
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"Taxes" means all income
and other taxes, assessments, levies and other governmental charges and
imposts of any and every nature and kind whatsoever (whether domestic or
foreign; federal, state, provincial or municipal; or otherwise) and
including: employee source/tax deductions/withholdings, value added taxes,
Goods and Services Tax (GST), sales taxes, use taxes, large corporation
taxes, customs duties and tariffs, excise taxes, payroll taxes, levies and
premiums due to Authorities providing workers' compensation, unemployment,
pension or social insurance benefits, levies and premiums payable under
governmental health care programs, capital taxes, net worth taxes,
franchise taxes, land transfer taxes, business taxes, real property taxes,
occupancy taxes and also including any interest or penalties on the
foregoing; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing and for
purposes of this Agreement, "Taxes" also
includes:
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(i)
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all
Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group of which any Intercon Entity (or any predecessor) is or was a member
at or prior to the Effective Time, including pursuant to Treasury
Regulation §1.1502-6 or any similar state, local, or foreign law or
regulation; and
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(ii)
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any
and all Taxes of any Person (other than the Intercon Entities) imposed on
any Intercon Entity as a transferee or successor, by Contract or
otherwise;
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(uuu)
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"Time of Closing" means
10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario local time) on the Closing Date or, if the
transaction is not completed at such time, then at such other time on the
Closing Date at which the transaction is
completed;
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(vvv)
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"Transaction Documents"
means this Agreement together with all Contracts, documents, certificates
and other instruments executed and delivered in connection with the
transactions provided for in this
Agreement;
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(www)
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"United States Employee Benefit
Plan" means an Employee Benefit Plan that provides benefits to an
individual or group of individuals, substantially all of whom are citizens
or residents of the United States;
and
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(xxx)
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"Vendor's Legal Counsel"
means Fogler, Xxxxxxxx LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, Xxxxx 0000, 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx West, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X
0X0.
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1.2 Schedules and
Exhibits. The following Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement are attached to, are incorporated into, and form an integral part of
this Agreement:
Schedule
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Description
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A
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List
of Business Premises Leases
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B
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Financial
Statements (2007)
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C
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Financial
Statements (Interim)
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D
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Form
of Preliminary Closing Statement
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E
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Vendor
Disclosure Schedule
Exhibits to Vendor
Disclosure Schedule
A Material
Contract Matters
B Employees,
Compensation & Benefits & Other Employee Matters
C Description
of Intercon Intellectual Properties
D Particulars
of Insurance Policies of Intercon Entities
E Bank
Accounts and Safety Deposit Boxes
F Exceptions
to Vendor Covenants
G VAR
Payments to be Paid Prior to Time of Closing
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F
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Corporate
Information - Intercon Entities
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G
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Particulars
of Pre-Closing Transactions
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H
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Capital
Expenditures to be Incurred by Intercon Entities
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I
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Oral
Contracts - Manpower Customers
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1.3 Section
References and Recitals. Unless otherwise expressly
indicated in this Agreement, any reference made in this Agreement to an "Article", "Section", "Subsection" or "Paragraph" means and refers
to the Article, Section, Subsection or Paragraph of this Agreement so
referenced. The recitals to this Agreement form an integral part of
this Agreement and are incorporated herein by reference.
1.4 Calculations in
Accordance with GAAP. Every calculation and
determination of a financial amount or other matter of a financial nature
required to be made by this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP
which shall, in the making thereof, be consistently applied in respect of the
calculation or other determination then being made.
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1.5 Sole
Discretion. Wherever in this Agreement it is stated that
a Person (including a party hereto) may withhold such Person's consent (or any
other matter) in its "sole
discretion", "sole
discretion" means such Person's "sole, absolute, arbitrary and
unfettered discretion".
1.6 Scope of
Knowledge. The phrase "to the knowledge of the
Vendor" means the actual knowledge of D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, each of whom is a senior executive of the Vendor or
one or more of the Intercon Entities, together with the knowledge that they, or
any one of them, would have gained had they, or any one of them, made a
reasonable inquiry of those members of the management of the Vendor or the
Intercon Entities as they, acting reasonably, consider appropriate under the
circumstances.
1.7 Third Party
Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement or in any of the
other Transaction Documents is intended, expressly or by implication, to, or
shall, confer on any Person other than the parties hereto, any rights or
remedies of any kind.
ARTICLE 2
- AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE SHARES
2.1 Purchase of
Purchased Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the
Vendor, and the Vendor hereby agrees to sell, assign and transfer to the
Purchaser, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Intercon
(collectively, the "Purchased
Shares"), which issued and outstanding shares consist of the
following:
(a)
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a
total of 150,000 Preferred Shares in the capital of Intercon;
and
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(b)
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a
total of 100,001 Common Shares in the capital of
Intercon;
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and
such purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares shall be effective, and deemed to
have been completed, as at the Effective Time.
2.2 Excluded
Assets. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that, prior
to the Time of Closing, the Vendor shall do and cause to be done, at its own
expense, all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable so that there
shall be transferred to the Vendor (or to a Subsidiary of the Vendor which is
not an Intercon Entity) all of the following (collectively, the "Excluded
Assets"):
(a)
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the
54,000 preferred shares in the capital stock of FirstService Acquisitionco
Inc. (which is an Ontario corporation) owned by Intercon;
and
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(b)
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the
1% limited partnership interest in FirstService Delaware, LP (which is a
Delaware limited partnership) owned by
Intercon.
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ARTICLE 3
- CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
3.1 Definitions. For
the purposes of this Agreement:
(a)
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"Company Indebtedness
Amount" means, at the time then being referred to, the FS Loan
Amount and the total amount of all other indebtedness, including all fees
and penalties related thereto, of the Intercon Entities which is
outstanding at such time of any and every nature and kind whatsoever
(whether on account of principal, interest or otherwise and including the
current portion thereof) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP and including all indebtedness then outstanding or arising
under, or otherwise related to, the
following:
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(i)
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term
loans and other term debt obtained from banks and other
lenders;
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(ii)
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vehicle
and equipment loans;
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(iii)
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obligations
under Capital Leases;
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(iv)
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promissory
notes and other debt obligations (including those related to the payment
of the outstanding balance, both actual and contingent, of the purchase
price and related acquisition costs of any and all business acquisitions)
which were, directly or indirectly, made by the Intercon Entities,
respectively, at or prior to the time then being referred
to;
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(v)
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guarantees,
letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankers acceptances and
obligations arising under guarantees (and other like assurances) regarding
the payment of monies and/or the performance of obligations;
and
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(vi)
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all
of the indebtedness of the Intercon Entities which is then outstanding
Revolving Current Debt (and, as used herein, “Revolving Current Debt”
means indebtedness of any and every nature and kind whatsoever (whether on
account of principal, interest or otherwise) arising under an operating
loan, a line of credit and any other form or type of revolving credit
facility providing for access to, or the availability of, funds or funds
equivalents (including letters of credit, letters of guarantee and
bankers’ acceptances) obtained from a bank or other
lender);
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provided
that, in calculating the foregoing, no account shall be taken of, and there
shall be excluded:
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(vii)
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obligations
under Operating Leases; and
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(viii)
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accounts
and trade payables accrued in the ordinary course of business of the
Intercon Entities;
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(b)
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"Current Assets" has the
same meaning as is given thereto under
GAAP;
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(c)
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"Current Liabilities" has
the same meaning as is given thereto under
GAAP;
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(d)
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"FS Loan Amount" means,
at the time then being referred to, the total amount of all indebtedness
(including all fees and penalties related thereto) of the Intercon
Entities of any and every nature and kind whatsoever (whether on account
of principal, interest or otherwise and including the current portion
thereof and whether evidenced by the FS Loan Agreements or otherwise)
which at such time is owed by the Intercon Entities to the Vendor and each
Subsidiary of the Vendor which is not an Intercon
Entity;
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(e)
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"Net Company Indebtedness
Amount" means, at the time then being referred to, the amount by
which the Company Indebtedness Amount at such time exceeds the total
amount of the cash (including cash held by way of deposits (term or
otherwise), treasury bills, guaranteed investment certificates and other
like money market instruments) of the Intercon Entities at such time
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP;
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(f)
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"VAR Payments" has the
meaning given thereto in Paragraph 3.8(a)(ii);
and
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(g)
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"Working Capital Amount"
means, with respect to any one or more Intercon Entities at any particular
time, the amount by which the total amount of the Current Assets at such
time of those Intercon Entities then being referred to (such Intercon
Entities being hereafter referred to in this Subsection 3.1(g) only
as the "Referenced
Intercon Entities"), calculated on a consolidated basis (unless
otherwise expressly specified), exceeds that amount which is equal to the
total amount of the Current Liabilities at such time of such Referenced
Intercon Entities, calculated on a consolidated basis (unless otherwise
expressly specified); and, solely for the purposes of calculating the
"Working Capital
Amount" in accordance with this Subsection 3.1(g) (but for no
other purposes):
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(i)
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"Current Assets" means
all Assets which are classified as "current assets" in
accordance with GAAP but excluding: (A) cash (including cash held by
way of deposits (term or otherwise), treasury bills, guaranteed investment
certificates and other like money market instruments); and
(B) deferred tax assets;
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(ii)
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"Current Liabilities"
means all Liabilities which are classified as "current liabilities" in
accordance with GAAP but excluding the
following:
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(A)
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obligations
under Capital Leases of the Referenced Intercon
Entities;
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(B)
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the
current portion of any and all long-term debt owed by the Referenced
Intercon Entities, respectively, to any Person other than the Vendor or
any Affiliate of the Vendor;
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(C)
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all
amounts due and payable by the Referenced Intercon Entities, respectively,
to the Vendor in respect of management
fees;
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(D)
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that
portion of the accrued VAR Payments which the Referenced Intercon Entities
are responsible to pay; and
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(E)
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all
deferred tax liabilities of the Referenced Intercon
Entities.
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3.2 Preliminary
Closing Statement and Final Closing Statement. Annexed
hereto as Schedule "D" is a form of statement to be prepared by the Vendor
and delivered to the Purchaser not less than five days prior to the Closing
Date; and the statement so to be prepared and delivered by the Vendor (which
statement is herein referred to as the "Preliminary Closing
Statement") shall set forth, based on reasonable estimates, a calculation and reasonable
particulars of the following:
(a)
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in
Part 1 thereof, the Company Indebtedness Amount as at the Effective
Time;
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(b)
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in
Part 2 thereof:
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(i)
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a
list (including values) of all of the Current Assets (including cash and
cash held by way of deposits (term or otherwise), treasury bills and
guaranteed investment certificates and other like money market
instruments) of Intercon at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for Intercon and its Subsidiary, FirstService (USA)
Security Holdings, Inc. (but, for greater certainty, not including any of
the Subsidiaries of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.);
and
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(ii)
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a
list (including values) of all of the Current Assets (including cash and
cash held by way of deposits (term or otherwise), treasury bills and
guaranteed investment certificates and other like money market
instruments) of BLW, Inc. at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for BLW, Inc. and its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC -
Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions,
Inc.);
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(c)
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in
Part 3 thereof, the Net Company Indebtedness Amount as at the Effective
Time; and
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(d)
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in
Part 4 thereof:
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(i)
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a
list (including values) of all of the Current Liabilities of Intercon at
the Effective Time, calculated on a consolidated basis for Intercon and
its Subsidiary, FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. (but, for
greater certainty, not including any of the Subsidiaries of FirstService
(USA) Security Holdings, Inc.); and
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(ii)
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a
list (including values) of all of the Current Liabilities of BLW, Inc. at
the Effective Time, calculated on a consolidated basis for BLW, Inc. and
its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation,
Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions,
Inc.).
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The
Preliminary Closing Statement shall be accompanied by a certificate of a senior
officer of the Vendor certifying that such statement has been accurately and
properly prepared in the manner required by this Agreement.
The
Purchaser shall, as soon as practicable following the Closing Date (but by no
later than the 60th day thereafter), prepare and send to the Vendor a statement
(the "Final Closing
Statement"), which statement shall have substantially the same format as
the Preliminary Closing Statement and shall update to and including the
Effective Time all of the information set forth in the Preliminary Closing
Statement (and if, in preparing the Final Closing Statement, the Purchaser shall
discover any errors in, or omissions from, the Preliminary Closing Statement,
appropriate inclusions shall be made in the Final Closing Statement to deal with
such errors and omissions), and the Final Closing Statement shall be accompanied
by a certificate of a senior officer of the Purchaser certifying that such
statement has been accurately and properly prepared in the manner required by
this Agreement. The review of the Final Closing Statement and the
settlement of any objections thereto shall be dealt with in accordance with
Section 3.6.
3.3 Purchase Price
Formula. Subject to the finalization thereof in
accordance with this Article 3, the total purchase price for the Purchased
Shares (the "Purchase
Price") shall be equal to the remainder obtained when XXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXX-XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX DOLLARS ((US)
$187,500,000) is reduced by 100% of the Net Company Indebtedness Amount as at
the Effective Time (which remainder is hereafter referred to in this
Section 3.3 as the "Remainder"), and the Remainder
shall be subject to further adjustment as follows:
(a)
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if:
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(i)
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the
Working Capital Amount of Intercon at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for Intercon and its Subsidiary (namely, FirstService
(USA) Security Holdings, Inc. (but, for greater certainty, not including
any of the Subsidiaries of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.)),
is less than (CDN) $27,127,000, then the Remainder shall be reduced
by the amount by which (CDN) $27,127,000 exceeds the Working Capital
Amount of Intercon and its Subsidiary (namely, FirstService (USA) Security
Holdings, Inc.) at the Effective Time as so calculated;
or
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(ii)
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the
Working Capital Amount of Intercon at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for Intercon and its Subsidiary (namely, FirstService
(USA) Security Holdings, Inc. (but, for greater certainty, not including
any of the Subsidiaries of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.)),
is greater than (CDN) $27,127,000, then the Remainder shall be
increased by the amount by which the Working Capital Amount of Intercon
and its Subsidiary (namely, FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.) at
the Effective Time as so calculated exceeds (CDN) $27,127,000;
and
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(b)
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if:
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(i)
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the
Working Capital Amount of BLW, Inc. at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for BLW, Inc. and its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC -
Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions,
Inc.), is less than (US) $9,394,000, then the Remainder shall be
reduced by the amount by which (US) $9,394,000 exceeds the Working
Capital Amount of BLW, Inc. and its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC -
Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions,
Inc.) at the Effective Time as so calculated;
or
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(ii)
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the
Working Capital Amount of BLW, Inc. at the Effective Time, calculated on a
consolidated basis for BLW, Inc. and its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC -
Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions,
Inc.), is greater than (US) $9,394,000, then the Remainder shall be
increased by the amount by which the Working Capital Amount of BLW, Inc.
and its two Subsidiaries (namely, VASEC - Virginia Security and
Automation, Inc. and Innovative Security Solutions, Inc.) at the Effective
Time as so calculated exceeds
(US) $9,394,000.
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3.4 Calculation &
Payment at Closing of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price
shall be calculated at the Time of Closing using the amounts to be set forth in
the Preliminary Closing Statement and shall be paid by the Purchaser to the
Vendor in full at the Time of Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
funds. In calculating the Purchase Price to be paid at Closing, the
increase or decrease to the Remainder required by Subsection 3.3(a) shall
be converted from Canadian dollars to United States dollars at the exchange rate
published in The Wall Street Journal five (5) Business Days before the Closing
Date.
3.5 Adjusting Payment
Based on Final Closing Statement. Immediately upon the
final settlement of the Final Closing Statement pursuant to Section 3.6,
the Purchase Price shall be re-calculated in accordance with the formula set
forth in Section 3.3 using the amounts set forth in the Final Closing
Statement and:
(a)
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if
the amount of the re-calculated Purchase Price is less than the amount
which was calculated as the amount of the Purchase Price at the Time of
Closing using the amounts then set out in the Preliminary Closing
Statement, then the Vendor shall forthwith pay to the Purchaser the amount
of such decrease together with interest thereon from and including the
Effective Date to the date of payment at the rate of seven percent (7%)
per annum, calculated and compounded annually;
or
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(b)
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if
the amount of the re-calculated Purchase Price is greater than the amount
which was calculated as the amount of the Purchase Price at the Time of
Closing using the amounts then set out in the Preliminary Closing
Statement, then the Purchaser shall forthwith pay to the Vendor the amount
of such increase together with interest thereon from and including the
Effective Date to the date of payment at the rate of seven percent (7%)
per annum, calculated and compounded
annually.
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In
re-calculating the Purchase Price as required by this Section 3.5, the
increase (if any) or decrease (if any) to the Remainder required by
Subsection 3.3(a) shall be converted from Canadian dollars to United States
dollars at the exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal five (5)
Business Days before the payment date.
3.6 Review of Final
Closing Statement.
(a)
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The
Vendor shall have the period of 45 days following its receipt of the Final
Closing Statement in which to review it (such period being referred to as
the "Review
Period") and, if the Vendor shall have any objections thereto, it
shall set them out with reasonable particularity in a written objection
notice (an "Objection
Notice") to be delivered by the Vendor to the Purchaser on or prior
to the expiration of the Review Period. In connection with such
review, the Vendor and its accounting advisors shall have the right to
examine at the offices of the Intercon Entities during normal business
hours and on 24 hours prior notice, all of the books and records of the
Intercon Entities for the purpose of verifying the information set forth
in the Final Closing Statement and all costs (including accountant's fees)
incurred in connection with such review shall be paid by the
Vendor.
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(b)
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If
the Vendor shall not have delivered an Objection Notice to the Final
Closing Statement on or prior to the expiration of the Review Period, all
of the parties to this Agreement shall be deemed to have agreed to the
Final Closing Statement (fraud only
excepted).
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(c)
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If
the Vendor shall have delivered an Objection Notice to the Final Closing
Statement on or prior to the expiration of the Review Period,
then:
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(i)
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if
the Purchaser and the Vendor were able to mutually agree to the resolution
of all of the objections therein set forth within 15 days following the
Purchaser's actual receipt thereof, all of the parties hereto shall be
deemed to have agreed to the Final Closing Statement modified to the
extent necessary to reflect such mutual agreement and such modified Final
Closing Statement shall be final and binding upon all of the parties
hereto (fraud only excepted); or
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(ii)
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if
the Purchaser and the Vendor were unable to mutually agree to the
resolution of all of the objections therein set forth within 15 days
following the Purchaser's actual receipt thereof, the Purchaser and the
Vendor shall retain and instruct the Selected Accountants (as determined
in accordance with Subsection 3.6(d) below) to render a decision with
respect to all matters in dispute, as set forth in such Objection Notice,
and to provide, within 45 days following the date on which they were
retained (or such greater period as they may reasonably require), a
revised Final Closing Statement reflecting their decision and such revised
Final Closing Statement shall be final and binding upon all of the parties
hereto (fraud only excepted). The Selected Accountants, in
dealing with the matters in dispute, shall have the right, at any time and
from time to time on reasonable prior notice, to examine, at the offices
of the Intercon Entities during normal business hours, all of the books
and records of the Intercon Entities. The Selected Accountants
shall also be instructed to provide their opinion as to in whose favour
substantially all of the matters raised in such Objection Notice were
resolved, which opinion shall be final and binding upon all of the parties
hereto, and all fees and disbursements charged by the Selected Accountants
in connection with the resolution of all matters set forth in such
Objection Notice shall (and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement regarding the allocation of fees and disbursements of the
parties hereto with respect to disputed
matters):
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(A)
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if
substantially all of such matters were resolved in favour of the
Purchaser, be paid by the Vendor;
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(B)
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if
substantially all of such matters were resolved in favour of the Vendor,
be paid by the Purchaser; or
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(C)
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if
substantially all of such matters were resolved in favour of neither the
Purchaser nor the Vendor, be paid by the Purchaser, as to 50% thereof, and
by the Vendor, as to the remaining 50%
thereof.
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(d)
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For
the purposes of this Section 3.6, "Selected Accountants"
means:
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(i)
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Ernst
& Young LLP (at its main office in Toronto, Ontario);
or
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(ii)
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in
the event Ernst & Young LLP at the time it is to be retained in
accordance with Paragraph 3.6(c)(ii) is then not independent to all
of the parties hereto and their respective Affiliates, then the "Selected Accountants"
shall be KPMG LLP (at its main office in Toronto, Ontario);
or
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(iii)
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in
the event that neither Ernst & Young LLP nor KPMG LLP at the time it
is to be retained in accordance with Paragraph 3.6(c)(ii) is then not
independent to all of the parties hereto and their respective Affiliates,
then the "Selected
Accountants" shall be such firm (at its main office in New York,
New York) as shall be selected by lot drawn from amongst the names of four
US nationally-recognized chartered accounting firms (of which two names
will be submitted by the Purchaser and two names will be submitted by the
Vendor), each of which firms shall be independent relative to all of the
parties hereto and their respective
Affiliates.
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3.7 Guarantee of
Guarantor.
(a)
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.7, the Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Vendor the due and
punctual complete performance, payment and satisfaction by the Purchaser
of all of the payment, indemnification and other liabilities and
obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement (collectively, the
"Purchaser's
Obligations"). The guarantee provided for in this
Section 3.7 (which guarantee is referred to in this Section 3.7
as the "Guarantee") is a
continuing guarantee and applies to and secures each and all of the
Purchaser's Obligations at any time and from time to
time. Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.7, the
liabilities and obligations of the Guarantor under the Guarantee are not
subject to any counterclaim, set-off, release, recoupment or defence and
the Guarantee is and shall remain in full force and is irrevocable,
absolute and unconditional irrespective
of:
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(i)
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any
change in the name of the Purchaser or in its business, management,
shareholdings or any part thereof or in its capital structure or Corporate
Documents;
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(ii)
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any
discontinuance of the Purchaser’s business or the disposal or sale of its
business and undertaking, in whole or in part, to another or
others;
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(iii)
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the
Purchaser being amalgamated or merged with any other corporation or entity
or being wound up or dissolved;
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(iv)
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any
lack of enforceability of this Agreement (other than solely by reason of a
complete and total failure of
consideration);
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(v)
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any
change in any of the terms of any of the obligations covered by the
Guarantee or any amendment, or waiver of or consent to departure from this
Agreement;
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(vi)
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the
occurrence of any Bankruptcy Event in relation to the Purchaser or any
omission or refraining from proving the claim or any part of the claim of
the Vendor in any bankruptcy, winding-up, compromise or other proceedings
relating to the Purchaser;
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(vii)
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the
pursuit, or failure to pursue, by the Vendor of any rights or remedies
against the Purchaser;
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(viii)
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any
assignment by the Purchaser of all or certain provisions of this
Agreement, or any interest herein;
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(ix)
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any
delegation by the Purchaser of any duty or obligation of the Purchaser
arising under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with the
transactions herein provided for;
and
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(x)
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any
other circumstances whatsoever (other than actual payment or performance),
whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing and whether or not
the Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof, that might
constitute a legal or equitable defence or discharge of the liabilities of
a guarantor or that might limit recourse against a
guarantor;
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(b)
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The
Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case
may be, if at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any sums due in
respect of the obligations in respect of which the Guarantee was given is
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned for any reason or
cause of any nature or kind whatsoever, all as though such payment had not
been made notwithstanding any intervening termination of this or any other
provision of this Agreement.
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(c)
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If
the Purchaser fails to perform (in whole or in part) any of the
Purchaser's Obligations when due and required to be performed pursuant to
this Agreement, the Guarantor shall perform (or shall cause any of its
Affiliates to perform) all such unperformed Purchaser's Obligations on the
same terms and conditions, and in the same manner, as is required by the
terms of this Agreement and, in particular, the Guarantor shall pay (or
cause to be paid) all such amount(s) as may be due in respect of such
unperformed Purchaser's Obligations without any withholding, deduction,
counterclaim or set-off for any reason or on any account
whatsoever.
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(d)
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The
Guarantor shall be required to perform under the Guarantee only
after:
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(i)
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all
grace periods provided to the Purchaser under this Agreement have
expired;
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(ii)
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the
expiration of a period of seven days from the date on which the Vendor
sends to the Guarantor, in accordance with Section 15.2, a written
notice:
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(A)
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stating
that the Vendor intends to make a claim under the Guarantee;
and
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(B)
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containing
reasonable summary particulars of the unperformed Purchaser's Obligations
to which such claim relates.
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(e)
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Except
for the notice and time and grace period requirements set forth in
Subsection 3.7(d):
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(i)
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the
Guarantee is in no way conditional upon any requirement that the Vendor
first attempt to have the Purchaser perform any of the Purchaser's
Obligations or that the Vendor resort to any security or other means of
obtaining payment and/or performance of such obligations;
and
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(ii)
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the
Guarantor hereby waives notice of promptness, diligence, demand, protest,
proof or notice of non-payment and notice of acceptance; and any other
notice with respect to any of the obligations guaranteed by it pursuant to
the Guarantee.
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(f)
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Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Guarantor shall be
entitled to assert as a defence to any claim for payment or performance of
the Purchaser's Obligations guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the
Guarantee, that such Purchaser's Obligations
either:
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(i)
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are
not currently due under the terms of this Agreement;
or
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(ii)
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have
previously been paid and performed in
full.
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(g)
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The
Guarantee may not be amended or modified except by a writing to such
explicit effect duly executed by both the Guarantor and the
Vendor. Upon making any payment or performance with respect to
any Purchaser's Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the
right of the Vendor against Purchaser with respect to such payment;
provided that Guarantor shall not enforce any payment right by way of
subrogation until the underlying Purchaser's Obligation has been fully
paid, performed and satisfied.
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(h)
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The
Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest date on
which each and all of the Purchaser's Obligations have been fully paid,
performed and satisfied, whereupon the Guarantee shall expire, and the
Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be fully
discharged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guarantee shall
in any event automatically terminate and expire on the later of the
following two dates to occur
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(i)
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that
date which is the sixth anniversary of the Agreement Date;
or
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(ii)
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in
the event that a claim for indemnification under this Agreement made by
the Vendor is then pending, that date which is sixty (60) days after the
date on which a final determination of such claim for indemnification has
been rendered and any and all obligations in connection therewith have
been fully paid, performed and
satisfied.
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(i)
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The
Guarantee shall be governed by the laws of the Province of
Ontario. Any suit, action, or proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
the Guarantee may only be brought in the courts of competent jurisdiction
in the Province of Ontario. Each of the Guarantor and the
Vendor hereby consents and submits to the jurisdiction of such courts (and
of the appropriate appellate court therefrom) in any such suit, action or
proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such
suit, actions or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit,
action or proceeding may be served on any party thereto anywhere in the
world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such
court.
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(j)
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 3.7, the Guarantor’s total
aggregate liability under the Guarantee shall not in any circumstances
exceed the lower of:
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(i)
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the
actual outstanding liability of the Purchaser under the Agreement;
and
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(ii)
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XXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXX-XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX DOLLARS
($187,500,000).
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3.8 Payment of Sale
Transaction Costs and VAR Payments.
(a)
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As
used in this Agreement:
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(i)
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"Sale Transaction Costs"
means all brokerage, advisory, accounting, legal and other fees and
disbursements (including all fees and disbursements of the Vendor's Legal
Counsel) which are payable by the Vendor in connection with the
transactions provided for in this Agreement; provided that and for greater
certainty, "Sale
Transaction Costs" shall not include any fees, expenses and
disbursements which may be incurred by the Intercon Entities in connection
with the pre-closing transactions and other matters which are provided for
in, or contemplated by, Section 7.8;
and
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(ii)
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"VAR Payments" means all
those (and only those) value appreciation rights payments, management
bonuses, "parachute" payments,
incentive payments and other similar payments and termination and
severance payments required to be made by the Intercon Entities (or which
vest or to which employees of the Intercon Entities become entitled)
(including related employment and withholding
Taxes).
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(b)
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The
Vendor shall pay as and when due all Sale Transaction Costs; and, if any
Sale Transaction Costs were paid by the Intercon Entities, the Vendor
shall reimburse the Intercon Entities for the Sale Transaction Costs so
paid by them, respectively.
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(c)
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The
Vendor shall, prior to the Time of Closing, cause the Intercon Entities to
pay in full all of the VAR
Payments.
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3.9 Method of Making
Payments. All payments required to be made in accordance
with the preceding provisions of this Article 3 by the Vendor to the
Purchaser or vice versa or by the Vendor to Intercon or vice versa shall be made
in same day funds by wire transfer in accordance with
Section 15.4.
3.10 Withholding. Any
of the Purchaser and its Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to the Vendor pursuant
to this Agreement such amounts as the Purchaser or its Affiliate, as the case
may be, is required to deduct or withhold therefrom under the Code, the Tax Act
or under any other applicable Laws with respect to the making of such
payment. To the extent that such amounts are so withheld, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to the Person to whom or to which such amounts would otherwise have
been paid in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was
made.
ARTICLE 4
- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES - VENDOR
4.1 Representations
and Warranties. The Vendor hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as follows (all of which representations and
warranties are applicable and with effect as at the Time of Closing and, unless
otherwise expressly specified, also on the Agreement Date) and the Vendor hereby
acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on such representations and
warranties in connection with its entering into this Agreement and completing
the transactions herein provided for, it being agreed that such representations
and warranties are subject to the exceptions thereto set forth in the applicable
subsection or paragraph of, or Exhibit to, the disclosure schedule (the "Vendor Disclosure Schedule")
annexed to this Agreement as Schedule "E" (and, if any exception has been
identified in the Vendor Disclosure Schedule as pertaining to a particular
Subsection or Paragraph of this Section 4.1, such exception shall also be
deemed to have been disclosed in respect of each and every other Subsection and
Paragraph of this Section 4.1 to which such exception is relevant to the extent
that it would be reasonably apparent to a reasonable Person from a reading of
the Vendor Disclosure Schedule that such exception is applicable to such other
Subsection and/or Paragraph):
(a)
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Subsistence of
Vendor: the Vendor is a subsisting corporation
duly and validly incorporated, and in good standing, under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation (being the Province of
Ontario);
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(b)
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Ownership of Purchased Shares
by Vendor and Power to Sell: as at the Agreement
Date, the Vendor owns, beneficially and of record and free and clear of
any and all Encumbrances (other than for the FS Lender Encumbrances), all
of the Purchased Shares; and, as at the Effective Time, the Vendor will
own, beneficially and of record and free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances, all of the Purchased Shares and the Vendor will have the
right and will be entitled to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser
all of the Purchased Shares;
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(c)
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No Rights to Purchase
Purchased Shares: except for the Purchaser's right
to purchase the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement, there do not
exist any options or rights of any nature or kind for the purchase of any
of the Purchased Shares;
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(d)
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No Legal Proceedings or
Judgments: except as disclosed in the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule, no awards, decrees, executions, judgments or orders
are outstanding against, and no Legal Proceedings have been instituted or
are pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, threatened against or
affecting the Vendor or any of the Intercon Entities. None of
the matters so disclosed could:
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(i)
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cause
any Encumbrances to attach to, or divest or impair title to, the Purchased
Shares or any of the other issued and outstanding shares in the capital of
any of the Intercon Entities;
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(ii)
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invalidate,
nullify, prevent, prohibit or restrain, in whole or in part, the
transactions provided for in this
Agreement;
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(iii)
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result
in a Material Adverse Change; or
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(iv)
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affect
the right of the Vendor or any of the Intercon Entities to enter into
those of the Transaction Documents to which they respectively are parties
and to observe and perform each and all of their respective obligations
arising thereunder.
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With
respect to any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding disclosed in the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule, the Vendor or the Intercon Entity involved therewith, as
applicable, is in compliance in all respects with all Laws regarding the
preservation, disclosure and production of electronically stored information
required to be stored in connection with such Legal Proceedings;
(e)
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Authority of Vendor and
Intercon Entities to Execute Transaction
Documents:
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(i)
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each
of the Vendor and the Intercon Entities has all necessary corporate power
and authority as is required by all Laws applicable to it to enable it to
enter into, execute and deliver those Transaction Documents to which it is
a party and to observe and perform all of the terms, conditions and
provisions thereof required to be observed and performed by it and such
entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance by it has
been validly authorized by all necessary corporate action; and the
entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance by each of
the Vendor and the Intercon Entities of their respective obligations under
the Transaction Documents does not constitute a breach of, or a default
under (or would, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both,
constitute a breach of, or a default under), any of its respective
Corporate Documents;
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(ii)
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the
entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance by each of
the Vendor and the Intercon Entities of those Transaction Documents to
which it is a party does not
either:
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(A)
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constitute
a breach of, or a default under (or would, with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both, constitute a breach of, or a default under), any
Material Contract to which it is a party or any Laws applicable to it;
or
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(B)
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require
the obtainment of any consents or other authorizations or the making of
any filings or the giving of any notices pursuant to any Material Contract
to which it is a party or any Laws applicable to it other than those set
forth in the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, all of which will have been
obtained, made or given by it at or prior to the Time of Closing;
and
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(iii)
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the
entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance by each of
the Intercon Entities of those Transaction Documents to which it is a
party does not:
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(A)
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give
rise to any termination rights under any Contract or accelerate any
payment obligation under any Contract to which it is a
party;
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(B)
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result
in the imposition of any Encumbrances upon any of its Assets, or restrict,
hinder, impair or limit its ability to carry on its business and affairs
as and where the same is now being carried on;
or
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(C)
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result
in any payment (including "golden parachute",
severance, unemployment compensation, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to
any service provider or Specified Independent Contractor & Consultant
under any Contract or to any of its directors, officers or employees or
increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Employee Benefit Plan or
result in the acceleration of time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits other than as set forth in the Vendor Disclosure Schedule with
respect to VAR Payments to be paid prior to the Time of Closing in
accordance with
Subsection 3.8(c);
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(f)
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No Bankruptcy Event - Vendor
and Intercon Entities: neither the Vendor nor any
of the Intercon Entities is subject to any presently continuing or
outstanding Bankruptcy Event;
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(g)
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Enforceability of Transaction
Documents - Vendor and Intercon Entities: subject
to limitations regarding enforcement under or in connection with Laws
affecting creditors' rights generally (including bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and other similar Laws) and to the extent that
equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the
discretion of the court from which they are
sought:
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(i)
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this
Agreement constitutes valid and binding obligations of the Vendor
enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof;
and
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(ii)
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each
of the other Transaction Documents to which the Vendor or an Intercon
Entity is a party, once executed and delivered by it, shall constitute
valid and binding obligations of it enforceable in accordance with the
terms thereof;
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(h)
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Share Certificate
Legends: as of the Time of Closing, neither the
Vendor nor any of the Intercon Entities will be subject to any
requirements of any nature or kind requiring the placement of any legends
on share certificates evidencing issued shares in the capital of the
Intercon Entities;
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(i)
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Corporate Information -
Intercon Entities:
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(i)
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the
address of each location from which Intercon conducts all or any part of
its business together with the names of its directors and officers (and
their respective positions) are set forth in Part 1 of Schedule "F"
annexed hereto;
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(ii)
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the
address of each location from which FirstService (USA) Security Holdings,
Inc. conducts all or any part of its business together with the names of
its directors and officers (and their respective positions) are set forth
in Part 2 of Schedule "F" annexed
hereto;
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(iii)
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the
address of each location from which BLW, Inc. conducts all or any part of
its business together with the names of its directors and officers (and
their respective positions) are set forth in Part 3 of Schedule "F"
annexed hereto;
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(iv)
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the
address of each location from which VASEC - Virginia Security and
Automation, Inc. conducts all or any part of its business together with
the names of its directors and officers (and their respective positions)
are set forth in Part 4 of Schedule "F" annexed hereto;
and
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(v)
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the
address of each location from which Innovative Security Solutions, Inc.
conducts all or any part of its business together with the names of its
directors and officers (and their respective positions) are set forth in
Part 5 of Schedule "F" annexed
hereto;
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(j)
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Share Capitalization -
Intercon Entities:
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(i)
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the
authorized capital of Intercon consists solely of 150,000 Preferred
Shares, 200,000 Common Shares and an unlimited number of Class A Special
Shares of which a total of 150,000 Preferred Shares, 100,001 Common Shares
and nil Class A Special Shares are now issued and
outstanding;
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(ii)
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the
authorized capital of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. consists
solely of 1,000 Common Shares of which a total of 100 Common Shares are
now issued and outstanding; and:
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(A)
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as
at the Agreement Date, all 100 of such issued and outstanding Common
Shares are owned by Intercon, beneficially and of record, free and clear
of any and all Encumbrances (other than FS Lender Encumbrances);
and
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(B)
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as
at the Effective Time, all 100 of such issued and outstanding Common
Shares will be owned by Intercon, beneficially and of record, free and
clear of any and all Encumbrances;
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(iii)
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the
authorized capital of BLW, Inc. consists solely of 10,000 Common Shares of
which a total of 1,000 Common Shares are now issued and outstanding;
and:
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(A)
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as
at the Agreement Date, 828 of such issued and outstanding Common Shares
are owned by FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc., beneficially and
of record, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances (other than FS
Lender Encumbrances); and
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(B)
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as
at the Effective Time, all 1,000 of such issued and outstanding Common
Shares will be owned by FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc.,
beneficially and of record, free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances;
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(iv)
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the
authorized capital of VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation, Inc.
consists solely of 10,000 Common Shares of which a total of 8,000 Common
Shares are now issued and outstanding;
and:
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(A)
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as
at the Agreement Date, 6,400 of such issued and outstanding Common Shares
are owned by BLW, Inc., beneficially and of record, free and clear of any
and all Encumbrances (other than FS Lender Encumbrances);
and
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(B)
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as
at the Effective Time, all 8,000 of such issued and outstanding Common
Shares will be owned by BLW, Inc., beneficially and of record, free and
clear of any and all Encumbrances;
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(v)
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the
authorized capital of Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. consists solely
of 1,000 shares of which a total of 490 shares are now issued and
outstanding; and
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(A)
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as
at the Agreement Date, 441 of such issued and outstanding shares are owned
by BLW, Inc., beneficially and of record, free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances (other than FS Lender Encumbrances);
and
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(B)
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as
at the Effective Time, all 490 of such issued and outstanding shares will
be owned by BLW, Inc., beneficially and of record, free and clear of any
and all Encumbrances;
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(vi)
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all
of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each of the
Intercon Entities were validly issued in compliance with all requirements
of all applicable Laws, are fully paid and non assessable and are free of
pre-emptive rights;
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(vii)
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none
of the Intercon Entities is subject to any Options and Re-Purchase
Obligations;
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(viii)
|
none
of the Intercon Entities is:
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(A)
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as
at the Agreement Date, other than in respect of the VAR Payments, subject
to any outstanding Contracts providing for any stock appreciation rights,
phantom equity or similar stock-based rights based upon the book value,
income or any other attribute of the Intercon Entities (or any of them);
and
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(B)
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as
at the Effective Time, other than in respect of the Retention Agreements
and other Contracts referred to in Section 7.14, subject to any
outstanding Contracts providing for any stock appreciation rights, phantom
equity or similar stock-based rights based upon the book value, income or
any other attribute of the Intercon Entities (or any of
them);
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(ix)
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none
of the Intercon Entities is subject to any outstanding bonds, debentures
or other evidences of Liabilities having the right to vote (or that are
convertible for or exercisable into securities having the right to vote)
with the respective shareholders of the Intercon Entities on any
matter;
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(k)
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Existence, Organization and
other Matters re: Intercon Entities: each Intercon
Entity:
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(i)
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is
a corporation duly incorporated (or amalgamated, as the case may be) and
organized and presently existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, which jurisdictions are as
follows:
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Name
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Jurisdiction
of Existence
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Intercon
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Province
of Ontario
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FirstService
(USA) Security Holdings, Inc.
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State
of Delaware
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BLW,
Inc.
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Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
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VASEC
- Virginia Security and Automation, Inc.
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State
of Virginia
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Innovative
Security Solutions, Inc.
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State
of Florida
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(ii)
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is
in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation (or
amalgamation, as the case may be) and it has all such corporate and other
power and authority as is required by all applicable Laws to enable it to
conduct its business and affairs in each and every jurisdiction where such
business and affairs are now conducted and to own, lease, occupy, use and
operate all of the Assets now owned, leased, occupied, used and operated
by it;
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(iii)
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holds
all permits, licences, qualifications and other authorizations which are
required pursuant to any written Contract to which it is a party or by any
Laws applicable to it, all of which are in good standing and in full force
and effect, and all of the terms, conditions and provisions thereof have
been complied with and there do not exist any state of facts or other
circumstances which, after notice or lapse of time or both, or otherwise,
would constitute or result in a default under, or breach of, any of the
terms, conditions and provisions thereof and none of such permits,
licenses, qualifications or other authorizations will be affected or made
subject to termination, revocation, forfeiture, limitation or any
obligation to reapply as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(iv)
|
is
in good standing under all Laws applicable to it and it has previously
conducted, and is now conducting, its business and affairs in compliance
in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it in all
jurisdictions to which it is subject;
and
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(v)
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is
up to date in all filings and registrations required to be made by it
under all Laws applicable to it;
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(l)
|
No Ownership of Equity
Interests by Intercon Entities: except for any
shares in the capital of an Intercon Entity owned by another Intercon
Entity, none of the Intercon Entities owns any share, stock, partnership
interest or other proprietorship or equity interest in any
Person;
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(m)
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Business of Intercon
Entities: the business and affairs presently being
carried on by the Intercon Entities, taken as a whole, consists
principally of the following:
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(i)
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the
provision of a full and diverse range of security integration solutions
for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential facilities
including: systems design; the engineering, supply and installation of
security systems equipment; project management; on-going systems
inspection, maintenance, repair and monitoring services; and comprehensive
systems upgrades and retrofits; and
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(ii)
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the
provision of armed and unarmed security services including on-site
security personnel and foot and mobile patrols (roving
security),
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and the
doing of all acts and things incidental or ancillary thereto, which business and
affairs are being conducted by the Intercon Entities primarily in the United
States and Canada; and there is no Contract, judgment, injunction, order or
decree binding upon any of the Intercon Entities that has, or could reasonably
be expected to have, the effect of prohibiting or restricting all or any part of
their respective businesses and affairs as presently conducted;
(n)
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No Shareholders' Agreements or
Voting Trust Agreements: as of the Time of
Closing, there will be no shareholders' agreements or voting trust
agreements pertaining to any of the Intercon
Entities;
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(o)
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Minute Books and Business
Records: all of the minute books and all other
corporate and business records of each Intercon Entity are located at the
office(s) of such Intercon Entity (or, to the extent not located at such
office(s), are being held by third party service providers for and on
behalf and in accordance with the instructions of the respective Intercon
Entities to which they belong), all of which books and
records:
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(i)
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have
been and will be, up to the Time of Closing, made available to the
Purchaser;
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(ii)
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have
been properly maintained in accordance with all applicable Laws;
and
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(iii)
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are
true, complete and correct;
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and
there are no filings or applications outstanding or proceedings underway in
relation to any Intercon Entity which could in any way alter its corporate
status or any of its Corporate Documents;
(p)
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Financial Records and Internal
Controls:
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(i)
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the
books of account and financial records of each Intercon Entity have been
properly kept and maintained in accordance with good business and
bookkeeping practices and such books and records fairly, completely,
accurately and correctly set out in all Material respects its Assets,
Liabilities, financial position and results from
operations;
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(ii)
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the
Intercon Entities maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
that:
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(A)
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transactions
are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization;
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(B)
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transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for
Assets;
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(C)
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access
to Assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; and
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(D)
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the
recorded accountability for Assets is compared with existing Assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences;
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(iii)
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the
Intercon Entities maintain internal control over financial reporting that
is required and is adequate for purposes of the Vendor maintaining
over-all “internal
control over financial reporting” (as defined by Rule 13a-15 under
the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is “effective” (based on
the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Xxxxxxxx Commission); and
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(iv)
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the
Intercon Entities have not engaged in any material transactions,
maintained any bank accounts or used any corporate funds except for
transactions, bank accounts and funds which have been and are reflected in
the normally maintained books and records of the Intercon
Entities;
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(q)
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Financial
Statements: the Financial Statements (2007) and the
Financial Statements (Interim):
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(i)
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are
each true, correct and complete in all Material
respects;
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(ii)
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have
each been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent
with those of preceding fiscal periods and present fairly, in all Material
respects, the respective Assets, Liabilities and financial condition of
the Intercon Entities as at the respective dates thereof and the results
of their operations, changes in financial position and cash flows for the
periods respectively covered thereby;
and
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(iii)
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each
contain and reflect all necessary adjustments for a fair presentation of
the results of the operations and financial condition of the Intercon
Entities for the periods respectively covered
thereby;
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(r)
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Absence of Certain Changes and
Events: except as disclosed in the Financial
Statements (2007) and in the Financial Statements (Interim), since March
31, 2007:
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(i)
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no
dividends or other distributions have been authorized, declared or paid in
respect of the shares in the capital of any of the Intercon
Entities;
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(ii)
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there
has not occurred or been made any change in the respective accounting
methods, principles or practices of the Intercon Entities (including for
Tax purposes);
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(iii)
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no
resolutions have been passed nor has any action been taken to effect a
split, combination or reclassification of any issued and outstanding
shares in the capital of any of the Intercon
Entities;
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(iv)
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other
than solely in the ordinary course of business or except as set forth in
the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, none of the Intercon
Entities:
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(A)
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has
acquired or sold (or agreed to acquire or sell) any Assets or made any
capital expenditures;
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(B)
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has
made (or agreed to make) any loan, advance or capital contribution to, or
investment in, any Person or guaranteed
same;
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(C)
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has
entered into, amended, relinquished, terminated or failed to renew any of
its Material Contracts; or
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(D)
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has
experienced any loss, damage or destruction to its Assets in excess of
$250,000 in the aggregate;
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(v)
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except
for those increases made either in the ordinary course of business or as
required by applicable Laws, none of the Intercon Entities has made or
agreed to make any increases in either the benefits paid or provided under
its Employee Benefit Plans or in the rates of salary, wages, overtime pay,
severance or termination pay, expense accounts and allowances, re-location
allowances, vacation allowances, holiday allowances, sick leave
allowances, other accrued benefits allowances or other remuneration of any
nature or kind whatsoever, direct or indirect, payable to any of its
directors, officers and employees;
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(vi)
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other
than as shown in the Financial Statements (Interim) and in the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule, no events have occurred and no state of facts are now
existing which constitute, or are likely to have or that could reasonably
be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Change to the respective
businesses, financial positions, Liabilities, Assets, operations and
condition of the Intercon Entities from that indicated by the Financial
Statements (2007); and
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(vii)
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each
of the Intercon Entities has, in the ordinary course of business, carried
on its business and has continued to pay and satisfy its Liabilities in
that manner as in which the same are required to be paid and
satisfied;
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(s)
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Title to
Assets: each Intercon Entity has good and
marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest under a Capital Lease
in, all Assets recorded in the Financial Statements (Interim), free and
clear of any and all Encumbrances other
than:
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(i)
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Permitted
Encumbrances;
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(ii)
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the
contractual rights and ownership interests of the lessors under the
Business Premises Leases and those Equipment Leases which had been entered
into by the Intercon Entities,
respectively;
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(iii)
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Encumbrances
(other than FS Lender Encumbrances) on Assets securing indebtedness
(including any extensions, renewals or refinancings of such indebtedness
from time to time) assumed or incurred to lease such Assets or to provide
or satisfy all or part of the purchase price of such Assets;
and
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(iv)
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as
at the Agreement Date only (and, for greater certainty, not as at the Time
of Closing), the FS Lender
Encumbrances;
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(t)
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Adequacy of
Assets: each Intercon Entity has good and marketable
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Assets necessary to carry
on its business as presently conducted by it;
and:
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(i)
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those
of such Assets which are owned by such Intercon Entity are not subject to
any restrictions with respect to the transferability thereof and the title
of such Intercon Entity to such owned Assets will not be adversely
affected by the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(ii)
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the
leasehold interest of each Intercon Entity in those of such Assets which
are leased pursuant to a Capital Lease will not be adversely affected by
the transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(iii)
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the
leasehold interest of each Intercon Entity in those of such Assets which
are leased pursuant to an Operating Lease will not be adversely affected
by the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(u)
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Equipment
Leases: except as set forth in the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Intercon Entities has entered into, or is
obligated in respect of, any presently existing Equipment Leases
which:
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(i)
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require
annual lease (rent) payments in excess of $50,000;
or
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(ii)
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are
for motor vehicles;
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(v)
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Business Premises
Leases: other than for the Business Premises
Leases, none of the Intercon Entities is a party to any real property
leases or licences; and:
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(i)
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true
and complete copies of all of the Business Premises Leases have been
provided to the Purchaser; and
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(ii)
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Schedule "A"
annexed hereto contains a true, correct and complete list of all Business
Premises Leases;
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(w)
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No Owned Real
Property: other than for the leasehold interests
arising under the Business Premises Leases, none of the Intercon
Entities:
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(i)
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owns,
or has owned at any past time, beneficially or of record, any real
property or any ownership, leasehold or other interest of any nature or
kind whatsoever in any real property;
and
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(ii)
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is
a party to any Contracts or obligations to acquire any real property or
any leasehold or other interest in any real
property;
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(x)
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No Violations or Work
Orders: there are no open files or outstanding
notices of violation or work orders against or affecting the Leased
Business Premises (or any part thereof) which form the respective subject
matters of the Business Premises Leases nor, to the knowledge of the
Vendor, are there any matters under discussion between any of the Intercon
Entities and any Authority which may give rise
thereto;
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(y)
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Use and Condition of Business
Premises: all buildings, improvements and
appurtenances respectively comprising the Leased Business Premises which
form the respective subject matters of the Business Premises Leases and
the uses now being made thereof comply with all applicable Laws and
insurance regulations and requirements and no part of any of such Leased
Business Premises is subleased to or occupied by any Person other than an
Intercon Entity and, to the knowledge of the
Vendor:
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(i)
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all
such buildings, improvements and appurtenances and all leasehold and other
improvements, fixtures, elevator and lift systems, plumbing, heating,
electrical, drainage, air conditioning and cooling systems therein and all
material items forming a part thereof are in good working order and
condition and in a good state of repair and maintenance (reasonable wear
and tear only excepted); and
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(ii)
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all
permits, licences, consents and other authorizations required by each
Intercon Entity for the occupation and use of the Leased Business Premises
being occupied and used by it have been obtained and are in full force and
effect;
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(z)
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No
Expropriation: no notice of expropriation has been
received by any of the Intercon Entities regarding any of the Assets
owned, leased, occupied, used or operated by
it;
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(aa)
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Condition of Tangible
Assets: all of the tangible Assets respectively
owned, leased, occupied, used or operated by the Intercon Entities are in
good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear only
excepted;
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(bb)
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Good Standing of Contracts and
Obligations:
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(i)
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each
of the written Contracts to which an Intercon Entity is a party is valid
and binding and in full force and effect and such Intercon Entity is
entitled to all of the benefits thereunder and such Intercon
Entity:
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(A)
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has
fully satisfied all of its obligations thereunder requiring the payment of
monies to the extent now required;
and
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(B)
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has
fully satisfied all of its obligations thereunder not requiring the
payment of monies to the extent now
required;
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and
neither such Intercon Entity nor, to the knowledge of the Vendor, any other
party thereto is in default or non-compliance under, or in breach of, any term
of any of such written Contracts;
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(ii)
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all
of the respective obligations of each Intercon Entity (other than those
arising under written Contracts to which it is a party) have been fully
satisfied to the extent now
required;
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(iii)
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there
exists no state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, or
otherwise, would constitute a default or non-compliance under, or a breach
of, any of such written Contracts or
obligations;
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(iv)
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no
party to a written Contract to which an Intercon Entity is a party has
either:
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(A)
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advised
such Intercon Entity that it wishes to terminate such Contract for any
reason (including by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement); or
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(B)
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repudiated
any Material provision of any such written
Contract;
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(v)
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there
are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Vendor, threatened disputes
with respect to any written Contract to which an Intercon Entity is a
party;
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(vi)
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to
the knowledge of the Vendor, there is no reason to expect that the goods
or services to be provided under any written Contract to which an Intercon
Entity is a party will not be provided in substantial compliance with all
of the applicable terms of such written
Contract;
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(vii)
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the
type and amount of insurance, if any, required to be maintained by an
Intercon Entity pursuant to any written Contract to which it is a party is
currently in force;
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(viii)
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the
Intercon Entities are not party to any oral Contracts other
than:
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(A)
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oral
Contracts entered into prior to April 1, 2002 for the provision in Canada
of patrol, maintenance or monitoring services that in the aggregate do not
exceed $6,000,000 in annual revenue to the Intercon Entities;
and
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(B)
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oral
Contracts for the provision in Canada of security officers as identified
by customer name, site and contracted weekly revenue on Schedule "I"
annexed hereto;
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(ix)
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the
Intercon Entities, taken as a whole, are not party to one or more
Contracts involving a sharing of profits or expenses or an obligation on
the part of any Intercon Entity to invest, contribute, repay, guarantee,
loan or advance funds, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$200,000;
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(x)
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the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in
the termination or modification of any written Contract to which any of
the Intercon Entities is a party, nor give any party thereto any right to
terminate or modify such Contract; provided that, excluded from the scope
of this Paragraph 4.1(bb)(x) are all Operating Leases which require annual
lease (rent) payments not in excess of
$50,000;
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(xi)
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as
at the Time of Closing, there will not be in effect any Contracts
requiring any of the Intercon Entities to pay any management fee or other
similar fee to the Vendor; and
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(xii)
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Exhibit “A”
to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule identifies all Material Contracts to
which any Intercon Entity is a party and sets forth for each such Material
Contract its type, the names of the parties thereto, its effective date
and, if determinable, the consideration to be paid or received by that
Intercon Entity which is the party thereto; and there are no Contracts
made between the Vendor and others, and to which an Intercon Entity is not
also a party, pursuant to which any Intercon Entity derives
revenue;
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(cc)
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Guarantees re: Third Party
Obligations: none of the Intercon Entities has
guaranteed or given security for, or agreed to guarantee or give security
for, any Liabilities of any Person (other than a Person which is an
Intercon Entity);
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(dd)
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Performance
Bonds: except as disclosed in the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Intercon Entities has any presently
outstanding performance bonds or surety bonds and none of the Intercon
Entities is presently required to obtain or provide any performance bonds
or surety bonds;
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(ee)
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Liabilities of Intercon Entities: none
of the Intercon Entities is now subject to, nor are there any facts or
circumstances which might reasonably serve as the basis for, or give rise
to, any Liabilities of any of the Intercon Entities other than the
following:
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(i)
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those
set forth in the Financial Statements (2007) and in the Financial
Statements (Interim);
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(ii)
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those
arising in the ordinary course of business since March 31, 2007;
and
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(iii)
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those
which will be disclosed in the Preliminary Closing Statement and in the
Final Closing Statement, each of which statements shall be prepared in
accordance with Section 3.2;
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(ff)
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Labour Matters and Collective
Bargaining Agreements:
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(i)
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none
of the Intercon Entities is a party to or otherwise bound by any
Collective Bargaining Agreements with any Labour Union and none of the
Intercon Entities has made any commitments to or conducted any
negotiations with any Labour Union regarding any future Collective
Bargaining Agreements;
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(ii)
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no
Labour Union either holds bargaining rights with respect to any of the
respective employees of the Intercon Entities and no Labour Union is
(whether by way of certification, interim certification, voluntary
recognition, designation, successor rights or in any other manner
whatsoever) or has applied to be certified as the bargaining agent of any
of the respective employees of the Intercon Entities; and, to the
knowledge of the Vendor, there are no current attempts to organize or
establish any Labour Unions in relation to the Intercon Entities or their
businesses or any of their respective employees, nor have there been any
such attempts at any time since April 1, 2003;
and
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(iii)
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none
of the Intercon Entities has experienced any Labour Disturbance at any
time since April 1, 2003, nor is there any Labour Disturbance presently
occurring or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, presently threatened in
respect of any of the employees of any of the Intercon
Entities;
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(gg)
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Employees and Employment
Matters: to the actual knowledge of Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, no officer, key employee or
group of employees has any plan or intention to terminate his, her or
their employment with any Intercon Entity. Exhibit “B” to the
Vendor Disclosure Schedule contains, in respect of each Intercon Entity,
the following:
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(i)
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a
true, correct and complete list of all of its employees and Specified
Independent Contractors & Consultants as at the Agreement Date (which
list shall be updated by the Vendor to a date not more than three (3)
Business Days prior to the Effective Date) setting forth their respective
names, positions, work locations, commencement date of employment or
service and current salary, wages, fees, commissions, bonuses (whether
fixed, declared, discretionary or otherwise), accrued vacation
entitlements, overtime pay entitlements, entitlements under Employee
Benefit Plans and other remuneration (including rights to termination
and/or severance pay); and, if any such employee or Specified Independent
Contractor & Consultant is on a leave of absence, the reason for such
leave of absence and any entitlements to
reinstatement;
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(ii)
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a
brief description of all written Contracts between it and its employees,
directors, officers and Specified Independent Contractors &
Consultants including all written
Contracts:
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(A)
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the
benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially
altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction of the type contemplated by
this Agreement;
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(B)
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providing
any term of employment, retainer or engagement or any compensation
guarantee; or
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(C)
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providing
for notice of termination (or pay in lieu thereof), severance benefits or
other benefits (including benefits under Employee Benefit Plans) after the
termination of employment (or the relationship); but excluding oral
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business which do not
provide for any severance, termination or other like payments in addition
to those which would normally be available at law in the absence of such
agreements;
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(iii)
|
a
brief description of all of its salary and wage policies currently in
effect (including those regarding the payment of overtime pay and the
granting of pay and other remuneration
increases);
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(iv)
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a
brief description of all of its Employee Benefit Plans;
and
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(v)
|
a
list of the names of each employee of the Intercon Entities whose
employment was terminated or otherwise ceased at any time from and after
April 1, 2007 or who gave or received a notice to terminate employment at
any time from and after April 1,
2007;
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and
there are no Contracts by any of the Intercon Entities to provide
post-employment benefits under any Employee Benefit Plans or otherwise to any of
their present or former respective employees or to the beneficiaries or
dependants of any such employees; and, in this Agreement, the term "Specified Independent Contractors
& Consultants" means those Persons named and identified as such in
Exhibit "B" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, each of whom renders personal
services to any of the Intercon Entities in the capacity of a self-employed
individual, excluding any Persons providing services limited to legal or
auditing services;
(hh)
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Satisfaction of Obligations to
Employees and Specified Independent Contractors &
Consultants: all currently due Liabilities of the
Intercon Entities to their respective employees, Specified Independent
Contractors & Consultants, directors and officers have been fully
satisfied and none of the Intercon Entities is in default of any of such
Liabilities and each of the Intercon Entities has paid in full, to the
extent currently due and payable, or accrued in accordance with GAAP in
its books and records:
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(i)
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all
wages, salaries, bonuses (including accrued bonuses), commissions,
overtime pay, vacation pay, entitlements under Employee Benefit Plans and
other amounts of any and every nature and kind which it currently is or
may be liable to pay to its employees, directors and officers (including
any amounts which may become payable by reason of the occurrence of the
transactions contemplated hereunder);
and
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(ii)
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all
amounts of any and every nature and kind whatsoever that are currently
required to be paid by it pursuant to the Contracts, plans and other
matters referred to in Exhibit "B" to the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule;
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and
Exhibit "G" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of
all VAR Payments required to be made by the Intercon Entities,
respectively;
(ii)
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Employee Benefit Plans and
ERISA:
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(i)
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Exhibit "B"
to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule is a complete list of all Employee
Benefit Plans of the Intercon Entities as at the Agreement Date (which
list shall be updated by the Vendor to a date not more than three (3)
Business Days prior to the Effective Date) and true and complete copies
have been made available to the Purchaser of each Employee Benefit Plan
(or, if not written, a written summary of its material terms) together
with:
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(A)
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the
most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the IRS and
any pending request for such letter;
and
|
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(B)
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if
and to the extent that the same were required to be prepared, made or
obtained in accordance with applicable
Laws:
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(1)
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all
plan documents, trust agreements, insurance contracts or other funding
vehicles and all amendments
thereto;
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(2)
|
all
summaries and summary plan descriptions, including any summary of material
modifications;
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(3)
|
the
three most recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with the
Internal Revenue Service ("IRS");
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(4)
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the
three most recent compliance tests for the Intercon Entities’ defined
contribution plans (including ADP/ACP non-discrimination test, Code
Section 415 test, Code Section 410(b) coverage test and Code
Section 416 top-heavy test);
and
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(5)
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all
material filings made with any
Authorities;
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(ii)
|
with
respect to the United States Employee Benefit
Plans:
|
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(A)
|
all
required tax, annual reporting and other governmental filings required by
ERISA and the Code have been timely filed with the appropriate
Authority;
|
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(B)
|
all
required notices and disclosures have been timely provided to the
participants thereunder; and
|
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(C)
|
no
event has occurred and there exists no condition or set of circumstances
under which the Purchaser could be subject to any liability (other than
for routine benefit liabilities) under the terms of, or with respect to,
such United States Employee Benefit Plans, or under ERISA, the Code or any
other applicable Law applicable to such United States Employee Benefit
Plans;
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(iii)
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each
Employee Benefit Plan of an Intercon Entity which is currently in effect
or which was in effect at any time since April 1,
2005:
|
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(A)
|
has
been fully funded by it to the extent currently required by applicable
Laws and otherwise and no deficiencies or unfunded Liabilities (including
on a “going
concern”, “solvency” or "current liability"
basis based on reasonable actuarial assumptions) exist thereunder;
and
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(B)
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is
duly registered where required by, and is in good standing under, all
applicable Laws and has been maintained and administered in compliance
with its terms and in accordance with the requirements of all applicable
Laws as in effect from time to time
including:
|
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(1)
|
that
each United States Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify
under Section 401(a) of the Code has
either:
|
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a)
|
received
a current favourable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualified
status; or
|
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b)
|
may
rely upon a current favourable prototype opinion letter from the
IRS,
|
and
each trust established in connection with any United States Employee Benefit
Plan which is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501(a) of the Code is so exempt and no fact or event has occurred
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of
any such Employee Benefit Plan or the exempt status of any such
trust;
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(2)
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that
none of the Intercon Entities or their Affiliates have engaged in any
prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) other than a transaction that is exempt
under a statutory or administrative exemption with respect to any United
States Employee Benefit Plan that could result in liability to the
Purchaser; and
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(3)
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that
the United States Employee Benefit Plans have been operated in substantial
compliance with all applicable securities Laws and have appropriately
requested, or have affirmatively determined to be exempt from, all
applicable registration requirements of such securities
Laws;
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(iv)
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there
are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor,
threatened with respect to any of the Employee Benefit Plans of the
Intercon Entities or against the assets of such plans or any fiduciary or
service provider thereof and there is no basis for any such Legal
Proceedings, nor has any event occurred, and there exists no condition or
set of circumstances, in connection with which any of the Intercon
Entities could, directly or indirectly, be subject to any Liabilities
under any Laws applicable to it; and other than for claims made for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Employee Benefit Plans of
the Intercon Entities and claims made in connection with proceedings
related to qualified domestic relations orders, no claims have been made
against or in relation to any of the Employee Benefit Plans of the
Intercon Entities or asserting any rights or claims to benefits
thereunder;
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(v)
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Exhibit "G"
to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule is a true, complete and accurate list of
all of the VAR Payments (including the estimated amount of such payments
(which estimated amounts shall be confirmed and finalized by the Vendor
prior to the Time of Closing) and to whom such payments will be made) (but
excluding any such payments which may be required pursuant to or in
respect of the Retention
Agreements);
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(vi)
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except
as may otherwise provided on Exhibit “B” to the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule:
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(A)
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all
Employee Benefit Plans or other agreements, policies or arrangements of
the Intercon Entities or any Affiliate that are subject to the
requirements of Code Section 409A have been operated in good faith
compliance with Code Section 409A and all applicable guidance
published by the IRS since January 1,
2005;
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(B)
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all
stock options and stock appreciation rights granted by any of the Intercon
Entities after October 3, 2004, or which vest or vested (in whole or in
part) after December 31, 2004, have (or, if already terminated, had) an
exercise price that was not less than the fair market value of the
underlying stock as of the date such option or right was granted;
and
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(C)
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none
of the Intercon Entities is a party to, or otherwise obligated under, any
Contract, agreement, plan or arrangement that provides for the gross-up of
Tax imposed by Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the
Code;
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(vii)
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none
of the Intercon Entities has ever had any ERISA Affiliates (except that
certain of the Intercon Entities are ERISA Affiliates with each other) and
none of the Intercon Entities has
ever:
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(A)
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maintained,
contributed to or sponsored a United States Employee Benefit Plan that is
a defined benefit pension plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or
Title IV or Part III of Title I of ERISA;
or
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(B)
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been
obligated to contribute to any "multi-employer plan"
(as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA);
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(viii)
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except
as otherwise set forth in Exhibit "B" to the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not result
in:
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(A)
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a
change of control of the Vendor or a transfer of the ownership of a
substantial portion of the Assets of the Vendor as defined by
Section 280G of the Code;
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(B)
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any
severance, unemployment compensation or other payment becoming due under
any of the Employee Benefit Plans or any other Contract of the Intercon
Entities to any of their respective current or former directors, officers,
employees or Specified Independent Contractors &
Consultants;
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(C)
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the
vesting, acceleration of payment or increases in the amount or value of
any benefit payable to or in respect of any of such current or former
directors, officers, employees or Specified Independent Contractors &
Consultants; or
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(D)
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the
payment or series of payments of any amount (whether in cash, property,
the vesting of property or otherwise) as a result of or in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(either alone or in combination with any other subsequent event) to any
employee, officer, director or other service provider of the Intercon
Entities or any Affiliate who is a "disqualified
individual" (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.280G-1) that could be characterized as an "excess parachute
payment" (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the
Code);
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(ix)
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there
is no Contract to which any of the Intercon Entities is a party that
could, individually or collectively, result in the payment of any amount
that would not be permanently deductible by reason of Section 162
(other than Section 162(a)) or Section 404 of the
Code;
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(x)
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no
United States Employee Benefit Plan is a "voluntary employee benefit
association" under Section 501(a)(9) of the
Code;
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(xi)
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no
United States Employee Benefit Plan is an "employee stock ownership
plan" as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 54.4975-7(b)(1)(i) or otherwise holds "employer securities",
as defined in Section 407(d)(1) of
ERISA;
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(xii)
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all
Persons classified as independent contractors satisfy and have at all
times satisfied the requirements of applicable Law to be so classified;
the Intercon Entities have fully and accurately reported such independent
contractors' compensation on IRS Forms 1099 (for US tax purposes) and Form
T4A's (for Canadian tax purposes) when required to do so; and the Intercon
Entities have no obligation to provide benefits to independent contractors
under any Employee Benefit Plan or
otherwise;
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(xiii)
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no
individuals are currently providing, or have ever provided, services to
the Intercon Entities pursuant to a leasing or "professional employer
organization" agreement or similar type of arrangement, nor have
the Intercon Entities entered into any arrangement whereby such services
will be provided;
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(xiv)
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no
amendments to any of the respective Employee Benefits Plans of the
Intercon Entities have been promised and no amendments to any of such
Employee Benefit Plans will be made or promised prior to the Closing
Date;
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(xv)
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there
have been no improper withdrawals, applications or transfers of assets
from any Employee Benefit Plan or the trusts or other funding media
relating thereto, and neither the Vendor, nor any of its agents, has been
in breach of any fiduciary obligation with respect to the administration
of the Employee Benefit Plans or the trusts or other funding media
relating thereto; and
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(xvi)
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no
termination proceedings have been commenced in relation to any of the
presently existing respective Employee Benefit Plans of the Intercon
Entities and no event has occurred which would entitle any Person to cause
the wind-up or termination of any Employee Benefit
Plan;
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(jj)
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Compliance with Employment and
Labour Laws Generally: each of the Intercon
Entities has operated in accordance with all applicable Laws with respect
to employment and labour and, except as disclosed in the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor,
threatened Legal Proceedings with respect to any employment or labour
matters; and all amounts owing under applicable workers’ compensation or
workplace safety and insurance legislation have been paid in
full;
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(kk)
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Reporting Issuer and
Securities Laws Matters: none of the Intercon
Entities is subject to reporting requirements or other obligations
pursuant to applicable securities
Laws;
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(ll)
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Environmental Hazardous
Materials and Environmental
Claims:
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(i)
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each
of the Intercon Entities is in compliance with all Environmental Laws
applicable to it and none of the Intercon Entities has received any
written notice stating that any of the Intercon Entities is not so in
compliance; and
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(ii)
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there
are no Environmental Claims currently involving any of the Intercon
Entities nor, to the knowledge of the Vendor, any reasonable basis for an
Environmental Claim being filed or alleged against any Intercon Entity or
any of the Leased Business Premises used or occupied by any Intercon
Entity;
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(mm)
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Intellectual Properties of
Intercon Entities: Exhibit "C" to the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule sets forth, in respect of each Intercon Entity,
reasonable particulars and a description of the
following:
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(i)
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all
of its proprietary computer software and other proprietary computer
technology including all statements, instructions and support
documentation (in either human readable form or machine readable form)
pertaining thereto;
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(ii)
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all
of its other proprietary industrial technology including scientific and
technical information or material pertaining to any machine, appliance or
process (including specifications, proposals, models, designs, formulae,
test results and reports, analyses, simulation tests and results, tables
of operating conditions, materials, components, industrial skills,
operating and testing procedures, shop practices, know-how, show-how and
trade secrets; provided that, as to trade secrets only, a schedule thereof
(including source code trade secrets, customer lists, databases and
customer manuals) together with any filed applications therefor have been
provided));
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(iii)
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all
of its web-site addresses and uniform resource
locators;
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(iv)
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all
of its trademarks and service marks (registered and unregistered), trade
names, logos, slogans, patents pending, patent applications, patent
disclosures, inventions, unregistered copyrights, registered copyrights,
copyright registration applications, designs and other intellectual
property and intellectual property
rights;
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(v)
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all
of its licenses, sublicenses, agreements, or other permissions which the
Vendor or any of its Subsidiaries has granted to any third Persons with
respect to any of the Intercon Intellectual Properties;
and
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(vi)
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any
and all actions that must be taken by any Intercon Entity within the
period of 180 days following the Agreement Date to maintain pendency,
avoid abandonment, avoid additional fees and/or expenses associated with
and/or provide a timely response to any and all patent, trademark,
copyright or other form of registration or protection matters involving
Intercon Intellectual Properties that are within and/or before any and all
Authorities throughout Canada and the United States of
America;
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and the
items referred to in Paragraphs (i) to (iv), inclusive, of this
Subsection 4.1(mm) are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the
“Intercon Intellectual Properties”;
and
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(vii)
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the
Intercon Intellectual Properties are all the intellectual property
necessary for the operation of the businesses of the Intercon Entities as
presently being conducted and there are no other items of intellectual
property that are reasonably required for the operation of such businesses
as presently being conducted; and each Intercon Entity owns and possesses
all right, title, and interest in and to all of its Intercon Intellectual
Properties free and clear of any and all Encumbrances other
than:
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(A)
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Permitted
Encumbrances; and
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(B)
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as
at the Agreement Date only (and, for greater certainty, not as at the Time
of Closing), the FS Lender
Encumbrances;
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(viii)
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none
of any Intercon Entity’s products and services in respect of the “ISL” proprietary access
control system described in Exhibit "C" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule
(including but not limited to software applications and systems and
components thereof) conflict with, infringe upon, misappropriate or
otherwise violate any industrial or intellectual property right of any
other Person; and, to the knowledge of the Vendor, none of any Intercon
Entity’s other products and services (including but not limited to
software applications and systems and components thereof) conflict with,
infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any industrial or
intellectual property right of any other
Person;
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(ix)
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no
claim is pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, threatened against
any Intercon Entity alleging that any Intercon Entity’s products and
services (including but not limited to software applications and systems
and components thereof) conflict with, infringe upon, misappropriate or
otherwise violate any industrial or intellectual property right of any
other Person;
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(x)
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no
Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, threatened
which challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, use or ownership
of any of the Intercon Intellectual
Properties;
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(xi)
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to
the knowledge of the Vendor, no third party has interfered with, infringed
upon or misappropriated any of the Intercon Intellectual
Properties;
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(xii)
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none
of the Intercon Intellectual Properties is subject to any outstanding
injunction, judgment, order, decree or
ruling;
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(xiii)
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except
as specifically identified in Exhibit "C" to the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule, none of the Intercon Entities nor the Vendor has granted any
right or interest in any of the Intercon Intellectual Properties to any
Person and the Intercon Entities have the exclusive right to use the
Intercon Intellectual Properties on a royalty-free
basis;
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(xiv)
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the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
result in the termination or impairment of any of the Intercon
Intellectual Properties and will not constitute a breach or default or
otherwise give any other party a right to terminate or consent with
respect to any Contract regarding the Intercon Intellectual
Properties;
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(xv)
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to
the knowledge of the Vendor, each product (including but not limited to
software applications and systems and components thereof) sold or licensed
or service offered or provided by any Intercon Entity for commercial
distribution or that is in current commercial distribution does not
contain any errors of such a nature as could materially disrupt its
operation;
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(xvi)
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each
Intercon Entity has taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal
industry practice to maintain the confidentiality of the Intercon
Intellectual Properties including requiring all current and former
employees and consultants of any Intercon Entity involved in any respect
in the development, invention, creation or construction of any of the
products or services offered by any Intercon Entity to be party to written
agreements with the applicable Intercon Entity providing for the
protection of confidential information and the assignment to the
applicable Intercon Entity of inventions and of authorship
rights;
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(xvii)
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to
the knowledge of the Vendor, no employee, Specified Independent Contractor
& Consultant or agent of any Intercon Entity is in default or breach
of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of
invention agreement or similar agreement or Contract governing the
protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of any of the Intercon
Intellectual Properties;
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(xviii)
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the
items of intellectual property licensed to or used by any Intercon Entity
in the ordinary day-to-day conduct of its business (but which are not
included as part of the Intercon Intellectual Properties including all
off-the-shelf and shrinkwrap software development tools, library
functions, compilers and similar third-party software that are necessary
for the business of the Intercon Entities or that are necessary for use in
the operation or modification of any of the Intercon Entities’ software)
are duly licensed to and used by such Intercon Entity pursuant to a
license or other grant of right (if not unrestricted freeware or
open-source software not subject to royalty or charge), and each such
license or grant is in good standing, fully paid-up, and will not be
terminated or become subject to termination by reason of the consummation
of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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(xix)
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unless
specified in Exhibit "C" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, there are no
intellectual property licenses or other permissions which the Vendor or
any of its Subsidiaries has received from any third party related to the
manufacture, use or sale of any Intercon Entity’s products or services
(including but not limited to software applications and systems and
components thereof); and
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(xx)
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all
items forming a part of the Intercon Intellectual Properties are in good
standing and all registrations/filings required to protect the same
throughout the United States of America and all other areas where the same
are used (or are intended to be used) have been properly made in a timely
fashion and there are no licences, rights of use, registered user
agreements or other Contracts now outstanding in respect of the Intercon
Intellectual Properties;
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(nn)
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Information and Data
Management Systems: the information and data management
systems being used by each Intercon Entity adequately meets its
information needs and such systems provide accurate information to assist
its management in prudent day-to-day decision making. Each of
the Intercon Entities has taken commercially reasonable measures in such
manner as it considers reasonable:
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(i)
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with
its employees permitted access to the system application programs and data
files utilized by the information and data management systems of such
Intercon Entity in order to protect the same against unauthorized access,
use, copying, modification, theft and destruction;
and
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(ii)
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to
protect both the information and data management systems and data storage
facilities of such Intercon Entity from both physical and on-line
intrusions;
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(oo)
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Accounts
Receivable: all of the Accounts Receivable of each
Intercon Entity have been bona fide created in
the ordinary course of business and the provision for doubtful accounts
established in connection therewith in the Financial Statements (2007) and
in the Financial Statements (Interim), respectively, is reasonable,
consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP; and without
limiting the foregoing no amount has been reserved in respect of that
certain account receivable due and recorded on the books of Intercon from
Xxxxxx Micro in the amount of approximately (Cdn.)$562,267
for guarding services provided to Xxxxxx
Micro;
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(pp)
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Insurance:
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(i)
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except
as disclosed in Exhibit "D" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, there are
no claims of any nature or kind whatsoever now pending under any of the
insurance policies presently held by the Intercon Entities, respectively,
and none of the Intercon Entities has failed to present any claim
thereunder in a timely fashion so as to preserve its rights thereunder;
and no written notice or other indication regarding the cancellation or
non-renewal of any of such policies or any premium increase of 25% or more
with respect to any such policies has been
received;
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(ii)
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Exhibit “D”
to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule identifies all policies of fire,
extended coverage, liability and all other kinds of insurance held by any
Intercon Entity in connection with the conduct of the business and
operations of any Intercon Entity (other than Employee Benefit Plans set
forth on Exhibit “B” to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule), identifying
as to each such policy the amount of coverage, carrier, applicable period
such coverage is in force and
deductibles;
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(iii)
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all
policies set forth on Exhibit “D” to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule
are maintained with solvent and reputable insurance carriers and such
policies are in full force and effect; and neither the Vendor nor any
Intercon Entity has received any notice in the past five (5) years that
any issuer of such policy has filed for protection under applicable
bankruptcy Laws or is otherwise in the process of liquidating or has been
liquidated;
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(iv)
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all
premiums and other amounts due and payable in respect of all insurance
policies held by the Intercon Entities, respectively, have been timely
paid and no Intercon Entity is in default with respect to any other of its
obligations under any of such insurance
policies;
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(v)
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each
Intercon Entity maintains the type and amount of insurance that is
adequate in coverage and amount to insure fully against the risks to which
such Intercon Entity and its employees, business and Assets would
reasonably be expected to be exposed in the operation of such Intercon
Entity’s business, and at no time since April 1, 2005 has any Intercon
Entity been refused or denied insurance with respect to any of its
employees, business and Assets, or had its coverage limited, by any
insurance carrier to which it applied for coverage or that had provided
coverage to such Intercon Entity;
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(vi)
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none
of the rights of any Intercon Entity under the policies set forth on
Exhibit "D" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule will be affected by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(vii)
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no
Intercon Entity has experienced any gaps in insurance coverage at any time
and the payment of claims by any insurer under the policies set forth on
Exhibit "D" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule has neither exhausted
the limits of liability set forth in any such policy nor effectively
caused a material reduction in the coverage available to the applicable
Intercon Entity thereunder;
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(qq)
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Taxes:
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(i)
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except
for those Taxes being contested in good faith which are specifically
disclosed in Subsection 4.1(qq) of the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, each of
the Intercon Entities has paid in full, within the prescribed time limits,
to all Authorities having jurisdiction over it and its business all Taxes
and amounts which are currently due and payable to such Authorities in
respect of any and all matters and things whatsoever and, in the case of
any Taxes which are not payable by an Intercon Entity as at the Closing
Date but which will become payable after the Closing Date in respect of a
period which commenced prior to the Closing Date, accruals therefor will
be made in conformity with GAAP in its books and
records;
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(ii)
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each
of the Intercon Entities will have properly filed within the prescribed
time limits all Tax Returns required to have been filed by it at any time
prior to the Closing Date in respect of all of the Taxes and other items
referred to in this Subsection 4.1(qq) and all such Tax Returns are
true, correct and complete; and there are not now outstanding any Legal
Proceedings relating to any of such Tax Returns and, except to the extent
reserved (in conformity with GAAP) against in the Financial Statements
(Interim), no further reserves are required to be established under GAAP
in respect of any of such Taxes and other
items;
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(iii)
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the
Vendor has made available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of
all Tax Returns which were required to be filed by each of the Intercon
Entities in respect of each of its fiscal years which ended at any time
during the three-year period which commenced on April 1, 2004 and ended on
March 31, 2007 with all Authorities having jurisdiction over it and its
business;
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(iv)
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each
of the Intercon Entities has duly and timely withheld and collected all
Taxes required by applicable Law to be withheld or collected by it and has
duly and timely remitted to the appropriate Authority all such Taxes as
and when required by applicable
Law;
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(v)
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no
Intercon Entity is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time
within which to file any Tax Return, other than extensions to which an
Intercon Entity is entitled under applicable Law without the consent of
the relevant Authority. No Intercon Entity currently has in
effect any waiver of a statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or any
agreement to an extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency, nor has requested in writing any such extension or waiver,
which request is still outstanding;
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(vi)
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there
are no presently on-going audits, assessments, claims or other actions for
or relating to any liability in respect of Taxes and none of the Intercon
Entities has received any written notice from any Authority threatening or
advising of the making of any audits, assessments, claims or other actions
for or relating to any liability in respect of
Taxes;
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(vii)
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no
claim has been made by an Authority in any jurisdiction in which an
Intercon Entity does not file Tax Returns that such Intercon Entity is or
may be liable for Taxes in such
jurisdiction;
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(viii)
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no
Intercon Entity has been a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation”
in any distribution that the parties to which treated as satisfying the
requirements of Section 355 of the
Code;
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(ix)
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no
Intercon Entity is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement
(including any agreement contemplated by section 191.3 of the Tax
Act);
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(x)
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no
Intercon Entity has agreed or is required to include any item of income
in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable
period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result
of:
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(A)
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any
adjustment by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise under
Section 481(a) of the Code (or an analogous provision of
Law);
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(B)
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any
inter-company transaction or excess loss account described in the Treasury
Regulations under Code Section 1502 (or an analogous provision of
Law);
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(C)
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any
Tax election made or caused to be made by the Vendor or the Intercon
Entities on or prior to the Closing
Date;
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(D)
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any
instalment sale or open transaction;
or
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(E)
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any
prepaid amount received or paid;
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(xi)
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the
Vendor is not a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax
Act;
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(xii)
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the
Vendor has, at all relevant times, been and is a taxable Canadian
corporation within the meaning of subsection 89(1) of the Tax
Act;
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(xiii)
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none
of sections 78, 80, 80.01, 80.02, 80.03 and 80.04 of the Tax Act, or
any equivalent provision of the Laws of any other jurisdiction, have
applied or will apply to the Intercon Entities at any time on or before
the Closing Date;
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(xiv)
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no
Intercon Entity has acquired property from a non-arm’s length Person,
within the meaning of the Tax Act, for consideration, the value of which
is less than the fair market value of the property, including, but not
limited to, in circumstances which could subject it to a liability under
section 160 of the Tax Act;
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(xv)
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no
Intercon Entity has received any requirement pursuant to section 224
of the Tax Act which remains unsatisfied in any
respect;
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(xvi)
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no
circumstances exist and no transaction or event or series of transactions
or events has occurred prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or
could result in a material liability for Taxes to any Intercon Entity,
either before, on or after the Closing Date, under section 17 of the
Tax Act;
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(xvii)
|
for
all transactions between Intercon and another Intercon Entity or other
Affiliate that is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act
during a taxation year commencing after 1998 and ending on or before the
Closing Date, Intercon has made or obtained records or documents that meet
the requirements of paragraphs 247(4)(a) to (c) of the Tax Act in all
material respects; and
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(xviii)
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Intercon
is duly registered under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) with
respect to the goods and services tax and the registration number is
10250 3729 RT0001;
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(rr)
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Bank Accounts and Safety
Deposit Boxes: Exhibit "E" to the Vendor
Disclosure Schedule sets forth in respect of each Intercon Entity a list
of the name and address of each bank and other institution with which it
has an account or safety deposit box (and the details of all such accounts
and safety deposit box(es)) and the names of all Persons authorized to
draw thereon or to have access
thereto;
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(ss)
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No Questionable
Payments: as to each Intercon
Entity:
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(i)
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it
has maintained true, correct and complete books and records in full
compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended; and
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(ii)
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none
of its employees, directors, officers, representatives, agents or
consultants (when acting in such capacity or otherwise on behalf of such
Intercon Entity):
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(A)
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has
used or is using any funds of any Intercon Entity for any illegal
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity;
|
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(B)
|
has
used or is using any funds of any Intercon Entity for any direct or
indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic government officials
or employees;
|
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(C)
|
has
violated or is violating any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended;
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(D)
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has
established or maintained, or is maintaining, any unlawful or unrecorded
fund of monies or other properties of any Intercon Entity;
or
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has
made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other
unlawful payment of any nature using funds of any Intercon Entity or
otherwise on behalf any Intercon
Entity;
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Export Control
Laws: each Intercon Entity has conducted its export
transactions in accordance with applicable provisions of all applicable
Canadian and United States foreign export control laws and regulations
(including the Export Administration Act and the regulations thereunder);
and, without limiting the
foregoing:
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(i)
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each
Intercon Entity has obtained all export licenses and other approvals
required for its exports of products, software and technologies from the
United States and Canada;
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(ii)
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each
Intercon Entity is in compliance with the terms of all applicable export
licenses or other approvals;
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(iii)
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there
are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendor, threatened claims
against any Intercon Entity with respect to such export licenses or other
approvals; and
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(iv)
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to
the knowledge of the Vendor, there are no actions, conditions or
circumstances pertaining to the export transactions of any Intercon Entity
that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any future
claims;
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Government
Contracts:
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(i)
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with
respect to: (1) every bid, proposal, order or other Contract for the
sale, lease, license, or transfer of goods, services, intellectual
property, material or labour hours between any Intercon Entity and any
Authority; (2) subcontracts relating to such agreements between an
Authority and a customer of any Intercon Entity; and (3) Contracts
authorizing any Intercon Entity to purchase products or services listed on
a General Services Administration Schedule of a third party for resale to
an Authority (collectively “Government
Contracts”):
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(A)
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such
Intercon Entity has complied with the terms and conditions and all
requirements of all applicable Laws or agreements pertaining to such
Government Contracts;
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(B)
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all
representations and certifications set forth or pertaining to such
Government Contracts were complete, current and accurate as of their
respective dates, and such Intercon Entity has complied with all such
representations and certifications;
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no
Authority nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or employee, officer,
agent or representative thereof has notified such Intercon Entity that
such Intercon Entity has breached or violated any applicable Law
pertaining to a Government
Contract;
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no
termination for convenience, termination for default, cure notice, show
cause notice, or subpoena is currently in effect pertaining to a
Government Contract, and no event, condition, or omission has occurred or
exists that would constitute grounds for such
actions;
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no
cost incurred, proposal submitted, representation or certification made,
or invoice or claim submitted by such Intercon Entity pertaining to a
Government Contract is the subject of an audit or investigation, or has
been disallowed or otherwise challenged by an Authority;
and
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no
money or credit due to such Intercon Entity pertaining to a Government
Contract has been withheld or set
off;
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(ii)
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no
Intercon Entity or any of its employees, directors or officers is (or at
any time since April 1, 2003 has
been):
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(A)
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under
administrative, civil or criminal investigation, indictment or
information, or subject to any audit or investigation, with respect to a
Government Contract;
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(B)
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suspended,
debarred or otherwise disqualified from doing business with an Authority;
or
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the
subject of a finding of non-responsibility or ineligibility for a
Government Contract,
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in each
case with respect to a Government Contract entered into or bid upon by an
Intercon Entity;
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(iii)
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to
the knowledge of Vendor, but without making any external inquiry, no
representatives, agents or consultants of any Intercon Entity, acting in
such capacity and within the scope of his, her or its engagement, as the
case may be, is (or at any time since April 1, 2003 has
been):
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(A)
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under
administrative, civil or criminal investigation, indictment, or
information, or subject to any audit or investigation, with respect to a
Government Contract;
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(B)
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suspended,
debarred or otherwise disqualified from doing business with an Authority;
or
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(C)
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the
subject of a finding of non-responsibility or ineligibility for a
Government Contract,
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in each
case with respect to a Government Contract entered into or bid upon by an
Intercon Entity;
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except
as disclosed in subsection 4.1(uu) of the Vendor Disclosure Schedule,
at no time since April 1, 2003 has any Intercon Entity conducted or
initiated any internal audit or investigation or had any reason to
conduct, initiate or report any internal audit or investigation, or made a
voluntary disclosure with respect to any alleged irregularity,
misstatement, or omission arising under or relating to a Government
Contract entered into or bid upon by an Intercon Entity;
and
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(v)
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there
exist no:
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(A)
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outstanding
claims against any Intercon Entity by an Authority, a prime contractor,
subcontractor, vendor or other third party (including a relator under the
False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733)), arising from or relating to a
Government Contract; or
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(B)
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material
disputes between any Intercon Entity and an Authority or prime contractor,
subcontractor, vendor or other third party arising under or relating to a
Government Contract;
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Intercon Security Inc. 401(k)
Savings Plan and Trust:
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(i)
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the
Intercon Security Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust (the "IS-401(k) Plan")
pertained to the employees at the Chicago office of Intercon which was
sold and closed down on or about January 19, 2004, which employees were
transferred to, and became employed by, BLW, Inc. at or about that
time;
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(ii)
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Form
5500's were filed by the Principal Group in respect of the IS-401(k) Plan
for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 calendar years and the IS-401(k) Plan was
terminated on December 31, 2004 but the Form 5500 pertaining to the 2005
calendar year was not received by the appropriate Authority;
and
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(iii)
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the
plans respectively known as the "Intercon, LLC 401(k)
Plan" and the "Intercon, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership and Savings Plan" are not plans which were ever
maintained by the Vendor or any of its Affiliates or in which the Vendor
or any of its Affiliates ever had an interest or other involvement;
and
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Full
Disclosure: no representation or warranty in this
Article 4 or in any document delivered by the Vendor or any Intercon
Entity pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no
statement, list, certificate or instrument furnished to the Purchaser
pursuant hereto or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make any statement
herein or therein not materially
misleading.
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ARTICLE 5
- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES - PURCHASER & GUARANTOR
5.1 Representations
and Warranties. The Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants to the Vendor as follows (all of which representations and warranties
are being given, and are applicable and with effect, as at the Time of Closing)
and the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Vendor is relying on such
representations and warranties in connection with its entering into this
Agreement and completing the transactions herein provided for:
(a)
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Subsistence of Purchaser and
Guarantor: each of the Purchaser and the Guarantor
is a subsisting corporation duly and validly incorporated, and in good
standing, under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation (being, in
the case of the Purchaser, the Province of Ontario and, in the case of the
Guarantor, Luxembourg);
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(b)
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No Legal Proceedings or
Judgments: no awards, decrees, executions, judgments or
orders are outstanding against, and no Legal Proceedings have been
instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser,
threatened against or affecting the Purchaser or the Guarantor which
could:
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(i)
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invalidate,
nullify, prevent, prohibit or restrain, in whole or in part, the
transaction provided for in this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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adversely
affect the business, financial condition and Assets of either the
Purchaser or the Guarantor; or
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(iii)
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affect
the right of the Purchaser or the Guarantor to enter into those of the
Transaction Documents as to which it is a party and to observe and perform
each and all of its obligations arising
thereunder;
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(c)
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Authority of Purchaser &
Guarantor to Execute Transaction
Documents:
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(i)
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each
of the Purchaser and the Guarantor has all necessary corporate power and
authority as is required by all Laws applicable to it to enable it to
enter into, execute and deliver all those Transaction Documents to which
it is a party and to observe and perform all of the terms, conditions and
provisions thereof which are required to be observed and performed by it
and such entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance
has been validly authorized by all necessary corporate action;
and
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(ii)
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the
entering into, execution, delivery, observance and performance by each of
the Purchaser and the Guarantor of those Transaction Documents to which it
is a party does not either:
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(A)
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constitute
a breach of, or a default under (or would, with the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both, constitute a breach of, or a default under), its
Corporate Documents, any material Contract to which it is a party or any
Laws applicable to it; or
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(B)
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require
the obtainment of any consents or other authorizations or the making of
any filings or the giving of any notices, pursuant to any Contract to
which it is a party or any Laws applicable to it other than those which
will have been obtained, made or given by it at or prior to the Time of
Closing;
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(d)
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No Bankruptcy Event -
Purchaser and Guarantor: neither the Purchaser nor
the Guarantor is subject to any presently continuing or outstanding
Bankruptcy Event;
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(e)
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Enforceability of Transaction
Documents: subject to limitations regarding
enforcement under or in connection with Laws affecting creditors' rights
generally (including bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization
and other similar Laws) and to the extent that equitable remedies such as
specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of the court
from which they are sought, each of the Transaction Documents to which the
Purchaser or the Guarantor is a party, once executed and delivered by it,
shall constitute valid and binding obligations of it enforceable in
accordance with the terms thereof;
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Ownership of
Purchaser: the Purchaser is a wholly-owned
indirect Subsidiary of the
Guarantor;
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(g)
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Investment
Representation: the Purchaser is acquiring the
Purchased Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view
to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, nor with any
present intention of distributing or selling the same; and the Purchaser
has no present or contemplated Contract providing for the disposition
thereof;
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(h)
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Financial Capacity of
Guarantor: the Guarantor has the financial
capacity to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement (including
its obligations under its guarantee contained in Section 3.7);
and
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(i)
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Inspections and No
Representations as to Future Financial
Performance: each of the Purchaser and the
Guarantor:
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(i)
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is
an informed and sophisticated purchaser and has engaged expert advisors
experienced in the evaluation and purchase of companies such as the
Intercon Entities as contemplated
hereunder;
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(ii)
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has
undertaken such investigations and has been provided with and has
evaluated all such documents and information as it has deemed necessary to
enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
and
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(iii)
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acknowledges
that neither the Vendor nor any Person for and on behalf of the Vendor has
made any representation or warranty with respect to either the future
business and operations of any of the Intercon Entities or any
projections, estimates or budgets delivered to or made available to the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or advisors insofar and to the extent
that the same pertain to the future revenues, the future results of
operations, the future earnings, the future cash flow or the future
financial condition or performance (or any component of the foregoing) of
the Intercon Entities or any of
them.
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ARTICLE 6
- TAX AND BENEFIT MATTERS
6.1 Cooperation on
Tax Matters. Subject to Section 6.5, each of the
parties hereto shall, and shall cause the Intercon Entities to, provide to the
others of them all such cooperation, copies and information, as and to the
extent reasonably requested, in connection with each of the following as related
to the Intercon Entities:
(a)
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the
filing of any Tax Return, payment of Tax, or claim for Tax refund
(including all related forms, elections, etc.) that relates to a
Pre-Closing Period or Post-Closing
Period;
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(b)
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determining
liability for Taxes or a right to a refund of Taxes that relates to a
Pre-Closing Period or Post-Closing Period;
and
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(c)
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conducting
any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes that
relates to a Pre-Closing Period or Post-Closing
Period.
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6.2 Preparation of
Tax Returns.
(a)
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The
Vendor shall, at its own expense, cause to be prepared all Tax Returns of
the Intercon Entities that are required to be filed after the Closing Date
for any Pre-Closing Period that ends on or prior to the Closing Date and
all such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past
practices, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable
Laws. Subject to Subsection 6.2(c), the parties hereto
shall cause each of the Intercon Entities to duly and timely file each of
such Tax Returns in the form provided by the
Vendor.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser shall cause each of the Intercon Entities to prepare and duly
and timely file, or cause to be duly and timely filed, all Tax Returns of
the Intercon Entities for any Straddle Period at the expense of the
Intercon Entities and all such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner
consistent with past practices, except to the extent otherwise required by
applicable Laws.
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(c)
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The
party hereto responsible for the preparation of a Tax Return referenced in
Subsection 6.2(a) or Subsection 6.2(b) (the “Preparer”) shall provide
to the other party hereto (the “Reviewer”), at least 30
days prior to the applicable deadline for filing such Tax Return, a copy
of such Tax Return for the Reviewer’s review and comment. The
Reviewer shall have the period of 15 days following its receipt of such
Tax Return to provide the Preparer with a statement of any disputed items
with respect to such Tax Return. If the disputed items are not
resolved by the Preparer and the Reviewer within 15 days following the
Reviewer’s submission of its statement of disputed items, the matter shall
be submitted to a firm of certified public accountants (in the case of any
dispute involving U.S. tax matters) or a firm of chartered accountants (in
the case of any dispute involving Canadian tax matters), as applicable, to
resolve such disputed items in accordance with the procedures outlined in
Paragraph 3.6(c)(ii), mutatis mutandis,
including with respect to costs. For clarification, if the
Purchaser files or causes to be filed an amended Tax Return that is in
respect of, or affects, any Taxes for which the Purchaser will seek
indemnification from the Vendor, the Purchaser shall provide such Tax
Return(s) to the Vendor for review in the manner prescribed by this
Subsection 6.2(c).
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6.3 Tax Refunds for
Pre-Closing Periods. The parties hereto agree that any refunds
of Taxes received by the Intercon Entities at any time in respect of any Taxes
paid by the Intercon Entities which are attributable to any Pre-Closing Period
(other than any such refund that was included in the calculation of the Working
Capital Amount of either Intercon or BLW, Inc. in accordance with the applicable
provisions of Article 3 in order to make the adjustments contemplated in
Sections 3.3 and 3.5) shall be solely for the account of the Vendor and,
upon receipt of any such refund of Taxes by an Intercon Entity, the Purchaser
shall cause such Intercon Entity to pay over to the Vendor 100% of the total
amount of such refund of Taxes (net only of any income Taxes that, in accordance
with applicable Laws, are required to be paid by the such Intercon Entity on
such refund of Taxes) within 15 days following the receipt thereof by such
Intercon Entity; provided that, there shall be excluded from the scope of this
Section 6.3 all tax refunds attributable to the VAR Payments referred to in
Subsection 3.8(c).
6.4 Allocation of Tax
Liability.
(a)
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The
Vendor shall pay or cause to be paid when due and payable all Taxes of
each of the Intercon Entities, to the extent allocable to any Pre-Closing
Period (including any pre-Effective Time portion of a Straddle Period) in
excess of any such Tax amounts specifically included in the computation of
the Working Capital Amount of either Intercon or BLW, Inc. in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Article 3 and the Purchaser shall
so pay or cause to be paid such Taxes for any Post-Closing Period
(including any post-Effective Time portion of a Straddle
Period).
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(b)
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For
the purpose of allocating Taxes in respect of a Straddle Period between
the pre-Effective Time portion and post-Effective Time portion of such
Straddle Period, the Tax liabilities of the Intercon Entities shall be
determined as follows:
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(i)
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the
amount of any Taxes which are:
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(A)
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based
on or measured by income or receipts of the Intercon Entities (such as,
for example, but not limited to, income taxes);
or
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(B)
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based
on transactions, occurrences or events (such as, for example, but not
limited to, land transfer taxes payable on the purchase or sale of real
property, sales and use taxes and payroll
taxes)
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shall
be apportioned between the Pre-Closing Period and the Post-Closing Period based
on an interim closing of the books as of the close of business as at the
Effective Time;
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(ii)
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the
amount of any Taxes of the Intercon Entities that are not reasonably
apportioned based on an interim closing of the books but rather are
applicable to a period of time (such as, for example, but not limited to,
municipal property (or occupancy) taxes on real property and premiums paid
under government health care programs) shall be apportioned to the
Pre-Closing Period by multiplying the amount of such Taxes for the entire
period by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such
period ending on the Effective Date and the denominator of which is the
total number of days in the entire period, and the balance of any such
Taxes shall be apportioned to the Post-Closing
Period;
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(iii)
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the
liability and deduction for franchise taxes based on income or gross
receipts shall be determined on the basis of the period during which such
income or gross receipts were earned and without regard to the period for
which any privilege to exercise such franchise is granted;
and
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(iv)
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notwithstanding
anything in this Section 6.4(b) to the contrary, the amount of any Taxes
related to transactions, occurrences or events occurring after the
Effective Time and before the Time of Closing that are outside of the
ordinary course of business of the Intercon Entities (and are not
Pre-Closing Matters) shall be apportioned to the Pre-Closing Period
(examples include Taxes related to the transfer of the Excluded Assets and
Taxes related to the payment of the FS Loan
Amount).
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(c)
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The
Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor an amount equal to the VAR Tax Benefit,
if any, actually realized for any Post-Closing Period by the Purchaser,
any Subsidiary of the Purchaser or any consolidated, unitary or affiliated
group of which any such entity is a member. Such payment shall
be due five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Purchaser (or
any Subsidiary of the Purchaser or any consolidated, unitary or affiliated
group of which any such entity is a member) filed an annual (or part-year,
in the case of a short tax year) federal, provincial or state income Tax
Return with respect to the period for which the VAR Tax Benefit is
actually realized. “VAR Tax Benefit” means
any reduction in U.S. and Canadian federal, provincial or state income
Taxes of the Purchaser, any Subsidiary of the Purchaser or any
consolidated, unitary or affiliated group of which any such entity is a
member arising as a result of the payment of the VAR
Payments.
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6.5 Control of
Pre-Closing Period Tax Audits.
(a)
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The
Vendor shall, subject to Subsection 6.2(c) and Subsection 6.5(c),
control the conduct (including the granting of any extension or waiver of
a statute of limitations) of any Tax audit, assessment or examination (a
“Tax Claim”) for
Taxes relating to periods covered by Tax Returns described in
Subsection 6.2(a) (whether or not a claim for indemnification has
been made).
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(b)
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The
parties hereto agree that all costs and expenses related to the matters
specified in Subsection 6.5(a) shall be paid in full by the Vendor
(provided that, there shall not be any charge for the services of any
employees of the Purchaser and the Intercon Entities who are involved in
dealing with such matters).
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(c)
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For
any Tax Claim relating to Taxes for Straddle Periods, the Vendor or the
Purchaser, as the case may be, shall have the right to participate in any
such Tax Claim to the extent that such Tax Claim may affect Taxes for
which such party is or may be liable under this
Agreement. Without the prior written consent of the
indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, no
indemnified party (or any of its Affiliates) shall agree or consent to
compromise or settle, either administratively or after the commencement of
any such Tax Claim, or otherwise agree or consent to any Tax liability, to
the extent that any such compromise, settlement, consent or agreement may
affect Taxes for which the indemnifying party is liable under
this Agreement.
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(d)
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If
a notice or other communication is received by an Intercon Entity or the
Purchaser of either:
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(i)
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a
proposed Tax audit or examination of an Intercon Entity in respect of any
Pre-Closing Period; or
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(ii)
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the
assessment of any Taxes against an Intercon Entity for any Pre-Closing
Period,
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such
notice or other communication (any such notice or other communication being
referred to in this Section 6.5 as a "Tax Notice") shall be
forthwith provided to the Vendor in accordance with the requirements of
Section 15.2; provided that the failure to provide a Tax Notice or delay in
providing the Tax Notice to the Vendor will not relieve the Vendor of the
Vendor’s obligations pursuant to Section 6.4 or Article 13, except to
the extent that the Vendor is materially prejudiced as a result
thereof.
(e)
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The
Vendor shall not settle or otherwise compromise a Tax Claim without the
Purchaser’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld). The Vendor shall keep the Purchaser informed as to
the status of such proceedings (including by providing copies of all
notices received from and sent to the relevant Authority) and the
Purchaser shall have the right to attend (and, to the extent that the
resolution of such Tax Claim could materially adversely affect the
liability of the Purchaser or any Intercon Entity for Taxes for which it
is not indemnified pursuant to Section 13.1, participate in), using
counsel of its own choosing and at its own expense, all proceedings
(including meetings and conference calls) relating to any Tax
Claim.
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6.6 Post Closing Tax
Matters. The Vendor acknowledges that it understands
that the intention of the Purchaser, following the acquisition by the Purchaser
of the Purchased Shares, is to:
(a)
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cause
the winding-up of Newco 1 pursuant to subsection 88(1) of the Tax
Act;
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(b)
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amalgamate
the Purchaser with Intercon; and
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(c)
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take
such other steps as may be required or advisable such that the “cost amounts” (as
defined in the Tax Act) to the entity formed on the amalgamation of the
shares of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. and Newco 2,
respectively, will be determined in accordance with subsection 87(11) of
the Tax Act, including an addition to such cost amounts determined under
paragraphs 87(11)(b) and 88(1)(d) of the Tax
Act.
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To
assist in ensuring that the interests in such shares do not constitute “ineligible property” within
the meaning of paragraph 88(1)(c) of the Tax Act, the Vendor represents and
covenants that, except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement:
(d)
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the
Vendor and any Person with whom the Vendor does not deal at arm’s length
(within the meaning of the Tax Act) (a “Restricted Person”) will
not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, as part of the
series of transactions or events that includes the acquisition by the
Purchaser of Intercon (the “Acquisition Series”),
acquire any shares of the capital stock of Tyco International, Ltd., any
debt of Tyco International, Ltd., or any other security of Tyco
International, Ltd. or its Affiliates or any Substituted Property;
provided that, such prohibition on the Vendor and each Restricted Person
acquiring any debt of Tyco International, Ltd. or its Affiliates shall not
extend to any debt that may arise in connection with (or otherwise in
relation to) the transactions provided for in this Agreement between the
Vendor and Restricted Persons, on the one hand, and Tyco International,
Ltd. or any of its Affiliates, on the other
hand;
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(e)
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the
Vendor and any Restricted Person will not own, after the Closing Date, any
shares of the capital stock of Tyco International, Ltd., any debt of Tyco
International, Ltd., or any other security of Tyco International, Ltd. or
its Affiliates or any Substituted Property that was acquired prior to such
time as part of the Acquisition Series;
and
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(f)
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the
Vendor will use all reasonable efforts to ensure
that:
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(i)
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any
corporation, partnership or trust in which the Vendor or any Restricted
Person is, at any time during the course of the Acquisition Series and
after the Closing Date, a “specified shareholder”
(for the purposes of subparagraph 88(1)(c)(vi) of the Tax Act);
and
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(ii)
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any
corporation, partnership or trust in which the Vendor or any Restricted
Person would be, at any time during the course of the Acquisition Series
and after the Closing Date, a “specified shareholder”
(for the purposes of subparagraph 88(1)(c)(vi) of the Tax Act) if all
the shares, partnership interests and trust interests of such corporation,
partnership or trust, respectively, then owned by the Vendor or any
Restricted Person who acquired such shares or interests as part of the
Series that were owned at that time by the Vendor or any Restricted
Person,
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will
not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, as part of the
Acquisition Series, acquire after the Closing Date any shares of the capital
stock of Tyco International, Ltd., any debt of Tyco International, Ltd. or any
other security of Tyco International, Ltd. or any of its Affiliates or any
Substituted Property.
6.7 Termination of
Certain Plans. With respect to any frozen or otherwise
inactive United States Employee Benefit Plan that is a defined contribution plan
under Section 401(k) of the Code ("401(k) Plan"), the Vendor
shall authorize each of the Intercon Entities having any such 401(k) Plan to
terminate any such 401(k) Plan via board resolution, effective on the day
immediately preceding the Effective Date; and a copy of such board resolution
terminating any such 401(k) Plan shall be provided to the Purchaser at the Time
of Closing.
ARTICLE 7
- COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
7.1 Conduct of
Business by the Intercon Entities. Subject to applicable
Law and except to the extent that the Purchaser shall otherwise consent in
writing, the Vendor covenants with the Purchaser that, continuously throughout
the Interim Period, the Vendor shall cause each Intercon Entity to:
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carry
on its activities in the ordinary course of business (including the making
of the capital expenditures set forth on Schedule "H" annexed
hereto);
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(b)
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pay
its debts and Taxes when due and pay or perform all of its other
obligations when due; and
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(c)
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to
the extent consistent with such business, use its best efforts consistent
with past practice and policies to preserve intact its present business
organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and key
employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings
with it,
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all
with the goal of preserving unimpaired the goodwill and ongoing businesses of
the Intercon Entities throughout the Interim Period. The Vendor shall
promptly notify the Purchaser of any event, occurrence or emergency not in the
ordinary course of business of any Intercon Entity, and any material event
involving any Intercon Entity. Subject to applicable Law, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing and except to the extent disclosed in
Exhibit "F" to the Vendor Disclosure Schedule, the Vendor covenants with
the Purchaser that, during the Interim Period, no Intercon Entity shall, without
the Purchaser’s prior written consent:
(d)
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split,
combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for shares of its capital
stock;
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(e)
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purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other
securities, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares
or other securities, except for the purchase of shares of the Intercon
Entities held by any Person other than an Intercon
Entity;
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issue,
deliver, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of its capital
stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into, or
any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting
securities or convertible securities; provided that, nothing in this
Section 7.1 shall prohibit encumbrances consisting of Permitted
Encumbrances and FS Lender Encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past
practice;
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(g)
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amend
its Corporate Documents (other than in accordance with
Section 7.10);
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(h)
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acquire
or agree to acquire:
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(i)
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by
merging, amalgamating or consolidating with, or by purchasing a
substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business
or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other
business organization or division thereof,
or
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any
assets that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to any
Intercon Entity, except purchases in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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(i)
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sell,
lease, license, mortgage or otherwise subject to any Encumbrance or
otherwise dispose of any of its Assets which are material, individually or
in the aggregate, to any Intercon Entity, except for Permitted
Encumbrances and FS Lender Encumbrances in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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(j)
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other
than in the ordinary course of
business:
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(i)
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sell,
license or transfer to any Person any rights to any of the Intercon
Intellectual Properties or enter into any agreement with respect to any of
the Intercon Intellectual Properties with any Person or with respect to
any intellectual property of any
Person;
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(ii)
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buy
or license any intellectual property or enter into any agreement with
respect to the intellectual property of any
Person;
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(iii)
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enter
into any agreement with respect to the development of any intellectual
property with a third party; or
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(iv)
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change
pricing or royalties charged by any Intercon Entity to its customers or
licensees, or the pricing or royalties set or charged by Persons who have
licensed intellectual property to any Intercon
Entity;
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(k)
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incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other
rights to acquire any debt securities, or guarantee any debt securities of
another Person, except for borrowings in the ordinary course of business
under the FS Credit Facilities, the endorsement of cheques in the ordinary
course of business and the extension of trade credit in the ordinary
course of business;
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(l)
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make
any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any
Person which is not an Intercon
Entity;
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(m)
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except
for the items currently contracted for by the Intercon Entities or
included on Schedule "H" annexed hereto, make or agree to make any
new capital expenditure or expenditures that, individually, is in excess
of $20,000 or, in the aggregate, are in excess of $100,000 as to any
Intercon Entity alone or in excess of $250,000 as to all of the Intercon
Entities combined;
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(n)
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pay,
discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations
(absolute, accrued or contingent, asserted or unasserted), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business or
in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or reserved
against in, or contemplated by, the most recent consolidated financial
statements (or the notes thereto) included in the Financial Statements
(Interim) or incurred in the ordinary course of
business;
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(o)
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other
than in the ordinary course of business, amend or terminate any Material
Contract, or waive, release or assign any rights or claims, or enter into
or amend any Contract pursuant to which any other party is granted
marketing, distribution, development or similar rights of any type or
scope with respect to any products or technology of any Intercon
Entity;
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(p)
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enter
into any strategic alliance or joint marketing arrangement or
agreement;
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(q)
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except
as required to comply with applicable Law, either: (i) adopt, enter into
or amend any Employee Benefit Plan; or (ii) increase in any manner the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or pay any bonus to, any director or
officer, or (except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice) any employee (other than any employee identified in the
(Retention Agreement Memorandum), of any Intercon
Entity;
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(r)
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hire
or terminate (other than for cause) the employment of any employee with a
base salary in excess of $60,000 per annum or contract worker or grant any
severance or termination pay to any director, officer, employee,
consultant or contract worker, except pursuant to one or more Retention
Agreements;
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(s)
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enter
into any employment contract, or pay or agree to pay any special bonus or
special remuneration to any director, employee, consultant or contract
worker, except either:
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(i)
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as
listed in Exhibit “B” of the Vendor Disclosure Schedule;
or
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(ii)
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pursuant
to any one or more of the Retention
Agreements;
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(t)
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make
any change to its accounting policies or procedures or otherwise fail to
comply with GAAP;
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take
any action to change any material election in respect of Taxes, adopt or
change any accounting method in respect of Taxes, agree or settle any
claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, file any amended Tax Return,
enter into any closing agreement relating to any Tax, surrender any right
to claim a material Tax refund, or extend or waive the limitation period
applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of
Taxes;
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(v)
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authorize
any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing actions;
or
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(w)
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disclose
any "Confidential
Information” (as defined below in Subsection 11.1(b)) to third
parties other than pursuant to pre-existing non-disclosure agreements
obligating the recipient of such information to treat such information
confidentially and not to use same other than for the agreed
purposes.
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For
greater certainty, the Vendor shall not be required to obtain any consent of the
Vendor to any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividends on, or the
making of any other cash distributions in respect of, the shares in the capital
stock of any of the Intercon Entities provided that no such dividend or
distribution shall be made if it adversely affects the ability of the affected
Intercon Entity to continue to carry on its business operations in the ordinary
course.
7.2 Public
Announcements. The parties hereto shall cooperate on the
issuance or publication of any press release or other public announcement with
respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that:
(a)
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nothing
herein shall prohibit any party hereto from issuing or causing publication
of any such press release or public announcement to the extent that such
party’s legal counsel reasonably determines such action to be required by
Law or by the regulations of any Authority or stock exchange or market on
which any capital stock of such party or any of its Affiliates is traded,
in which case such party will, to the greatest extent practicable in light
of the circumstances, use reasonable efforts to allow the other party
reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of
its issuance; and
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(b)
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the
parties hereto may disclose this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby on a "need-to-know"
basis:
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(i)
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to
third parties in connection with securing consents of such third
parties;
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(ii)
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in
connection with any permits, approvals, filings or consents required by
Law to be obtained; and
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(iii)
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to
their respective legal, accounting, corporate finance and other
professional advisors as well as to their lenders, bankers, directors,
officers and employees.
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7.3 Non-Solicitation;
Non-Negotiation. Throughout the Interim Period, the
Vendor shall not, and shall cause the Intercon Entities and the representatives,
agents or employees acting on the Vendor's behalf and on behalf of the Intercon
Entities not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, encourage, initiate, negotiate
or discuss with any third party or permit the consummation of any acquisition
proposal relating to or affecting:
(a)
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any
Intercon Entity or the Vendor in relation to any Intercon Entity;
or
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(b)
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any
direct or indirect interests in any Intercon Entity whether by exchange
offer, purchase of assets or stock, business combination, amalgamation,
merger or other transaction;
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and the
Vendor shall, and shall cause the Intercon Entities and the representatives,
agents or employees acting on the Vendor's behalf and on behalf of the Intercon
Entities to, immediately terminate any and all discussions related to the
foregoing and the Vendor shall promptly advise the Purchaser in writing of the
terms of any communications which the Vendor or any Intercon Entity may receive
relating to any such acquisition proposal.
7.4 Continued
Disclosure. At any time prior to five (5) business days
before the Closing Date, the Vendor shall promptly give written notice to the
Purchaser and supplement the Vendor Disclosure Schedule with respect to any
matter that, if existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, would
have been required to be set forth or described in the Vendor Disclosure
Schedule or that is necessary to complete or correct any information in any
representation or warranty contained in Article 4. No disclosure
by the Vendor pursuant to this Section 7.4, however, shall be deemed to
amend the Vendor Disclosure Schedule as set forth as of the Agreement Date or to
prevent or cure any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or breach of covenant
arising by reason thereof nor shall it affect the Purchaser’s rights or remedies
hereunder.
7.5 Contact with
Customers and Suppliers. Until the Time of Closing, the
Purchaser (and all of its agents and Affiliates and any employees, directors or
officers thereof) shall not contact or communicate with the employees,
customers, suppliers and licensors of the Vendor or any Intercon Entity in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby unless it has received the
prior written consent of the Vendor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld but may be conditioned in any reasonable
manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to applicable
Law:
(a)
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the
Vendor shall cooperate with the Purchaser in arranging access prior to the
Effective Time for the Purchaser with key customers, suppliers and team
members as designated by the Purchaser for the purpose of facilitating
relations following the Effective Time;
and
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(b)
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the
Vendor shall permit the Purchaser to have a representative of the
Purchaser present at the Leased Business Premises during normal business
hours throughout the Interim Period to observe and monitor the conduct and
operations of the business of the Intercon Entities and, in connection
therewith and for such purpose, the Vendor shall provide the Purchaser’s
designated representative with access to the Leased Business Premises and
to the employees of the Intercon Entities and shall otherwise cooperate
with such representative to the extent necessary to enable the
representative to adequately observe and monitor all material aspects of
the conduct and operations of the business of the Intercon
Entities.
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7.6 Board
Approval. Neither the Board of Directors of the Vendor
nor any committee thereof shall withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or resolve
to withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to the Purchaser, the
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Vendor approving this Agreement and
authorizing the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder.
7.7 Non-interference. Each
of the parties to this Agreement covenants and agrees not to take any action
that would:
(a)
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adversely
affect the ability of any party to this Agreement to obtain any consents
required for the transactions contemplated hereby;
or
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(b)
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adversely
affect the ability of any party to perform such party’s respective
covenants and agreements under this
Agreement.
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7.8 Pre-Closing
Transactions.
(a)
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As
used herein:
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(i)
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"Pre-Closing Matters"
means and includes the Pre-Closing Transactions together with any and all
steps, acts, proceedings, tax filings, elections, agreements and other
matters of any and every nature and kind whatsoever taken in connection
with or in regard to the Pre-Closing Transactions and the implementation
and completion thereof, in each case consistent with and in accordance
with Schedule "G" annexed hereto to the extent therein dealt with, and, if
the share purchase transaction provided for in Section 2.1 is not
completed, all steps, acts, proceedings, tax filings, elections,
agreements and other matters of any and every nature and kind whatsoever
required to un-wind the Pre-Closing Transactions to the extent to which
they had then been implemented; and
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(ii)
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"Pre-Closing
Transactions" means all of the transactions described in
Schedule "G" annexed hereto.
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(b)
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The
Vendor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete, and shall
cause the Intercon Entities to use commercially reasonable efforts to
complete, the Pre-Closing Matters and, in connection therewith, the Vendor
shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the preparation of
all documents pertaining to the Pre-Closing Matters, it being agreed that
the Purchaser shall have the primary and principal responsibility for the
preparation thereof and shall prepare (or shall cause to be prepared) the
initial drafts thereof.
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(c)
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The
parties hereto hereby further agree
that:
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(i)
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all
reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs,
expenses and disbursements of any and every nature and kind whatsoever
(including legal, tax and accounting costs, expenses and disbursements)
incurred by the Vendor and the Intercon Entities in connection with the
Pre-Closing Matters (collectively, the "Implementation Costs")
shall be borne and paid for by the Purchaser and, if the share purchase
transaction provided for in Section 2.1 of this Agreement is not completed
for any reason or cause other than solely by reason of the default of the
Vendor, the Implementation Costs shall also include all reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs,
expenses and disbursements of any and every nature and kind whatsoever
(including legal, tax and accounting costs, expenses and disbursements)
incurred by the Vendor and the Intercon Entities, respectively, to un-wind
the Pre-Closing Matters); and
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(ii)
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any
and all Taxes which may be required to be paid by the Vendor and the
Intercon Entities, respectively, which are in addition to the Taxes which
otherwise would have been required to have been paid by them had none of
the Pre-Closing Matters occurred shall be reimbursed to the Vendor by the
Purchaser (together with any additional amount as is equal to the amount
of the Taxes, if any, which would be required to be paid by the Vendor on
any reimbursement so made to it by the Purchaser); provided that, if the
share purchase transaction provided for in Section 2.1 of this Agreement
is completed then, in the case of the Intercon Entities only, the
additional Taxes hereinbefore referred to in this
Paragraph 7.8(c)(ii) shall apply only to any such additional Taxes
for all Pre-Closing Periods;
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and,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and any of the other
Transaction Documents, the payment, reimbursement and other obligations of the
Purchaser under this Subsection 7.8(c) shall survive any non-completion of
the transaction provided for in this Agreement and termination of this Agreement
(and, for clarity, the guarantee obligations of the Guarantor under
Section 3.7 shall also continue to apply fully to such payment,
reimbursement and other obligations of the Purchaser notwithstanding any such
non-completion and termination).
(d)
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The
Vendor shall not, under any circumstances or for any reason or cause
whatsoever, have any Liabilities (whether for indemnification of the
Purchaser or any of the Intercon Entities under Article 13 or the
payment of any Taxes at any time (whether prior to, on or after the
Closing Date) or otherwise) arising out of or in relation to any of the
Pre-Closing Matters; and, for greater
clarity:
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(i)
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no
action taken by the Vendor in connection with the implementation of the
Pre-Closing Matters shall be deemed to be or constitute a breach of
either:
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(A)
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any
representation or warranty of the Vendor contained in this Agreement or in
any of the other Transaction Documents;
or
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(B)
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any
covenant of the Vendor contained in this Agreement (including
Section 7.1) or in any of the other Transaction Documents;
and
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(ii)
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if:
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(A)
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any
representation and warranty of the Vendor contained in this Agreement or
in any of the other Transaction Documents is rendered untrue or incorrect
as a result of any of the Pre-Closing Matters but only to the extent
resulting from such Pre-Closing Matters;
or
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(B)
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any
covenant or obligation of the Vendor contained in this Agreement or in any
of the other Transaction Documents is breached or not complied with as a
result of any of the Pre-Closing Matters but only to the extent resulting
from such Pre-Closing Matters;
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the
Vendor shall not, under any circumstances whatsoever, have any Liabilities
(whether for indemnification of the Purchaser or any of the Intercon Entities
under Article 13 or otherwise) arising out of or in relation to any such
untruth, incorrectness, breach or non-compliance and the Purchaser shall have no
right to not complete the transaction provided for in this Agreement by reason
of any such untruth, incorrectness, breach or non-compliance.
(e)
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There
shall be excluded from the scope of the opinion of the Vendor's Legal
Counsel required by Subsection 8.1(i) all matters related to the
Pre-Closing Matters.
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(f)
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Under
no circumstances whatsoever shall the Vendor have any Liability or
obligation to obtain any of the approvals, consents and authorizations
required by Paragraphs 8.1(e)(i) in relation to any of the
Pre-Closing Matters.
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7.9 Other
Actions. No party hereto shall take any action, except
in every case as may be required by applicable Law, that would or is intended to
result in:
(a)
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any
of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement that are
qualified as to materiality being or becoming untrue or any of such
representations and warranties that are not so qualified becoming
untrue;
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(b)
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any
of the conditions set forth in this Agreement not being satisfied or in a
violation of any provision of this Agreement;
or
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(c)
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an
adverse effect on the ability of any other party to obtain any of the
consents or approvals required from any third party or Authority as a
condition to the closing of the transactions provided for in this
Agreement.
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7.10 Amendments to
Corporate Documents. The Vendor shall cause such
amendments to be made to the Corporate Documents of the applicable Intercon
Entities as the Purchaser’s Legal Counsel shall reasonably deem necessary in
order to remove any and all references to any shareholders’ agreements set forth
therein and to replace the affected provisions of such Corporate Documents with
customary provisions reasonably acceptable to Purchaser’s Legal
Counsel.
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7.11 Certain
Filings.
(a)
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The
Purchaser and the Vendor shall make or cause to be made, as promptly as
practicable after the Agreement Date (and, in any event, by no later than
the 30th day following the Closing Date), all filings under any
Competition Law that are necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby,
including:
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(i)
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filings
of any required notification and report forms under the HSR Act with the
United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of
Justice; and
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(ii)
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filings
and notifications required under the Competition Act with the Canadian
Competition Bureau.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser and the Vendor shall use commercially reasonable efforts and
cooperate fully and promptly with each
other:
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(i)
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to
respond at the earliest practicable date to any requests for additional
information made by any Authority with respect to all filings required
under applicable Competition Laws;
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(ii)
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to
take all actions necessary to obtain any required consents or approvals of
any Authority under applicable Competition
Laws;
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(iii)
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to
take all actions necessary to cause the waiting periods under any
applicable Competition Laws to terminate or expire at the earliest
possible date;
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(iv)
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to
resist in good faith (including, at the Purchaser’s sole option: (A)
seeking a declaratory judgment; or (B) defending any action or proceeding
brought to restrain, restrict, enjoin, prohibit or delay consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), at each of their
respective cost and expense, any assertion that the transactions
contemplated hereby constitute a violation of or should be restrained
under the Competition Laws; and
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(v)
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to
eliminate every impediment under any Competition Law that may be asserted
by any Authority so as to enable the closing to occur as soon as
reasonably possible.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall require that the Purchaser
propose, accept, or agree to accept any undertaking or condition, any consent
decree, consent agreement, any divestiture, any operational restriction, or any
other action that, in the judgment of the Purchaser, could be expected to limit
the right of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (including, for this
purpose, the Intercon Entities) to own, use or operate in any way all or any
portion of its or their respective businesses or Assets.
(c)
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With
regard to any Authority, neither the Vendor nor any of its Affiliates,
without the Purchaser’s advance written consent, shall discuss or commit
to any divestiture or consent decree, consent agreement, discuss or commit
to alter their businesses or commercial practices in any way, or otherwise
take or commit to take any action that limits the Purchaser’s freedom of
action with respect to the Intercon Entities, the Purchaser’s ability to
retain any of the businesses, product lines or Assets of the Intercon
Entities or the Purchaser’s ability to receive the full benefits of this
Agreement.
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(d)
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The
Purchaser and the Vendor shall promptly inform each other of any material
communication from any Authority regarding any of the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall permit each other to review in advance any
proposed communication to any Authority, subject to applicable Law and
provided that the parties hereto shall not be required to provide to each
other any documents or other materials related to a party’s valuation of
the transactions.
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(e)
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The
Purchaser and the Vendor shall consult with each other prior to any
meetings, by telephone or in person, with the staff of any Authority
regarding the transactions contemplated hereby, and each of the Purchaser
and the Vendor shall have the right to have a representative present at
any such meeting.
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(f)
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Each
of the parties shall bear the costs and expenses of preparing its filings
under any applicable Competition Law; provided, however, that all filing
fees required under any Competition Law shall be paid by in equal shares
by the Purchaser and the Vendor.
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7.12 Flexible Spending
Account Reimbursement. The Purchaser and the Vendor agree,
with respect to each flexible spending reimbursement account under any cafeteria
plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Code that is sponsored by an Intercon
Entity (a “FSR
Account”), that the Vendor shall cause each such FSR Account that has a
plan year that ends prior to the Effective Date to be terminated and no new
personnel accepted from and after the Agreement Date for enrollment therein; and
as to any other FSR Account, forthwith following the closing of such FSR Account
for the plan year next ending after the Effective Date, a calculation shall be
made of the aggregate amount balance of those participants in such FSR Account
who were participants during such plan year at any time prior to the Effective
Time (collectively, the "Pre-Closing Participants");
and:
(a)
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if
such aggregate amount balance is less than $0, the Vendor shall pay to the
Purchaser that amount which is equal to the result obtained when the
amount by which $0 exceeds such aggregate amount balance is multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days
comprising the period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending on the
Effective Date and the denominator of which is
365;
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(b)
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if
such aggregate amount balance is equal to $0, neither the Vendor nor the
Purchaser shall be required to make any payment to the other of them
pursuant to this Section 7.12; or
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(c)
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if
such aggregate amount balance is greater than $0, the Purchaser shall pay
to the Vendor that amount which is equal to the result obtained when such
aggregate amount balance (or the portion thereof refundable to BLW, Inc.
(or any successor thereof), as the case may be, net of any Taxes required
to be paid by BLW, Inc. in respect of such refund) is multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number of days comprising
the period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending on the Effective Date
and the denominator of which is
365.
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For the
purposes hereof, the “aggregate
amount balance” of an FSR Account as at the time then being referred to
shall be equal to the amount contributed to such FSR Account by or on behalf of
the Pre-Closing Participants in such FSR Account in respect of the 2008 calendar
year less the amount of reimbursable claims paid from such FSR Account for or in
respect of the Pre-Closing Participants in such FSR Account in respect of the
2008 calendar year.
7.13 Termination of
Certain Agreements. The Vendor and the Intercon Entities shall
adopt corporate resolutions, obtain any necessary consents and take all action
necessary to terminate and settle, prior to the Closing Date (but effective as
at the Effective Time) and in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B), all Contracts, policies or agreements between the Vendor
or the Intercon Entities and any Persons who are employees or directors or who
otherwise provide services to the Intercon Entities that provide for future
compensation payments that are subject to Code Section 409A
including:
(a)
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employment
agreements for those individuals identified in the Retention Agreement
Memorandum;
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(b)
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agreements
providing for VAR Payments;
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(c)
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deferred
compensation agreements or arrangements;
and
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(d)
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stock
options or stock appreciation
rights.
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Such
resolutions, consents and terminations shall be in a form satisfactory to the
Purchaser's Legal Counsel, acting reasonably.
7.14 Employee
Transition and Management Retention Arrangements.
(a)
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In
order to provide additional incentives for certain key executives and key
employees of the Intercon Entities, the Purchaser shall provide bonuses
and other awards to key executives and key employees identified by the
Purchaser. Such bonuses and awards shall be in lieu of any
change-in-control provisions or other similar provisions set forth in any
employment agreement or other Contract currently in force for such key
executives and key employees, as
applicable.
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(b)
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Except
for communication with the individuals identified in the Retention
Agreement Memorandum, all communication by the Purchaser and its
representatives with employees of the Intercon Entities on the matters
referred to in Subsection 7.14(a) shall be subject to the prior
written consent of the Vendor (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld but may be conditioned in any reasonable manner). Each
Contract that memorializes any such retention arrangement or otherwise
provides for the replacement, amendment or termination of any existing
employment arrangement or other Contract providing benefits to any such
individual, including with respect to value appreciation right (and other
similar) payments, or for consulting services to be performed by any such
individual following the termination of employment, is referred
to in this Agreement as a “Retention
Agreement". Provided that the Purchaser is acting in a
fair and equitable manner, the Vendor shall not, and shall cause the
Intercon Entities not to, endeavour to dissuade any employee of any
Intercon Entity from accepting any Contract terms offered by the
Purchaser, and the Vendor shall cooperate with the Purchaser upon the
latter’s request in connection with the Purchaser’s formulation and
presentation to employees of Contract
terms.
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7.15 BLW Contract
Matters. The Vendor shall cooperate with the Purchaser and use
all commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the actions set forth in that
certain memorandum dated the Agreement Date from Xxxxx Xxxx to the Vendor (Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx) and captioned BLW Contract Matters (the “Contracts
Memorandum”).
7.16 Good Standing of
Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. On or before May 1, 2008,
the Vendor shall cause Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. to make any and all
necessary filings and cause to be paid any and all necessary fees and other
amounts required to return Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. to good standing
in the States of Alabama and Texas.
7.17 Delivery of
Financial Statement. The Vendor shall deliver to the
Purchaser, but only if, as and when the same shall have been prepared and
approved for distribution, a copy of the annual financial statements of the
Intercon Entities as at March 31, 2008 and for the fiscal year of the Intercon
Entities then ended. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Vendor makes
no representation, warranty or other assurance as to when and if such financial
statements shall be completed and whether or not such completion shall occur
prior to the Time of Closing.
7.18 Disposition of
Mutual Fund Units by BLW, Inc. The Vendor shall cause BLW,
Inc. to dispose of, by no later than May 15, 2008, those mutual funds and/or
other assets held in the plans identified in Schedule "E", Subsection 4.1(l) of
the Vendor Disclosure Schedule and, thereafter, to bonus out the proceeds
arising from such disposition to those of the employees of BLW, Inc. who are
entitled to be paid a share of such proceeds.
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7.19 Filing of Form
5500. The Vendor shall, promptly following the Closing
Date, cause to be prepared and filed the Form 5500 pertaining to the 2005
calendar year (and for any other period for which a Form 5500 may be required to
be filed) for the Intercon Security Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust that
pertained to the employees at the Chicago office of Intercon which was sold and
closed down on or about January 19, 2004.
ARTICLE 8
- CLOSING CONDITIONS AND DELIVERIES
8.1 Closing
Conditions and Deliveries in favour of Purchaser. The
completion by the Purchaser of the transactions provided for in this Agreement
is conditional upon each of the following conditions having been satisfied at
the Time of Closing:
(a)
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(i)
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all
of the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this
Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct
as at the Time of Closing as if then made (subject to any interpretation
which may be reasonably required and implicit if (but only if) the
Effective Date pre-dates the Closing Date);
and
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(ii)
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all
of the covenants and obligations of the Vendor contained in this Agreement
and in the other Transaction Documents which are to be complied with at or
prior to the Time of Closing shall have been fully complied
with;
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and
there shall have been delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a senior
officer of the Vendor confirming that all such representations and warranties
are so true and correct and that all such covenants and obligations have been so
complied with and that no event shall have occurred and no state of facts shall
exist which constitute, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
Adverse Change;
(b)
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there
shall have been taken by the Vendor all such steps as may be required by
the Purchaser's Legal Counsel, acting reasonably, so that all of the
Purchased Shares are properly transferred to the Purchaser at the Time of
Closing free and clear of any and all Encumbrances and, in connection
therewith, the Vendor shall, at the Time of Closing, have caused transfers
of all of the Purchased Shares to be recorded in the name of the Purchaser
and the Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser the
following:
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(i)
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share
certificates representing all of the Purchased Shares (all of which
certificates are to be marked "CANCELLED" and placed
in the share certificate books of
Intercon);
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(ii)
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a
stock transfer power of attorney executed by the Vendor providing for the
transfer to the Purchaser of all of the Purchased
Shares;
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(iii)
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new
share certificates representing the
following:
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(A)
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150,000
Preferred Shares in the capital of Intercon registered in the name of the
Purchaser; and
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(B)
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100,001
Common Shares in the capital of Intercon registered in the name of the
Purchaser;
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(iv)
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a
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the Vendor
authorizing it to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement together
with those of the other Transaction Documents which are required to be
entered into, executed and delivered by it as provided for in this
Agreement and to complete the transactions therein provided for and such
certified copy shall also include, as a part thereof, a certificate of
incumbency in respect of the
Vendor;
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(v)
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a
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of
Intercon:
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(A)
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authorizing
it to enter into, execute and deliver those Transaction Documents which
are required to be entered into, executed and delivered by it as provided
for in this Agreement and to complete the transactions therein provided
for; and
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(B)
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authorizing
and approving the transfer of the Purchased Shares by the Vendor to the
Purchaser; and
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(vi)
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a
Certificate of Status (or Good Standing) for the Vendor and each Intercon
Entity from its jurisdiction of incorporation (or amalgamation) and from
each jurisdiction in which each Intercon Entity is doing business and is
required by Law to qualify to do
business;
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(c)
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those
directors and officers of each Intercon Entity who the Purchaser specifies
at the Time of Closing shall have delivered their resignations as
such;
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(d)
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there
shall have been delivered to the Purchaser duly executed releases in
writing in favour of each of the Intercon Entities from the Vendor and
from each individual who is an officer or director of any of the Intercon
Entities as at the Time of Closing pursuant to which each of the Intercon
Entities is fully, unconditionally and irrevocably released of and from
all matters up to and including the Closing Date; provided that, there
shall be excluded from the scope of each of such releases the
following:
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(i)
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all
rights, if any, which the giver of such release may have for
indemnification from the Intercon Entities for all past acts properly
taken by such giver prior to the Closing Date in connection with his
employment with such of the Intercon Entities as by which such giver was
employed; and
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(ii)
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if
the giver of such release is employed by an Intercon Entity, the
employment Contract (or other arrangements) between such giver and such
Intercon Entity;
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(e)
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the
Vendor shall have obtained, and there shall have been delivered to the
Purchaser, in form and terms satisfactory to the Purchaser's Legal
Counsel, copies of the following:
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(i)
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any
and all approvals, authorizations and consents of any and all Authorities
and other Persons which may be required in order to permit the Vendor and
the Intercon Entities to consummate the transactions provided for in, or
contemplated by, this Agreement in compliance with all applicable Laws and
without breaching any of the Material
Contracts;
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(ii)
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a
written acknowledgment from the lessor under each of the Business Premises
Leases acknowledging that such lease is in good standing, that all amounts
then due and payable pursuant thereto by the tenant thereunder have been
paid in full to a date within 15 days of the Closing Date and that the
tenant thereunder is not in breach of any of its material obligations
thereunder together with, if required by the terms of such Business
Premises Lease, the consent of such lessor to the completion of the sale
of the Purchased Shares by the Vendor to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement if such consent is required under the terms of such Business
Premises Lease; and
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(iii)
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releases
from The Toronto-Dominion Bank (acting as collateral agent for the lending
banks), CIBC Mellon Trust Company (acting as collateral agent for the
private placement note holders) and any and all other lenders to the
Vendor or the Intercon Entities of all Encumbrances held by or for the
benefit of the lenders to the Vendor on or with respect to the shares and
Assets of the Intercon Entities, together with undertakings to make any
and all filings necessary to effectuate such releases as soon as
reasonably practicable following the Time of Closing; and no Encumbrance
shall exist on or with respect to the shares of the Intercon Entities or,
other than the Encumbrances contemplated by Paragraphs (i), (ii) and
(iii) of Subsection 4.1(s), on or with respect to any other Assets of
the Intercon Entities;
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(f)
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the
Vendor shall have executed and delivered, in form and on terms and
conditions acceptable to the Purchaser's Legal Counsel, acting reasonably,
all documents which are required to be executed and delivered by the
Vendor in order to give effect to the transactions provided for in this
Agreement;
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(g)
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there
shall have been delivered to the Purchaser (or at the Purchaser's
direction) the respective corporate seals, minute books, share
certificates, share certificate books, share transfers, share register
books and directors' register of the Intercon Entities together with any
and all documents, financial and other records, books, instruments and
Contracts of or pertaining or relating to the Intercon Entities and their
respective businesses, affairs and
Assets;
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(h)
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no
event shall have occurred and no state of facts shall exist which
constitute, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
Adverse Change;
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(i)
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there
shall have been delivered to the Purchaser, in form satisfactory to the
Purchaser, the favourable opinion of Vendor’s Legal Counsel, or of other
counsel to the Vendor reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, with
respect to the matters of Law covered by the
following:
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(i)
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Subsections 4.1(a),
4.1(b), 4.1(c), 4.1(g) and 4.1(h);
and
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(ii)
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Paragraph 4.1(e)(i),
Paragraphs (i) to (vii), inclusive, of Subsection 4.1(j) and
Paragraphs (i) and (ii) of Subsection
4.1(k);
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it
being understood that, as to factual matters, such counsel may rely upon
corporate and public records, the representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement, certificates of officers of the Vendor and the Intercon Entities
and certificates of corporate and public officials and may limit its assurances
accordingly;
(j)
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the
FS Loan Amount shall have been repaid in full and, as provided for in
Paragraph 8.1(e)(iii), the FS Loan Agreements, FS Credit Facilities
and FS Lender Encumbrances shall have been terminated, and the Vendor
shall have delivered to the Purchaser receipts, releases, termination
statements and other documents in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser evidencing such payments and
terminations;
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(k)
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there
shall have been taken by the Intercon Entities all acts required to effect
the transfers of the Excluded Assets pursuant to Section 2.2 and the
Vendor shall provide the Purchaser with evidence of such transfers in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser’s Legal
Counsel;
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(l)
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either:
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(i)
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the
Commissioner of Competition (the “Commissioner”) appointed
under the Competition Act shall have issued an advance ruling certificate
under section 102 of the Competition Act with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
or
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(ii)
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each
of the parties hereto shall have filed all notices and information
required under Part IX of the Competition Act and shall have satisfied any
outstanding requests for additional information from the Commissioner and
the applicable waiting periods and any extensions thereof shall have
expired or been terminated and the Purchaser shall have been advised in
writing by the Commissioner that the Commissioner has no present intention
to make an application for an order under section 92 or 100 of the
Competition Act in respect of all or any part of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and if any terms or conditions are
attached to such written advice of the Commissioner, such terms and
conditions shall be acceptable to the Purchaser, acting
reasonably;
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(m)
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all
applicable waiting periods under any Competition Law with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have expired or
terminated;
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(n)
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no
order, decree or injunction of any Authority shall be in effect, and no
Law shall have been enacted or adopted, that enjoins, prohibits or makes
illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and no action or proceeding by any Authority with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that seeks to restrain,
restrict, enjoin, prohibit or delay consummation of the transactions shall
be threatened or pending;
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(o)
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all
Pre-Closing Transactions required to be completed prior to the Effective
Date shall have been completed in the manner and to the extent required,
as detailed in Schedule "G" annexed hereto; and correct and complete
copies of all material documents pertaining to such transactions shall
have been delivered to the Purchaser; provided that the condition set
forth in this Subsection 8.1(o) shall be deemed to be null and void
and of no further effect in the event that the Purchaser shall fail to
deliver to the Vendor copies of all such documents in a form satisfactory
to the Vendor acting reasonably prior to the earlier
of:
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(i)
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May
12, 2008; and
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(ii)
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the
third (3rd) Business Day after the date upon which the conditions set
forth in Subsections 8.1(l) and 8.1(m) shall have been fully
satisfied;
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(p)
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the
Purchaser shall have received Retention Agreements, substantially in the
form of the draft Retention Agreement which is attached to the Retention
Agreement Memorandum, executed by all of the
following:
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(i)
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those
individuals listed in Paragraph 2, Part A of the Retention Agreement
Memorandum; and
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(ii)
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those
individuals comprising at least 60% in number of the individuals listed in
Paragraph 2, Part B of the Retention Agreement
Memorandum;
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(q)
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the
Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and complete
copies of all documentation evidencing the termination of all of the
employment agreements and other Contracts referred to in, terminated in
accordance with, Section 7.13;
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(r)
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the
Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and complete
copies of all documentation, in form and substance acceptable to
Purchaser’s Legal Counsel, acting reasonably, evidencing the purchase by
the applicable Intercon Entity of all of the shares of capital stock of
BLW, Inc., VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. and Innovative
Security Solutions, Inc. that as of the Agreement Date were held by
Persons other than Intercon Entities, free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances;
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(s)
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the
Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and complete
copies of all documentation, in form and substance acceptable to
Purchaser’s Legal Counsel, evidencing the termination of any and all
shareholders' agreements and other Contracts providing for the payment by
any Intercon Entity of a management fee or other similar fee to the Vendor
and any and all amounts due and owing to the Vendor under such Contracts
shall have been fully paid;
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(t)
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the
matters called for by the Contracts Memorandum referred to in Section 7.15
shall have been accomplished to the satisfaction of the Purchaser pursuant
to Paragraph 3(a) of the Contracts Memorandum and the action to be
taken pursuant to Paragraph 3(b) of the Contracts Memorandum shall
have been accomplished to the Purchaser's reasonable satisfaction;
and
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(u)
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the
Vendor shall have delivered to the Purchaser at the Time of Closing true,
correct and complete copies of:
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(i)
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a
resolution of each of the board of directors and the then sole shareholder
of BLW, Inc. confirming all past acts of BLW, Inc., confirming the
identity of the then current officers and directors of BLW, Inc.,
confirming the then issued and outstanding share capital of BLW, Inc.,
confirming the ownership of all of the issued shares in the capital of
BLW, Inc. by FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. and confirming
that BLW, Inc. is not subject to any Options and Re-Purchase
Obligations;
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(ii)
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a
resolution of each of the board of directors and the then sole shareholder
of VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. confirming all past acts
of VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation, Inc., confirming the identity
of the then current officers and directors of VASEC - Virginia Security
and Automation, Inc., confirming the then issued and outstanding share
capital of VASEC - Virginia Security and Automation, Inc., confirming the
ownership of all of the issued shares in the capital of VASEC - Virginia
Security and Automation, Inc. by BLW, Inc. and confirming that VASEC -
Virginia Security and Automation, Inc. is not subject to any Options and
Re-Purchase Obligations; and
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(iii)
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a
resolution of each of the board of directors and the then sole shareholder
of Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. confirming all past acts of
Innovative Security Solutions, Inc., confirming the identity of the then
current officers and directors of Innovative Security Solutions, Inc.,
confirming the then issued and outstanding share capital of Innovative
Security Solutions, Inc., confirming the ownership of all of the issued
shares in the capital of Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. by BLW, Inc.
and confirming that Innovative Security Solutions, Inc. is not subject to
any Options and Re-Purchase
Obligations.
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8.2 Closing
Conditions and Deliveries in favour of the Vendor. The
completion by the Vendor of the transactions provided for in this Agreement is
conditional upon each of the following conditions having been satisfied at the
Time of Closing:
(a)
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(i)
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all
of the respective representations and warranties of the Purchaser
contained in this Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents shall
be true as at the Time of Closing as if then made;
and
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(ii)
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all
of the respective covenants and obligations of the Purchaser contained in
this Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents which are to be
complied with at or prior to the Time of Closing shall have been fully
complied with;
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and
there shall have been delivered to the Vendor a certificate of a senior officer
of the Purchaser confirming that all such representations and warranties are so
true and correct and that all such covenants and obligations have been so
complied with;
(b)
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there
shall have been delivered to the Vendor the
following:
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(i)
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a
Certificate of Status/Good Standing for the Purchaser and the
Guarantor;
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(ii)
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a
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the Purchaser
authorizing it to enter into, execute and deliver those Transaction
Documents which are required to be entered into, executed and delivered by
it pursuant to (or as contemplated by) this Agreement and to complete the
transactions therein provided for and such certified copy shall also
include, as part thereof, a certificate of incumbency in respect of the
Purchaser; and
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(iii)
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a
certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the Guarantor
authorizing it to enter into, execute and deliver those Transaction
Documents which are required to be entered into, executed and delivered by
it pursuant to (or as contemplated by) this Agreement and to complete the
transactions therein provided for and such certified copy shall also
include, as part thereof, a certificate of incumbency in respect of the
Guarantor;
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(c)
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the
Purchaser and the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered, in form and
on terms and conditions acceptable to the Vendor's Legal Counsel, acting
reasonably, all documents which are required to be executed and delivered
by the Purchaser and the Guarantor, respectively, in order to give effect
to the transactions provided for in this
Agreement;
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(d)
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the
Purchaser shall have made that payment to the Vendor which, pursuant to
Section 3.4, is required to be made at the Time of
Closing;
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(e)
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all
applicable waiting periods under any Competition Law with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have expired or
terminated;
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(f)
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no
order, decree or injunction of any Authority shall be in effect, and no
Law shall have been enacted or adopted, that enjoins, prohibits or makes
illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and
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(g)
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the
matters called for by the Contracts Memorandum referred to in Section 7.15
shall have been accomplished in a manner not deemed unsatisfactory to the
Vendor pursuant to Paragraph 3(e) of the Contracts
Memorandum.
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ARTICLE 9
- POST-CLOSING MATTERS
9.1 Change of Name of
FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. The Purchaser
shall, within twenty (20) Business Days following the Closing Date, change the
name of FirstService (USA) Security Holdings, Inc. to a name which does not
include the word "FirstService".
ARTICLE 10
- TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT & EFFECT OF TERMINATION
10.1 Termination of
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Effective Time:
(a)
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by
the mutual written consent of the Vendor and the
Purchaser;
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(b)
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by
either the Purchaser or the Vendor if the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is not consummated on or before August 31,
2008 (the “Termination
Date”); provided, however,
that:
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(i)
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the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Subsection 10.1(b) shall
not be available to a party hereto whose willful failure to fulfill any
obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall
have resulted in, the failure of the closing to occur on or before the
Termination Date; and
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(ii)
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if
the closing of the transactions herein provided for shall not have
occurred on or before the Termination Date by reason of the
non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Subsections 8.1(l),
8.1(m) and 8.1(n) (with regard to Subsection 8.1(n), to the extent
that this condition is still capable of being satisfied), either party
hereto may extend the Termination Date for 60 days if such extending party
has met its obligations under
Section 7.11;
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(c)
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by
either the Purchaser or the Vendor in the event that any Authority shall
have issued an order or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and such order shall have become final and
non-appealable;
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(d)
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by
the Purchaser if, at any time during the Interim
Period:
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(i)
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an
event or condition occurs that has resulted or would be reasonably likely
to result in a Material Adverse
Change;
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(ii)
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any
representation or warranty of the Vendor contained in this Agreement shall
not have been true and correct when made and such misrepresentation or
breach of warranty remains uncured 30 days after written notice thereof is
given by the Purchaser to the Vendor and such misrepresentation or breach,
when taken together with all other misrepresentations and breaches of
warranty, would give the Purchaser grounds not to consummate the closing
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Article 8,
or
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(iii)
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the
Vendor shall not have complied with any covenant or agreement to be
complied with by it and contained in this Agreement and such
non-compliance shall not have been cured within 30 days after written
notice thereof is given by the Purchaser to the Vendor and such
non-compliance, when taken together with all other instances of
non-compliance would give the Purchaser grounds not to consummate the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under
Article 8;
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provided,
however, that, if any 30-day period described in this Subsection 10.1(d)
commences less than 15 days before the then effective Termination Date provided
under Subsection 10.1(b), then by written notice to the Purchaser, the
Vendor may (except in the case of any willful misrepresentation or breach by the
Vendor) extend the then effective Termination Date provided under
Subsection 10.1(b) by 15 days; and
(e)
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by
the Vendor if, at any time during the Interim
Period:
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(i)
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any
representation or warranty of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement
shall not have been true and correct when made and such misrepresentation
or breach of warranty remains uncured 30 days after written notice thereof
is given by the Vendor to the Purchaser;
or
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(ii)
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the
Purchaser shall not have complied with any covenant or agreement to be
complied with by it and contained in this Agreement and such
non-compliance shall not have been cured in all material respects within
30 days after written notice thereof is given by the Vendor to the
Purchaser;
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provided,
however, that, if any 30-day period described in this Subsection 10.1(e)
commences less than 15 days before the then effective Termination Date provided
under Subsection 10.1(b), then by written notice to the Vendor, the
Purchaser may (except in the case of willful misrepresentation or breach by the
Purchaser) extend the then effective Termination Date provided under
Subsection 10.1(b) by 15 days.
The
party hereto desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 10.1 (other than pursuant to Subsection 10.1(a)) shall give
written notice of such termination to the other party hereto specifying the
provision or provisions of this Agreement pursuant to which such termination is
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10.2 Effect of
Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further
force and effect, except for the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in
Section 7.2, this Section 10.2 and Sections 15.6 and 15.7, and
none of the parties hereto, nor any of their respective Affiliates, directors,
shareholders, officers, employees, agents, consultants, attorneys-in-fact or
other representatives, shall have any liability in respect of such termination;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 10.2 shall relieve a party
hereto from liability for any willful or intentional breach of this Agreement by
such party.
ARTICLE 11
- CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION COVENANTS
11.1 Definitions. As
used in this Article 11:
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"Competitive Business"
means a business involving, in whole or in part, the provision of any one
or more of the following:
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(i)
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security
systems (regardless of the technology used therein or in connection
therewith, and regardless of whether such technology exists at the
Agreement Date or the Closing Date or does not exist then but is instead
invented thereafter) including burglar detection and alarm,
fire/smoke/heat detection and alarm, access control (including card
readers, card printers, identification badging, smart cards, locking
hardware, peripheral door monitoring, biometrics, perimeter fencing, and
turnstiles and gates), CCTV, video, video storage, video transmittal,
emergency and other security-related mass notification systems; security
integration solutions for commercial, industrial, governmental,
institutional and residential facilities including systems design; the
engineering, supply and installation of security systems equipment;
project management; systems inspection, maintenance, testing, repair and
monitoring services; and comprehensive systems upgrades and retrofits;
and
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(ii)
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armed
and unarmed security services, including on-site security personnel and
foot and mobile patrols (roving
security);
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"Confidential
Information" means all information, records, financial statements
and other statements and documents of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever (whether written or oral; in machine readable form; or
otherwise) belonging, related or pertaining to the Intercon Entities and
their respective businesses, operations, undertakings, assets,
liabilities, business plans, business strategies, trade and professional
secrets, inventions, formulations, discoveries, methods of processing and
production, customers, suppliers, employees (including all personal
information regarding employees and their qualifications, experience and
compensation), Specified Independent Contractors & Consultants,
products, services and financial affairs; provided that, "Confidential
Information" shall not include any of the foregoing
which:
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is
in the public domain;
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(ii)
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is
generally known throughout the industry in which the respective businesses
of the Intercon Entities operate;
or
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(iii)
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becomes
available to the general public or other businesses
generally,
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otherwise
than as the result of the breach by the Vendor of any of its confidentiality
obligations under Section 11.2.
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11.2 Non-Disclosure
and Use of Confidential Information. The Vendor shall
not retain or otherwise have any proprietary or other interest of any nature or
kind whatsoever in any Confidential Information and the Vendor agrees
that:
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neither
the Vendor nor any of its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, use
the contents of the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever or
disclose to any Person all or any part of the Confidential Information;
and
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(b)
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the
Vendor's obligations under this Section 11.2 shall survive and remain
in effect until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing
Date.
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11.3 Non-Solicitation
and Non-Competition. The Vendor shall not, directly or
indirectly:
(a)
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solicit,
interfere with or endeavour to entice away from any of the Intercon
Entities any of their respective customers or any Persons in the habit of
dealing with them for the purpose of providing to, or obtaining from, such
customers and Persons goods or services related to a business which is a
Competitive Business;
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(b)
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offer
employment or a retainer to or endeavour to entice away from any of the
Intercon Entities any Person who is or, at any time during the period of
180 days immediately prior to the making of such offer or endeavour, was
an employee or a Specified Independent Contractor & Consultant of any
of the Intercon Entities; and
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(c)
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whether
for compensation or not in any manner whatsoever (including individually
or in partnership or jointly or in conjunction with any other Person as
principal, agent, shareholder, member, officer, director, manager,
trustee, employee, independent contractor, consultant or in any other
capacity whatsoever) carry on or be engaged in a Competitive Business or
be concerned or affiliated with or interested in, render services to, own,
lend money to, guarantee the debts or obligations of, share in the
earnings of or invest in the shares or other securities of any Person
engaged or concerned with or interested in a Competitive Business, or
permit his name or any part thereof to be used or employed by any Person
concerned with or engaged or interested in a Competitive Business, in each
case, anywhere within the geographic area comprised of the whole of Canada
and the United States of America;
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and the
Vendor agrees its obligations under this Section 11.3 shall survive and
remain in effect continuously throughout the period commencing on the Closing
Date and ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date.
11.4 Permitted
Investments and Activities. The parties hereto agree
that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to prevent the Vendor
from directly or indirectly:
(a)
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making
investments of a strictly passive nature so long as the undertaking
forming the subject matter of any such investment is not a business which,
in whole or in part, is or involves a Competitive
Business;
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acquiring
and owning less than five percent (5%) of the publicly issued stock or
bonds of a corporation or other entity which is involved in a Competitive
Business so long as the securities in the capital of such corporation or
other entity are listed and traded over a recognized Canadian or United
States of America stock exchange or market;
or
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providing
through the Vendor's property management division utilizing employees or
contract workers of the Vendor or its Affiliates services for residential
and commercial real properties consisting of the supply of concierge and
doorman and unarmed security services including front entrance personnel,
garage, gatehouse and loading area security, and foot and mobile patrols
(roving security) and the doing of all acts and things incidental or
ancillary thereto; provided that:
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(i)
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only
services shall be permitted by this
Subsection 11.4(c);
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(ii)
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the
services permitted by this Subsection 11.4(c) shall not include the
installation or maintenance of premises security technology or
equipment;
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(iii)
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no
services shall be permitted by this Subsection 11.4(c) in response to any
automated security alarm or monitor or by any armed personnel;
and
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this
services permitted by this Subsection 11.4(c) may be provided only to
properties located in the United
States.
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11.5 Mandatory
Disclosure of Confidential Information. Notwithstanding
Subsection 11.2(a), if the Vendor becomes legally compelled to disclose any
Confidential Information pursuant to any applicable Laws or any court (or other
like tribunal) order, subpoena or document discovery request, the Vendor shall
immediately provide the Purchaser with written notice thereof so that the
Purchaser may seek a protective order or other remedy and/or waive compliance by
the Vendor with Subsection 11.2(a). If such a protective order
or other remedy is not obtained within 15 Business Days following the
Purchaser's receipt of such written notice (or that lesser number of days as the
order or subpoena requires compliance within), the Vendor may thereafter
disclose that portion of the Confidential Information which the Vendor is
advised, by written opinion of the Vendor's legal counsel, as being legally
required to be disclosed. All legal fees reasonably incurred by the
Vendor in connection with the matters hereinbefore specified in this
Section 11.5 shall be paid for by the Purchaser.
11.6 Enforceability. If,
at the time of enforcement of any provision of this Article 11, an mediator
under any mediation conducted in accordance with Article 14 or a court
holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable or unenforceable
under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum
period, scope, or geographical area reasonable or permissible under such
circumstances will be substituted for the stated period, scope or
area.
11.7 Remedies. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the parties hereto agree and
acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of
the provisions of this Article 11; therefore, in the event of a breach by
the Vendor of any of the provisions of this Article 11, the Purchaser may,
in addition to other rights and remedies existing in its favour, apply to any
court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or
injunctive or other relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the
provisions of this Article 11.
ARTICLE 12
- SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
12.1 Survival of
Vendor's Representations, Warranties & Covenants. The
Vendor's representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement
shall survive the closing of the transactions herein contemplated and,
notwithstanding such closing or any investigations made by or on behalf of the
parties hereto, shall continue in full force and effect as follows:
(a)
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with
respect to all covenants, representations and warranties related to Tax
matters, for as long from and after the Closing Date as the Intercon
Entities (or any of them) may be assessed or reassessed or any Legal
Proceedings may be brought against the Intercon Entities (or any of them)
in connection therewith plus sixty (60) days; provided that, if the period
of assessment or reassessment otherwise applicable is extended (whether by
the giving of a waiver, consent or otherwise), such covenants,
representations and warranties shall continue in full force and effect
until the expiration of the period as so extended plus sixty (60)
days;
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with
respect to Article 3, until such time as all payments required to be
made pursuant thereto have been made in accordance with that
Article;
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with
respect to Article 11 dealing with, inter alia,
confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition matters, for the
time periods therein specified;
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with
respect to the obligations of the Vendor under Article 13 (other than
with respect to Subsection 13.1(f)), for the same time period as the
representation, warranty or covenant in respect of which indemnity may be
sought pursuant thereto is to survive and, in the case of any proceedings
commenced during such time period, until such time as such proceedings are
finally settled;
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(e)
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with
respect to the representations and warranties of the Vendor set forth in
Subsections 4.1(a), 4.1(b), 4.1(c), 4.1(e), 4.1(g), 4.1(h), 4.1(j),
4.1(k), 4.1(l) and 4.1(n) and the obligations of the Vendor under
Subsection 13.1(f),
indefinitely;
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with
respect to the representations and warranties of the Vendor set forth in
Subsection 4.1(ii) and to the obligations of the Vendor under
Subsections 13.1(c), 13.1(d), 13.1(e) and 13.1(j), until the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations plus sixty (60)
days;
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with
respect to the representations and warranties of the Vendor set forth in
Subsection 4.1(ll), for the period of seven (7) years commencing on the
Closing Date;
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(h)
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with
respect to the obligations of the Vendor set forth in
Subsection 13.1(i), for the period of five (5) years commencing on
the Closing Date; and
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(i)
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with
respect to all other representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
of the Vendor contained in this Agreement, for the period of two (2) years
commencing on the Closing Date;
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provided
that, the indemnity obligations of the Vendor under Article 13 shall not
terminate at the expiration of the periods set forth above with respect to any
matters in respect of which a Claim Notice (as defined in
Subsection 13.3(a)) had been sent at a time which is prior to the
expiration of the time period hereinbefore specified in this Section 12.1
as applicable to such matter.
12.2 Survival of
Purchaser's Representations, Warranties &
Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants
of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall survive the closing of the
transactions herein contemplated and, notwithstanding such closing or any
investigations made by or on behalf of the parties hereto, shall continue in
full force and effect as follows:
(a)
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with
respect to the obligations of the Purchaser under Article 3, until
such time as all payments required to be made pursuant thereto have been
made in accordance with that
Article;
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(b)
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with
respect to the obligations of Purchaser under Subsection 13.2(c),
until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations plus sixty
(60) days;
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(c)
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with
respect to the obligations of the Purchaser under Article 13, for the
same time period as the representation, warranty or covenant in respect of
which indemnity may be sought pursuant thereto is to survive and, in the
case of any proceedings commenced during such time period, until such time
as such proceedings are finally
settled;
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(d)
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with
respect to all other representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement, for the period of two (2)
years commencing on the Closing Date;
and
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(e)
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with
respect to the obligations of the Guarantor under Section 3.7, until
such time as all of the Purchaser's Obligations therein guaranteed have
been fully performed, satisfied and discharged, but not beyond the
expiration date specified in
Section 3.7;
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provided
that, the indemnity obligations of the Purchaser under Article 13 shall not
terminate at the expiration of the periods set forth above with respect to any
matters in respect of which a Claim Notice had been sent at a time which is
prior to the expiration of the time period hereinbefore specified in this
Section 12.2 as applicable to such matter.
ARTICLE 13
- INDEMNITIES
13.1 Indemnification
by Vendor. The Vendor shall, and does hereby, indemnify
and save harmless the Purchaser, its Affiliates, the Guarantor and the Intercon
Entities together with the respective directors and officers of the Purchaser,
the Guarantor and the Intercon Entities (collectively, the "Purchaser’s Indemnified
Persons") from and against any and all Losses incurred, sustained or
suffered by the Purchaser’s Indemnified Persons as a result of or in any way
relating to:
(a)
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any
of the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this
Agreement or in any of the other Transaction Documents having been untrue
or inaccurate;
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(b)
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any
non-compliance by the Vendor with any of its covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Transaction
Documents;
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(c)
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any
claim relating to non-compliance by the Intercon Entities with Code
Section 409A by any Person who entered into any agreement, Contract,
program or arrangement with the Vendor or the Intercon Entities or
received a VAR Payment or other payment prior to the Effective Date from
the Vendor or the Intercon Entities that was subject to Code
Section 409A;
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(d)
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any
and all Taxes in respect of any Pre-Closing Period (including any Taxes
resulting from the transfer of the Excluded Assets but excluding any Taxes
resulting from the Pre-Closing Matters (or any of
them));
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(e)
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the
Excluded Assets (including the transfer of such Excluded
Assets);
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(f)
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the
matters referred to in Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Contracts Memorandum
referred to in Section 7.15;
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(g)
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any
tort (including negligence), civil wrong or other offence committed by any
one or more of the Intercon Entities against a Person (other than the
Purchaser or the Guarantor) at any time prior to the Effective Date,
irrespective of whether the claim is asserted prior to, on or subsequent
to the Effective Date;
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(h)
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the
breach (asserted by a Person other than the Purchaser or the Guarantor) by
an Intercon Entity at any time prior to the Effective Date of any Contract
or obligation to which it is a party, to which it is subject or by which
it or any of its Assets is bound, or any equitable claim arising from any
such conduct, in any such case irrespective of whether the claim is
asserted prior to, on or subsequent to the Effective
Date;
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(i)
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the
obligations of the lessee pursuant to Section 8.11 of that certain
lease agreement expiring on or about March 31, 2012 and covering the
leasing of 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0-0, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and
specifically the “Exit
Report” and “Remediation” referred
to therein, except to the extent (if any) that such Losses were caused
solely by the actions of the Intercon Entities or the Purchaser or any
Affiliate of the Purchaser occurring after the Effective Date;
and
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any
Losses attributable to the administration or termination of the Plan and
Trust identified in Section 7.19 or arising out of the late filing
(or failure to file ) of any required Forms 5500 or other
reports;
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and the
indemnity provided for in this Section 13.1 shall include any and all
Losses suffered by the Purchaser’s Indemnified Persons with respect to any Legal
Proceedings in connection with any of the foregoing
matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, an Affiliate of the Purchaser shall only be indemnified for Losses by
the Vendor if and to the extent there was a causal link between the Loss(es) for
which indemnification is being sought and an act or omission of an Intercon
Entity which occurred prior to the Effective Time.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder shall not constitute a waiver
by the Purchaser’s Indemnified Persons of their rights to indemnification under
this Section 13.1 regardless of whether any of them had knowledge of the
matters constituting the basis of the Loss at or before the Closing Date unless
and to the extent the Vendor delivers a notice (an “Exception Notice”) to the
Purchaser no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date
identifying with reasonable specificity any facts or circumstances that occurred
(i) during the Interim Period; and (ii) whose occurrence was outside
the control of the Vendor and the Intercon Entities. In such event,
if the Purchaser proceeds to closing notwithstanding the matters set forth in
the Exception Notice, it shall be deemed to have waived any right to
indemnification (and any and all other remedies of any and every nature and kind
whatsoever) with respect to any Loss(es) incurred, sustained or suffered by
reason of the breach or failure of a representation, warranty, covenant or
condition made by the Vendor herein or the benefit of which the Purchaser was
otherwise entitled to hereunder that, solely by reason of such facts or
circumstances (x) was caused to become untrue if it had been true as of the
Agreement Date, or (y) was prevented from being performed or observed by
Vendor as required hereby or (z) the satisfaction of which as a condition
to closing was rendered impossible, but only in each instance if the particular
occurrence so identified was not attributable in whole or in part to any act or
omission of the Vendor or any Intercon Entity or any of its or their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors or
representatives.
13.2 Indemnification
by Purchaser. The Purchaser shall, and does hereby,
indemnify and save harmless the Vendor and its Affiliates and their respective
directors and officers (collectively, the “Vendor’s Indemnified Persons”)
from and against any and all Losses incurred, sustained or suffered by the
Vendor’s Indemnified Persons as a result of or in any way relating
to:
(a)
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any
of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this
Agreement or in any of the other Transaction Documents having been untrue
or inaccurate;
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any
non-compliance by the Purchaser with any of its covenants and agreements
contained either in this Agreement or in any of the other Transaction
Documents; and
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(c)
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the
Pre-Closing Matters (including any Taxes resulting from the Pre-Closing
Matters (or any of them));
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and the
indemnity provided for in this Section 13.2 shall include any and all
Losses suffered by the Vendor’s Indemnified Persons with respect to any Legal
Proceedings in connection with the foregoing. The closing of the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall not constitute a waiver by the
Vendor’s Indemnified Persons of their rights to indemnification under this
Section 13.2 regardless of whether any of them had knowledge of the matters
constituting the basis of the Loss at or before the Closing Date.
13.3 Indemnification
Procedure.
(a)
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If
a Person who is either a "Purchaser’s Indemnified
Person" or a "Vendor’s Indemnified
Person" (such Person being sometimes referred to in this
Article 13 as the "Indemnified Person")
wishes to assert a claim for indemnity against a Person liable to it under
this Article 13 (such liable Person being sometimes referred to in
this Article 13 as the "Indemnifier"), it can
only do so by giving a notice in writing (a "Claim Notice") to the
Indemnifier as soon as is reasonably practicable, which Claim Notice must
provide reasonable particulars of the matters for which indemnity is then
being sought and the amount of any actual Losses suffered, sustained or
incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the matter in
respect of which indemnity is so being sought or a good faith estimate
thereof.
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(b)
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The
Indemnifier shall have the period of 30 days following its receipt of such
Claim Notice (such period being herein called the "Cure Period") in which
to cure or rectify, at its sole cost, the matters for which indemnity is
being sought, as specified in such Claim Notice, and the Indemnifier shall
forthwith do all that is reasonably within its power to do so as to cause
or effect such cure or
rectification.
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(c)
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If
the matter for which indemnity is
sought:
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has
been fully cured or rectified to either the satisfaction of the Purchaser
(if the Indemnified Person seeking indemnity for such matter is a Person
who is a "Purchaser's
Indemnified Person") or the satisfaction of the Vendor (if the
Indemnified Person seeking indemnity for such matter is a Person who is a
"Vendor's Indemnified
Person"), acting reasonably, on or prior to the expiration of the
Cure Period, the Indemnifier shall have no further liability to the
Indemnified Person in respect thereof;
or
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has
not been fully cured or rectified to either the satisfaction of the
Purchaser (if the Indemnified Person seeking indemnity for such matter is
a Person who is a "Purchaser's Indemnified
Person") or the satisfaction of the Vendor (if the Indemnified
Person seeking indemnity for such matter is a Person who is a "Vendor's Indemnified
Person"), acting reasonably, prior to the expiration of the Cure
Period, the Indemnifier shall, forthwith upon the expiration of the Cure
Period, pay to the Indemnified Person the amount payable in respect of
that matter pursuant to this
Article 13.
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13.4 Deductible,
Maximum Indemnification and Minimum Loss. The parties
hereto agree that:
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the
indemnification provided in favour of the Purchaser's Indemnified Persons
under this Article 13 is subject to a deductible in the total amount
of $1,000,000 (i.e., until such time as the total amount of the Losses for
which the Purchaser's Indemnified Persons would have been entitled to be
indemnified but for this Subsection 13.4(a) reaches $1,000,000 in
total, none of the Purchaser's Indemnified Persons are entitled to be
indemnified under this Subsection 13.4(a)) and, once such $1,000,000
total amount is reached, the Purchaser's Indemnified Persons (and each of
them) shall thereafter be entitled to indemnification in accordance with
this Article 13 without any further deductible being applicable
thereto;
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the
indemnification provided in favour of the Vendor's Indemnified Persons
under this Article 13 is subject to a deductible in the total amount
of $1,000,000 (i.e., until such time as the total amount of the Losses for
which the Vendor's Indemnified Persons would have been entitled to be
indemnified but for this Subsection 13.4(b) reaches $1,000,000 in
total, none of the Vendor's Indemnified Persons are entitled to be
indemnified under this Subsection 13.4(b)) and, once such $1,000,000
total amount is reached, the Vendor's Indemnified Persons (and each of
them) shall thereafter be entitled to indemnification in accordance with
this Article 13 without any further deductible being applicable
thereto; and
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notwithstanding
anything contained in this
Agreement:
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the
aggregate maximum liability for the Purchaser pursuant to the indemnity
provided in this Article 13 shall not exceed that amount which is
equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Purchase Price for the Purchased
Shares as finally determined in accordance with the applicable provisions
of Article 3;
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the
aggregate maximum liability for the Vendor pursuant to the indemnity
provided in this Article 13 shall not exceed that amount which is
equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Purchase Price for the Purchased
Shares as finally determined in accordance with the applicable provisions
of Article 3;
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neither
the deductibles provided for in Subsections 13.4(a) and 13.4(b) nor
the maximum liability limitations provided for in
Paragraphs 13.4(c)(i) and 13.4(c)(ii) nor the $25,000 minimum Loss
provided for in Paragraph 13.4(c)(iv) shall apply to any of the
following;
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(A)
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any
payments required by
Article 3;
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(B)
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any
payments required by Subsection 13.1(a) relating
to:
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(1)
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unpaid
Taxes (including any fines, penalties and interest on such unpaid Taxes)
and any breach by the Vendor of any of its representations and warranties
set forth in Subsection 4.1(qq);
or
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(2)
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any
breach by the Vendor of the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 4.1(a), 4.1(b), 4.1(c), 4.1(e)(i), 4.1(g), 4.1(h),
4.1(j), 4.1(k)(i), 4.1(k)(ii), 4.1(l) and
4.1(n);
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(C)
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any
payments required to be made pursuant to Subsections 13.1(b),
13.1(c), 13.1(d), 13.1(e), 13.1(f), 13.1(i) and 13.1(j);
and
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(D)
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any
payments in respect of indemnification for any Loss attributable to fraud
or willful misrepresentation;
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and for
the avoidance of doubt any payments made in respect of the matters subject to
this Paragraph 13.4(c)(iii) shall not be counted against the maximum
aggregate amount of liability for the Vendor set forth in
Paragraph 13.4(c)(ii);
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(iv)
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the
indemnification provisions set forth in Sections 13.1 and 13.2 shall
not apply to any claim for indemnification in respect of a particular
matter unless the total amount of the Loss suffered, sustained or incurred
by a party seeking indemnity in respect of such matter is equal to at
least $25,000; provided, however,
that:
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it
shall be permitted to aggregate multiple Losses that are similar in nature
for the purposes of calculating whether such Losses exceed such $25,000
threshold or the deductible applicable according to
Subsection 13.4(a) or 13.4(b), as the case may be, or both the
$25,000 threshold and the applicable deductible;
and
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in
the event that such Loss or series of similar Losses shall exceed $25,000,
then the full amount of such Loss or series of similar Losses shall be
taken into account in calculating whether the aggregate amount of Losses
exceeds the applicable deductible;
and
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(v)
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for
purposes of determining whether there has been a breach or inaccuracy of a
representation or warranty of the Vendor in this Agreement in connection
with the assertion of a claim for indemnification under Section 13.1 by
any of the Purchaser’s Indemnified Persons, or determining the amount of a
Loss by any of them with respect to any asserted breach or inaccuracy,
such determination shall be made without regard to “materiality”, “Material Adverse
Change” and similar
qualifications.
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13.5 Interest on
Non-Payment. All amounts required to be paid by one
party to another pursuant to this Article 13 shall be paid within 10 days
following written demand for payment and any amount which is not paid when due
shall bear interest until paid in full at the rate of 10% per annum, computed,
compounded and payable monthly.
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13.6 Indemnity is Sole
Remedy. From and after the Closing Date, but subject to
the mediation provisions of Article 14, this Article 13 shall
constitute the sole remedy for each party to this Agreement against the other
party to this Agreement with respect to any and all breaches of any agreement,
covenant, representation or warranty made by the other party in this Agreement
or in any of the other Transaction Documents; provided that, this
Section 13.6 shall not apply to any of the provisions of Article 11 or
any claims with respect to fraud. In furtherance of the foregoing,
each party to this Agreement hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
Law, any and all other rights and causes of action it may have against the other
party with respect to any and all breaches of any agreement, covenant,
representation or warranty made by such other party in this Agreement or in any
of the other Transaction Documents.
13.7 Insurance
Proceeds.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Article 13, if, in respect of any matter
for which indemnity is claimed pursuant to this Article 13, the
Vendor (if the Indemnified Person in relation to such matter is a Person
who is a "Vendor's
Indemnified Person") or the Purchaser (if the Indemnified Person in
relation to such matter is a Person who is a "Purchaser's Indemnified
Person") shall receive any insurance proceeds under any policy of
insurance contracted for by the Vendor or any Intercon Entity (each, an
"Eligible Policy")
as compensation for such matter, the amount which the Indemnifier is
liable to pay in respect of such matter shall be reduced by the amount of
the insurance proceeds so received (net of any right of recoupment by an
underwriter and net of any out of pocket expenses incurred by the
recipient of such insurance proceeds in connection with pursuing such
insurance recovery, including deductibles and increased insurance
premiums) within twelve (12) months after making a claim for indemnity
hereunder.
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(b)
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Each
of the Vendor and the Purchaser hereto agrees that it shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to collect upon those Eligible Policies
then in effect, if any, which provide coverage in respect of a matter for
which indemnification is provided under this Article 13 (provided
that nothing in this Section 13.7 shall be construed as imposing any
obligation to obtain or maintain any such insurance policies or commence
any litigation by any party hereto or any insurance company on behalf of a
party to this Agreement). The foregoing shall not affect the
subrogation rights of any insurance company making payments on account of
any insured.
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13.8 Acting
Reasonably.
(a)
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The
Purchaser shall, and shall cause each Indemnified Person who is a "Purchaser's Indemnified
Person", in the capacity of an "Indemnified Person"
under this Article 13, to act in good faith, use reasonable efforts
to mitigate Losses, use similar discretion in the use of personnel and the
incurring of expenses as it would use if it were acting entirely at its
own cost and for its own account and consult regularly with the
Indemnifier regarding the conduct of any proceedings or the taking of any
action for which indemnification may be
sought.
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(b)
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The
Vendor shall, and shall cause each Indemnified Person who is a "Vendor's Indemnified
Person", in the capacity of an "Indemnified Person"
under this Article 13, to act in good faith, use reasonable efforts
to mitigate Losses, use similar discretion in the use of personnel and the
incurring of expenses as it would use if it were acting entirely at its
own cost and for its own account and consult regularly with the
Indemnifier regarding the conduct of any proceedings or the taking of any
action for which indemnification may be
sought.
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ARTICLE 14
- MEDIATION
14.1 Dispute. All
disputes, disagreements, issues, controversies, questions or claims arising out
of, connected with or relating to this Agreement (or any of the other
Transaction Documents), including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any allegations relating to their binding effect, validity,
construction and interpretation, negotiation, enforceability, performance,
breach or termination, the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of the
parties relating thereto, and any damages resulting therefrom, or any action
taken by a party hereto pursuant to this Agreement (or any of the other
Transaction Documents), as well as non-contractual claims relating to this
Agreement (or any of the other Transaction Documents) (a “Dispute”), shall be resolved
in accordance with the provisions of this Article 14.
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14.2 Mediation. If,
within 20 days after a Dispute has arisen (the “Negotiation Period”), the
parties have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of such Dispute, such
Dispute shall be submitted to mediation. The mediation will proceed
as follows:
(a)
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the
parties will jointly appoint a mutually acceptable mediator within 20 days
following the expiration of the Negotiation Period; provided that, if the
parties are unable to agree upon a mutually acceptable mediator within 20
days following the expiration of the Negotiation Period, then either party
may ask ADR Xxxxxxxx Inc. (or another ADR service provider located in
Toronto, Ontario) to appoint a mediator on behalf of the parties and, in
such event, the Dispute will be mediated by the mediator so
appointed;
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(b)
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the
parties will, in consultation with the mediator, establish a schedule for
the exchange of mediation briefs and other steps necessary to conduct the
mediation, including the date and time of the
mediation;
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(c)
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the
mediation will be completed no later than 60 days following the date upon
which the mediator was appointed, unless the parties agree in writing to
extend the time for completing the
mediation;
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(d)
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documents
produced and exchanged during the course of the mediation which are not
otherwise discoverable, and statements made in connection with and at the
mediation, shall not be subject to disclosure through discovery or
admissible in evidence in any proceeding. The parties will not
call the mediator as a witness for any purpose in any subsequent
proceeding nor will they require production, in the context of such
proceeding, of any documents prepared for or delivered to the mediator or
any records or notes of the mediator;
and
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(e)
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the
fees of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties, unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the
parties.
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14.3 Litigation if
Mediation Unsuccessful. If the parties are not successful in
resolving the Dispute by mediation, then either party may seek an adjudicated
resolution through the courts of the Province of
Ontario. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Article 14, either party may seek such interim, temporary or provisional
injunctive or other relief from the courts of the Province of Ontario as it may
deem necessary to protect the rights or property of such party, or to maintain
the status quo, until
such time as the Dispute is otherwise resolved.
14.4 Accounting
Disputes. The parties hereto agree that the provisions of this
Article 14 shall have no application to the matters governed by
Section 3.6 or any decision emanating out of the dispute resolution
procedures provided for in Section 3.6.
ARTICLE 15
- GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS
15.1 Place of
Closing. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place as promptly as practicable after
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Time of
Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of those conditions). The
closing of the transactions herein provided for shall occur at the Time of
Closing at the offices of the Vendor's Legal Counsel, which closing may be
conducted by means of a conference telephone call among some or all of the
parties required therefor. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in Subsections 8.1(l), 8.1(m) and 8.1(n) and
Subsections 8.2(e) and 8.2(f), either party to this Agreement may give a
notice of readiness in writing to the other party and, in such event, the "Closing Date" and the "Effective Date" shall each be
the last day of the calendar month in which the date that is five (5) Business
Days following delivery of such notice of readiness occurs; provided that, the
parties hereto may agree in writing to a closing date which is other than the
last day of such calendar month and, in such event:
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(a)
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the
"Closing Date"
shall be the closing date so agreed to in
writing;
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(b)
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the
"Effective Date"
shall be the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the
calendar month in which the closing date so agreed to occurs and the
transfer of the Purchased Shares shall be deemed for accounting purposes
to have occurred at the Effective Time;
and
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(c)
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in
addition to the payment of the Purchase Price pursuant to Article 3,
the Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor an additional amount equal to Thirty
Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Two Dollars ($30,822) multiplied by the
number of calendar days following the last day of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such closing date occurs
up to and including the actual day on which the closing shall
occur.
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15.2 Notices. All
notices and communications sought or, by the terms hereof, required to be given
by one party hereto to another shall be given in writing by personal delivery
(which delivery may be effected by depositing the notice or communication in
question with a responsible courier service or responsible overnight delivery
service for delivery (all charges fully prepaid) to the addressee thereof) to
such other party as follows:
(a)
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in
the case of the Vendor, at: FirstService Building, Suite 4000, 0000 Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 (Attention: D. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx) (Tel.
No.: (000) 000-0000); with a copy to: Fogler, Xxxxxxxx LLP, Suite 1200, 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 (Attention: Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx) (Telephone No.: (000)
000-0000);
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(b)
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in
the case of the Purchaser, at: ADT Security Services, Inc., Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X.X.X., 00000-0000 (Attention:
President); with a copy to: ADT Security Services, Inc., Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, X.X.X., 00000-0000 (Attention: General Counsel)
(Tel. No.: (000) 000-0000); and
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(c)
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in
the case of the Guarantor, at: 00 Xxxxxx xx xx Xxxxx-Xxxxx, X-0000
Xxxxxxxxxx (Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx); with a copy to: Tyco
International Management Company, 0 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx
00000 X.X.X. (Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx) (Tel. No.:
(000) 000-0000);
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or at
such other address as may be given by a Person named above in this
Section 15.2 to the others of them by notice in writing from time to time
and such notices or communications shall be deemed to have been received upon
delivery.
15.3 Further
Assurances. Each of the parties hereto agrees that,
forthwith upon the written request of any other party hereto, such party shall
execute and deliver such further conveyances, transfers and other documents of
every nature and kind whatsoever, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions
passed and by-laws enacted, exercise his or her vote and influence, and do and
perform and cause to be done and performed all such further and other acts and
things as are within its reasonable power to do and as are reasonably necessary
or desirable in order to give full effect to each and every part of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions respectively
contemplated thereby.
15.4 Currency. Except
as otherwise specified, all “dollar” (and “$”) amounts expressed in this
Agreement refer to United States dollars and all payments contemplated by this
Agreement shall be made in United States currency.
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15.5 Number, Gender,
"this Agreement" and Division of Agreement. In this
Agreement, the use of the singular includes the plural and vice versa; words
importing gender include all genders; all verbs shall be construed as agreeing
with the required word and/or pronoun; and the words "this Agreement", "herein", "hereof", "hereby", "hereto", "hereunder" and like
expressions refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular part
hereof, unless the context otherwise requires. The division of this
Agreement into Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and Schedules and
Exhibits and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this
Agreement.
15.6 Brokers. With
the exception of the engagement of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Company LLC (“Xxxxx”) by the Vendor in
connection with the transaction contemplated under this Agreement, no broker,
agent or other intermediary acted for any party hereto in connection with the
transactions contemplated herein and each party hereto shall indemnify and save
harmless the others of them from and against any and all claims whatsoever for
any commission or other remuneration payable or alleged to be payable to any
broker, agent or other intermediary who purports to act or have acted for the
party in question. Concerning Xxxxx, all commission or other
remuneration payable to Xxxxx shall be paid by the Vendor; and the Vendor hereby
agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Purchaser from and against any and all
claims whatsoever for any commission or other remuneration payable or alleged to
be payable to Xxxxx.
15.7 Responsibility
for Legal and Accounting Fees. Except as otherwise
expressly provided for in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall be
responsible for its own legal and accounting fees and other charges incurred in
connection with the review, negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement and any post-closing matters in connection therewith.
15.8 Recovery of Costs
of Legal Proceedings. If any Legal Proceedings
(including mediation) are taken by any of the parties hereto against any of the
other parties hereto to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or of
any of the other Transaction Documents or as a result of the breach of any such
provisions, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the
non-prevailing party any and all reasonable "out-of-pocket" legal fees,
costs and expenses (including expert witness fees) incurred in connection with
any such legal action.
15.9 Time of
Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and of
every part hereof.
15.10 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits,
constitutes the entire, full and complete agreement and understanding among the
parties hereto in respect of the subject matters hereof and supersedes all prior
Contracts among the parties hereto with respect thereto. There are no
representations, inducements, promises, statements of intention or agreements,
oral or written, among the parties hereto not embodied herein which are of any
force or effect with reference to this Agreement or the subject matters
hereof.
15.11 No
Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended,
superseded or cancelled except by a written instrument signed by all of the
parties hereto and any instrument purporting to amend, supersede or cancel this
Agreement or any part hereof shall not be binding and shall be of no effect
unless and until it has been executed and delivered by all of the parties
hereto.
15.12 No
Waiver. The failure of a party hereto at any time or
times to require performance of any provision hereof by any other party hereto
shall in no manner affect the right of such party to require such performance at
a later time. No act or omission of any party hereto, other than an
express written waiver signed by such party, shall constitute a waiver by such
party of any breach of this Agreement or of the provision of this Agreement so
breached. No waiver by a party hereto of the breach of any provision
hereof, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a
further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of the provision
hereof so breached.
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15.13 Calculation of
Time Periods. When calculating the period of time within
which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this
Agreement, the date which is the reference date in calculating such period shall
be excluded. If the last day of such period is a not a Business Day,
the period in question shall end on the next Business Day. In the
event that any date upon which any action is required or permitted to be taken
hereunder by any of the parties is not a Business Day, such action shall be
required or permitted to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business
Day.
15.14 No Assignment of
Agreement. No party hereto may assign its interest in
this Agreement without the prior written consent of all of the parties
hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the Agreement Date,
the Purchaser shall have the right to assign all or certain provisions of this
Agreement, or any interest herein, and may delegate any duty or obligation
hereunder, without the consent of the Vendor (but with the giving of written
notice thereof with reasonable details to the Vendor in accordance with
Section 15.2), to:
(a)
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an
Affiliate of the Purchaser;
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(b)
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any
purchaser of any or all of the assets or equity interests (whether by
merger, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise) of the Purchaser;
or
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(c)
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to
any of the Purchaser's financing sources as
collateral;
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provided
that and notwithstanding any such assignment or delegation, as between the
Purchaser and the Vendor, the Purchaser shall remain liable as principal debtor
under all of its covenants and obligations which are contained in this Agreement
and no such assignment or delegation shall in any way affect the Guarantee
contained in Section 3.7. Subject to the foregoing, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of:
(d)
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the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns;
and
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(e)
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those
Persons who are "Indemnified Persons"
under Article 13 and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, in each case, as and to the extent
provided for in Article 13.
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15.15 References to
Laws. Any references in this Agreement to any Laws shall
be construed as a reference thereto as amended or re-enacted from time to time
or as a reference to any successor thereto.
15.16 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein and this Agreement shall in all respects be treated as
an Ontario contract. Subject to the mediation provisions of
Article 14, the parties hereto irrevocably attorn and submit to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario to resolve any dispute
which may arise among them concerning this Agreement and the subject matters
hereof.
15.17 Execution in
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, by original or facsimile signature, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall be deemed
to be one and the same instrument, which shall be deemed to be executed as of
the date first above written.
15.18 Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement (including any provision of Article 11) which
is invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction for any reason
whatsoever shall, as to such jurisdiction only, be ineffective and severable
from this Agreement to the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or
unenforceability but such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability shall not
invalidate or otherwise affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement nor
shall it affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
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15.19 Public
Announcements. The parties hereto agree that all notices
to third parties and all other publicity concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be
jointly planned and coordinated, and no party hereto shall act unilaterally in
this regard without the prior approval of the other, such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld, unless such disclosure shall be required to meet timely
disclosure obligations of any party under applicable securities Laws and stock
exchange rules in circumstances where prior consultation with the other party is
not practicable.
15.20 Waiver of Jury
Trial. As a material term of this Agreement, each of the
parties to this Agreement does knowingly, willingly and voluntarily, and by
their express desire and intent, does hereby expressly waive a trial by jury on
all issues, claims, counterclaims and cross-claims of any kind or nature arising
out of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents. Each of the parties to this Agreement does hereby
represent and warrant that no representations of fact or opinion have been made
by anyone to induce this waiver of jury trial or to in any way modify or nullify
its effect.
15.21 Legal
Representation.
(a)
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Each
of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and confirms that such party has
read and understands this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and has had this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents reviewed
and negotiated on such party's own behalf by independent duly qualified
legal counsel of such party's own
choosing.
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(b)
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The
parties hereto further acknowledge and confirm that they have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents and that any rule of construction or interpretation
otherwise requiring this Agreement or any of the other Transaction
Documents to be construed or interpreted against a party hereto by virtue
of the authorship of this Agreement or such other Transaction Documents,
as the case may be, shall not apply to the construction and
interpretation of this Agreement (or any provision of this Agreement) or
any of the other Transaction Documents (or any provision of such other
Transaction Documents).
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as
of the Agreement Date.
SIGNED,
SEALED & DELIVERED
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FIRSTSERVICE
CORPORATION
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Title:
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GUARANTEE
OF TYCO INTERNATIONAL FINANCE SA
Tyco
International Finance S.A. hereby guarantees the full and complete payment and
performance of each and all of the obligations of the Purchaser in the foregoing
Share Purchase Agreement subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 3.7 of the foregoing Share Purchase
Agreement.
DATED: As of April
14, 2008
TYCO
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE S.A.
By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Managing Director
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