AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among GLOBEPAN RESOURCES, INC INS ACQUISITION, INC. and INTELLECT NEUROSCIENCES, INC. January 25, 2007
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
GLOBEPAN RESOURCES, INC
INS ACQUISITION, INC.
and
January 25, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 Definitions |
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ARTICLE II THE MERGER |
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Section 2.1 Merger |
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Section 2.2 Effective Time |
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Section 2.3 Certificate of Incorporation; |
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Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger |
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Section 2.5 Closing |
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Section 2.6 Tax-Free Merger |
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ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES |
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Section 3.1 Manner and Basis of Converting and Exchanging Capital Stock |
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Section 3.2 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates |
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Section 3.3 Options, Warrants |
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Section 3.4 Parent Common Stock |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 4.1 Organization |
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Section 4.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement |
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Section 4.3 Capitalization |
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Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations |
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Section 4.5 Financial Statements |
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Section 4.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 4.7 Litigation |
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Section 4.8 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws |
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Section 4.9 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees |
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Section 4.10 Contracts |
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Section 4.11 Tax Returns and Audits |
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Section 4.12 Patents and Other Intangible Assets |
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Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA |
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Section 4.14 Title to Property and Encumbrances |
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Section 4.15 Condition of Properties |
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Section 4.16 Insurance Coverage |
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Section 4.17 Environmental Matters |
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Section 4.18 Disclosure |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP |
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Section 5.1 Organization |
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Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement |
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Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations |
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Section 5.4 Litigation |
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Section 5.5 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws |
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Section 5.6 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership |
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Section 5.7 Capitalization of Parent |
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Section 5.8 Acquisition Corp. |
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Section 5.9 Validity of Shares |
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Section 5.10 SEC Reporting and Compliance |
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Section 5.11 Financial Statements |
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Section 5.12 No General Solicitation |
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Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 5.14 Changes |
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Section 5.15 Tax Returns and Audits |
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Section 5.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA |
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Section 5.17 Interested Party Transactions |
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Section 5.18 Questionable Payments |
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Section 5.19 Obligations to or by Stockholders |
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Section 5.20 Schedule of Assets and Contracts |
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Section 5.21 Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.22 Employees |
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Section 5.23 Title to Property and Encumbrances |
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Section 5.24 Condition of Properties |
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Section 5.25 Insurance Coverage |
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Section 5.26 Disclosure |
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ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER |
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Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger |
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Section 6.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. |
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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Section 7.1 Access and Information |
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Section 7.2 Additional Agreements |
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Section 7.3 Publicity |
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Section 7.4 Appointment of Directors |
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Section 7.5 Conversion |
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Section 7.6 Sale and Assumption Agreement |
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Section 7.7 Indemnification Agreement |
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Section 7.8 Name Changes |
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Section 7.9 Stockholder Consent |
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Section 7.10 Parent Stockholder Consent |
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS |
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Section 8.1 Company Obligations |
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Section 8.2 Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations |
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS |
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Section 9.1 Indemnification by Parent |
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Section 9.2 Survival |
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Section 9.3 Time Limitations |
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Section 9.4 Limitation on Liability |
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Section 9.5 Notice of Claims |
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Section 9.6 Payment of Damages |
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ARTICLE X TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING |
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Section 10.1 Termination of Agreement |
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Section 10.2 Termination of Obligations |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 11.1 Amendments |
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Section 11.2 Notices |
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Section 11.3 Entire Agreement |
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Section 11.4 Expenses |
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Section 11.5 Severability |
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Section 11.6 Successors and Assigns; Assignment |
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Section 11.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 11.8 Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile |
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Section 11.9 Waiver |
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Section 11.10 No Constructive Waivers |
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Section 11.11 Further Assurances |
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Section 11.12 Recitals |
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Section 11.13 Headings |
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Section 11.14 Governing Law |
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Section 11.15 Dispute Resolution |
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Section 11.16 Interpretation |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
Exhibit A
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Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation | |
Exhibit B
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By-laws of Surviving Corporation | |
Exhibit C
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Directors of Parent Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time | |
Exhibit D
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Convertible Notes | |
Exhibit E
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List of Parent Stockholders | |
Exhibit F
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Plan of Conversion |
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Exhibit | Description | |
Exhibit G
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Certificate of Incorporation of Parent | |
Exhibit H
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Bylaws of Parent | |
Exhibit I
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Spin-Out Agreement | |
Exhibit J
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2006 Equity Incentive Plan |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is entered into as of January 25, 2007 by and among GLOBEPAN
RESOURCES, INC, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), INS ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Acquisition Corp.”), and INTELLECT
NEUROSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of drugs
to treat Alzheimer’s Disease and other major disorders of the central nervous system;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the
Company have approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective
stockholders to consummate, the acquisition of the Company by Parent, which acquisition is to be
effected by the merger of Acquisition Corp. with and into the Company, with the Company being the
surviving entity (the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), by reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the
following meanings:
“2006 Equity Incentive Plan” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.10
hereof.
“Acquisition Corp.” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
6.2 hereof.
“Action” shall mean any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or order.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms
“controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” shall mean this Agreement and Plan of Merger, including the exhibits
attached hereto or referred to herein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in
accordance with the provisions hereof.
“Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5
hereof.
“Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5
hereof.
“By-laws” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(b) hereof.
“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 2.3(a) hereof.
“Closing” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5 hereof.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5
hereof.
“Code” shall have the meaning given to such term in the third recital to this
Agreement.
“Commission” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Company Capital Stock” shall mean, collectively, the Company Common Stock and the
Company Preferred Stock.
“Company Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, effect or circumstance that
is materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic,
regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance
disproportionately affects the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Company Preferred Stock” shall mean, collectively, the Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the preferred stock, $0.001 par value per
share, of the Company.
“Company Stock Options” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
3.3(a) hereof.
“Contract” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.4 hereof.
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“Consents” shall mean any permits, filings, notices, licenses, consents,
authorizations, accreditation, waivers, approvals and the like of, to, with or by any Person.
“Conversion” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.5 hereof.
“Convertible Notes” shall mean the issued and outstanding Convertible Promissory Notes
of the Company, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,980,000.
“DGCL” shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.
“Dissenting Shares” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
3.2(d) hereof.
“Effective Time” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2
hereof.
“Employee Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.13
hereof.
“Environmental Law” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§
6901 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with
the registration, labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§
7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.;
the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; and the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq., as any of the above referenced statutes have been amended as of the
date hereof, all rules, regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above
referenced statutes, and any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been amended as of the date
hereof.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended,
and the regulations issued thereunder.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations issued thereunder.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time in the United States consistently applied.
“Hazardous Material” means any substance or material meeting any one or more of the
following criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the characteristics
of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, pollutant, chemical substance or
mixture, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b) its presence at some
quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation under any Environmental Law; (c) it
contains, without limiting the foregoing, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum
hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any
fraction thereof, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas; or (d) mold.
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“Incentive Plans” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.3(d)
hereof.
“Indebtedness” shall mean any obligation of the Company that under GAAP is required to
be shown on the Balance Sheet of the Company as a Liability. Any obligation secured by a Lien on,
or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property of the Company shall be deemed to be
Indebtedness even though such obligation is not assumed by the Company.
“Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” shall mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money
borrowed including, without limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the
purchase price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using available funds
to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable or expense accrual incurred or assumed
in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory
note, bond or similar written obligation to pay money, or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by
the Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable.
“Information Statement” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
7.7 hereof.
“Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
4.12(b) hereof.
“Investment Company Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Letter of Transmittal” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.2
hereof.
“Liability” shall mean any and all liability, debt, obligation, deficiency, Tax,
penalty, fine, claim, cause of action or other loss, cost or expense of any kind or nature
whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued,
liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due and regardless of when asserted.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge
of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing
statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge
arising by statute or other law.
“Merger” shall have the meaning given to such term in the second recital to this
Agreement.
“NGCL” shall mean the General Corporation Law of Nevada, as amended.
“Parent” shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Parent Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.13 hereof.
“Parent Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section
5.13 hereof.
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“Parent Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Parent.
“Parent Employee Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.16 hereof.
“Parent Financial Statements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.11 hereof.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect or circumstance that is
materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of Parent and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic,
regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance
disproportionately affects Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Parent Preferred Stock” shall mean the preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of Parent.
“Parent SEC Documents” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.10(b) hereof.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental
charges or levies not at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently
be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits
under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’,
laborers’ and materialmens’ and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not
then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred in connection with
the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and which do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the
Company in its business.
“Parent Stockholder Consent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
7.10 hereof.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or organization, including any government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations issued thereunder.
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“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” shall mean the Company’s Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
“Series B Convertible Preferred Stock” shall mean the Company’s Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
“Spin-Out Agreement” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 7.6 hereof.
“Stockholder” shall mean any record holder of Company Capital Stock.
“Surviving Corporation” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
2.1 hereof.
“Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean (a) any and all taxes, assessments, customs,
duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income,
franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real
property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license, payroll,
employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property,
estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative
minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties,
fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by
the United States (federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (b) any liability for
the payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result of transferor or successor
liability, including, without limitation, by reason of Code Section 1.1502-6; and (c) any liability
for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a
result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to the
payment of any amounts of the type described in either clauses (a) or (b).
“Tax Return” shall include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and partnership
returns filed on Form 1065)) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
“Tax Sharing Agreements” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section
4.15 hereof.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
Section 2.1 Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
at the Effective Time, Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance
with Section 251 of the DGCL. Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of
Acquisition Corp. shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the corporation surviving the
Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”).
Section 2.2 Effective Time. The Parent, the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall cause
a certificate of merger to be filed on the Closing Date (or on such other date as the
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Company and Parent may agree in writing) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL, and shall make all other filings or recordings required by
the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the
certificate of merger is duly filed in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware or such later time as specified in the certificate of merger, and
such time is hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time.”
Section 2.3 Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws; Directors and Officers.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended as
provide therein or in accordance with applicable law.
(b) The by-laws of Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving
Corporation (the “By-laws”) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or
amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable law.
(c) One or more of the directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time
until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their
earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
By-laws. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial
officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their
respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.
(d) Upon the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware as contemplated by Section 2.2 hereof, the officers and directors of the Parent designated
on Exhibit C hereto shall resign, to be replaced by the officers and directors designated
on Exhibit C hereto, who shall immediately take such offices. The appointment of new
directors in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.3(d) shall be accomplished through the
filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Parent in compliance with the applicable
provisions of the DGCL and the by-laws of the Parent and without the vote (by written consent or
otherwise) of the shareholders of the Parent.
Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in
Section 259 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time,
except as otherwise provided herein, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall become the debts, liabilities and
duties of the Surviving Corporation. The Company acknowledges that, from and after the Effective
Time, Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deal with the
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assets and business of the Surviving Corporation as its own property without limitation on the
disposition or use of such assets or the conduct of such business.
Section 2.5 Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the Merger (the “Closing”), shall take place: (a) at the offices of
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Israels LLP, Seven Times Square, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. local time
on the date on which all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII hereof
shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (other than conditions that can be
satisfied only at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the
Closing); or (b) at such other place, time and date as the Company and Parent may agree in writing
(the “Closing Date”).
Section 2.6 Tax-Free Merger. The parties hereto intend that the Merger will be
treated as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE III
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 3.1 Manner and Basis of Converting and Exchanging Capital Stock. At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent
or Acquisition Corp. or the holders of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities
of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp.:
(a) Acquisition Corp. Stock. Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of Acquisition Corp. issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of capital stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, such that Parent shall be the holder of
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation following
the Merger.
(b) Company Common Stock. Except as provided in Section 3.1(f), Section
3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Company Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged for the right to receive one
(1) share of Parent Common Stock.
(c) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Except as provided in Section
3.1(f), Section 3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged
for the right to receive fifty seven and fourteen hundredths (57.14) shares of Parent Common Stock.
(d) Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Except as provided in Section
3.1(f), Section 3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Series B
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged
for the right to receive one (1) share of Parent Common Stock.
(e) Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes shall become convertible, in accordance
with their terms, into shares of Parent Common Stock. Exhibit D hereto sets forth
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the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which each Convertible Note issued and
outstanding on the date hereof shall become convertible at the Effective Time.
(f) Treasury Stock. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
each share of Company Capital Stock held in the treasury of the Company and each share of Company
Capital Stock, if any, owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled in the Merger and shall not be converted
or exchanged into the right to receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent.
(g) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued
in, or as a result of, the Merger. Any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of
record of Company Capital Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger
shall be aggregated. If a fractional share of Parent Common Stock results from such aggregation,
the number of shares required to be issued to such record holder shall be rounded up to the nearest
whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock.
Section 3.2 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Letter of Transmittal. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall mail, or
cause to be mailed, to each record holder of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of
Company Capital Stock that was converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock pursuant to
Section 3.1 hereof (i) a letter of transmittal (“Letter of Transmittal”) for
delivery of such certificate(s) to Parent and (ii) instruction for use in effecting the surrender
of certificate(s), in each case in form and substance mutually agreeable to the Company and Parent.
Delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Parent Common Stock shall pass, only
upon delivery to the Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of certificate(s) formerly
representing ownership of Company Capital Stock (or an affidavit of lost certificate and
indemnification or surety bond) and a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal,
as described in Section 3.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be
required to mail, or cause to be mailed, a Letter of Transmittal to any record holder of
certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock if such holder has
previously agreed or consented to the exchange of certificates that are held in custody by the
Company for the benefit of such holder.
(b) Exchange Procedures. Parent shall issue to each former record holder of Company
Capital Stock, upon delivery to Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of (i) certificate(s)
formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly
executed stock powers (or an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnification in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Parent stating that, among other things, the former record
holder has lost his or her certificate(s) or that such certificate(s) have been destroyed) and (ii)
a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Parent, a certificate or certificates registered in the name of such former record
holder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such former record holder is
entitled to receive in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. Subject to Section
3.2(d) hereof, until the certificate(s) (or affidavit) is delivered together with the Letter of
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Transmittal in the manner contemplated by this Section 3.2(b), each certificate (or
affidavit) previously representing ownership of Company Capital Stock shall be deemed at and after
the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive Parent Common Stock and the former record
holders thereof shall cease to have any other rights with respect to his or her Company Capital
Stock.
(c) Termination of Exchange Process. Any Parent Common Stock that remains unclaimed
by a former record holder of Company Capital Stock at the first anniversary of the Effective Time
may be deemed “abandoned property” subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and other
similar laws in the State in which the former record holder resides. None of the Company, Parent,
Acquisition Corp. or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any person in respect of any
Parent Company Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar law.
(d) Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time and held by a Stockholder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in
writing and who has demanded appraisal for such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with
Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Shares”) shall not be entitled to vote for any purpose
or receive dividends, shall not be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in
accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and shall only be entitled to receive such
consideration as shall be determined pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL; provided,
however, that if, after the Effective Time, such Stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws
or loses his or her right to appraisal or otherwise fails to establish the right to be paid the
value of such Stockholder’s shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL, such shares of Company
Capital Stock shall be treated as if they had converted as of the Effective Time into the right to
receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and such shares of
Company Capital Stock shall no longer be Dissenting Shares. All negotiations with respect to
payment for Dissenting Shares shall be handled jointly by Parent and the Company prior to the
Closing and exclusively by Parent thereafter. In the event that one percent (1%) or more of the
outstanding shares of the Company are Dissenting Shares, the Company has the sole discretion to
terminate this Agreement, which shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and
the parties hereto shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder; provided, however,
that nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for the breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
(e) Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company will be closed and there will be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company
Capital Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. If, after the Effective Time, certificates
formerly representing Company Capital Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation, these
certificates shall be canceled and exchanged for the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to
which the former record holder may be entitled pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
(f) Further Rights in Company Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon
exchange of shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
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shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
shares of Company Capital Stock.
Section 3.3 Options, Warrants. The Company has issued and outstanding warrants and
options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (collectively, the “Company Stock
Options”). At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp., or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock
Options, each Company Stock Option shall, in accordance with its terms, thereafter be deemed to
constitute an option or warrant, as the case may be, to acquire, on the terms and conditions as
were applicable under such Company Stock Option, the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock
as the holder of such Company Stock Option would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the
Merger had such holder exercised or converted, as the case may be, such Company Stock Option in
full immediately prior to the Effective Time (not taking into account whether such Company Stock
Option was in fact exercisable or convertible at such time), and the exercise or conversion price
thereof shall be proportionately adjusted. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent
shall deliver to each holder of a Company Stock Option an option or warrant, as the case may be, in
Parent, having substantially identical terms as the original Company Stock Option.
Section 3.4 Parent Common Stock. Parent shall reserve a sufficient number of shares
of Parent Common Stock to complete the conversion and exchange of Company Capital Stock into Parent
Common Stock contemplated by Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, and the issuance of any
Parent Common Stock underlying options and warrants to acquire Parent Common Stock in accordance
with Section 3.3 hereof. Parent covenants and agrees that immediately following the
Conversion and immediately prior to the Effective Time there will be 20,545,780 shares of Parent
Common Stock issued and outstanding, and that no other common or preferred stock or equity
securities of the Parent, or any options, warrants, rights or other agreements or instruments
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common or preferred stock or equity securities of the
Parent, shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. The Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all licenses,
permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) has all requisite
corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently proposed to be
conducted, except where such failure would not have, or be reasonably likely to have, a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in
good standing (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in
which the ownership or use of its assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification or authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so duly
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qualified, authorized and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
The Company has one subsidiary, Intellect Neurosciences (Israel), Ltd., an Israeli company.
Section 4.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement. The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
the Board of Directors of the Company and no other action (except the approval of the requisite
Stockholders solely with respect to consummation of the Merger) on the part of the Company or any
of its Stockholders or subsidiaries is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due and valid authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by Parent and Acquisition Corp.) is a valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 4.3 Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of
the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 15,000,000 shares of Company
Preferred Stock. Of the 15,000,000 authorized shares of Company Preferred Stock, 2,225 shares are
designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 7,164,445 shares are designated as Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there are 21,353,500 shares of Company Common
Stock, 2,225 shares of Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 4,593,091 of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into 128,857 shares of Company Common Stock in the
aggregate and shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into 4,593,091 shares
of Company Common Stock in the aggregate. As of the date hereof, the Company has Convertible Notes
issued and outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $1,980,000, which are convertible into
1,155,973 shares of Company Common Stock as of the date hereof. All the outstanding shares of
Company Capital Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As of
the date hereof, there are issued and outstanding Company Stock
Options to purchase 6,973,974
shares of Company Common Stock, which Company Stock Options are
comprised of 1,207,501 options
and 5,766,473 warrants.
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for (a) approval of the
Merger by the requisite Stockholders and (b) filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
by the Company nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any
provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws; (ii) violate, conflict with or result in
a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in the creation
of any encumbrance upon any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit, lease,
contract, agreement or other instrument (collectively, “Contract”) to which the Company or
any its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound; (iii) require
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any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or
registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; or (iv) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations,
conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval
or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not
result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Financial Statements. The Company has delivered or made available as of
the date hereof or shall, prior to the Closing Date, deliver or make available to Parent the
balance sheets of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and the nine month period
ended September 30, 2006 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) and the related consolidated and
consolidating statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and the nine month period ended September 30, 2006. The
foregoing financial statements (including any notes thereto) (i) have been prepared based upon the
books and records of the Company, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as
otherwise noted therein), and (iii) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as at their respective dates and for
the periods then ended. To the knowledge of the Company, since the Balance Sheet Date, no fact or
condition exists that has not been disclosed to Parent that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, except (a) for
Liabilities reflected on the face of the balance sheet for the nine month period ended September
30, 2006 (the “Balance Sheet”) and (b) Liabilities of the same type, magnitude and scope as
those reflected on the Balance Sheet which have arisen since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business, and which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect, the Company does not have any Liability.
Section 4.7 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, involving the Company or its subsidiaries or affecting any of the officers,
directors or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to the Company’s or any
subsidiary’s business by or before any governmental entity or by any third party that has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and neither the Company nor
any of its subsidiaries have received written notice that any such Action is threatened. Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default under any judgment, order or decree of any
governmental entity applicable to its business, which default could reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws. The Company is not in
default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of (i) its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, any law applicable to the Company or
its property and assets, and the Company has not received written notice of any violation of or
Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).
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Section 4.9 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees. To the knowledge of the Company, no Person
has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein will have, any right or
valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or
broker, or in any similar capacity.
Section 4.10 Contracts.
(a) The Company is not in violation or breach of any material contract, except such violations
that, in the aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a
Company Material Adverse Effect. There does not exist any event or condition that, after notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default or breach under any material Contract
on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto or would
permit the modification, cancellation or termination of any material Contract or result in the
creation of any lien upon, or any person acquiring any right to acquire, any assets of the
Company, other than any events or conditions that, in the aggregate would not result in, or would
not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not
received in writing any claim or threat that the Company has breached any of the terms and
conditions of any material Contract, other than any material Contracts the breach of which, in the
aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The consent of, or the delivery of notice to or filing with, any party to a material
Contract is not required for the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Agreement.. The Company has made available
to Parent and Acquisition Corp. true and complete copies of all Contracts and other documents
requested by Parent or Acquisition Corp.
Section 4.11 Tax Returns and Audits. All required federal, state and local Tax
Returns of the Company have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed, and all federal,
state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have
been paid. The Company is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company
has not had a Tax deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of any
statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of the Company’s federal
income Tax Returns nor any state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by
governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Balance Sheet are and will be
sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date.
Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of account for
all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such period. The Company has
withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all Taxes
(including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance
Contribution Act taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected
therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositaries.
There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations,
claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now
pending, and the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims
or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. The Company is not obligated
to make a payment, nor is it a party
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to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment, that
would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed nor is required
to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local
and foreign law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise for any Tax period for
which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company is not a party to, is
not bound by and does not have any obligation under, any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification
agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or unwritten (collectively, “Tax
Sharing Agreements”), nor does it have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a
result of, or pursuant to, any Tax Sharing Agreements.
Section 4.12 Patents and Other Intangible Assets.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company (i) owns or has the right to use, pursuant to
a valid license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, free and clear of all Liens, all patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the
foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to be
conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of
any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the right to use all trade
secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices,
methods, techniques, inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all
information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally
known or known by competitors (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) required for or
incident to the development, operation and sale of all products and services sold by the Company,
free and clear of any right, Lien or claim of others. All Intellectual Property can and will be
transferred by the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without the
consent of any Person other than the Company.
Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) All “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the ERISA) of the
Company and other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies
or programs of every type, other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages,
commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written
or unwritten and whether or not funded, are in material compliance with the applicable requirements
of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(b) There are no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against any
Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans,
the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or against any
fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the
Company have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might
reasonably be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.
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(c) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened investigation, or
pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department
of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan and the Company has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or
circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement
action.
(d) No actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent Liability exists with respect to
the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Employee
Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the Balance Sheet, and no contingent Liability exists under
ERISA with respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA.
(e) No events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under such
Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing such Employee
Benefit Plan.
Section 4.14 Title to Property and Encumbrances. The Company has good and valid title
to all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under
valid and subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free
of all Liens except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title,
restrictions and encumbrances as do not in the aggregate constitute a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 4.15 Condition of Properties. All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures
and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in operating condition, subject to
ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Company’s existing business.
Section 4.16 Insurance Coverage. There is in full force and effect one or more
policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility insuring the Company and its
properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are
customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and
similarly situated. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for,
and the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance
coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in
effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of
the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat of suit,
proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the Company due to alleged bodily injury,
disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of
a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.
Section 4.17 Environmental Matters.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled, treated,
released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials on any real
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property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or ownership interest, except in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business of
the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where any
non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, demands,
claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against or to the Company
relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no conditions or
occurrences on any of the real property used by the Company in connection with its business that
would reasonably be expected to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to the
Company, except such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not, sent or disposed of, otherwise
had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer
or any other party) or in any other manner participated or been involved in the taking of or
disposal or release of a Hazardous Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous
Material or that, pursuant to any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National
Priorities List”, the “CERCLIS” list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to or
the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take “removal”, “remedial”,
“corrective” or any other “response” action, as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the
costs of any such action at the site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no basis to
reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no basis
to reasonably expect to receive) any written notice, request for information or other communication
from any governmental authority or other third party with respect to a release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Material or a violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and
has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) written notice of any claims
from any Person relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries from
exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Company has timely filed every report required to
be filed, acquired all necessary certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained
all required data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances
except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.18 Disclosure. There is no fact relating to the Company that the Company
has not disclosed to Parent in writing that has had or is currently having a Company Material
Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed
in the exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.
Parent and Acquisition Corp. hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. (i) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its State of incorporation or organization,
(ii) has all licenses, permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and
operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and
(iii) has all requisite corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently
proposed to be conducted, in each case except where such failures would not have, or be reasonably
likely to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. is duly
qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) as a
foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or use of its
assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or authorization
necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, authorized and in good standing would
not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement. Each of Parent and Acquisition
Corp. has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each
of Parent and Acquisition Corp. of this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be
executed pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of each of Parent and Acquisition
Corp. and the stockholder of Acquisition Corp., and no other action on the part of either of Parent
or Acquisition Corp. is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all
other agreements and instruments to be executed pursuant to this Agreement and the consummation by
either of Parent or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and Acquisition Corp. and (assuming
due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company) is a valid and binding
obligation of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp., enforceable against each of them in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for filing of the
certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, neither the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement by either of Parent and Acquisition Corp. nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or Acquisition Corp.; (ii) violate, conflict with
or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in
the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of Parent or Acquisition Corp. under any
Contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their properties may be bound; (iii)
require any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or
registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to Parent or any subsidiary of
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Parent, or (iv) violate any order, written, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule
or regulation applicable to any of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective
properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations,
conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval
or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not
result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the
Parent, threatened, involving Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent or affecting
the officers, directors or employees of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent
with respect to Parent’s, Acquisition Corp.’s, or any of Parent’s subsidiaries’, businesses by or
before any governmental entity or by any third party and none of Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any
subsidiary of Parent has received written notice that any such Action is threatened. None of
Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any subsidiary of Parent is in default under any judgment, order or
decree of any governmental entity applicable to its business which could reasonably be expected to
have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws. Neither Parent nor any of
Parent’s subsidiaries is in default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of
(i) their respective certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational documents or
(ii) any law applicable to Parent or any of Parent’s subsidiaries or its property and assets and
neither Parent nor any of Parent’s subsidiaries has received written notice of any violation of or
Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).
Section 5.6 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership. No person(s), firm,
corporation or other entity is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent or Acquisition
Corp. to any broker’s or finder’s fees, commission or other similar compensation, nor, with respect
to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or with respect to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will any such person have any right or valid claim against the
Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any such payment.
Section 5.7
Capitalization of Parent. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital
stock of Parent consists of 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of
Parent Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof (i.e., having given effect to the Conversion) and
immediately prior to the Effective Time, there are 20,545,780 shares of Parent Common Stock and no
shares of Parent Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Other than as provided in Article
III and Section 7.9 of this Agreement in connection with securities to be issued or to
become issuable in connection with or as a result of the Merger, Parent has no outstanding options,
warrants, rights or commitments to issue shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or
other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding securities
convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital
stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or
arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the nomination or
election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Parent Common Stock. There are no
registration rights or similar rights applicable to any shares of Parent Common Stock or any
capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. All outstanding shares of the
capital stock of Parent are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid
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and nonassessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive
rights of any person. All of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time have been issued in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws and (i) pursuant to effective registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and/or (ii) in reliance on valid exemptions from registration or
qualification thereunder. Set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto is a list of all record
holders of Parent Common Stock as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Effective Time,
which list is complete and correct and accurately reflects the share holdings of the Parent as of
the date hereof.
Section 5.8 Acquisition Corp. Acquisition Corp. is a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent that was formed on January 24, 2007 specifically for the
purpose of the Merger and that has not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will
not conduct any business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except in preparation
for and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent owns
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens,
and Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase capital stock or
other securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock of Acquisition Corp. owned by
Parent. Except for Acquisition Corp., Parent has no subsidiaries. Acquisition Corp. has no
subsidiaries.
Section 5.9 Validity of Shares. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in
accordance with Article III hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Section 5.10 SEC Reporting and Compliance.
(a) Parent filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act which became
effective on July 10, 2006. Since that date, other than the Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 filed by Parent with the Commission on November 15, 2006, which Form was
required to be filed with the Commission on or before November 14, 2006, Parent has timely filed
with the Commission all registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and
reports required to be filed by Parent pursuant to the Exchange Act. Parent has not filed with the
Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(b) Parent has delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the registration
statements, information statements and other reports (collectively, the “Parent SEC
Documents”) filed by the Parent with the Commission. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of
their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Each of
the Parent SEC Documents complied, and each Parent SEC Document to be filed with the Commission
prior to the Effective Date shall comply, in all material respects, with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange, as the case may be. Each of the
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes), contained in the Parent SEC
Documents, including any Parent SEC Documents filed after the date of this Agreement until the
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Closing, complied, as of its respective filing date, in all material respects with all
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto.
(c) Parent has not filed, and nothing has occurred with respect to which Parent would be
required to file, any report on Form 8-K since December 31, 2005. Prior to and until the Closing,
Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and all amendments or supplements to the Parent
SEC Documents filed with the Commission since December 31, 2005 and all subsequent registration
statements and reports filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with
the Commission and any and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or
notices filed by the Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.
(d) Parent is not an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) The Parent Common Stock is not listed on any exchange or traded or quoted on any
Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or quotation services and there are no market makers publishing bid
and/or ask price(s) for shares of the Parent’s capital stock.
(f) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall continue to satisfy any
applicable filing requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and
all other requirements of applicable securities laws.
(g) To the knowledge of Parent, Parent has complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and
all other applicable federal and state securities laws.
Section 5.11 Financial Statements. The balance sheets, and statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows (including any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC
Documents (the “Parent Financial Statements”) (i) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, (ii) are in accordance with the books and records of the Parent, and (iii) present fairly in
all material respects the financial condition of the Parent at the dates therein specified and the
results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.
Section 5.12 No General Solicitation. In issuing Parent Common Stock in the Merger
hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell Parent Common Stock
by any form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp.
has any Liability at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents
or as contemplated by the Spin-Out Agreement, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in
the balance sheet of Parent as of September 30, 2006 (the “Parent Balance Sheet”) or the
notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current Liabilities incurred and obligations under
agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, since September 30, 2006 (the “Parent Balance Sheet Date”), none of which,
individually or in the aggregate, constitutes a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (d) by the
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specific terms of any written agreement, document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the
Parent SEC Documents.
Section 5.14 Changes. Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Documents, or as contemplated by the Spin-Out Agreement or the Conversion, Parent has
not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or Liabilities, absolute, accrued or, to the Parent’s
knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due, except for current Liabilities incurred in the
usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those
securing, or paid any obligation or Liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Parent
Balance Sheet and current Liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, in each case in
the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its
assets, tangible or intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e)
cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right of material value, (f)
suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that could
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (g) entered into any transaction
other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h) encountered any labor union
difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts
payable under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension,
retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into any employment agreement, (j)
issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted
any options (including employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k)
declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased or
redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered or experienced any change in, or
condition affecting, the financial condition of the Parent other than changes, events or conditions
in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction
with all such other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect, (m) made any change in the accounting principles, methods or practices
followed by it or depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or
permitted any amendment or termination of any material Contract, agreement or license to which it
is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent Balance Sheet or its
statement of income for the year ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any
accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance
or termination pay to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant,
(q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in
excess of $1,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any Contract, agreement or license, or
otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
Section 5.15 Tax Returns and Audits. All required federal, state and local Tax
Returns of the Parent have been accurately prepared in all material respects and duly and timely
filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods
covered by such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material and have become
due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect. The Parent is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax.
The
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Parent has not had a Tax deficiency assessed against it. None of the Parent’s federal income
Tax Returns nor any state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by governmental
authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet are sufficient for the
payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Parent with respect to the period ended on the Parent
Balance Sheet Date. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits,
proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax
Returns of the Parent now pending, and the Parent has not received any notice of any proposed
audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
Section 5.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no “employee benefit plans”
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit
arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other than programs merely involving the
regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the
Parent, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded. Any plans listed in the Parent SEC
Documents are hereinafter referred to as the “Parent Employee Benefit Plans.”
(b) Any current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with respect
to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been made available to the Company.
(c) All Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits
that have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any
of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan
administrator of any of the Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent
Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan.
(e) There is no pending, or to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, investigation or
pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department
of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Parent
Employee Benefit Plan and Parent has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or
circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement
action.
(f) No actual or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent Liability exists with respect to the
funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Parent
Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the Parent Financial Statements or the Parent SEC
Documents, and to the knowledge of the Parent, no contingent Liability exists under ERISA with
respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
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Section 5.17 Interested Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC
Documents, no officer, director or stockholder of the Parent or any Affiliate of any such Person or
the Parent has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i)
furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished
or sold by the Parent or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Parent any goods or
services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any Contract to which the Parent is a party or by which
it may be bound or affected.
Section 5.18 Questionable Payments. Neither the Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor to the
knowledge of the Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or
acting on behalf of the Parent or Acquisition Corp., has used any corporate funds for (a) unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (b)
made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate
funds, (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other
assets, (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such corporations,
or (e) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section 5.19 Obligations to or by Stockholders. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC
Documents, the Parent has no Liability or obligation or commitment to any stockholder of Parent or
any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any
stockholder of Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate have
any Liability, obligation or commitment to the Parent.
Section 5.20 Schedule of Assets and Contracts. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, the Parent is not a party to any Contract
not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to the Parent. Parent does not own
any real property. Other than the Spin-Out Agreement and any agreements entered into by Parent in
connection with the Conversion, Parent is not a party to any Contract (a) with any labor union, (b)
for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess
of normal operating requirements, (c) for the employment of any officer, individual employee or
other Person on a full-time basis or any contract with any Person for consulting services, (d) with
respect to bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred
compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar plan, contract or understanding
with any or all of the employees of Parent or any other Person, (e) relating to or evidencing
Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of Parent to any Lien or
evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranteeing of any Indebtedness, (g) under which Parent is lessee
of or holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person, (h) under which
Parent is lessor or permits any Person to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned or
controlled by Parent, (i) granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right to
any Person, (j) with any Affiliate of Parent or any present or former officer, director or
stockholder of Parent, (k) obligating Parent to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or
exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (1) containing a covenant not to compete or
other restriction on the parent’s ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity,
(m) with respect to any distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, sales agency, franchise
or advertising contract or commitment, (n) regarding the
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registration of securities under the Securities Act, (o) characterized as a collective
bargaining agreement, or (p) with any Person continuing for a period of more than three months from
the Closing Date that involves an expenditure or receipt by Parent in excess of $1,000. The Parent
maintains no insurance policies and insurance coverage of any kind with respect to Parent, its
business, premises, properties, assets, employees and agents. Parent has furnished to the Company
true and complete copies of all agreements and other documents requested by the Company.
Section 5.21 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Parent has never generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of
any Hazardous Materials on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or
ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) The historical and present operations of the business of the Parent compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) (i) The Parent has not, sent or disposed of, otherwise had taken or transported, arranged
for the taking or disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other
manner participated or been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous
Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant to any
Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National Priorities List”, the “CERCLIS” list, or
any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to or the source of a claim, an administrative
order or other request to take “removal”, “remedial”, “corrective” or any other “response” action,
as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the site; (ii)
the Parent is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or
proceeding and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) any written
notice, request for information or other communication from any governmental authority or other
third party with respect to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a
violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has no basis to
reasonably expect to receive) written notice of any claims from any Person relating to property
damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries from exposure to any Hazardous Material;
and (iii) the Parent has timely filed every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary
certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data, documentation
and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances except where the failure to do so
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, demands, claims,
information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against or to the Parent relating to
any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of Parent, there are no conditions or occurrences on
any of the real property used by Parent in connection with its business that would reasonably be
expected to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to Parent, except such as have
not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.22 Employees. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment
compensation, Parent is not under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, employee or
Affiliate of Parent.
Section 5.23 Title to Property and Encumbrances. Parent has good and valid title to
all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under valid
and subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of all
Liens except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions
and encumbrances as do not, individually or in the aggregate constitute a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 5.24 Condition of Properties. All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures
and other properties owned, leased or used by Parent are in operating condition, subject to
ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Parent’s existing business.
Section 5.25 Insurance Coverage. There is in full force and effect one or more
policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility insuring Parent and its
properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are
customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and
similarly situated. Parent has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and
Parent has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as
and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in effect, other
than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of Parent. No
suit, proceeding or action or, to the best current actual knowledge of Parent, threat of suit,
proceeding or action has been asserted or made against Parent due to alleged bodily injury,
disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of
a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by Parent.
Section 5.26 Disclosure. There is no fact relating to Parent or Acquisition Corp.
that Parent has not disclosed to the Company in writing that has had, is having or is reasonably
likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by Parent or
Acquisition Corp. herein and no information disclosed in the exhibits hereto by Parent or
Acquisition Corp. contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER
CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. Prior to
the Effective Time, unless Parent or Acquisition Corp. shall otherwise agree in writing or as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(i) the business of the Company shall be conducted only in the ordinary course
consistent with the past practice;
(ii) the Company shall not (A) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of
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Company Capital Stock; (B) amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws except to
effectuate the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; or (C) split, combine or
reclassify the outstanding Company Capital Stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend
payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to any such stock;
(iii) the Company shall not (A) issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants or
rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, Company Capital Stock, except to issue shares
of Company Capital Stock in connection with the exercise of Common Stock Options; (B)
acquire or dispose of any fixed assets or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets
other than in the ordinary course of business; (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any
other Liabilities or enter into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business; (D) enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to
any of the foregoing except this Agreement; or (E) except as contemplated by this Agreement,
enter into any Contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge,
consolidate or enter into any other material business combination; and
(iv) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact the business
of the Company, to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees, and
to preserve the good will of those having business relationships with it.
Section 6.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. Pending the Merger.
Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise
contemplated expressly permitted by this Agreement, the Spin-Out Agreement or the Conversion:
(i) the business of Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall be conducted only in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice;
(ii) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) directly or indirectly redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares
of its capital stock; (B) amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws; or (C) split,
combine or reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in
cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to such stock; and
(iii) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) issue or agree to issue any
additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire shares of, its
capital stock; (B) acquire or dispose of any assets other than in the ordinary course of
business; (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any other Liabilities or enter into any other
transaction except in the ordinary course of business; (D) enter into any Contract,
agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing except this
Agreement, or (E) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any Contract,
agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge; consolidate or enter into any other
material business contract or enter into any negotiations in connection therewith.
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(iv) Parent shall use its best efforts to preserve intact the business of Parent and
Acquisition Corp., to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees,
and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships with Parent and
Acquisition Corp.;
(v) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will they authorize any director or
authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other
representative retained by them to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to,
or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below).
Parent will promptly advise the Company in writing of any such inquiries or Acquisition
Proposal (or requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used in this
paragraph, “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any proposal for a merger or other
business combination involving the Parent or Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a
substantial equity interest in either of them or any material assets of either of them other
than as contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will immediately cease and cause to be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted
heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(vi) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any new employment agreements
with any of their officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation or
benefits of their officers and employees.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 7.1 Access and Information. The Company, Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall
each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants, counsel and other representatives
reasonable access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time of
all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to Tax
Returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information
concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request,
provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall affect any
representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees
and agents to hold, in confidence all such information (other than such information that (i)
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or
its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors, or (ii) becomes available to such
party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided
that such source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or
other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until such time as such information
is otherwise publicly available; provided, however, that: (A) any such information
may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers, employees and representatives of such party’s
advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions
contemplated hereby (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and
representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of such information);
(B) any disclosure of such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such
information has consented in writing; and (C) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a
judicial, administrative or governmental order or request provided, that the requested
party will
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promptly so notify the other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order or
other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the
requested party will furnish only that portion of such information which is legally required and
will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded the information furnished. If this Agreement is
terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents and other materials (including
copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement
or in connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof.
Section 7.2 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper
or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its commercially reasonable best
efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the obligations of any of the parties hereto to
obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any injunction or other legal bar to the Merger (and, in
such case, to proceed with the Merger as expeditiously as possible). In order to obtain any
necessary governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, Consent, extension or approval,
each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees to take all reasonable actions and to
enter into all reasonable agreements as may be necessary to obtain timely governmental or
regulatory approvals and to take such further action in connection therewith as may be necessary.
In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry
out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors of Parent, Acquisition
Corp. and the Company shall take all such necessary action.
Section 7.3 Publicity. No party shall issue any press release or public announcement
pertaining to the Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent and the Company, except
as Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in order to comply with the rules of the
Commission; provided that in such case Parent will use its best efforts to allow Company to
review and reasonably approve any of the same prior to its release.
Section 7.4 Appointment of Directors. Immediately upon the Effective Time, Parent
shall, in accordance with Section 2.3(d), accept the resignations and cause the
appointments of those officers and directors of Parent identified in Exhibit C hereto. At
the first annual meeting of Parent’s stockholders and thereafter, the election of members of
Parent’s Board of Directors shall be accomplished in accordance with the by-laws of Parent.
Section 7.5 Conversion. Prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall take and/or
cause to be taken all required legal action to convert Parent from a Nevada corporation into a
Delaware corporation (the “Conversion”) pursuant to a Plan of Conversion substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, and, in connection with such Conversion, Parent
shall take and/or cause to be taken all such action as may be required to (i) simultaneously
convert each share of common stock of the Nevada corporation into 2.5945572 shares of common stock
of the Delaware corporation (without issuing any fractional shares) such that, immediately
following the Conversion there shall be 20,545,780 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and
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outstanding, (ii) adopt a certificate of incorporation in the form in which it is attached
hereto as Exhibit G, and (iii) adopt by-laws in the form in which they are attached hereto
as Exhibit H.
Section 7.6 Spin-Out Agreement. Following the Conversion and prior to the Closing
Date and the Effective Time, Parent shall enter into the Sale, Assignment, Assumption and
Indemnification Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the
“Spin-Out Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things Parent shall sell all of
its assets to Xx. Xxxxxxx Field and Xx. Xxxxxxx Field shall assume all of Parent’s liabilities.
Section 7.7 Name Changes. As soon as practicable on or after the Effective Time,
Parent shall take all required legal actions to change (i) the Company’s corporate name to
“Intellect USA, Inc.” and (ii) Parent’s corporate name to “Intellect Neurosciences, Inc.”
(collectively, the “Name Changes”).
Section 7.8 Stockholder Consent.
(a) So long as the Board of Directors of the Company shall not have withdrawn, modified or
changed its recommendation in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.8(b) hereof, the
Company, acting through its Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with the DGCL and its
certificate of incorporation and by-laws, take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a
record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose
of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby by the Stockholders as required by the DGCL and otherwise. The Company shall
notify each Stockholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed Company stockholders’
meeting in accordance with the DGCL and the certificate of incorporation and by-laws. Such meeting
notice shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the
Merger and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be required to take all actions
reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a
stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders if the Company’s Board of
Directors and the requisite Stockholders otherwise take all actions reasonably necessary to approve
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by written consent in lieu of a meeting of
the stockholders of the Company to the extent permitted by the DGCL.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Company shall unanimously recommend such approval and shall
use all reasonable efforts to solicit and obtain such approval; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors of the Company may at any time prior to approval of the Stockholders
(i) decline to make, withdraw, modify or change any recommendation or declaration regarding this
Agreement or the Merger or (ii) recommend and declare advisable any other offer or proposal, to the
extent the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, based upon advice of legal
counsel, that withdrawing, modifying, changing or declining to make its recommendation regarding
this Agreement or the Merger or recommending and
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declaring advisable any other offer or proposal is necessary to comply with its fiduciary
duties under applicable law (which declinations, withdrawal, modification or change shall not
constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement). The Company shall provide written notice to
Parent promptly upon the Company taking any action referred to in the foregoing proviso.
(c) Pursuant to Section 251(d) of the DGCL, at any time before the certificate of merger is
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, including any time after the Merger is
authorized by the Stockholders, the Merger may be abandoned and this Agreement may be terminated in
accordance with the terms hereof, without further action by the Stockholders.
Section 7.9 Parent Stockholder Consent.
(a) So long as the Board of Directors of the Parent shall not have withdrawn, modified or
changed its recommendation in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.9(b) hereof, the
Parent, acting through its Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with the NGCL or DGCL (as
applicable) and its certificate of incorporation and by-laws then in effect, take all actions
reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a
stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption by the
Parent’s stockholders as required by the NGCL or the DGCL (as applicable) and otherwise of (A) the
Conversion and (B) the Spin-Out Agreement and, effective upon the Effective Time, (X) the Name
Changes and (Y) the adoption of a 2006 Equity Incentive Plan substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I (the “2006 Equity Incentive Plan”) providing for a grant of up
to 12,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock to key employees, officers, directors, consultants,
advisors and others (the actions referenced in (A) and (B), and (X) and (Y), collectively referred
to herein as the “Parent Stockholder Actions”). The Parent shall notify each of its
stockholders, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed Parent stockholders’ meeting in
accordance with the NGCL or the DGCL (as applicable) and its certificate of incorporation and
by-laws then in effect. Such meeting notice shall state that the purpose of the meeting is to
consider the Parent Stockholder Actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of
the Parent shall not be required to take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record
date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of
obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of the Parent Stockholder Actions by the stockholders
of the Parent, if the Parent’s Board of Directors and the requisite stockholders of the Parent
otherwise take all actions reasonably necessary to approve the Parent Stockholder Actions by
written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Parent to the extent permitted by
the NGCL or DGCL (as applicable).
(b) The Board of Directors of the Parent shall unanimously recommend approval of the Parent
Stockholder Actions and shall use all reasonable efforts to solicit and obtain such approval;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors of the Parent may at any time prior
to approval of the Parent’s stockholders (i) decline to make, withdraw, modify or change any
recommendation or declaration regarding the Parent Stockholders Actions or (ii) recommend and
declare advisable any other offer or proposal, to the extent the Board of Directors of the Parent
determines in good faith, based upon advice of legal counsel, that withdrawing, modifying, changing
or declining to make its recommendation regarding the Parent
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Stockholder Actions or recommending and declaring advisable any other offer or proposal is
necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. The Parent shall provide
written notice to Company promptly upon the Parent taking any action referred to in the foregoing
proviso.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS
CONDITIONS OF PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS
Section 8.1 Company Obligations. The obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent.
(a) No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of the Company under this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and
correct in all material respects.
(b) Compliance with Agreement. The Company shall have performed and complied in all
material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by it on or before the Closing Date.
(c) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have
been any event or circumstance that has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that would reasonably be expected to result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Certificate of Officers. The Company shall have delivered to Parent and
Acquisition Corp. a certificate dated the Closing Date, executed on its behalf by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 8.1.
(e) [reserved]
(f) No Restraining Action. No Action or proceeding before any court, governmental
body or agency shall have been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to
obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the carrying out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Supporting Documents. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have received the
following:
(1) Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the
Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving the Merger and
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and
instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto.
(2) A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying the
names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any documents referred to
in this Agreement and further certifying that the certificate of
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incorporation and by-laws of the Company delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. at
the time of the execution of this Agreement have been validly adopted and have not been
amended or modified since the date hereof.
(3) Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the
Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
Section 8.2 Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations. The obligations of the Company
under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of the following
conditions any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company:
(a) No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition
Corp. under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall
then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Compliance with Agreement. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have performed and
complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date, including without limitation,
that Parent shall have effected the Conversion and entered into the Spin-Out Agreement and
consummated the transactions contemplated thereunder.
(c) No Parent Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have
been any event or circumstance that has resulted in a Parent Material Adverse Effect and no event
has occurred or circumstance exists that would be reasonably expected to result in such a Parent
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Certificate of Officers. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have delivered to the
Company a certificate dated the Closing Date, executed on their behalf by their respective
Presidents, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)
of this Section 8.2.
(e) Supporting Documents. The Company shall have received the following:
(1) Copies of resolutions of Parent’s and Acquisition Corp.’s respective board of
directors and the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., certified by their respective
Secretaries, authorizing and approving the Merger and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments to be delivered by
them pursuant hereto.
(2) A certificate of incumbency executed by the respective Secretaries of Parent and
Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to
execute the documents referred to in paragraph (1) above and further certifying that the
certificates of incorporation and by-laws of Parent and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto
have not been amended or modified.
(3) A certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of each of the
Parent and Acquisition Corp., certifying that, except for the filing of the certificate of
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merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware: (i) all consents,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and filings and registrations with, any court,
governmental body or instrumentality that are required to be obtained by Parent or
Acquisition Corp. for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Merger shall have been duly made or obtained; and (ii) no action or proceeding before
any court, governmental body or agency has been threatened, asserted or instituted against
Parent or Acquisition Corp. to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in
respect of, this Agreement or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(4) A certificate of Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., Parent’s transfer agent and
registrar, certifying as of the business day prior to the Closing Date, a true and complete
list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of
Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares of Parent Common Stock held by each
record owner.
(5) A letter from Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., Parent’s transfer agent and registrar,
certifying that the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the
Closing Date without giving effect to the Merger, is 20,545,780 shares of Parent Common
Stock.
(6) (i) The executed resignations of all directors and officers of Parent, with the
director resignations to take effect at the Effective Time, and (ii) executed releases from
each such director and officer in the form and substance acceptable to the Company in its
sole discretion.
(7) Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of each
of the Parent and Acquisition Corp. issued by the Secretary of State of their respective
states of incorporation.
(8) Such additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Company may reasonably request.
(f) Due Diligence. The Company shall have been and shall continue to be satisfied in
its sole discretion (regardless of (1) the satisfaction of any or all of the other closing
conditions, (2) any knowledge of such matters on or prior to the Closing Date or (3) any indication
previously given by, or on behalf of, Company with respect to the satisfaction of any such matter)
with the results of its and its representatives’ due diligence investigation and evaluation of the
Parent and Acquisition Corp. and each of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Limitation on Dissenting Shares. The holders of not more than one percent (1.0%)
of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock shall have exercised and not withdrawn such
holder’s right to appraisal and payment under Section 262 of the DGCL.
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 9.1 Indemnification by Parent. Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company and the Stockholders (the “Company Indemnified Parties”), and shall reimburse the
Company Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including, but not
limited to, costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of
value (collectively, “Damages”) arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in
any material respect, in any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company
pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with any
such representation or warranty, (b) any failure by Parent or Acquisition Corp. to perform or
comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or
understanding alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent or Acquisition Corp. in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) Taxes attributable to
any transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising
out of any Liabilities of either Parent or Acquisition Corp. on or prior to Closing or with respect
to accounting fees arising thereafter, or (f) any litigation, action, claim, proceeding or
investigation by any third party relating to or arising out of the business or operations of
Parent, or the actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to the Effective Time.
Section 9.2 Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of
Parent and Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall survive until twelve (12) months after the Closing Date. The representations
and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant
to this Agreement will terminate at, and have no further force and effect after, the Effective
Time.
Section 9.3 Time Limitations. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall have any
liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any representation or warranty, or
covenant or agreement to be performed and complied with prior to the Effective Time, unless on or
before the one-year anniversary of the Effective Time (the “Claims Deadline”), Parent is
given notice of a claim with respect thereto, in accordance with Section 9.5, specifying
the factual basis therefore in reasonable detail to the extent then known by the Company
Indemnified Parties.
Section 9.4 Limitation on Liability. The obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
to the Company Indemnified Parties set forth in Section 9.1 shall be subject to the
following limitations:
(a) The aggregate liability of Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company Indemnified Parties
under this Agreement shall not exceed $500,000.00.
(b) Other than claims based on fraud or for specific performance, injunctive or other
equitable relief, the Company Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy for any and
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all claims for Damages pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof shall be the indemnification
provided under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Article IX.
Section 9.5 Notice of Claims.
(a) If, at any time on or prior to the Claims Deadline, Company Indemnified Parties shall
assert a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 9.1, such Company Indemnified
Parties shall submit to Parent a written claim stating: (i) that a Company Indemnified Party
incurred or reasonably believes it may incur Damages and the amount or reasonable estimate thereof
of any such Damages; and (ii) in reasonable detail, the facts alleged as the basis for such claim
and the section or sections of this Agreement alleged as the basis or bases for the claim. If the
claim is for Damages which the Company Indemnified Parties reasonably believe may be incurred or
are otherwise unliquidated, the written claim shall be deemed to have been asserted under this
Article IX in the amount of such estimated Damages, but no payment for indemnification
shall be made until such Damages have actually been incurred.
(b) In the event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any Company
Indemnified Party with respect to which Parent may have liability under this Article IX,
the Parent shall have the right, at its cost and expense, to defend such action, suit or proceeding
in the name and on behalf of the Company Indemnified Party; provided, however, that
a Company Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with fees and expenses
paid by Parent, if representation of the Company Indemnified Party by counsel retained by Parent
would be inappropriate because of actual or potential differing interests between Parent and the
Company Indemnified Party. In connection with any action, suit or proceeding subject to this
Article IX, Parent and each Company Indemnified Party agree to render to each other such
assistance as may reasonably be required in order to ensure proper and adequate defense of such
action, suit or proceeding. Parent shall not, without the prior written consent of the applicable
Company Indemnified Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, settle or
compromise any claim or demand if such settlement or compromise does not include an irrevocable and
unconditional release of such Company Indemnified Parties for any liability arising out of such
claim or demand.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING
Section 10.1 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Company, Acquisition Corp. and Parent;
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(b) by the Company, if Parent or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to perform in any material
respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the
Effective Time, (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants
contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the Company
has notified Parent and Acquisition Corp. of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this paragraph (b);
(c) by Parent and Acquisition Corp., if the Company (i) fails to perform in any material
respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the
Closing Date, (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants
contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after Parent or
Acquisition Corp. has notified the Company of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this paragraph (c);
(d) by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other
hand, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or
regulatory agency binding on Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Company, which prohibits or
materially restrains any of them from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided that the parties hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any such order,
writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been lifted within ninety (90) days
after entry, by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency;
(e) by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other
hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to February 13, 2007, for any reason other than
delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such termination;
(f) by the Company if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, based
upon advice of legal counsel, that termination pursuant to this Section 10.1(f) is
necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law as provided in Section
7.8 hereof.
Section 10.2 Termination of Obligations. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 10.1 hereof shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder, except for the
obligations under Article IX, Article X, and Sections 11.4,
11.7, 11.14, 11.15 and 11.16 hereof; provided,
however, that termination pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section 10.1 shall
not relieve the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any liability to the other parties
hereto.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Amendments. Subject to applicable law, this Agreement may be amended or
modified by the parties hereto by written agreement executed by each party to be bound thereby and
delivered by duly authorized officers of the parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective
Time; provided, however, that after the approval of the Merger by the requisite
Stockholders, no amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be made that by law requires
further approval from any Stockholders without such further approval.
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Section 11.2 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction, other document or
communications to be given hereunder by any party hereto to any other party hereto shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered personally, (b) upon
confirmation of delivery if by electronic mail, (c) upon receipt of a transmission confirmation
(with a confirming copy delivered personally or sent by overnight courier) if sent by facsimile or
like transmission, or (d) on the next business day when sent by Federal Express, United Parcel
Service, U.S. Express Mail or other reputable overnight courier for guaranteed next day delivery,
as follows:
If to Parent or Acquisition Corp., to: | Globepan Resources, Inc | |||
Attention: Xxxxxxx Field, President | ||||
0000 000xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0 | ||||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx | ||||
X0X 0X0 | ||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile: | ||||
Email: | ||||
with a copy to: | ||||
Cane Xxxxx, LLP | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxxx XX 00000 | ||||
Telephone: (000) 000 0000 | ||||
Facsimile: (000) 000 0000 | ||||
Email: Xxxxx@XxxxXxxxx.xxx | ||||
If to the Company, to: | Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. | |||
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx, Executive | ||||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
0 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Email: | ||||
xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
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with a copy to: | ||||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Israels | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxx, XX | ||||
Telephone: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
Email: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx |
or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such
notice. Nothing in this Section 11.2 shall be deemed to constitute consent to the manner
and address for service of process in connection with any legal proceeding (including arbitration
arising in connection with this Agreement), which service shall be effected as required by
applicable law.
Section 11.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits attached hereto or
referred to herein constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto, and supersede all prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto, with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 11.4 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not
the Merger occurs, all expenses and fees incurred by Parent and Acquisition Corp. on one hand, and
the Company on the other, shall be borne solely and entirely by the party that has incurred the
same; provided, that if the Merger occurs, Parent agrees to pay, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to pay, any unpaid fees and expenses of the Company (including fees and
expenses of its counsel and other advisors) in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 11.5 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in
good faith to amend or modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are
fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section 11.6 Successors and Assigns; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned
or delegated by any of the parties hereto without, in the case of Parent and Acquisition Corp., the
prior written approval of the Company and, in the case of the Company, the prior written approval
of Parent.
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Section 11.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in Section 9.1
and Section 11.6, nothing herein expressed or implied shall be construed to give any person
other than the parties hereto (and their successors and assigns as permitted herein) any legal or
equitable rights hereunder.
Section 11.8 Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in
multiple counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when executed will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one
and the same agreement. This Agreement and each other agreement or instrument entered into in
connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or
thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by electronic mail,
shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be
considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof
delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument,
each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all
other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a
facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or
agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or
electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party
forever waives any such defense.
Section 11.9 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may
(a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party
hereto; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and breaches of the warranties of the
other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) waive compliance
by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension
or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or
parties to be bound thereby.
Section 11.10 No Constructive Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of any party
hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver
of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant herein,
nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise
thereof or of any other right. No waiver by any party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach
of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any
prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
Section 11.11 Further Assurances. The parties hereto shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to do and perform or cause to be done and performed all such further acts and
things and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments or
documents as any other party hereto may reasonably request in order to carry out fully the intent
and purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 11.12 Recitals. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein and, by
this reference, are made part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
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Section 11.13 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 11.14 Governing Law. This Agreement and the agreements, instruments and
documents contemplated hereby shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Section 11.15 Dispute Resolution. The parties hereto shall initially attempt to
resolve all claims, disputes or controversies arising under, out of or in connection with this
Agreement by conducting good faith negotiations amongst themselves. If the parties hereto are
unable to resolve the matter following good faith negotiations, the matter shall thereafter be
resolved by binding arbitration and each party hereto hereby waives any right it may otherwise have
to the resolution of such matter by any means other than binding arbitration pursuant to this
Section 11.15. Whenever a party shall decide to institute arbitration proceedings, it
shall provide written notice to that effect to the other parties hereto. The party giving such
notice shall, however, refrain from instituting the arbitration proceedings for a period of sixty
(60) days following such notice. During this period, the parties shall make good faith efforts to
amicably resolve the claim, dispute or controversy without arbitration. Any arbitration hereunder
shall be conducted in the English language under the commercial arbitration rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration shall be conducted in New York, New York by a panel
of three arbitrators: one arbitrator shall be appointed by each of Parent and Company; and the
third shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. The panel of arbitrators shall
have the authority to grant specific performance. Judgment upon the award so rendered may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction or application may be made to such court for judicial
acceptance of any award and an order of enforcement, as the case may be. In no event shall a
demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of a legal or equitable proceeding
based on the claim, dispute or controversy in question would be barred under this Agreement or by
the applicable statute of limitations. The prevailing party in any arbitration in accordance with
this Section 11.15 shall be entitled to recover from the other party, in addition to any
other remedies specified in the award, all reasonable costs, attorneys’ fees and other expenses
incurred by such prevailing party to arbitrate the claim, dispute or controversy.
Section 11.16 Interpretation.
(a) When a reference is made in this Agreement to a section or article, such reference shall
be to a section or article of this Agreement unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.
(b) Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used
in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(c) The words “hereof”, “hereby”, “herein” and “herewith” and
words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as
a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and article, section, paragraph,
exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules
of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
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(d) The words “knowledge,” or “known to,” or similar terms, when used in this
Agreement to qualify any representation or warranty, refer to the knowledge or awareness of certain
specific facts or circumstances related to such representation or warranty of the persons in the
Applicable Knowledge Group (as defined herein) which a prudent business person would have obtained
after reasonable investigation or due diligence on the part of any such person. For the purposes
hereof, the “Applicable Knowledge Group” with respect to the Company shall be Xx. Xxxxxx
Chain and Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxx. For the purposes hereof, the “Applicable Knowledge Group” with
respect to Parent and the Acquisition Corp. shall be Xx. Xxxxxxx Field.
(e) The word “subsidiary” shall mean any entity of which at least a majority of the
outstanding shares or other equity interests having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or comparable managers of such entity is owned, directly or indirectly by another entity
or person.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, “ordinary course of business” means the ordinary
course of business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
(g) The plural of any defined term shall have a meaning correlative to such defined term, and
words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein,
each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.
(h) A reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any
modification or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all
regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, unless the context
requires otherwise.
(i) The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions
of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the date first above written by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
COMPANY: | ||||||
INTELLECT NEUROSCIENCES, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
PARENT: | ||||||
GLOBEPAN RESOURCES, INC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Field | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Field | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
ACQUISITION CORP.: | ||||||
INS ACQUISITION, CORP. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Field | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Field | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
Exhibit A
Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation
See attached.
Exhibit B
By-Laws of Surviving Corporation
See attached.
Exhibit C
Officers and Directors of Parent
— Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time—
— Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time—
Pre-Effective Time:
• | Xx. Xxxxxxx Field is the sole Director of Parent up to the Effective Time |
• | Xx. Xxxxxxx Field is the President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Parent up to the Effective Time |
Effective as of the Effective Time:
• | Xxxxxxx Field shall resign as a Director of Parent |
• | Xxxxxxx Field shall resign as the President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Parent |
• | The following shall be appointed as Directors of Parent: |
° | Xxxxxx Chain, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx |
• | The following shall be appointed as Officers of Parent: |
Name | Office | |||
Xxxxxx X. Chain, Ph.D. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | |||
Treasurer and Secretary | ||||
Vivi Ziv, Ph.D., MBA | Chief Operating Officer | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Ph.D. | Vice President, Research | |||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Assistant Secretary | |||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | Assistant Secretary |
Exhibit D
Convertible Notes
At the Effective Time, the issued and outstanding Convertible Notes shall become convertible, in
accordance with their terms, into the number of shares of Parent Common Stock indicated below.
Number of Shares of | ||||||||||||||||
Parent Common | ||||||||||||||||
Stock into which the | ||||||||||||||||
Aggregate | Convertible Note | |||||||||||||||
Outstanding | shall become | |||||||||||||||
Principal | Expiration | Conversion | Convertible at the | |||||||||||||
Holder | Amount | Date | Price | Effective Date | ||||||||||||
Domaco Venture Capital |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,790 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,790 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx “S” |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,790 | ||||||||||
Equity Interest, Inc |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,778 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Trust |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,790 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx XXX |
$ | 25,000 | 12/20/2006 | $ | 1.75 | 15,790 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
$ | 100,000 | 9/13/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 58,845 | ||||||||||
Central
Yeshiva Xxxx Xxxxxx |
$ | 225,000 | 10/16/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 131,457 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
$ | 250,000 | 10/30/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 145,619 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Trust |
$ | 275,000 | 11/20/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 159,448 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
$ | 50,000 | 12/4/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 28,902 | ||||||||||
Central
Yeshiva Xxxx Xxxxxx |
$ | 150,000 | 12/7/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 86,648 | ||||||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxx |
$ | 250,000 | 6/13/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 144,563 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx |
$ | 10,000 | 6/12/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 5,784 | ||||||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx |
$ | 10,000 | 6/12/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 5,784 | ||||||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx |
$ | 10,000 | 6/12/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 5,784 | ||||||||||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx |
$ | 500,000 | 6/22/2007 | $ | 1.75 | 288,411 |
Exhibit E
Parent Stockholder List
See attached.
Exhibit F
Plan of Conversion
See attached.
Exhibit G
Certificate of Incorporation of Parent
See attached.
Exhibit H
Bylaws of Parent
See attached.
Exhibit I
Spin-Out Agreement
See attached.
Exhibit J
2006 Equity Incentive Plan
See attached.