AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG 310 HOLDINGS INC. 310 HOLDINGS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY CORP. AND G & G MINING CORP DATED AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2008
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
310
HOLDINGS INC.
310
HOLDINGS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY CORP.
AND
G
& G MINING CORP
DATED
AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1.1
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Definitions
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ARTICLE
II THE MERGER
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2.1
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The
Merger
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2.2
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Closing
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2.3
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Effective
Time
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2.4
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Effect
of Merger
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2.5
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Effect
on Stock
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2.6
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Certificate
of Incorporation
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2.7
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Officers
and Directors
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2.8
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No
Further Ownership Rights in Company’s Shares
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2.9
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No
Fractional Shares of Parent Common Stock
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2.10
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No
Liability
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2.11
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Surrender
of Certificates
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2.12
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Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
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2.13
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Withholding
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2.14
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Further
Assurances
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2.15
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Stock
Transfer Books
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2.16
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Tax
Consequences
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ARTICLE
III CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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3.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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3.2
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Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company
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3.3
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Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and the Merger
Subsidiary
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ARTICLE
IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company Pending the Merger
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4.2
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Conduct
of Business of Parent and its Subsidiaries Pending the
Merger
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4.3
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Operational
Matters
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY
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5.1
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Organization
and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments
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5.2
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Authorization
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5.3
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No
Breach
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5.4
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Financial
Statements
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5.5
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Absence
of Certain Developments
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5.6
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Proprietary
Rights
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5.7
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Proceedings
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5.8
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Compliance
with Laws
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5.9
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Brokerage
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5.10
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Books
and Records
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5.11
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Full
Disclosure
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ARTICLE
VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
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6.1
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Organization
and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments
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6.2
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Authorization
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6.3
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Capitalization
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6.4
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No
Breach
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6.5
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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6.6
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Absence
of Certain Developments
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6.7
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Investment
Company Act
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6.8
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Litigation
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6.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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6.10
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Tax
Matters
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6.11
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Compliance
with Laws
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6.12
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Proceedings
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6.13
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Brokerage
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6.14
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Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation
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6.15
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Board
Approval
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6.16
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls
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6.17
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Listing
and Maintenance Requirements
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6.18
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Application
of Takeover Protections
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6.19
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Contracts
and Commitments
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6.20
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Interested
Party Transactions
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6.21
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Indebtedness
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6.22
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Investigation;
No Additional Representations; No Reliance, etc
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6.23
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Full
Disclosure
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ARTICLE
VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUBSIDIARY
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7.1
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Organization
and Power; Reporting
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7.2
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Authorization
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7.3
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Non-Contravention
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7.4
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No
Business Activities
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ARTICLE
VIII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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8.1
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Access
to Information
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8.2
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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8.3
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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8.4
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Takeover
Statutes
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8.5
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Transfer
Taxes
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8.6
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Additional
Tax Matters
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ARTICLE
IX POST CLOSING COVENANTS
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9.1
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General
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9.2
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Tax-Free
Reorganization Treatment
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9.3
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers of the Company
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ARTICLE
X TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
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10.1
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Termination
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10.2
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Effect
of Termination
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10.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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ARTICLE
XI REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF AGREEMENT
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11.1
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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11.2
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Matters
Involving Third Parties
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11.3
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Determination
of Adverse Consequences
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11.4
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Determination/Resolution
of Claims
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11.5
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Indemnification
Threshold and Cap
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11.6
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Other
Indemnification Provisions
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ARTICLE
XII MISCELLANEOUS
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12.1
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Amendment
and Waiver
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12.2
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Notices
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12.3
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Assignment
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12.4
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Severability
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12.5
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No
Strict Construction
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12.6
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Captions
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12.7
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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12.8
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Complete
Agreement
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12.9
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Counterparts
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12.10
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Directors
and Officers Insurance
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12.11
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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iii
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into as of October 29, 2008, by and among G & G MINING
CORP, a Florida corporation (the “Company”), 310 HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada
corporation (“Parent”),
and
310 HOLDINGS Acquisition Subsidiary Corp., a Florida corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger
Subsidiary”).
RECITALS:
A. Parent,
the Merger Subsidiary and the Company desire to enter this Agreement pursuant
to
which Parent will acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company
as a result of the merger of the Company with and into the Merger Subsidiary
as
a result of which the Merger Subsidiary will be the surviving company and a
direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
B. The
boards of directors of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Board of Directors
of the Company have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests
of
Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company, and their respective
shareholders, that the Merger Subsidiary be merged with and into the
Company.
C. The
Boards of Directors of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company have each
unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and
have agreed to recommend that their respective shareholders adopt and approve
this Agreement.
In
consideration of the premises, the mutual promises contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth
below.
“Adverse
Consequences”
means
all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,
claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,
dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, Liabilities,
obligations, Taxes, Liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including court costs
and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses.
“Affiliate”
of
any
particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such Person.
“Affiliated
Group”
means
an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504 of the Code (or any
analogous combined, consolidated or unitary group defined under any income
Tax
Law) of which the Company is or has been a member.
“Agreement”
means
this Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with all schedules and exhibits
attached hereto.
“Assets”
means
all assets owned or utilized by the Company including, without limitation,
Leased Real Property, Personal Property, Accounts, goodwill, Proprietary Rights
and any asset listed on the Financial Statements or any subsequently delivered
balance sheet of the Company prior to Closing.
“Audited
Financial Statements”
means
the audited financial statements since inception. For all purposes under this
Agreement, Audited Financial Statements shall include a balance sheet and the
related statements of operation, changes in Stockholders’ equity and cash flows
and any required footnotes and such other disclosure materials.
“Business”
means
the Company’s business.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
in
New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
be
closed.
“Cash”
means
(i) cash on hand or in the bank less any outstanding checks and
(ii) deposits in transit to the extent there has been a reduction of
receivables on account thereof.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company
Stock”
means,
collectively, 100% of outstanding common stock of the Company.
“Contracts”
means
with respect to any Person, all agreements, contracts, commitments, franchises,
covenants, authorizations, understandings, licenses, mortgages, promissory
notes, deeds of trust, indentures, leases, plans or other instruments,
certificates or obligations, whether written or oral, to which said Person
is a
party, under which said Person has or may acquire any right or has or may become
subject to any obligation or by which said Person, any of said Person’s
outstanding shares of stock or any of its assets is bound.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Financial
Statements”
mean
the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial
Statements.
“FIRPTA”
means
The Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act of 1980.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United
States.
“Governmental
Agency”
means
any court, tribunal, administrative agency or commission, taxing authority
or
other governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, of competent
jurisdiction, including, without limitation, agencies, departments, boards,
commissions or other instrumentalities of any country or any political
subdivisions thereof.
“Governmental
Licenses”
means
all permits, licenses, franchises, orders, registrations, certificates,
variances, approvals and other authorizations obtained from any Governmental
Agency.
“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person at any date, without duplication: (i) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments
(including, without limitation, any shareholder notes, deferred purchase price
obligations or earn-out obligations issued or entered into in connection with
any acquisition undertaken by such Person); (iii) all obligations in
respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of
such Person; (iv) all obligations of such Person under any capitalized
lease; (v) all liabilities and obligations pursuant to any interest rate
swap agreements; and (vi) any accrued interest, prepayment premiums,
breakage fees, penalties or similar amounts related to any of the
foregoing.
“Knowledge”
means
(i) in the case of an individual, the actual knowledge of such individual
(ii) in the case of any Person other than an individual or the Company, the
actual knowledge of the board of directors and senior level executive officers
(or individuals serving in similar capacities) of such Person, and (iii) in
the case of the Company, the actual knowledge of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, and/or Xxxxxx Xxxxx.
“Law”
or
“Laws”
means
any and all federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, codes,
rules, regulations or Orders.
“Liability”
means,
with respect to any Person, any liability, debt, loss, cost, expense, fine,
penalty, obligation or damage of any kind, whether known, unknown, contingent,
asserted, accrued, unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or whether due or
to
become due.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, encumbrance, lien, easement, option, debt, charge, claim
or
restriction of any kind.
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“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
when used in connection with an entity, any event, circumstance, change,
occurrence or effect (collectively, “Events”)
that,
individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse to the Business or
the
assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the entity
or
has a material adverse effect on the ability of such entity to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that no Event will be
deemed (either alone or in combination) to constitute, nor will be taken into
account in determining whether there has been or may be, a Material Adverse
Effect to the extent that it arises out of or relates to: (i) the outbreak
or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by
the
United States of a national emergency or war (whether or not declared) or the
occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including an act of terrorism to
the
extent such deterioration has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company
as compared to any other Person engaged in the same business, (ii) a
natural disaster or any other natural occurrence beyond the control of the
entity, (iii) the disclosure of the fact that Parent is the prospective
acquirer of the Company, (iv) the announcement or pendency of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (v) any change in accounting requirements
or principles imposed upon the Company or any change in applicable laws, rules
or regulations or the interpretation thereof, (vi) any action required by
this Agreement or (vi) any action of the Company between the date hereof
and the Closing which requires the consent of Parent pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement if Parent consents to the taking of said action.
“NASDAQ”
means
the NASDAQ Stock Market.
“Order”
means,
with respect to any Person, any award, decision, decree, injunction, judgment,
order or ruling directed to and naming such Person.
“OTCBB”
means
the OTC Bulletin Board.
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent whose price is quoted
on
the Over the Counter Bulletin Board.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) any liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) carriers', warehousemen's,
mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other similar liens;
(iii) pledges or deposits in connection with workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance, and other social security legislation;
(iv) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances
incurred in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are not
material in amount and which do not in any case materially detract from the
value of the property subject thereto, and (v) any lien on any of the Assets
of
the Company.
“Person”
means
any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated association, corporation, limited liability company, entity
or
governmental entity (whether federal, state, county, city or otherwise and
including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency or
department thereof).
“Personal
Property”
means
all tangible personal property owned or used by the Company in the conduct
of
the Business, including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment,
furniture, computer hardware, fixtures that are not affixed to real
property.
“Proceeding”
means
any action, arbitration, audit, complaint, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal or administrative).
“Proprietary
Rights”
means:
(i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto and all foreign and domestic
patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all
reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions,
extensions and reexaminations thereof; (ii) all foreign and domestic
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and trade names and all goodwill
associated therewith; (iii) all foreign and domestic copyrightable works,
all foreign and domestic copyrights and all foreign and domestic applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all trade secrets
and confidential business information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, code books, recipes, compositions,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, blue prints, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing
and
cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals); and
(v) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof in whatever form or
medium.
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“Stock
Consideration”
shall
mean 2,900,000 shares of Parent Common Stock.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other
business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total
voting power of shares of stock entitled (regardless of whether, at the time,
stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might
have
voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) to vote in the
election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a
partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership
or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person
or a combination thereof.
“Tax”
means
any foreign, federal, state or local income, gross receipts, franchise,
estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer, real
property gains, registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties,
real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment,
disability, payroll, license, employee or other withholding, or other tax,
of
any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties, fines or additions
thereto or additional amounts in respect of any of the foregoing.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other
document (including any related or supporting schedule, statement or
information) filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination,
assessment or collection of any Tax.
“Unaudited
Financial Statements”
means
any quarterly compiled balance sheet. For all purposes under this Agreement,
Unaudited Financial Statements shall include the complied balance sheets and
such other disclosure materials, in each case, to the extent required to be
included in the Proxy Statement and prepared in accordance with GAAP, Regulation
S-X and Regulation S-B of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and
regulations.
ARTICLE
II
THE
MERGER
2.1 The
Merger.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and on the basis of
the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, as
of
the Effective Time, the Company shall be merged with and into the Merger
Subsidiary (the “Merger”),
the
separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease and the Merger
Subsidiary shall continue as the surviving company. The Merger Subsidiary,
as
the surviving company of the Merger, may be hereinafter referred to as the
“Surviving
Company.”
2.2 Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. local time on the Business Day following the
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions of the parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the conditions with
respect to actions the respective parties will take at the Closing itself),
unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
The
Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxxx X. Emas, P.A., 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000, unless another place is agreed to in writing
by
the parties hereto. The date and time of the Closing are referred to herein
as
the “Closing
Date.”
2.3 Effective
Time.
At the
Closing, the parties shall file a certificate of merger (the “Certificate
of Merger”)
in
such form as is required by and executed in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the New York statutes. The Merger shall become effective at such
time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State
of
the State of Florida, or at such subsequent time as Parent and Company shall
agree and as shall be specified in the Certificate of Merger (the date and
time
that the Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “Effective
Time”).
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2.4 Effect
of Merger.
At the
Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided herein and the
applicable provisions of the Florida statutes. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and the Merger Subsidiary shall vest in the Surviving
Company and all of the debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Company
and the Merger Subsidiary shall become the debts, liabilities, duties and
obligations of the Surviving Company.
2.5 Effect
on Stock.
Upon
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, as a result
of the Merger and this Agreement and without the need for any further action
on
the part of the Merger Subsidiary, the Company or any of their respective
shareholders , the following shall occur:
(a) Immediately
prior to the Effective Time each share of the Company (hereinafter referred
to
as “Company’s
Shares”)
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed canceled
and
converted into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the Stock. Until
properly delivered to Parent or the Surviving Company, any certificate
evidencing Company’s Shares (a “Certificate”)
shall
be deemed for all purposes to evidence only the right to receive the
consideration described herein. Upon proper delivery to Parent of the Surviving
Company, the Certificate shall be deemed cancelled as of the Effective
Time.
(b) The
specific ratio of exchange for the Company’s Shares for shares of Parent Common
Stock (“Share
Exchange Ratio”)
as
well as the specific Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of
the
Company’s Shares have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the
allocation schedule as set forth on Schedule 2.5(a)
(the
“Allocation
Schedule”)
and
will be confirmed and adjusted by the Company, as applicable, at the Closing.
Parent shall issue the Merger Consideration (as defined in the next sentence)
in
accordance with the Allocation Schedule. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “Merger
Consideration”
shall
be deemed to mean the Stock Consideration.
2.6 No
Further Ownership Rights in Company’s Shares.
The
Merger Consideration delivered or deliverable to the holders of Company’s Shares
in accordance with the terms of this Article II
shall be
deemed to have been issued or paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to the shares of Company’s Shares. Until surrendered as contemplated by this
Agreement, each Company Certificate representing Company’s Shares shall be
deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to
receive upon such surrender solely the Merger Consideration.
2.7 No
Fractional Shares of Parent Common Stock. No certificates or scrip
representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock or book-entry credit
of
the same shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Company Certificates
and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote
or to have any rights of a stockholder of Parent.
2.8 No
Liability.
None of
Parent, Merger Subsidiary, Company or the Surviving Company shall be liable
to
any Person in respect of any Merger Consideration delivered to a public official
pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
Law.
2.9 Surrender
of Certificates.
Upon
surrender of Company Certificates at Closing, the holders of such Company
Certificates shall receive in exchange therefor Merger Consideration in
accordance with Schedule 2.5(a)
attached
hereto, as amended if applicable, and the Company Certificates surrendered
shall
be canceled. Until so surrendered, outstanding Company Certificates shall be
deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to evidence only the right to receive
the applicable Merger Consideration issuable pursuant hereto and the Allocation
Agreement.
2.10 Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
If any
Company Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making
of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Company Certificate
to
be lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent shall issue in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate the Merger Consideration payable in exchange
therefor; provided, however, that as a condition precedent to the issuance
of
such Merger Consideration, the holder of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company
Certificates shall indemnify Parent against any claim that may be made against
Parent or the Surviving Company with respect to the Company Certificates alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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2.11 Withholding.
Each of
Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall be entitled to withhold from any
consideration payable or deliverable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
to
any Member, such amounts as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any
Law,
including, without limitation, any amounts required to be withheld pursuant
to
the Code. To the extent any amounts are so withheld, such amounts shall be
treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Member
to whom such amounts would have otherwise been paid.
2.12 Further
Assurances.
If at
any time after the Effective Time the Surviving Company shall consider or be
advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances or any other
acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or
confirm, of record of otherwise, in the Surviving Company its right, title
or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises,
properties or assets of either the Company or Merger Subsidiary or
(b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving
Company and its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be
authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of either the
Company or Merger Subsidiary, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and
assurances and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger
Subsidiary, all such other acts and things necessary, desirable or proper to
vest, perfect or confirm its rights, title or interest in, to or under any
of
the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of the Company
or Merger Subsidiary, as applicable, and otherwise to carry out the purposes
of
this Agreement.
2.13 Stock
Transfer Books.
The
stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed immediately upon the
Effective Time and there shall be no further registration of transfers of shares
of Company’s Shares thereafter on the records of the Company. On or after the
Effective Time, any Company Certificate presented to Parent for any reason
shall
be converted into the Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of
Company’s Shares formerly represented thereby, any cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled and
any
dividends or other distributions to which the holders thereof are
entitled.
2.14 Tax
Consequences.
For
U.S. federal income tax purposes, the parties intend that the Merger be treated
as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(D)
of the Code, and that this Agreement shall be, and is hereby, adopted as a
plan
of reorganization for purposes of Section 368 of the Code. Accordingly,
unless otherwise required by Law, no party shall take any action or fail to
take
any action that reasonably could be expected to jeopardize the treatment of
the
Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and
368(a)(2)(D) of the Code, and the parties shall not take any position on any
Tax
Return (as defined herein) or in any proceeding relating to the Tax consequences
of the Merger inconsistent with this Section 2.14.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the parties understand and agree that only the
Stock Consideration portion of the Merger Consideration shall be deemed eligible
for a “tax
free”
exchange under Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE
III
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
3.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligations of each of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to
the
satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a) No
Injunctions or Restraints, Illegality.
(i) No Governmental Agency or federal or state court of competent
jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any
statue, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, judgment, injunction or
other
order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent), in any case which is in
effect and which prevents or prohibits consummation of the Merger or any of
the
other transactions contemplated in this Agreement and (ii) no Governmental
Agency shall have instituted any action or proceeding (which remains pending
at
what would otherwise be the Closing Date) before any United States court or
other Governmental Agency of competent jurisdiction seeking to enjoin, restrain
or otherwise prohibit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
3.2 Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or
before the Closing Date:
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(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall
be
true and correct in all respects, at and as of the date of this Agreement and
as
of the Closing Date as though then made and as though the Closing Date were
substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout such representations
and
warranties (except that those representations and warranties that are made
as of
a specific date need only be true and correct in all respects as of such date),
except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true
and correct has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or the
Merger Subsidiary;
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary.
Parent
and the Merger Subsidiary shall have each performed in all material respects
all
the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement
prior to the Closing;
(c) No
Proceedings.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any
Governmental Agency which is reasonably likely to (i) prevent consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) cause any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation or (iii) affect materially and adversely or otherwise encumber
the title of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued by Parent in
connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and no order, judgment, decree, stipulation or injunction to any such effect
shall be in effect;
(d) No
Material Adverse Change.
At any
time on or after the date of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any
change, circumstance or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent;
(e) Deliverables.
(i) Merger
Consideration.
Parent
shall have delivered the Stock Consideration to the Company
shareholders;
(ii) Required
Consents.
Parent
shall have delivered copies of all consents, approvals, releases from and
filings with, Governmental Agencies and third parties required in order to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which Parent is
responsible to obtain pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and
(iii) Instruments
and Possessions.
In
order to effect the Merger, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have executed
and/or delivered to the Company such other certificates, documents, instruments
and agreements as Parent shall deem necessary in its reasonable discretion
in
order to effectuate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
Any
condition specified in this Section 3.2
may be
waived by the Company; provided, however, that no such waiver will be effective
unless it is set forth in a writing executed by the Company.
3.3 Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and the Merger
Subsidiary.
The
obligations of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each of
the representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct
in
all respects, at and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date
as though then made and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the
date
of this Agreement throughout such representations and warranties (except that
those representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date need
only be true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the
failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
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(b) Performance
of Obligations of the Company.
The
Company shall have performed in all material respects all of the covenants
and
agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the
Closing;
(c) No
Proceedings.
There
shall not be pending or threatened any suit, litigation, action or other
proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except
as
disclosed to Parent;
(d) No
Material Adverse Change.
At any
time on or after the date of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any
change, circumstance or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company;
(e) Deliverables.
(i) Required
Consents.
The
Company shall have delivered copies of all consents, approvals, releases from
and filings with, Governmental Agencies and third parties required in order
to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which Parent is
responsible to obtain pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Form
of Deliverables.
The
form and substance of all certificates, instruments, opinions or other documents
delivered by or on behalf of the Company to Parent under this Agreement shall
be
satisfactory in all reasonable respects to Parent and its counsel.
Any
condition specified in this Section 3.3
may be
waived by Parent; provided, however, that no such waiver shall be effective
unless it is set forth in a writing executed by Parent.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
4.1 Conduct
of Business of the Company Pending the Merger.
The
Company covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date hereof to
the
Effective Time and except as otherwise agreed to in writing by Parent or as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the business of the Company shall
be
conducted only in, and the Company shall not take any action except in, the
ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice and
in
compliance with applicable laws; and the Company, except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company, to
keep
available the services of the present officers and employees and to preserve
the
present relationships of the Company with such of the customers, suppliers,
licensors, licensees, or distributors with which the Company has significant
business relations. By way of amplification and not limitation, without the
prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), the Company shall not, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, directly or indirectly do, or propose or commit to do, any
of
the following , except as required or contemplated herein:
(a) Amend
its
certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents;
(b) Issue,
deliver, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize or commit to the
issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of capital
stock of any class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other
rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock, or any other
ownership interest (including, but not limited to, stock appreciation rights
or
phantom stock), of the Company;
(i) Declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash,
stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of the Company Capital
Stock.
(c) Acquire
(by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation,
partnership or other business organization or division or line of
business;
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(d) Modify
its current investment policies or investment practices in any material respect
except to accommodate changes in applicable Law;
(e) Transfer,
sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien any of
its
assets, including the Company’s Shares (except (i) by incurring Permitted
Liens; and (ii) equipment and property no longer used in the operation of
the Company’s business) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(f) Except
as
may be required as a result of a change in Law or in generally accepted
accounting or actuarial principles, make any change to the accounting practices
or principles or reserving or underwriting practices or principles used by
it;
(g) Settle
or
compromise any pending or threatened suit, action or claim (other than the
payment of health benefit claims on behalf of customers of the Company)
involving a payment by the Company in excess of $5,000;
(h) Adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company;
(i) Fail
to
use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect the
existing insurance policies, if any, covering the Company or its properties,
assets and businesses or comparable replacement policies;
(j) Except
for moving expenses related to the Company’s business, authorize or make capital
expenditures in excess of $5,000;
(k) (i) Make
any material Tax election or settle or compromise any material federal, state,
local or foreign Tax liability, change any annual tax accounting period, change
any material method of Tax accounting, enter into any closing agreement relating
to any Tax, or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund or (ii) consent,
without providing advance notice to Parent, to any extension or waiver of the
limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment;
(l) Reclassify,
combine, split, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or
indirectly, any of the Company’s Shares;
(m) (i) Repay
or retire any indebtedness for borrowed money or repurchase or redeem any debt
securities; (ii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (including
pursuant to any commercial paper program or credit facility of the Company)
or
issue any debt securities; or (iii) assume, guarantee or endorse, or
otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any
Person, or (iv) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or
investments in, any Person other than subsidiaries or providers of the Company
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(n) Take
or
fail to take any action that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(o) Pay,
discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than, without
limitation, any expenses incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and the payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice, of liabilities reflected
or reserved against in the financial statements of the Company or incurred
in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(p) Enter
into any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or
understanding with any of the Company’s affiliates that would be required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K; or
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(q) Take,
or
offer or propose to take, or agree to take in writing or otherwise, any of
the
actions described in Sections 4.1
or any
action which would result in any of the conditions set forth in
Article IV
not
being satisfied or would materially delay the Closing.
4.2 Conduct
of Business of Parent and its Subsidiaries Pending the Merger.
Parent
covenants and agrees that, during the period from the date hereof to the
Effective Time and except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company,
Parent and its Subsidiaries and except as required or contemplated herein,
shall
not, directly or indirectly:
(b) Amend
the
Parent Charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, or amend its
Subsidiaries’ Charter or bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents
(c) Issue,
deliver, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize or commit to the
issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of capital
stock of any class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other
rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock, or any other
ownership interest (including, but not limited to, stock appreciation rights
or
phantom stock), of Parent or its Subsidiaries;
(d) Declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash,
stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock or its
Subsidiaries’;
(e) Acquire
(by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation,
partnership or other business organization or division or line of
business;
(f) Modify
its current investment policies or investment practices in any material respect
except to accommodate changes in applicable Law or consummate the
Merger;
(g) Transfer,
sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or subject to any Lien any of
its
assets, including capital stock other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(h) Except
as
may be required as a result of a change in Law or in generally accepted
accounting or actuarial principles, make any change to the accounting practices
or principles or reserving or underwriting practices or principles used by
it;
(i) Settle
or
compromise any pending or threatened suit, action or claim involving a payment
by Parent or its Subsidiary in excess of $10,000;
(j) Adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent or its
Subsidiaries;
(k) Fail
to
use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect the
existing insurance policies covering Parent or its Subsidiaries, or their
respective properties, assets and businesses or comparable replacement
policies;
(l) Authorize
or make capital expenditures;
(m) (i) Make
any material Tax election or settle or compromise any material federal, state,
local or foreign Tax liability, change any annual tax accounting period, change
any material method of Tax accounting, enter into any closing agreement relating
to any Tax, or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund or (ii) consent,
without providing advance notice to the Company, to any extension or waiver
of
the limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment;
(n) Reclassify,
combine, split, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or
indirectly, any of its capital stock, stock options or debt securities, or
the
capital stock, stock options or debt securities of its
Subsidiaries;
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(o) (i) Repay
or retire any indebtedness for borrowed money or repurchase or redeem any debt
securities; (ii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any
debt securities; or (iii) assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an
accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any Person, or make
any
loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other
Person, other than providers of Parent in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice; provided, however, that Parent may undertake
and
consummate one private placements of its Common Stock prior to the Closing
Date
upon terms acceptable to it; provided further, however, that: (a) the gross
proceeds of such private placement are equal to $1,000,000, (b) Parent
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the per share
consideration received for any equity securities offered or sold in such private
placement is not less than $.10 per share of Parent’s Common Stock and
(c) the net proceeds of such private placement are used solely to provide
working capital to the Company;
(p) Enter
into or renew, extend, materially amend or otherwise materially modify
(i) any material contract, or (ii) any other contract or agreement
(with “other
contract or agreement”
being
defined for the purposes of this subsection as a contract or agreement which
involves Parent incurring a liability in excess of $10,000 and which is not
terminable by Parent without penalty upon one year or less notice);
(q) Except
to
the extent required under this Agreement or pursuant to applicable law, increase
the compensation or fringe benefits of any of its directors, officers or
employees, except for increases in salary or wages of officers and employees
of
Parent in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice,
or
grant any severance or termination pay not currently required to be paid under
existing severance plans or enter into, or amend, any employment, consulting
or
severance agreement or arrangement with any present or former director, officer
or other employee of Parent, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend or
terminate any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift,
compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred
compensation, employment, termination, welfare, severance or other plan,
agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any directors,
officers or employees, except for any plan amendments to comply with
Section 409A of the Code (provided that any such amendments shall not
materially increase the cost of such plan to Parent);
(r) Take
or
fail to take any action that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(s) Pay,
discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice, of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the
financial statements of Parent or incurred in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice;
(t) Enter
into any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or
understanding with any of Parent’s affiliates that would be required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K; or
(u) Take,
or
offer or propose to take, or agree to take in writing or otherwise, any of
the
actions described in Sections 4.2
or any
action which would result in any of the conditions set forth in
Article IV
not
being satisfied or would materially delay the Closing.
4.3 Operational
Matters.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, at the request of Parent,
senior management of Company shall (a) confer on a regular and frequent
basis with Parent and (b) report to Parent on operational matters. Company
shall file or furnish all reports, communications, announcements, publications
and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it with all
Governmental Entities between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time
and Company shall (to the extent any report, communication, announcement,
publication or other document contains any statement relating to this Agreement
or the Merger, and to the extent permitted by law or regulation) consult with
Parent for a reasonable time before filing or furnishing any such report,
communication, announcement, publication or other document and mutually agree
upon any such statement and deliver to Parent copies of all such reports,
communications, announcements, publications and other documents promptly after
the same are filed or furnished. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
give
Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations
of
Company prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of
Company and Parent shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its respective businesses
and operations.
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ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY
The
Company, represent and warrant to Parent as follows:
5.1 Organization
and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments.
The
Company is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Company is qualified to do
business as foreign entities and are in good standing in the jurisdictions
in
which it does business except where the failure to be qualified would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to own their assets and carry on their business as now conducted.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and to perform
its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The articles of formation and operating
agreement of the Company, which have previously been furnished to Parent,
reflect all amendments thereto and are correct and complete in all respects.
The
Company has no Subsidiaries and the Company does not own or control (directly
or
indirectly) any partnership interest, joint venture interest, equity
participation or other security or interest in any Person.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the other
agreements contemplated hereby and each of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and no other
act
or proceeding on the part of the Company, its Boards of Directors is necessary
to authorize the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this
Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby or the consummation of
any
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been
duly
executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement constitutes, and the
other agreements contemplated hereby upon execution and delivery by the Company
will each constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors generally or by general equity
principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) or by an implied covenant of good faith and
fair
dealing.
5.3 No
Breach.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby and the consummation of each of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will not (a) violate, result in any breach
of, constitute a default under, result in the termination or acceleration of,
create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or
require any notice under the articles of formation or operating agreement of
the
Company, any material Law, any material Order or any material Contract to which
the Company or its Assets is bound; (b) result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any Assets or any
of
the equities of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (c) require any
material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or
notice to any Governmental Agency or other Person under the provisions of any
material Law, material Order or any material Contract by which the Company
or
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound.
5.4 Financial
Statements. Each
of
the Financial Statements when delivered will be accurate and complete in all
material respects and will present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company throughout the
periods covered thereby and will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods indicated.
5.5 Absence
of Certain Developments.
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice, and
neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has:
(a) Suffered
a Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) Sold,
leased, assigned, licensed or transferred any of its Assets or any portion
thereof (other than sales of inventory, in the ordinary course of business,
or
sales of obsolete assets) or mortgaged, pledged or subjected them to any Lien,
except for Permitted Liens;
(c) Declared,
set aside or paid any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
any
shareholder of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to its equity or
purchased, or redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its equity or any warrants,
options or other rights to acquire its equity, other than cash dividends paid
to
any shareholder of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past custom and practice;
(d) Declared,
set aside or paid any salary or compensation to any director or employee outside
the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and
practice;
(e) Declared,
set aside or paid any amounts to any of the Company’s Affiliates outside the
ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and
practice;
(f) Amended
or authorized the amendment of its certificate of incorporation or
bylaws;
(g) Committed
or agreed to any of the foregoing; or
(h) Received
any notice from any material customer, supplier or other Person with whom the
Company or its Subsidiaries has a material business relationship indicating
that
said Person intends to change their respective relationship the Company or
its
Subsidiaries.
5.6 Proprietary
Rights.
(a) The
Company is the owner of, or has the exclusive right to use all Proprietary
Rights used in the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted by Parent following the Closing. Each item
of
Proprietary Rights will be owned or available for use by the Company on
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Effective
Time.
(b) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Proprietary Rights
of
any Person, and there are no unresolved charges, complaints, claims, demands,
or
notices alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or
violation (including any claim that Company must license, or refrain from using,
any Proprietary Rights of any Person). To the Knowledge of the Company, no
Person has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come
into conflict with any Proprietary Rights owned or used by the Company in the
Business.
(c) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not engaged in any business practices
that are unfair, improper or illegal, including any misrepresentation of the
origin, source, or composition of any of their products and any
misrepresentation as to the endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation of any
of
their products by any Person or group.
5.7 Proceedings.
Except
as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no material Proceedings
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company,
or
any of its assets or the Business and to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no
basis for any Proceeding against the Company or any of its assets or the
Business; and the Company is not subject to any Order of any Governmental
Agency. The Company is not currently required, whether by contract or operation
of Law, to indemnify any of the officers, directors or employees (past or
present) of the Company and there have been no claims made against the Company
for indemnity by any past or present officer, director or employee.
5.8 Compliance
with Laws.
The
Company has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws and Orders. No written notice has been
received by the Company alleging a violation of or liability or potential
responsibility under any such Law or Order. To the Company’s Knowledge, there
has been no change in any applicable Laws that would have a Material Adverse
Effect and there is no impending change in any applicable Laws that would have
a
Material Adverse Effect.
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5.9 Brokerage.
There
are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders fees or similar compensation
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any
arrangement or agreement made by the Company.
5.10 Books
and Records.
The
books of account, minute books, stock record books and other records of the
Company, all of which have been made available to Parent prior to the date
hereof and will be delivered to Parent at or prior to Closing, are complete
and
correct in all material respects, and have been maintained in accordance with
sound business practices, including the maintenance of an adequate system of
internal controls. Those books and records not delivered to Parent at Closing
are, and will be at Closing, located at the Company’s facilities in Miami,
Florida. The minute books of the Company contains substantially accurate and
complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate actions taken by the
Company or its shareholders.
5.11 Full
Disclosure. None
of
the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and
the
schedules delivered to Parent contains, or will contain, any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading as of the date to which it speaks.
ARTICLE
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
6.1 Organization
and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments.
Parent
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Nevada. Parent has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby and to perform its respective obligations hereunder and
thereunder including delivery of the Stock Consideration. Parent has the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Parent is duly qualified
or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing,
in
each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing that would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on
Parent. Complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and
bylaws of Parent, as amended and currently in effect, have been provided to
the
Company and Parent is not in violation of any of the provisions of such
organization documents. The Merger Subsidiary is a newly-formed single purpose
entity which has been formed solely for the purposes of the Merger and has
not
carried on, and prior to the Closing will not carry on, any business or engage
in any activities other than those reasonably related to the Merger. Except
for
the Merger Subsidiary, which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent,
the
Parent has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity,
profit or voting interest in any person or have any agreement or commitment
to
purchase any such interest and Parent has not agreed and is not obligated to
make nor is bound by any written, oral or other agreement, contract,
subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty,
purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment
or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or as may hereafter be
in
effect under which it may become obligated.
6.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement, the other
agreements contemplated hereby and each of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby will be, upon approval of Parent’s Stockholders, duly and validly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Parent, and, other
than the approval of Parent’s Stockholders, no other corporate act or proceeding
on the part of Parent its board of directors is necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other agreement
contemplated hereby or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent
and this Agreement constitutes, and the other agreements contemplated hereby
upon execution and delivery by Parent will each constitute, a valid and binding
obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with their
terms.
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6.3 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 70,000,000 shares of
Parent Common Stock, of which 63,700,00 shares were outstanding as of the date
herein and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Parent preferred Stock, of which no
shares were outstanding as of the date herein. All issued and outstanding shares
of the capital stock of Parent are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable, and no class of capital stock is entitled to (or has been
issued in violation of) preemptive rights. As of the date hereof, there are
no
issued or outstanding rights to acquire capital stock from Parent. All
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been issued and granted in
compliance with (x) all applicable securities laws and (in all material
respects, other applicable laws and regulations, and (y) all requirements
set forth in any applicable Parent contract. All shares of Parent Common Stock
to be issued in connection with the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby will, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof,
have
been duly authorized, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free
and
clear of all Liens. There are no registration rights and there is no voting
trust, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreements or
understandings to which Parent is a party or by which Parent is bound with
respect to any equity securities of any class of Parent.
6.4 No
Breach.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiary of
this
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation
of
each of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not
(a) violate, conflict with, result in any material breach of, constitute a
material default under, result in the termination or acceleration of, create
in
any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or require
any
notice under either of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any material
Law, any material Order or any material Contract to which Parent or the Merger
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or its Assets are bound or affected;
(b) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than a
Permitted Lien) upon any Assets or any of the equity of Parent or the Merger
Subsidiary; or (c) require any material authorization, consent, approval,
exemption or other action by or notice to any Governmental Agency or other
Person under the provisions of any material Law, any material Order or any
Material Contract to which Parent or the Merger Subsidiary is subject, or by
which Parent or the Merger Subsidiary or their Assets are bound or
affected.
6.5 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent
has filed all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC. Parent
has made available to the Company a correct and complete copy of each report
filed by Parent with the SEC (the “Parent
SEC Reports”)
prior
to the date of this Agreement. As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC
Reports: (i) were prepared in accordance and complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as
the
case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable
to
such Parent SEC Reports, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (and
if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement then
on
the date of such filing and as so amended or superseded) contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of such Parent
SEC Reports (including any financial statements included or incorporated by
reference therein), as of their respective dates (and as of the date of any
amendment to the respective Parent SEC Report), complied as to form in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) The
Parent SEC Reports presents fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of
Parent as of the respective dates or for the respective periods set forth
therein, all in conformity with Regulation S-X, Regulation S-B and generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as
otherwise noted therein, and subject, in the case of the unaudited interim
financial statements, to normal and recurring adjustments that were not or
are
not expected to be material in amount, and lack footnote disclosure. Each set
of
financial statements of Parent (including, in each case, any related notes
thereto) contained in Parent SEC Reports, including each Parent SEC Report
filed
after the date hereof until the Closing, complied or will comply as to form
in
all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, was or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated
in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, do not contain
footnotes as permitted by Form 10-QSB of the Exchange Act and each fairly
presents or will fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of Parent at the respective dates thereof and the results of this operations
and
cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim
financial statements were, are or will be subject to normal adjustments which
were not or are not expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent taken
as a whole.
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(c) Except
(A) to the extent reflected in the balance sheet of Parent included in the
Parent SEC Report last filed prior to the date hereof or (B) incurred in the
ordinary course of business since the date of the balance sheet referred to
in
the preceding clause (A), Parent does not have any liabilities or obligations
of
any nature, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise
and whether due or to become due, that have or would reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.
6.6 Absence
of Certain Developments.
Except
for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, since January 31, 2008, there has not been any change,
circumstance or event which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, nor
has
there been (i) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend
on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of
any
class or series of its capital stock or any purchase, redemption or other
acquisition by Parent of any class or series of its capital stock or any other
securities of Parent, (ii) any split, combination or reclassification of
any capital stock, (iii) any granting by Parent of any increase in
compensation or fringe benefits and any granting by Parent of any increase
in
severance or termination pay or any entry by Parent into any currently effective
employment, severance, termination or indemnification agreement, (iv) any
material change by Parent in its accounting methods, principles or practices
except as required by concurrent changes in U.S. GAAP, (v) any change in
auditors of Parent, or (vi) any issuance of Parent capital
stock.
6.7 Investment
Company Act.
Parent
is not, and will not be after the Effective Time, an “investment
company”
or
a
person directly or indirectly “controlled”
by
or
acting on behalf of an “investment
company”,
in
each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
6.8 Litigation.
There
are no claims, suits, actions or Proceedings pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge,
threatened against Parent, before any court, governmental department,
commission, agency, instrumentality or authority, or any arbitrator that seeks
to restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement or which could reasonably be expected, either singularly or in the
aggregate with all such claims, actions or Proceedings, to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent or have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of
the
parties hereto to consummate the Merger.
6.9 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Parent
has no Liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a nature
required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or in the related notes to the
financial statements included in Parent SEC Reports which are, individually
or
in the aggregate, material to the business, results of operations or financial
condition of Parent, except (i) Liabilities provided for in or otherwise
disclosed in Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof, and
(ii) Liabilities incurred since January 31, 2008 in the ordinary course of
business, none of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Merger
Subsidiary has no assets or properties of any kind, does not now conduct and
has
never conducted any/business, and does not now have and will not have at the
Closing any obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever except such
obligations and Liabilities as are imposed under this Agreement.
6.10 Tax
Matters.
(a) Parent
has timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by Parent with any Tax
authority prior to the date hereof. All such Tax Returns are true, correct
and
complete in all material respects. Parent has paid all Taxes shown to be due
on
such Tax Returns.
(b) All
Taxes
that Parent is required by Law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld
or
collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper governmental authorities
to the extent due and payable.
(c) Parent
has not been delinquent in the payment of any material Tax nor is there any
material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against Parent, nor
has Parent executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or
extending the period for the assessment or collection of any
Tax.
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(d) No
audit
or other examination of any Tax Return of Parent by any Tax authority is
presently in progress, nor has Parent been notified of any request for such
an
audit or other examination.
(e) No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by Parent has been proposed in writing,
formally or informally, by any Tax authority to Parent or any representative
thereof.
(f) Parent
has no Liability for any material unpaid Taxes which have not been accrued
for
or reserved on Parent’s balance sheets included in the audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year ended, whether asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise, which is material to Parent, other than
any
Liability for unpaid Taxes that may have accrued since the end of the most
recent fiscal year in connection with the operation of the business of Parent
in
the ordinary course of business, none of which is material to the business,
results of operations or financial condition of Parent.
(g) Parent
has not taken any action and does not know of any fact, agreement, plan or
other
circumstance that is reasonably likely to prevent the Merger from qualifying
as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(D) of the Code.
(h) Parent
has no plan or intention to liquidate Merger Subsidiary following the Merger
or
cause Merger Subsidiary to sell or otherwise dispose of any assets of the
Company acquired in the Merger, except for dispositions made in the ordinary
course of business or transfers described in Sections 368(a)(2)(C) of the Code
and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.
(i) Following
the Merger, Merger Subsidiary has no plan or intention to issue additional
shares that would result in Parent losing control of Merger Subsidiary within
the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code.
(j) Parent
has no plan or intention to reacquire, and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no Person
related to Parent within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.368-1(e)(2) has a plan or intention to acquire, any of Parent Common Stock
issued in the Merger, other than pursuant to a share repurchase program
described in Revenue Ruling 99-58.
6.11 Compliance
with Laws.
Parent
and the Merger Subsidiary have materially complied with and are in compliance
in
all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders. No written notice
has
been received by Parent or the Merger Subsidiary alleging a violation of or
Liability or potential responsibility under any such Law or Order.
6.12 Proceedings.
There
are no Proceedings or Orders pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened
against or affecting Parent or the Merger Subsidiary, at Law or in equity,
or
before or by any Governmental Agency which would adversely affect Parent’s or
the Merger Subsidiary’s performance under this Agreement, the other agreements
contemplated hereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby.
6.13 Brokerage.
There
are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders fees or similar compensation
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any
arrangement or agreement made or alleged to have been made by or on behalf
of
Parent or the Merger Subsidiary.
6.14 Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation.
Parent
Common Stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTC
BB”).
There
is no action or Proceeding pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against
Parent by NASDAQ or NASD, Inc. (“NASD”)
with
respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate the quotation
of Parent Common Stock on the OTC BB.
6.15 Board
Approval.
The
board of directors of Parent (including any required committee or subgroup
of
the board of directors of Parent) has, as of the date of this Agreement,
unanimously (i) declared the advisability of the Merger and approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) determined
that the Merger is in the best interests of the Stockholders of Parent.
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6.16 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx;
Internal Accounting Controls.
Parent
is in material compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002
which are applicable to it as of the Closing Date. Parent’s certifying officers
have evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by Parent’s most recently filed periodic
report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “
Evaluation Date”).
Parent presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange
Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the
Evaluation Date.
6.17 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
Parent’s Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, and Parent has taken no action designed to, or which is likely
to
have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Parent Common Stock
under the Exchange Act nor has Parent received any notification that the SEC
is
contemplating terminating such registration. Parent has not, in the 12 months
preceding the date hereof, received notice from the OTC BB to the effect that
Parent is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of
the
OTC BB. Parent is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the
foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and
maintenance requirements.
6.18 Application
of Takeover Protections.
Parent
and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order
to
render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison
pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar
anti-takeover provision under the Parent charter (or similar charter documents)
or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable
as
a result of the Merger, including without limitation as a result of the Parent’s
issuance of the Parent Common Stock and the Company shareholders’ ownership of
Parent Common Stock.
6.19 Contracts
and Commitments.
(a) Except
as
set forth in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement,
there are no Contracts, agreements, leases, mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds,
Liens, license, permit, franchise, purchase orders, sales orders or other
understandings, commitments or obligations (including without limitation
outstanding offers or proposals) of any kind, whether written or oral, to which
Parent is a party or by or to which any of the properties or assets of Parent
may be bound, subject or affected, which either (x) creates or imposes a
Liability greater than $25,000, or (y) may not be cancelled by Parent on
less than thirty (30) days’ or less prior notice (“Parent
Contracts”).
6.20 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, no employee, officer, director or stockholder of Parent or a member
of his or her immediate family is indebted to Parent nor is Parent indebted
(or
committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other
than reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of Parent. To
Parent’s Knowledge, none of such individuals has any direct or indirect
ownership interest in any Person with whom Parent is affiliated or with whom
Parent has a material contractual relationship, or any Person that competes
with
Parent, except that each employee, stockholder, officer or director of Parent
and their respective immediate families may own less than 5% of the outstanding
stock in publicly traded companies that may compete with Parent. To Parent’s
Knowledge, no officer, director or stockholder or any member of their immediate
families is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract with
Parent (other than such contracts as relate to any such individual ownership
of
capital stock or other securities of Parent).
6.21 Indebtedness.
Parent
has no indebtedness for borrowed money.
6.22 Investigation;
No Additional Representations; No Reliance, etc.
Parent
and Merger Subsidiary acknowledge that the Company and its Subsidiaries have
not
made nor shall they be deemed to have made any representation or warranty,
express or implied, with respect to themselves, the Business or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, other than those explicitly set forth in
Article V
of this
Agreement. Parent and the Merger Subsidiary acknowledge and agree that
(a) they have made their own inquiry and investigation into the Business
and the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) they have been, or pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement, will be, furnished with, or given adequate access
to such information about the Business and the Company as they have requested
except as otherwise indicated herein, and (c) except for Parent and the
Merger Subsidiary’s rights to terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 10.1
or
pursue remedies available under common law or applicable statutes in respect
of
claims of fraud, neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary shall assert any claim
for
any matter arising out of this Agreement against the Company or its Subsidiaries
or their respective directors, officers, or any Affiliates of any of the
foregoing.
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6.23 Full
Disclosure.
None of
the representations and warranties made by Parent in the Agreement and the
Schedules, certificates and other documents delivered to the Company and/or
the
Member’s Representative contain, or will contain, any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading
as
of the date to which it speaks.
ARTICLE
VII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUBSIDIARY
Merger
Subsidiary represent and warrants to the Company as follows:
7.1 Organization
and Power; Reporting.
The
Merger Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. The Merger Subsidiary
is a
direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Merger Subsidiary has never
been
subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act.
7.2 Authorization.
The
Merger Subsidiary has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter
into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement
and the consummation by the Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Merger Subsidiary. Parent, in its capacity as sole member of the Merger
Subsidiary, has approved this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated
hereby as required by the Florida Business Corporation Act. This Agreement
has
been duly executed and delivered by the Merger Subsidiary and constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Merger Subsidiary, enforceable against it
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors generally or by general equity principles
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law) or by an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing.
7.3 Non-Contravention.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement
and the consummation by the Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not contravene or conflict with the certificate of
incorporation or the bylaws of the Merger Subsidiary.
7.4 No
Business Activities.
The
Merger Subsidiary has not conducted any activities other than in connection
with
the organization of the Merger Subsidiary, the negotiation and execution of
this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Merger Subsidiary has no subsidiaries.
ARTICLE
VIII
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
8.1 Access
to Information.
(a) Upon reasonable notice, Company shall afford to the officers,
employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives
of
Parent reasonable access during normal business hours, during the period prior
to the Effective Time, to such of its properties, books, Contracts, commitments,
records, officers and employees as Parent may reasonably request and, during
such period, Company shall furnish promptly to Parent (a) a copy of each
report, schedule and other document filed, published, announced or received
by
it during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state laws,
as
applicable (other than documents which Company is not permitted to disclose
under applicable Law), and (b) consistent with its legal obligations, all
other information concerning it and its business, properties and personnel
as
Parent may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that any Law, treaty,
rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity applicable to Company requires
Company to restrict access to any properties or information. Parent will hold
any such information that is non-public in confidence. Any investigation by
Parent shall not affect the representations and warranties of
Company.
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(b) Upon
reasonable notice, Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall afford to the
officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other
representatives of the Company reasonable access during normal business hours,
during the period prior to the Effective Time, to such of their properties,
books, Contracts, commitments, records, officers and employees as the Company
may reasonably request and, during such period, Parent shall furnish promptly
to
the Company (a) a copy of each report, schedule and other document filed,
published, announced or received by it or any of its Subsidiaries during such
period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state laws, as applicable
(other than documents which Parent is not permitted to disclose under applicable
Law), and (b) consistent with its legal obligations, all other information
concerning it and its business, properties and personnel as the Company may
reasonably request; provided, however, that Parent may restrict the foregoing
access to the extent that any Law, treaty, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Entity applicable to Parent requires Parent to restrict access
to
any properties or information. The Company will hold any such information that
is non-public in confidence. Any investigation by the Company shall not affect
the representations and warranties of Parent.
8.2 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file as promptly as practicable
all documentation to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions,
filings, and other documents and to obtain as promptly as practicable all
consents, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits and
authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or
any Governmental Agency in order to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon the terms and subject to
the
conditions hereof, each party will use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, to do, or cause to be done, all things
reasonably necessary to satisfy the conditions to Closing set forth herein
and
to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Company shall provide Parent with the opportunity to participate
in any meeting or substantive telephone call with any Governmental Agency in
respect of any filings, investigations or other inquiry in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.3 Notification
of Certain Matters.
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt notice to
Parent, and Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give prompt
notice to the Company, to the extent that either acquires actual Knowledge
of
(a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or
non-occurrence of which would be reasonably likely to cause any representation
or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate and
(b) any failure of Parent, Merger Subsidiary or the Company, as the case
may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be
complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery
of any notice pursuant to this Section 8.3
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party
receiving such notice.
8.4 Takeover
Statutes.
The
Company and its board of directors shall, if any takeover statute or similar
statute or regulation of any state becomes or may become applicable to this
Agreement, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary to ensure that
the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be
consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and
otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
8.5 Transfer
Taxes.
Each of
Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company shall pay any sales, use, ad valorem,
property, transfer (including real property transfer) and similar Taxes imposed
on such Person as a result of or in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.6 Additional
Tax Matters. Neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates has taken or agreed to
take any action (other than actions contemplated by this Agreement) that could
reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from constituting a
“reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code. Parent is not aware of
any agreement, plan or other circumstance that could reasonably be expected
to
prevent the Merger from so qualifying.
8.7 Reverse
Stock Split and Name Change The
parent, immediately after the Closing Date, will effect a two hundred
(200) to one (1) reverse stock split (maintaining the current authorized
shares) and will change the name to reflect the new business.
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ARTICLE
IX
POST
CLOSING COVENANTS
9.1 General.
In case
at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary to carry out
the
purposes of this Agreement, each of the parties will take such further action
(including the execution and delivery of such further instruments and documents)
as any other party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost and expense
of
the requesting party (unless the requesting party is entitled to indemnification
therefore under Article X
below).
The Company acknowledges and agrees that from and after the Closing, Parent
will
be entitled to possession of all documents, books, records (including tax
records), agreements, and financial data of any sort relating to the Company;
provided, however, that after Closing, Parent shall provide to the Company
reasonable access to and the right to copy such documents, books, records
(including tax records), agreements, and financial data where the Company have
a
legitimate purpose, including without limitation, in the event of an internal
revenue service audit.
9.2 Tax-Free
Reorganization Treatment.
The
parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Merger to be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code and shall not knowingly take or fail to take any
action which action or failure to act would jeopardize the qualification of
the
Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. Unless required by law, each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company
shall not file any Tax Return or take any position inconsistent with the
treatment of the Merger as a reorganization described in Section 368(a) of
the Code.
9.3 Indemnification
of Directors and Officers of the Company.
From
and after the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Company to fulfill
and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company pursuant to any
indemnification agreements between the Company and its directors and officers
as
of the Effective Time (the “Indemnified
Directors and Officers”)
and
any indemnification or expense advancement provisions under the Company’s
certificate of incorporation or bylaws as in effect on the date hereof. The
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Company will contain
provisions with respect to exculpation and indemnification and expense
advancement that are at least as favorable to the Indemnified Directors and
Officers as those contained in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
of
the Company as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions will not be
amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the
Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder
of individuals who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, were directors,
officers, employees or agents of the Company, unless such modification is
required by Law.
ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION
AND AMENDMENT
10.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned
at any time prior to the Effective Time:
(a) By
mutual
written consent of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company;
(b) By
Parent
or the Company, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before
October 17, 2008 or if any permanent injunction or other Order of a court or
other competent authority preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have
become final and nonappealable; provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(b)
shall
not be available to any party if such party’s action or failure to act has been
the principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to be
consummated on or before such date;
(c) By
the
Company, if (i) prior to the Closing Date there shall have been a material
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of
Parent or the Merger Subsidiary contained in this Agreement or any
representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Subsidiary shall have become
untrue after the date of this Agreement, which breach or untrue representation
or warranty (A) would, individually or in the aggregate with all other such
breaches and untrue representations and warranties, give rise to the failure
of
a condition and (B) is incapable of being cured prior to the Closing Date
by Parent or is not cured within thirty (30) days of notice of such breach,
(ii) any of the conditions set forth herein shall have become incapable of
fulfillment;
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(d) By
Parent, if (i) prior to the Closing Date there shall have been a material
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of
the
Company contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty of the
Company shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, which breach
or untrue representation or warranty (A) would, individually or in the
aggregate with all other such breaches and untrue representations and
warranties, give rise to the failure of a condition and (B) is incapable of
being cured prior to the Closing Date by the Company or is not cured within
thirty (30) days of notice of such breach.
10.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1,
the
obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate and there shall
be no Liability on the part of any party hereto, except for the obligations
in
the confidentiality provisions hereof, the obligations herein.
ARTICLE
XI
REMEDIES
FOR BREACH OF AGREEMENT
11.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All of
the representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing hereunder (unless the non-breaching party had received
from the breaching party written notice of any misrepresentation or breach
of
warranty prior to the time of Closing and expressly waived in writing such
breach or misrepresentation) and continue in full force and effect for the
period commencing on the date hereof until the date which is ten (10) Business
Days after Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed with the SEC
(“Survival
Period”),
but
in no event later than April 30, 2009.
11.2 Matters
Involving Third Parties.
(a) If
any
third party shall notify any party (the “Indemnified
Party”)
with
respect to any matter (a “Third
Party Claim”)
which
may give rise to a claim for indemnification against any other party (the
“Indemnifying
Party”)
under
this Article XI,
then
the Indemnified Party shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business
Days after receiving notice of the Third Party Claim) notify each Indemnifying
Party in writing (an “Indemnification
Notice”);
provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in
notifying any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from
any
obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the Indemnifying
Party thereby is prejudiced.
(b) Any
Indemnifying Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against
the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to
the
Indemnified Party so long as (i) the Indemnifying Party notifies the
Indemnified Party in writing within thirty (30) Business Days (or earlier in
the
event the underlying Third Party claim requires action) after the Indemnified
Party has given notice of the Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party
will
indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against the entirety of any Adverse
Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim, (ii) the
Indemnifying Party provides the Indemnified Party with evidence reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party will have the
financial resources to defend against the Third Party Claim and fulfill its
indemnification obligations hereunder, (iii) the Third Party Claim involves
only money damages and does not seek an injunction or other equitable relief,
(iv) settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to, the Third Party
Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of the Indemnified Party, likely to
establish a precedent or practice materially adverse to the continuing business
interests of the Indemnified Party, and (v) the Indemnifying Party conducts
the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently.
(c) So
long
as the Indemnifying Party is conducting the defense of the Third Party Claim
in
accordance with Section 11.2(b)
above,
(i) the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost
and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim,
(ii) the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or
enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the
prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be withheld
unreasonably) and (iii) the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third
Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not
to
be withheld unreasonably).
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(d) In
the
event that any of the conditions in Section 11.2(b)
above
fail to be complied with, however, (i) the Indemnified Party may defend
against, and consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
with respect to, the Third Party Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem
appropriate (and the Indemnified Party need not consult with, or obtain any
consent from, any Indemnifying Party in connection therewith), (ii) the
Indemnifying Parties will reimburse the Indemnified Party promptly and
periodically for the costs of defending against the Third Party Claim (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), and (iii) the Indemnifying
Parties will remain responsible for any Adverse Consequences the Indemnified
Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature
of,
or caused by the Third Party Claim to the fullest extent provided in this
Article XI.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI,
Parent,
the Company and Merger Subsidiary shall not settle and pay any Third Party
Claim
unless and until Parent shall have obtained the prior written consent of the
Company which consent shall not unreasonably withhold or delay.
11.3 Determination
of Adverse Consequences.
All
claims for indemnification payments under this Article XI
shall be
made in good faith and although a claim may be made hereunder, no payments
shall
be made for the benefit of the Indemnified Party until the Indemnified Party
has
incurred actual out-of pocket expenses.
11.4 Determination/Resolution
of Claims.
(a) If
an
Indemnified Party wishes to make a claim for indemnification against an
Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Party shall deliver the Indemnification
Notice to the Indemnifying Party on or before the expiration of the Survival
Period. Such Indemnification Notice shall contain the amount of Adverse
Consequences for which the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification and
shall set forth the reasons therefore in reasonable detail.
(b) Unless
the Company shall notify Parent in writing within thirty (30) days after receipt
of an Indemnification Notice that the Company objects to any claim for
indemnification set forth therein, which notice shall include a reasonable
explanation of the basis for such objection, then such indemnification claim
shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company . If the Company shall timely
notify Parent in writing that it objects to any claim for indemnification made
in such an Indemnification Notice, Parent shall have fifteen (15) days from
receipt of such notice to respond in a written statement to such objection.
If
after thirty (30) days following receipt of Parent’s written statement, there
remains a dispute as to any indemnification claims set forth in the
Indemnification Notice, the Company and the Parent Representative shall attempt
in good faith for sixty (60) days to agree upon the rights of the respective
parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Company and the Parent
Representative should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall
be prepared and signed by both parties.
(c) If
the
Company and the Parent Representative cannot resolve a dispute during the
sixty-day period (or such longer period as the parties may agree to in writing),
then such dispute shall be submitted (and either party may submit such dispute)
for arbitration before a single arbitrator in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in
accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. The Company and the Parent Representative shall
attempt to agree upon an arbitrator. In the event that the Company and the
Parent Representative are unable to agree upon an arbitrator within ten (10)
days after the date on which the disputed matter may, under this Agreement,
be
submitted to arbitration, then either the Company or the Parent Representative,
upon written notice to the other, may apply for appointment of such arbitrator
by the American Arbitration Association. Each party shall pay the fees and
expenses of counsel used by it and 50% of the fees and expenses of the
arbitrator and of the other expenses associated with the arbitration. The
arbitrator shall render his decision within ninety (90) days after his
appointment; such decision shall be in writing and shall be final and conclusive
on the parties.
11.5 Indemnification
Threshold and Cap.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, no Person or Party shall have any
obligation to indemnify Parent or the Company, as the case may be, from and
against any Adverse Consequences caused proximately by the breach of any
representation or warranty of Parent or the Company hereunder, as the case
may
be, until Parent or the Company, as the case may be, has suffered Adverse
Consequences by reason of all such breaches (or alleged breaches) in excess
of
$250,000 in the aggregate, with no single Adverse Consequence being valued
at
less than $50,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, once the threshold referred
to
in the prior sentence is met, any Person or Party having an obligation to
indemnify shall indemnify Parent or the Company from dollar
one.
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, no Person or Party shall have any
obligation to indemnify Parent or the Company, as the case may be, from and
against any Adverse Consequences caused proximately by the breach of any
representation or warranty of Parent or the Company hereunder, as the case
may
be, in excess of an amount equal to US $1,000,000.
11.6 Other
Indemnification Provisions.
(a) Any
Indemnified Party seeking indemnification under this Article XI
shall be
required to take all reasonable actions to mitigate the damages associated
with
the Adverse Consequences.
(b) Notwithstanding
any provision contained in this Agreement, no indemnification claim shall be
maintained by any party for breach of representations or warranties of the
other
party if such claiming party had knowledge of the breach of the representations
and warranties on or before the Closing.
(c) No
recovery for indemnification shall include recovery for special, incidental,
punitive or consequential damages. All claims for indemnification shall be
subject to reduction or offset for any tax benefits associated with or insurance
proceeds applicable to the claim.
ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Amendment
and Waiver.
This
Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument
executed by Parent, the Merger Subsidiary, the Company and the Company. No
course of dealing between or among any Persons having any interest in this
Agreement will be deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of
this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Person under or by reason
of
this Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be
deemed or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not
similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
12.2 Notices.
All
notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered to Parent,
the Company under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be
in
writing and will be deemed to have been given when personally delivered, sent
by
reputable overnight courier or transmitted by facsimile or telecopy
(transmission confirmed), to the addresses provided to each other party.
12.3 Assignment.
This
Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, benefits or
obligations set forth herein may be assigned by any of the parties
hereto.
12.4 Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in
such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision
of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Law,
such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
12.5 No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict
construction will be applied against any Person. The use of the word “including”
in this Agreement or in any of the agreements contemplated hereby shall be
by
way of example rather than by limitation.
12.6 Captions.
The
captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do
not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit,
characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and all
provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced and construed as if no caption
had been used in this Agreement.
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12.7 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing herein expressed
or
implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person,
other than the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and
assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
Agreement.
12.8 Complete
Agreement.
This
document and the documents referred to herein contain the complete agreement
between the parties and supersede any prior understandings, agreements or
representations by or between the parties, written or oral, which may have
related to the subject matter hereof in any way, including, without limitation,
that certain Memorandum of Understanding dated August 25,
2007.
12.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one of which may
be
by facsimile, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
12.10 Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Florida. Except as to matters subject to arbitration
(other than enforcement of awards therefrom or enforcement of any party’s
agreement to arbitrate) as described herein, to the extent permitted by Law,
each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of
any
state court sitting in the State of Florida or United States federal court
sitting in the State of Florida, over any suit, action or other proceeding
brought by any party arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each
of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims with respect to
any
such suit, action or other proceeding shall be heard and determined in such
courts.
[signature
pages follow]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first above-written.
COMPANY:
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HOLDINGS INC.
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MERGER
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HOLDINGS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY CORP.
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