AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF
JUNE 27, 2005
BY
AND
AMONG
FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP.,
OLY ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.............................................................................2
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions.........................................................8
ARTICLE 1A
TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL AGREEMENT...............................................................8
ARTICLE 2
THE MERGER......................................................................................8
Section 2.1 The Merger..................................................................8
Section 2.2 Conversion of Shares, Preferred Stock and Merger Consideration..............9
Section 2.3 Surrender and Payment......................................................10
Section 2.4 Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Warrants...............................11
Section 2.5 Adjustments................................................................12
Section 2.6 Fractional Shares..........................................................13
Section 2.7 Withholding Rights.........................................................13
Section 2.8 Lost Certificates..........................................................13
Section 2.9 Shares Held by OLYMPIC Affiliates..........................................13
Section 2.10 FMFK Appraisal Rights......................................................13
Section 2.11 OLYMPIC Appraisal Rights...................................................14
ARTICLE 3
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION......................................................................14
Section 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation..................14
Section 3.2 Directors of the Surviving Corporation.....................................15
Section 3.3 Officers of the Surviving Corporation......................................15
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FMFK.........................................................15
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification.............................................15
Section 4.2 Capitalization.............................................................16
Section 4.3 Authority..................................................................17
Section 4.4 Governmental Authorization.................................................18
Section 4.5 Non-Contravention..........................................................18
Section 4.6 Board Recommendation; State Takeover Statutes..............................19
Section 4.7 FMFK Subsidiaries..........................................................19
Section 4.8 SEC Filings................................................................19
Section 4.9 Disclosure Documents.......................................................20
Section 4.10 Absence of Certain Changes.................................................20
Section 4.11 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities........................................21
Section 4.12 Litigation.................................................................22
Section 4.13 Taxes......................................................................22
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Section 4.14 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.......................................24
Section 4.15 Compliance with Law........................................................25
Section 4.16 Contracts..................................................................27
Section 4.17 Finders' or Advisors' Fees.................................................27
Section 4.18 Environmental Matters......................................................27
Section 4.19 Labor Matters..............................................................28
Section 4.20 Real Property..............................................................28
Section 4.21 Proprietary Rights.........................................................29
Section 4.22 Insurance..................................................................30
Section 4.23 Opinion of Financial Advisor...............................................30
Section 4.24 Transactions with Affiliates...............................................30
Section 4.25 Interests in Other Entities................................................30
Section 4.26 Officer and Director Information...........................................30
Section 4.27 Trading with the Enemy Act; Patriot Act....................................31
Section 4.28 FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries................................................32
Section 4.29 Information as to FMFK; Limitation of Use and Reliance by other Persons....32
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OLYMPIC......................................................33
Section 5.1 Organization and Qualification.............................................33
Section 5.2 Capitalization.............................................................33
Section 5.3 Authority..................................................................34
Section 5.4 Governmental Authorization.................................................35
Section 5.5 Non-Contravention..........................................................35
Section 5.6 Board Recommendation.......................................................35
Section 5.7 OLYMPIC Subsidiaries.......................................................35
Section 5.8 SEC Filings................................................................36
Section 5.9 Disclosure Documents.......................................................36
Section 5.10 Absence of Certain Changes.................................................37
Section 5.11 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities........................................38
Section 5.12 Litigation.................................................................38
Section 5.13 Taxes......................................................................38
Section 5.14 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.......................................40
Section 5.15 Compliance with Law........................................................41
Section 5.16 Contracts..................................................................42
Section 5.17 Finders' or Advisors' Fees.................................................42
Section 5.18 Environmental Matters......................................................42
Section 5.19 Labor Matters..............................................................43
Section 5.20 Real Property..............................................................44
Section 5.21 Proprietary Rights.........................................................44
Section 5.22 Insurance..................................................................45
Section 5.23 Opinion of Financial Advisor...............................................45
Section 5.24 Interests in Other Entities................................................45
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Section 5.25 Officer and Director Information...........................................45
Section 5.26 Trading with the Enemy Act; Patriot Act....................................47
Section 5.27 Information as to OLYMPIC; Limitation of Use and Reliance
by other Persons...........................................................47
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS......................................................47
Section 6.1 Conduct of Businesss.......................................................47
Section 6.2 Other FMFK Acquisition Proposals...........................................51
Section 6.3 Other OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposals........................................53
Section 6.4 Consents of OLYMPIC's and FMFK's Accountants...............................54
Section 6.5 Notification of Certain Matters............................................54
Section 6.6 SEC Filings................................................................54
ARTICLE 7
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF OLYMPIC AND FMFK.......................................................55
Section 7.1 Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meetings......................55
Section 7.2 Intentionally Omitted......................................................58
Section 7.3 Access to Information......................................................58
Section 7.4 Reasonable Commercial Efforts..............................................58
Section 7.5 Public Announcements.......................................................60
Section 7.6 Notification of Certain Matters............................................60
Section 7.7 Expenses...................................................................60
Section 7.8 Affiliates.................................................................60
Section 7.9 OTC Listing................................................................61
Section 7.10 Indemnification............................................................61
Section 7.11 Registration Rights........................................................61
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER.......................................................................62
Section 8.1 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party................................62
Section 8.2 Conditions to the Obligations of OLYMPIC...................................63
Section 8.3 Conditions to the Obligations of FMFK and MERGER SUB.......................64
ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION....................................................................................65
Section 9.1 Termination................................................................65
Section 9.2 Termination by OLYMPIC.....................................................66
Section 9.3 Termination by FMFK........................................................66
Section 9.4 Procedure for Termination..................................................67
Section 9.5 Effect of Termination......................................................67
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ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................................68
Section 10.1 Notices....................................................................68
Section 10.2 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties.............................69
Section 10.3 Amendments; No Waivers.....................................................69
Section 10.4 Successors and Assigns.....................................................69
Section 10.5 Governing Law..............................................................69
Section 10.6 Jurisdiction...............................................................69
Section 10.7 Waiver of Jury Trial.......................................................70
Section 10.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness................................................70
Section 10.9 Entire Agreement...........................................................70
Section 10.10 Captions...................................................................70
Section 10.11 Severability...............................................................70
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 FMFK Stockholder Voting Agreement
Exhibit A-2 OLYMPIC Stockholder Voting Agreement
Exhibit B Affiliate Agreement
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June
27, 2005 (the "Agreement"), by and among FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP., a New
Jersey corporation ( "FMFK"), OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("OLYMPIC"), and FMFC ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of OLYMPIC ("OLD SUB") and OLY
Acquisition Corp. a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK
("MERGER SUB"). FMFK, OLYMPIC, OLD SUB and MERGER SUB are sometimes referred to
individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties."
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, FMFK, OLYMPIC and OLD SUB are parties to an Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of February 10, 2005 ("Original Agreement") pursuant to which,
among other things, FMFK was to be acquired, through a merger with OLD SUB, by
OLYMPIC and would have become a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLYMPIC, and the
holders of the capital stock of FMFK would have received shares of capital stock
of OLYMPIC in exchange for their shares of capital stock of FMFK.
WHEREAS, FMFK, OLYMPIC and OLD SUB have determined it to be in their best
interests to amend and restate the terms of the Original Agreement to, among
other things, (i) provide that OLYMPIC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
FMFK through a merger (the "Merger") with MERGER SUB and (ii) the holders of the
outstanding capital stock of OLYMPIC shall receive capital stock in FMFK in
exchange for their capital stock in OLYMPIC, upon the terms herein described,
and in order to effectuate the foregoing changes, FMFK, OLYMPIC and OLD SUB have
agreed to amend and restate the Original Agreement, with the intended effect of
terminating the Original Agreement.
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of OLYMPIC, MERGER SUB and
FMFK have approved this Agreement, and deem it advisable and in the best
interests of each corporation and its respective stockholders to consummate the
merger of MERGER SUB with and into OLYMPIC upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, resulting in OLYMPIC surviving the merger and
becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMFK; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, among other things, and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding shares
of common stock of OLYMPIC shall be converted into the right to receive shares
of voting common stock of FMFK, all of the issued and outstanding shares of
preferred stock of OLYMPIC shall be converted into the right to receive shares
of preferred stock of FMFK and all outstanding options and warrants to purchase
shares of common stock of OLYMPIC which are not exercised prior to the Merger
shall be assumed by FMFK; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to this Agreement, the Parties have required, as a
condition to their respective willingness to enter into this Agreement, that
certain shareholders of the FMFK (including, without limitation, shareholders
holding FMFK Series B Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined)) and certain
shareholders of OLYMPIC, and all directors of each of FMFK and OLYMPIC enter
into a Stockholder Voting and Support Agreement (the "FMFK Stockholder Voting
Agreement") with OYLMPIC, and a Stockholder Voting and Support Agreement (the
"OLYMPIC Stockholder Voting Agreement") with FMFK, respectively, substantially
in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 and A-2, concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is intended that the Merger qualify as a tax-free
reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and be accounted for as a purchase transaction;
and
WHEREAS, each of the parties hereto desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Certain Definitions. The following terms are used in this Agreement with the
meanings set forth below:
"Agreeing Party" has the meaning assigned in Section 6.1.
"Agreement" has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
"Approvals" has the meaning assigned in Section 8.1(c).
"Certificates" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.3(a).
"Change in FMFK Recommendation" has the meaning assigned in Section
7.1(b).
"Change in the OLYMPIC Recommendation" has the meaning assigned in Section
7.1(c).
"Closing" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(d).
"Closing Date" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(d).
"COBRA" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.14(f).
"Code" has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
"FMFK" has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
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"FMFK Acquisition Proposal" shall have the meaning assigned in Section
6.3.
"FMFK Agreements" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.7.
"FMFK Balance Sheet" means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
FMFK as of March 31, 2005.
"FMFK Balance Sheet Date" means March 31, 2005.
"FMFK Common Share" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.2(a)(ii).
"FMFK Common Stock" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.2.
"FMFK Convertible Debt" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.2.
"FMFK Debentures" shall mean FMFK's 6% Convertible Debentures issued
pursuant to FMFK's private placement memoranda dated September 30, 2002 and July
30, 2003.
"FMFK Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning assigned in the introductory
clause to Article 4.
"FMFK Employment Agreements" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.14(a).
"FMFK Expenses" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.5.
"FMFK Fairness Opinion" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.23.
"FMFK Financial Statements" shall mean the audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of FMFK.
"FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries" shall mean Montauk Insurance Services, Inc.,
Montauk Insurance Services, Inc. of Alabama and Montauk Insurance Services, Inc.
"FMFK Intellectual Property" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.21.
"FMFK Licenses" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.21.
"FMFK Permits" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.15(a).
"FMFK Preferred Stock" shall mean FMFK Series A Preferred Stock and FMFK
Series B Preferred Stock as more fully described in Section 4.2.
"FMFK Recommendation" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.1(b).
"FMFK Record Date" shall mean the date of record set by the Board of
Directors of FMFK for the determination of whether a holder of FMFK Common Stock
is entitled to vote at FMFK Stockholders Meeting.
"FMFK Returns" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.11(b).
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"FMFK SEC Documents" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.8.
"FMFK Securities" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.1.
"FMFK Stock Options" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.4(a).
"FMFK Stock Plans" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.4(a).
"FMFK Stockholder Approval" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.1.
"FMFK Stockholders Meeting" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.1.
"FMFK Trade Secrets" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.21.
"FMFK Triggering Event" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.2.
"FMFK Warrants" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.2.
"Form S-4" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.7(a).
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied.
"Hazardous Material" means (a) any chemical, material, substance or waste
including, containing or constituting petroleum or petroleum products, solvents
(including chlorinated solvents), nuclear or radioactive materials, asbestos in
any form that is or could become friable, radon, lead-based paint, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation or polychlorinated biphenyls, or (b) any chemicals,
materials, substances or wastes which are now defined as or included in the
definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials,"
"extremely hazardous wastes," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic substances,"
"toxic pollutants" or words of similar import under any Environmental Law.
"Indemnified Parties" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.10(a).
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus" has the meaning assigned in Section
4.9(a).
"Knowledge" with respect to the "Knowledge" of a party means that such
party will be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a particular fact or matter if any
individual who is serving as a director or officer of such party or any of its
Subsidiaries, has actual knowledge of such fact or matter, after due and
diligent inquiry.
"Lien" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.5.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any change, violation, inaccuracy,
circumstance or effect that is materially adverse to the business, properties,
assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, capitalization, results of
operations or financial condition of either party and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, as the case may be.
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"Merger" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(a).
"Merger Consideration" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.2(b).
"MERGER SUB" has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
"NASD" means the NASD, Inc.
"National" means National Securities Corporation, a State of Washington
corporation.
"NJBCA" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(a).
"Nonplan Stock Options" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.4(a).
"OLYMPIC" has the meaning assigned in the Preamble.
"OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal" has the meaning assigned in Section 6.4.
"OLYMPIC Affiliate" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 7.8.
"OLYMPIC Agreements" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.5.
"OLYMPIC Balance Sheet" means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
OLYMPIC as of March 31, 2005.
"OLYMPIC Balance Sheet Date" means March 31, 2005.
"OLYMPIC Common Stock" means the Common Stock, $.02 par value, of OLYMPIC.
"OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning assigned in the introductory
clause to Article 5.
"OLYMPIC Employment Agreements" has the meaning assigned in Section
5.14(a).
"OLYMPIC Expenses" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.5.
"OLYMPIC Fairness Opinion" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.23.
"OLYMPIC Financial Statements" shall mean the audited consolidated
financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of
OLYMPIC.
"OLYMPIC Intellectual Property" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.21.
"OLYMPIC Licenses" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.21.
"OLYMPIC Permits" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.15(a).
"OLYMPIC Preferred Stock" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2.
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"OLYMPIC Record Date" shall mean the date of record set by the Board of
Directors of OLYMPIC for the determination of whether a holder of OLYMPIC Common
Stock is entitled to vote at the OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting.
"OLYMPIC Recommendation" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.1(c).
"OLYMPIC Representatives" has the meaning assigned in Section 6.4.
"OLYMPIC Returns" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.13(a).
"OLYMPIC Securities" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2.
"OLYMPIC SEC Documents" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.8.
"OLYMPIC Stockholder Approval" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.3.
"OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.3.
"OLYMPIC Trade Secrets" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.21.
"OLYMPIC Triggering Event" has the meaning assigned in Section 9.3.
"OLYMPIC Warrants" has the meaning assigned in Section 5.2.
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company,
a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality
thereof.
"Proposed Financing" has the meaning provided in Section 8.1(e) below.
"Qualifying Amendment" means an amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or Form S-4 (including by incorporation by reference) to
the extent it contains (a) a Change in the OLYMPIC Recommendation or a Change in
FMFK Recommendation (as the case may be), (b) a statement of the reasons of the
Board of Directors of OLYMPIC or FMFK (as the case may be) for making such a
Change in the OLYMPIC Recommendation or Change in FMFK Recommendation (as the
case may be) and (c) additional information reasonably related to the foregoing.
"Real Property Lease" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.21(b).
"Regulatory Law" means, all federal, state and foreign, if any, statutes,
rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and judicial doctrines and
other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate (a)
mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations, (b) foreign investment, or
(c) actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade
or lessening of competition.
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"Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of a
Hazardous Material into the Environment.
"Required Approvals" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.4(a).
"Required FMFK Stockholder Vote" has the meaning assigned in Section
4.9(c).
"RIA Governmental Authorization" has the meaning assigned in Section
4.16(d).
"Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.8.
"SEC" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.4(c).
"Securities Act" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.4(c).
"Site" means any of the real properties currently owned, leased, occupied,
used or operated by either party, including all soil, subsoil, surface waters
and groundwater.
"Subsidiary" when used with respect to any Person means any other Person,
whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (a) more than fifty percent
(50%) of the securities or other ownership interests or (b) securities or other
interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect more than fifty
percent (50%) of the board of directors or others performing similar functions
with respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly owned or
controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries. With
respect to FMFK, the term "Subsidiary" shall, without limitation, include MERGER
SUB.
"Superior Proposal" has the meaning assigned in Section 6.3.
"Surviving Corporation" has the meaning assigned in Section 2.1(a).
"Tail Coverage" has the meaning assigned in Section 7.10(b).
"Takeover Laws" means (a) any "moratorium," "control share acquisition,"
"fair price," "supermajority," "affiliate transactions" or "business combination
statute or regulation" or other similar state antitakeover laws and regulations,
(b) Section 203 of the DGCL and (c) Sections 14A:10. et seq. of the NJBCA.
"Tax" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.13(a).
"Taxing Authority" has the meaning assigned in Section 4.13(a).
"Third Party Expenses" means all legal, accounting, printing and financial
advisory fees and expenses of third parties, whether payable in cash or
securities, incurred by a party to this Agreement in connection with the
negotiation and effectuation of all terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE 1A
TERMINATION OF ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
Section 1A.1 Termination. The Original Agreement is hereby terminated and
rendered null and void and replaced and superceded in its entirety by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
THE MERGER
Section 2.1 The Merger.
(a) At the Effective Time (as hereafter defined), in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the "DGCL"), MERGER SUB shall be merged with and into OLYMPIC (the
"Merger"), whereupon the separate existence of MERGER SUB shall cease and
OLYMPIC shall be the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes called the
"Surviving Corporation") in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK.
(b) As soon as practicable after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted
hereunder, waiver of all conditions to the Merger, OLYMPIC and MERGER SUB shall
file a Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware meeting the
requirements of the DGCL, and execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and/or record
all such other instruments, and take all such other actions, as may be required
in order to cause the Merger to become effective in accordance with the
provisions of the DGCL and this Agreement. 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 Delaware or at such later time as is specified in the
certificate of merger (the "Effective Time"). For accounting purposes, the
effective date of the Merger shall be the first day of the month in which the
Closing occurs.
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall
possess all the rights, privileges, property and powers and be subject to all of
the restrictions, disabilities, debts and duties of OLYMPIC and MERGER SUB, all
as provided under the DGCL.
(d) Unless this Agreement shall have been earlier terminated and the
transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant to Article 9
hereof, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place (i) at the
offices of Xxxxxxxxx & XxXxxxx LLP, 00 Xxxxxxxx - 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000 as soon as practicable, but in any event within three (3) business days
after the day on which the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set
forth in Article 8 hereof (than those conditions that by their nature are to be
fulfilled at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of such
conditions) shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement or
(ii) at such other time, place and date as is mutually agreed to in writing by
the parties hereto. The date of the Closing is referred to in this Agreement as
the "Closing Date."
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Section 2.2 Conversion of Shares, Preferred Stock and Merger Consideration.
(a) As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holders thereof:
(i) Each share of common stock of MERGER SUB that is issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of
common stock, $.02 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation, with
the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted, and
such shares shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock
of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all
certificates representing the common stock of MERGER SUB shall be deemed
for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with
this Section 2.2(a)(i).
(ii) Each share of OLYMPIC Common Stock (an "OLYMPIC Common
Share") held by OLYMPIC as treasury stock or owned by any subsidiary of
OLYMPIC, by FMFK or by any subsidiary of FMFK immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be canceled and extinguished and no consideration
whatsoever shall be made with respect thereto.
(iii) Each OLYMPIC Common Share issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (and except as otherwise provided
in Section 2.2(a)(ii)), shall be converted into a right to receive 1.75
(the "Exchange Ratio") shares of FMFK common stock no par value per share
(the "FMFK Common Stock"), plus any cash in lieu of fractional shares of
FMFK Common Stock, as provided in Section 2.6 hereof.
(iv) Each share of OLYMPIC Series A Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into a right to receive one share of FMFK Series D Preferred Stock. The
FMFK Series D Preferred Stock shall have terms in form and substance
substantially equivalent to those contained in OLYMPIC Series A Preferred
Stock, giving effect to the Exchange Ratio to the conversion ratios
contained therein; provided, however, the FMFK Series D Preferred Stock
shall be pari-passu to the outstanding FMFK Series B Preferred Stock with
respect to liquidation preferences and the payment of dividends.
(v) Each share of OLYMPIC Preferred Stock held by OLYMPIC as
treasury stock or owned by any subsidiary of OLYMPIC, by FMFK or by any
subsidiary of FMFK immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
canceled and extinguished and no consideration whatsoever shall be made
with respect thereto.
(b) The FMFK Common Stock to be received as consideration pursuant to the
Merger by each holder of OLYMPIC Common Stock (together with cash in lieu of
fractional shares of FMFK Common Stock, as provided in Section 2.6 hereof) and
the FMFK Preferred Stock to be received as consideration pursuant to the Merger
by each holder of OLYMPIC Preferred Stock, which is the only consideration
(other than payment for fractional shares) being received by the holders of
OLYMPIC's capital stock, is referred to collectively herein as the "Merger
Consideration."
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(c) From and after the Effective Time, all shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock
and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock, or any right to receive same (collectively "OLYMPIC
Shares") converted in accordance with Sections 2.2(a)(iii) and (iv) shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such OLYMPIC
Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
receive the Merger Consideration, as applicable, and any dividends payable
pursuant to Section 2.3(f) hereof. From and after the Effective Time, the stock
transfer books of OLYMPIC shall be closed as to holders of OLYMPIC Common Stock
and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time and no
transfer of OLYMPIC Common Stock or OLYMPIC Preferred Stock by any such holder
shall thereafter be made or recognized.
Section 2.3 Surrender and Payment.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, FMFK shall appoint a bank or trust
company as agent, reasonably acceptable to OLYMPIC (the "Exchange Agent") for
the purpose of exchanging certificates representing OLYMPIC Shares (the
"Certificates") for the Merger Consideration. FMFK will make available to the
Exchange Agent, as needed, the Merger Consideration to be delivered in respect
of OLYMPIC Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time, FMFK will send, or will
cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of record at the Effective Time
of OLYMPIC Shares a letter of transmittal for use in such exchange (which shall
specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall
pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent).
(b) Each holder of OLYMPIC Shares that have been converted into a right to
receive the Merger Consideration, upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a
Certificate, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, will be
entitled to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of OLYMPIC
Shares represented by such Certificate. Until so surrendered, each such
Certificate shall, after the Effective Time, represent for all purposes only the
right to receive such Merger Consideration.
(c) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be registered in the
name of a Person other than the Person in whose name the applicable surrendered
Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition to such registration that the
Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper
form for transfer and that the Person requesting such registration shall pay to
the Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes required as a result of such
registration in the name of a Person other than the registered holder of such
Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax
has been paid or is not payable.
(d) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of
transfers of OLYMPIC Shares. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are
presented to the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or FMFK, they shall
be canceled and exchanged for the consideration provided for, and in accordance
with the procedures set forth, in this Article 2.
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(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange
Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(a) hereof that remains unclaimed by the holders of
OLYMPIC Shares one (1) year after the Effective Time shall be returned to FMFK,
upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged such holder's OLYMPIC
Shares for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.3 prior to
that time shall thereafter look only to FMFK for delivery of the Merger
Consideration in respect of such holder's OLYMPIC Shares. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, FMFK, the Exchange Agent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be
liable to any holder of OLYMPIC Shares for any Merger Consideration delivered to
a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws.
(f) No dividends or other distributions with respect to OLYMPIC Common
Stock and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock issued in the Merger shall be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered Certificates until such Certificates are surrendered
as provided in this Section 2.3. Subject to the effect of applicable laws,
following such surrender, there shall be paid, without interest, to the record
holder of the OLYMPIC Common Stock and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock issued in
exchange therefor (i) at the time of such surrender, all dividends and other
distributions payable in respect of such OLYMPIC Common Stock and OLYMPIC
Preferred Stock with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date
on or prior to the date of such surrender and not previously paid, and (ii) at
the appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with
respect to such OLYMPIC Common Stock and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock with a record
date after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent to such
surrender. For purposes of dividends or other distributions in respect of
OLYMPIC Common Stock and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock, all FMFK Common Stock and FMFK
Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger as merger consideration
shall be entitled to dividends pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence as
if issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time
Section 2.4 Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Warrants.
(a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase OLYMPIC
Shares that is either: (a) granted under OLYMPIC's plans identified in Section
2.4 of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule (as defined in the introductory clause to
Article 5 below) as being the only compensation or benefit plans or agreements
pursuant to which OLYMPIC Shares may be issued (collectively, the "OLYMPIC Stock
Plans"), or (b) granted outside of OLYMPIC Stock Plans and identified in Section
2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule (the "Nonplan Stock Options"), whether vested or
not vested (collectively, the "OLYMPIC Stock Options"), shall be deemed assumed
by FMFK and shall thereafter be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on
the same terms and conditions (including any provisions for) as were applicable
under such OLYMPIC Stock Option prior to the Effective Time (in accordance with
the past practice of OLYMPIC with respect to interpretation and application of
such terms and conditions), the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) of
shares of FMFK Common Stock determined by multiplying (x) the number of OLYMPIC
Shares subject to such OLYMPIC Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective
Time by (y) the Exchange Ratio, at a price per share of FMFK Common Stock
(rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (a) the exercise price per
OLYMPIC Share otherwise purchasable pursuant to such OLYMPIC Stock Option
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divided by (b) the Exchange Ratio. The parties intend that the conversion of
OLYMPIC Stock Options hereunder will meet the requirements of Section 424(a) of
the Code in the case of incentive stock options and this Section 2.4(a) shall be
interpreted or modified consistent with such intention. The terms of OLYMPIC
Stock Plans permit the assumption of options to purchase OLYMPIC Common Stock as
provided in this Section 2.4(a), without the consent or approval of the holders
of such options, shareholders or otherwise. Except as set forth on Section
2.4(a) of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, the Merger will not terminate or
accelerate any OLYMPIC Stock Option or any right of exercise, vesting or
repurchase relating thereto with respect to FMFK Common Stock acquired upon
exercise of such assumed OLYMPIC Stock Option. Holders of OLYMPIC Stock Options
will not be entitled to acquire OLYMPIC Shares after the Merger. In addition,
prior to the Effective Time, FMFK and/or OLYMPIC, as the case may be, will make
any amendments to the terms of such stock option or compensation plans,
arrangements or agreements that are necessary to give effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Section 2.4 (including without limitation the increase of
number of shares authorized thereunder and/or the adoption of a new stock option
plan).
(b) FMFK shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance
a sufficient number of shares of FMFK Common Stock for delivery pursuant to the
terms set forth in this Section 2.4.
(c) No later than ninety (90) days following the Effective Time, FMFK
shall use its reasonable efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on an appropriate form or a
post-effective amendment to a previously filed registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the
FMFK Common Stock subject to options and other equity-based awards described in
this Section 2.4, and shall use its reasonable efforts to maintain the current
status of the prospectus contained therein, as well as comply with any
applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws, for so long as such options or
other equity-based awards remain outstanding.
(d) Each OLYMPIC Warrant that remains outstanding following the Effective
Time shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions
set forth in the documents governing such OLYMPIC Warrant immediately prior to
the Effective Time, except that (i) such OLYMPIC Warrant will be exercisable for
that number of whole shares of FMFK Common Stock as is equal to the product of
(w) the number of OLYMPIC Shares that were purchasable under OLYMPIC Warrant
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (x) the Exchange Ratio, rounded to
the nearest whole number of shares of FMFK Common Stock and (ii) the per share
exercise price for FMFK Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such OLYMPIC
Warrant will be equal to (y) the aggregate exercise price of such OLYMPIC
Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (z) the number of
shares of FMFK Common Stock for which such OLYMPIC Warrant shall be exercisable
as determined in accordance with the preceding clause (i), rounded to the
nearest whole cent.
Section 2.5 Adjustments. If at any time during the period between the date of
this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of
capital stock of OLYMPIC or FMFK (other than as contemplated in Section 4.2
hereof or permitted under this Agreement) shall occur, including, without
limitation, by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or
combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon
with a record date during such period, the Merger Consideration shall be
appropriately adjusted.
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Section 2.6 Fractional Shares
(a) No fractional shares of FMFK Common Stock shall be issued in the
Merger, but in lieu thereof, each holder of OLYMPIC Shares otherwise entitled to
a fractional share of FMFK Common Stock will be entitled to receive from the
Exchange Agent, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.6 hereof, a
cash payment in lieu of such fractional shares of FMFK Common Stock in an amount
equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the fractional share of FMFK
Common Stock to which such holder otherwise would be entitled to by (ii) the
average closing price on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board of a share of FMFK
Common Stock for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the Closing
Date.
(b) As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash,
if any, to be paid to holders of OLYMPIC Shares in lieu of any fractional shares
of FMFK Common Stock, the Exchange Agent shall make available such amounts to
such holders of OLYMPIC Shares without interest.
Section 2.7 Withholding Rights. Each of the Surviving Corporation and FMFK shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to
any Person pursuant to this Article 2 such amounts as it is required to deduct
and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of
federal, state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Surviving Corporation or FMFK, as the case may be, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to the holder of OLYMPIC Shares in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or FMFK, as the case may be.
Section 2.8 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person
claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by
the Exchange Agent, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable
amount as the Exchange Agent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may
be made against it, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent with respect
to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect
of OLYMPIC Shares represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this
Article 2.
Section 2.9 Shares Held by OLYMPIC Affiliates. Anything to the contrary herein
notwithstanding, no shares of FMFK Common Stock (or certificates therefor) shall
be issued in exchange for any Certificate to any Person who may be an
"affiliate" of OLYMPIC (identified pursuant to Section 7.8 hereof) until such
Person shall have delivered to FMFK a duly executed letter as contemplated in
Section 7.8 hereof. Such Person shall be subject to the restrictions described
in such letter, and such shares (or certificates therefor) shall bear a legend
describing such restrictions.
Section 2.10 FMFK Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, but only to the extent required by the NJBCA, shares of FMFK
Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
and are held by holders of shares of FMFK Shares who comply with all the
provisions of Section 14A10-12 the NJBCA (each such share, an "FMFK Dissenting
Share") concerning the right of holders of shares of FMFK Shares to dissent from
the Merger and require appraisal of their shares ("FMFK Dissenting
Shareholders") shall cease to be outstanding FMFK Shares and shall become the
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right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due such FMFK
Dissenting Shareholder pursuant to the NJBCA; provided, however, that if any
FMFK Dissenting Shareholder shall subsequently withdraw his or her demand for
appraisal or fail to establish or perfect or otherwise lose his or her appraisal
rights as provided by applicable law, then such FMFK Dissenting Shareholder or
Shareholders, as the case may be, shall forfeit the right to appraisal of such
FMFK Dissenting Shares. FMFK shall give OLYMPIC prompt notice of any written
demands for appraisal of shares of FMFK Shares, withdrawals of demands for
appraisal and any other related instruments received by FMFK.
Section 2.11 OLYMPIC Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, but only to the extent required by the DGCL, shares
of OLYMPIC Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time and are held by holders of shares of OLYMPIC Shares who comply
with all the provisions of the DGCL (each such share, an OLYMPIC Dissenting
Share") concerning the right of holders of shares of OLYMPIC Shares to dissent
from the Merger and require appraisal of their shares (" OLYMPIC Dissenting
Shareholders") shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration but shall become the right to receive such consideration as may be
determined to be due such OLYMPIC Dissenting Shareholder pursuant to the DGCL;
provided, however, that if any OLYMPIC Dissenting Shareholder shall subsequently
withdraw his or her demand for appraisal or fail to establish or perfect or
otherwise lose his or her appraisal rights as provided by applicable law, then
such OLYMPIC Dissenting Shareholder or Shareholders, as the case may be, shall
forfeit the right to appraisal of such OLMYPIC Dissenting Shares and each of
such OLYMPIC Dissenting Shares shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted
into and represent only the right to receive the FMFK Shares, as if such OLYMPIC
Dissenting Share had not been OLYMPIC Dissenting Shares at the Effective Time,
without any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate representing
such shares, and such shares shall thereupon no longer be OLYMPIC Dissenting
Shares. OLYMPIC shall give FMFK (A) prompt notice of any written demands for
appraisal of shares of OLYMPIC Shares, withdrawals of demands for appraisal and
any other related instruments received by OLYMPIC, and (B) the opportunity to
direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demands for
appraisal. OLYMPIC will not, except with the prior written consent of FMFK,
voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or
settle, offer or otherwise negotiate to settle any demand.
ARTICLE 3
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
Section 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. The
certificate of incorporation of MERGER SUB in effect at the Effective Time shall
be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended
in accordance with applicable law, except that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be changed to the name NATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY.
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Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The bylaws of MERGER SUB in effect at the
Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with applicable law.
Section 3.2 Directors of the Surviving Corporation. The following persons shall
be the initial members of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation,
each to hold office in accordance with the applicable provisions of law:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Section 3.3 Officers of the Surviving Corporation. The following persons shall
be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance with the applicable provisions of law:
Name Office(s)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Office of the Chief Executive
Officer
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx President
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Office of the Chief Executive
Officer
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Chief Financial Officer
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Executive Vice President
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FMFK
Except as specifically disclosed in FMFK Disclosure Schedule delivered by
FMFK to OLYMPIC immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the "FMFK
Disclosure Schedule"), FMFK represents and warrants to OLYMPIC as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification.
(a) Each of FMFK and MERGER SUB is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation
and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its
respective properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
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(b) Each of FMFK and MERGER SUB is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business requires such
qualification, which states or jurisdictions are listed on Section 4.1(b) of
FMFK Disclosure Schedule, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing, taken together with all other such failures, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on FMFK.
(c) Since the date of its incorporation, MERGER SUB has not engaged in any
activities other than in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement.
FMFK has made available to OLYMPIC true and complete copies of MERGER SUB's
certificates of incorporation and bylaws, as amended to the date hereof. All of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of MERGER SUB is owned by FMFK.
(d) FMFK has heretofore furnished or made available to OLYMPIC complete
and correct copies of (i) the charter documents (including the articles or
certificate of incorporation and bylaws, if any), as most recently amended to
date of FMFK and each of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any code of conduct or
similar policy adopted by FMFK and each of its Subsidiaries. Each such charter
document is in full force and effect. Neither FMFK nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective charter documents.
The corporate minute books of FMFK are complete in all material respects and the
minutes and consents contained therein accurately reflect the actions that were
taken at a duly called and held meeting or by consent without a meeting. All
material actions by FMFK which required director or shareholder approval are
reflected in the corporate minute books of FMFK. FMFK is not in material
violation or breach of, or in material default with respect to, any term of its
Certificate of Incorporation (or other charter documents) or by-laws.
Section 4.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of FMFK consists of
30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, no par value per share (the "FMFK Common
Stock") and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of 625,000 shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the "FMFK
Series A Preferred Stock") and 445,102 shares of Series B Preferred Convertible
Stock, $.10 par value per share (the "FMFK Series B Preferred Stock" and
together with FMFK Series A Preferred Stock, the "FMFK Preferred Stock"). As of
June 6, 2005, (a) 15,744,576 shares of FMFK Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, (b) 305,369 shares of FMFK Series A Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding, (c) 197,824 shares of FMFK Series B Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding, (d) 7,620,000 shares of FMFK Common Stock were reserved for
issuance pursuant to FMFK Stock Plans, of which stock options to purchase an
aggregate of 3,127,698 shares of FMFK Common Stock were outstanding, and no
shares of FMFK Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to Nonplan Stock
Options, (e) 486,718 shares of FMFK Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon
exercise of warrants ("FMFK Warrants"), (f) 2,510,000 shares of FMFK Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon conversion of debentures and/or
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convertible debt ("FMFK Convertible Debt") and (g) no FMFK Shares were held in
the Treasury of FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries. All the outstanding shares of
FMFK's Common Stock are, and all FMFK Shares that may be issued pursuant to the
exercise of outstanding FMFK Stock Options, FMFK Warrants and FMFK Convertible
Debt will be, when issued in accordance with the terms thereof, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as disclosed in this
Section 4.2 or in Section 4.2 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule, there are outstanding
(x) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of FMFK, (y) no
securities or indebtedness of FMFK convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock or voting securities of FMFK, and (z) no options, warrants or
other rights to acquire from FMFK, and no preemptive or similar rights,
subscription or other rights, convertible securities, agreements, arrangements
or commitments of any character, relating to the capital stock of FMFK,
obligating FMFK to issue, transfer or sell, any capital stock, voting securities
or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of FMFK or obligating FMFK to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, subscription or other right, convertible security, agreement,
arrangement or commitment (the items in clauses (x), (y) and (z) being referred
to collectively as the "FMFK Securities"). There are no outstanding obligations
of FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any FMFK Securities, except as set forth in the terms and conditions of FMFK
Debentures and FMFK Series B Preferred Stock. There are not as of the date
hereof and there will not be at the Effective Time any stockholder agreements,
voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which FMFK or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any
shares of the capital stock of FMFK or any agreements, arrangements, or other
understandings to which FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
it is bound that will limit in any way the solicitation of proxies by or on
behalf of FMFK from, or the casting of votes by, the stockholders of FMFK with
respect to the Merger.
Section 4.3 Authority. Each of FMFK and MERGER SUB has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the requisite
approval of its stockholders, to perform its obligations hereunder and
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the performance by each of FMFK and MERGER SUB of its
obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by FMFK's Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors of FMFK has directed that this Agreement be
submitted to FMFK's stockholders for approval at a meeting of FMFK's
stockholders for the purpose of approving the Merger and this Agreement (the
"FMFK Stockholders Meeting"), and, except for the approval of this Agreement and
the Merger by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of FMFK Common Stock (the "FMFK Stockholder Approval"), no other
corporate proceedings are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. FMFK, as the sole
stockholder of MERGER SUB, has approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by FMFK and MERGER SUB (assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by OLYMPIC) it constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of each
of FMFK and MERGER SUB, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
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except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c)
as limited by applicable rules and regulations of the NASD with respect to
change of control of a registered broker-dealer. The shares of FMFK Common Stock
and FMFK Preferred Stock to be issued by FMFK pursuant to the Merger: (i) have
been or will be duly authorized, and, when issued in accordance with the terms
of the Merger and this Agreement (or the applicable option agreements), will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to
preemptive rights; (ii) will, when issued in accordance with the terms of the
Merger and this Agreement (or the applicable option agreements), be registered
under the Securities Act, and to the extent reasonably able to do so, registered
or exempt from registration under applicable United States "Blue Sky" laws;
(iii) will, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Merger and this
Agreement, be eligible for listing on the OTC; and (iv) will be issued free and
clear of any Liens.
Section 4.4 Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance
by each of FMFK and MERGER SUB of this Agreement and the consummation of the
Merger by MERGER SUB require no consent of, or filing with, any governmental
body, agency, official or authority other than (a) the filing of a certificate
of merger in accordance with DGCL, (b) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act"), (c) compliance with
any applicable requirements of the NASD and state blue sky commissioners, (d)
compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act and state
securities laws, and (e) other actions or filings which if not taken or made
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
FMFK or MERGER SUB.
Section 4.5 Non-Contravention. Except as disclosed in Section 4.5 of FMFK
Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance by FMFK and MERGER
SUB of this Agreement and its obligations hereunder and the consummation by FMFK
of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) violate,
contravene or conflict with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of FMFK
or MERGER SUB, (b) violate, contravene or conflict with or constitute a
violation of any provision of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order
or decree binding upon or applicable to FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries,
including MERGER SUB, (c) constitute a default under or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of FMFK or
any of its Subsidiaries, including MERGER SUB, or to a loss of any benefit to
which FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any
agreement, contract or other instrument binding upon FMFK or any of its
Subsidiaries (the "FMFK Agreements") or any license, franchise, lease, permit or
other similar authorization held by FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries, or (d)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of FMFK or any of
its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, "Lien" means any mortgage,
lien, pledge, hypothecate, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind
in respect of such asset other than any such mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest or encumbrance (i) for Taxes (as defined in Section 4.13
hereof) not yet due or being contested in good faith (and for which adequate
accruals or reserves have been established on FMFK Balance Sheet (as such term
is defined in Section 4.9 hereof), as the case may be); (ii) which is a
carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other like
lien arising in the ordinary course of business; (iii) statutory or common law
liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or
rental agreements confined to the premises rented or (iv) deposits or pledges
made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance, or other social security programs mandated under laws
applicable to FMFK. Except as disclosed in Section 4.5 of FMFK Disclosure
Schedule, neither FMFK nor any Subsidiary of FMFK is a party to any agreement
that expressly limits the ability of FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK, or would
limit OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC after the Effective Time, to compete
in or conduct any line of business or compete with any Person or in any
geographic area or during any period of time.
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Section 4.6 Board Recommendation; State Takeover Statutes. The Board of
Directors of FMFK has (a) approved and adopted this Agreement, (b) determined
that this Agreement and the transaction contemplated by this Agreement are
advisable, fair to and in the best interests of FMFK and the stockholders of
FMFK, (c) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement to the stockholders
of FMFK, and (d) taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the
restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 14A:10. et
seq. of the NJBCA are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and to the consummation of the Merger. No other
state takeover statute or similar legal requirement applies or purports to apply
to the Merger, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.7 FMFK Subsidiaries. Each of FMFK's Subsidiaries is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted. Each of FMFK's Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature
of its activities makes such qualification necessary, which states or
jurisdictions are listed on Section 4.7 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, taken together with
all other such failures, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK.
Section 4.7 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule lists the only Subsidiaries of FMFK as
of the date hereof, and all Subsidiaries of FMFK thereafter formed or acquired.
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Subsidiaries of FMFK are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by FMFK free and
clear of all liens, claims, charges or encumbrances, and there are no
irrevocable proxies with respect to such shares. There are no restrictions on
FMFK to vote the stock of any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 4.8 SEC Filings. FMFK has filed with the SEC true and complete copies of
all forms, reports, schedules and other documents required to be filed by it
under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since January 1, 2000 (as such
documents have been amended since the time of their filing, collectively, the
"FMFK SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the
date of the last such amendment, FMFK SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, any financial statements or included therein (a) did not 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 and (b) complied
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act
and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder. The financial statements included in FMFK SEC
Documents were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except as
may be otherwise indicated in the notes thereto), and fairly present the
financial position of FMFK as at the dates thereof and its results of operations
and cash flows for the periods indicated. Except as set forth in Section 4.8 of
FMFK's Disclosure Schedule, none of FMFK's Subsidiaries is required to file any
forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. Additionally, since the adoption
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 ("Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx") and to the extent that FMFK
is subject to Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx, FMFK has complied in all material respects with
the applicable laws, rules and regulation under Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
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Section 4.9 Disclosure Documents.
(a) The joint proxy statement of FMFK and OLYMPIC relating to the required
meetings of stockholders of FMFK and OLYMPIC contemplated by Section 7.1(a)
hereof and the prospectus of FMFK relating to the shares of FMFK Common Stock to
be issued in connection with the Merger (the "Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus")
to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger and the registration
statement on Form S-4 of FMFK (the "Form S-4") to be filed under the Securities
Act relating to the issuance of FMFK Common Stock in the Merger, and any
amendments or supplements thereto, will, when filed, comply as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities
Act.
(b) Neither the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC,
nor any amendment or supplement thereto, will, at the date the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement is first mailed to
stockholders of FMFK or OLYMPIC, as the case may be, or at the time such
stockholders vote on the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Neither the Form S-4 nor any amendment or supplement
thereto will, at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act or at
the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. No representation or warranty is made by FMFK
in this Section 4.9 with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference
therein based on information supplied by OLYMPIC for inclusion or incorporation
by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4.
(c) The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
FMFK Common Stock and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
shares of FMFK Series A Preferred Stock and FMFK Series B Preferred Stock
outstanding on FMFK Record Date (the "Required FMFK Stockholder Vote") are the
only votes of the holders of any class or series of FMFK's capital stock
necessary to adopt this Agreement.
Section 4.10 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of
FMFK Disclosure Schedule, and except as expressly permitted by this Agreement,
since March 31, 2005 (the "FMFK Balance Sheet Date"), FMFK and each Subsidiary
has conducted its respective business in the ordinary course consistent with
past practice and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(a) There has been no event, occurrence or development of a state of
circumstances or facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would
be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(b) There has not been any amendment or change in the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of FMFK or its Subsidiaries;
(c) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK incurred additional debt
for, borrowed money, or incurred any obligation or liability which individually
or in the aggregate exceeded $25,000, except for settlements of litigations,
arbitrations or other claims or proceedings which may be made by FMFK or any
Subsidiary as described in Section 4.10(c) of FMFK's Disclosure Schedule;
(d) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary declared or made any dividend,
payment or other distribution on or with respect to any share of capital stock,
or redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired any shares of its capital stock or
any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any such shares other
than, in the case of any Subsidiary, to FMFK;
(e) Neither FMFK nor its Subsidiaries has made any change in accounting
principles or methods, except in so far as may be required under GAAP;
(f) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK entered into any material
transaction or contract, or made any material commitment to do the same, except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK increased or prepaid its
indebtedness for borrowed money, except current borrowings under credit lines
listed on Section 4.10(g) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule or made any loan to any
Person other than to any employee for normal travel and expense advances;
(h) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK granted any increase in
the rate of wages, salaries, bonuses or other remuneration of any employee who,
whether as a result of such increase or prior thereto, receives aggregate
compensation from FMFK or its Subsidiaries at an annual rate of $50,000 or more,
or except in the ordinary course of business to any other employees;
(i) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK entered into an employment
or exclusive consultant agreement which is not cancelable without penalty or
other financial obligation within 30 days; and
(j) FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK agreed, whether or not in
writing, to do any of the actions set forth in any of the above clauses.
Section 4.11 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. Since the Balance Sheet Date,
except as set forth in Section 4.11 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule, there are no
material liabilities of FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK of any kind whatsoever,
whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise,
other than:
(i) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice;
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(ii) Liabilities disclosed in FMFK SEC Documents filed prior
to the date hereof; or
(iii) Liabilities under this Agreement.
Section 4.12 Litigation. Except as disclosed in FMFK SEC Documents or on Section
4.12 of FMFK's Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, dispute, action,
proceeding, arbitration, notice, order, suit, appeal or investigation, at law or
in equity, pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge, threatened, against FMFK or any
Subsidiary of FMFK, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or
agents, or involving any of their respective assets or properties before any
court, agency, authority, arbitration panel or other tribunal which, if
determined adversely, would have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK. Except as
disclosed in FMFK's SEC Documents, neither FMFK nor any Subsidiary is subject to
any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, agency, authority,
arbitration panel or other tribunal, nor is FMFK or any Subsidiary in default
with respect to any notice, order, writ, injunction or decree which would have a
Material Adverse Effect on FMFK.
Section 4.13 Taxes.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, "Tax" (and, with correlative meaning,
"Taxes" and "Taxable") means any and all taxes, including without limitation (i)
any income, profits, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross receipts, sales,
use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, net
worth, premium, property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount
imposed by any governmental entity responsible for the imposition of any such
tax (domestic or foreign) (a "Taxing Authority"), (ii) any liability for the
payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) above as a result of
being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any
Taxable period or as the result of being a transferee or successor thereof, and
(iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clause (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to
indemnify any other Person.
(b) All Tax returns, statements, reports and forms (including estimated
Tax returns and reports and information returns and reports) required to be
filed with any Taxing Authority with respect to any Taxable period ending on or
before the Effective Time, by or on behalf of FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK
(collectively, the "FMFK Returns"), have been or will be filed when due
(including any extensions of such due date), and all amounts shown to be due
thereon on or before the Effective Time have been or will be paid on or before
such date, other than such Taxes which are adequately reserved for in accordance
with GAAP. FMFK Financial Statements fully accrue all actual and contingent
liability for Taxes with respect to all periods through the dates thereof in
accordance with GAAP. FMFK Financial Statements (i) fully accrue consistent with
past practices and in accordance with GAAP all actual and contingent liabilities
for Taxes with respect to all periods through the date of FMFK Financial
Statements and (ii) properly accrue consistent with past practices and in
accordance with GAAP all liabilities for Taxes payable after FMFK Balance Sheet
Date with respect to all transactions and events occurring on or prior to such
date. All information set forth in the notes to FMFK Financial Statements
relating to Tax matters is accurate in all material respects.
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(c) No Tax liability has been incurred since the date of FMFK Financial
Statements other than in the ordinary course of business and adequate provision
has been made for all Taxes since that date in accordance with GAAP on at least
a quarterly or, with respect to employment taxes, monthly basis. FMFK and each
Subsidiary of FMFK have withheld and paid to the applicable financial
institution or Taxing Authority all amounts of Taxes required to be withheld in
all material respects. No FMFK Returns filed with respect to federal income tax
returns for Taxable years of FMFK in the case of the United States, have been
examined by the Internal Revenue Service. FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary of
FMFK been granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to
any FMFK Return.
(d) There is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or, investigation
now pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge, threatened against or with respect to FMFK
or any Subsidiary of FMFK in respect of any Tax or assessment. There are no
liabilities for Taxes with respect to any notice of deficiency or similar
document of any Tax Authority received by FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK which
have not been satisfied in full (including liabilities for interest, additions
to tax and penalties thereon and related expenses). There are no liens for Taxes
upon the assets of FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK except liens for current Taxes
not yet delinquent. Except as may be required as a result of the Merger, FMFK
has not nor has any Subsidiary of FMFK been nor will it be required to include
any adjustment in Taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof)
pursuant to section 481 or 263A of the Code or any comparable provision under
state or foreign Tax laws as a result of transactions, events or accounting
methods employed prior to the Effective Time.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of FMFK's Disclosure Schedule,
there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, including without
limitation the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or
independent contractor or former employee or independent contractor of FMFK or
any Subsidiary of FMFK that, individually or collectively, could, as a result of
the transactions contemplated hereby, give rise to the payment of any amount
that would not be deductible pursuant to section 280G or section 162 (m) of the
Code. Other than pursuant to this Agreement, FMFK is not nor is any Subsidiary
of FMFK a party to or bound by (nor will they prior to the Effective Time become
a party to or bound by) any tax indemnity, tax sharing or tax allocation
agreement (whether written, unwritten or arising under operation of federal law
as a result of being a member of a group filing consolidated tax returns, under
operation of certain state laws as a result of being a member of a unitary
group, or under comparable laws of other states or foreign jurisdictions) which
includes a party other than FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK. None of the assets
of FMFK or any Subsidiary of FMFK (i) is property that FMFK or any Subsidiary of
FMFK is required to treat as owned by any other Person pursuant to the so-called
"safe harbor lease" provisions of former section 168(f)(8) of the Code, (ii)
directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is tax exempt
under section 103(a) of the Code, or (iii) is "tax exempt use property" within
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the meaning of section 168(h) of the Code. FMFK has not nor has any Subsidiary
of FMFK participated in (and prior to the Effective Time FMFK will not nor will
any Subsidiary of FMFK participate in) an international boycott within the
meaning of section 999 of the Code. FMFK has disclosed on its federal income tax
returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income tax within the meaning of section 6661 of the
Code. FMFK has previously provided or made available to OLYMPIC complete and
accurate copies of all FMFK Returns and, as reasonably requested by OLYMPIC,
prior to or following the date hereof, presently existing information
statements, reports, work papers, Tax opinions and memoranda and other Tax data
and documents.
Section 4.14 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.14(a) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule,
neither FMFK nor any Subsidiary of FMFK has entered into any employment contract
or arrangement with any director, officer, employee or any other consultant or
Person (i) which is not terminable by it at will without liability, except as
the right of FMFK or such Subsidiary to terminate its employees at will may be
limited by applicable federal, state or foreign law, or (ii) under which FMFK or
any Subsidiary of FMFK could have any material liability (collectively, the
"FMFK Employment Agreements").
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.14(b) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule,
neither FMFK nor any Subsidiary of FMFK maintains any deferred compensation,
pension, health, profit sharing, bonus, stock purchase, stock option, fringe
benefit, hospitalization, insurance, severance, change in control, retention,
workers' compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits,
disability benefits, or any other employee benefit plan (as defined in the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") or
otherwise) or welfare benefit plan or obligation covering any of its current or
former officers, directors, employees or consultants ("Employee Plans").
(c) FMFK has made available to OLYMPIC true, complete and correct copies
of (i) each FMFK Employment Agreement, (ii) each Employee Plan (or, in the case
of any unwritten Employee Plans, descriptions thereof), (iii) the most recent
annual report on Form 5500 filed with the IRS with respect to each Employee Plan
(if any such report was required), (iv) the most recent summary plan description
for each Employee Plan for which such summary plan description is required, (v)
each trust agreement and group annuity contract relating to any Employee Plan,
(vi) each determination letter and any outstanding request for a determination
letter, and (vii) all correspondence with the IRS or the United States
Department of Labor relating to any outstanding controversy or audit. Each
Employee Plan complies in all material respects with applicable laws, including,
without limitation, ERISA and the Code.
(d) Each Employee Plan has been maintained, funded, operated and
administered in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and
regulations, including but not limited to, ERISA, the Code, and the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Each Employee Plan that is
intended to be qualified under section 401(a) of the Code and each trust forming
a part thereof that is intended to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(a)
of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its
qualification and tax-exempt status and nothing has occurred, whether by any
action or any failure to act, since the date of such determination letter that
could adversely affect the qualification of such Employee Plan or the tax-exempt
status of such related trust. No event has occurred and, to the Knowledge of
FMFK, there currently exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection
with which FMFK that could reasonably be expected to be subject to any liability
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under the terms of any Employee Plans (other than for benefits payable in the
normal course of the operations of the Employee Plans), ERISA, the Code or any
other applicable law, including any liability under Title IV of ERISA. Each
Employee Plan can be amended or terminated in accordance with its terms and any
applicable law without any material liability to FMFK or any of its
Subsidiaries. No Employee Plan is a "multiemployer plan" as defined in section
3(37) of the ERISA and 414(f) of the Code, or a "multiple employer plan" as
described in section 4063(a) of ERISA and 413 of the Code, and none of FMFK, any
of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has ever contributed or had an
obligation to contribute to any multiemployer plan or any plan subject to Title
IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Section 4.14, an "ERISA Affiliate" is any
organization that is a member of the controlled group of organizations of FMFK
and its Subsidiaries (within the meaning of sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
the Code).
(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.14(e) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule, no
current or former director, officer or other employee of, or consultant to, FMFK
or any of its Subsidiaries will become entitled to any retirement, severance or
similar benefit or enhanced or accelerated benefit (including any acceleration
of vesting or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations with respect to any
employee stock option or other benefit under any stock option plan or
compensation plan or arrangement of FMFK) as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 4.14(f) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule, no
Employee Plan provides post-retirement health and medical, life or other
insurance benefits for retired employees of FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than benefit coverage mandated by applicable statute, including benefits
provided pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
as codified in Code section 4980B and ERISA sections 601 et seq., as amended
from time to time ("COBRA")). The unfunded post retirement benefit obligation
(determined as of December 31, 2003 in accordance with United States Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 106) of FMFK and its Subsidiaries with
respect to all post retirement benefits of their current and former employees
equals the amount set forth in FMFK Balance Sheet.
(g) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement
(whether or not written) by FMFK or any of its affiliates relating to, or change
in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan that would
increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the
level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for the twelve (12) months
ended on FMFK Balance Sheet Date.
Section 4.15 Compliance with Law.
(a) All licenses, franchises, permits, clearances, consents, certificates
and other evidences of authority of FMFK and its Subsidiaries which are
necessary to the conduct of FMFK's and its Subsidiaries' respective businesses
("FMFK Permits") are in full force and effect and FMFK is not nor is any
Subsidiary in violation of any FMFK Permit in any respect, except for such
exceptions or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have,
or be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Except for
exceptions which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the businesses of
FMFK and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in accordance with all applicable
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laws, regulations, orders and other requirements of governmental authorities. No
investigation or review by any governmental or regulatory body or authority is
pending or, to the Knowledge of FMFK, threatened against FMFK or its
Subsidiaries, nor has any governmental or regulatory body or authority indicated
an intention to conduct the same, other than, in each such case, those the
outcome of which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK. There is no action or claim
that is pending or threatened to revoke or terminate any of such FMFK Permits or
declare any such FMFK Permit invalid in any material respect.
(b) FMFK and its Subsidiaries possess and are in compliance with all SEC,
NASD, OTC and applicable state governmental authorizations (collectively, "BD
Governmental and SRO Authorizations") that are required to conduct the
broker-dealer business of FMFK and its Subsidiaries including, without
limitation, all authorizations and licenses issued to any principal, officer or
employee of FMFK used in connection with the conduct or operations of FMFK's and
its Subsidiaries' business, except where the failure to obtain or comply with
such BD Governmental and SRO Authorization would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on FMFK or on its Subsidiaries. Each of such BD Governmental and SRO
Authorizations are listed on Section 4.15(b) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule. Each
of such BD Governmental and SRO Authorizations is valid and in full force and
effect and neither FMFK, its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective employees
received in writing, at any time since January 1, 2002, other than as set forth
on FMFK's or its Subsidiaries' Form BD, any notice or other communication from
any governmental body regarding (i) any actual or alleged violation of or
failure to comply with any material term or requirement of any BD Governmental
and SRO Authorization, or (ii) any actual or proposed revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation, termination of, or modification to any BD Governmental
and SRO Authorization, except as may be required to consummate the transaction
contemplated hereby.
(c) Each of FMFK's broker-dealer subsidiaries is, and at all times since
January 1, 2002 has been, in compliance with SEC Rule 15c-3(1) and Rule 15c-3(3)
and in substantial compliance with the other provisions of Rule 15c-3.
(d) FMFK and its Subsidiaries possess and are in compliance with all SEC
and applicable state governmental authorizations (collectively, "RIA
Governmental Authorizations") that are required to conduct the investment
adviser business of FMFK and its Subsidiaries including, without limitation, all
authorizations and licenses issued to any principal, officer or employee of FMFK
used in connection with the conduct or operations of FMFK's and its
Subsidiaries' business, except where the failure to obtain or comply with such
RIA Governmental Authorization would not have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK
or on its Subsidiaries. Each of such RIA Governmental Authorizations are listed
on Section 4.15(d) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule. Each of such XXX Governmental
Authorizations is valid and in full force and effect and neither FMFK, its
Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective employees received in writing, at any
time since January 1, 2002, other than as set forth on FMFK's or its
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Subsidiaries' Form ADV, any notice or other communication from any governmental
body regarding (i) any actual or alleged violation of or failure to comply with
any material term or requirement of any RIA Governmental Authorization, or (ii)
any actual or proposed revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or modification to any RIA Governmental Authorization, except as
may be required to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 4.16 Contracts. Each FMFK Agreement is legally valid and binding and in
full force and effect, and neither FMFK nor any Subsidiary of FMFK has breached,
is in default under or has received written notice of any breach of or default
under any FMFK Agreement except where such breach, taken together with all other
such breaches, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK. To FMFK's
Knowledge, no other party to any of FMFK Agreements has breached or is in
default of any of its obligations thereunder.
Section 4.17 Finders' or Advisors' Fees. Except as set forth in Section 4.17 of
FMFK's Disclosure Section, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or
other intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf
of FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.18 Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 4.18 of FMFK
Disclosure Schedule:
(a) Each of FMFK and its Subsidiaries possesses any and all Environmental
Permits necessary to or required for the operation of its business as currently
conducted. FMFK and its Subsidiaries will obtain, prior to the Closing, any
Environmental Permits that must be obtained as of or immediately after the
Closing in order for the Surviving Corporation and/or FMFK to conduct the
business of FMFK and its Subsidiaries as it was conducted prior to the Closing.
(b) Each of FMFK and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material
respects with (i) all terms, conditions and provisions of its Environmental
Permits; and (ii) all Environmental Laws.
(c) Each of FMFK and its Subsidiaries has not received any notice of
alleged, actual or potential responsibility for, or any inquiry regarding, (i)
any release or threatened or suspected release of any Hazardous Material, or
(ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and there is no outstanding civil,
criminal or administrative investigation, action, suit hearing or proceeding
pending or threatened against FMFK pursuant to any Environmental Law.
(d) Each of FMFK and its Subsidiaries does not have any obligation or
liability with respect to any Hazardous Material, including any Release or
threatened or suspected Release of any Hazardous Material and any violation of
Environmental Law, and there have been no events, facts or circumstances which
could form the basis of any such obligation or liability.
(e) No Releases of Hazardous Material(s) have occurred at, from, in, to,
on, or under any Site and no Hazardous Material is present in, on, about or
migrating to or from any Site.
(f) Each of FMFK and its Subsidiaries has not transported or arranged for
the treatment, storage, handling, disposal or transportation of any Hazardous
Material at, from or to any site or other location.
(g) No Site is a current or proposed Environmental Clean-up Site.
(h) There are no Liens under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on any
Site.
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(i) There is no (i) underground storage tank, active or abandoned, (ii)
polychlorinated biphenyl containing equipment, (iii) asbestos-containing
material, (iv) radon, (v) lead-based paint or (vi) urea formaldehyde at any
Site. Any underground storage tank meets all current applicable upgrade
requirements.
(j) There have been no Environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted which are in FMFK's possession with
respect to any Site which have not been delivered to OLYMPIC prior to execution
of this Agreement.
(k) FMFK and its Subsidiaries have provided all notifications and
warnings, made all reports, and kept and maintained all records required
pursuant to Environmental Laws.
Section 4.19 Labor Matters. There are no labor disputes or union organization
activities pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge, threatened between FMFK or its
Subsidiaries and any of its employees. None of the employees of FMFK or any of
its Subsidiaries belongs to any union or collective bargaining unit. FMFK and
its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable
state and federal equal employment opportunity and other laws and regulations
related to employment or working conditions, including all civil rights and
anti-discrimination laws, rules and regulations. FMFK is not nor is any of its
Subsidiaries the subject of any material proceeding asserting that FMFK or any
of its Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice or is seeking to
compel it to bargain with any labor union or labor organization nor is there
pending or, to the Knowledge of FMFK, threatened, any labor strike, dispute,
walkout, work stoppage, slowdown or lockout involving FMFK or any of its
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.20 Real Property.
(a) Owned Real Property. FMFK does not own any real property (including
ground leases) or hold any option or right of first refusal or first offer to
acquire any real property, and FMFK is not obligated by contract or otherwise to
purchase any real property.
(b) Leased Real Property. Section 4.20(b) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule
contains an accurate and complete list of each Real Property Lease. "Real
Property Lease" is defined as any real property lease, sublease, license or
other occupancy agreement, including without limitation, any modification,
amendment or supplement thereto and any other related document or agreement
executed or entered into by FMFK or OLYMPIC (including, without limitation, any
of the foregoing which FMFK or OLYMPIC has subleased or assigned to another
Person and as to which FMFK or OLYMPIC remains liable). With respect to each
Real Property Lease set forth on Section 4.20(b) of FMFK Disclosure Schedule:
(a) it is valid, binding and in full force and effect; (b) all rents and
additional rents and other sums, expenses and charges due to date have been
paid; (c) the lessee has been in peaceable possession since the commencement of
the original term thereof; (d) no waiver, indulgence or postponement of the
lessee's obligations thereunder has been granted by the lessor; (e) there exists
no default or event of default by FMFK or by any other party thereto; (f) to
FMFK's Knowledge, there exists no occurrence, condition or act which, with the
giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any further event or
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condition, would become a default or event of default by FMFK thereunder; and
(g) there are no outstanding claims of breach or indemnification or notice of
default or termination thereunder. FMFK holds the leasehold estate on each Real
Property Lease, free and clear of all Liens except for the liens of mortgagees
of the real property in which such leasehold estate is located. The real
property leased by FMFK is adequate and suitable for the purposes for which it
is presently being used. FMFK is in physical possession and actual and exclusive
occupation of the whole of each of its leased properties. FMFK does not owe any
brokerage commission with respect to any Real Property Lease.
Section 4.21 Proprietary Rights. Section 4.21 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of all registered and material unregistered FMFK Intellectual
Property (as defined below) owned by FMFK and used in the conduct of its
business and all agreements granting any right to use or practice any right
relating to FMFK Intellectual Property (as defined below) currently used in the
conduct of FMFK's business (the "FMFK Licenses"). Except as set forth in Section
4.21 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule: (i) FMFK or its Subsidiaries is the sole owner
of all of its rights under FMFK Licenses free and clear of any liens, claims,
encumbrances or interests; (ii) FMFK or its Subsidiaries is the sole owner of,
or has a valid right to use pursuant to a FMFK License, all patents and patent
applications; registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade
names, trade dress, logos, company names and other source or business
identifiers, including all goodwill associated therewith; the names, likenesses
and other attributes of individuals; registered and unregistered copyrights,
computer programs and databases; trade secrets, proprietary technology,
know-how, industrial designs and other confidential information ("FMFK Trade
Secrets"); any pending applications for any of the foregoing (collectively, the
"FMFK Intellectual Property") currently used in the conduct of FMFK's business,
free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or interests, (iii) the
present or past operations of FMFK or its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon,
violate, interfere or conflict with the rights of others with respect to any
FMFK Intellectual Property and no claim is pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge,
threatened, to this effect; (iv) to FMFK's knowledge, none of FMFK Intellectual
Property is invalid or unenforceable, or has not been used or enforced or has
failed to be used or enforced in a manner that would result in the abandonment,
cancellation or unenforceability of any of FMFK Intellectual Property and no
claim is pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge, threatened, to this effect; (v) no
FMFK License provision or any other contract, agreement or understanding with
any party exists which would prevent the continued use by FMFK or its
Subsidiaries (as currently used by FMFK or its Subsidiaries) of any FMFK
Intellectual Property following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except where such event would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on FMFK, taken as whole; (vi) to FMFK's Knowledge, no person is
infringing upon or otherwise violating any FMFK Intellectual Property or FMFK
License; (vii) there are no claims pending or, to FMFK's Knowledge, threatened
in connection with any FMFK License; and (viii) no FMFK Trade Secret has been
disclosed by FMFK or its Subsidiaries to any third party except subject to an
appropriate confidentiality agreement or as required by a governmental
authority. Additionally, to the Knowledge of FMFK, FMFK has not infringed,
misappropriated or otherwise conflicted with any intellectual property rights or
other similar rights of any third parties, other than any of the foregoing which
may have occurred in the past and have been fully and finally resolved prior to
the date of this Agreement and FMFK does not have any knowledge of any
infringement, misappropriation or conflict which will occur as a result of the
continued operation of the business of FMFK and its Subsidiaries as currently
conducted or as currently proposed by FMFK to be conducted (assuming the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated).
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Section 4.22 Insurance. FMFK has provided OLYMPIC with copies of all insurance
policies to which FMFK or its Subsidiaries is a party or is a beneficiary or
named insured. All of the insurable properties of FMFK and its Subsidiaries are
insured pursuant to insurance policies as FMFK reasonably believes is customary
in the industry in which FMFK and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Such policies
are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable with respect thereto
have been paid, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received
by FMFK. Except as set forth on Section 4.22 of FMFK's Disclosure Schedule,
there have been no claims in excess of $25,000 asserted under any of the
insurance policies of FMFK or its Subsidiaries in respect of all general
liability, professional liability, errors and omissions, property liability and
worker's compensation and medical claims since FMFK's Balance Sheet Date.
Section 4.23 Opinion of Financial Advisor. FMFK has received the opinion of
Capitalink, L.C. to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, the
Exchange Ratio was fair from a financial point of view to the holders of FMFK
Shares (other than OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates), and, as of
the date hereof, such opinion has not been withdrawn (such opinion, the "FMFK
Fairness Opinion").
Section 4.24 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in FMFK SEC
Documents or as set forth in Section 4.24 of FMFK Disclosure Schedules, since
the date of FMFK's last proxy statement filed with the SEC, no event has
occurred that would be required to be reported by FMFK pursuant to Item 404 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Section 4.25 Interests in Other Entities. Other than as set forth in Section
4.25 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule and except for the capital stock of its
Subsidiaries, FMFK does not (i) own, directly or indirectly, of record or
beneficially, any shares of voting stock or other equity securities of any other
corporation, (ii) have any ownership interest, direct or indirect, of record or
beneficially, in any unincorporated entity, or (iii) have any obligation, direct
or indirect, present or contingent, (1) to purchase or subscribe for any
interest in, advance or loan monies to, or in any way make investments in, any
Person, or (2) to share any profits or capital investments or both.
Section 4.26 Officer and Director Information. During the past five years,
neither FMFK, nor any of its officers or directors, nor any person intended upon
consummation of the Merger to be nominated by FMFK to become an officer or
director of FMFK or any successor entity or subsidiary, has been the subject of:
(a) A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency
or moratorium law or a petition seeking to appoint a receiver, fiscal agent or
similar officer for the business or property of FMFK or such person, or any
partnership in which FMFK or any such person was a general partner at or within
two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business
association of which any such person was an executive officer at or within two
years before the time of such filing;
(b) A conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving
while intoxicated or driving under the influence of an intoxicating substance);
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(c) Any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily
enjoining FMFK or any such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following
activities:
(i) Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing
broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker,
leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United
States Commodity Futures Trading Commission or an associated person of any
of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or
dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of
any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance
company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in
connection with such activity;
(ii) Engaging in any type of business practice; or
(iii) Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase
or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation
of Federal, state or other securities laws or commodities laws;
(d) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any Federal, state or local authority barring, suspending or
otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of FMFK or any such person to
engage in any activity described in the preceding sub-paragraph, or to be
associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
(e) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the SEC to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the
judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated; or
(f) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any
federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has
not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated. All items described in
clauses (a) through (f) above are collectively referred to herein as "Adverse
Events."
Section 4.27 Trading with the Enemy Act; Patriot Act. No sale of FMFK's
securities nor FMFK's use of the proceeds from such sale has violated the
Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control
regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B,
Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating
thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, FMFK (a) is not a person whose property
or interests in property are blocked pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order
13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079
(2001)) and (b) does not engage in any dealings or transactions, and is not
otherwise associated with any such person. FMFK is in material compliance with
the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (signed into law October 26, 2001).
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Section 4.28 FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.28 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule,
neither FMFK nor any of FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries owns a captive insurance
company or has any investment or interest in any Person that assumes
underwriting risks. Except as set forth on Section 4.28 of FMFK Disclosure
Schedule, no Contract between FMFK or any FMFK Insurance Subsidiary and any
insurance carrier contemplates, or would cause such Person to assume, any
underwriting risk.
(b) FMFK, FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries and their respective officers and
employees hold and have made available to OLYMPIC all insurance agent and/or
broker licenses and other licenses necessary for the Surviving Corporation to
operate the business as presently conducted and for such officers and employees
to sell or broker insurance or related insurance services. Section 4.28 of FMFK
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct list of all such licenses.
Such licenses are in good standing, and no disciplinary proceeding with respect
to FMFK, FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries, their respective officers or employees is
pending before any insurance department.
(c) FMFK or FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries has the right to receive
commissions resulting from client accounts free and clear of all encumbrances,
and there are no claims concerning any right to receive commissions resulting
from client accounts made by any other Person. Neither FMFK nor FMFK Insurance
Subsidiaries have created an encumbrance on a client account or has otherwise
transferred any right to commissions arising out of any client account.
(d) Neither FMFK nor any of FMFK Insurance Subsidiaries has, to its
Knowledge, engaged in price fixing, bid rigging or any other anticompetitive
activity of the type described in Complaint, Index No. 403342/2004, filed with
the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York on behalf
of the People of the State of New York by Xxxxx Xxxxxxx against Xxxxx & McLennan
Companies, Inc. and Xxxxx, Inc. on October 14, 2004.
Section 4.29 Information as to FMFK; Limitation of Use and Reliance by other
Persons.
(a) None of the representations or warranties made by FMFK or MERGER SUB
with respect to FMFK or MERGER SUB in this Agreement or in any agreement or
document executed and delivered pursuant hereto are false or misleading with
respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein contained not misleading.
(b) Except for shareholders of OLYMPIC or FMFK in the context of
determining whether to vote in favor of the Merger, the representations and
warranties contained herein are solely for the use and benefit of OLMYPIC and
shall not be relied upon or used by, and are not intended to be for the benefit
of, any person other than OLYMPIC, including persons who may be current or
future shareholders of FMFK or OLYMPIC and shall not constitute, and no person
shall have the right to claim that the representations or warranties contained
herein constituted, the basis of any decision of whether or not to purchase the
securities of OLYMPIC OR FMFK.
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ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OLYMPIC
Except as specifically disclosed in OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule delivered
by OLYMPIC to FMFK immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the
"OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule"), OLYMPIC represents and warrants to FMFK and
MERGER SUB as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization and Qualification.
(a) OLYMPIC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. OLYMPIC has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its respective
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
(b) OLYMPIC is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and
is in good standing under the laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which
the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing, taken together with all other such
failures, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC.
(c) OLYMPIC has heretofore furnished or made available to FMFK complete
and correct copies of (i) the charter documents (including the articles or
certificate of incorporation and bylaws, if any), as most recently amended to
date of OLYMPIC and each of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any code of conduct or
similar policy adopted by OLYMPIC and each of its Subsidiaries. Each such
charter document is in full force and effect. Neither OLYMPIC nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective charter
documents. The corporate minute books of OLYMPIC are complete in all material
respects and the minutes and consents contained therein accurately reflect the
actions that were taken at a duly called and held meeting or by consent without
a meeting. All material actions by OLYMPIC which required director or
shareholder approval are reflected in the corporate minute books of OLYMPIC.
OLYMPIC is not in material violation or breach of, or in material default with
respect to, any term of its Certificate of Incorporation (or other charter
documents) or by-laws.
Section 5.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of OLYMPIC consists of
30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.02 par value per share (the "OLYMPIC
Common Stock") and 200,000 shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of 50,000
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the
"OLYMPIC Series A Preferred Stock" or "OLYMPIC Preferred Stock"). As of June 6,
2005, (a) 5,045,878 shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock were issued and outstanding,
(b) 33,320 shares of OLYMPIC Series A Preferred were issued and outstanding,
(c)1,965,497 shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant
to the OLYMPIC Stock Plans, of which stock options to purchase an aggregate of
952,000 shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock were outstanding, and no shares of
OLYMPIC Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to Nonplan Stock
Options, (d) 2,347,280 shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock were reserved for issuance
upon exercise of warrants ("OLYMPIC Warrants") and (e) no OLYMPIC Shares were
held in the Treasury of OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries.
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All the outstanding shares of OLYMPIC's capital stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth in this
Section 5.2, or in Section 5.2 of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule or in OLYMPIC SEC
Documents, there are outstanding (x) no shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of OLYMPIC, (y) no securities of OLYMPIC convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of OLYMPIC, and
(z) no preemptive or similar rights, subscription or other rights, convertible
securities, or agreements relating to the capital stock of OLYMPIC, obligating
OLYMPIC to issue, transfer or sell, any capital stock, voting securities or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of OLYMPIC or obligating OLYMPIC to grant, extend or enter into any
such option, warrant, subscription or other right, convertible security,
agreement, arrangement or commitment (the items in clauses (x), (y) and (z)
being referred to collectively as "OLYMPIC Securities"). Other than as set forth
in Section 5.2 of the OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding
obligations of OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any OLYMPIC Securities. There are not as of the date hereof
and there will not be at the Effective Time any stockholder agreements, voting
trusts or other agreements or understandings to which OLYMPIC or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any
shares of the capital stock of OLYMPIC or any agreements, arrangements, or other
understandings to which OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by
which it is bound that will limit in any way the solicitation of proxies by or
on behalf of OLYMPIC from, or the casting of votes by, the stockholders of
OLYMPIC with respect to the Merger.
Section 5.3 Authority. OLYMPIC has full corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the requisite approval of its
stockholders to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of OLYMPIC of its obligations
thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of
OLYMPIC. The Board of Directors of OLYMPIC has directed that the issuance of
OLYMPIC Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement be submitted to OLYMPIC
stockholders for approval at a meeting of OLYMPIC stockholders (the "OLYMPIC
Stockholders Meeting"), and, except for the approval of the issuance of OLYMPIC
Common Stock and OLYMPIC Preferred Stock in the Merger by a majority vote at a
meeting of OLYMPIC stockholders at which a quorum is present (the "OLYMPIC
Stockholder Approval"), no other corporate proceedings are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
OLYMPIC and OLD SUB (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by FMFK
AND MERGER SUB), it constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of OLYMPIC
and MERGER SUB, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms, except
(a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) applicable
rules and regulations of the NASD with respect to change of control of a
registered broker-dealer.
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Section 5.4 Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance
by OLYMPIC of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger by OLYMPIC
require no consent of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official
or authority other than (a) the filing of a certificate of merger in accordance
with DGCL and the NJBCA, (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act, (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the NASD and
state blue sky commissioners, (d) compliance with any applicable requirements of
the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (e) other actions or filings,
which if not taken or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by
OLYMPIC of this Agreement and the obligations hereunder and the consummation by
OLYMPIC of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not, except as
set forth in Section 5.5 of OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule (a) assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.3, contravene or conflict
with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of OLYMPIC, (b) assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.4, violate, contravene or
conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any law, regulation,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon or applicable to OLYMPIC or
any of its Subsidiaries, (c) violate, constitute a default under or give rise to
a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation
of OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries or to a loss of any benefit to which
OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any
material agreement, contract or other instrument binding upon OLYMPIC or any of
its Subsidiaries (the "OLYMPIC Agreements") or any material license, franchise,
permit or other similar authorization held by OLYMPIC or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such contraventions,
conflicts or violations referred to in clause (b) or defaults, rights of
termination, cancellation or acceleration, or losses or Liens referred to in
clause (c) or (d) which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC. Except as disclosed in Section 5.5 of the
OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, neither OLYMPIC nor any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC is a
party to any agreement that expressly limits the ability of OLYMPIC or any
Subsidiary of OLYMPIC to compete in or conduct any line of business of FMFK, or
compete with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time
in connection therewith, except to the extent that any such limitation,
individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC after the Effective Time.
Section 5.6 Board Recommendation. The Board of Directors of OLYMPIC has (a)
approved and adopted this Agreement, (b) determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are advisable, fair to and in the
best interests of OLYMPIC, and (c) resolved to recommend the approval of Merger,
the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the issuance of shares
of OLYMPIC Common Stock in connection with the Merger.
Section 5.7 OLYMPIC Subsidiaries. Each of OLYMPIC's Subsidiaries is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted. Each of OLYMPIC's Subsidiaries is duly qualified
as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each
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jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or leased or the nature
of its activities makes such qualification necessary, which states or
jurisdictions are listed on Section 5.7 of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC. Exhibit 21 to OLYMPIC's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the SEC,
lists the only Subsidiaries of OLYMPIC at September 30, 2004, and all
Subsidiaries of OLYMPIC thereafter formed or acquired are listed in Section 5.7
of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule. All of outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Subsidiaries of OLYMPIC are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
are owned by OLYMPIC free and clear of all liens, claims, charges or
encumbrances, and there are no irrevocable proxies with respect to such shares.
Except as set forth in Section 5.7 of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule and except for
the capital stock of its Subsidiaries, OLYMPIC does not own, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock or other ownership interest in any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity which is
material to the business of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
There are no restrictions on OLYMPIC to vote the stock of any of its
Subsidiaries.
Section 5.8 SEC Filings. OLYMPIC has filed with the SEC true and complete copies
of, all forms, reports, schedules and other documents required to be filed by it
under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since January 1, 2001 (as such
documents have been amended since the time of their filing, collectively, the
"OLYMPIC SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the
date of the last such amendment, the OLYMPIC SEC Documents, including, without
limitation, any financial statements or schedules included therein (a) did not
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 and (b) complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and
the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. Except as set forth
in Schedule 5.8 of OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule, none of OLYMPIC's Subsidiaries
is required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. The
financial statements included in the OLYMPIC SEC Documents were prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except as may be otherwise indicated
in the notes thereto), and fairly present the financial position of OLYMPIC as
at the dates thereof and its results of operations and cash flows for the
periods indicated. None of OLYMPIC's Subsidiaries is required to file any forms,
reports or other documents with the SEC. Additionally, since the adoption of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 ("Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx") and to the extent that OLYMPIC is
subject to Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx, OLYMPIC has complied in all material respects with
the applicable laws, rules and regulation under Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.
Section 5.9 Disclosure Documents.
(a) The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC in
connection with the Merger and the Form S-4 to be filed under the Securities Act
relating to the issuance of FMFK Common Stock in the Merger, and any amendments
or supplements thereto, will, when filed, subject to the last sentence of
Section 5.9(b), comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act.
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(b) Neither the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed with the SEC,
nor any amendment or supplement thereto, will, at the date the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement is first mailed to
stockholders of OLYMPIC or FMFK, as the case may be, or at the time such
stockholders vote on the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Neither the Form S-4 nor any amendment or supplement
thereto will at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the
Effective Time contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading. No representation or warranty is made by
OLYMPIC in this Section 5.9 with respect to statements made or incorporated by
reference therein based on information supplied by FMFK for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form
S-4.
(c) The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock and LYMPIC' Series A Preferred Stock, voting on
an as-converted basis on the OLYMPIC Record Date at a duly constituted OLYMPIC
Stockholders Meeting is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of
OLYMPIC's capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the
Merger.
Section 5.10 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in Section 5.10 of
the OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, and except as expressly permitted by this
Agreement, since March 31, 2005 (the "OLYMPIC Balance Sheet Date"), OLYMPIC and
each Subsidiary has conducted its respective business in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing:
(a) There has been no event, occurrence or development of a state of
circumstances or facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would
be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(b) There has not been any amendment or change in the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries;
(c) OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC incurred additional
debt for, borrowed money, or incurred any obligation or liability which
individually or in the aggregate exceeded $50,000, except in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice;
(d) OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary declared or made any dividend,
payment or other distribution on or with respect to any share of capital stock,
or redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired any shares of its capital stock or
any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire any such shares, other
than, in the case of any Subsidiary, to OLYMPIC;
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(e) Neither OLYMPIC nor its Subsidiaries has made any change in accounting
principles or methods, except in so far as may be required under GAAP;
(f) Neither OLYMPIC nor any Subsidiary has entered into any material
transaction or contract, or made any commitment to do the same, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice except for settlements
of litigations, arbitrations or other claims or proceedings which may be made by
FMFK or any Subsidiary;
(g) OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC granted any increase
in the rate of wages, salaries, bonuses or other remuneration of any employee
who, whether as a result of such increase or prior thereto, receives aggregate
compensation from OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries at an annual rate of $50,000 or
more, or except in the ordinary course of business to any other employees;
(h) OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC entered into an
employment or exclusive consultant agreement which is not cancelable without
penalty or other financial obligation within 30 days; and
(i) OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC agreed, whether or
not in writing, to do any of the actions set forth in any of the above clauses.
Section 5.11 No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. Since the OLYMPIC Balance
Sheet Date, there are no material liabilities of OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of
OLYMPIC of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, other than:
(a) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice;
(b) Liabilities disclosed in the OLYMPIC SEC Documents filed prior to the
date hereof; and
(c) Liabilities under this Agreement.
Section 5.12 Litigation. Except as disclosed in OLYMPIC SEC Documents or on
Section 5.12 of OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, dispute,
action, proceeding, notice, order, suit, appeal or investigation, at law or in
equity, pending or, to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, threatened, against OLYMPIC or any
Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents, or
involving any of their respective assets or properties before any court, agency,
authority, arbitration panel or other tribunal which, if determined adversely,
would have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC. Except as disclosed in FMFK SEC
Documents or in Section 5.12 of OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule, OLYMPIC is not
nor is any Subsidiary subject to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court, agency, authority, arbitration panel or other tribunal, nor is OLYMPIC or
any Subsidiary in default with respect to any notice, order, writ, injunction or
decree which would have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC.
Section 5.13 Taxes.
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(a) All Tax returns, statements, reports and forms (including estimated
Tax returns and reports and information returns and reports) required to be
filed with any Taxing Authority with respect to any Taxable period ending on or
before the Effective Time, by or on behalf of OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of
OLYMPIC (collectively, the "OLYMPIC Returns"), have been or will be filed when
due (including any extensions of such due date), and all amounts shown to be due
thereon on or before the Effective Time have been or will be paid on or before
such date, other than such Taxes which are adequately reserved for in accordance
with GAAP. The OLYMPIC Financial Statements fully accrue all actual and
contingent liability for Taxes with respect to all periods through the dates
thereof in accordance with GAAP. The OLYMPIC Financial Statements (i) fully
accrue consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP all actual and
contingent liabilities for Taxes with respect to all periods through the date of
the OLYMPIC Financial Statements and (ii) properly accrue consistent with past
practices and in accordance with GAAP all liabilities for Taxes payable after
the OLYMPIC Balance Sheet Date with respect to all transactions and events
occurring on or prior to such date. All information set forth in the notes to
the OLYMPIC Financial Statements relating to Tax matters is accurate in all
material respects.
(b) No Tax liability has been incurred since the date of OLYMPIC Financial
Statements other than in the ordinary course of business and adequate provision
has been made for all Taxes since that date in accordance with GAAP on at least
a quarterly or, with respect to employment taxes, monthly basis. OLYMPIC and
each Subsidiary of OLYMPIC have, in all material respects, withheld and paid to
the applicable financial institution or Taxing Authority all amounts of Taxes
required to be withheld. No OLYMPIC Returns filed with respect to federal income
tax returns for Taxable years of OLYMPIC in the case of the United States, have
been examined by the Internal Revenue Service. OLYMPIC has not nor has any
Subsidiary of OLYMPIC been granted any extension or waiver of the limitation
period applicable to any OLYMPIC Return.
(c) There is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or, investigation
now pending or, to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, threatened against or with respect to
OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC in respect of any Tax or assessment. There
are no liabilities for Taxes with respect to any notice of deficiency or similar
document of any Tax Authority received by OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC
which have not been satisfied in full (including liabilities for interest,
additions to tax and penalties thereon and related expenses). There are no liens
for Taxes upon the assets of OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC except liens
for current Taxes not yet delinquent. Except as may be required as a result of
the Merger, OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC been nor will it
be required to include any adjustment in Taxable income for any Tax period (or
portion thereof) pursuant to section 481 or 263A of the Code or any comparable
provision under state or foreign Tax laws as a result of transactions, events or
accounting methods employed prior to the Effective Time.
(d) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, including
without limitation the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or
independent contractor or former employee or independent contractor of OLYMPIC
or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC that, individually or collectively, could, as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby, give rise to the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible pursuant to section 280G or section 162 (m)
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of the Code. Other than pursuant to this Agreement, OLYMPIC is not nor is any
Subsidiary of OLYMPIC a party to or bound by (nor will they prior to the
Effective Time become a party to or bound by) any tax indemnity, tax sharing or
tax allocation agreement (whether written, unwritten or arising under operation
of federal law as a result of being a member of a group filing consolidated tax
returns, under operation of certain state laws as a result of being a member of
a unitary group, or under comparable laws of other states or foreign
jurisdictions) which includes a party other than OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary. None
of the assets of OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC (i) is property that
OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC is required to treat as owned by any other
Person pursuant to the so-called "safe harbor lease" provisions of former
section 168(f)(8) of the Code, (ii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the
interest on which is tax exempt under section 103(a) of the Code, or (iii) is
"tax exempt use property" within the meaning of section 168(h) of the Code.
OLYMPIC has not nor has any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC participated in (and prior to
the Effective Time OLYMPIC will not nor will any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC
participate in) an international boycott within the meaning of section 999 of
the Code. OLYMPIC has disclosed on its federal income tax returns all positions
taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal
income tax within the meaning of section 6661 of the Code. OLYMPIC has
previously provided or made available to FMFK complete and accurate copies of
all OLYMPIC Returns and, as reasonably requested by FMFK, prior to or following
the date hereof, presently existing information statements, reports, work
papers, Tax opinions and memoranda and other Tax data and documents.
Section 5.14 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Except as set forth at Section 5.14(a) of the OLYMPIC Disclosure
Schedule, neither OLYMPIC nor any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC has entered into any
employment contract or arrangement with any director, officer, employee or any
other consultant or Person (i) which is not terminable by it at will without
liability, except as the right of OLYMPIC or such Subsidiary to terminate its
employees at will may be limited by applicable federal, state or foreign law, or
(ii) under which OLYMPIC or any Subsidiary of OLYMPIC could have any material
liability (collectively, the "OLYMPIC Employment Agreements").
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.14(b) of the OLYMPIC Disclosure
Schedule, neither OLYMPIC nor any Subsidiary maintains any Employee Plans.
(c) OLYMPIC has made available to FMFK true, complete and correct copies
of (i) each OLYMPIC Employment Agreement, (ii) each Employee Plan (or, in the
case of any unwritten Employee Plans, descriptions thereof), (iii) the most
recent annual report on Form 5500 filed with the IRS with respect to each
Employee Plan (if any such report was required), (iv) the most recent summary
plan description for each Employee Plan for which such summary plan description
is required, (v) each trust agreement and group annuity contract relating to any
Employee Plan, (vi) each determination letter and any outstanding request for a
determination letter, and (vii) all correspondence with the IRS or the United
States Department of Labor relating to any outstanding controversy or audit.
Each Employee Plan complies in all material respects with applicable laws,
including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code.
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(d) Each Employee Plan has been maintained, funded, operated and
administered in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and
regulations, including but not limited to, ERISA, the Code, and the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Each Employee Plan that is
intended to be qualified under section 401(a) of the Code and each trust forming
a part thereof that is intended to be exempt from taxation under section 501(a)
of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its
qualification and tax-exempt status and nothing has occurred, whether by any
action or any failure to act, since the date of such determination letter that
could adversely affect the qualification of such Employee Plan or the tax-exempt
status of such related trust. No event has occurred and, to the Knowledge of
OLYMPIC, there currently exists no condition or set of circumstances in
connection with OLYMPIC that could reasonably be expected to be subject to any
liability under the terms of any Employee Plans (other than for benefits payable
in the normal course of the operations of the Employee Plans), ERISA, the Code
or any other applicable law, including any liability under Title IV of ERISA.
Each Employee Plan can be amended or terminated in accordance with its terms and
any applicable law without any material liability to OLYMPIC or any of its
Subsidiaries. No Employee Plan is a "multiemployer plan" as defined in section
3(37) of ERISA and 414(f) of the Code, or a "multiple employer plan" as
described in section 4063(a) of ERISA and 413 of the Code, and none of OLYMPIC,
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has ever contributed or had an
obligation to contribute to any multiemployer plan or any plan subject to Title
IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Section 5.14(d), an "ERISA Affiliate" is any
organization that is a member of the controlled group of organizations of FMFK
and its Subsidiaries (within the meaning of sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
the Code).
(e) Except as set forth in Section 5.14(e) of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule,
no current or former director, officer or other employee of, or consultant to,
OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries will become entitled to any retirement,
severance or similar benefit or enhanced or accelerated benefit (including any
acceleration of vesting or lapse of repurchase rights or obligations with
respect to any employee stock option or other benefit under any stock option
plan or compensation plan or arrangement of OLYMPIC) as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 5.14(f) of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule,
no Employee Plan provides post-retirement health and medical, life or other
insurance benefits for retired employees of OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than benefit coverage mandated by applicable statute, including benefits
provided pursuant to COBRA). The unfunded post retirement benefit obligation
(determined as of December 31, 2003 in accordance with United States Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 106) of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries
with respect to all post retirement benefits of their current and former
employees equals the amount set forth in OLYMPIC Balance Sheet.
(g) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement
(whether or not written) by OLYMPIC or any of its affiliates relating to, or
change in employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan that would
increase materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the
level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for the twelve (12) months
ended on the OLYMPIC Balance Sheet Date.
Section 5.15 Compliance with Law.
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(a) All licenses, franchises, permits, clearances, consents, certificates
and other evidences of authority of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries which are
necessary to the conduct of OLYMPIC's and its Subsidiaries' respective
businesses ("OLYMPIC Permits") are in full force and effect and neither OLYMPIC
nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any OLYMPIC Permit in any respect, except
for such exceptions or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would
not have, or be reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Except for
exceptions which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the businesses of
OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in accordance with all
applicable laws, regulations, orders and other requirements of governmental
authorities.
(b) OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries possess and are in substantial compliance
with all Governmental and SRO Authorizations that are required to conduct the
broker-dealer business of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries including, without
limitation, all authorizations and licenses issued to any principal, officer or
employee of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries used in connection with the conduct or
operations of OLYMPIC's and its Subsidiaries' business, except where the failure
to obtain or comply with such Governmental and SRO Authorization would not have
a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries. Each of such
Governmental and SRO Authorizations is valid and in full force and effect and
neither OLYMPIC nor its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective employees
received in writing, at any time since January 1, 2004, other than as set forth
on OLYMPIC's and its Subsidiaries' Form BD, any notice or other communication
from any governmental body regarding (i) any actual or alleged violation of or
failure to comply with any material term or requirement of any Governmental and
SRO Authorization, or (ii) any actual or proposed revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation, termination of, or modification to any Governmental
and SRO Authorization, except as may be required to consummate the transaction
contemplated hereby.
(c) OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since January 1,
2004, have been in compliance with SEC Rule 15c-3(1) and Rule 15c-3(3) and in
substantial compliance with the other provisions of Rule 15c-3.
Section 5.16 Contracts. Each OLYMPIC Agreement is legally valid and binding and
in full force and effect, except where the failure to be legally valid and
binding and in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect,
and there are no defaults thereunder, except those defaults that would not have
a Material Adverse Effect. To OLYMPIC's Knowledge, no other party to any of the
OLYMPIC Agreements has breached or is in default of any of its obligations
thereunder.
Section 5.17 Finders' or Advisors' Fees. Except as set forth in Section 5.17 of
OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule, there is no investment broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.18 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the OLYMPIC SEC
Documents or as set forth in Section 5.18 of the OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule:
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(a) OLYMPIC possesses any and all Environmental Permits necessary to or
required for the operation of its business as currently conducted, except where
the failure to possess such Environmental Permits would not cause a Material
Adverse Effect. OLYMPIC will obtain, prior to the Closing, any Environmental
Permits that must be obtained as of or immediately after the Closing in order
for the Surviving Corporation and/or OLYMPIC to conduct the business of OLYMPIC
as it was conducted prior to the Closing.
(b) OLYMPIC is in compliance in all material respects with (i) all terms,
conditions and provisions of its Environmental Permits; and (ii) all
Environmental Laws.
(c) OLYMPIC has not received any notice of alleged, actual or potential
responsibility for, or any inquiry regarding, (i) any release or threatened or
suspected release of any Hazardous Material, or (ii) any violation of
Environmental Law, and there is no outstanding civil, criminal or administrative
investigation, action, suit hearing or proceeding pending or threatened against
OLYMPIC pursuant to any Environmental Law.
(d) OLYMPIC does not have any obligation or liability with respect to any
Hazardous Material, including any Release or threatened or suspected Release of
any Hazardous Material and any violation of Environmental Law, and there have
been no events, facts or circumstances which could form the basis of any such
obligation or liability.
(e) No Releases of Hazardous Material(s) have occurred at, from, in, to,
on, or under any Site and no Hazardous Material is present in, on, about or
migrating to or from any Site.
(f) Neither OLYMPIC, nor any predecessor of OLYMPIC, nor any entity
previously owned by OLYMPIC, has transported or arranged for the treatment,
storage, handling, disposal or transportation of any Hazardous Material at, from
or to any site or other location.
(g) No Site is a current or proposed Environmental Clean-up Site.
(h) There are no Liens under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on any
Site.
(i) There is no (i) underground storage tank, active or abandoned, (ii)
polychlorinated biphenyl containing equipment, (iii) asbestos-containing
material, (iv) radon, (v) lead-based paint or (vi) urea formaldehyde at any
Site. Any underground storage tank meets all current applicable upgrade
requirements.
(j) There have been no Environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted which are in OLYMPIC's possession
with respect to any Site which have not been delivered to OLYMPIC prior to
execution of this Agreement.
(k) OLYMPIC has provided all notifications and warnings, made all reports,
and kept and maintained all records required pursuant to Environmental Laws,
except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.19 Labor Matters. There are no labor disputes or union organization
activities pending or to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, threatened between OLYMPIC or its
Subsidiaries and any of its employees. None of the employees of OLYMPIC or its
Subsidiaries belongs to any union or collective bargaining unit. OLYMPIC and its
Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable state
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and federal equal employment opportunity and other laws and regulations related
to employment or working conditions, including all civil rights and
anti-discrimination laws, rules and regulations. OLYMPIC is not nor are its
Subsidiaries the subject of any material proceeding asserting that OLYMPIC or
its Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice or is seeking to compel
it to bargain with any labor union or labor organization nor is there pending
or, to the Knowledge of OLYMPIC, threatened, any labor strike, dispute, walkout,
work stoppage, slowdown or lockout involving OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.20 Real Property.
(a) Owned Real Property. OLYMPIC does not own any real property (including
ground leases) or hold any option or right of first refusal or first offer to
acquire any real property, and OLYMPIC is not obligated by contract or otherwise
to purchase any real property.
(b) Leased Real Property. Section 5.20(b) of the OLYMPIC Disclosure
Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of each Real Property Lease.
With respect to each Real Property Lease set forth on Section 5.20(b) of the
OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule: (a) it is valid, binding and in full force and
effect; (b) all rents and additional rents and other sums, expenses and charges
due to date have been paid; (c) the lessee has been in peaceable possession
since the commencement of the original term thereof; (d) no waiver, indulgence
or postponement of the lessee's obligations thereunder has been granted by the
lessor; (e) there exists no default or event of default by OLYMPIC or by any
other party thereto; (f) there exists no occurrence, condition or act which,
with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any further
event or condition, would become a default or event of default by OLYMPIC
thereunder; and (g) there are no outstanding claims of breach or indemnification
or notice of default or termination thereunder. OLYMPIC holds the leasehold
estate on each Real Property Lease, free and clear of all Liens except for the
liens of mortgagees of the real property in which such leasehold estate is
located. The real property leased by OLYMPIC is adequate and suitable for the
purposes for which it is presently being used. OLYMPIC is in physical possession
and actual and exclusive occupation of the whole of each of its leased
properties. OLYMPIC does not owe any brokerage commission with respect to any
Real Property Lease.
Section 5.21 Proprietary Rights. Section 5.21 of OLYMPIC's Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of all registered and material unregistered OLYMPIC
Intellectual Property (as defined below) owned by OLYMPIC and used in the
conduct of its business and all agreements granting any right to use or practice
any right relating to OLYMPIC Intellectual Property (as defined below) currently
used in the conduct of OLYMPIC's business (the "OLYMPIC Licenses"). Except as
set forth in Section 5.21 of OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, (i) OLYMPIC or its
Subsidiaries is the sole owner of all of its rights under the OLYMPIC Licenses
free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or interests; (ii) OLYMPIC or
its Subsidiaries is the sole owner of, or has a valid right to use pursuant to
an OLYMPIC License, all patents and patent applications; registered and
unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, company
names and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill
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associated therewith; the names, likenesses and other attributes of individuals;
registered and unregistered copyrights, computer programs and databases; trade
secrets, proprietary technology, know-how, industrial designs and other
confidential information ("OLYMPIC Trade Secrets"); any pending applications for
any of the foregoing (collectively, the "OLYMPIC Intellectual Property")
currently used in the conduct of OLYMPIC's business, free and clear of any
liens, claims, encumbrances or interests, (iii) to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, the
present or past operations of OLYMPIC or the Subsidiaries does not infringe
upon, violate, interfere or conflict with the rights of others with respect to
any OLYMPIC Intellectual Property and no claim is pending or, to OLYMPIC's
Knowledge, threatened, to this effect; (iv) to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, none of
OLYMPIC Intellectual Property is invalid or unenforceable, or has not been used
or enforced or has failed to be used or enforced in a manner that would result
in the abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of any of OLYMPIC
Intellectual Property and no claim is pending or, to OLYMPIC's Knowledge,
threatened, to this effect; (v) no OLYMPIC License provision or any other
contract, agreement or understanding with any party exists which would prevent
the continued use by OLYMPIC or the Subsidiaries (as currently used by OLYMPIC
or its Subsidiaries) of any OLYMPIC Intellectual Property following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (vi) to OLYMPIC's
Knowledge, no person is infringing upon or otherwise violating any OLYMPIC
Intellectual Property or OLYMPIC License; (vii) there are no claims pending or,
to OLYMPIC's Knowledge, threatened in connection with any OLYMPIC License; and
(viii) no OLYMPIC Trade Secret has been disclosed by OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries
to any third party except subject to an appropriate confidentiality agreement or
as required by a governmental authority.
Section 5.22 Insurance. OLYMPIC has provided FMFK with copies of all insurance
policies to which OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries is a party or is a beneficiary or
named insured. All of the insurable properties of OLYMPIC and its Subsidiaries
are insured pursuant to insurance policies. Such policies are in full force and
effect, all premiums due and payable with respect thereto have been paid, and no
notice of cancellation or termination has been received by OLYMPIC. There have
been no claims in excess of $50,000 asserted under any of the insurance policies
of OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries in respect of all general liability, professional
liability, errors and omissions, property liability and worker's compensation
and medical claims since OLYMPIC's Balance Sheet Date.
Section 5.23 Opinion of Financial Advisor. OLYMPIC has been advised by its
financial advisor, XxXxxx Xxxxxxx, LLC that in its opinion, as of the date of
this Agreement, the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to
OLYMPIC's stockholders and, as of the date hereof, such opinion has not been
withdrawn (such opinion, the "OLYMPIC Fairness Opinion").
Section 5.24 Interests in Other Entities. Other than as set forth in Section
5.24 of the OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule and except for the capital stock of its
Subsidiaries, OLYMPIC does not (i) own, directly or indirectly, of record or
beneficially, any shares of voting stock or other equity securities of any other
corporation, (ii) have any ownership interest, direct or indirect, of record or
beneficially, in any unincorporated entity, or (iii) have any obligation, direct
or indirect, present or contingent, (1) to purchase or subscribe for any
interest in, advance or loan monies to, or in any way make investments in, any
Person, or (2) to share any profits or capital investments or both.
Section 5.25 Officer and Director Information. Except as set forth in the
OLYMPIC SEC Documents, during the past five years, neither OLYMPIC, nor any of
its officers or directors, nor any person intended upon consummation of the
Merger to be nominated by OLYMPIC to become an officer or director of FMFK or
any successor entity or subsidiary, has been the subject of:
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(a) A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency
or moratorium law or a petition seeking to appoint a receiver, fiscal agent or
similar officer for the business or property of OLYMPIC or such person, or any
partnership in which OLYMPIC or any such person was a general partner at or
within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business
association of which any such person was an executive officer at or within two
years before the time of such filing;
(b) A conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving
while intoxicated or driving under the influence of an intoxicating substance);
(c) Any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily
enjoining OLYMPIC or any such person from, or otherwise limiting, the following
activities:
(i) Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker,
commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage
transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the United States Commodity
Futures Trading Commission or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or
as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an
affiliated person, director or employee of any investment OLYMPIC, bank, savings
and loan association or insurance OLYMPIC, or engaging in or continuing any
conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
(ii) Engaging in any type of business practice; or
(iii) Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or
sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of
Federal, state or other securities laws or commodities laws;
(d) any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any Federal, state or local authority barring, suspending or
otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of OLYMPIC or any such person
to engage in any activity described in the preceding sub-paragraph, or to be
associated with persons engaged in any such activity;
(e) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the SEC to have violated any securities law, regulation or decree and the
judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently
reversed, suspended or vacated; or
(f) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by
the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any
federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding has
not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated. All items described in
clauses (a) through (f) above are collectively referred to herein as "Adverse
Events."
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Section 5.26 Trading with the Enemy Act; Patriot Act. No sale of OLYMPIC's
securities nor OLYMPIC's use of the proceeds from such sale has violated the
Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control
regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B,
Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating
thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, OLYMPIC (a) is not a person whose
property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to Section 1 of Executive
Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg.
49079 (2001)) and (b) does not engage in any dealings or transactions, and is
not otherwise associated with any such person. OLYMPIC is in material compliance
with the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (signed into law October 26, 2001).
Section 5.27 Information as to OLYMPIC; Limitation of Use and Reliance by other
Persons.
(a) None of the representations or warranties made by OLYMPIC with respect
to OLYMPIC or its Subsidiaries in this Agreement or in any agreement or document
executed and delivered pursuant hereto are false or misleading with respect to
any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein contained not misleading.
(b) Except for shareholders of OLYMPIC or FMFK in the context of
determining whether to vote in favor of the Merger, the representations and
warranties contained herein are solely for the use and benefit of FMFK and shall
not be relied upon or used by, and are not intended to be for the benefit of,
any person other than FMFK, including persons who may be current or future
shareholders of FMFK or OLYMPIC, and shall not constitute, and no person shall
have the right to claim that the representations or warranties contained herein
constituted, the basis of any decision of whether or not to purchase the
securities of OLYMPIC OR FMFK.
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business. During the period from the date of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of the Agreement
or the Effective Time, FMFK and MERGER SUB, on the one hand, and OLYMPIC, on the
other hand, each agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries (in each such case,
the "Agreeing Party") that (except as expressly contemplated or permitted by
this Agreement or Section 6.1 of FMFK Disclosure Schedule or OLYMPIC Disclosure
Schedule, as the case may be):
(a) Ordinary Course.
(i) The Agreeing Party and its Subsidiaries shall carry on
their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course in
all material respects, in substantially the same manner as heretofore
conducted, and shall use their reasonable commercial efforts to keep
available the services of their respective present officers and key
employees, preserve intact their present lines of business, maintain their
rights and franchises and preserve their relationships with customers,
suppliers and others having business dealings with them to the end that
their ongoing businesses shall not be impaired in any material respect at
the Effective Time.
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(ii) The Agreeing Party shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, (A) enter into any new material line of business or
(B) incur or commit to any capital expenditures or any obligations or
liabilities in connection therewith other than capital expenditures and
obligations or liabilities in connection therewith which do not exceed
$50,000 in the aggregate; provided, however, that either party shall have
the right to (i) incur or commit to any capital expenditures or any
obligations or liabilities in connection therewith in excess of $50,000
provided that notice thereof is provided to the other party and (ii) act
as placement agent, selling group member or underwrite securities
offerings in the ordinary course of business on behalf of its clients
without any notice to the other party.
(b) Dividends; Changes in Share Capital. The Agreeing Party shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and shall not propose to: (i)
except as contemplated by OLYMPIC Series A Preferred Stock and FMFK Series A
Preferred Stock and FMFK Series B Preferred Stock, declare or pay any dividends
on or make other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock, except
(x) the declaration and payment of regular dividends from a Subsidiary of the
Agreeing Party to the Agreeing Party or to another Subsidiary of the Agreeing
Party in accordance with past dividend practice, (y) the declaration, subject to
the applicable provisions of the NJBCA, of dividends on FMFK Series A Preferred
Stock and on FMFK Series B Preferred Stock; and (z) the declaration, subject to
the applicable provisions of the DGCL, of dividends on OLYMPIC Series A
Preferred Stock; (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or
issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock, except for
any such transaction by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party which
remains a wholly owned Subsidiary after consummation of such transaction; or
(iii) without the prior consent of the other party, repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible
into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, FMFK understands and agrees that prior to the Closing OLYMPIC may,
subject to requisite approval of its stockholders, amend the terms of the
OLYMPIC Series A Preferred Stock to provide for a reduction in the conversion
price and liquidation preference price from $1.50 to $1.25 per share.
(c) Issuance of Securities. The Agreeing Party shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue, deliver, sell, pledge or dispose of,
or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery, sale, pledge or disposition of,
any shares of its capital stock of any class, or any securities convertible into
or exercisable for, or any rights, warrants, calls or options to acquire, any
such shares, or enter into any commitment, arrangement, undertaking or agreement
with respect to any of the foregoing, other than or in connection with: (i) the
issuance of FMFK Common Stock upon the exercise in accordance with their present
terms of FMFK Warrants and FMFK Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement; (ii) the issuance of OLYMPIC Common Stock upon the exercise in
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accordance with their present terms of OLYMPIC Warrants and OLYMPIC Stock
Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; (iii) the issuance of
stock options to newly-hired employees in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice; (iv) issuances, sales or deliveries by a wholly
owned Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party of capital stock to such Subsidiary's
parent or another wholly owned Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party, (v) the
issuance of FMFK's Common Stock pursuant to outstanding convertible debentures
as of the date hereof or (vi) issuance of OLYMPIC's and/or FMFK's capital stock
and/or convertible debt to third parties in order to meet the conditions of
Section 8.1(g) hereof.
(d) Governing Documents. Except to the extent required to comply with its
obligations hereunder (including without limitation the amendment of FMFK's
charter documents to authorize the FMFK Series B Preferred Stock) or with
applicable law, the Agreeing Party shall not, and shall not permit its
Subsidiaries to, amend or propose to so amend its Certificate of Incorporation
or its By Laws or other governing documents.
(e) No Acquisitions. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire by merger or consolidation,
or by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of
the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation,
partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or
otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets (excluding the acquisition of
assets used in the operations of the business of the Agreeing Party and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, which assets do not constitute a business
unit, division or all or substantially all of the assets of the transferor).
Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it permit its Subsidiaries to, enter
into any material joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement.
(f) No Dispositions. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell,
lease or otherwise dispose of, any substantial part of its assets (including
capital stock of Subsidiaries of the Agreeing Party) other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice.
(g) Insurance. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, fail to renew any insurance policy naming it as a
beneficiary or a loss payee, or take any steps or fail to take any steps that
would permit any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payee to
be canceled, terminated or materially altered, except in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Investments; Indebtedness. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (i) make any loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than (A) loans or
investments by the Agreeing Party or a Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party to or in
the Agreeing Party or any Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party, (B) in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice which are not, individually or
in the aggregate, material to the Agreeing Party and its Subsidiaries taken
together as a whole (provided that none of such transactions referred to in this
clause (B) presents a material risk of making it more difficult to obtain any
approval or authorization required in connection with the Merger under
Regulatory Law); or (ii) except in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such
indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or
other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Agreeing Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any
"keep well" or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition of
another Person (other than any wholly owned Subsidiary) or enter into any
arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing.
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(i) Compensation.
(i) Neither Agreeing Party shall increase the amount of
compensation of, or pay any severance to any director, officer or employee
(other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or as contemplated by this Agreement) of the Agreeing Party or
any Subsidiary of the Agreeing Party, or make any increase in, or
commitment to increase, or accelerate the payment of any employee
benefits, grant any additional stock options (except as permitted by
Section 6.1(c)), adopt or amend or make any commitment to adopt or amend
any Employee Plan (except as otherwise expressly provided by this
Agreement or contemplated by existing obligations) or fund or make any
contribution to any Employee Plan or any related trust or other funding
vehicles, other than regularly scheduled contributions to trusts funding
qualified plans, entry into employment agreements or similar arrangements
with officers and certain employees of the respective Party except as
previously disclosed to the other Party or except with the written consent
of the other party; and
(ii) Neither Agreeing Party shall accelerate the vesting of,
or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, any FMFK Stock Option or
OLYMPIC Stock Option, as the case may be, and any option granted or
committed to be granted after the date of this Agreement shall not
accelerate as a result of the approval or consummation of any transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Tax Free Qualification. FMFK and OLYMPIC shall use their best efforts
not to, and shall use their best efforts not to permit any of their Subsidiaries
to, take any action (including any action otherwise permitted by this Section
6.1) that would prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a
"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. FMFK (i) has
no plan or intention to reacquire any of its stock issued in the Merger, or to
liquidate OLYMPIC, merge OLYMPIC with or into another corporation, sell or
otherwise dispose of the stock of OLYMPIC (except for transfers to corporations
controlled by FMFK), or to cause OLYMPIC to sell or otherwise dispose of any of
its assets (other than transfers to corporations controlled by FMFK) except for
dispositions made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) will cause
OLYMPIC to continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its
historic business assets in a business.
(k) Accounting Methods; Tax Matters. Except as disclosed in FMFK SEC
Documents and OLYMPIC SEC Documents, as the case may be, filed prior to the date
of this Agreement, or as required by a governmental entity, neither Agreeing
Party shall change in any material respect its methods of accounting in effect
at September 30, 2004, except as required by changes in GAAP as concurred in by
the Agreeing Party's independent public accountants. Neither Agreeing Party
shall: (i) change its fiscal year (other than with respect to the determination
of the fiscal year of OLYMPIC following the Effective Date); (ii) make any Tax
election that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) settle any material Tax claim or
assessment; or (iv) surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund or to any
extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax
claim or assessment.
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(l) Litigation/Regulatory Investigation. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor
shall it permit any of its subsidiaries to, settle or compromise any material
suit, action, proceeding or regulatory investigation pending (or arising after
the date of this Agreement but prior to the Effective Time) for an amount in
excess of $250,000 (but if in excess of $250,000 such Agreeing Party may settle
or compromise such claim with the prior notice to and consent of the other
party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or enter into
any consent decree, injunction or similar restraint or form of equitable relief
in settlement of any suit, action, proceeding or regulatory investigation
pending, except for such consent decrees, injunctions or restraints which would
not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) Intellectual Property. Neither Agreeing Party shall transfer or
license to any Person or otherwise extend, amend or modify any rights to any
Intellectual Property owned by either Agreeing Party, other than in the ordinary
course of business or pursuant to any contracts, agreements, arrangements or
understandings currently in place.
(n) Certain Actions. Other than as expressly permitted by Sections 9.1,
9.2 or 9.3, hereof, neither Agreeing Party shall take any action or omit to take
any action for the purpose of preventing, delaying or impeding the consummation
of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(o) No Related Actions. Neither Agreeing Party shall, nor shall it permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
(p) Governmental Filings. FMFK and OLYMPIC shall (a) confer on a
reasonable basis with each other and (b) report to each other (to the extent
permitted by applicable law or regulation or any applicable confidentiality
agreement) on operational matters. FMFK and OLYMPIC shall file all reports and
correspondence required to be filed by each of them with the SEC (and all other
Governmental Entities) and the NASD between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time and shall, if requested by the other party and (to the extent
permitted by applicable law or regulation or any applicable confidentiality
agreement) deliver to the other party copies of all such reports,
correspondence, announcements and publications promptly upon request.
Section 6.2 Other FMFK Acquisition Proposals. Except as otherwise provided in
this Section 6.2, FMFK shall not, and shall not permit or authorize FMFK's
Subsidiaries, its and their officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents
or other representatives (including without limitation any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its
Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, to initiate, solicit or knowingly
encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or the
making of any proposal relating to, any FMFK Acquisition Proposals (as defined
below), or enter into discussions (except as to the existence of these
provisions) or negotiate with any person or entity in furtherance of such
inquiries or to obtain an FMFK Acquisition Proposal, or agree to, or endorse,
any FMFK Acquisition Proposal and FMFK shall within twenty-four (24) hours
(without counting any hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally
recognized holiday) notify OLYMPIC of all relevant terms of any such inquiries
or proposals received by FMFK or by any Subsidiary or by any such officer,
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director, employee, agent, investment banker, financial advisor, attorney,
accountant or other representative relating to any of such matters and if such
inquiry or proposal is in writing, FMFK shall within twenty-four (24) hours
(without counting any hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally
recognized holiday) deliver or cause to be delivered to OLYMPIC a copy of such
inquiry or proposal and within twenty-four (24) hours (without counting any
hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally recognized holiday) update
OLYMPIC as to any material changes (and provide OLYMPIC with copies of same if
in writing) with respect to such inquiry or proposal. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall prevent FMFK or its Board of Directors from: (a) making any
disclosure to its stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of its Board of
Directors, failure so to disclose would be inconsistent with its obligations
under applicable law; (b) negotiating with or furnishing information to any
Person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written FMFK Acquisition Proposal;
or (c) recommending such FMFK Acquisition Proposal to its stockholders, if and
only to the extent that, in the case of actions referred to in clause (b) or
clause (c), such FMFK Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal (as defined
below) and OLYMPIC is given at least two (2) business days' prior written notice
of the identity of the third party and all material terms and conditions of the
Superior Proposal to respond to such Superior Proposal. Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall prevent the Board of Directors of FMFK from complying with
Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to a
FMFK Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that the Board of Directors of
FMFK shall not recommend that the stockholders of FMFK tender their shares in
connection with a tender offer except to the extent the Board of Directors of
FMFK determines in its good faith judgment that such a recommendation is
required to comply with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of FMFK
to stockholders under applicable law, after receiving the advice of outside
legal counsel.
For purposes of this Agreement, a "FMFK Acquisition Proposal" means, in
respect of FMFK, an unsolicited bona fide proposal for or in respect of (i) a
merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, or similar
transaction involving FMFK pursuant to which the stockholders of FMFK
immediately preceding such transaction would hold less than fifty percent (50%)
of the aggregate equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such
transaction, (ii) a sale or other disposition by FMFK of assets representing in
excess of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate fair market value of FMFK's
business immediately prior to such sale, or (iii) the acquisition by any person
or group (including by way of a tender offer or an exchange offer or issuance by
FMFK), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership or a right to acquire
beneficial ownership of shares representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of
the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of FMFK, from a
Person that in the reasonable judgment of FMFK's Board of Directors (based on
advice from a recognized investment bank, it being recognized for the purposes
of this Section 6.3 that Capitalink, L.C. is a recognized investment bank) is
financially capable of consummating such proposal.
For purposes of this Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" means, an
unsolicited, bona fide written FMFK Acquisition Proposal (in respect of FMFK) or
OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal (in respect of OLYMPIC) for or in respect of at
least a majority of the outstanding FMFK Shares or Shares of OLYMPIC on terms
that the Board of Directors of the relevant entity determines, in its good faith
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judgment (after consultation with its respective financial advisors) to be more
favorable to the relevant entity's stockholders than the terms of the Merger; is
from a Person that in the reasonable judgment of the relevant entity's Board of
Directors (after consultation with a recognized investment bank) is financially
capable of consummating such proposal, and that in the reasonable judgment of
the relevant entity's Board of Directors (after consultation with a recognized
investment bank), if accepted, is reasonably likely to be consummated taking
into account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the offer and the
Person making the offer.
Section 6.3 Other OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposals. Except as otherwise provided in
this Section 6.3, OLYMPIC shall not, and shall not permit or authorize OLYMPIC's
Subsidiaries, its and their officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents
or other representatives (including without limitation any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney or accountant retained by it or any of its
Subsidiaries), directly or indirectly, to initiate, solicit or knowingly
encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or the
making of any proposal relating to, any OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposals (as
defined below), or enter into discussions (except as to the existence of these
provisions) or negotiate with any person or entity in furtherance of such
inquiries or to obtain an OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal, or agree to, or endorse,
any OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal and OLYMPIC shall within twenty-four (24) hours
(without counting any hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally
recognized holiday) notify FMFK of all relevant terms of any such inquiries or
proposals received by OLYMPIC or by any subsidiary or by any such officer,
director, employee, agent, investment banker, financial advisor, attorney,
accountant or other representative relating to any of such matters and if such
inquiry or proposal is in writing, OLYMPIC shall within twenty-four (24) hours
(without counting any hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally
recognized holiday) deliver or cause to be delivered to FMFK a copy of such
inquiry or proposal and within twenty-four (24) hours (without counting any
hours falling on a Saturday or Sunday or nationally recognized holiday) update
FMFK as to any material changes (and provide FMFK with copies of same if in
writing) with respect to such inquiry or proposal. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall prevent OLYMPIC or its Board of Directors from: (a) making any
disclosure to its stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of its Board of
Directors, failure so to disclose would be inconsistent with its obligations
under applicable law; (b) negotiating with or furnishing confidential
information to any Person who has made a bona fide unsolicited written OLYMPIC
Acquisition Proposal, or entering into an agreement with such Person in
connection with an OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal; or (c) recommending such
OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal to its stockholders, if and only to the extent
that, in the case of actions referred to in clause (b) or clause (c), such
OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal and FMFK is given at least
two (2) business days' prior written notice of the identity of the third party
and all material terms and conditions of Superior Proposal to respond to such
Superior Proposal. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Board
of Directors of OLYMPIC from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an OLYMPIC Acquisition
Proposal; provided, however, that the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC shall not
recommend that the stockholders of OLYMPIC tender their shares in connection
with a tender offer except to the extent the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC
determines in its good faith judgment that such recommendation is required to
comply with the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC to
stockholders under applicable law after receiving the advice of outside local
counsel.
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For purposes of this Agreement, an "OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal" means, in
respect of OLYMPIC, a bona fide proposal for or in respect of (i) a merger,
consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, or similar transaction
involving OLYMPIC pursuant to which the stockholders of OLYMPIC immediately
preceding such transaction would hold less than fifty percent (50%) of the
aggregate equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such
transaction, (ii) a sale or other disposition by OLYMPIC of assets representing
in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate fair market value of OLYMPIC's
business immediately prior to such sale, or (iii) the acquisition by any person
or group (including by way of a tender offer or an exchange offer or issuance by
OLYMPIC), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership or a right to acquire
beneficial ownership of shares representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of
the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of OLYMPIC,
from a Person that in the reasonable judgment of OLYMPIC's Board of Directors
(based on advice from a recognized investment bank, it being recognized for the
purposes of this Section 6.4 that XxXxxx Garrella LLC is a recognized investment
bank) is financially capable of consummating such proposal.
Section 6.4 Consents of OLYMPIC's and FMFK's Accountants. Each of OLYMPIC and
FMFK shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its independent
accountants to deliver to FMFK a consent, dated the date on which the
Registration Statement shall become effective, in form reasonably satisfactory
to FMFK and customary in scope and substance for consents delivered by
independent public accountants in connection with registration statements on
Form S-4 under the Securities Act.
Section 6.5 Notification of Certain Matters. Each Agreeing Party shall give
prompt notice to the other party of any representation or warranty made by it
contained in this Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate, or any failure of an
Agreeing Party to comply with or satisfy in any respect any covenant, condition
or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in
each case, such that any of the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3
could reasonably be expected to not be satisfied; provided, however, that no
such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants,
remedies or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of
the parties under this Agreement.
(a) FMFK shall give prompt notice to OLYMPIC, and OLYMPIC shall give
prompt notice to FMFK, of (i) any material failure of FMFK or OLYMPIC, as the
case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to
be complied with or satisfied by it set forth in Article 8 hereof or the failure
of which would result in either Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be, or
(ii) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the
consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 6.6 SEC Filings.
(a) FMFK will deliver promptly to OLYMPIC true and complete copies of each
report, registration statement or statement mailed by it to its security holders
generally or filed by it with the SEC, in each case subsequent to the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time. As of their respective dates,
such reports, including the consolidated financial statements included therein,
and statements (excluding any information therein provided by OLYMPIC, as to
which FMFK makes no representation) will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
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necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they are made, not misleading and will comply in all material respects
with all applicable requirements of law. Each of the consolidated financial
statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in
such reports, (i) shall comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) shall 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 interim financial
statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act)
and (iii) shall fairly present the consolidated financial position of FMFK and
its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results
of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the
unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which were not, or are not expected to be,
material in amount.
(b) OLYMPIC will deliver promptly to FMFK true and complete copies of each
report, registration statement or statement mailed by it to its security holders
generally or filed by it with the SEC, in each case subsequent to the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time. As of their respective dates,
such reports, including the consolidated financial statements included therein,
and statements (excluding any information therein provided by FMFK or MERGER
SUB, as to which OLYMPIC makes no representation) will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading and will comply in all
material respects with all applicable requirements of law. Each of the
consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes
thereto) contained in such reports (i) shall comply as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) shall 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 interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form
10-Q under the Exchange Act) and (iii) shall fairly present the consolidated
financial position of Buyer and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates
thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the
periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were
or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which were not, or
are not expected to be, material in amount.
ARTICLE 7
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF OLYMPIC AND FMFK
Section 7.1 Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meetings.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, but
in no event more than 30 days of the date hereof, OLYMPIC and FMFK shall
cooperate in preparing and each shall cause to be filed with the SEC mutually
acceptable proxy materials that shall constitute the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and FMFK shall prepare and file with the SEC the Form S-4.
The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus in and
will constitute a part of the Form S-4 as FMFK's prospectus. Each of OLYMPIC and
FMFK shall use reasonable commercial efforts to have the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 declared effective by
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the SEC and to keep the Form S-4 effective as long as is necessary to consummate
the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of OLYMPIC and FMFK
shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party
with copies of any written comments and advise each other of any oral comments
with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or Form S-4 received from
the SEC. The parties shall cooperate and provide the other party with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to
the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 prior to filing such with
the SEC and will provide each other with a copy of all such filings made with
the SEC. Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no
amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by reference) to the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 shall be made without the approval of
both OLYMPIC and FMFK, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided that, with respect to documents filed by a party hereto that
are incorporated by reference in the Form S-4 or Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, this right of approval shall apply only with respect to
information relating to the other party or its business, financial condition or
results of operations; and provided, further, that OLYMPIC, in connection with a
Change in the OLYMPIC Recommendation, and FMFK, in connection with a Change in
FMFK Recommendation, may amend or supplement the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or Form S-4 (including by incorporation by reference)
pursuant to a Qualifying Amendment to effect such a Change, and in such event,
this right of approval shall apply only with respect to information relating to
the other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations,
and shall be subject to the right of each party to have its board of directors'
deliberations and conclusions to be accurately described. OLYMPIC will use
reasonable commercial efforts to cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to
be mailed to OLYMPIC stockholders, and FMFK will use reasonable commercial
efforts to cause the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be mailed to FMFK
stockholders, in each case, as promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 is
declared effective under the Securities Act. Each party hereto will advise the
other party, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the
Form S-4 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of
the qualification of the FMFK Common Stock issuable in connection with the
Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for
amendment of the Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus or the Form S-4. If, at any
time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to OLYMPIC or FMFK or
MERGER SUB, or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, is
discovered by OLYMPIC or FMFK and such information should be set forth in an
amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus so that any of such documents would not include any
misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, the party hereto discovering such information shall
promptly notify the other parties hereto and, to the extent required by law,
rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such
information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the
stockholders of OLYMPIC and FMFK.
(b) FMFK shall duly take all lawful action to call, give notice of,
convene and hold FMFK Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable on a date
determined in accordance with the mutual agreement of OLYMPIC and FMFK for the
purpose of obtaining FMFK Stockholder Approval and, subject to Section 6.3,
shall take all lawful action to solicit FMFK Stockholder Approval.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, FMFK may
adjourn or postpone FMFK Stockholders Meeting to the extent necessary to ensure
that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus is provided to FMFK's stockholders in advance of a vote on
the Merger and this Agreement or, if as of the time for which FMFK Stockholders
Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus) there are insufficient shares of FMFK Common Stock
represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to
conduct the business of FMFK Stockholders Meeting. The Board of Directors of
FMFK shall recommend the approval of the plan of merger contained in this
Agreement by the stockholders of FMFK to the effect as set forth in Section 4.3
(the "FMFK Recommendation"), and shall not (i) withdraw, modify or qualify (or
propose to withdraw, modify or qualify) in any manner adverse to OLYMPIC such
recommendation or (ii) take any action or make any statement in connection with
FMFK Stockholders Meeting inconsistent with such recommendation (collectively, a
"Change in FMFK Recommendation"); provided, however, that the Board of Directors
of FMFK may make a Change in FMFK Recommendation pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof.
Notwithstanding any Change in FMFK Recommendation, this Agreement shall be
submitted to the stockholders of FMFK at FMFK Stockholders Meeting for the
purpose of approving and adopting this Agreement and the Merger and nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to relieve FMFK of such obligation unless this
Agreement shall have first been terminated as set forth in Section 9.2 or
Section 9.3.
(c) OLYMPIC shall duly take all lawful action to call, give notice of,
convene and hold OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting as soon as practicable on a date
determined in accordance with the mutual agreement of OLYMPIC and FMFK for the
purpose of obtaining OLYMPIC Stockholder Approval and, subject to Section 6.4,
shall take all lawful action to solicit OLYMPIC Stockholder Approval.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, OLYMPIC
may adjourn or postpone OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting to the extent necessary to
ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus is provided to OLYMPIC's shareholders in advance of a vote
on the approval of the Merger, the adoption of the Agreement and the approval of
the issuance of OLYMPIC Common Stock in the Merger and this Agreement or, if as
of the time for which OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting is originally scheduled (as
set forth in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus) there are insufficient shares
of OLYMPIC Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute
a quorum necessary to conduct the business of OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting. The
Board of Directors of OLYMPIC shall recommend the approval of this Agreement and
the Merger by the stockholders of OLYMPIC as set forth in Section 5.3 (the
"OLYMPIC Recommendation"), and shall not (i) withdraw, modify or qualify (or
propose to withdraw, modify or qualify) in any manner adverse to FMFK such
recommendation or (ii) take any action or make any statement in connection with
OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting inconsistent with such recommendation
(collectively, a "Change in the OLYMPIC Recommendation"); provided, however,
that the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC may make a Change in the OLYMPIC
Recommendation pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof. Notwithstanding any Change in the
OLYMPIC Recommendation, this Agreement shall be submitted to the stockholders of
OLYMPIC at OLYMPIC Stockholders Meeting for the purpose of approving and
adopting this Agreement and the Merger and nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to relieve OLYMPIC of such obligation unless this Agreement shall have
first been terminated as set forth in Section 9.2 or Section 9.3.
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Section 7.2 Intentionally Omitted.
Section 7.3 Access to Information. Upon reasonable notice, each of OLYMPIC and
FMFK shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) afford to the officers,
employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives of
the other party reasonable access during normal business hours and during the
period prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts,
commitments, records, officers and employees and, during such period, each of
OLYMPIC and FMFK shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) furnish promptly to
the other party (a) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and
other document filed, published, announced or received by it during such period
pursuant to the requirements of U.S. federal or state securities laws or any
other regulatory law, as applicable (other than documents that such party is not
permitted to disclose under applicable law), and (b) all other information
concerning it and its business, properties and personnel as such other party may
reasonably request; provided, however, that either OLYMPIC or FMFK may restrict
the foregoing access to the extent that (i) any law, treaty, rule or regulation
of any governmental entity applicable to it or any contract requires it or its
Subsidiaries to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or
information or (ii) the information is subject to confidentiality obligations to
a third party. Each of OLYMPIC and FMFK will hold any information obtained
pursuant to this Section 7.3 in confidence. Any investigation by either OLYMPIC
or FMFK shall not affect the representations and warranties of the other.
Section 7.4 Reasonable Commercial Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each party
hereto will use its reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under this Agreement and applicable laws and regulations to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as
practicable after the date hereof, including (i) preparing and filing 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 necessary consents and all other consents, waivers, licenses,
orders, registrations, approvals, permits, rulings, authorizations and
clearances necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party, any
governmental entity and/or self-regulatory body (including without limitation
the NASD) in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the "Required Approvals") and (ii)
taking all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain all such Required
Approvals. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of
OLYMPIC and FMFK agrees, to the extent not already accomplished (i) to make, as
promptly as practicable, all necessary filings with governmental entities and/or
self-regulatory body (including without limitation the NASD) relating to the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, to supply
as promptly as practicable any additional information or documentation that may
be requested pursuant to such laws or by such governmental entities or any other
applicable regulatory law and the receipt of Required Approvals under such other
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laws or from such governmental entities as soon as practicable and (ii) not to
extend any waiting period under any applicable regulatory law, except with the
prior written consent of the other parties hereto (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, neither OLYMPIC nor FMFK nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries shall be required to hold separate (including by trust or
otherwise) or to divest or agree to divest any of their respective businesses or
assets, or to take or agree to take any action or agree to any limitation that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK (assuming
the Merger has been consummated) or to substantially impair the benefits to
OLYMPIC and FMFK expected, as of the date hereof, to be realized from
consummation of the Merger, and neither OLYMPIC or FMFK shall be required to
agree to or effect any divestiture, hold separate any business or take any other
action that is not conditional on the consummation of the Merger.
(b) Each of FMFK and OLYMPIC shall, in connection with the efforts
referenced in Section 7.4(a) to obtain all Required Approvals, use its
reasonable commercial efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other
in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any
investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private
party; (ii) subject to applicable law, permit the other party to review in
advance any proposed written communication between it and any governmental
entity; (iii) promptly inform each other of (and, at the other party's
reasonable request, supply to such other party) any communication (or other
correspondence or memoranda) received by such party from, or given by such party
to any governmental entity and of any material communication received or given
in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any
of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) consult with each other in
advance to the extent practicable of any meeting or conference with any
governmental entity or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party,
with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such applicable
governmental entity or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to
attend and participate in such meetings and conferences.
(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the parties
hereto contained in Section 7.4(a) and 7.4(b), if any administrative or judicial
action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted
(or threatened to be instituted) challenging any transaction contemplated by
this Agreement as violative of any applicable regulatory law of the United
States, or if any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction
or administrative order is enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by a
governmental entity that would make the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or would otherwise prohibit or materially impair or
delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, each of FMFK and OLYMPIC shall cooperate in all respects with each other
and use its respective reasonable commercial efforts, including, subject to
Section 7.4(a), selling, holding separate or otherwise disposing of or
conducting their business in a specified manner, or agreeing to sell, hold
separate or otherwise dispose of or conduct their business in a specified manner
or permitting the sale, holding separate or other disposition of, any assets of
OLYMPIC, FMFK or their respective Subsidiaries or the conducting of their
business in a specified manner, to contest and resist any such action or
proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree,
judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or
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permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts
consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and to have such statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
injunction or administrative order repealed, rescinded or made inapplicable so
as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing
in this Section 7.4 shall limit a party's right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.1(b) or Section 9.1(c) so long as such party hereto has up
to then complied with its obligations under this Section 7.4.
(d) Each of OLYMPIC and FMFK and MERGER SUB and their respective Boards of
Directors shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute becomes
applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated
hereby, take all action reasonably 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 hereby.
Section 7.5 Public Announcements. Before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statements with respect to the Merger, OLYMPIC and FMFK will
consult with each other as to its form and substance and shall not issue any
such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation,
except as may be required by law, the rules and regulations of the SEC, the NASD
or the OTC.
Section 7.6 Notification of Certain Matters. Each of FMFK and OLYMPIC shall give
prompt notice to the other party of (a) any notice of, or other communication
relating to, a breach of this Agreement or event which, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would become a breach, received by it or any of its Subsidiaries
subsequent to the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, under
any contract to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or it, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective properties is subject, which
breach would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on it, or
(b) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the
consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 9.5, OLYMPIC and FMFK shall
bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the Merger,
including, without limitation, the preparation, execution and performance of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and all Third Party
Expenses, except that expenses incurred in printing, mailing and filing
(including without limitation, SEC filing fees and stock exchange listing
application fees) the Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be
shared equally by FMFK and OLYMPIC.
Section 7.8 Affiliates. Section 7.8 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of those persons who may be deemed to be, in
OLYMPIC's reasonable judgment, "affiliates" of OLYMPIC within the meaning of
Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (each, a "OLYMPIC Affiliate" and
collectively, the "OLYMPIC Affiliates"). OLYMPIC shall provide FMFK with such
information and documents as FMFK reasonably requests for purposes of reviewing
such list. OLYMPIC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each
person who is identified as an "affiliate" in the Disclosure Schedule to deliver
to FMFK, prior to the Effective Time, a written agreement in a form attached
hereto as Exhibit B pursuant to which they will confirm their obligations under
SEC Rule 145 as an "affiliate."
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Section 7.9 OTC Listing. If but only if required by the OTC, FMFK shall promptly
prepare and submit to the OTC an application or other notice covering the shares
of FMFK Common Stock issuable in the Merger and upon exercise of OLYMPIC
Warrants, OLYMPIC Options and OLYMPIC Series A Preferred Stock, and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the Effective Time, approval
(if required) for the listing of such FMFK Common Stock, subject to official
notice of issuance, if applicable.
Section 7.10 Indemnification.
(a) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, FMFK will cause
the Surviving Corporation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each present
and former director and officer of OLYMPIC (when acting in such capacity)
determined as of the Effective Time (the "Indemnified Parties"), against any
costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines,
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (collectively, "Costs") incurred in
connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of matters
existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or
claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that
OLYMPIC would have been permitted under the DGCL and its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws and other agreements in effect on the date hereof to
indemnify such Person. FMFK shall, and shall cause Surviving Corporation, to
cooperate in the defense of any such matter, and, in the event that any claim or
claims for indemnification are asserted or made within such six-year period all
rights to indemnification in respect to any such claim or claims shall continue
until the final disposition of any and all such claims.
(b) FMFK shall procure, and will cause Surviving Corporation to, fund and
maintain continuing directors and officers liability insurance coverage for a
period not to exceed six years after the Effective Time (the "Coverage") in
respect of acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time
covering each Indemnified Party currently covered by OLYMPICS's officers and
directors liability insurance policy in an amount and upon terms substantially
equivalent, but not superior, to such insurance of OLYMPIC in effect as of the
date hereof, , provided, in no event shall FMFK be required to pay aggregate
premiums for insurance under this section in excess of 200% of the aggregate
premiums paid by OLYMPIC in 2004.
(c) FMFK shall pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees, that
may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other
obligations provided for in this Section 7.10 to the extent that such
Indemnified Party is determined to be entitled to indemnification under this
Section 7.10.
(d) The provisions of this Section 7.10 are intended to be for the benefit
of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and
representatives.
(e) In the event FMFK or Surviving Corporation or any of their respective
successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and
shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such
consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each case, proper provision
shall be made so that the successors and assigns of FMFK or Surviving
Corporation, as the case may be, honor the indemnification obligations set forth
in this Section 7.10.
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Section 7.11 Registration Rights. As soon as practicable after the Effective
Date, FMFK shall prepare and file a registration statement with the SEC under
the Securities Act for the resale of FMFK Securities, previously issued to
securityholders of OLYMPIC who had , in connection with the prior issuance,
previously been granted registration rights by OLYMPIC, which rights are
summarized on Schedule 7.11 annexed hereto.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 8.1 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of
FMFK, OLYMPIC and MERGER SUB to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction (or, to the extent legally permissible, waiver) at or prior to the
Closing of the following conditions:
(a) OLYMPIC shall have obtained OLYMPIC Stockholder Approval and FMFK
shall have obtained FMFK Stockholder Approval;
(b) No provision of any applicable law or regulation and no judgment,
injunction, order or decree shall prohibit or enjoin the consummation of the
Merger;
(c) All required approvals, applications or notices with governmental
entities and/or self-regulatory agencies shall have been obtained, including,
without limitation, the NASD (the "Approvals"), except those Approvals the
failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC or FMFK;
(d) The Form S-4 shall have been declared effective under the Securities
Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form S-4 shall be in
effect and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened
by the SEC;
(e) The shares of FMFK Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have
been approved for listing on the OTC, subject to official notice of issuance, if
required and FMFK shall have obtained approval, in accordance with the NJBCA, to
increase its authorized shares of Common Stock to allow for the issuance of the
Merger Consideration and the Proposed Financing;
(f) As of the Closing Date, to be effective as of the Effective Time, (i)
the Board of Directors of FMFK will consist of Messrs. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, two other designees of each of OLYMPIC and FMFK and one other mutually
agreed upon designee, who shall serve as chairman (and who shall not be any one
of the four named foregoing persons), (ii) the Board of Directors of the FMFK
Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries) shall
consist of Messrs. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, (iii) except as set forth
in Section 3.4, the officers of OLYMPIC and the OLYMPIC Subsidiaries (including
the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries) shall consist of those persons
who are officers of such entities as of the Effective Date, except that Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx shall be the Chief Financial Officer of OLYMPIC;
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(g) OLYMPIC and/or FMFK shall have successfully consummated a financing
(of equity, debt or a combination thereof) or series of related financing
between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date of no less than $4
million of gross proceeds in the aggregate upon terms mutually acceptable to
them (the "Proposed Financing");
(h) FMFK shall have entered into written employment agreements with
Messrs. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx in form and substance mutually
agreeable, which employment agreements shall (x) other than their specific
titles, be identical on all terms and conditions and (y) specify that neither
shall report to each other, but only to the Board of Directors of FMFK;
(i) No office of either National or FMSC conducting securities brokerage
business with (i) revenues that constitute more than 10% of the consolidated
revenues of OLYMPIC or FMFK, respectively, in the most recent fiscal quarter or
(ii) registered representatives representing more than 10% of the total
registered representatives of National or FMSC, respectively, terminated their
employment or affiliation with National or FMSC, as the case may be;
(j) FMFK shall have entered into a separation and release agreement with
Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx pursuant to which Xx. Xxxxxxxx shall have terminated his
employment agreement and status as a director with FMFK in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to OLYMPIC and FMFK; and
(k) Each of the Agreeing Parties' respective clearing firms shall have
agreed that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not trigger
acceleration of indebtedness thereunder or shall otherwise modify their existing
clearing arrangements to consolidate same or made such other arrangements
reasonably acceptable to OLYMPIC and FMFK shall have agreed to continue to
provide clearing services to National and FMSC following the Merger upon terms
acceptable to FMFK.
Section 8.2 Conditions to the Obligations of OLYMPIC. The obligations of OLYMPIC
to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent
legally permissible, waiver) of the following further conditions:
(a) (i) FMFK and MERGER SUB shall have performed in all material respects
all of its obligations and covenants hereunder required to be performed by it at
or prior to the Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties of FMFK
and MERGER SUB contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if
made on the Closing Date (provided that any such representation and warranty
made as of a specific date shall be true and correct as of such specific date),
and (iii) OLYMPIC shall have received a certificate signed by the chief
executive officer of FMFK and MERGER SUB to the foregoing effect;
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(b) FMFK and its Subsidiaries shall have received all consents, waivers
and approvals required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby in connection with the agreements, contracts, investment
advisory agreements, licenses or leases set forth in Section 4.5 of FMFK
Disclosure Schedule, except those consents, waivers or approvals the failure to
obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on FMFK;
(c) There shall not be pending any suit, proceeding or investigation: (i)
challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or
any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) relating to
the Merger and seeking to obtain from OLYMPIC or any of its Subsidiaries any
damages that may be material to OLYMPIC; (iii) seeking to prohibit or limit in
any material respect FMFK'S ability to vote, receive dividends with respect to
or otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of the
Surviving Corporation; or (iv) which, if adversely determined could have a
Material Adverse Effect on FMFK or OLYMPIC;
(d) There shall have not occurred any event or change since the date of
the Agreement that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on FMFK; and
(e) FMFK shall have received from Capitalink, L.C. an opinion as to the
fairness to FMFK from a financial point of view of the consideration to be
offered to the holders of OLYMPIC Shares as Merger Consideration in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8.3 Conditions to the Obligations of FMFK and MERGER SUB. The obligation
of FMFK and MERGER SUB to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction
(or, to the extent legally permissible, waiver) of the following further
conditions:
(a) OLYMPIC shall have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the
Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties of OLYMPIC contained in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date
(provided that any such representation and warranty made as of a specific date
shall be true and correct as of such specific date), except for such
inaccuracies that individually or in the aggregate do not have a Material
Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC as of the Closing Date and except for changes
contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) FMFK shall have received a certificate
signed by the chief executive officer of OLYMPIC to the foregoing effect;
(b) OLYMPIC shall have received all consents, waivers and approvals
required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby in connection with the agreements, contracts, licenses or leases set
forth in Section 5.5 of the OLYMPIC Disclosure Schedule, except those consents,
waivers or approvals the failure to obtain would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC;
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(c) There shall not be pending any suit, proceeding or investigation: (i)
challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or
any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) relating to
the Merger and seeking to obtain from FMFK or any of its Subsidiaries any
damages that may be material to FMFK; (iii) seeking to prohibit or limit in any
material respect FMFK's ability to vote, receive dividends with respect to or
otherwise exercise ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Surviving
Corporation; or (iv) which, if adversely determined could have a Material
Adverse Effect on FMFK or OLYMPIC.
(d) There shall have not occurred any event or change since the date of
the Agreement that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on OLYMPIC; and
(e) OLYMPIC shall have received from XxXxxx Xxxxxxx LLC an opinion as to
the fairness to OLYMPIC from a financial point of view of the consideration to
be offered by OLYMPIC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
and
(f) FMFK shall have received reasonably acceptable documentation relating
to the termination of OLYMPIC's stock option plans and releases from all
participants in such plan.
ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION
Section 9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to
the Effective Time, whether before or after approval by the stockholders of FMFK
or OLYMPIC:
(a) by mutual consent of OLYMPIC and FMFK; or
(b) by either OLYMPIC or FMFK if the Merger shall not have been
consummated on or before October 31, 2005 (the "End Date"), which date may be
extended by mutual written consent of the parties hereto; provided, however,
that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not
be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a principal
cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such
date and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this
Agreement; or
(c) by either OLYMPIC or FMFK, if any governmental entity shall have
issued an order (other than a temporary restraining order), decree or ruling or
taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
Merger, and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become final
and nonappealable; provided that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement
shall have used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid, remove or lift such
order, decree or ruling; or
(d) by either OLYMPIC or FMFK, if either FMFK Stockholder Approval or
OLYMPIC Stockholder Approval has not been obtained by reason of the failure to
obtain the required vote at FMFK Stockholder Meeting or OLYMPIC Stockholder
Meeting as applicable; or
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(e) by either OLYMPIC or FMFK, if more than 5% of the outstanding shares
of either FMFK common shares or OLYMPIC common shares having properly demanded
appraisal rights;
(f) by either OLYMPIC or FMFK, if the NASD does not approve the change of
control of either National or FMSC, or if such change of control would be
approved, the NASD would assess or impose fines, penalties or similar required
payments of $250,000 or more.
Section 9.2 Termination by OLYMPIC. This Agreement may be terminated by action
of the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC, at any time prior to the Effective Time,
before or after FMFK Stockholder Approval, if: (a) FMFK shall have failed to
comply in any material respect with any of the covenants or agreements contained
in Article 2, Article 6 and Article 7 of this Agreement to be complied with or
performed by FMFK at or prior to such date of termination; provided, however,
that if such failure to comply is capable of being cured prior to the End Date,
such failure shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days of delivery to
FMFK of written notice of such failure; (b) there exists a breach or breaches of
any representation or warranty of FMFK contained in this Agreement such that the
closing condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) would not be satisfied; provided,
however, that if such breach or breaches are capable of being cured prior to the
End Date, such breaches shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days of
delivery to FMFK of written notice of such breach or breaches; (c) the Board of
Directors of OLYMPIC authorizes OLYMPIC, subject to complying with the terms of
this Agreement, to enter into a binding written agreement concerning a
transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal with respect to OLYMPIC and
OLYMPIC notifies FMFK in writing in accordance with Section 6.4 that it intends
to enter into such an agreement, attaching the most current version of such
agreement (or a description of all material terms and conditions thereof) to
such notice and (ii) FMFK upon such termination pursuant to this clause (c) pays
to OLYMPIC in immediately available funds the fees required to be paid pursuant
to Section 9; or (d) a FMFK Triggering Event (as defined below) shall have
occurred.
For the purposes of this Agreement, a "FMFK Triggering Event" shall be
deemed to have occurred if: (a) there shall have occurred a Change in FMFK
Recommendation; (b) FMFK shall have failed to include in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus the recommendation of the Board of Directors of FMFK in
favor of the adoption and approval of the Agreement and the approval of the
Merger; (c) the Board of Directors of FMFK or any committee thereof shall have
approved or recommended any Superior Proposal with respect to FMFK; or (d) a
tender or exchange offer relating to securities of FMFK shall have been
commenced by a Person unaffiliated with OLYMPIC and FMFK shall not have sent to
its security holders pursuant to Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act,
within ten (10) business days after such tender or exchange offer is first
published, sent or given, a statement disclosing that FMFK recommends rejection
of such tender or exchange offer.
Section 9.3 Termination by FMFK. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time, before or after the approval by the stockholders of
FMFK, by action of the Board of Directors of FMFK, if: (a) OLYMPIC shall have
failed to comply in any material respect with any of the covenants or agreements
contained in Article 2, Article 6 and Article 7 of this Agreement to be complied
with or performed by OLYMPIC at or prior to such date of termination; provided,
however, that if such failure to comply is capable of being cured prior to the
End Date, such failure shall not have been cured within thirty (30) days of
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delivery to OLYMPIC of written notice of such failure; (b) there exists a breach
or breaches of any representation or warranty of OLYMPIC contained in this
Agreement such that the closing condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) would not
be satisfied; provided, however, that if such breach or breaches are capable of
being cured prior to the End Date, such breaches shall not have been cured
within thirty (30) days of delivery to OLYMPIC of written notice of such breach
or breaches; (c) (i) the Board of Directors of FMFK authorizes FMFK, subject to
complying with the terms of this Agreement, to enter into a binding written
agreement concerning a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal with
respect to FMFK and FMFK notifies OLYMPIC in writing in accordance with Section
6.3 that it intends to enter into such an agreement, attaching the most current
version of such agreement (or a description of all material terms and conditions
thereof) to such notice and (ii) FMFK upon such termination pursuant to this
clause (c) pays to OLYMPIC in immediately available funds the fees required to
be paid pursuant to Section 9.5, or (d) an OLYMPIC Triggering Event shall have
occurred.
For the purposes of this Agreement, an "OLYMPIC Triggering Event" shall be
deemed to have occurred if: (a) there shall have occurred a Change in the
OLYMPIC Recommendation; (b) OLYMPIC shall have failed to include in the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus the recommendation of the Board of Directors of
OLYMPIC in favor of the adoption and approval of the Agreement and the approval
of the Merger (c) the Board of Directors of OLYMPIC or any committee thereof
shall have caused OLYMPIC to enter into, or recommended that OLYMPIC
stockholders approve and adopt, any OLYMPIC Acquisition Proposal; or (d) a
tender or exchange offer relating to securities of OLYMPIC shall have been
commenced by a Person unaffiliated with FMFK and OLYMPIC shall not have sent to
its security holders pursuant to Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act,
within ten (10) business days after such tender or exchange offer is first
published, sent or given, a statement disclosing that OLYMPIC recommends
rejection of such tender or exchange offer.
Section 9.4 Procedure for Termination. In the event of termination by OLYMPIC or
FMFK pursuant to this Article 9, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given
to the other, which notice shall state, in reasonable detail, the reason for
such termination.
Section 9.5 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement
pursuant to this Article 9, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void,
no party hereto (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any liability
or further obligation to any other party to this Agreement, except as provided
in this Section 9.5 and Section 7.7 hereof, and except to the extent that such
termination results from willful and material breach by a party of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in Agreement in
which case such party shall be liable for all resulting liabilities or damages.
In the event of (i) a termination by OLYMPIC for the failure by FMFK to obtain
the FMFK Stockholder Approval under Section 9.1(d) hereof or (ii) a termination
by OLYMPIC pursuant to Section 9.2(d) hereof or (iii) a termination by FMFK
pursuant to Section 9.3(c), FMFK shall pay to OLYMPIC an amount equal to Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), and which amount shall represent the entire
amount that OLYMPIC is entitled to receive with respect to such expenses,
including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of OLYMPIC's counsel,
accountants and financial advisors ("OLYMPIC Expenses"). In the event (i) of a
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termination by FMFK for the failure by OLYMPIC to obtain the OLYMPIC Stockholder
Approval under Section 9.1(d) hereof or (ii) a termination by OLYMPIC pursuant
to Sections 9.2 (d) or (iii) a termination by OLYMPIC pursuant to Section 9.2(c)
hereof, OLYMPIC shall pay to FMFK an amount equal to Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($300,000), and which amount shall represent the entire amount that FMFK
is entitled to receive with respect to such expenses, including, but not limited
to, fees and expenses of FMFK's counsel, accountants and financial advisors
("FMFK Expenses").
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be
given hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and delivered (i)
personally or (ii) sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, or (iii) by
facsimile (with receipt confirmed and promptly confirmed by personal delivery,
U.S. first class mail, or courier), or (iv) by overnight courier service, as
follows:
If to OLYMPIC or OLD SUB to:
Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 212-490-2990
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to FMFK or MERGER SUB to:
First Montauk Financial Corp.
Parkway 109 Office Center
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
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with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx & DiGioia, LLP
00 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxx , Esq.
Facsimile:000-000-0000
Notice shall be deemed effective when actually delivered at the recipient's
address in accordance with the foregoing.
Section 10.2 Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations
and warranties contained herein and in any certificate or other writing
delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Effective Time or the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.3 Amendments; No Waivers.
(a) Any provision of this Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto) may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, and only if,
such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment,
by FMFK, OLYMPIC and MERGER SUB, or in the case of a waiver, by the party
against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that after the adoption of
this Agreement by the stockholders of FMFK, no such amendment or waiver shall,
without the further approval of such stockholders, alter or change (i) the
amount or kind of consideration to be received in exchange for any shares of
capital stock of FMFK, or (ii) any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement
if such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of any shares of
capital stock of FMFK.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
Section 10.4 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise
transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
consent of the other parties hereto except that MERGER SUB may transfer or
assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its affiliates,
its rights under this Agreement, but any such transfer or assignment will not
relieve MERGER SUB of its obligations hereunder.
Section 10.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles
of conflicts of law.
Section 10.6 Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought exclusively
in the state or federal court of the State of Delaware, and each of the parties
hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such court (and of the appropriate
appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and
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irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action
or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding
which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party
anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such
court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process
on such party as provided in this Section 10.6 shall be deemed effective service
of process on such party.
Section 10.7 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 10.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any
number of counterparts and by facsimile, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall
have received counterparts hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.
Section 10.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and
Schedules hereto) constitute the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. Except as expressly provided
in Section 7.10(d), no provision of this Agreement or any other agreement
contemplated hereby is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies. This Agreement supercedes and terminates in full
the Original Agreement.
Section 10.10 Captions. The captions herein are included for convenience of
reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation
hereof.
Section 10.11 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority
to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a
determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated
hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed,
all as of the date first above written.
OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
OLY ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger]
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EXHIBIT A-1
FMFK STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
June 27, 2005, between and among OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation ("OLYMPIC"), and the undersigned stockholder (the
"Stockholder") of FIRST MONTUAK FINANCIAL CORP., a New Jersey corporation (the
"Company"). All capitalized terms herein not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement") by and among FMFK, OLY
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK
("MERGER SUB"), and OLYMPIC, MERGER SUB is merging with and into OLYMPIC (the
"Merger") and OLYMPIC, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, will thereby
become a wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK;
WHEREAS, the Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of
shares of the outstanding (i) common stock, no par value per share, and/or (ii)
Series B Preferred Stock, $0.10 par value per share, of FMFK in the amounts
indicated on the final page of this Agreement (the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the execution of the Merger Agreement by
OLYMPIC, and as a condition to such execution, the Stockholder agrees (i) not to
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of such Stockholder's Shares or New Shares
(as defined below), or any and all other shares or securities of FMFK issued,
issuable, exchanged or exchangeable in respect of any Shares or New Shares
(collectively with respect to each Stockholder, the "Securities"), and (ii)
agrees to vote such Stockholder's Securities as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in contemplation of the foregoing and in consideration of
the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained
herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Retain Shares.
1.1 Transfer and Encumbrance. The Stockholder agrees to be subject
to such Stockholder's Proxy (as defined in Section 3) and agrees that it will
not take or permit any action to, directly or indirectly, (i) transfer, sell,
assign, give, pledge, exchange or pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber
the Stockholder's Securities prior to the Expiration Date, or to make any offer
or agreement relating thereto, at any time prior to the Expiration Date; (ii)
deposit any of the Stockholder's Securities into a voting trust or enter into a
voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such Stockholder's Securities or
grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, in each case, in a
manner that conflicts or may conflict with the Stockholder's obligations
hereunder, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer,
exchange or other disposition of or transfer of any interest in or the voting of
any of the Stockholder's Securities, in each case, in a manner that conflicts or
may conflict with the Stockholder's obligations hereunder. As used herein, the
term "Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time
(as such terms is defined in the Merger Agreement), and (ii) the date on which
the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (including any
extensions to the Merger Agreement, as provided for therein).
1.2 New Shares. The Stockholder agrees that any shares or securities
of the capital stock of FMFK that the Stockholder purchases or with respect to
which the Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership after the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Date (the "New Shares"), and any and
all other shares or securities of FMFK issued, issuable, exchanged or
exchangeable in respect of any New Shares, shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Shares.
2. Agreement to Vote. At every meeting of the stockholders of FMFK called
with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment thereof, and on
every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of FMFK with
respect to any of the following, the Stockholder agrees to vote such
Stockholder's Securities: (i) in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement, the
Merger, the transactions contemplated thereby and any matter that could
reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; (ii) in favor of any
alternative structure as may be agreed upon by OLYMPIC and FMFK to effect the
acquisition of OLYMPIC by FMFK or of control of OLYMPIC; provided that such
alternative structure is on terms in the aggregate no less favorable to FMFK's
stockholders than the terms of the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement; and
(iii) against the consummation of any Superior Proposal or any other action,
proposal, agreement or transaction (other than the Merger, the Merger Agreement
or the transactions contemplated thereby) that would result in a breach of any
covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of
FMFK under the Merger Agreement, which could result in any of the conditions to
FMFK's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or which would
be inconsistent with the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the
Merger Agreement. Prior to the Expiration Date, the Stockholder will not enter
into any agreement or understanding with any person or entity to vote or give
instructions in any manner inconsistent with this Section 2. This Agreement is
intended to bind the Stockholder as a stockholder of FMFK only with respect to
the specific matters set forth herein.
3. Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the
Stockholder agrees to deliver to Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of OLYMPIC a
proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Proxy"), which shall be
irrevocable to the extent provided in Section 14A:5-19 of the New Jersey
Business Corporation Act covering the total number of Securities beneficially
owned or as to which beneficial ownership is acquired (as such term is defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Stockholder. The Proxy shall not
be terminated by any act of the Stockholder or by operation of law, whether by
the death or incapacity of the Stockholder or by the occurrence of any other
event or events (including, without limitation, the termination of any trust or
estate for which the Stockholder is acting as a fiduciary or fiduciaries or the
dissolution or liquidation of any corporation or partnership). If between the
execution hereof and the Expiration Date, the Stockholder should die or become
incapacitated, or if any trust or estate holding the Securities should be
terminated, or if any corporation or partnership holding the Securities should
be dissolved or liquidated, or if any other such similar event or events shall
occur before the Expiration Date, certificates representing the Securities shall
be delivered by or on behalf of the Stockholder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, and actions taken by
OLYMPIC hereunder shall be as valid as if such death, incapacity, termination,
dissolution, liquidation or other similar event or events had not occurred,
regardless of whether or not OLYMPIC has received notice of such death,
incapacity, termination, dissolution, liquidation or other event.
4. No Opposition. The Stockholder agrees not to take, or cause to be
taken, any action inconsistent with the consummation of the Merger and the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder agrees to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to facilitate, encourage or
otherwise support the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THE COVENANTS AND
AGREMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE
STOCKHOLDER, ACTING AS A DIRECTOR OF FMFK (IF APPLICABLE), FROM EXERCISING HIS
FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A SUPERIOR PROPOSAL WITH RESPECT TO FMFK.
5. Acknowledgement. The parties acknowledge and agree that neither
OLYMPIC, nor OLYMPIC's successors, assigns, subsidiaries, divisions, employees,
officers, directors, stockholders, agents and affiliates shall owe any duty to,
whether in law or otherwise, or incur any liability of any kind whatsoever,
including without limitation, with respect to any and all claims, losses,
demands, causes of action, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney's
fees) and compensation of any kind or nature whatsoever to the Stockholder in
connection with or as a result of any voting (or refrain from voting) by OLYMPIC
of the Securities subject to the Proxy hereby granted to OLYMPIC at any annual,
special or other meeting or action or the execution of any consent of the
stockholders of FMFK. The parties acknowledge that, pursuant to the authority
hereby granted under the Proxy, OLYMPIC may vote the Securities in furtherance
of its own interests, and OLYMPIC is not acting as a fiduciary for the
Stockholder.
6. Intentionally deleted
7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Stockholder. The
Stockholder hereby represents, warrants and covenants to OLYMPIC that:
7.1 Ownership. The Stockholder has good and marketable title to, and
is the sole legal and beneficial owner of, the Shares, in each case free and
clear of all Liens. As of the date hereof, the Stockholder does not beneficially
own any shares or securities of the capital stock of FMFK other than such
Stockholder's Shares.
7.2 Authorization. The Stockholder has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Proxy and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has sole voting power and
sole power of disposition, with respect to all of the Shares with no
restrictions on its voting rights or rights of disposition pertaining thereto.
The Stockholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this
Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Stockholder,
enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms.
7.3 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement or the Proxy nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will (i) require the Stockholder to file or
register with, or obtain any material permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any governmental agency, authority, administrative or regulatory body, court
or other tribunal, foreign or domestic, or any other entity; (ii) violate, or
cause a breach of or default (or an event which with notice or the lapse of time
or both would become a default) under, any contract, agreement or understanding,
any statute or law, or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any
governmental agency, authority, administrative or regulatory body, court or
other tribunal, foreign or domestic, or any other entity or any arbitration
award binding upon the Stockholder; or (iii) cause the acceleration of any
obligation under or give to others any right of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other
encumbrances on any property or asset of the Stockholder pursuant to any
provision of any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract,
instrument, order, judgment, ordinance, regulation or decree to which the
Stockholder is subject or by which the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder's
properties or assets are bound. No proceedings are pending which, if adversely
determined, will have a material adverse effect on any ability to vote or
dispose of any of the Shares. The Stockholder has not previously assigned or
sold any of the Shares to any third party.
8. Further Assurances. The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees to
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed or delivered, such additional
proxies, consents, waivers and other instruments, and undertake any and all
further action, necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of OLYMPIC, to
carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement and to consummate the Merger
under the terms of the Merger Agent or any other agreement to which such
Stockholder is a party.
9. Termination. This Agreement and the Proxies delivered in connection
herewith shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the
Expiration Date; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party from
liability hereof for breaches of this Agreement prior to the Expiration Date or
for breaches of Section 6 after the Expiration Date.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, then the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
10.2 Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement and all of the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but, except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations of the parties hereto may be assigned by either
of the parties without the prior written consent of the other; provided,
however, that OLYMPIC may freely assign its rights to another direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of OLYMPIC without such prior written approval but no
such assignment shall relieve OLYMPIC of any of its obligations hereunder. Any
purported assignment without such consent shall be void.
10.3 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be modified,
amended, altered or supplemented except by the execution and delivery of a
written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
10.4 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto
acknowledge that OLYMPIC will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no
adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of
the Stockholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to
any other remedies that may be available to OLYMPIC upon such violation, OLYMPIC
shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific
performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to OLYMPIC at law
or in equity.
10.5 Notices. All notices that are required or may be given pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in
all respects if given in writing and delivered by hand or national overnight
courier service, transmitted by telecopy or mailed by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid (effective when delivered by hand or telecopy, one day
after dispatch by overnight courier, and three business days after dispatch by
mail), as follows:
(a) if to OLYMPIC, to:
Olympic Cascade Financial Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile: 000 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to the Stockholder, to the address set forth beneath
such Stockholder's signature below.
10.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, rule or
principle (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of New Jersey.
10.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Proxy and the Merger
Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties in respect of the
subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior negotiations and understandings
between the parties with respect to such subject matters.
10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
10.9 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
10.10 Jurisdiction.Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce
any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought
exclusively in the state or federal court of the State of New Jersey, and each
of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such court (and of the
appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding
and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or
proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that
service of process on such party as provided in this Section 10.10 shall be
deemed effective service of process on such party.
10.11 No Limitation on Actions of the Stockholder as Director.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the
Stockholder is an officer or director of FMFK, nothing in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to require the Stockholder, in the Stockholder's
capacity as a officer or director of FMFK, to act or fail to act in accordance
with the Stockholder's fiduciary duties in such capacity.
10.12 Remedies Not Exclusive. All rights, powers and remedies
provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or
in equity will be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any
thereof by either party will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of
any other such right, power or remedy by such party.
10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROXY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND
THEREBY.
10.14 Expenses. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or the Proxy, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
10.15 Disclosure. The Stockholder hereby authorizes OLYMPIC to
publish or disclosure in any OLYMPIC SEC Reports, including, without limitation,
a Schedule 13D, its identity and the nature of its commitments, arrangements and
understandings under this Agreement.
10.16 Consent of Spouse. If the Stockholder is married, the
Stockholder agrees to deliver to OLYMPIC the Consent of Spouse attached hereto
as Exhibit B on the date hereof.
10.17 Legend on Share Certificates. Each certificate representing
any Securities shall be endorsed by FMFK with a legend reading substantially as
follows:
"THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A VOTING AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH
IS ON FILE AT THE CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS."
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Voting Agreement to be
duly executed on the day and year first above written.
OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORP.
By:_____________________________________
Title:__________________________________
STOCKHOLDER
By:_____________________________________
Stockholder's Address for Notice:
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Shares beneficially owned:
_______ shares of FMFK Common Stock
_______ shares of FMFK Series B
Preferred Stock
SIGNATURE PAGE TO FMFK SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
PROXY
TO VOTE STOCK OF
FMFK
The undersigned stockholder of FIRST MONTUAK FINANCIAL CORP., a New Jersey
corporation (the "Company"), hereby irrevocably (to the full extent permitted by
Section 14A:5-19 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act, except as provided
below) appoints Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("OLYMPIC"), and each of them, as the sole
and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to vote and exercise all voting and related
rights (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled to do so) with
respect to all of the shares of capital stock of FMFK that now are or hereafter
may be beneficially owned by the undersigned, and any and all other shares or
securities of FMFK issued, issuable, exchanged or exchangeable in respect
thereof on or after the date hereof (collectively, the "Shares") in accordance
with the terms of this Proxy. The Shares beneficially owned by the undersigned
stockholder of FMFK as of the date of this Proxy are listed on the final page of
this Proxy. Upon the undersigned's execution of this Proxy, any and all prior
proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Shares are hereby revoked
and the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent proxies with respect to
the Shares until after the Expiration Date (as defined below).
This Proxy is irrevocable (to the extent provided in the New Jersey
Business Corporation Act Section14:A5-19), is coupled with an interest and is
granted pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement dated as of June 27, 2005, by
and among OLYMPIC and the undersigned stockholder (the "Voting Agreement"), and
is granted in consideration of OLYMPIC entering into that certain Amended and
Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 27, 2005 (the "Merger
Agreement"), by and among FMFK, OLYMPIC and OLY Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK ("MERGER SUB"). The Merger
Agreement provides for the merger of MERGER SUB with and into OLYMPIC (the
"Merger") with OLYMPIC as the surviving corporation. As used herein, the term
"Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time (as
such terms is defined in the Merger Agreement), and (ii) the date on which the
Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (including any
extensions to the Merger Agreement, as provided for therein).
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them are hereby
authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration
Date, to act as the undersigned's attorney and proxy to vote the Shares, and to
exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned with respect to the
Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents pursuant to Section 14A:5-6 of the New Jersey Business Corporation
Act), at every annual, special or other meeting or action of the stockholders of
FMFK, as applicable, or at any adjournment thereof and in every written consent
in lieu of such meeting: (i) in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement, the
Merger, the transactions contemplated thereby and any matter that could
reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; (ii) in favor of any
alternative structure as may be agreed by OLYMPIC and FMFK to effect the
acquisition of OLYMPIC by FMFK or of control of OLYMPIC; provided that such
alternative structure is on terms in the aggregate no less favorable to FMFK's
stockholders than the terms of the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement; and
(iii) against the consummation of any Superior Proposal or any other action,
proposal, agreement or transaction (other than the Merger, the Merger Agreement
or the transactions contemplated thereby) that would result in a breach of any
covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of
FMFK under the Merger Agreement, which could result in any of the conditions to
FMFK's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or which would
be inconsistent with the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the
Merger Agreement. The attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this
Proxy on any other matter except as provided above. The undersigned stockholder
may vote the Shares on all other matters.
Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
This Proxy is irrevocable (to the extent provided in Section 14A:5-19 of
the New Jersey Business Corporation Act). This Proxy shall terminate, and be of
no further force and effect, automatically upon the Expiration Date.
Dated: June 27, 2005
________________________________________
(Signature of Stockholder)
________________________________________
(Print Name of Stockholder)
Shares beneficially owned:
_______ shares of FMFK Common Stock
_______ shares of FMFK Series B
Preferred Stock
EXHIBIT B
CONSENT OF SPOUSE
I, __________________________, spouse of ____________ ("Stockholder"),
have read and hereby approve the foregoing Voting Agreement. In consideration of
the benefits to which the Stockholder is entitled under the Voting Agreement, I
hereby agree to be irrevocably bound by the Voting Agreement and further agree
that any community property or other such interest shall be similarly bound by
the Voting Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with
respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Voting Agreement.
________________________________________
Spouse of Stockholder
EXHIBIT A-2
OLYMPIC STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
June 27, 2005, between and among FIRST MONTUAK FINANCIAL CORP., a New Jersey
corporation ("FMFK"), and the undersigned stockholder (the "Stockholder") of
OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("OLYMPIC"). All
capitalized terms herein not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement") by and among OLYMPIC, OLY
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK
("MERGER SUB"), and FMFK, MERGER SUB is merging with and into OLYMPIC (the
"Merger") and OLYMPIC, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, will thereby
become a wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK;
WHEREAS, the Stockholder is the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of
shares of the outstanding (i) common stock, $0.02 par value per share, and/or
(ii) Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of OLYMPIC in the
amounts indicated on the final page of this Agreement (the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the execution of the Merger Agreement by
FMFK, and as a condition to such execution, the Stockholder agrees (i) not to
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of such Stockholder's Shares or New Shares
(as defined below), or any and all other shares or securities of OLYMPIC issued,
issuable, exchanged or exchangeable in respect of any Shares or New Shares
(collectively with respect to each Stockholder, the "Securities"), and (ii)
agrees to vote such Stockholder's Securities as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in contemplation of the foregoing and in consideration of
the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained
herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Retain Shares.
1.1 Transfer and Encumbrance. The Stockholder agrees to be subject
to such Stockholder's Proxy (as defined in Section 3) and agrees that it will
not take or permit any action to, directly or indirectly, (i) transfer, sell,
assign, give, pledge, exchange or pledge, or otherwise dispose of or encumber
the Stockholder's Securities prior to the Expiration Date, or to make any offer
or agreement relating thereto, at any time prior to the Expiration Date; (ii)
deposit any of the Stockholder's Securities into a voting trust or enter into a
voting agreement or arrangement with respect to such Stockholder's Securities or
grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto, in each case, in a
manner that conflicts or may conflict with the Stockholder's obligations
hereunder, or (iii) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
undertaking with respect to the direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer,
exchange or other disposition of or transfer of any interest in or the voting of
any of the Stockholder's Securities, in each case, in a manner that conflicts or
may conflict with the Stockholder's obligations hereunder. As used herein, the
term "Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time
(as such terms is defined in the Merger Agreement), and (ii) the date on which
the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (including any
extensions to the Merger Agreement, as provided for therein).
1.2 New Shares. The Stockholder agrees that any shares or securities
of the capital stock of OLYMPIC that the Stockholder purchases or with respect
to which the Stockholder otherwise acquires beneficial ownership after the date
of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Date (the "New Shares"), and any
and all other shares or securities of OLYMPIC issued, issuable, exchanged or
exchangeable in respect of any New Shares, shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted Shares.
2. Agreement to Vote. At every meeting of the stockholders of OLYMPIC
called with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment thereof,
and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of
OLYMPIC with respect to any of the following, the Stockholder agrees to vote
such Stockholder's Securities: (i) in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement,
the Merger, the transactions contemplated thereby and any matter that could
reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; (ii) in favor of any
alternative structure as may be agreed upon by OLYMPIC and FMFK to effect the
acquisition of OLYMPIC by FMFK or of control of OLYMPIC; provided that such
alternative structure is on terms in the aggregate no less favorable to
OLYMPIC's stockholders than the terms of the Merger set forth in the Merger
Agreement; and (iii) against the consummation of any Superior Proposal or any
other action, proposal, agreement or transaction (other than the Merger, the
Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby) that would result in
a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or
agreement of OLYMPIC under the Merger Agreement, which could result in any of
the conditions to OLYMPIC's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being
fulfilled or which would be inconsistent with the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Prior to the Expiration Date,
the Stockholder will not enter into any agreement or understanding with any
person or entity to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with
this Section 2. This Agreement is intended to bind the Stockholder as a
stockholder of OLYMPIC only with respect to the specific matters set forth
herein.
3. Proxy. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the
Stockholder agrees to deliver to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx of FMFK a
proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Proxy"), which shall be
irrevocable to the extent provided in Section 212 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, covering the total number of Securities beneficially owned or
as to which beneficial ownership is acquired (as such term is defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Stockholder. The Proxy shall not be
terminated by any act of the Stockholder or by operation of law, whether by the
death or incapacity of the Stockholder or by the occurrence of any other event
or events (including, without limitation, the termination of any trust or estate
for which the Stockholder is acting as a fiduciary or fiduciaries or the
dissolution or liquidation of any corporation or partnership). If between the
execution hereof and the Expiration Date, the Stockholder should die or become
incapacitated, or if any trust or estate holding the Securities should be
terminated, or if any corporation or partnership holding the Securities should
be dissolved or liquidated, or if any other such similar event or events shall
occur before the Expiration Date, certificates representing the Securities shall
be delivered by or on behalf of the Stockholder in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Merger Agreement and this Agreement, and actions taken by FMFK
hereunder shall be as valid as if such death, incapacity, termination,
dissolution, liquidation or other similar event or events had not occurred,
regardless of whether or not FMFK has received notice of such death, incapacity,
termination, dissolution, liquidation or other event.
4. No Opposition. The Stockholder agrees not to take, or cause to be
taken, any action inconsistent with the consummation of the Merger and the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder agrees to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to facilitate, encourage or
otherwise support the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THE COVENANTS AND
AGREMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE
STOCKHOLDER, ACTING AS A DIRECTOR OF OLYMPIC (IF APPLICABLE), FROM EXERCISING
HIS FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A SUPERIOR PROPOSAL WITH RESPECT TO
OLYMPIC
5. Acknowledgement. The parties acknowledge and agree that neither FMFK,
nor FMFK's successors, assigns, subsidiaries, divisions, employees, officers,
directors, stockholders, agents and affiliates shall owe any duty to, whether in
law or otherwise, or incur any liability of any kind whatsoever, including
without limitation, with respect to any and all claims, losses, demands, causes
of action, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) and
compensation of any kind or nature whatsoever to the Stockholder in connection
with or as a result of any voting (or refrain from voting) by FMFK of the
Securities subject to the Proxy hereby granted to FMFK at any annual, special or
other meeting or action or the execution of any consent of the stockholders of
OLYMPIC. The parties acknowledge that, pursuant to the authority hereby granted
under the Proxy, FMFK may vote the Securities in furtherance of its own
interests, and FMFK is not acting as a fiduciary for the Stockholder.
6. Intentionally deleted
7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Stockholder. The
Stockholder hereby represents, warrants and covenants to FMFK that:
7.1 Ownership. The Stockholder has good and marketable title to, and
is the sole legal and beneficial owner of, the Shares, in each case free and
clear of all Liens. As of the date hereof, the Stockholder does not beneficially
own any shares or securities of the capital stock of OLYMPIC other than such
Stockholder's Shares.
7.2 Authorization. The Stockholder has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Proxy and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has sole voting power and
sole power of disposition, with respect to all of the Shares with no
restrictions on its voting rights or rights of disposition pertaining thereto.
The Stockholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this
Agreement is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Stockholder,
enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms.
7.3 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement or the Proxy nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will (i) require the Stockholder to file or
register with, or obtain any material permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any governmental agency, authority, administrative or regulatory body, court
or other tribunal, foreign or domestic, or any other entity; (ii) violate, or
cause a breach of or default (or an event which with notice or the lapse of time
or both would become a default) under, any contract, agreement or understanding,
any statute or law, or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any
governmental agency, authority, administrative or regulatory body, court or
other tribunal, foreign or domestic, or any other entity or any arbitration
award binding upon the Stockholder; or (iii) cause the acceleration of any
obligation under or give to others any right of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other
encumbrances on any property or asset of the Stockholder pursuant to any
provision of any indenture, mortgage, lien, lease, agreement, contract,
instrument, order, judgment, ordinance, regulation or decree to which the
Stockholder is subject or by which the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder's
properties or assets are bound. No proceedings are pending which, if adversely
determined, will have a material adverse effect on any ability to vote or
dispose of any of the Shares. The Stockholder has not previously assigned or
sold any of the Shares to any third party.
8. Further Assurances. The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees to
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed or delivered, such additional
proxies, consents, waivers and other instruments, and undertake any and all
further action, necessary or desirable, in the reasonable opinion of FMFK, to
carry out the purpose and intent of this Agreement and to consummate the Merger
under the terms of the Merger Agent or any other agreement to which such
Stockholder is a party.
9. Termination. This Agreement and the Proxies delivered in connection
herewith shall terminate and shall have no further force or effect as of the
Expiration Date; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party from
liability hereof for breaches of this Agreement prior to the Expiration Date or
for breaches of Section 6 after the Expiration Date.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction
of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, then the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
10.2 Binding Effect and Assignment. This Agreement and all of the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but, except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations of the parties hereto may be assigned by either
of the parties without the prior written consent of the other; provided,
however, FMFK may freely assign its rights to another direct or indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of FMFK without such prior written approval but no such
assignment shall relieve FMFK of any of its obligations hereunder. Any purported
assignment without such consent shall be void.
10.3 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be modified,
amended, altered or supplemented except by the execution and delivery of a
written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
10.4 Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto
acknowledge that FMFK will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no
adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of
the Stockholder set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to
any other remedies that may be available to FMFK upon such violation, FMFK shall
have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance,
injunctive relief or by any other means available to FMFK at law or in equity.
10.5 Notices. All notices that are required or may be given pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in
all respects if given in writing and delivered by hand or national overnight
courier service, transmitted by telecopy or mailed by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid (effective when delivered by hand or telecopy, one day
after dispatch by overnight courier, and three business days after dispatch by
mail), as follows:
(a) if to FMFK or MERGER SUB, to:
First Montauk Financial Corp.
Parkway 109 Office Center
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
Att: Chief Executive Officer
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx & DiGioia, LLP
00 Xxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Att.: Xxxxxx XxXxxxx, Esq.
(b) if to the Stockholder, to the address set forth
beneath such Stockholder's signature below.
10.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, rule or
principle (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware.
10.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Proxy and the Merger
Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties in respect of the
subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior negotiations and understandings
between the parties with respect to such subject matters.
10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
10.9 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
10.10 Jurisdiction.Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce
any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought
exclusively in the state or federal court of the State of Delaware, and each of
the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such court (and of the
appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding
and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or
proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that
service of process on such party as provided in this Section 10.10 shall be
deemed effective service of process on such party.
10.11 No Limitation on Actions of the Stockholder as Director.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the
Stockholder is an officer or director of OLYMPIC, nothing in this Agreement is
intended or shall be construed to require the Stockholder, in the Stockholder's
capacity as a officer or director of OLYMPIC, to act or fail to act in
accordance with the Stockholder's fiduciary duties in such capacity.
10.12 Remedies Not Exclusive. All rights, powers and remedies
provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or
in equity will be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any
thereof by either party will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of
any other such right, power or remedy by such party.
10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROXY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND
THEREBY.
10.14 Expenses. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement or the Proxy, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
10.15 Disclosure. The Stockholder hereby authorizes FMFK to publish
or disclosure in any FMFK SEC Reports, including, without limitation, a Schedule
13D, its identity and the nature of its commitments, arrangements and
understandings under this Agreement.
10.16 Consent of Spouse. If the Stockholder is married, the
Stockholder agrees to deliver to FMFK the Consent of Spouse attached hereto as
Exhibit B on the date hereof.
10.17 Legend on Share Certificates. Each certificate representing
any Securities shall be endorsed by OLYMPIC with a legend reading substantially
as follows:
"THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A VOTING AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH
IS ON FILE AT THE CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS."
[Remainder of the Page Intentionally Left Blank]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Voting Agreement to be
duly executed on the day and year first above written.
FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP.
By:_____________________________________
Title:__________________________________
STOCKHOLDER
By:_____________________________________
Stockholder's Address for Notice:
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Shares beneficially owned:
_______ shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock
______ shares of the OLYMPIC Series A
Preferred
SIGNATURE PAGE TO OLYMPIC SHAREHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
PROXY
TO VOTE STOCK OF
OLYMPIC
The undersigned stockholder of OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation ( "OLYMPIC"), hereby irrevocably (to the full extent
permitted by Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, except as
provided below) appoints Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx of FIRST MONTUAK
FINANCIAL CORP., a New Jersey corporation ("Company"), and each of them, as the
sole and exclusive attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, to vote and exercise all voting and related
rights (to the full extent that the undersigned is entitled to do so) with
respect to all of the shares of capital stock of OLYMPIC that now are or
hereafter may be beneficially owned by the undersigned, and any and all other
shares or securities of OLYMPIC issued, issuable, exchanged or exchangeable in
respect thereof on or after the date hereof (collectively, the "Shares") in
accordance with the terms of this Proxy. The Shares beneficially owned by the
undersigned stockholder of OLYMPIC as of the date of this Proxy are listed on
the final page of this Proxy. Upon the undersigned's execution of this Proxy,
any and all prior proxies given by the undersigned with respect to any Shares
are hereby revoked and the undersigned agrees not to grant any subsequent
proxies with respect to the Shares until after the Expiration Date (as defined
below).
This Proxy is irrevocable (to the extent provided in Section 212 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law), is coupled with an interest and is granted
pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement dated as of June 27, 2005, by and
among FMFK and the undersigned stockholder (the "Voting Agreement"), and is
granted in consideration of FMFK entering into that certain Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 27, 2005 (the "Merger
Agreement"), by and among FMFK, OLYMPIC and OLY Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FMFK ("MERGER SUB"). The Merger
Agreement provides for the merger of MERGER SUB with and into OLYMPIC (the
"Merger") with OLYMPIC as the surviving corporation. As used herein, the term
"Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time (as
such terms is defined in the Merger Agreement), and (ii) the date on which the
Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (including any
extensions to the Merger Agreement, as provided for therein).
The attorneys and proxies named above, and each of them are hereby
authorized and empowered by the undersigned, at any time prior to the Expiration
Date, to act as the undersigned's attorney and proxy to vote the Shares, and to
exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned with respect to the
Shares (including, without limitation, the power to execute and deliver written
consents pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law), at
every annual, special or other meeting or action of the stockholders of OLYMPIC,
as applicable, or at any adjournment thereof and in every written consent in
lieu of such meeting: (i) in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement, the
Merger, the transactions contemplated thereby and any matter that could
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reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger; (ii) in favor of any
alternative structure as may be agreed by OLYMPIC and FMFK to effect the
acquisition of OLYMPIC by FMFK or of control of OLYPMPIC; provided that such
alternative structure is on terms in the aggregate no less favorable to
OLYMPIC's stockholders than the terms of the Merger set forth in the Merger
Agreement; and (iii) against the consummation of any Superior Proposal or any
other action, proposal, agreement or transaction (other than the Merger, the
Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby) that would result in
a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or
agreement of OLYMPIC under the Merger Agreement, which could result in any of
the conditions to OLYMPIC's obligations under the Merger Agreement not being
fulfilled or which would be inconsistent with the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The attorneys and proxies
named above may not exercise this Proxy on any other matter except as provided
above. The undersigned stockholder may vote the Shares on all other matters.
Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
This Proxy is irrevocable (to the extent provided in Section 212 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law). This Proxy shall terminate, and be of no
further force and effect, automatically upon the Expiration Date.
Dated: June 27, 2005
________________________________________
(Signature of Stockholder)
________________________________________
(Print Name of Stockholder)
Shares beneficially owned:
______ shares of OLYMPIC Common Stock
______ shares of the OLYMPIC Series A
Preferred
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EXHIBIT B
CONSENT OF SPOUSE
I, __________________________, spouse of ____________ ("Stockholder"),
have read and hereby approve the foregoing Voting Agreement. In consideration of
the benefits to which the Stockholder is entitled under the Voting Agreement, I
hereby agree to be irrevocably bound by the Voting Agreement and further agree
that any community property or other such interest shall be similarly bound by
the Voting Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with
respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Voting Agreement.
________________________________________
Spouse of Stockholder
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EXHIBIT B
AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
THIS AFFILIATE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
June __, 2005 by and between FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP., a New Jersey
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned stockholder (the "Affiliate"),
who may be deemed an affiliate of OLYMPIC CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation ("Olympic"), under applicable law. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated June 27, 2005 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, OLY
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Olympic, Merger Sub is merging with and into Olympic
(the "Merger") and Olympic, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, will
thereby become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Affiliate has been advised that the Affiliate may be deemed
to be an "affiliate" of the Company, as the term "affiliate" is used for
purposes of Rule 144 and Rule 145 of the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"); and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Affiliate is
a material inducement to, and in consideration of, the Company's willingness to
enter into the Merger Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
1. Acknowledgments by Affiliate. The Affiliate understands and hereby
acknowledges that the representations, warranties and covenants by the Affiliate
set forth herein shall be relied upon by Olympic, the Company and their
respective affiliates and legal counsel, and that substantial losses and damages
may be incurred by such persons if the representations and warranties of the
Affiliate contained herein are inaccurate or if the covenants of the Affiliate
contained herein are breached. The Affiliate hereby represents and warrants to
the Company that the Affiliate has carefully read this Agreement and the Merger
Agreement and has discussed the requirements of this Agreement with the
Affiliate's professional advisors, who are qualified to advise the Affiliate
with regard to such matters.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Affiliate. The Affiliate hereby
represents and warrants to the Company as follows: (i) the Affiliate is the sole
beneficial owner of the number of shares of the common stock of Olympic, $0.02
par value per share (the "Olympic Common Stock") and/or Series A Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Olympic Series A Preferred Stock") set
forth under the Affiliate's name on the signature page hereto (the "Shares");
(ii) the Shares are not subject to any claim, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance or to any rights of first refusal of any kind;
(iii) there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements
of any kind or character, written or oral, to which the Affiliate is party or by
which the Affiliate is bound obligating the Affiliate to issue, deliver, sell,
repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or
redeemed, any Shares, or obligating the Affiliate to grant or enter into any
such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement; (iv) the Affiliate
has the sole right to transfer the Shares; (v) as of the date hereof, the Shares
constitute all shares of Company Common Stock and/or Company Series A Prefferd
Stock owned, beneficially or of record, by the Affiliate; (vi) the Shares are
not subject to preemptive rights created by any agreement to which the Affiliate
is party or by which the Affiliate is bound; and (vii) the Affiliate has not
engaged in any sale or other transfer of the Shares in contemplation of the
Merger.
3. Application to Subsequently Acquired Shares. The Affiliate hereby
agrees that all shares of Olympic Common Stock, Olympic Series A Preferred Stock
and shares of the common stock of the Company, no par value ("Company Common
Stock") acquired by the Affiliate subsequent to the date hereof (including
shares of Company Common Stock acquired in the Merger) shall be subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement as if held by the Affiliate as
of the date hereof.
4. Compliance with Rule 145 and the Securities Act.
(a) The Affiliate understands and hereby acknowledges that the
Affiliate has been advised that (A) the issuance of Company Common Stock in
connection with the Merger is expected to be effected pursuant to a registration
statement on Form S-4 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and the resale of such shares will be subject to
restrictions set forth in Rule 145 under the Securities Act; and (B) Affiliate
may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of Olympic as the term "affiliate" is used
for purposes of Rule 144 and Rule 145 of the rules and regulations of the
Commission. Accordingly, the Affiliate hereby agrees not to sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any Company Common Stock issued to the Affiliate in the
Merger unless (i) such sale, transfer or other disposition is made in conformity
with the requirements of Rule 145(d) promulgated under the Securities Act; (ii)
such sale, transfer or other disposition is made pursuant to a registration
statement declared or ordered effective under the Securities Act, or an
appropriate exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act; (iii) the Affiliate delivers to the Company a written
opinion of legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Company in form and
substance, that such sale, transfer or other disposition is otherwise exempt
from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act; or (iv) an authorized representative of the Commission shall have rendered
written advice to the Affiliate to the effect that the Commission would take no
action, or that the staff of the Commission would not recommend that the
Commission take any action, with respect to the proposed disposition if
consummated.
(b) The Affiliate understands and hereby acknowledges that the
Company will give stop transfer instructions to its transfer agent with respect
to any Company Common Stock issued to the Affiliate pursuant to the Merger, and
there shall be placed on the certificates representing such Company Common
Stock, or any substitutions therefor, a legend stating in substance:
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"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION
TO WHICH RULE 145 APPLIES AND MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED IN CONFORMITY WITH
RULE 145(d) OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH A WRITTEN
OPINION OF COUNSEL, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE, THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED."
The legend set forth above shall be removed (by delivery of a substitute
certificate without such legend), and the Company shall so instruct its transfer
agent, if the Affiliate delivers to the Company (i) satisfactory written
evidence that the Shares have been sold in compliance with Rule 145 (in which
case, the substitute certificate shall be issued in the name of the transferee);
or (ii) an opinion of counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Company, to the effect that public sale of the Shares by the holder thereof
is no longer subject to Rule 145.
5. Termination. This Agreement shall be terminated, and be of no further
force and effect, automatically upon the termination of the Merger Agreement
pursuant to its terms (including any extension to the Merger Agreement as
provided for therein).
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Waiver. No waiver by any party hereto of any condition or any
breach of any term or provision set forth in this Agreement shall be effective
unless in writing and signed by each party hereto. The waiver of a condition or
any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be
construed to be a waiver of any other previous or subsequent breach of any term
or provision of this Agreement.
(b) Severability. In the event that any term, provision, covenant or
restriction set forth in this Agreement, or the application of any such term,
provision, covenant or restriction to any person, entity or set of
circumstances, shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth in this Agreement, and
the application of such terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions to
persons, entities or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined
to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and
effect, shall not be impaired, invalidated or otherwise affected and shall
continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
(c) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but,
except as otherwise specifically provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights, interests or obligations of the Affiliate may be assigned to any
other person without prior written consent of the Company.
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(d) Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered
or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement
executed by each of the parties hereto.
(e) Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. Each of the parties
hereto hereby acknowledge that (i) the representations, warranties, covenants
and restrictions set forth in this Agreement are necessary, fundamental and
required for the protection of Olympic and the Company and to preserve for the
Company the benefits of the Merger; (ii) such covenants relate to matters which
are of a special, unique, and extraordinary character that gives each such
representation, warranty, covenant and restriction a special, unique, and
extraordinary value; and (iii) a breach of any such representation, warranty,
covenant or restriction, or any other term or provision of this Agreement, will
result in irreparable harm and damages to Olympic and the Company that cannot be
adequately compensated by a monetary award. Accordingly, the Company and the
Affiliate hereby expressly agree that in addition to all other remedies
available at law or in equity, Olympic and the Company shall be entitled to the
immediate remedy of specific performance, a temporary and/or permanent
restraining order, preliminary injunction, or such other form of injunctive or
equitable relief as may be used by any court of competent jurisdiction to
restrain or enjoin any of the parties hereto from breaching any representations,
warranties, covenants or restrictions set forth in this Agreement, or to
specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof.
(f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision, rule or principle (whether of the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Delaware.
(g) Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce
any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought
exclusively in the state or federal court of the State of Delaware, and each of
the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such court (and of the
appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding
and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or
proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that
service of process on such party as provided in this Section 10.6 shall be
deemed effective service of process on such party.
(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the
other agreements referred to in the Merger Agreement set forth the entire
agreement and understanding of the Company and the Affiliate with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior discussions,
agreements and understandings between Parent and the Affiliate with respect to
the subject matter hereof and thereof.
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(i) Notices. All notices and other communications pursuant to this
Agreement shall be in writing and deemed to be sufficient if contained in a
written instrument and shall be deemed given if delivered personally,
telecopied, sent by nationally-recognized overnight courier or mailed by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, to the
parties at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall
be specified by like notice):
If to the Company: First Montauk Financial Corp.
Parkway 109 Office Center
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive
Officer
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to: Xxxxxxxxx & DiGioia, LLP
00 Xxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx XxXxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
If to the Affiliate: To the address for notice set forth on the
signature page hereof.
(j) Further Assurances. The Affiliate shall execute and deliver any
additional certificate, instruments and other documents, and take any additional
actions, as the Company may deem necessary or desirable, in the reasonable
opinion of the Company, to carry out and effectuate the purpose and intent of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any legal actions or proceeding
to enforce or interpret the terms and provisions hereof, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, whether or not the proceeding
results in a final judgment.
(l) Third Party Reliance. Legal counsel to Olympic and the Company
shall be entitled to rely upon this Agreement.
(m) Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and other
terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement shall survive the consummation
of the Merger.
(n) Remedies Not Exclusive. All rights, powers and remedies provided
under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in
equity will be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any thereof
by either party will not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any
other such right, power or remedy by such party.
(o) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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(p) Counterparts. This Agreement shall be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Affiliate Agreement
to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
FIRST MONTAUK FINANCIAL CORP. AFFILIATE
By: By (Signature):
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Name: Print Name:
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Title: Affiliate's Address for Notice:
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Shares beneficially owned:
______ shares of Olympic Common Stock
______ shares of Olympic Series A Preferred
Stock
______ shares of Olympic Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of
outstanding options, warrants and
other rights
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
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