AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER December 31, 2009 AMONG EVERGREEN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD. AND EXOUSIA MERGER SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
EXHIBIT 1.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
December
31, 2009
AMONG
EVERGREEN
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD.
AND
EXOUSIA
MERGER SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter referred to as this “Agreement”), dated
December 31, 2009, among Evergreen Global Investments Ltd. (hereinafter referred
to as “Evergreen”), a
Delaware corporation, and Exousia Merger Subsidiary I, Inc. (hereinafter
referred to as “Exousia Merger Subsidiary”), a Delaware
corporation. Evergreen and Exousia Merger Subsidiary are sometimes
hereinafter referred to individually as a Party and together as the
Parties.
WHEREAS,
the Parties have determined to engage in a strategic business combination with
the other; and
WHEREAS,
in order to effect the business combination of Exousia Merger Subsidiary and
Evergreen, the Parties desire that Evergreen merge with and into Exousia Merger
Subsidiary with Evergreen being the surviving entity (hereinafter referred to as
the “Merger”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Boards of Directors of each of Exousia Merger Subsidiary and Evergreen have
determined the Merger, in the manner contemplated herein, to be desirable and in
the best interests of their respective companies and shareholders, and by
resolutions duly adopted, have approved and adopted this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties herein contained, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION
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SECTION
1.1
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Definitions.
The following terms shall have the definitions
indicated:
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Affiliated Person: means with
respect to: (a) Exousia Merger Subsidiary, any (i) officer or director of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary; (ii) any Exousia Merger Subsidiary Shareholder that
owns, or has the right to acquire, more than five percent (5%) of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary Ownership; (iii) Person that, directly or indirectly, alone or
together with others, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
Exousia Merger Subsidiary; or (iv) Person that, directly or indirectly, alone or
together with others, is controlled by or under common control with any officer
or director of Exousia Merger Subsidiary; and (b) Evergreen, any (i) officer or
director of Evergreen; (ii) any Evergreen Shareholder that owns, or has the
right to acquire, more than five percent (5%) of Evergreen Ownership; (iii)
Person that, directly or indirectly, alone or together with others, controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with Evergreen; or (iv) Person that,
directly or indirectly, alone or together with others, is controlled by or under
common control with any officer or director of Evergreen.
Agreement: means this
Agreement and Plan of Merger, including all schedules, appendices and exhibits
attached hereto.
Applicable Benefits Law:
means the legal requirements imposed upon employee benefit plans by the United
States or any political subdivision thereof (including any requirements enforced
by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to employee benefit plans intended
to confer tax benefits on Exousia Merger Subsidiary or Evergreen or their
employees).
Certificates of Merger: means the Certificates of
Merger to be executed by Evergreen and Exousia Merger Subsidiary and filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware, each substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
C.
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Closing; Closing Date: shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in Article X hereof.
Code: means the Internal
Revenue Code, Title 26 of the United States Code (26 U.S.C.), as amended,
including, if the context permits, the applicable regulations promulgated
pursuant thereto.
Confidential Information: means all information of
any kind concerning a party hereto that is furnished by such party or on its
behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except
information (i) ascertainable or obtained from public or published information,
(ii) received from a third party not known to the recipient of Confidential
Information to be under an obligation to keep such information confidential,
(iii) which is or becomes known to the public (other than through a breach of
this Agreement), (iv) of which the recipient was in possession prior to
disclosure thereof in connection with the Merger, or (v) which was independently
developed by the recipient without the benefit of Confidential
Information.
Delaware Corporation Laws:
means the Delaware Corporation and Business Entity Laws, as may be amended from
time to time.
Effective Time: means the date and time on
which the Merger becomes effective as set forth in the Certificates of
Merger.
Employee Benefit Plan: means
executive compensation, deferred compensation, stock ownership, stock purchase,
stock option, restricted stock, performance ownership interest, bonus and other
incentive plans, pension, profit sharing, savings, thrift or retirement plans,
employee stock ownership plans, life, health, dental and disability plans,
vacation, severance pay, sick leave, dependent care, cafeteria and tuition
reimbursement plans, and any other “employee benefit plans” within the meaning
of the ERISA, whether or not in writing, currently maintained by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary or Evergreen or with respect to which Exousia Merger Subsidiary or
Evergreen may have any liability or obligation (direct, indirect, contingent or
otherwise) to any employee, former employee, director or former director (or any
dependents or beneficiaries) of Exousia Merger Subsidiary or Evergreen or to any
governmental entity.
ERISA: means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Evergreen: means Evergreen Global
Investments Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware.
Evergreen Ownership: means the owners of all the
issued shares of Evergreen.
Evergreen Shareholder
Approvals: means
the approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby, by the requisite vote of the shareholders of Evergreen duly adopted by
unanimous written consent, all in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger.
GAAP: means United States
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
IRS: means the Internal Revenue
Service.
Knowledge: means the actual knowledge
of the board of directors or executive officers of the referenced Party or
Parties, as applicable, after reasonable inquiry of the other directors or
executive officers of the Parties and the Persons responsible for the day-to-day
operations of the Parties (although this definition shall not give rise to any
duty of any independent verification or confirmation by shareholders of senior
management or board of directors of the entity making the representation or
warranty from other Persons)
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Lien: means any lien, claim,
encumbrance, security interest, assessment, charge, restriction (including
restriction on voting rights or rights of disposition), mortgage, deed of trust,
equity of any character, third party right of whatever nature or other similar
or like charge.
Exousia Merger
Subsidiary:
means Exousia Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Exousia Merger Subsidiary Benefit
Plans: means all Benefit Plans,
and all other material fringe benefit plans or programs, sponsored or maintained
by Exousia Merger Subsidiary or under which Exousia Merger Subsidiary may be
obligated.
Exousia Merger Subsidiary
Ownership: means
the owner of all the issued shares of Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
Exousia Merger Subsidiary
Shareholder
Approvals: means
the approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby, by the requisite vote of the sole shareholder of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, all in accordance with this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger.
Material Adverse Event; Material
Adverse Effect:
means an event, effect, occurrence or circumstance which, alone or when taken
with other breaches, events, effects, occurrences or circumstances existing
concurrently therewith (including without limitation, any breach of a
representation or warranty contained herein by such party) (i) has or is
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the properties,
financial condition, results of operations, or business of such party and its
subsidiaries, or (ii) would materially prevent such Party’s, or any affiliated
Party’s, ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however,
that in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Event
has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect the cause of which is (a) any
change in banking, tax and similar laws of general applicability or
interpretations thereof by courts or governmental authorities, (b) any change in
GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to the Parties hereto, (c)
any action or omission of Exousia Merger Subsidiary or Evergreen or a subsidiary
thereof taken with the prior written consent of Evergreen or Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, as applicable, in contemplation of the transaction contemplated
herein, (d) any changes in general economic conditions affecting the businesses
of the Parties hereto.
Merger: means the merger described
in Section 2.1 hereof.
Person: means an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, a commercial bank, an industrial bank, a savings
association, a savings bank, a limited liability company, an association, a
joint stock company, a trust, a business trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, a governmental entity (or any department, agency,
or political subdivision thereof) or other entity.
Regulations: means the
regulations issued by the IRS under the Code.
Regulatory Approvals: means
the order of any federal or state regulatory authority approving the
Merger.
Rights: means (whether or not
fully vested) warrants, calls, commitments, options, rights (whether
shareholders’ appreciation rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, profit
participation rights, or otherwise), securities or obligations convertible into
or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
and other arrangements or commitments which obligate a Person to issue,
otherwise cause to become outstanding, sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise
dispose of any of its shareholder interest or other ownership interests, or any
voting rights thereof or therein, or to pay monetary sums by reference to the
existence or market valuation, or in lieu and place, of any of its shareholder
interests therein.
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Surviving Entity Certificate of
Incorporation: means the Certificate of Incorporation of Evergreen as
filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
Surviving Entity By-Laws:
means the By-Laws of Evergreen, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
Taxes: means all federal,
state, local, foreign and other taxes, assessments or other governmental
charges, including but not limited to income, estimated income, gross receipts,
business, occupation, franchise, property, sales, use, transfer, excise,
employment, payroll and withholding taxes, and including interest, penalties and
additions in connection therewith.
SECTION
1.2 Construction. In
this Agreement (i) words denoting the singular include the plural and vice
versa, (ii) “it” or “its” or words denoting any gender include all genders,
(iii) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation”, whether or
not expressed, (iv) any reference to a statute shall mean the statute and any
regulations thereunder in force as of the date of this Agreement, the Closing
Date or the Effective Time, as applicable, unless otherwise expressly provided,
(v) any reference herein to a Section, Article, Schedule or Exhibit refers to a
Section or Article of or a Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, unless
otherwise stated, and (vi) when calculating the period of time within or
following which any act is to be done or steps taken, the date which is the
reference day in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day
of such period is not a business day, then the period shall end on the next day
which is a business day.
ARTICLE
II
THE
MERGER
SECTION
2.1 The
Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including the fulfillment (or waiver) of all conditions to the obligations of
the Parties contained herein, at the Effective Time of the Merger and pursuant
to the Delaware Corporation Laws the following shall occur:
(a)
Evergreen shall be merged with and into Exousia Merger Subsidiary, with
Evergreen remaining as the surviving entity (hereinafter referred to as the
“Surviving Entity”). The separate existence of Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall
cease at the Effective Time of the Merger, and thereupon Exousia Merger
Subsidiary and Evergreen shall be a single corporation and the title to all real
estate and other property owned by Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall be vested in
Evergreen as the Surviving Entity without reversion or impairment, and the
Surviving Entity shall have all liabilities of Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the Effective Time of
Merger the Surviving Entity shall possess all the rights, privileges, powers and
franchises as well of a public as of a private nature, subject to all the
restrictions, disabilities and duties of Exousia Merger Subsidiary; and all and
singular, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to
Exousia Merger Subsidiary on whatever account, as well as for ownership
subscriptions and all other things in action or belonging to Exousia Merger
Subsidiary shall be vested in the Surviving Entity; and all property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be
thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Entity as they were of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or
otherwise in Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall not revert or be in any way
impaired; but all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of Exousia
Merger Subsidiary shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and
duties of Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving
Entity, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts,
liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
(b) The
Surviving Entity Certificate of Incorporation and Surviving Entity By-Laws,
attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, shall be
the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Surviving Entity until
amended as permitted by the Surviving Entity By-Laws or by the Delaware
Corporation Laws.
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(c) The
Directors of the Surviving Entity as of the Effective Time shall be two
Directors appointed by Evergreen and one Director appointed by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, until their successors shall be elected and qualified or their
earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the
By-Laws.
(d) Upon
the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Certificates
of Merger shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
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2.2 Capitalization Following
Merger. At the Effective Time of the Merger, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of any shareholder thereof, the
shareholders of Evergreen shall receive Ten Million (10,000,000) shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc., parent
company of Exousia Merger Subsidiary, immediately after the Effective Time of
the Merger. The Pro Forma Balance Sheet of Evergreen immediately after the
Effective Time of the Merger is set forth in Exhibit D, attached
hereto. The preferred shares of Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. to
be received by the shareholders of Evergreen are reflected in Exhibit E, attached
hereto, and are the only shares of preferred stock authorized to be issued by
Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc.
SECTION
2.4 Tax-Free
Reorganization. The parties intend that the Merger qualify as a tax-free
reorganization pursuant to Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF EXOUSIA MERGER SUBSIDIARY
Exousia
Merger Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to Evergreen as
follows:
SECTION
3.1 Organization. Exousia
Merger Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets as and where the
same are owned, operated or leased and to conduct its business as it is now
being conducted. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has heretofore delivered to Evergreen
complete and correct copies of its Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws as
in effect on the date hereof.
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3.2 Capitalization.
(a) Schedule 3.2 hereto
sets forth a complete and correct list of each shareholder of record of the
Exousia Merger Subsidiary Ownership, the percentage of Exousia Merger Subsidiary
Ownership owned by each such shareholder, and the residence address of such
shareholder.
(b) All
Exousia Merger Subsidiary shareholder interests are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. All Exousia Merger Subsidiary shareholder interests were
issued in compliance with all requirements of all applicable federal and state
laws and Exousia Merger Subsidiary has otherwise complied in all material
respects with federal and state laws, except where the failure to comply would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
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3.3 Subsidiaries. Exousia
Merger Subsidiary has no subsidiaries.
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3.4 No Commitments to Issue New
Stock. There are no outstanding rights, agreements, commitments or other
instruments pursuant to which Exousia Merger Subsidiary is or may become
obligated to authorize, issue, or transfer any shareholder interests. There are
no agreements or understandings in effect among any of the shareholders of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary or with any other Person with respect to the voting,
transfer, disposition or registration under applicable federal or state laws, of
any ownership interest of Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
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SECTION
3.5 Authorization; Execution and
Delivery. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Exousia
Merger Subsidiary and, subject to shareholder approval, constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Exousia Merger Subsidiary, enforceable against
Exousia Merger Subsidiary in accordance with its terms.
SECTION
3.6 Governmental Approvals and
Filings. No approval, authorization, consent, license, clearance or order
of, declaration or notification to, or filing or registration with any
governmental or regulatory authority (collectively, “Governmental
Approvals”) is required in order (a) to permit Exousia Merger Subsidiary
to consummate the Merger or perform its obligations under this Agreement, or (b)
to prevent the termination of, or materially and adversely affect, any
governmental right, privilege, authority, franchise, license, permit or
certificate of Exousia Merger Subsidiary to provide its services or carry on its
business (hereinafter referred to as “Governmental
Licenses”), or to prevent any material loss or disadvantage to Exousia
Merger Subsidiary’s business, by reason of the Merger, except for (i) filing and
recording of the Certificate of Merger as required by the Delaware Corporation
Laws, and (ii) such Governmental Approvals not obtained or in effect by Exousia
Merger Subsidiary that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Exousia
Merger Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.7 No Conflict. Except
as set forth in such Schedule 3.7, neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, nor the consummation by Exousia Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach
or violation of, any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws;
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, give rise to a default,
or result in the acceleration of performance, or permit the acceleration or
performance, under (whether or not after the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both) any note, bond, indenture, guaranty, lease, license, agreement or other
instrument, writ, injunction, order, judgment or decree to which Exousia Merger
Subsidiary or any of its respective properties or assets is subject; (iii) give
rise to a declaration or imposition of any material Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of Exousia Merger Subsidiary; or (iv) materially impair
Exousia Merger Subsidiary's business or adversely affect any Governmental
Approval necessary to enable Exousia Merger Subsidiary to carry on its business
as presently conducted, except in the case of (ii), (iii) or (iv) would not have
a Material Adverse Effect on Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.8 Financial Statements;
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Exousia
Merger Subsidiary has heretofore delivered to Evergreen a complete and correct
copy of its unaudited balance sheet (hereinafter referred to as the “Exousia Merger Subsidiary
Interim Balance Sheet”) as of December 31, 2009 prepared in accordance
with GAAP that fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition
of Exousia Merger Subsidiary as of that date. A copy of said Exousia Merger
Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet is attached hereto as Schedule
3.8.
(b) Except
as and to the extent reflected or reserved against on the Exousia Merger
Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet, Exousia Merger Subsidiary did not have, as of
the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet date, any material
liabilities, debts or obligations of any nature that would be required as of
such date to have been included on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP. Since the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet Date, there has
been no event that would have a material adverse effect on in the business,
operations, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities, results of
operations or prospects of Exousia Merger Subsidiary, and no event has occurred
which is reasonably likely to cause any such material adverse
effect.
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SECTION
3.9 Absence of Changes.
Since the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet date, Exousia Merger
Subsidiary has conducted its business only in the ordinary course, and Exousia
Merger Subsidiary has not:
(a) amended
or otherwise modified its Certificate of Incorporation, or By-Laws;
(b) issued
or sold or authorized for issuance or sale, or granted any options or made any
other agreements (other than this Agreement) with respect to any shareholder
interest, or altered any term of any of its shareholder interests or other
interests or its capitalization, except as previously discussed and disclosed in
writing to Evergreen prior to the Effective Time;
(c) incurred
any obligation or liability, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether
due or to become due, except current liabilities for trade or business
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
prior practice;
(d) recorded
or accrued any item of revenue, except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with prior practice;
(e) been
subjected to any Lien or other restriction any of its properties, business or
assets;
(f) discharged
or satisfied any Lien, or paid any obligation or liability, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise, whether due or to become due, other than current
liabilities shown on the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet and
current liabilities incurred since the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance
Sheet date in the ordinary course of business and consistent with prior
practice;
(g) declared
or made any payment of dividends or other distribution to its shareholders upon
or in respect of any ownership interests, or purchased, retired or redeemed, or
obligated itself to purchase, retire or redeem, any ownership interests or other
securities;
(h) sold,
transferred, leased to others or otherwise disposed of any properties or assets
or purchased, leased from others or otherwise acquired any properties or assets
except in the ordinary course of business;
(i) canceled
or compromised any debt or claim or waived or released any right of substantial
value;
(j) terminated
or received any notice of termination of any contract, lease, license or other
agreement or any Governmental License, or suffered any damage, destruction or
loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that, in any case or in the
aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(k) had
any change in its relations with its employees or any material customer or
supplier other than those that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect to
Exousia Merger Subsidiary;
(1) transferred
or granted any rights under, or entered into any settlement regarding the breach
or infringement of, any United States or foreign license, patent, copyright,
trademark, trade name, service xxxx, brand xxxx, brand name, invention,
intellectual property or similar rights or with respect to any know-how, or
modified any existing rights with respect thereto;
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(m) made
any change in the rate of compensation, commission, bonus or other remuneration
payable, or paid or agreed or orally promised to pay, conditionally or
otherwise, any bonus, extra compensation, pension or severance or vacation pay,
to any shareholder, director, officer, employee, salesman, distributor or agent
of Exousia Merger Subsidiary except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with prior practice and not in contemplation of the
Merger;
(n) made
any increase in or commitment to increase any employee benefits, adopted or made
any commitment to adopt any additional Employee Benefit Plan or made any
contribution, other than regularly scheduled contributions, to any Employee
Benefit Plan;
(o) engaged
in any transaction with any shareholder, director, officer, employee, salesman,
distributor or agent of Exousia Merger Subsidiary other than (i) normal
compensation and other fees earned in their capacity as such in accordance with
past practice, (ii) transactions in the ordinary course of business not
involving an expenditure in excess of an aggregate of $10,000 per individual,
and (iii) transactions in accordance with the provisions of Contracts (as
hereinafter defined in Section 3.17(b) with
any such Person that are disclosed on Schedule 3.17 hereto)
or made any loans or advances to any director, officer, employee, salesman,
distributor or agent other than travel and entertainment advances in the
ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice;
(p) made
any capital expenditures or capital additions in excess of $25,000 in any
individual case, or in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate;
(q) made
any loan or advance to any Person other than travel and other similar routine
advances in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or
acquired any capital stock or other securities of any other corporation or any
ownership interest in any other business enterprise;
(r) changed
its banking or safe deposit arrangements;
(s) instituted,
settled or agreed to settle any litigation, action or proceeding before any
court or governmental body relating to Exousia Merger Subsidiary or its
respective properties or assets;
(t) failed
to replenish its supplies in a normal and customary manner consistent with its
prior practice and prudent business practices prevailing in the industry, or
made any purchase commitment in excess of the normal, ordinary and usual
requirements of its business or at any price in excess of the then current
market price or upon terms and conditions more onerous than those usual and
customary in the industry, or made any change in its selling, pricing,
advertising or personnel practices inconsistent with its prior
practice;
(u) failed
to pay its trade or business payables in the ordinary course of business and in
accordance with the terms specified by its vendors and service
providers;
(v) entered
into any transaction, contract or commitment other than in the ordinary course
of business;
(w) changed
any accounting practices or principles utilized in the preparation of the
Financial Statements;
(x) suffered
any change, event or condition that, in any case or in the aggregate, has had or
is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(y) entered
into any agreement or made any commitment to take any of the types of action
described in subparagraphs (a) through (w) above other than those that would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
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SECTION
3.10 Tax
Matters.
(a) Exousia
Merger Subsidiary has timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all
returns in respect of Taxes of Exousia Merger Subsidiary required to be filed
(taking into account any extension of time to file granted to or on behalf of
such entity). The information on such returns is complete and accurate in all
respects. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has paid on a timely basis all Taxes of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary (whether or not shown on any Tax return) due and
payable. No returns for Taxes have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service
or any other taxing authority.
(b) No
unpaid deficiencies for Taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any
taxing or other governmental authority with respect to Exousia Merger Subsidiary
for any period ending on or prior to the date hereof, and there are no pending
or threatened audits, investigations or claims for or relating to any liability
in respect of Taxes of Exousia Merger Subsidiary. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has
not requested any extension of time within which to file any currently unfilled
returns in respect of any Taxes and no extension of a statute of limitations
relating to any Taxes is in effect with respect to Exousia Merger
Subsidiary.
(c) The
unpaid Taxes of Exousia Merger Subsidiary did not, as of the Exousia Merger
Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet date, exceed the reserve for Taxes (excluding
any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the Exousia Merger Subsidiary
Interim Balance Sheet and do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage
of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice
of Exousia Merger Subsidiary in filing its Tax returns. Exousia
Merger Subsidiary has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld
and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party. There are no
private letter rulings in respect of any Tax pending between Exousia Merger
Subsidiary and any taxing authority. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has
not entered into any sale leaseback or any leveraged lease transaction that
fails to satisfy the requirements of Revenue Procedure 75-21. There
are no liens for Taxes upon the assets of Exousia Merger Subsidiary except liens
for current Taxes not yet due. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has not
agreed, nor is required, to make any adjustment under section 481 of the Code
(or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign law) by reason of a
change in accounting method or otherwise. Exousia Merger Subsidiary
has never been a shareholder of an affiliated group or filed or been included in
a combined, consolidated or unitary, return. Exousia Merger
Subsidiary has no liability for Taxes of any Person (other than Exousia Merger
Subsidiary) under Treas. Reg. 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local
or foreign law), is currently under any contractual obligation to indemnify any
other Person with respect to Taxes, or is a party to any tax sharing agreement
or any other agreement providing for payments by Exousia Merger Subsidiary with
respect to Taxes of any other Person. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has not filed a
consent pursuant to the collapsible corporation provisions of section 341(f) of
the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign income Tax
law) or agreed to have section 341(f)(2) of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) apply to any disposition of
any asset owned by it. Exousia Merger Subsidiary is not a party to
any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or would result
after the Closing (taking into account the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any "excess
parachute payments" within the meaning of section 28OG of the Code or an excise
tax to the recipient of such payment pursuant to section 4999 of the
Code. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has no assets which directly or
indirectly secure any debt the interest on which is tax-exempt under section
103(a) of the Code or assets which constitute "tax-exempt property" within the
meaning of section 168(h) of the Code. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has
not participated in an international boycott within the meaning of section 999
of the Code. Exousia Merger Subsidiary is not a party to any joint
venture, partnership, or other arrangement or contract which could be treated as
a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
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(d) The
liabilities of Exousia Merger Subsidiary and the liabilities to which the
transferred assets of Exousia Merger Subsidiary are subject were incurred by
Exousia Merger Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business.
(e) Neither
Exousia Merger Subsidiary nor the Shareholders has knowledge of any basis for
the assertion of any claim relating or attributable to Taxes which, if adversely
determined, would result in any Lien on the assets of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.11 Relations with Employees;
Benefit Plans. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has never had, nor does it have,
any employees.
SECTION
3.12 Properties.
(a) Exousia
Merger Subsidiary owns no real property.
(b) All
material items of personal property owned or leased by Exousia Merger Subsidiary
or used in its business are in good operating condition and repair, normal wear
and tear excepted, and are suitable for the purpose for which they are utilized,
and there does not exist any condition that interferes with the economic value
or use thereof, except for conditions that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
(c) All
personal properties and assets owned, leased or licensed by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary or used in its business are adequate and sufficient for all current
operations of Exousia Merger Subsidiary. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has good and
marketable title to or another valid right to use all such personal property and
assets, free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens and imperfections of title
that would not detract from the value of such personal property and assets and
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the present use of such properties
or assets.
SECTION
3.13 Compliance with Laws; Legal
Proceedings.
(a) Exousia
Merger Subsidiary is not in violation of, or in default with respect to, (i) any
applicable statute, regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction, order, judgment or
decree which violation or default has had or is reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any governmental license. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (i) Exousia Merger Subsidiary has not received any
citation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or any
Occupational Safety and Health Act (hereinafter referred to as “OSHA”) inspector
setting forth any material respect in which the facilities or operations of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary are not in compliance with OSHA, and (ii) neither
Exousia Merger Subsidiary nor any officer, director, employee or agent of any
thereof has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
(b) There
is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree outstanding and no legal,
administrative, arbitration or governmental proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of Exousia Merger Subsidiary’ Knowledge, threatened, and there
are no claims (including unasserted claims of which Exousia Merger Subsidiary is
aware) against or relating to Exousia Merger Subsidiary or any of its
properties, assets or businesses that could reasonably be expected, individually
or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.14 Insurance. Schedule 3.14 hereto
contains a complete and correct list of all policies of liability, theft,
fidelity, life and other forms of insurance held by Exousia Merger Subsidiary
(specifying the insurer, amount of coverage, annual premium, type of insurance,
policy number, any pending claims thereunder and any other claims that were made
thereunder during the past two years). The policies listed in Schedule 3.14 are
outstanding and fully in force and all premiums due with respect to such
policies have been paid. Such policies are with reputable insurers,
provide coverage customary in Exousia Merger Subsidiary’s business for all
normal risks incident to Exousia Merger Subsidiary's assets, properties and
business operations. Except as set forth in such Schedule 3.14,
Exousia Merger Subsidiary has not, during the past three fiscal years, been
denied or had revoked or rescinded any policy of insurance.
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SECTION
3.15 Contracts;
Etc.
(a) Set
forth on Schedule
3.15 hereto is a complete and correct list of each of the following
Contracts, government licenses and other instruments to which Exousia Merger
Subsidiary is a party or by which Exousia Merger Subsidiary or its properties or
assets are bound (reasonably expected to involve more than
$25,000);
(i) each service or other similar type
of agreement under which services are provided by any other Person to Exousia
Merger Subsidiary;
(ii) each agreement that restricts the
operation of the business of Exousia Merger Subsidiary as presently conducted
and each agreement that restricts the ability of Exousia Merger Subsidiary to
retain agents or distributors or to solicit customers or employees;
(iii) each agreement with an Affiliated
Person;
(iv) each operating lease (as lessor,
lessee, sublessor or sublessee) of any real property;
(v) each operating lease (as lessor,
lessee, sublessor or sublessee) of any tangible personal property or assets
(except for leases calling for payment of less than $2,000 per year and having a
term of less than one (1) year);
(vi) each license (as licensor,
licensee, sublicensor or sublicensee) of any patents, trademarks or other item
of intellectual property described in Section 3.15;
(vii) each agreement under which
services are provided by Exousia Merger Subsidiary to any material
customer;
(viii) each written agreement for the
purchase of supplies or product which calls for performance by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary over a period of more than six (6) months or with respect to which
there exists an aggregate future liability of Exousia Merger Subsidiary in
excess of $25,000;
(ix) each agreement under which any
money has been or may be borrowed or loaned or any note, bond, indenture, or
other evidence of indebtedness has been issued or assumed (other than those
under which there remain no ongoing obligations of Exousia Merger Subsidiary),
and each guaranty of any evidence of indebtedness or other obligation, or of the
net worth, of any Person (other than endorsements for the purpose of collection
in the ordinary course of business) that would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Exousia Merger Subsidiary;
(x) each mortgage, deed of trust,
security agreement, purchase money agreement, conditional sales contract or
capital lease (other than any mortgage, purchase money agreement, conditional
sales contract or capital lease evidencing Liens solely on tangible personal
property or assets under which there exists an aggregate future liability of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary not in excess of $10,000 per mortgage, agreement,
contract or lease);
(xi) each partnership, joint venture or
similar agreement;
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(xii) each agreement containing
restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or other distributions in
respect of the Exousia Merger Subsidiary Ownership;
(xiii) each agreement to make unpaid
capital expenditures in excess of $25,000; and
(xiv) each other agreement having an
indefinite term or a term of more than one (1) year (other than those that are
terminable at will or upon not more than 30 days’ notice by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary without penalty) or requiring payments by Exousia Merger Subsidiary
of more than $10,000 per year.
A
complete and correct copy of each written agreement, lease, license, mortgage,
deed of trust, instrument, contract or other type of document required to be
disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.15(a) has been delivered to
Evergreen.
(b) Each
agreement, lease, license, mortgage, deed of trust, instrument, contract or
other type of document required to be disclosed pursuant to Sections 3.11(a),
3.11(c) or 3.15(a) to which Exousia Merger Subsidiary is a party or by which
Exousia Merger Subsidiary or its respective properties or assets are bound
(collectively, the “Contracts”), except
for Contracts, the loss of which has not had, and is not reasonably likely to
result in, a Material Adverse Effect, is valid, binding and in full force and
effect and is enforceable by Exousia Merger Subsidiary in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by
general principles of equity. Exousia Merger Subsidiary is not (with or without
the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in breach of or in default
under any of the Contracts (except for such breaches or defaults that
individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
Exousia Merger Subsidiary), and, to the best of Exousia Merger Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, no other party to any of the Contracts is (with or without the lapse
of time or the giving of notice, or both) in breach of or in default under any
of the Contracts. None of Exousia Merger Subsidiary’ existing or completed
agreements that are material to Exousia Merger Subsidiary’ business operations
as they are currently conducted is subject to renegotiation with any
governmental body.
(c) Other
than as set forth in Schedule 3.15, no
Contract to which Exousia Merger Subsidiary is a party or by which Exousia
Merger Subsidiary or its assets is bound that is material to the business
operations of Exousia Merger Subsidiary as they are currently conducted contains
any provision establishing a penalty or liquidated damages for breach
thereof.
SECTION
3.16 Dealings with Officers and
Directors and Affiliated Persons. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16 hereto,
(i) no Affiliated Person has any interest in any property or assets (whether
real or personal, tangible or intangible) owned or leased by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary or otherwise utilized by Exousia Merger Subsidiary in the conduct of
its business; (ii) has any direct or indirect interest of any nature whatever in
any Person that competes with, conducts any business similar to, has any present
(or contemplated) arrangement or agreement (including, without limitation,
arrangements regarding the shared use of personnel or facilities) with (whether
as a customer or supplier or otherwise), or is involved in any way with, Exousia
Merger Subsidiary; (iii) Exousia Merger Subsidiary does not owe any amount to
any Affiliated Person; and (iv) no Affiliated Person owes any amount to Exousia
Merger Subsidiary.
SECTION
3.17 Permits, Authorizations,
etc. Schedule 3.17 hereto
sets forth all governmental licenses and each other material approval,
authorization, consent, license, certificate of public convenience, order or
other permit of all governmental agencies, whether federal, state, local or
foreign, necessary to enable Exousia Merger Subsidiary to own, operate and lease
its properties and assets as and where such properties and assets are owned,
leased or operated and to provide service and carry on its business as presently
provided and conducted (collectively the “Permits”) or required
to permit the continued conduct of such business following the Closing Date in
the manner conducted on the date of this Agreement (indicating in each case
whether or not the consent of any Person is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby), other than those that would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect if not obtained or maintained by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has all necessary Permits of all
governmental agencies, whether federal, state, local or foreign, (other than
those permits that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect if not obtained
or maintained by Exousia Merger Subsidiary) all of which are valid and in good
standing with the issuing agencies and not subject to any proceedings for
suspension, modification or revocation. All reports required by law, other than
those reports that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Exousia Merger
Subsidiary if not filed, have been filed with regulatory agencies having
appropriate jurisdiction and there is no action pending before any regulatory
agency or, to the best of Exousia Merger Subsidiary’ Knowledge, threatened by
any regulatory agency that is reasonably likely to materially affect the
validity and full use by Exousia Merger Subsidiary of any Permit.
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SECTION
3.18 Environmental
Matters. Exousia Merger Subsidiary has obtained all Environmental
Permits, if any, that are presently required for the lawful operation of its
business.
SECTION
3.19 Books and Records.
All accounts, books, ledgers and official and other records prepared and kept by
Exousia Merger Subsidiary have been truthfully and properly kept and completed
in all material respects, and there are no material inaccuracies or
discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein.
SECTION
3.20 Accuracy of
Information. To Exousia Merger Subsidiary’ Knowledge, no statement in
this Article III or in any Schedule or certificate delivered or to be delivered
by Exousia Merger Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
The information about Exousia Merger Subsidiary, the Merger, this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby included by Exousia Merger Subsidiary in
material, if any, soliciting approval of the Merger by the shareholders of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary, and all other information contained therein, other
than written information supplied by Evergreen specifically for use therein,
will not, on the date such material is first mailed to shareholders of Exousia
Merger Subsidiary or on the date of the shareholders’ meeting, as amended or
supplemented, contain any untrue statement of a material fact.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF EVERGREEN
Evergreen
does hereby represent and warrant to Exousia Merger Subsidiary as
follows:
SECTION
4.1 Organization. Evergreen is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own,
operate and lease its properties and assets as and where the same are owned,
operated or leased and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted.
Evergreen has heretofore delivered to Exousia Merger Subsidiary complete and
correct copies of Evergreen’s Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws in
effect on the date hereof.
SECTION
4.2 Capitalization.
(a) Schedule 4.2 hereto
sets forth a complete and correct list of each shareholder of record of the
Evergreen Ownership, the percentage of Evergreen Ownership owned by each such
shareholder, and the residence address of such shareholders.
(b) All
Evergreen shareholder interests are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and there are no preemptive or similar rights in respect of
Evergreen shareholder interests. All outstanding shareholder interests of
Evergreen were issued in compliance with all requirements of all applicable
federal and state laws and Evergreen has otherwise complied in all material
respects with federal and state laws.
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SECTION
4.3 Subsidiaries. Except
for the subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.3,
Evergreen has no subsidiaries.
SECTION
4.4 No Commitments to Issue New
Shareholder Interest. There are no outstanding rights, agreements,
commitments or other instruments pursuant to which Evergreen is or may become
obligated to authorize, issue or transfer any of its shareholder interests.
There are no agreements or understandings in effect among any of the
shareholders of Evergreen or with any other Person with respect to the voting,
transfer, disposition or registration under applicable federal or state laws, of
any ownership interests of ownership interest of Evergreen.
SECTION
4.5 Authorization; Execution and
Delivery. Evergreen has all requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Evergreen and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by
all requisite action on the part of Evergreen. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Evergreen and, subject to such shareholder approval,
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Evergreen, enforceable
against Evergreen in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by (a) equitable principles of general applicability or (b) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally.
SECTION
4.6 Governmental Approvals and
Filings. No Governmental Approvals are required in order (a) to permit
Evergreen to consummate the Merger or perform its obligations under this
Agreement, or (b) to prevent the termination of any Governmental Licenses, or to
prevent any material loss or disadvantage to Evergreen’s business, by reason of
the Merger, except for (i) filing and recording of the Certificate of Merger as
required by the Delaware Corporation Laws, and (ii) such Governmental Approvals
not obtained or in effect by Evergreen that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on Evergreen.
SECTION
4.7 No Conflict. Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Evergreen, nor the
consummation by Evergreen of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i)
conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation, or By-Laws of Evergreen; (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach or violation of, give rise to a default, or result in the
acceleration of performance, or permit the acceleration or performance, under
(whether or not after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) any note,
bond, indenture, guaranty, lease, license, agreement or other instrument, writ,
injunction, order, judgment or decree to which Evergreen or any of its
respective properties or assets is subject; (iii) give rise to a declaration or
imposition of any material Lien upon any of the properties or assets of
Evergreen; or (iv) materially impair Evergreen’s business or adversely affect
any Governmental Approval necessary to enable Evergreen to carry on its business
as presently conducted, except in the case of (ii), (iii) or (iv) would not have
a Material Adverse Effect on Evergreen.
SECTION
4.8 Financial Statements;
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities; Receivables; Suppliers.
(a) Evergreen
has heretofore delivered to Exousia Merger Subsidiary a complete and correct
copy of its unaudited balance sheet (hereinafter referred to as the “Evergreen Interim Balance
Sheet”) of Evergreen as of December 31,
2009, prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly presents in all
material respects the financial condition of Evergreen as of that
date. A copy of said Evergreen Interim Balance Sheet is attached
hereto as Schedule
4.8.
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(b) Except
as and to the extent reflected or reserved against on the Evergreen Interim
Balance Sheet, Evergreen did not have, as of the Evergreen Interim Balance Sheet
date, any material liabilities, debts or obligations of any nature that would be
required as of such date to have been included on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Since the Evergreen Interim Balance Sheet date, there has
been no event that would have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities,
results of operations or prospects of Evergreen, and no event has occurred which
is reasonably likely to cause any such material adverse effect.
SECTION
4.9 Absence of Changes.
Since the Evergreen Interim Balance Sheet date, Evergreen has conducted its
business only in the ordinary course, and Evergreen has not:
(a) amended
or otherwise modified its Certificate of Incorporation, or By-Laws;
(b) issued
or sold or authorized for issuance or sale, or granted any options or made other
agreements (other than this Agreement) with respect to any ownership interest,
or altered any term of any of its ownership interest or made any change in its
ownership interests or its capitalization, except as previously discussed and
disclosed with Exousia Merger Subsidiary prior to the Effective
Time;
(c)
incurred any obligation or liability, absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise, whether due or to become due, except current liabilities for trade or
business obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with prior practice;
(d) recorded
or accrued any item of revenue, except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with prior practice;
(e) been
subjected to any Lien or other restriction any of its properties, business or
assets;
(f) discharged
or satisfied any Lien, or paid any obligation or liability, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise, whether due or to become due, other than current
liabilities shown on the Interim Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred
since the Interim Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with prior practice;
(g) declared
or made any payment of dividends or other distribution to its shareholders upon
or in respect of any ownership interests, or purchased, retired or redeemed, or
obligated itself to purchase, retire or redeem, any ownership interests or other
securities;
(h) sold,
transferred, leased to others or otherwise disposed of any properties or assets
or purchased, leased from others or otherwise acquired any properties or assets
except in the ordinary course of business;
(i) canceled
or compromised any debt or claim or waived or released any right of substantial
value;
(j) terminated
or received any notice of termination of any contract, lease, license or other
agreement or any Governmental License, or suffered any damage, destruction or
loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that, in any case or in the
aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(k) had
any change in its relations with its employees or any material customer or
supplier, other than those that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect to
Evergreen;
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(1) transferred
or granted any rights under, or entered into any settlement regarding the breach
or infringement of, any United States or foreign license, patent, copyright,
trademark, trade name, service xxxx, brand xxxx, brand name, invention,
intellectual property or similar rights or with respect to any know-how, or
modified any existing rights with respect thereto;
(m) made
any change in the rate of compensation, commission, bonus or other remuneration
payable, or paid or agreed or orally promised to pay, conditionally or
otherwise, any bonus, extra compensation, pension or severance or vacation pay,
to any shareholder, director, officer, employee, salesman, distributor or agent
of Evergreen except in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior
practice and not in contemplation of the Merger;
(n) made
any increase in or commitment to increase any employee benefits, adopted or made
any commitment to adopt any additional Employee Benefit Plan or made any
contribution, other than regularly scheduled contributions, to any Employee
Benefit Plan;
(o) engaged
in any transaction with any shareholder, director, officer, employee, salesman,
distributor or agent of Evergreen other than (i) normal compensation and other
fees earned in their capacity as such in accordance with past practice, (ii)
transactions in the ordinary course of business not involving an expenditure in
excess of an aggregate of $10,000 per individual, and (iii) transactions in
accordance with the provisions of Contracts (as hereinafter defined in Section
4.17(b) with any such Person that are disclosed on Schedule 4.17 hereto)
or made any loans or advances to any director, officer, employee, salesman,
distributor or agent other than travel and entertainment advances in the
ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice;
(p) made
any capital expenditures or capital additions in excess of $25,000 in any
individual case, or in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate;
(q) made
any loan or advance to any Person other than travel and other similar routine
advances in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or
acquired any capital stock or other securities of any other corporation or any
ownership interest in any other business enterprise;
(r) changed
its banking or safe deposit arrangements;
(s) instituted,
settled or agreed to settle any litigation, action or proceeding before any
court or governmental body relating to Evergreen or its respective properties or
assets;
(t) failed
to replenish its supplies in a normal and customary manner consistent with its
prior practice and prudent business practices prevailing in the industry, or
made any purchase commitment in excess of the normal, ordinary and usual
requirements of its business or at any price in excess of the then current
market price or upon terms and conditions more onerous than those usual and
customary in the industry, or made any change in its selling, pricing,
advertising or personnel practices inconsistent with its prior
practice;
(u) failed
to pay its trade or business payables in the ordinary course of business and in
accordance with the terms specified by its vendors and service
providers;
(v) entered
into any transaction, contract or commitment other than in the ordinary course
of business;
(w) changed
any accounting practices or principles utilized in the preparation of the
Financial Statements;
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(x) suffered
any change, event or condition that, in any case or in the aggregate, has had or
is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(y) entered
into any agreement or made any commitment to take any of the types of action
described in subparagraphs (a) through (w) above, other than those that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on Evergreen.
SECTION
4.10 Tax
Matters.
(a) Evergreen
has timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all returns in respect
of Taxes of Evergreen required to be filed (taking into account any extension of
time to file granted to or on behalf of such entity). The information on such
returns is complete and accurate in all respects. Evergreen has paid on a timely
basis all Taxes of Evergreen (whether or not shown on any Tax return) due and
payable. No returns for Taxes have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service
or any other taxing authority.
(b) No
unpaid deficiencies for Taxes have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any
taxing or other governmental authority with respect to Evergreen for any period
ending on or prior to the date hereof, and there are no pending or threatened
audits, investigations or claims for or relating to any liability in respect of
Taxes of Evergreen. Evergreen has not requested any extension of time within
which to file any currently unfilled returns in respect of any Taxes and no
extension of a statute of limitations relating to any Taxes is in effect with
respect to Evergreen.
(c) The
unpaid Taxes of Evergreen did not, as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date, exceed
the reserve for Taxes (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of
the Interim Balance Sheet and do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the
passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of Evergreen in filing its Tax returns. Evergreen has
withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, shareholder or other third party. There are no private
letter rulings in respect of any Tax pending between Evergreen and any taxing
authority. Evergreen has not entered into any sale leaseback or any
leveraged lease transaction that fails to satisfy the requirements of Revenue
Procedure 75-21. There are no liens for Taxes upon the assets of
Evergreen except liens for current Taxes not yet due. Evergreen has not agreed,
nor is required, to make any adjustment under section 481 of the Code (or any
corresponding provision of state, local or foreign law) by reason of a change in
accounting method or otherwise. Evergreen has never been a
shareholder of an affiliated group or filed or been included in a combined,
consolidated or unitary, return. Evergreen has no liability for Taxes
of any Person (other than Evergreen) under Treas. Reg. 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), is currently under any contractual
obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to Taxes, or is a party to
any tax sharing agreement or any other agreement providing for payments by
Evergreen with respect to Taxes of any other Person. Evergreen has
not filed a consent pursuant to the collapsible corporation provisions of
section 341(f) of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of state, local or
foreign income Tax law) or agreed to have section 341(f)(2) of the Code (or any
corresponding provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) apply to any
disposition of any asset owned by it. Evergreen is not a party to any
agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or would result after
the Closing (taking into account the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess
parachute payments” within the meaning of section 28OG of the Code or an excise
tax to the recipient of such payment pursuant to section 4999 of the
Code. Evergreen has no assets which directly or indirectly secure any
debt the interest on which is tax-exempt under section 103(a) of the Code or
assets which constitute "tax-exempt property" within the meaning of section
168(h) of the Code. Evergreen has not participated in an
international boycott within the meaning of section 999 of the
Code. Evergreen is not a party to any joint venture, partnership, or
other arrangement or contract which could be treated as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes.
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(d) The
liabilities of Evergreen and the liabilities to which the assets of Evergreen
are subject were incurred by Evergreen in the ordinary course of its
business.
(e) Evergreen
has no knowledge of any basis for the assertion of any claim relating or
attributable to Taxes which, if adversely determined, would result in any Lien
on the assets of Evergreen.
SECTION 4.11
Relations with
Employees; Benefit Plans. Evergreen has never had, nor does it currently
have, any employees.
SECTION
4.12 Properties.
(a) Schedule 4.12 hereto
contains a complete and correct list of all real property owned, leased or
licensed by Evergreen, together with a description of each lease, sublease,
license or any other instrument under which Evergreen claims or holds such
leasehold or other interest or the right to the use thereof or pursuant to which
Evergreen has assigned, sublet or granted any rights therein, identifying the
parties thereto, the rental or other payment terms, expiration date and
cancellation and renewal terms thereof. Except as set forth in said Schedule 4.12, to the
best of Evergreen’s Knowledge all improvements on such real property (i) conform
in all material respects to applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws
and zoning and building ordinances (and the properties are zoned for the various
purposes for which such real estate is presently used), and (ii) are in good
condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted, and there does not exist
any condition or conditions that, individually or in the aggregate, materially
interferes with the economic value or use thereof.
(b) All
material items of personal property owned or leased by Evergreen or used in its
business are in good operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear
excepted, and are suitable for the purpose for which they are utilized, and
there does not exist any condition that interferes with the economic value or
use thereof, except for conditions that would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on Evergreen.
(c) All
real and personal properties and assets owned, leased or licensed by Evergreen
or used in its business are adequate and sufficient for all current operations
of Evergreen. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12 hereto,
Evergreen has good and marketable title to or another valid right to use all
such real and personal property and assets, free and clear of all Liens, except
Liens and imperfections of title that would not detract from the value of such
real and personal property and assets and would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the present use of such properties or assets.
SECTION
4.13 Compliance with Laws; Legal
Proceedings.
(a) Evergreen
is not in violation of, or in default with respect to, (i) any applicable
statute, regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction, order, judgment or decree
which violation or default has had or is reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any governmental license. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (i) Evergreen has not received any citation from an
OSHA inspector setting forth any material respect in which the facilities or
operations of Evergreen are not in compliance with OSHA, and (ii) neither
Evergreen nor any officer, director, employee or agent of any thereof has
violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
(b) There
is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree outstanding and no legal,
administrative, arbitration or governmental proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of Evergreen's knowledge, threatened, and there are no claims
(including unasserted claims of which Evergreen is aware) against or relating to
Evergreen or any of its properties, assets or businesses that could reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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SECTION
4.15 Protection of Intellectual
Property; Third Party Rights.
(a) The
intellectual property rights set forth on Schedule 4.15
constitute a complete description of all software and other proprietary rights
developed, used or licensed or otherwise distributed in the operation of, or
necessary for the operation of Evergreen's business which are owned, used or
licensed or otherwise distributed by Evergreen or to which Evergreen otherwise
has rights to sell, modify, incorporate in other software, market, license,
sublicense or otherwise use.
(b) Except
for the software licensed by Evergreen as set forth on Schedule 4.17,
Evergreen's ownership and use of any or all of its assets will not be subject to
any payments whatsoever to any other person or entity other than payment of the
contract liabilities set forth on Schedule
4.17. Evergreen has paid all required license fees for
software utilized in its internal operations. Neither the conduct of
the business of Evergreen nor the use or possession of the software or other
intellectual property rights of Evergreen has infringed the rights of any other
person or entity; there are no claims of infringement, asserted or, to the
knowledge of Evergreen, unasserted by any third party. Except
for the software systems licensed by Evergreen from third parties as set forth
on Schedule
4.17, Evergreen has no knowledge of any copyright, patent, trademark,
trade secret or other third party intellectual property right, whether
registered or not, that would interfere with Evergreen's continuing right to use
in the operation of its business its copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade
secrets or other intellectual property rights. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.15,
no consents, approvals or assignments are required from licensor, licensee,
sublicensor or sublicensee of intellectual property rights to or from Evergreen
in connection with the transfer of ownership of Evergreen contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION
4.16 Insurance. Schedule 4.16 hereto
contains a complete and correct list of all policies of liability, theft,
fidelity, life and other forms of insurance held by Evergreen (specifying the
insurer, amount of coverage, annual premium, type of insurance, policy number,
any pending claims thereunder and any other claims that were made thereunder
during the past two years). The policies listed in Schedule 4.16 are
outstanding and fully in force and all premiums due with respect to such
policies have been paid. Such policies are with reputable insurers, provide
coverage customary in Evergreen’s business for all normal risks incident to
Evergreen's assets, properties and business operations. Except as set
forth in such Schedule
4.16, Evergreen has not, during the past three fiscal years, been denied
or had revoked or rescinded any policy of insurance.
SECTION
4.17 Contracts;
Etc.
(a) Set
forth on Schedule
4.17 hereto is a complete and correct list of each of the following
Contracts, government licenses and other instruments to which Evergreen is a
party or by which Evergreen or its properties or assets are bound (reasonably
expected to involve more than $25,000);
(i) each service or other similar type
of agreement under which services are provided by any other Person to
Evergreen;
(ii) each agreement that restricts the
operation of the business of Evergreen as presently conducted and each agreement
that restricts the ability of Evergreen to retain agents or distributors or to
solicit customers or employees;
(iii) each agreement with an Affiliated
Person;
(iv) each operating lease (as lessor,
lessee, sublessor or sublessee) of any real property;
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(v) each operating lease (as lessor,
lessee, sublessor or sublessee) of any tangible personal property or assets
(except for leases calling for payment of less than $2,000 per year and having a
term of less than one (1) year);
(vi) each license (as licensor,
licensee, sublicensor or sublicensee) of any patents, trademarks or other item
of intellectual property described in Section 4.15;
(vii) each agreement under which
services are provided by Evergreen to any material customer;
(viii) each written agreement for the
purchase of supplies or product which calls for performance by Evergreen over a
period of more than six (6) months or with respect to which there exists an
aggregate future liability of Evergreen in excess of $25,000;
(ix) each agreement under which any
money has been or may be borrowed or loaned or any note, bond, indenture, or
other evidence of indebtedness has been issued or assumed (other than those
under which there remain no ongoing obligations of Evergreen), and each guaranty
of any evidence of indebtedness or other obligation, or of the net worth, of any
Person (other than endorsements for the purpose of collection in the ordinary
course of business) that would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Evergreen;
(x) each mortgage, deed of trust,
security agreement, purchase money agreement, conditional sales contract or
capital lease (other than any mortgage, purchase money agreement, conditional
sales contract or capital lease evidencing Liens solely on tangible personal
property or assets under which there exists an aggregate future liability of
Evergreen not in excess of $10,000 per mortgage, agreement, contract or
lease);
(xi) each partnership, joint venture or
similar agreement;
(xii) each agreement containing
restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or other distributions in
respect of Evergreen’s shareholder interests ;
(xiii) each agreement to make unpaid
capital expenditures in excess of $25,000; and
(xiv) each other agreement having an
indefinite term or a term of more than one (1) year (other than those that are
terminable at will or upon not more than 30 days’ notice by Evergreen without
penalty) or requiring payments by Evergreen of more than $10,000 per
year.
A
complete and correct copy of each written agreement, lease, license, mortgage,
deed of trust, instrument, contract or other type of document required to be
disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.17(a) has been delivered to Exousia Merger
Subsidiary.
(b) Each
agreement, Contract required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.11(a),
4.11(b) or 4.17(a) to which Evergreen is a party or by which Evergreen or its
respective properties or assets are bound, except for Contracts, the loss of
which has not had, and is not reasonably likely to result in, a Material Adverse
Effect, is valid, binding and in full force and effect and is enforceable by
Evergreen in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity. Evergreen is
not (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in
breach of or in default under any of the Contracts (except for such breaches or
defaults that individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on Evergreen), and, to the best of Evergreen’s Knowledge, no other party
to any of the Contracts is (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of
notice, or both) in breach of or in default under any of the Contracts. None of
Evergreen’s existing or completed agreements that are material to Evergreen’s
business operations as they are currently conducted is subject to renegotiation
with any governmental body.
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(c) Other
than as set forth in Schedule 4.17, no
Contract to which Evergreen is a party or by which Evergreen or its assets is
bound that is material to the business operations of Evergreen as they are
currently conducted contains any provision establishing a penalty or liquidated
damages for breach thereof.
SECTION
4.18 Dealings with Officers and
Directors and Affiliated Persons. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18 hereto,
(i) no Affiliated Person has any interest in any property or assets (whether
real or personal, tangible or intangible) owned or leased by Evergreen or
otherwise utilized by Evergreen in the conduct of its business; (ii) has any
direct or indirect interest of any nature whatever in any Person that competes
with, conducts any business similar to, has any present (or contemplated)
arrangement or agreement (including, without limitation, arrangements regarding
the shared use of personnel or facilities) with (whether as a customer or
supplier or otherwise), or is involved in any way with, Evergreen; (iii)
Evergreen does not owe any amount to any Affiliated Person; and (iv) no
Affiliated Person owes any amount to Evergreen.
SECTION
4.19 Permits, Authorizations,
etc.
Schedule 4.19
hereto sets forth all governmental licenses and each other material approval,
authorization, consent, license, certificate of public convenience, order or
other permit of all governmental agencies, whether federal, state, local or
foreign, necessary to enable Evergreen to own, operate and lease its properties
and assets as and where such properties and assets are owned, leased or operated
and to provide service and carry on its business as presently provided and
conducted (collectively the “Permits”) or required
to permit the continued conduct of such business following the Closing Date in
the manner conducted on the date of this Agreement (indicating in each case
whether or not the consent of any Person is required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby), other than those that would not result in a
Material Adverse Effect if not obtained or maintained by Evergreen. Evergreen
has all necessary Permits of all governmental agencies, whether federal, state,
local or foreign (other than those permits that would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect if not obtained or maintained by Evergreen), all of which are
valid and in good standing with the issuing agencies and not subject to any
proceedings for suspension, modification or revocation. All reports required by
law, other than those reports that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
Exousia Merger Subsidiary if not filed, have been filed with regulatory agencies
having appropriate jurisdiction and there is no action pending before any
regulatory agency or, to the best of Evergreen’s knowledge, threatened by any
regulatory agency that is reasonably likely to materially affect the validity
and full use by Evergreen of any Permit.
SECTION 4.20
Environmental
Matters. Evergreen has obtained all Environmental Permits that
are presently required for the lawful operation of its business.
SECTION
4.21 Books and Records.
All accounts, books, ledgers and official and other records prepared and kept by
Evergreen have been truthfully and properly kept and completed in all material
respects, and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind
contained or reflected therein.
SECTION
4.22 Accuracy of
Information. To Evergreen’s Knowledge, no statement in this Article IV or
in any Schedule or certificate delivered or to be delivered by Evergreen
pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements contained therein not misleading. The information about
Evergreen, the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
included by Evergreen in material, if any, soliciting approval of the Merger by
the shareholders of Evergreen, and all other information contained therein,
other than written information supplied by Exousia Merger Subsidiary
specifically for use therein, will not, on the date such material is first
mailed to shareholders of Evergreen or on the date of the shareholders’ meeting,
as amended or supplemented, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact.
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ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
OF EXOUSIA MERGER SUBSIDIARY
SECTION
5.1 Regular Course of
Business. Except as otherwise consented to in writing by Evergreen, prior
to the Effective Time of the Merger Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall carry on its
business diligently and in the ordinary course only and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall use its best
efforts to: preserve its present business organization intact; keep available
the services of its present executive officers and any management personnel and
preserve its present relationships with distributors, customers, suppliers and
other persons having business dealings with it; maintain its properties and
assets (other than those disposed of in the ordinary course) in good repair and
condition, except for ordinary wear and tear and damage by unavoidable casualty;
and maintain its books of account and records in accordance with GAAP and in the
usual, regular and ordinary manner and consistent with past
practice.
SECTION
5.2 Consents, Approvals and
Filings. Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall use its commercially reasonable
best efforts to (i) comply as promptly as practicable with the governmental
requirements specified in Section 3.6 and obtain on or before the Closing Date
all necessary approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, clearances or
orders of governmental and regulatory authorities referred to in Section
3.6.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
OF Evergreen
SECTION
6.1 Regular Course of
Business. Except as otherwise consented to in writing by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary, prior to the Effective Time of the Merger Evergreen shall carry on
its business diligently and in the ordinary course only and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Evergreen shall use its best efforts to:
preserve its present business organization intact; keep available the services
of its present executive officers and any management personnel and preserve its
present relationships with distributors, customers, suppliers and other persons
having business dealings with it; maintain its properties and assets (other than
those disposed of in the ordinary course) in good repair and condition, except
for ordinary wear and tear and damage by unavoidable casualty; and maintain its
books of account and records in accordance with GAAP and in the usual, regular
and ordinary manner and consistent with past practice.
SECTION
6.2 Consents, Approvals and
Filings. Evergreen shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
(i) comply as promptly as practicable with the governmental requirements
specified in Section 4.6 and obtain on or before the Closing Date all necessary
approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, clearances or orders of
governmental and regulatory authorities referred to in Section 4.6.
ARTICLE
VII
MUTUAL
COVENANTS
SECTION
7.1 Expenses. Each
of the Parties hereto shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by such party in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not
the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
SECTION
7.2 Confidentiality; Public
Announcements. Each Party will and will cause its employees and agents to
hold in strict confidence, unless disclosure is compelled by judicial or
administrative process, or in the opinion of its counsel, by other requirements
of law, all Confidential Information and will not disclose the same to any
Person. The Party gaining access to such Confidential Information shall exercise
the same degree of care with respect thereto that any such party uses to
preserve and safeguard its own confidential proprietary information.
Confidential Information shall be used only for the purpose of and in connection
with consummating the transaction contemplated herein. If this Agreement is
terminated, each Party hereto will promptly return all documents received by it
from each other Party containing Confidential Information. None of the parties
hereto shall make any disclosure to the public or concerning the Merger, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby other than with the express
written consent of the other Parties hereto, except as may be required by law,
or by rule, regulation or announcement of a governmental or quasi-governmental
agency. To the extent reasonably practicable, any press release proposed to be
issued by any Party hereto shall be submitted to the other parties hereto for
approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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SECTION
7.3 Further Assurances.
Each Party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such
other actions as any other such party may reasonably request in order to carry
out the intent of this Agreement.
SECTION
7.4 Preparation of Required
Filings. Evergreen and Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall (a) cooperate with
one another in determining whether any filings are required to be made or
consents or approvals are required to be obtained in any Jurisdiction in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in
making any such filings promptly and in seeking to obtain in a timely fashion
any such consents or approvals, and (b) use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to cause the satisfaction of the conditions within their control to the
other’s obligation at the Closing. The respective Parties shall each furnish to
one another and to one another's counsel all such information as may be required
in order to fulfill the foregoing obligations.
SECTION
7.5 Representations to Remain
Accurate. None of the Parties hereto will take, agree to take,
or knowingly permit to be taken any action or do or knowingly permit to be done
anything in the conduct of its business, or otherwise, which would cause any of
the respective representations of the parties contained herein to be or become
untrue in any material respect on or before Closing.
SECTION
7.6 Best Efforts. Each of
the Parties hereto will utilize their respective reasonable best efforts to
cause all conditions to Closing for which they are responsible to be satisfied
on or before Closing.
SECTION
7.7 Access to Records and
Properties. Prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, each Party shall
(a) provide the other with access to its books, records (including Tax returns
filed or in preparation), properties and personnel, (b) cause its independent
public accountants to provide the other Party and its employees, agents and
representatives full access to the audit work papers and their other records,
and (c) provide the other party such other information concerning the business,
operation and financial condition as may reasonably be requested. Neither any
investigation by any Party, nor the receipt by any Party of any data or
information from the other party, nor any knowledge a party obtains as a result
thereof or otherwise, shall affect any right of any party to rely upon the
representations or warranties made in this Agreement or in any Schedule or
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Article XI.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDNT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EVERGREEN
The
obligations of Evergreen under this Agreement to consummate the Merger shall be
subject to the satisfaction, or to the waiver by them in the manner provided by
Section 12.4, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions:
SECTION
8.1 Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate
delivered pursuant hereto shall be complete and correct as of the date when
made, shall be deemed repeated at and as of the Closing Date as if made on the
Closing Date and shall then be complete and correct.
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SECTION
8.2 Performance of
Covenants. Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall have performed and complied in
all material respects with each covenant, agreement and condition required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the Closing
Date.
SECTION
8.3 Update Certificate.
Evergreen shall have received a favorable certificate, dated the Closing Date,
signed by Exousia Merger Subsidiary as to the matters set forth in Sections 8.1
and 8.2.
SECTION
8.4 No Governmental or Other
Proceeding or Litigation. No order of any court or administrative agency
shall be in effect that restrains or prohibits any transaction contemplated
hereby or that would limit or affect Evergreen’s ownership or operation of the
business of Exousia Merger Subsidiary; no suit, action, investigation, inquiry
or proceeding by any governmental body or other person or entity shall be
pending or threatened against Evergreen or Exousia Merger Subsidiary that
challenges the validity or legality, or that seeks to restrain the consummation,
of the transactions contemplated hereby or that seeks to limit or otherwise
affect Evergreen’s right to own or operate the business of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary; and no written advice shall have been received by Evergreen, Exousia
Merger Subsidiary or by any of their respective counsel from any governmental
body, and remain in effect, stating that an action or proceeding will, if the
Merger is consummated or sought to be consummated, be filed seeking to
invalidate or restrain the Merger or limit or otherwise affect Evergreen’s
ownership or operation of the business of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary.
SECTION
8.5 Approvals and
Consents. All approvals of applications to public authorities, federal,
state, local or foreign, and all consents or approvals of any nongovernmental
persons (including the Private Consents) who are parties to Contracts to which
Exousia Merger Subsidiary is a party or to which properties or assets of Exousia
Merger Subsidiary are subject, the granting of which is necessary for the
consummation of the Merger or for preventing the termination of any material
right, privilege, license or agreement of Exousia Merger Subsidiary or any
material loss or disadvantage to Evergreen or the business of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary by reason of the Merger, shall have been obtained, and no such
consent or approval shall have imposed a condition to such consent or approval
that, in the reasonable opinion of Evergreen, will have a material adverse
effect on the financial position or operations of Evergreen or on the business
of Exousia Merger Subsidiary.
SECTION
8.6 Shareholder Approval.
This Agreement shall have been duly approved and adopted at or prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger by the sole shareholder of Exousia Merger
Subsidiary in accordance with the Delaware Corporation Laws.
SECTION
8.7 Financial Statements of
Exousia Merger Subsidiary. Evergreen shall have received the Exousia
Merger Subsidiary Interim Balance Sheet.
SECTION
8.8 Material Adverse
Change. No Material Adverse Change with respect to Exousia Merger
Subsidiary shall have occurred after date hereof.
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ARTICLE
IX
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EXOUSIA MERGER SUBSIDIARY
The
obligations of Exousia Merger Subsidiary under this Agreement to consummate the
Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, or to the waiver by Exousia Merger
Subsidiary in the manner contemplated by Section 12.4, on or before the Closing
Date, of each of the following conditions:
SECTION
9.1 Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Evergreen contained in
this Agreement or in any Schedule or certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall
be complete and correct as of the date when made, shall be deemed repeated at
and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date and shall then be
complete and correct.
SECTION
9.2 Performance of
Covenants. Evergreen shall have performed and complied in all material
respects with each covenant, agreement and condition required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by them prior to or an the Closing
Date.
SECTION
9.3 Update Certificate.
Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall have received a favorable certificate, dated the
Closing Date, signed by Evergreen and as to the matters set forth in Section 9.1
and 9.2.
SECTION
9.4 No Governmental or Other
Proceeding or Litigation. No order of any court or administrative agency
shall be in effect that restrains or prohibits the Merger; no suit, action,
investigation, inquiry or proceeding by any governmental body or other person or
entity shall be pending or threatened against Evergreen or Exousia Merger
Subsidiary that challenges the validity or legality, or that seeks to restrain
the consummation of the Merger; and no written advice shall have been received
by Evergreen, Exousia Merger Subsidiary or their respective counsel from any
governmental body, and remain in effect, stating that an action or proceeding
will, if the Merger is consummated or sought to be consummated, be filed seeking
to invalidate or restrain the Merger.
SECTION
9.5 Approvals and
Consents. All approvals of applications to public authorities,
federal, state, local or foreign, and all consents or approvals of any
nongovernmental persons (including the Private Consents) who are parties to
Contracts to which Evergreen is a party or to which properties or assets of
Evergreen are subject, the granting of which is necessary for the consummation
of the Merger or for preventing the termination of any material right,
privilege, license or agreement of Evergreen or any material loss or
disadvantage to Evergreen or the business of Exousia Merger Subsidiary by reason
of the Merger, shall have been obtained, and no such consent or approval shall
have imposed a condition to such consent or approval that, in the reasonable
opinion of Exousia Merger Subsidiary, will have a material adverse effect on the
financial position or operations of Evergreen or on the business of Exousia
Merger Subsidiary.
SECTION
9.6 Shareholders
Approval. This Agreement shall have been duly approved and adopted at or
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger by the requisite vote of the
shareholders of Evergreen in accordance with the Delaware Corporation
Laws.
SECTION
9.7 Adverse Change. No
Material Adverse Change with respect to Evergreen shall have occurred after date
hereof.
SECTION
9.8 Financial Statements of
Evergreen. Exousia Merger Subsidiary shall have received the
Evergreen Interim Balance Sheet.
ARTICLE
X
CLOSING
Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the Merger herein contemplated
shall have been abandoned pursuant to Article XI, the Closing shall be held as
soon as practicable after the conditions precedent set forth in Articles VIII
and IX shall have been satisfied (or waived by the party or other entity
entitled to grant such waiver), at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx & xxxXxxx, LLP,
Houston, Texas. At such time (hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”) and
place the documents referred to in Articles VIII and IX shall be exchanged by
the parties and, as soon as practicable thereafter, the Articles of Merger shall
be filed with the offices of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware; provided, however, that if any
of the conditions provided for in Article VIII or IX shall not have been met or
waived by the date on which the Closing is otherwise scheduled, then the party
whose obligations are subject to the satisfaction of such condition shall be
entitled to postpone the Closing by notice to the other parties until such
condition or conditions shall have been met (which such other parties shall seek
to cause to happen at the earliest practicable date) or waived.
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ARTICLE
XI
TERMINATION
This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned before the Effective
Time of the Merger, as follows:
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(a)
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by
the mutual consent in writing of Evergreen and Exousia Merger
Subsidiary;
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(b) by
Evergreen if any of the conditions to closing set forth in Article VIII shall
not have been satisfied and such failure to satisfy has not been previously
waived by Evergreen;
(c) by
Exousia Merger Subsidiary if any of the conditions to closing set forth in
Article IX shall not have been satisfied and such failure to satisfy has not
been previously waived by Exousia Merger Subsidiary; or
(d) by
Evergreen or by Exousia Merger Subsidiary, if the Merger shall not have become
effective on or before December 31, 2009 (or such later date as shall have been
agreed to in writing by Evergreen and Exousia Merger Subsidiary).
The
exercise of the termination options provided in this Article XI shall be
effective only after written notice thereof, signed on behalf of the Party
exercising such option to terminate by its duly authorized representative, shall
have been given to the other Party. If this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with this Article XI, the Merger shall be abandoned without
further action by Exousia Merger Subsidiary or Evergreen.
ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION
12.1 Entirety of
Agreement. This Agreement (including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto),
together with the other documents and certificates delivered hereunder, state
the entire agreement of the parties, merge all prior negotiations, agreements
and understandings, if any, and state in full all representations, warranties
and agreements which have induced this Agreement, except that any
confidentiality agreements heretofore executed and delivered by the parties
hereto shall not be so merged and shall continue in full force and effect. Each
party agrees that in dealing with third parties no contrary representations will
be made.
SECTION
12.2 Notices. All notices
and demands of any kind which any party hereto may be required or desire to
serve upon another party under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be served upon such other party: (a) by personal service upon such
other party at such other party’s address set forth in this section; or (b) by
mailing a copy thereof by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, with
return receipt requested, addressed to such other party at the address of such
other party set forth in this section; or (c) by sending a copy thereof by
Federal Express or equivalent courier service, addressed to such other party at
the address of such other party set forth in this section; or (d) by sending a
copy thereof by facsimile to such other party at the facsimile number, if any,
of such other party set forth in this section.
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If to Evergreen: |
Evergreen
Global Investments Ltd.
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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with a copy to: |
Teplen
& Associates, PLLC
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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If to Exousia Merger Subsidiary: |
Exousia
Merger Subsidiary, Inc.
Attn:
J. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
00000
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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with a copy to: |
Xxxxxxxxxx &
xxxXxxx, LLP
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx xxxXxxx
000
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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In case
of service by Federal Express or equivalent courier service or by facsimile or
by personal service, such service shall be deemed complete upon receipt. In the
case of service by mail, such service shall be deemed complete upon reasonable
proof of receipt. The addresses and facsimile numbers to which, and persons to
whose attention, notices and demands shall be delivered or sent may be changed
from time to time by notice served, as hereinabove provided, by any party upon
the other parties.
SECTION
12.3 Amendment. This
Agreement may be
modified or amended only by an instrument in writing, duly executed by all of
the parties hereto.
SECTION
12.4 Nonwaiver. No waiver
by any party of any term, provision, covenant, representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement (or any breach thereof) shall be effective unless it
is in writing executed by the party against which such waiver is to be enforced;
no waiver shall be deemed or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any
such term, provision, covenant, representation or warranty (or breach) on any
other occasion or as a waiver of any other term, provision, covenant,
representation or warranty (or of the breach of any other term, provision,
covenant, representation or warranty) contained in this Agreement on the same or
any other occasion.
SECTION
12.5 Counterparts. For the
convenience of the parties, any number of counterparts hereof may be executed,
each such executed counterpart shall be deemed an original and all such
counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION
12.6 Assignment; Binding Nature;
No Beneficiaries. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto
without the written consent of the other parties. This Agreement shall be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties hereto
and their respective heirs, personal representatives, legatees, successors and
permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon
any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs,
personal representatives, legatees and permitted assigns.
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SECTION
12.7 Headings. The
headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
constitute a part hereof.
SECTION
12.8 Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to conflicts of law principles, applicable to contracts made and to be entirely
performed therein. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or any related agreements, or the breach or alleged
breach hereof or thereof, each of the parties hereto irrevocably (i) submits to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware (or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the courts of the State
of Delaware), without regard to conflicts of law principles, (ii) waives any
objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any action or
proceeding brought in any such court, (iii) waives any claim that such action or
proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and (iv) agrees that
service of process or of any other papers upon such party by registered mail at
the address to which notices are required to be sent to such party under Section
12.2 shall be deemed good, proper and effective service upon such
party.
SECTION
12.9 Specific Performance.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would
be damaged irreparably in the event any of the covenants contained in this
Agreement or in any related agreements are not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly, each of the parties
hereto agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent breaches of the covenants contained in this Agreement, or
in any related agreements and to enforce specifically this Agreement and any
related agreements in addition to any other remedy to which such other parties
may be entitled at law or in equity, without proving damages or that monetary
damages would not be an adequate remedy for such breach. The remedies provided
for or permitted by this Agreement shall be cumulative and the exercise by any
party of any remedy provided for herein or available hereunder shall not
preclude the assertion or exercise by such party of any other right or remedy
provided for herein or available hereunder.
SECTION
12.10 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is declared invalid or unenforceable in
any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or
enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in
any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or
unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making the determination
of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power, and is hereby directed,
to reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or provision, to delete
specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes
closest to expressing the intention of the invalid and unenforceable term or
provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the
expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the date and year first written above.
EXOUSIA
MERGER SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
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By:
//s//J. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
J.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, CEO
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EVERGREEN
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD.
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By:
//s//Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, VP General Counsel
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