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Redacted portions have been marked with asterisks (****). Confidential treatment
has been requested for the redacted portions. The confidential redacted portions
have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
EXHIBIT 10.22
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
UNIDIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered
into as of October 2, 1998, by and among UNIDIAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and XXXXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Purchaser").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the sale and issuance of
an aggregate of 27 shares of its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the
"Series C Shares");
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase the Series C Shares on the
terms and conditions set forth herein and enter into the Collateral Agreements
(as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell the Series C
Shares to the Purchaser on the terms and conditions set forth herein and enter
into the Collateral Agreements (as hereinafter defined);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE/COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS.
1.1 AUTHORIZATION OF SHARES. On or before the Closing (as defined
in Article 2 below), the Company shall have authorized the sale and issuance to
the Purchaser of the Series C Shares having the rights, preferences, privileges
and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations to the Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Preferred Share Certificate"). The Company has, or prior to the Closing will
have, adopted and filed the Preferred Share Certificate with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware.
1.2 SALE AND PURCHASE OF PREFERRED SHARES. Subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, 27 Series C
Shares at a purchase price of $1,000,000 per share.
1.3 COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS. The Collateral Agreements shall include
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Shareholders' Agreement, and the Services
Agreements (as hereinafter defined).
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2. CLOSING, DELIVERY AND PAYMENT.
The closing of the sale and purchase of the Series C Shares
under this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at 10:00 a.m., local time,
on October 2, 1998 at the offices of The Xxxxxxxx Companies, Inc., Legal
Department, Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or at such
other time or place as the Company and the Purchaser may mutually agree. At the
Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company will deliver to
the Purchaser certificates representing 27 Series C Shares, against payment in
cash by the Purchaser of the purchase price therefor.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
For the purposes of all the representations and warranties in
this Article 3, other than Section 3.2, when the term "Company" is used, it will
be deemed to include UniDial Communications, Inc. unless otherwise expressly
stated. Except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto as
Exhibit B or as disclosed in the Financial Statements attached hereto as Exhibit
C, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows:
3.1 ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. The Company is
a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Company has full power and authority to own and operate its
properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted. The
Company is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in the aggregate in which
the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes
such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions, in the aggregate,
in which failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the
Company or its business.
3.2 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the Company,
immediately prior to the Closing, consists of 2,000 shares of Common Stock, 954
shares of which are issued and outstanding and 32 of which are reserved for
issuance pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options; 10 shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 60 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stocks, and 430 shares of Preferred Stock, none of which are issued
and outstanding. Immediately prior to the Closing, 246 shares of Common Stock
are reserved for future issuance upon the conversion of the Series C Shares. All
issued and outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and were issued
in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance
of securities. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the
Series C Shares are as stated in the Preferred Share Certificate. The shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series C Shares (the
"Conversion Shares") have been duly and validly reserved for issuance and, when
issued in accordance with the Preferred Share Certificate, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except for the specific matters identified
on Exhibit B and the shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of
outstanding stock options, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights
(including conversion or preemptive rights), proxy or shareholder agreements, or
agreements of any kind for the purchase issue, transfer, delivery, sale or
acquisition from the Company of any of its securities.
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3.3 AUTHORIZATION; BINDING OBLIGATIONS. All corporate action on
the part of the Company, its officers, directors and shareholders necessary for
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Collateral
Agreements in the form attached hereto, the Preferred Share Certificate, and the
sale and issuance of the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares pursuant
hereto, and for the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder and under
the Collateral Agreements has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.
The Agreement and the Collateral Agreements when executed and delivered, will be
valid and binding obligations of UniDial Holdings, Inc. or UniDial
Communications, Inc., as appropriate, enforceable in accordance with their
terms.
The sale of the Series C Shares and the subsequent conversion of Series
C Shares into Conversion Shares are not and will not be subject to any
preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that have not been properly waived
or complied with. When issued, the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any
liens or encumbrances including, without limitation, call rights, warrants and
conversion rights except as expressly set forth in the Certificate of
Designation; provided, however, that the Series C Shares and the Conversion
Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal
securities laws as set forth herein or as otherwise required by such laws at the
time a transfer is proposed.
3.4 OBLIGATIONS TO RELATED PARTIES. No employee, officer, or
director of the Company or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to
the Company, nor is the Company indebted (or committed to make loans or extend
or guarantee credit) to any of them. To the best of the Company's knowledge,
none of such persons has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm
or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company
has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation that competes with the
Company, except that employees, officers, or directors of the Company and
members of their immediate families may own stock in publicly traded companies
that may compete with the Company. No member of the immediate family of any
officer or director of the Company is directly or indirectly interested in any
contract with the Company with a value of more than $100,000.
3.5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Attached hereto as Exhibit C are copies
of the unaudited balance sheet and income statement for the seven months ended
July 31, 1998 (the "Unaudited Financial Statements") and of the audited
financial statements for the twelve (12) months ended December 31, 1997 (the
"Financial Statements") of UniDial Communications, Inc., ("UniDial"), the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. The Financial Statements fairly present the
financial condition and operating results of UniDial as of the dates, and for
the periods, indicated therein and have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis
throughout the period.
3.6 CHANGES. Except as disclosed in the Unaudited Financial
Statements and subject to the exceptions identified in Exhibit B, since the date
of the Financial Statements there has not been:
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(a) Any change in the assets, liabilities, financial
condition or operations of UniDial as shown on the balance sheet as of the date
of the Financial Statements, other than changes in the ordinary course of
business, none of which individually or in the aggregate has had or is expected
to have a material adverse effect on such assets, liabilities, financial
condition, or operations of the Company;
(b) Any change, except in the ordinary course of
business, in the contingent obligations of UniDial by way of guaranty,
endorsement, indemnity, warranty, or otherwise;
(c) Any damage, destruction, or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the properties,
business, financial condition, operations or prospects of UniDial;
(d) Any waiver by UniDial of a material right or of a
material debt owed to it;
(e) Any direct or indirect loans made by UniDial to any
shareholder, employee, officer, or director of UniDial, other than advances made
in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Any declaration or payment of any dividend or other
distribution of the assets of UniDial;
(g) Any labor organization activity;
(h) Any debt, obligation, or liability incurred, assumed
or guaranteed by UniDial, except current liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business.
(i) Any adverse change in any material agreement to which
UniDial is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound or subject,
including compensation agreements with UniDial's employees;
(j) To the best of the Company's knowledge, any other
event or condition of any character that, either individually or cumulatively,
has materially and adversely affected, or, so far as the Company may now
foresee, in the future may materially and adversely affect the business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects of the Company;
(k) For the purposes of this Section 3.6, the terms
"material" or "materially" shall mean an affect on value of more than $100,000.
3.7 TITLE TO PROPERTIES AND ASSETS; LIENS, ETC. The Company has
good and marketable title to its properties and assets, and good title to its
leasehold estates, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease,
encumbrance, or charge, other than (i) those resulting from taxes which have not
yet become delinquent, (ii) liens and encumbrances which do not exceed $100,000
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on any property or asset or materially impair the operations of the Company,
(iii) liens and encumbrances in favor of Star Bank, and (iv) liens and
encumbrances in favor of WorldCom, Inc.
3.8 PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. (a) The Company has sufficient title
and ownership of all trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary
information, patents, trademarks, service marks, rights and processes necessary
for its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted without any
conflict with or infringement of the rights of others. There are no outstanding
options, licenses, or agreements of any kind relating to the foregoing, nor is
the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any
kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and
processes of any other person or entity. The Company has not received any
communications alleging that the Company has violated or, by conducting its
business as proposed, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other proprietary rights of
any other person or entity. The Company is not obligated under any contract
(including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement
or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative
agency, that would interfere materially with the Company's ability to pursue its
stated business objectives. Neither the execution nor delivery of this
Agreement, or the Collateral Agreements, nor the carrying on of the Company's
business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company's
business as proposed, will, to the Company's knowledge, conflict with or result
in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any of such employees or
the Company is now obligated. The Company does not believe it is or will be
necessary to utilize any inventions of any of its employees (or people it
currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment by the Company.
(b) As part of the consideration for the Company entering this
Agreement, the Company shall license, or shall cause the necessary individuals
to license, the trademark known as "WillCall" on a non-exclusive, perpetual,
world-wide, non-recourse, basis to Purchaser.
3.9 The Company is not aware that any of its employees is
obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of
any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of
any court or administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of his
best efforts to promote the interests of the Company or that would conflict with
the Company's business as proposed to be conducted.
3.10 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS. The Company is not in
violation or default of any term of its Certificate of Incorporation (as amended
by the Preferred Share Certificate) or Bylaws or in any material respect of any
provision of any mortgage, indenture, agreement, instrument or contract to which
it is a party or by which it or its property is bound or, to the best of its
knowledge, of any federal, state or local judgment, order, writ, decree,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company where such violation or
default would; or could reasonably be expected to, materially and adversely
affect the Company. The execution, delivery, and performance of and compliance
with this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements and the issuance and sale of
the Series C Shares pursuant hereto and of the Conversion Shares pursuant to the
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Preferred Share Certificate, will not result in any such violation, result in a
conflict with or constitute either a default under any such provision or an
event that results in the creation of any lien, charge, or encumbrance of more
than $100,000 upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation,
impairment, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit, license,
authorization, or approval applicable to the Company, its business or
operations, or any of its assets or properties.
3.11 LITIGATION. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or currently threatened against the Company which (i)
questions the validity of this Agreement, the Collateral Agreements, or the
right of the Company to enter into them, or (ii) to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, or (iii) which might result, either individually or in the
aggregate, in any material adverse changes in the assets, condition, affairs or
prospects of the Company, financially or otherwise, or any change in the current
equity ownership of the Company, nor is the Company aware that there is any
basis for the foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, there is no action,
suit, proceeding, or investigation with a potential exposure of $1,000,000 or
greater pending or currently threatened against the Company alleging that the
Company's sales agents program violates any federal or state securities laws.
The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions pending or threatened (or
any basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any
of the Company's employees, their use in connection with the Company's business
of any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former
employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers. The
Company is not a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ,
injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the
Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
3.12 TAX RETURNS AND PAYMENTS. The Company has filed all tax
returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it. All taxes shown
to be due and payable on such returns, any assessments imposed, and all other
taxes due and payable by the Company on or before the Closing have been paid or
will be paid prior to the time they become delinquent, except where the failure
thereof would not have a material and adverse effect on the financial condition,
operations or prospects of the Company. The Company has not elected pursuant to
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), to be treated as a
collapsible corporation or a Subchapter S corporation pursuant to Section 341(f)
or Section 1362(a) of the Code, nor has it made any other elections pursuant to
the Code (other than elections which relate solely to methods of accounting,
depreciation or amortization) which would have a material effect on the Company,
its financial condition, its business as presently conducted or proposed to be
conducted or on any of its properties or material assets.
3.13 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except for the registration rights
granted WorldCom, Inc. by Registration Rights Agreement dated November 30, 1997
and expected to be granted to Metracom, Inc., and the registration rights
granted to Purchaser by the Registration Rights Agreement of even date herewith,
the Company is presently not under any obligation, and has not granted any
rights, to register any of the Company's presently outstanding securities or any
of its securities that may hereafter be issued.
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3.14 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Company has complied in all material
respects with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and
restrictions of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or
agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its business and ownership of its
properties including, without limitation, compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws with respect to Company's sales agents program. No
governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are
required to be obtained and no registrations or declarations are required to be
filed in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Collateral Agreements, and the issuance of the Series C Shares or the Conversion
Shares, except such as have been duly and validly obtained or filed, or with
respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing, except such as will
be filed in a timely manner.
3.15 OFFERING VALID. Assuming the accuracy of the representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 4.3 hereof, the offer, sale
and issuance of the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares will be exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") and will have been registered or qualified (or are exempt
from registration and qualification) under the registration, permit or
qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws.
3.16 SECURITIES EXEMPTION. Neither the Company nor any agent on its
behalf has solicited or will solicit any offers to sell or has offered to sell
or will offer to sell all or any part of the Series C Shares to, or otherwise
approach or communicate in respect of all or any part of such Series C Shares
with, any person or persons so as to bring the sale of such Series C Shares by
the Company within the registration provisions of the Securities Act. The
Company shall seek and obtain all necessary permits and other authorizations or
orders of exemption as may be necessary or appropriate under the Kentucky
Securities Act and any other applicable state securities laws, with respect to
the Company's offer and sale of the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares
3.17 COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA. No employee pension benefit plan
established or maintained by the Company or to which the Company is required to
make contributions (other, than a Multi-employer Plan), which is subject to Part
3 of Subtitle B of Title 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended ("ERISA")", or Section 412 of' the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (as amended from time to time, the "Code"), had an accumulated funding
deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of
the. Code) as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year of such plan
heretofore ended. No liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(other than required insurance premiums, all of which, to the extent due and
payable, have been paid) has been incurred with respect to any such plan (other
than a Multi-employer Plan) and there has not been any reportable event within
the meaning of ERISA, or any other event or condition, which presents a material
risk of termination of any such. plan (other than a Multi-employer Plan) by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The Company has not incurred and is not
reasonably expected to incur, any withdrawal liability (as defined in Title IV
of ERISA) to any Multi-employer Plan. The Company not has received any
notification that any Multi-employer Plan is in reorganization (as defined in
Section 4241 of ERISA), is insolvent (as defined in Section 4241 of ERISA) or
has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and no
Multi-employer Plan is reasonably expected to be in reorganization, insolvent or
terminated. To
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the knowledge of the Company, neither the Department of Labor, the Internal
Revenue Service nor any other governmental body has determined that any such
plan or any trust created thereunder, or any trustee or administrator thereof,
has engaged in a prohibited transaction with respect to any such plan, as such
term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code, that could subject any such plan,
trust, trustee, administrator, or the Company to any tax or penalty on
prohibited transactions imposed under said Section 4975 or ERISA, and the
Company is not aware of any facts that would constitute such a prohibited
transaction.
Except for COBRA continuation coverage and contingent obligations in
connection with the Company's health insurance program, the Company has no
extraordinary liabilities or other obligations, whether actual or contingent,
with respect to any employee benefit plan, including, without limitation,
liability for post-retirement medical benefits, post-retirement life insurance
benefits, or other similar benefits.
3.18 DISCLOSURE. This Agreement (including the schedules and
exhibits hereto), the Collateral Agreements, and any other documents,
certificates, instruments or other written materials or information furnished to
Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements taken as a whole,
do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
There is no fact known to the Company which is materially adverse, or in the
future could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse, to the business
operations or financial performance of Company which has not been furnished to
Purchaser or set forth or reflected in this Agreement, the Collateral Agreements
or the other documents, certificates, and instruments referred to herein and
delivered to Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.19 COMPLIANCE: GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND REGULATIONS. The
Company has all material licenses, franchises, permits, certificates and other
authorizations from all federal, state, municipal and other governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over its business. All such licenses,
franchises, permits, certificates and other governmental authorizations held by
the Company, in respect of its business are valid and sufficient to permit the
Company to conduct its operations as currently used or conducted except where
the failure to have such licenses, franchises, permits, certificates or other
governmental authorizations would not have a material adverse effect, and there
are no violations of any such licenses, franchises, permits, certificates and
other governmental authorizations, nor are there any proceedings, to the
knowledge of the Company, pending or threatened against the Company to revoke or
limit any such license, franchise, permit, certificate or other governmental
authorization.
3.20 INFORMATION SYSTEMS. The Company has information systems
capable of providing on a timely basis, current and accurate operating and
financial information, consistent with industry standards, which (a) allows
management of the Company to make reasoned and fully informed business
decisions, (b) allows the preparation of financial statements in a timely
fashion,
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(c) allows the provision of billing and customer service information, and (d) is
capable of reading and processing data within and between the years 1999 and
2000.
3.21 SHAREHOLDERS. The following Shareholders beneficially own the
number of shares of the Company's Common Stock set forth next to its name:
J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx III ****
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx XX ****
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ****
N-TEL, LLC ****
WorldCom, Inc. ****
Remaining Shareholders ****
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Total ****
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER.
The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows
(such representations and warranties do not lessen or obviate the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement):
4.1 REQUISITE POWER AND AUTHORITY. The Purchaser has all necessary
power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and
deliver this Agreement, the Collateral Agreements and to carry out their
provisions. All action on Purchaser's part required for the lawful execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements has been or will be
effectively taken prior to the Closing. Upon their execution and delivery, this
Agreement and the Collateral Agreements will be valid and binding obligations of
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (i) as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights; (ii) general
principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies; and
(iii) to the extent that the enforceability of the indemnification provisions of
Section 1.9 of the Collateral Agreements may be limited by applicable laws.
4.2 CONSENTS. All consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations or filings with any
governmental authority on the part of the Purchaser required in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and the
Collateral Agreements have been or shall have been obtained prior to and be
effective as of the Closing.
4.3 INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. The Purchaser understands that the
Series C Shares and Conversion Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act. Purchaser also understands that the Series C Shares are being
offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the
Securities Act based in part upon Purchaser's representations contained in the
Agreement. The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as follows:
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**** Confidential material has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(a) PURCHASER BEARS ECONOMIC RISK. The Purchaser must
bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely unless the Series C
Shares or the Conversion Shares are registered pursuant to the Securities Act,
or an exemption from registration is available. Purchaser understands that the
Company has no present intention of registering the Series C Shares, the
Conversion Shares or any shares of its Common Stock and that certificates
representing capital stock issued to the Purchaser will bear a restrictive
legend. The Purchaser understands that it has no registration rights with
respect to the Series C Shares or the Conversion Shares except as provided in
the Collateral Agreements. The Purchaser also understands that there is no
assurance that any exemption from registration under the Securities Act will be
available and that, even if available, such exemption may not allow the
Purchaser to transfer all or any portion of the Series C Shares or the
Conversion Shares under the circumstances, in the amounts or at the times the
Purchaser might propose.
The Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser is an
Accredited Investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act.
(b) ACQUISITION FOR OWN ACCOUNT. The Purchaser is
acquiring the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares for the Purchaser's own
account for investment only, and not with a view towards their distribution.
(c) PURCHASER CAN PROTECT ITS INTEREST. The Purchaser
represents that by reason of its management's business or financial experience,
Purchaser has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements.
Further, the Purchaser is aware of no publication of any advertisement in
connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. The Purchaser
is not a corporation, trust or partnership specifically formed for the purpose
of consummating these transactions.
(d) COMPANY INFORMATION. The Purchaser has had an
opportunity to discuss the Company's business, management and financial affairs
with directors, officers and management of the Company and has had the
opportunity to review the Company's operations and facilities. The Purchaser has
also had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from, the
Company and its management regarding the terms and conditions of this
investment.
5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.
5.1 CONDITIONS TO THE PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS AT THE CLOSING.
The Purchaser's obligations to purchase the Series C Shares at
the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the
following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; PERFORMANCE OF
OBLIGATIONS. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Article 3
hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing with
the same force and effect as if they
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had been made as of the Closing, and the Company shall have performed all
obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or observed by it on
or prior to the Closing.
(b) CORPORATE DOCUMENTS. The Company shall have delivered
to the Purchaser or its counsel, copies of all corporate documents of the
Company as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
(c) RESERVATION OF CONVERSION SHARES. The Conversion
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series C Shares shall have been duly
authorized and reserved for issuance upon such exercise or conversion.
(d) FILING OF PREFERRED SHARE CERTIFICATE. The Preferred
Share Certificate shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware.
(e) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. The Company shall have
delivered to the Purchaser a Compliance Certificate, executed by the President
and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the date of the Closing,
to the effect that the conditions specified in subparagraphs (a) through (d) of
this Section 5.1 have been satisfied.
(f) REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Registration
Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto.
(g) SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT. The Shareholder Agreement by
and among J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx III (and members of his immediate family), N-TEL,
LLC and the Purchaser shall have been executed and delivered by the parties
thereto.
(h) SERVICES AGREEMENTS. The Company and the Purchaser
shall have executed and delivered (i) a carrier services agreement and (ii) a
software license agreement, (collectively, the "Services Agreements"). The
Company and Purchaser's affiliate, Xxxxxxxx Communications Solutions, LLC
("Solutions") have begun negotiations on a sales agency reseller and services
agreement, pursuant to which Solutions shall provide, in conjunction with
Purchaser, certain telecommunications services to customers of Solutions, for
which a Term Sheet has been prepared and is attached hereto as Exhibit D. The
parties agree to negotiate in good faith a definitive agreement incorporating
the terms and conditions contained in Exhibit D with a view toward executing one
or more definitive agreements; however, the parties are not obligated to enter
into any such definitive agreements.
(i) WORLDCOM AGREEMENT. The Purchaser and WorldCom, Inc.
shall have executed and delivered a switched services resale agreement upon such
terms and conditions satisfactory to the Purchaser in its sole discretion.
(j) PROCEEDINGS AND DOCUMENTS. All corporate and other
proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing
hereby and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be
reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Purchaser and its counsel,
and
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the Purchaser and its counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals
or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.
5.2 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The Company's
obligation to issue and sell the Series C Shares at the Closing is subject to
the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The
representations and warranties made by the Purchaser in Article 4 hereof shall
be true and correct in all material respects at the date of the Closing, with
the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.
(b) PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. The Purchaser shall have
performed and complied with all agreements and conditions herein required to be
performed or complied with by the Purchaser on or before the Closing.
(c) FILING OF PREFERRED SHARE CERTIFICATE. The Preferred
Share Certificate shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware. The Company agrees to use its best efforts to effect such action.
(d) REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Registration
Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto.
The Company agrees to use its best efforts to effect such action.
(e) SERVICES AGREEMENTS. The Company and the Purchaser
shall have executed and delivered the Services Agreements.
6. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
6.1 Until the earliest to occur of (i) the closing of a firm
commitment underwritten public offering (the "IPO") pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act covering the offer and sale of
Common Stock for the account of the Company to the public with an aggregate
offering price to the public of not less than **** (before deduction of
underwriter commissions and offering expenses), (ii) the conversion of all of
the Series C Shares into shares of Common Stock, or (iii) the redemption of all
of the Series C Shares, the Company shall duly perform and observe each and all
of the following covenants and agreements:
(a) ATTENDANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS. The Purchaser shall
have the right to have a Purchaser designee attend and observe the proceedings
of meetings of the board of directors of the Company and the right to receive
any information furnished to said directors in connection with the meetings of
the board, except in cases where such attendance at the meetings or receipt of
information would cause the attorney-client privilege between the Company and
its counsel to be adversely affected or in cases in which the board of directors
is considering a contract or transaction between the Company and the Purchaser
or one of its affiliates or in which the
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**** Confidential material has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Purchaser or one of its affiliates has a financial interest. The Purchaser
designee shall maintain the confidentiality of all financial and other
proprietary information discussed at meetings of the board of directors of the
Company or made known to the designee in connection with such meetings.
(b) RIGHTS OF APPROVAL. Without the Purchaser's prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned, the Company and UniDial will not (i) make material expenditures
even if in the normal and ordinary course of business, except with respect to
payments made to WorldCom, Inc. or its affiliates on account of the purchase of
telecommunications services from WorldCom (ii) enter into an agreement to sell
or otherwise transfer any material part of its assets or ownership interests in
subsidiaries, (iii) enter into an agreement to make or suffer to remain
outstanding any material loan or advance to, or enter into an agreement to
receive a material loan or other extension of material credit, or purchase or
acquire for a material amount or by assumption of a material liability any
stock, bonds, notes or securities of, or any partnership interest or limited
liability company interest in, or make any material capital contribution to, any
other person, partnership, company, or other entity, (iv) appoint a person other
than J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx III as chief executive officer, (v) materially modify
its agent program as currently in effect, (vi) change the independent
accountants of the Company nor engage any additional independent accountants, it
being understood that the independent accountants of the Company must be an
international firm of recognized prestige, (vii) increase the compensation of
any officer or executive by more than fifteen (15%) percent in any year, or
enter into any employment agreement, any severance agreement, or any material
transaction or series or related transactions with any of the Shareholders (as
defined in the Shareholder's Agreement) or any of their Affiliates (as defined
in the Shareholder's Agreement) except on terms that are at least as favorable
to the Company as could be obtained in an arms-length transaction, or enter into
an employment agreement or severance agreement that involves more than $100,000,
or (viii) initiate any litigation, or consent to the settlement or admit
liability with respect to or fail to diligently contest any litigation against
it, which involves more than $250,000. For purposes of subsections (i) through
(iii) of this Section 6.2, "material" shall mean an amount in excess of
$5,000,000.
(c) USE OF PROCEEDS. The Company will use the proceeds of
the sale of the Series C Shares as follows: (i) up to **** will be used in
satisfaction of certain contingent obligations of the Company to its agents
pursuant to a program approved by the Purchaser or as repayment of indebtedness
incurred by the Company in connection with such a program, (ii) **** to fund
a portion of the Company's acquisition of Metracom Corporation, and (iii) the
remainder for general corporate purposes.
(d) IPO INVESTMENT. The Company shall, at the beginning
of preparation for an IPO, deliver a letter from a nationally recognized
investment banking firm establishing the percentage ownership to be sold to the
public and the market capitalization of the Company ("IMC"). The Purchaser
shall then have the right, but not the obligation, within fifteen (15) days of
receipt of the letter, ****. If Purchaser does not elect to exercise such
right, then the Company may proceed with the IPO but only at a price per share
equal to or greater than the IPO Price and only for the amount of IPO Shares not
less than eighty percent (80%) nor more than one hundred fifteen percent (115%)
of the amount offered to Purchaser; provided, (as defined in the ****
represented by the number of IPO Shares offered to the Purchaser has not
declined since the date of the letter from the nationally recognized investment
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**** Confidential material has been omitted and filed separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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banking firm. The Company will provide the Purchaser with a copy of such
registration statement within two days following its filing with the SEC.
(e) FURTHER INVESTMENT. With respect to shares of the
Company (including securities convertible into shares of the Company) expected
to be issued to a third party, the Company will provide the Purchaser a fair and
reasonable opportunity to acquire all, but not less than all, such shares upon
the same terms and conditions as to be offered to the third party provided that
Purchaser continues to own the Series C Shares or at least 5% of the Company's
issued and outstanding common stock. The rights of the Purchaser pursuant to
this Section 6.1 shall not apply to any shares to be issued in the IPO, to any
shares issued pursuant an acquisition or merger that has been duly approved by
the Company's board of directors, or pursuant to employee or director or
consultant stock-based incentive plans duly adopted by the Company's board of
directors and shall expire upon the consummation of the IPO.
(f) MERGER RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. If, before the
conversion of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation's Board of
Directors receives a bona fide offer from any entity other than the Purchaser
that it desires to accept (the "Offer to Purchase") to enter into a merger,
consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or similar
event (a "Transaction") as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of
the same or another class or classes of stock or securities of the Corporation
or another entity or the right to receive an amount in cash per share, or a
combination thereof, then the Board of Directors shall provide notice of the
proposed Transaction to the Purchaser and grant the Purchaser the exclusive
right to enter into a Transaction on substantially the same terms and conditions
as the Offer to Purchase. If the Purchaser declines to submit an offer within
fifteen (15) days of the date of the Board's notice of the proposed Transaction
to the Purchaser and the Corporation's Board of Directors affirmatively votes to
proceed with the Transaction, Purchaser shall have the right to convert all its
shares of Series C Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance
with the terms of the Minimum Valuation formula of paragraph 4(A)(ii)(b) and
shall vote all of its shares of Series C Preferred Stock in favor of the
Transaction at any meeting of the shareholders held to consider the Transaction.
(g) FINANCIAL INFORMATION. So long as Purchaser owns the
Series C Shares, the Company will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to,
maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and the Company will furnish to
Purchaser:
(i) Within 120 days after the close of each of its fiscal
years, an audit report certified by independent certified public accountants,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a
consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets
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as of the end of such period, related profit and loss and statements of
stockholders' equity, and a statement of cash flow, accompanied by any
management letter prepared by said accountants and by a certificate of said
accountants that, in the course of their examination necessary for their
certification of the foregoing, they have obtained no knowledge of any unmatured
default or event of default, or if, in the opinion of such accountants, any
unmatured default or event of default shall exist, stating the nature and status
thereof;
(ii) Within 50 days after the close of the first three
quarterly periods of each of its fiscal years, for itself and subsidiaries,
consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period and
consolidated profit and loss and reconciliation of surplus statements and a
statement of cash flow for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to
the end of such quarter, all certified by its chief financial officer;
(iii) Together with a certificate from the chief financial
officer of Company, and attested by the Company's Secretary the financial
statements required under clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.3, and stating
that no unmatured default or event of default exists under any material
agreement, or if any unmatured default or event or default exists, stating the
nature and status thereof;
(iv) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the
shareholders of the Company, copies of all financial statements, reports and
proxy statements so furnished;
(v) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all
registration statements and annual, quarterly or other periodic reports which
the Company or any its subsidiaries files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and copies of all material statements and reports which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries files with the Federal Communications Commission or
any other regulating body which are intended to be publicly available;
(vi) Promptly upon receipt of demand therefor, such other
information (including non-financial information) as Purchaser may from time to
time reasonably request; and
(vii) Promptly upon becoming aware of an unmatured default
or an event of default in any material agreement, but in no event later than
five (5) days after becoming aware of such event or condition, the Company will
provide written notice to Purchaser specifying the nature of the unmatured
default or event of default, as the case may be, the period of existence thereof
and what action the Company is taking or proposed to take with respect thereto.
The foregoing obligation shall be limited, once the Company becomes a "reporting
company" under the United States securities laws, to the extent necessary to the
comport with such laws.
(h) OTHER BUSINESS. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries shall engage in any business unrelated to its current business that
could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements.
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(i) INSPECTION. The Company will, and will cause each of
its subsidiaries to, permit Purchaser, by its respective agents or
representatives, upon reasonable notice, to inspect any of the properties,
corporate books and financial records of the Company and its subsidiaries, to
examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of
the Company and its subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the
same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals during
normal business hours as Purchaser may designate. Each person making such an
inspection agrees to maintain in confidence any information so obtained (except
for disclosures (i) to any prospective or actual assignee of the Series C Shares
who shall agree to maintain such information in confidence and to indemnify the
Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) to its auditors, attorneys and professional
advisers, and (iii) if legally required to be so disclosed, (A) to any
governmental authority having jurisdiction over it, (B) pursuant to any order or
legal process of any court or governmental agency, or (C) in connection with any
legal action arising out of this agreement or the Collateral Agreements) and
indemnify the Company and its subsidiaries against any loss or claim arising
from a failure to maintain such confidence. The foregoing obligation shall be
limited, once the Company becomes a "reporting company" under the United States
securities laws, to the extent necessary to the comport with such laws.
(j) ANTI-DILUTION RIGHTS. Prior to all of the Series C
Shares having been converted or redeemed, the Company agrees not to amend the
anti-dilution rights of or grant any new such rights to WorldCom.
(k) SECURITIES. The Company shall not redeem, repurchase,
or otherwise acquire any shares of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company
including without limitation call rights, warrants, options, and contracts or
other commitments to issue shares or securities convertible into Common Stock
(other than the Series C Shares) except (i) ratably from all holders thereof, or
(ii) from an employee or former employee pursuant to an employee benefit plan
approved by the board of directors of the Company or in connection with the
termination of the employee's employment.
7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES.
7.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any of the following conditions or
events ("Events of Default") shall occur (whether voluntary or involuntary or
arising by operation of law or otherwise):
(a) Any representation or warranty made by the Company or
UniDial herein to Purchaser which is untrue or misleading in any material
respect as of the time such statement was made in light of the circumstances
then existing; or
(b) The Company or any subsidiary breaches or causes the
breach of any covenant(s) made by the Company or a subsidiary hereunder or is in
breach of or causes a default to occur in the performance of any material
covenant or obligation in any other agreements with Purchaser or Purchaser's
subsidiaries, which breach or default remains uncured for ten (10) days after
written notice of such breach or default is received by the Company.
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7.2 REMEDIES ON DEFAULT. If any Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Purchaser shall have all remedies that may be
available at law or in equity.
7.3 PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS. No delay or omission of Purchaser to
exercise any right under this Agreement shall impair such right to be construed
to be a waiver of any Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Any single or
partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other
variations of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Agreement whatsoever
shall be valid unless in writing signed by Purchaser, and then only to the
extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in this
Agreement or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to
Purchaser until all obligations hereunder have been satisfied.
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
8.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all
respects by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
8.2 SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, covenants, and
agreements made herein shall survive any investigation made by the Purchaser and
the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby. All statements as to
factual matters contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or
on behalf of the Company pursuant hereto in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties by the
Company hereunder solely as of the date of such certificate or instrument.
8.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the
parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each
person who shall be a holder of the Series C Shares from time to time; provided,
however, that prior to the receipt by the Company of adequate written notice of
the transfer of any Series C Shares specifying the full name and address of the
transferee, the Company may deem and treat the person listed as the holder of
such Series C Shares in its records as the absolute owner and holder of such
Series C Shares for all purposes, the payment of any dividends or any redemption
price. Any sale or transfer of the Series C Shares shall be for not less than
all of such shares. The rights of the Purchaser under this Agreement may not be
assigned except to a purchaser or transferee of all the Series C Shares.
8.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto, the Collateral Agreements, and the other documents delivered pursuant
hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the
parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound
to any other in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, and
agreements except as specifically set forth herein. Nothing in this Agreement or
the Collateral Agreements express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
party, other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and
assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of
this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements, except as expressly provided
herein.
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8.5 SEVERABILITY. In case any provision of the Agreement shall be
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.
8.6 AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
(a) This Agreement may be amended or modified only upon
the written consent of the holders of not less than a majority in interest of
the Series C Shares (treated as if converted and including any Conversion Shares
into which the Series C Shares have been converted that have not been sold to
the public).
(b) The obligations of the Company and the rights of the
holders of the Series C Shares and the Conversion Shares under the Agreement may
be waived only as provided in the Preferred Share Certificate and in the
Shareholders' Agreement
(c) Except to the extent provided in this Section 8.6(c),
neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged, or terminated, except by a statement in writing signed by the party
against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge, or termination is
sought.
8.7 DELAYS OR OMISSIONS. It is agreed that no delay or omission to
exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to the Purchaser, upon any breach,
default or noncompliance of the Company under this Agreement, the Collateral
Agreements or the Preferred Share Certificate, shall impair any such right,
power, or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach,
default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar
breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that
any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on the
Purchaser's part of any breach, default or noncompliance under this Agreement,
the Collateral Agreements or under the Preferred Share Certificate or any waiver
on the Purchaser's part of any provisions or conditions of the Agreement must be
in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in
such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, the Collateral
Agreements, the Preferred Share Certificate, by law, or otherwise afforded to
the Purchaser, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
8.8 NOTICES. All notices and other communications provided for or
permitted hereunder shall be made by hand delivery or registered first class
mail:
(a) If to the Purchaser:
Xxxxxxxx Communications, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: S. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Sr. Vice President
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(b) If to another Holder of Registrable Shares, at the
most current address or addresses provided to the Company by such Holder;
(c) If to the Company:
UniDial Holdings, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: S. Xxxxxx XxXxx, Chief Operating Officer
8.9 EXPENSES. The Company shall pay all costs and expenses that it
incurs with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of
the Agreement, and the Purchaser shall pay all costs and expenses that it incurs
with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of the
Agreement.
8.10 TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles of the paragraphs and
subparagraphs of the Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to be considered in construing this Agreement.
8.11 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one instrument.
8.12 BROKER'S FEES. Each party hereto represents and warrants that
no agent, broker, investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of or under
the authority of such party hereto is or will be entitled to any broker's or
finder's fee or any other commission directly or indirectly in connection with
the transactions contemplated herein. Each party hereto further agrees to
indemnify each other party for any claims, losses or expenses incurred by such
other party as a result of the representation in this Section 8.12 being untrue.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed the Agreement as
of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
COMPANY:
UNIDIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
By
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S. Xxxxxx XxXxx
Chief Operating Officer
PURCHASER:
XXXXXXXX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
By
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S. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Senior Vice President
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UNIDIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A PREFERRED SHARE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
Exhibit B SCHEDULE OF EXCEPTIONS
Exhibit C FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
Exhibit D TERMS SHEET FOR WCS SERVICES AGREEMENT
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