EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED ACQUISITION CORP.
GD ACQUISITION CORP.
WESTVALE CONSULTANTS, LTD.
AND
MK SECURE SOLUTIONS, LTD.
DATED: FEBRUARY 20, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER..............................................................................................1
1.1 The Merger......................................................................................1
1.2 Conversion of Stock; Conversion of Outstanding Warrants.........................................2
1.3 Merger Consideration............................................................................4
1.4 Additional Rights; Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action...................................4
1.5 No Further Rights or Transfers..................................................................5
ARTICLE II THE CLOSING............................................................................................5
2.1 Closing Date....................................................................................5
2.2 Closing Transactions............................................................................5
ARTICLE III CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTION..............................................................................7
3.1 MailKey Corporate Action; MailKey Shareholder Consent...........................................7
3.2 Acquiror and Sub Corporate Action...............................................................8
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.........................................................................8
4.1 Representations and Warranties of MailKey.......................................................8
4.2 Representations and Warranties of Acquiror and Sub.............................................17
ARTICLE V AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES..............................................................................22
5.1 Access to Information..........................................................................22
5.2 Confidentiality; No Solicitation...............................................................22
5.3 Interim Operations.............................................................................25
5.4 Intentionally Omitted..........................................................................27
5.5 All Reasonable Efforts.........................................................................27
5.6 Public Announcements...........................................................................28
5.7 Notification of Certain Matters................................................................28
5.8 Expenses.......................................................................................28
5.9 Intentionally Omitted..........................................................................28
5.10 Intentionally Omitted..........................................................................28
5.11 Issuance of Common Stock.......................................................................28
5.12 Prohibition on Trading in Acquiror Securities..................................................28
5.13 Board of Directors.............................................................................29
5.14 Acknowledgment of Approvals....................................................................29
5.15 MailKey Financial Statements...................................................................29
5.16 Certain Post-Closing Corporate Actions.........................................................30
5.17 Production of Schedules and Exhibits...........................................................30
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER..............................................................30
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of MailKey...........................................................30
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6.2 Conditions to Acquiror's Obligations...........................................................31
ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION......................................................................................33
7.1 Indemnification by the Shareholder.............................................................33
7.2 Indemnification Procedures for Third-Party Claim...............................................33
7.3 Indemnification Procedures for Non-Third Party Claims..........................................34
7.4 Limitations on Indemnification.................................................................35
7.5 Exclusive Remedy...............................................................................35
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION.........................................................................................35
8.1 Termination....................................................................................35
8.2 Notice and Effect of Termination...............................................................36
8.3 Extension; Waiver..............................................................................36
8.4 Amendment and Modification.....................................................................36
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS.........................................................................................36
9.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties; Remedies...........................................36
9.2 Limitations on Liability.......................................................................37
9.3 Notices........................................................................................37
9.4 Agreement; Assignment..........................................................................38
9.5 Binding Effect; Benefit........................................................................38
9.6 Headings.......................................................................................38
9.7 Counterparts...................................................................................38
9.8 Governing Law..................................................................................38
9.9 Arbitration....................................................................................38
9.10 Severability...................................................................................39
9.11 Certain Definitions............................................................................39
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 1.2(c) Form of Warrant
Exhibit 1.2(d) Form of Option
Exhibit 1.2(e) Form of Loan Unit
Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)(x) Form of U.S. Investment Letter
Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)(y) Form of Non-U.S. Investment Letter
Exhibit 4.2(d)(i) Form of Acquiror Warrant
SCHEDULES
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1.3(b) MailKey Shareholders and Allocation of Merger Consideration
2.2(a)(ii)(x) U.S. MailKey Security Holders
2.2(a)(ii)(y) Non-U.S. MailKey Security Holders
4.1(a) Articles of Association and Bylaws of MailKey and each Subsidiary
4.1(c) Consents
4.1(e) MailKey GAAP Financial Statements
4.1(f)(i) Location of Leased Property
4.1(f)(ii) Written Notice of Governmental Entity
4.1(f)(iv) MailKey as Landlord
4.1(g) No Contingent Liabilities
4.1(h) Litigation
4.1(i) Taxes
4.1(j) Insurance Coverage
4.1(n)(i) Intellectual Property
4.1(n)(vii) Licenses and Rights
4.1(o) Accounts Receivable
4.1(p) MailKey Material Contracts
4.1(q) Labor Relations
4.1(r) Suppliers and Customers
4.1(u) Absence of Certain Changes or Events
4.2(a)(ii) Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Sub
4.2(l) Issuances of Securities
5.11 Issuance of S-8 Shares
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the "AGREEMENT"), is made and entered
into as of February 20, 2004, by and among GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED ACQUISITION CORP.,
a Nevada corporation ("ACQUIROR"), GD ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation
and wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror ("SUB"), MK SECURE SOLUTIONS LTD., a
British Virgin Islands private limited company ("MAILKEY"), and WESTVALE
CONSULTANTS, LTD, a principal shareholder of MailKey (the "SHAREHOLDER").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Acquiror and Sub have determined that it is in the best
interests of their shareholders for Sub to merge with MailKey upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Acquiror, Sub and MailKey
have each approved this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the merger
shall qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "CODE");
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 THE MERGER.
(a) Upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Effective Time (as defined herein), Sub shall be merged with and into MailKey
(the "MERGER") in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") and the corporate laws of the British
Virgin Islands ("BVI"), the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease and
MailKey shall continue as the surviving corporation (the "SURVIVING
CORPORATION") under the laws of the BVI.
(b) The Merger shall become effective upon the later of (i)
the filing and acceptance of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the "CERTIFICATE OF MERGER") in accordance with the
provisions of Section 252 of the DGCL; and (ii) the filing and acceptance of a
certificate of merger with the Registrar of International Companies
of BVI (the "BVI CERTIFICATE OF MERGER"). The date and time when the Merger
shall become effective is referred to herein as the "EFFECTIVE TIME."
(c) At the Effective Time:
(i) MailKey shall continue its existence under the
laws of the BVI as the Surviving Corporation;
(ii) the separate corporate existence of Sub shall
cease;
(iii) all rights, title and interests to all assets,
whether tangible or intangible and any property or property rights owned by Sub
shall be allocated to and vested in the Surviving Corporation without reversion
or impairment, without further act or deed, and without any transfer or
assignment having occurred, but subject to any existing liens or other
Encumbrances thereon, and all liabilities and obligations of Sub shall be
allocated to the Surviving Corporation, which shall be the primary obligor
therefor and, except as otherwise provided by law or contract, no other party to
the Merger, other than the Surviving Corporation, shall be liable therefor; and
(iv) Each of Sub and MailKey shall execute and
deliver, and file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware the Certificate of Merger, and with the Registrar of International
Companies of the BVI the BVI Certificate of Merger with such amendments thereto
as the parties hereto shall deem mutually acceptable.
(d) MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
(i) The Memorandum of Association of MailKey, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Memorandum of
Association of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided
therein or by applicable law.
(ii) The Articles of Association of MailKey, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of
Association of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended as provided
therein or by applicable law.
(e) OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. The officers and directors of
MailKey immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers and
directors of the Surviving Company, and shall hold office in accordance with the
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company
until the earlier of his resignation or removal or until his respective
successor is duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
1.2 CONVERSION OF STOCK; CONVERSION OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
(a) CONVERSION OF STOCK. At the Effective Time:
(i) the shares representing 100% of the issued and
outstanding ordinary shares of MailKey ("MAILKEY ORDINARY SHARES") as of the
Closing (as that is defined in Section 2.1 hereof) shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the
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holders of such shares, be converted into and represent the right to receive,
and shall be exchangeable for the merger consideration set forth in Section 1.3
hereafter (the "MERGER CONSIDERATIOn");
(ii) the shares representing 100% of the issued and
outstanding Preferred A Shares of MailKey ("MAILKEY PREFERRED A SHARES") as of
the Closing shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holders of such shares, be converted into and represent the right to
receive, and shall be exchangeable for the Merger Consideration as set forth in
Section 1.3 hereafter;
(iii) the shares representing 100% of the issued and
outstanding Preferred B Shares of MailKey ("MAILKEY PREFERRED B SHARES", and
together with MailKey Ordinary Shares and MailKey Preferred A Shares, the
"MAILKEY CAPITAL STOCK") as of the Closing shall, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holders of such shares, be converted into
and represent the right to receive, and shall be exchangeable for the Merger
Consideration as set forth in Section 1.3 hereafter;
(iv) each issued and outstanding share of common
stock, $.001 par value per share, of Sub shall, by virtue of the merger, be
converted into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
ordinary share of the Surviving Corporation.
(v) each share of capital stock of MailKey held in
treasury as of the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, be canceled
without payment of any consideration therefor and without any conversion
thereof;
(vi) each share of MailKey Capital Stock outstanding
as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to
exist.
(b) TRANSFER; DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES AFTER EFFECTIVE TIME.
From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock
transfer books of MailKey of shares of its capital stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time,
certificates for shares of MailKey Capital Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be delivered to MailKey, they
shall be canceled and exchanged for the consideration to be received therefore
in connection with the Merger as provided in this Agreement.
(c) CONVERSION OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS. As of the date of
this Agreement, as set forth on SCHEDULE 1.3(B), there are currently outstanding
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 26,130 MailKey Ordinary Shares
(collectively, the "MAILKEY WARRANTS"). At the Effective Time, holders of the
MailKey Warrants (the "MAILKEY WARRANT HOLDERS") shall be entitled to receive,
in exchange therefore, warrants (the "ACQUIROR WARRANTS") to purchase shares of
common stock, $.001 par value per share, of Acquiror ("ACQUIROR COMMON STOCK"),
substantially on the terms of the Form of Warrant attached hereto as EXHIBIT
1.2(C). Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each MailKey Warrant Holder
shall surrender to Acquiror for cancellation all certificates or
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agreements evidencing a MailKey Warrant and receive in exchange therefore the
Acquiror Warrants.
(d) CONVERSION OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS. As of the date of
this Agreement, as set forth on SCHEDULE 1.3(B), there are currently outstanding
options to purchase an aggregate of 18,511 MailKey Ordinary Shares
(collectively, the "MAILKEY OPTIONS"). At the Effective Time, holders of the
MailKey Options (the "MAILKEY OPTION HOLDERS") shall be entitled to receive, in
exchange therefore, options (the "ACQUIROR OPTIONS") to purchase shares of
Acquiror Common Stock, substantially on the terms of the Form of Option attached
hereto as EXHIBIT 1.2(D). Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each MailKey
Option Holder shall surrender to Acquiror for cancellation all certificates or
agreements evidencing a MailKey Option and receive in exchange therefore the
Acquiror Options.
(e) CONVERSION OF LOAN UNITS. As of the date of this
Agreement, as set forth on SCHEDULE 1.3(B), there are currently outstanding loan
units convertible into an aggregate of 4,500 MailKey Ordinary Shares
(collectively, the "MAILKEY LOAN UNITS"). At the Effective Time, holders of the
MailKey Loan Units (the "MAILKEY LOAN UNIT HOLDERS") shall be entitled to
receive, in exchange therefore, loan units (the "ACQUIROR LOAN UNITS"; together
with the Acquiror Capital Stock, Acquiror Warrants, and Acquiror Options, the
"ACQUIROR SECURITIES") convertible into shares of Acquiror Common Stock,
substantially on the terms of the Form of Loan Unit attached hereto as EXHIBIT
1.2(E). Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each MailKey Loan Unit Holder
shall surrender to Acquiror for cancellation all certificates or agreements
evidencing a MailKey Loan Unit and receive in exchange therefore the Acquiror
Loan Units.
1.3 MERGER CONSIDERATION.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 1.4 hereafter, the
Merger Consideration, consisting of the total purchase price payable to the
holders of one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding MailKey Capital Stock
(collectively, the "MAILKEY SHAREHOLDERS") in connection with the acquisition of
MailKey by the Merger, shall consist of 25,000,000 newly issued shares of
Acquiror Common Stock.
(b) The Merger Consideration shall be allocated at Closing
among the MailKey Shareholders in the proportion of their share ownership of the
outstanding shares of MailKey Capital Stock at the Effective Time as set forth
on SCHEDULE 1.3(B). It is intended that the delivery of the Merger Consideration
shall qualify as a tax-free exchange under the Code.
(c) The Acquiror Common Stock to be delivered at the Closing
shall be fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free and clear of all liens,
levies and Encumbrances except that such shares shall be "restricted securities"
as this term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"SECURITIES ACT"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.4 ADDITIONAL RIGHTS; TAKING OF NECESSARY ACTION; FURTHER ACTION.
Each of Acquiror, MailKey, Shareholder and Sub shall use their
best efforts to take all such action as may be necessary and appropriate to
effectuate the Merger under the laws
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of the BVI and the DGCL as promptly as possible, including, without limitation,
the filing of certificates of merger in Delaware and the BVI consistent with the
terms of this Agreement. If at any time after the Effective Time, any further
action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement,
the officers of such corporations are fully authorized in the name of their
corporations or otherwise, and notwithstanding the Merger, to take, and shall
take, all lawful and necessary action.
1.5 NO FURTHER RIGHTS OR TRANSFERS.
At and after the Effective Time, the MailKey Capital Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to provide the
holder thereof any rights as a shareholder of MailKey, except for the right to
surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares and to
receive the Merger Consideration to be received in the Merger as provided in
this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE CLOSING
2.1 CLOSING DATE.
Subject to satisfaction or waiver of all conditions precedent
set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the
"CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C. at
10:00 a.m., local time on the day upon which all appropriate Acquiror, Sub and
MailKey corporate action has been taken in accordance with Article III of this
Agreement, the closing transactions under Section 2.2 have been completed and
the last of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI of this Agreement
is fulfilled or waived or at such other time, date and place as the parties may
agree.
2.2 CLOSING TRANSACTIONS.
At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, all of
such transactions being deemed to occur simultaneously:
(a) MailKey shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to
Acquiror and Sub, the following documents and shall take the following actions:
(i) Certificates, if any, representing all of the
issued and outstanding shares of MailKey Capital Stock;
(ii) Investment letters (x) in the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)(x) (the "U.S. INVESTMENT LETTER") executed
by the U.S. resident MailKey Shareholders, MailKey Warrant Holders, the MailKey
Option Holders and the MailKey Loan Unit Holders listed on SCHEDULE
2.2(A)(II)(X) ("U.S. MAILKEY SECURITY HOLDERS") and (y) in the form attached to
this Agreement as Exhibit 2.2(a)(ii)(y) (the "NON U.S. INVESTMENT LETTER")
executed by the non-U.S. resident MailKey Shareholders, MailKey Warrant Holders,
the
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MailKey Option Holders and the MailKey Loan Unit Holders listed on SCHEDULE
2.2(A)(II)(Y) ("NON-U.S. MAILKEY SECURITY HOLDERS");
(iii) The MailKey Warrants and any certificates or
agreements evidencing the MailKey Warrants for cancellation in accordance with
Section 1.2(c) hereof;
(iv) The MailKey Options and any certificates or
agreements evidencing the MailKey Options for cancellation in accordance with
Section 1.2(d) hereof;
(v) The MailKey Loan Units and any certificates or
agreements evidencing the MailKey Loan Units for cancellation in accordance with
Section 1.2(e) hereof;
(vi) A certificate executed by an authorized officer
of MailKey to the effect that all representations and warranties made by MailKey
in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing, as though
originally given to Acquiror and Sub on said date;
(vii) An incumbency certificate signed by all of the
officers of MailKey dated at or about the Closing;
(viii) Copy of Articles of Association of MailKey
certified by the Secretary of MailKey at or about the Closing shall be delivered
by MailKey; similar Articles, Regulations or other governing instruments will be
delivered by each of the Subsidiaries; and
(ix) Board resolution dated at or about the Closing
authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Written Notice
(as defined in Section 3.1(a) certified by the Secretary of MailKey.
(b) Acquiror will deliver, or shall cause to be delivered,
to MailKey, the MailKey Warrant Holders and the MailKey Shareholders, as
applicable, the following documents and shall take the following actions:
(i) Acquiror shall deliver or shall cause to be
delivered to the MailKey Shareholders certificates evidencing 25,000,000 shares
of Acquiror Common Stock in payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance
with Section 1.3(b);
(ii) Acquiror shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the MailKey Warrant Holders, the Acquiror Warrants in accordance with Section
1.2(c);
(iii) Acquiror shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the MailKey Option Holders, the Acquiror Options in accordance with Section
1.2(d);
(iv) Acquiror shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the MailKey Loan Unit Holders, the Acquiror Loan Units in accordance with
Section 1.2(e);
(v) A certificate executed by an authorized officer
of Acquiror to the effect that all representations and warranties of Acquiror
under this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing, as though
originally given to MailKey on said date;
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(vi) A certificate executed by an authorized officer
of Sub to the effect that all representations and warranties of Sub under this
Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing, as though originally given to
MailKey and the MailKey Shareholders on said date;
(vii) A certificate of good standing from the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada dated at or about the Closing that
Acquiror is in good standing under the laws of said state;
(viii) A certificate of good standing from the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated at or about the Closing that
Sub is in good standing under the laws of said state;
(ix) An incumbency certificate signed by all of the
officers of Acquiror dated at or about the Closing;
(x) An incumbency certificate signed by all of the
officers of Sub dated at or about the Closing;
(xi) Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada at or about the
Closing Date and a copy of the Bylaws of Acquiror certified by the Secretary of
Acquiror dated at or about the Closing;
(xii) Certificate of Incorporation of Sub certified by
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or about the Closing Date and
a copy of the Bylaws of Sub certified by the Secretary of Sub dated at or about
the Closing;
(xiii) Board resolution of Acquiror dated at or about
the Closing authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
certified by the Secretary of Acquiror; and
(xiv) Board and shareholder resolutions of Sub dated
at or about the Closing authorizing the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement certified by the Secretary of Sub.
(c) Each of the parties to this Agreement shall have
otherwise executed whatever documents and agreements, provided whatever consents
or approvals and shall have taken all such actions as are required under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTION
3.1 MAILKEY CORPORATE ACTION; MAILKEY SHAREHOLDER CONSENT.
(a) On or before the Closing, Shareholder, the holder of
more than 50% of the votes of the MailKey Shareholders, having accepted
Acquiror's offer to acquire all of the MailKey Capital Stock by way of merger as
contemplated in this Agreement (the "QUALIFYING
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OFFER"), pursuant to Regulation 105 of the Articles of Association of MailKey,
will have notified the "Other Shareholders" (as defined in Regulation 107 of the
Articles of Association) of their intention to accept such Qualifying Offer (the
"WRITTEN NOTICE"), and such Written Notice shall be effective. The MailKey
Shareholders will therefore be bound to accept such Qualifying Offer.
(b) MailKey shall cause to occur all other corporate action
necessary to effect the Merger and to consummate the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.2 ACQUIROR AND SUB CORPORATE ACTION.
Acquiror and Sub shall cause to occur all corporate action
necessary to effect the Merger and to consummate the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MAILKEY.
As a material inducement to Acquiror and Sub to execute this
Agreement and consummate the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby,
MailKey and Shareholder, jointly and severally, hereby make the following
representations and warranties to Acquiror and Sub. The representations and
warranties are true and correct in all material respects at this date, and will
be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing as though made on
and as of such date.
(a) CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER.
(i) MailKey is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the BVI, and has all
corporate powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the
failure to have any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
MailKey and each of its respective Subsidiaries, is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in the UK and
Singapore and in each jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or
leased by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary,
except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. True, correct
and complete copies of the Articles of Association of MailKey and its
subsidiaries, as amended to date, are attached hereto as SCHEDULE 4.1(A) and are
made a part hereof.
(ii) MailKey owns no interest in any other entity
other than MK Secure Solutions Limited (UK) and MailKey Asia PTE Ltd.
(collectively the "Subsidiaries" and individually a "Subsidiary"). Each
Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the country of its incorporation, and has all
corporate powers and all government licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the
failure to have any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
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corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of
the property owned or leased by it or the nature of its activities make such
qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be
so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) DUE AUTHORIZATION AND REQUISITE APPROVALS.
(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by MailKey and constitutes a valid and binding agreement
of MailKey enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and other
similar laws relating to, limiting or affecting the enforcement of creditors
rights generally or by the application of equitable principles. As of the
Closing all corporate action on the part of MailKey required under applicable
law, its Articles of Association in order to consummate the Merger will have
occurred.
(ii) The Board of Directors of MailKey has approved
the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and all other
transactions contemplated hereby. The MailKey Shareholders have consented by
operation of the Written Notice (as defined in Section 3.1(a)) to the execution
of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and all other transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) NO CONTRAVENTION.
The execution and delivery of the Agreement does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not: (i) conflict with
or result in any violation of any provision of the Articles of Association of
MailKey or any of the Subsidiaries; or (ii) conflict with or result in any
violation or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of a right
or obligation or loss under, any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise,
license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
applicable to MailKey or any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their respective
properties or assets, or result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage,
lien, pledge, charge or security interest of any kind ("ENCUMBRANCE") of MailKey
or the Subsidiaries, except such as is not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect or prevent MailKey from consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(c), no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is required by
or with respect to MailKey or any Subsidiary in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by MailKey or the consummation by MailKey of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except the filing of the BVI Certificate of
Merger.
(d) CAPITALIZATION AND SHARE OWNERSHIP.
The authorized capital stock of MailKey consists solely of
4,700,000 Ordinary Shares, 150,000 Preferred A Shares and 150,000 Preferred B
Shares. The MailKey Preferred A
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Shares, MailKey Preferred B Shares and MailKey Ordinary Shares have the rights
and preferences set forth in the Articles of Association. There are currently
87,365.85 MailKey Ordinary Shares outstanding, 94,387 MailKey Preferred A Shares
outstanding, and 68,247.15 MailKey Preferred B Shares outstanding, all of which
are owned by the shareholders identified on SCHEDULE 1.3(B). The outstanding
shares of capital stock of MailKey have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as
set forth in this Section 4.1(d) or on SCHEDULE 1.3(B), there are outstanding
(A) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of MailKey, (B) no
securities of MailKey convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock or voting securities of MailKey and (C) no options, warrants or other
rights to acquire from MailKey, the MailKey Shareholders, or any other Person,
and no obligation of MailKey to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of MailKey, and there are no agreements or commitments to do any of
the foregoing. There are no voting trusts or voting agreements applicable to any
shares of capital stock of MailKey. The MailKey Capital Stock to be surrendered
in the Merger will be owned of record and beneficially by the shareholders
identified on SCHEDULE 1.3(B), free and clear of any Encumbrances or Rights.
There are no agreements (other than this Agreement) to sell, pledge, assign or
otherwise transfer such securities. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Subsidiaries are owned by MailKey, and there are no
agreements (other than this Agreement) to sell, pledge assign or otherwise
transfer such securities.
(e) GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Attached hereto as Schedule 4.1(e) are copies of consolidated
financial statements of MailKey and the Subsidiaries for the period commencing
March 11, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003 (the "GAAP Financial
Statements"). The GAAP Financial Statements have been prepared from, and are in
accordance with, the books and records of MailKey, comply in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements, have been prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied ("GAAP") throughout the periods reported upon and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of MailKey and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows of MailKey and its Subsidiaries for the periods then ended.
(f) REAL PROPERTIES.
(i) MailKey and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to, and valid leasehold interests in, all of the properties and
leasehold interests identified on SCHEDULE 4.1(F)(I) hereto pursuant to the
true, correct and complete copies of the lease agreements attached to SCHEDULE
4.1(F)(I). MailKey and the Subsidiaries own or lease no other real estate. None
of the leasehold interests held by MailKey or the Subsidiaries is subject to any
Encumbrance, except (a) liens for ad valorem taxes not yet due or being
contested in good faith; and (b) contractual or statutory mechanics or
materialmen's liens or other statutory or common law Encumbrances relating to
obligations of MailKey that are not delinquent or are being contested in good
faith. There are no Encumbrances which materially interfere with the present use
of such leasehold interests.
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(ii) Except as described on SCHEDULE 4.1(F)(II)
hereto neither MailKey nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice from
any governmental entity having jurisdiction over MailKey or the Subsidiaries or
over any of the real property leased by MailKey or the Subsidiaries of any
violation by MailKey or the Subsidiaries of any law, regulation or ordinance
relating to zoning, environmental matters, local building or fire codes or
similar matters relating to any of the real property leased by MailKey or the
Subsidiaries or of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding.
(iii) Except such as has not had and is not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, all of the buildings leased by MailKey
or the Subsidiaries and all plumbing, HVAC, electrical, mechanical and similar
systems are in good repair and adequate for their current use, ordinary wear and
tear excepted.
(iv) Except as described on SCHEDULE 4.1(F)(IV),
neither MailKey nor any Subsidiary is a party to any lease, sublease, lease
assignment or other agreement for the use or occupancy of any of the leasehold
premises wherein MailKey or the Subsidiary is the landlord, sub-landlord or
assignor, whether by name, as successor-in-interest or otherwise. There are no
outstanding agreements with any party to acquire the leasehold premises or any
portion thereof or any interest therein.
(v) All certificates of occupancy and all other
licenses, permits, authorizations, consents, certificates and approvals required
by all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the leasehold premises
occupied by MailKey or the Subsidiaries have been issued, are fully paid for and
are in full force and effect, will survive the Closing and will not be
invalidated, violated or otherwise adversely affected by the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.
Except contained within the Financial Statements (as defined
in Section 5.15) or otherwise as described on SCHEDULE 4.1(G), at the Closing,
MailKey and the Subsidiaries shall have no material liabilities or indebtedness,
whether related to tax or non-tax matters, known or unknown, due or not yet due,
liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, determined or determinable in
amount or otherwise, and to the Knowledge of MailKey, there is no existing
condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected
to result in such a liability, except as and to the extent reflected on this
Agreement or any Schedule or Exhibit hereto or which has been incurred in the
ordinary course of business since December 31, 2003, and as accurately reflected
on the books and records of MailKey or the Subsidiaries.
(h) LITIGATION.
Except as described on SCHEDULE 4.1(H) hereto there is no
action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or, to the Knowledge of MailKey, any
basis therefor) pending against, or to the Knowledge of MailKey, threatened
against or affecting MailKey or the Subsidiaries or any of their properties
before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official that
(i) if adversely determined against MailKey or the Subsidiaries, would
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have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
(i) TAXES.
Attached hereto on SCHEDULE 4.1(I) are true and correct copies
of tax returns of MailKey and the Subsidiaries for the period of its existence.
Except as disclosed on SCHEDULE 4.1(I), MailKey and the Subsidiaries have timely
filed all tax returns required to be filed by them, or will timely file when due
all tax returns required to be filed by them between the date hereof and the
Closing. MailKey and the Subsidiaries have paid in a timely fashion or will pay
when due in a timely fashion, all taxes required to be paid in respect of the
periods covered by such returns, and the books and the GAAP Financial Statements
of MailKey reflect adequate reserves for all taxes payable by MailKey and the
Subsidiaries which have been, or will be, accrued but are not yet due. Neither
MailKey nor any of the Subsidiaries is delinquent in the payment of any material
tax, assessment or governmental charge. No deficiencies for any taxes have been
proposed, asserted or assessed against MailKey or any Subsidiary. MailKey is not
aware of any facts which would constitute the basis for the proposal or
assertion of any such deficiency and there is no action, suit, proceeding, audit
or claim now pending or threatened against MailKey or the Subsidiaries,
asserting any deficiency in the payment of taxes. All taxes which MailKey or the
Subsidiaries are required by law to withhold and collect have been duly withheld
and collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper authorities to the
extent due and payable. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "TAX" shall
include all federal, state, local and foreign income, property, sales, excise
and other taxes of any nature whatsoever. Neither MailKey nor the Subsidiaries
nor any member of any affiliated or combined group of which MailKey is or has
been a member has granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any tax returns. There are no Encumbrances for taxes upon the
assets of MailKey or the Subsidiaries, except Encumbrances for current taxes not
yet due Subsidiaries. There are no tax sharing or tax allocation agreements to
which MailKey is now or ever has been a party. MailKey will not be required
under Section 481(c) of the Code, to include any material adjustment in taxable
income for any period subsequent to the Merger. MailKey (i) has not been a
member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income tax return
(other than a group the common parent of which was MailKey) and (ii) has no
liability for the taxes of any Person (other than MailKey) under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign
law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(j) INSURANCE COVERAGE.
SCHEDULE 4.1(J) sets forth a list of all MailKey key-man life
insurance policies and other insurance policies material to the current and
proposed business of MailKey and the Subsidiaries. MailKey and the Subsidiaries
maintain insurance covering their assets, business, equipment, properties,
operations, employees, officers and directors with such coverage, in such
amounts, and with such deductibles and premiums as are consistent with insurance
coverage provided for other companies of comparable size and in comparable
industries. All of such policies are in full force and effect and all premiums
payable have been paid in full and MailKey and the Subsidiaries are in full
compliance with the terms and conditions of such policies. Neither MailKey nor
any Subsidiary has received any notice from any issuer of such policies of
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its intention to cancel or refusal to renew any policy issued by it or of its
intention to renew any such policy based on a material increase in premium rates
other than in the ordinary course of business. None of such policies are subject
to cancellation by virtue of the Merger or the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There is no claim by MailKey
pending under any of such policies as to which coverage has been questioned or
denied.
(k) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
Neither MailKey nor any Subsidiary is in violation of, nor has
any such entity violated, any applicable provisions of any laws, statues,
ordinances or regulations, other than as would not be reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect or constitute a felony. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, MailKey and the Subsidiaries have all licenses,
permits, certificates and authorizations needed or required for the conduct of
business of MailKey and the Subsidiaries as presently conducted and for the use
of its properties and premises occupied by it, except where the failure to
obtain a licenses, permit, certificate or authorization would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(l) PERSONAL PROPERTY.
MailKey and the Subsidiaries have good and valid title to all of
their personal property, tangible and intangible, reflected on the Financial
Statements and to all other personal property owned by them, free and clear of
any Encumbrance. MailKey and the Subsidiaries are the owner of all of its
personal property now located in or upon their leased premises and of all
personal property which is used in the operation of their business. All such
equipment, furniture and fixtures and other tangible personal property are in
good operating condition and repair and do not require any repairs other than
normal routine maintenance to maintain such property in good operating condition
and repair.
(m) ADVISORY FEES.
There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other advisor
which has been retained by, or is authorized by MailKey to act on its or their
behalf, who might be entitled to any fee or commission from MailKey, Acquiror,
Sub or any of their respective Affiliates upon consummation of this Merger.
(n) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
(i) SCHEDULE 4.1(N)(I) sets forth a true and
complete list of (A) all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Software included
in the Owned Intellectual Property, (B) all MailKey IP Agreements, and (C) all
other Owned Intellectual Property material to the business of MailKey or the
Subsidiaries.
(ii) The operation of MailKey and the Subsidiaries as
currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted and the use of the Owned
Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property in connection therewith
do not conflict with, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the
intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including rights of privacy,
publicity and endorsement, of any third party, and no actions, suits,
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proceedings, investigations or claims are pending or, to the Knowledge of
MailKey, threatened against MailKey alleging any of the foregoing.
(iii) MailKey is the exclusive owner of the entire and
unencumbered right, title and interest in and to the Owned Intellectual Property
and the MailKey IP Agreements, and MailKey and the Subsidiaries have a valid
right to use the Owned Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property
in the ordinary course of its business as presently conducted or as contemplated
to be conducted.
(iv) No Owned Intellectual Property, or to the
Knowledge of MailKey, any Licensed Intellectual Property, is subject to any
outstanding decree, order, injunction, judgment or ruling restricting the use of
such Intellectual Property or that would impair the validity or enforceability
of such Intellectual Property.
(v) The Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed
Intellectual Property include all of the Intellectual Property used in the
ordinary day-to-day conduct of the business of MailKey and its Subsidiaries, and
there are no other items of Intellectual Property that are material to the
ordinary day-to-day conduct of such business. The Owned Intellectual Property
and, to the Knowledge of MailKey, the Licensed Intellectual Property, are
subsisting, valid and enforceable, and have not been adjudged invalid or
unenforceable in whole or part.
(vi) No actions or claims have been asserted or are
pending or, to the Knowledge of MailKey, threatened against MailKey or any
Subsidiary (A) based upon or challenging or seeking to deny or restrict the use
by MailKey or any Subsidiary of any of the Owned Intellectual Property or
Licensed Intellectual Property, (B) alleging that any services provided by,
processes used by, or products manufactured or sold by MailKey or any Subsidiary
infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property right of any third party or
(C) alleging that the Licensed Intellectual Property is being licensed or
sublicensed in conflict with the terms of any license or other agreement.
(vii) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 4.1(N)(VII),
MailKey has not granted any license or other right to any third party with
respect to the Owned Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
result in the termination or impairment of any of the Owned Intellectual
Property.
(o) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
The accounts receivable of MailKey and its Subsidiaries referred
to within the Financial Statements constitute valid claims in the full amount
thereof against the debtors charged therewith on the books of MailKey and its
Subsidiaries to which each such account is payable and has been acquired in the
ordinary course of business. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.1(O), the
accounts receivable are fully collectible to the extent of the face value
thereof (less the amount of the allowance for the doubtful accounts reflected on
the Financial Statements) in the due course of normal commercial dealings.
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(p) MAILKEY MATERIAL CONTRACTS.
Neither MailKey nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any
oral, written or implied contracts, agreements, leases, powers of attorney,
guaranties, surety arrangements or other commitments, excluding contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business, the liabilities or commitments
under which exceed $10,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate (the
"MAILKEY MATERIAL CONTRACTS"), except for the leases and agreements described on
Schedules 4.1(f)(i), (ii) and (iv), 4.1(j), 4.1(n)(vii) and 4.1(p).
(q) LABOR RELATIONS
Except as described on SCHEDULE 4.1(Q), as of the date of this
Agreement (i) there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to
organize any non-unionized employees of MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii)
there are no unfair labor practice charges and/or complaints pending against
MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries before the National Labor Regulations Board,
or any similar foreign labor relations governmental bodies, or any current union
representation questions involving employees of MailKey or any of its
Subsidiaries; and (iii) there is no strike, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout,
or threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of MailKey or any of its
Subsidiaries. As of the date of this Agreement, neither MailKey nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreements. There are no
controversies pending or threatened between MailKey and its Subsidiaries and any
of their respective employees, except for such controversies that would not be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) SUPPLIERS AND CUSTOMERS.
Set forth on SCHEDULE 4.1(R) is a list of the ten largest
customers of MailKey and its Subsidiaries based on the percentage of revenue
represented by those customers for the period ending September 30, 2003. The
relationship of MailKey and its Subsidiaries with their suppliers and customers
are good commercial working relationships and no material supplier or customer
of MailKey and its Subsidiaries has canceled, curtailed or otherwise terminated
or threatened to cancel or otherwise terminate, his or its relationship with
MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries. MailKey has no Knowledge, or reason to
believe, that the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby would
adversely affect any such material supplier or customer relationship.
(s) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
(t) INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
(u) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except as and to the extent set forth on the Financial
Statements, to the extent contained in this Agreement, or as set forth on
SCHEDULE 4.1(U), between December 31, 2003 (the date of the most recent
Financial Statements) and the Closing, there will not be (i) any material
adverse change in the business, assets, properties, results of operations,
financial condition or prospects of MailKey or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any
entry by MailKey or any of its
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Subsidiaries into any material commitment or transaction which is not in the
ordinary course of business; (iii) any change by MailKey or any of its
Subsidiaries in accounting principles or methods except insofar as may be
required by a change in generally accepted accounting principles; (iv) any
declaration, payment or setting aside for payment of any dividends or other
distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of capital stock
of MailKey or any Subsidiary, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or
any other type of acquisition by MailKey, or any direct or indirect redemption,
purchase or any other type of acquisition by MailKey of any shares of its
capital stock or any other securities for an aggregate sum not in excess of
$10,000, (v) any agreement by MailKey, whether in writing or otherwise, to take
any action which, if taken prior to the date of this Agreement, would have made
any representation or warranty in this Section 4.1 untrue or incorrect; (vi) any
acquisition of the assets of MailKey, other than in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice and not in excess of $25,000 in the
aggregate; or (vii) any execution of any agreement with any executive officer of
MailKey providing for his or her employment, or any increase in the compensation
or in severance or termination benefits payable or to become payable by MailKey
to its officers or key employees, or any material increase in benefits under any
collective bargaining agreement or in benefits under any bonus, pension, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock
purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement, vacation, severance,
disability, death benefit, hospitalization, insurance or other plan or
arrangement or understanding (whether or not legally binding) providing benefits
to any present or former employee of MailKey. Since the date of the Financial
Statements, there has not been and there is not threatened, any material adverse
change in financial condition, business, results of operations or prospects of
the business or any material physical damage or loss to any of the properties or
assets of the business or to the premises occupied in connection with the
business, whether or not such loss is covered by insurance.
(v) INVESTMENT INTENT.
The Acquiror Securities issued to the U.S. MailKey Security
Holders are not being registered under the Securities Act on the basis of the
statutory exemption provided by Section 4(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation
D promulgated thereunder, relating to transactions not involving a public
offering. The Acquiror Securities issued to the Non-U.S. MailKey Security
Holders are not being registered under the Securities Act on the basis of the
statutory exemption provided by Regulation S promulgated thereunder, relating to
offers and sales of Securities that occur outside of the United States. The
Acquiror's reliance on these exemptions is based in part on the representations
contained in the U.S. Investment Letters and the non-U.S. Investment Letters.
(w) INVESTMENT BANKING FEES.
There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other similar
intermediary which has been retained by, or is authorized by MailKey to act on
its or their behalf, who might be entitled to any fee or commission from
MailKey, Acquiror, Sub or any of their respective affiliates upon consummation
of this Merger.
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(x) STATEMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NOT MISLEADING.
Neither this Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules and
other closing documents, nor any other financial statement, document or other
instrument heretofore or hereafter furnished by MailKey to Acquiror or Sub in
connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit or
will omit to state any material fact required to be stated in order to make such
statement, information, document or other instruments, in light of the
circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. There is no fact known to
MailKey which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations of MailKey or of any of its
properties or assets which has not been set forth in this Agreement as an
exhibit or schedule hereto or disclosed by MailKey to the Acquiror prior to the
execution of this Agreement.
4.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR AND SUB.
As a material inducement to MailKey to execute this Agreement
and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
Acquiror and Sub, hereby jointly and severally, make the following
representations and warranties:
(a) CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER.
(i) Acquiror is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the
corporate power and authority to own and operate its respective business as
presently conducted, except where the failure to be or have any of the foregoing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Acquiror is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or held under
lease or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except
for such failures to be so qualified or in good standing as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Sub is the only subsidiary of Acquiror. Sub is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization, with the corporate power and authority to own and
operate its businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to be or
have any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Sub is duly
qualified as a foreign company or other entity to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or
held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such qualification
necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or in good standing as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
True, correct and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, or similar organizational documents, of Sub, as amended to date, are
attached hereto as SCHEDULE 4.2(A)(II) and are made a part hereof.
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(b) DUE AUTHORIZATION.
This Agreement, and as of the Closing the other agreements
described herein to which Acquiror or Sub is a party, has been, or as of the
Closing will be, duly authorized, executed and delivered by Acquiror or Sub, as
applicable, and constitutes, or as of the Closing will constitute, a valid and
binding agreement of Acquiror or Sub, as applicable, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and other similar laws relating to, limiting
or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by the application
of equitable principles. As of the Closing all corporate action on the part of
Acquiror and Sub required under applicable law in order to consummate the Merger
will have occurred.
(c) NO CONTRAVENTION.
The execution and delivery of the Agreement does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (i) conflict with
or result in any violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation
or Bylaws of Acquiror or Sub or (ii) conflict with or result in any violation or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise
to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or
obligation or to a loss or a benefit under, any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Acquiror or Sub or any loan or credit agreement,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit,
concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Acquiror or Sub or their properties
or assets or result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any
asset of Acquiror or Sub, except, only as to clause (ii) above, such as is not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or prevent Acquiror or Sub
from consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any Person, any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is required by
or with respect to Acquiror or Sub in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except the filing of the Certificate of Merger.
(d) CAPITALIZATION.
(i) The authorized capital stock of Acquiror
consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. The
outstanding capital stock of the Acquiror consists solely of 318,018 shares of
common stock. All shares of capital stock of Acquiror outstanding have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are free of
preemptive rights. There are currently: (A) 5,010,000 shares of Acquiror Common
Stock approved for issuance under Acquiror's 2001 Employee Stock Compensation
Plan, which shares were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-8, registration no. 333-109067, filed with the
SEC on September 24, 2003 (the "Form S-8 Registration Statement"), of which
5,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock are currently available for issuance
(the "S-8 Shares"), and (B) warrants outstanding to acquire 200,000 shares of
Acquiror Common Stock (the "Acquiror Warrants") in the Form of Acquiror Warrant
attached hereto as EXHIBIT 4.2(d)(i). Upon the
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issuance of the Acquiror Common Stock and the S-8 Shares contemplated hereby,
such shares shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of capital stock of Acquiror. Acquiror's 2001 Employee
Stock Compensation Plan has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary
corporate action. The persons set forth on SCHEDULE 5.11 are the only persons to
whom S-8 Shares will be issued, and each of such persons is an officer, director
or employee of, or consultant to, Acquiror, or is such other person permitted
under the Securities Act to receive the S-8 Shares. The S-8 Shares shall be
issued solely for compensatory purposes, and not for the purpose of raising
capital for Acquiror or Sub. Except as provided in this Section 4.2(d)(i), there
are currently outstanding (A) no shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of Acquiror, (B) no securities of Acquiror convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of Acquiror and
(C) no options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of capital stock from
Acquiror or any other Person, and no obligation of Acquiror to issue, any
capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for capital stock or voting securities of Acquiror, and there are no agreements
or commitments to do any of the foregoing. There are no voting trusts or voting
agreements applicable to any shares of capital stock of Acquiror. There are no
agreements (other than this Agreement) to sell, pledge, assign or otherwise
transfer such securities.
(ii) The authorized capital stock of Sub consists
solely of 1,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share, of which 100
shares are issued and outstanding and owned of record and beneficially by
Acquiror. The outstanding shares of Sub have been duly authorized and validly
issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
(e) SEC REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Acquiror has filed with the SEC, and has heretofore made
available to MailKey true and complete copies of, all forms, reports, schedules,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act
or the Securities Act since April 1, 2001, including the Form S-8 Registration
Statement (as such documents have been amended since the time of their filing,
collectively, the "Acquiror SEC Documents"). As of their respective dates or, if
amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Acquiror SEC Documents,
including any financial statements or schedules included therein (i) did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, and (b) complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and
the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. The S-8 Registration
Statement was filed with the SEC on September 24, 2003, and is currently
effective and has been effective at all times since such date. Each of the
financial statements included in the Acquiror SEC Documents have been prepared
from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of Acquiror, comply in
all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly
present the financial positions and the results of operations and cash flows of
Acquiror as of the dates thereof or for the periods presented therein (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments not
material in amount).
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(f) ASSETS.
Acquiror does not own or have any leasehold interest in any real
property. Acquiror has good and marketable title to or the legal right to use,
and holds free and clear of all Encumbrances, all of the assets reflected in the
most recent financial statements contained in the Acquiror SEC Documents, except
for those sold or otherwise disposed of since the date of such financial
statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
not in violation of this Agreement. All assets of Acquiror that are used in the
operations of its business are in good operating condition and repair, subject
to normal wear and tear. None of the equipment and other assets owned or used by
Acquiror is subject to any commitment or other arrangement for their sale or use
by any Affiliate of Acquiror, or by third parties.
(g) LITIGATION.
There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or, to
the Knowledge of Acquiror or Sub any basis therefor) pending against, or to the
Knowledge of Acquiror or Sub threatened, against or affecting Acquiror, Sub or
any of their respective properties before any court or arbitrator or any
governmental body, agency or official that (i) if adversely determined against
Acquiror or Sub, would have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in any manner
challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the Merger or
any of the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
(h) TAXES.
Acquiror and Sub have timely filed (or has had timely filed on
its behalf) with the appropriate tax authorities all tax returns required to be
filed by them or on behalf of them, and each such tax return was complete and
accurate in all material respects, and Acquiror and Sub have timely paid (or
have had paid on their behalf) all material Taxes due and owing by it,
regardless of whether required to be shown or reported on a tax return,
including Taxes required to be withheld by it. No deficiency for a material Tax
has been asserted in writing or otherwise, to Acquiror's Knowledge, against
Acquiror or any Subsidiary or with respect to any Assets, except for asserted
deficiencies that either (i) have been resolved and paid in full or (ii) are
being contested in good faith. There are no material Liens for Taxes upon the
Assets.
(i) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
To the Knowledge of Acquiror and Sub, neither Acquiror nor Sub
is in violation of, nor has either Acquiror or Sub violated, any applicable
provisions of any laws, statues, ordinances or regulations, other than as would
not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or constitute a
felony.
(j) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
Except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate,
are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, Acquiror (i) has
obtained all applicable permits, licenses and other authorizations that are
required to be obtained under all applicable Environmental Laws by Acquiror in
connection with its business; (ii) is in compliance with all
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terms and conditions of such required permits, licenses and authorizations, and
with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in or arising from
applicable Environmental Laws in connection with its business; (iii) has not
received notice of any part or present violations of Environmental Laws in
connection with its business, or of any spill, release, event, incident,
condition or action or failure to act in connection with its business that is
reasonably likely to prevent continued compliance with such Environmental Laws,
or which would give rise to any common law environmental liability or liability
under Environmental Laws, or which would otherwise form the basis of any action
against Acquiror based on or resulting from the manufacture, processing, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling, or the emission, discharge
or release into the environment, of any hazardous material by any Person in
connection with Acquiror's business; and (iv) has taken all actions required
under applicable Environmental Laws to register any products or materials
required to be registered by Acquiror thereunder in connection with its
business.
(k) INSURANCE.
Acquiror does not maintain any insurance covering its assets,
business, equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers, directors and
managers.
(l) ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 4.2(L) or as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, since the date of the most recent financial
statements contained in the Acquiror SEC Documents (i) there has been no change
or development in, or effect on, Acquiror that has or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Acquiror has not sold,
transferred, disposed of, or agreed to sell, transfer or dispose of, any
material amount of its assets other than in the ordinary course of business,
(iii) Acquiror has not paid any dividends or distributed any of its assets to
any of its shareholders, (iv) Acquiror has not acquired any material amount of
assets except in the ordinary course of business, nor acquired or merged with
any other business, (v) Acquiror has not waived or amended any of its respective
material contractual rights except in the ordinary course of business, and (vi)
Acquiror has not entered into any agreement to take any action described in
clauses (i) through (v) above.
(m) ADVISORY FEES.
There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other advisor
which has been retained by, or is authorized by Acquiror or Sub to act on its or
their behalf, who might be entitled to any fee or commission from MailKey,
Acquiror, Sub or any of their respective Affiliates upon consummation of this
Merger.
(n) STATEMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NOT MISLEADING.
Neither this Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules and
other closing documents, nor any document filed with the SEC pursuant to
Acquiror's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, nor any other financial
statement, document or other instrument
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heretofore or hereafter furnished by Acquiror or Sub to MailKey in connection
with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, or any
information furnished by Acquiror or Sub taken as a whole contains or will
contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit or will omit to state
any material fact required to be stated in order to make such statement,
information, document or other instruments, in light of the circumstances in
which they are made, not misleading. There is no fact known to Acquiror or Sub
taken as a whole which may have a Material Adverse Effect on the business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations of Acquiror or Sub taken
as a whole or of any of its properties or assets which has not been set forth in
this Agreement as an exhibit or schedule hereto.
ARTICLE V
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1 ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
At all times prior to the Closing or the earlier termination of
this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 8, and in each case
subject to Section 5.2 below, each of the parties hereto shall provide to the
other parties (and the other parties' authorized representatives) full access
during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to the premises,
properties, books, records, assets, liabilities, operations, contracts,
personnel, financial information and other data and information of or relating
to such party (including without limitation all written proprietary and trade
secret information and documents, and other written information and documents
relating to intellectual property rights and matters), and will cooperate with
the other party in conducting its due diligence investigation of such party.
5.2 CONFIDENTIALITY; NO SOLICITATION.
(a) CONFIDENTIALITY OF MAILKEY-RELATED INFORMATION.
With respect to information concerning MailKey that is made
available to Acquiror pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Acquiror and Sub
agree that they shall hold such information in strict confidence, shall not use
such information except for the sole purpose of evaluating the Merger and
related transactions contemplated in this Agreement and shall not disseminate or
disclose any of such information other than to their directors, officers,
employees, shareholders, Affiliates, agents and representatives who need to know
such information for the sole purpose of evaluating the Merger and the related
transactions (each of whom shall be informed in writing by Acquiror or Sub of
the confidential nature of such information and directed by Acquiror or Sub in
writing to treat such information confidentially). If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 8, Acquiror or Sub shall
immediately return all such information, all copies thereof and all information
prepared by Acquiror or Sub based upon the same. The above limitations on use,
dissemination and disclosure shall not apply to information that (i) is learned
by Acquiror or Sub from a third party entitled to disclose it; (ii) becomes
known publicly other than through Acquiror, Sub or any party who received the
same through Acquiror or Sub, provided that Acquiror or Sub has no Knowledge
that the disclosing party was subject to an obligation of confidentiality; (iii)
is
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required by law or court order to be disclosed by Acquiror or Sub ; or (iv) is
disclosed with the express prior written consent thereto of MailKey. Acquiror
and Sub shall undertake all necessary steps to ensure that the secrecy and
confidentiality of such information will be maintained in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph (a). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, in the event a party is required by court order or subpoena to
disclose information which is otherwise deemed to be confidential or subject to
the confidentiality obligations hereunder, prior to such disclosure, the
disclosing party shall: (A) promptly notify the non-disclosing party and, if
having received a court order or subpoena, deliver a copy of the same to the
non-disclosing party; (B) cooperate with the non-disclosing party, at the
expense of the non-disclosing party in, obtaining a protective or similar order
with respect to such information; and (C) provide only such of the confidential
information as the disclosing party is advised by its counsel is necessary to
strictly comply with such court order or subpoena.
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY OF ACQUIROR-RELATED INFORMATION.
With respect to information concerning Acquiror that is made
available to MailKey pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, MailKey
agrees that they shall hold such information in strict confidence, shall not use
such information except for the sole purpose of evaluating the Merger and the
related transactions, and shall not disseminate or disclose any of such
information other than to their directors, officers, employees, shareholders,
Affiliates, agents and representatives who need to know such information for the
sole purpose of evaluating the Merger and the related transactions (each of whom
shall be informed in writing by MailKey of the confidential nature of such
information and directed by such party in writing to treat such information
confidentially). If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8, MailKey agrees to return immediately all such information, all copies
thereof and all information prepared by either of them based upon the same. The
above limitations on use, dissemination and disclosure shall not apply to
information that (i) is learned by MailKey from a third party entitled to
disclose it; (ii) becomes known publicly other than through MailKey or any party
who received the same through MailKey, provided that MailKey has no knowledge
that the disclosing party was subject to an obligation of confidentiality; (iii)
is required by law or court order to be disclosed by MailKey; or (iv) is
disclosed with the express prior written consent thereto of Acquiror. MailKey
agrees to undertake all necessary steps to ensure that the secrecy and
confidentiality of such information will be maintained in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph (b). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, in the event a party is required by court order or subpoena to
disclose information which is otherwise deemed to be confidential or subject to
the confidentiality obligations hereunder, prior to such disclosure, the
disclosing party shall: (i) promptly notify the non-disclosing party and, if
having received a court order or subpoena, deliver a copy of the same to the
non-disclosing party; (ii) cooperate with the non-disclosing party at the
expense of the non-disclosing party in obtaining a protective or similar order
with respect to such information; and (iii) provide only such of the
confidential information as the disclosing party is advised by its counsel is
necessary to strictly comply with such court order or subpoena.
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(c) NONDISCLOSURE.
Neither MailKey, nor Acquiror or Sub shall disclose to the
public or to any third party the existence of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or any other material non-public information concerning or
relating to any other party hereto, other than with the express prior written
consent of the other parties hereto, except as may be required by law or court
order or to enforce the rights of such disclosing party under this Agreement, in
which event the contents of any proposed disclosure shall be discussed with the
other party before release; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, any party hereto may disclose this
Agreement to any of its directors, officers, employees, shareholders,
Affiliates, agents and representative who need to know such information for the
sole purpose of evaluating the Merger, and to any Person whose consent is
required in connection with the Merger or this Agreement. The parties anticipate
issuing a mutually acceptable, joint press release announcing the execution of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger.
(d) NO SOLICITATION.
In consideration of the substantial expenditure of time, effort
and money to be undertaken by Acquiror and MailKey in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither MailKey or any of their
respective Affiliates on the one hand nor Acquiror, Sub or Acquiror Shareholder
on the other hand, will, prior to the Closing directly or indirectly, through
any officer, director, agent or otherwise: (i) solicit, initiate or encourage
the submission of inquiries, proposals or offers from any Person or entity
relating to any acquisition or purchase of assets of or any equity interest in
the other party or any Affiliate thereof or any tender offer (including a
self-tender offer), exchange offer, merger, consolidation, business combination,
sale of a substantial amount of assets or sale of securities, liquidation,
dissolution or similar transaction involving the other party or its Affiliates
(a "Transaction Proposal"); (b) enter into or participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding a Transaction Proposal, or furnish to any other Person or
entity any information with respect to the business, properties or assets of the
other party or its Affiliates in connection with a Transaction Proposal; or (c)
otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or
encourage any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek a Transaction
Proposal; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit Acquiror from
(x) furnishing information concerning Acquiror and its businesses, properties or
assets pursuant to an appropriate confidentiality agreement to a third party who
has made an unsolicited Transaction Proposal and/or (y) engaging in discussions
or negotiations with a third party who has made an unsolicited Transaction
Proposal, but, in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y),
only to the extent that the board of directors of Acquiror shall have concluded
in good faith, after consulting with and considering the advise of outside
counsel, that such action is required by the board of directors of Acquiror in
the exercise of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Acquiror. Each party
shall promptly notify the other party if any such proposal or offer, or any
inquiry or contact with any Person or entity with respect thereto is made.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either party terminates this Agreement, upon
the other party's satisfaction of any obligation owing to the terminating party,
the foregoing provision shall be of no force or effect.
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5.3 INTERIM OPERATIONS.
During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the Closing:
(a) INTERIM OPERATIONS OF MAILKEY.
MailKey agrees (except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement, including any Exhibits and Schedules hereto, or to the extent that
Acquiror shall otherwise consent in writing) that:
(i) ORDINARY COURSE. MailKey and its Subsidiaries
shall carry on their business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in
substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and, to the extent
consistent with such business, use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact
their present business organizations, keep available the services of their
present officers and employees and preserve their relationships with customers,
suppliers and others having business dealings with them;
(ii) DIVIDENDS; CHANGES IN STOCK. MailKey and its
Subsidiaries shall not and shall not propose to (a) declare, set aside or pay
any dividend, on, or make other distributions in respect of, any of their
capital stock, (b) split, combine or reclassify any of their capital stock or
issue, authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of,
in lieu of or in substitution for shares of their capital stock (c) redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of their capital stock or (d)
otherwise change their capitalization.
(iii) GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. MailKey shall not amend its
Articles of Association. None of the Subsidiaries shall amend their respective
corporate charters or governing documents.
(iv) NO DISPOSITIONS. MailKey and its Subsidiaries
shall not sell, lease, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or agree to
sell, lease, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of, any of their material
assets except in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice
and in no event amounting in the aggregate to more than $25,000 in value of such
assets.
(v) INDEBTEDNESS. MailKey and its Subsidiaries shall
not incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness
or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt securities of others
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice or
as otherwise set forth in SCHEDULE 1.3(B).
(vi) BENEFIT PLANS; ETC. MailKey and its Subsidiaries
shall not adopt or amend in any material respect any collective bargaining
agreement or Employee Benefit Plan (as defined herein) which will have the
result of increasing the cost of any such agreement or Employee Benefit Plan to
Acquiror.
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(vii) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. MailKey and its
Subsidiaries shall not grant to any executive officer any increase in
compensation or in severance or termination pay, or enter into any employment
agreement with any executive officer.
(viii) ACQUISITIONS. MailKey and its Subsidiaries shall
not acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets or
otherwise) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or
subdivision thereof, or make any investment by either purchase of stock or
securities, contributions to capital, property transfer or, except in the
ordinary course of business, purchase of any property or assets, of any other
individual or entity.
(ix) TAX ELECTIONS. MailKey and its Subsidiaries
shall not make any material tax election or settle or compromise any material
federal, state, local or foreign tax liability.
(x) WAIVERS AND RELEASES. MailKey and its
Subsidiaries shall not waive, release, grant or transfer any rights of material
value or modify or change in any material respect any Material Agreement other
than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.
(xi) OTHER ACTIONS. MailKey and its Subsidiaries
shall not enter into any agreement or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
MailKey and its Subsidiaries shall not take any action, or fail to take any
action, that is reasonably likely to result in any of the representations and
warranties of them set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material
respect.
(b) INTERIM OPERATIONS OF ACQUIROR AND SUB.
Acquiror and Sub agree (except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement, including any Exhibits and Schedules hereto, or to the extent that
MailKey shall otherwise consent) that:
(i) ORDINARY COURSE. Acquiror and Sub shall conduct
no business activity other than in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(ii) DIVIDENDS; CHANGES IN STOCK. Except as
contemplated hereby or disclosed herein, neither Acquiror nor Sub shall (and
neither shall propose to) (a) declare or pay any dividend, on, or make other
distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock, (b) split, combine or
reclassify any of its capital stock or issue, authorize or propose the issuance
of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares
of its capital stock, (c) repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock or (d) otherwise change its capitalization.
(iii) ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES. Except as contemplated
by this Agreement, Acquiror shall not sell, issue, pledge, authorize or propose
the sale or issuance of, pledge or purchase or propose the purchase of, any
shares of its capital stock of any class or securities convertible into, or
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or other convertible
securities.
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(iv) GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. Acquiror and Sub shall not
amend their charter documents. None of the Subsidiaries shall amend their
respective corporate charters or governing documents.
(v) NO DISPOSITIONS. Acquiror shall not sell, lease,
pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, lease, pledge,
encumber or otherwise dispose of, any of its material assets except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice and in no event
amounting in the aggregate to more than $5,000 in value of such assets.
(vi) INDEBTEDNESS. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, Acquiror shall not incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or
guarantee any such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or
guarantee any debt securities of others other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with prior practice and in no event amounting in the
aggregate to more than $5,000.
(vii) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. Acquiror shall not grant
to any executive officer any increase in compensation or in severance or
termination pay, or enter into any employment agreement with any executive
officer.
(viii) ACQUISITIONS. Acquiror shall not acquire (by
merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) any
corporation, partnership or other business organization or subdivision thereof,
or make any investment by either purchase of stock or securities, contributions
to capital, property transfer or, except in the ordinary course of business,
purchase of any property or assets, of any other individual or entity.
(ix) TAX ELECTIONS. Acquiror shall not make any
material tax election or settle or compromise any material federal, state, local
or foreign tax liability.
(x) WAIVERS AND RELEASES. Acquiror shall not waive,
release, grant or transfer any rights of material value or modify or change in
any material respect any Material Agreement other than in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice.
(xi) OTHER ACTIONS. Acquiror shall not enter into any
agreement or arrangement to do any of the foregoing. Acquiror shall not take any
action, or fail to take any action, that is reasonably likely to result in any
of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement becoming
untrue in any material respect.
5.4 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
5.5 ALL REASONABLE EFFORTS.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to the
fiduciary duties and obligations of the boards of directors of the parties
hereto to their respective shareholders, as advised by their counsel, each of
the parties to this Agreement shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause
to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations, or to remove any
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impediments or delays, legal or otherwise, as soon as reasonable practicable, to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Acquiror, Sub and MailKey shall consult with each other before
issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect
to the Merger, this Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and shall not issue any other press release or make any other public
statement without prior consent of the other parties, except as may be required
by law or, with respect to Acquiror, by obligations pursuant to rule or
regulation of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder or any rule or regulation of the National Association of
Securities Dealers.
5.7 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS.
MailKey shall give prompt notice to Acquiror, and Acquiror shall
give prompt notice to MailKey, of (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any
event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which would cause any of its
representations or warranties in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in
any material respect, as to MailKey, at or prior to the Closing, and, as to
Acquiror or Sub, as of the Closing and (b) any material failure of MailKey, on
the one hand, or Acquiror and Sub, on the other hand, as the case may be, to
comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with
or satisfied by them under this Agreement; provided, however, the delivery of
any notice pursuant to this Section shall not limit or otherwise affect the
remedies available to the party receiving such notice under this Agreement as
expressly provided in this Agreement.
5.8 EXPENSES.
All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring
such expenses whether or not the Merger is consummated.
5.9 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
5.10 INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
5.11 ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK.
On or before the Closing, Acquiror shall take all necessary
action to authorize the issuance of 975,000 S-8 Shares to the persons set forth
on SCHEDULE 5.11, and shall issue such S-8 Shares to such persons immediately
after Closing. Such S-8 Shares shall be allocated among such persons as set
forth on SCHEDULE 5.11.
5.12 PROHIBITION ON TRADING IN ACQUIROR SECURITIES.
MailKey acknowledges that the United States securities laws
prohibit any Person who has received material non-public information concerning
the matters which are the subject
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matter of this Agreement from purchasing or selling the securities of the
Acquiror, or from communicating such information to any Person under
circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely
to purchase or sell securities of the Acquiror. Accordingly, until such time as
any such non-public information has been adequately disseminated to the public,
MailKey shall not purchase or sell any securities of the Acquiror, or
communicate such information to any other Person.
5.13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
On or before the Closing, Acquiror shall obtain letters of
resignation from Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
constituting all of the members of its board of directors, and take all
necessary corporation action, including amending Acquiror's bylaws if necessary,
to appoint Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx (the "MAILKEY DESIGNEES") to serve as
the directors of Acquiror, all to be effective at 12:00 noon eastern standard
time on the first Business Day after the Closing. Acquiror shall comply with and
immediately take all actions, if any, required pursuant to Section 14(f) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder in order to fulfill its
obligations under this Section 5.13, including mailing to its shareholders the
information required by such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 as is necessary to
enable the MailKey Designees to be appointed to the Acquiror's Board of
Directors (the "Information Statement"). MailKey will supply the Acquiror with
all information with respect to, and be solely responsible for all information
with respect to, MailKey, the MailKey Designees and its officers, directors and
Affiliates required by such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1. MailKey shall assume
and be responsible for paying all reasonable costs associated with the
preparation of the Information Statement, the filing of the Information
Statement with the SEC, the distribution of the Information Statement to the
shareholders of Acquiror, and any and all other reasonable costs associated with
the fulfillment of Acquiror's obligations under Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 as
they relate to the actions described in this Section 5.13.
5.14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPROVALS.
By virtue of their respective signatures to this Agreement,
Acquiror, Sub and MailKey acknowledge their approval of this Agreement and their
consent to the consummation of the transactions identified herein.
5.15 MAILKEY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Prior to Closing, MailKey shall prepare and deliver to Acquiror
copies of audited consolidated financial statements of MailKey and the
Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, together with a report
containing an unqualified opinion thereon by an independent accountant
authorized to practice before the SEC (which report may include one or more
qualifications relating to MailKey's ability to continue as a going concern),
and unaudited consolidated financial statements of MailKey and the Subsidiaries
for the interim period ending December 31, 2003, which will have been reviewed
by an independent accountant authorized to practice before the SEC
(collectively, the "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS") which shall be attached hereto as
SCHEDULE 4.1(E)(II). Such Financial Statements will have been prepared from, and
will be in accordance with, the books and records of MailKey, will comply in all
material respects with
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applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto, will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods reported upon and will
fairly present in all material respects the financial position of MailKey and
its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows of MailKey and its Subsidiaries for the periods then ended (subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments not
material in amount).
5.16 CERTAIN POST-CLOSING CORPORATE ACTIONS.
Commencing upon the Effective Time and continuing for a period
of six (6) months thereafter, MailKey shall not (i) decrease the number of
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Acquiror held by each
shareholder of record; (ii) issue for cash additional shares of common stock of
Acquiror for a price per share that is less than the greater of (x) eighty
percent (80%) of the closing price of the shares of common stock on the exchange
or electronic trading system on which such shares are traded, as determined at
the close of trading on the immediately preceding business day, or (y) $1.50 per
share; nor (iv) issue more than 350,000 S-8 Shares, except that subsections (i),
(ii), (iii), and (iv) shall not prevent MailKey from obtaining any vote of
Acquiror's directors and shareholders during such six (6) month period necessary
to effect any of the actions described in such subsections after the expiration
of such six (6) month period. Commencing upon the Effective Time and continuing
for a period of ninety (90) days thereafter, MailKey shall not cause Acquiror to
file a registration statement with the SEC relating to the registration of any
Acquiror Securities, except that MailKey shall not be prevented from obtaining
any vote of Acquiror's directors and shareholders during such ninety (90) day
period necessary to effect any of such actions after the expiration of such
ninety (90) day period.
5.17 PRODUCTION OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS.
Each of the parties hereto shall utilize its reasonable best
efforts to produce all Schedules and Exhibits required to be produced by it
under this Agreement prior to the execution hereof. In the event that any party
has not produced all Schedules and Exhibits required to be produced by it
hereunder prior to the execution of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided
herein, all such Schedules and Exhibits shall be produced by such party not
later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing. The Schedules and
Exhibits produced subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, shall be given
such force and effect as though such Schedules and Exhibits which were produced
upon execution of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
6.1 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF MAILKEY.
The obligations of MailKey to consummate the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated to be consummated by them at the Closing are
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by MailKey) at or prior to the Closing
(or at such other time prior thereto as may be expressly provided in this
Agreement) of each of the following conditions:
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(a) The representations and warranties of Acquiror and Sub
set out in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at
and as of the time of the Closing as though such representations and warranties
were made at and as of such time;
(b) Acquiror shall have complied in a timely manner and in
all material respects with the respective covenants and agreements set out in
this Agreement;
(c) The Merger shall have been approved by Sub in accordance
with the provisions of the DGCL. The Board of Directors of Sub and Acquiror
shall have approved the execution of this Agreement and the Merger thereby;
(d) There shall be delivered to MailKey an officer's
certificate of Acquiror to the effect that all of the representations and
warranties of Acquiror set forth herein are true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing, and the Acquiror has complied in all material
respects with the covenants and agreements set forth herein that are required to
be complied with by the Closing;
(e) There shall be delivered to MailKey an officer's
certificate of Sub to the effect that all of the representations and warranties
of Sub set forth herein are true and complete in all material respects as of the
Closing, and Sub has complied in all material respects with the covenants and
agreements set forth herein that are required to be complied with by the
Closing;
(f) All director, shareholder, lender, lessor and other
parties' consents and approvals, as well as all filings with, and all necessary
consents or approvals of, all federal, state and local governmental authorities
and agencies, as are required under this Agreement, applicable law or any
applicable contract or agreement (other than as contemplated by this Agreement)
to complete the Merger shall have been secured; and
(g) No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
injunction or restraining order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction or governmental authority that
prohibits or restricts the consummation of the Merger or the related
transactions.
6.2 CONDITIONS TO ACQUIROR'S OBLIGATIONS.
The obligations of Acquiror and Sub to consummate the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated to be consummated by them at the Closing are
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Acquiror and Sub) at or prior to the
Closing (or at such other time prior thereto as may be expressly provided in
this Agreement) of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of MailKey set out in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of
the time of the Closing as though such representations and warranties were made
at and as of such time;
(b) MailKey shall have complied in a timely manner and in
all material respects with its covenants and agreements set out in this
Agreement;
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(c) There shall be delivered to Acquiror an officer's
certificate of MailKey to the effect that all of the representations and
warranties of MailKey set forth herein are true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing, and that MailKey has complied in all material
respects with covenants and agreements set forth herein required to be complied
with by the Closing;
(d) There shall be delivered to Acquiror a certificate
signed by the Shareholder to the effect that the representations and warranties
of MailKey and the Shareholder set forth herein and true and correct in all
material respects and that MailKey and the Shareholder have complied in all
material respects with their covenants and agreements required to be complied
with by the Closing;
(e) MailKey shall have secured the written consent of the
holders of 100% of the MailKey Capital Stock by way of Written Notice as
described in Section 3.1(a) hereof;
(f) All U.S. MailKey Security Holders shall have executed
and delivered U.S. Investment Letters and Non-U.S. MailKey Security Holders
shall have executed and delivered Non-U.S. Investment Letters;
(g) Intentionally Omitted.
(h) All director, shareholder, lender, lessor and other
parties' consents and approvals, as well as all filings with, and all necessary
consents or approvals of, all federal, state and local governmental authorities
and agencies, as are required under this Agreement, applicable law or any
applicable contract or agreement (other than as contemplated by this Agreement)
to complete the Merger shall have been secured;
(i) A comparison of the GAAP Financial Statements and the
Financial Statements shall not reveal any changes in the financial position and
the results of operations and cash flows of MailKey and its Subsidiaries that,
if evaluated collectively as a single change resulting from a single event
occurring subsequent to the date of delivery of the GAAP Financial Statements to
Acquiror and the date of delivery of the Financial Statements to Acquiror, would
constitute and event having a Material Adverse Effect on MailKey and the
Subsidiaries collectively.
(j) The Board of Directors of MailKey and the MailKey
Shareholders by way of Written Notice as provided in Section 3.1 shall have
approved the Merger in accordance with the BVI laws; and
(k) No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree,
injunction or restraining order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction or governmental authority that
prohibits or restricts the consummation of the Merger or the related
transactions.
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ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 INDEMNIFICATION BY THE SHAREHOLDER.
From and after the Closing Date, the Shareholder shall indemnify
and hold harmless Acquiror and Sub and their respective officers, directors and
shareholders (each an "Indemnified Party"), from and against any and all
demands, claims, actions or causes of action, judgments, assessments, losses,
liabilities, damages or penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees and related
disbursements (collectively, "Claims") suffered by such Indemnified Party
resulting from or arising out of (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the
representations or warranties made by MailKey or the Shareholder at the time
they were made, and, except for representations and warranties that speak as of
a specific date or time (which need only be true and correct as of such date or
time), on and as of the Closing Date, (ii) any breach or nonfulfillment of any
covenants or agreements made by MailKey or the Shareholder, and (iii) any
misrepresentation made by MailKey or the Shareholder, in each case as made
herein or in the Schedules or Exhibits annexed hereto or in any closing
certificate, schedule or any ancillary certificates or other documents or
instruments furnished by MailKey or the Shareholder pursuant hereto or in
connection with the Merger.
7.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIM.
(a) Upon obtaining knowledge of any Claim by a third party
which has given rise to, or is expected to give rise to, a claim for
indemnification hereunder, Acquiror shall give written notice ("Notice of
Claim") of such claim or demand to the Shareholder, specifying in reasonable
detail such information as the Indemnified Party may have with respect to such
indemnification claim (including copies of any summons, complaint or other
pleading which may have been served on it and any written claim, demand,
invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same). Subject to
the limitations set forth in Section 7.2(b) hereof, no failure or delay by
Acquiror in the performance of the foregoing shall reduce or otherwise affect
the obligation of the Shareholder to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party
harmless, except to the extent that such failure or delay shall have actually
adversely affected the Shareholder's ability to defend against, settle or
satisfy any Claims for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification hereunder.
(b) If the claim or demand set forth in the Notice of Claim
given by Acquiror pursuant to Section 7.2(a) hereof is a claim or demand
asserted by a third party, the Shareholder shall have fifteen (15) days after
the date on which Notice of Claim is given to notify Acquiror in writing of its
election to defend such third party claim or demand on behalf of the Indemnified
Party. If the Shareholder elects to defend such third party claim or demand,
Acquiror shall make available to the Shareholder and its agents and
representatives all records and other materials that are reasonably required in
the defense of such third party claim or demand and shall otherwise cooperate
with, and assist the Shareholder in the defense of, such third party claim or
demand, and so long as the Shareholder is defending such third party claim in
good faith, the Indemnified Party shall not pay, settle or compromise such third
party claim or demand. If the Shareholder
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elects to defend such third party claim or demand, the Indemnified Party shall
have the right to participate in the defense of such third party claim or
demand, at such Indemnified Party's own expense. In the event, however, that
such Indemnified Party reasonably determines that representation by counsel to
the Shareholder of both the Shareholder and such Indemnified Party could
reasonably be expected to present counsel with a conflict of interest, then the
Indemnified Party may employ separate counsel to represent or defend it in any
such action or proceeding and the Shareholder will pay the fees and expenses of
such counsel. If the Shareholder does not elect to defend such third party claim
or demand or does not defend such third party claim or demand in good faith, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right, in addition to any other right or remedy
it may have hereunder, at the Shareholder's expense, to defend such third party
claim or demand; provided, however, that (i) such Indemnified Party shall not
have any obligation to participate in the defense of, or defend, any such third
party claim or demand; (ii) such Indemnified Party's defense of or its
participation in the defense of any such third party claim or demand shall not
in any way diminish or lessen the obligations of the Shareholder under the
agreements of indemnification set forth in this Article VII; and (iii) such
Indemnified Party may not settle any claim without the consent of the
Shareholder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(c) MailKey and the Shareholder, and Acquiror, Sub and the
other Indemnified Parties, if any, shall cooperate fully in all aspects of any
investigation, defense, pre-trial activities, trial, compromise, settlement or
discharge of any claim in respect of which indemnity is sought pursuant to this
Article VII, including, but not limited to, by providing the other party with
reasonable access to employees and officers (including as witnesses) and other
information.
(d) Except for third party claims being defended in good
faith, the Shareholder shall satisfy its obligations under this Article VII in
respect of a valid claim for indemnification hereunder that is not contested by
MailKey in good faith in cash within thirty (30) days after the date on which
Notice of Claim is given.
7.3 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR NON-THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
In the event any Indemnified Party should have an
indemnification claim against the Shareholder under this Agreement that does not
involve a claim by a third party, the Indemnified Party shall promptly deliver
notice of such claim to the Shareholder in writing and in reasonable detail. The
failure by any Indemnified Party to so notify the Shareholder shall not relieve
the Shareholder from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party,
except to the extent that the Shareholder has been actually prejudiced by such
failure. If the Shareholder does not notify the Indemnified Party within fifteen
(15) Business Days following its receipt of such notice that the Shareholder
disputes such claim, such claim specified by the Shareholder in such notice
shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Shareholder under this Article
VII and the Shareholder shall pay the amount of such liability to the
Indemnified Party on demand, or in the case of any notice in which the amount of
the claim is estimated, on such later date when the amount of such claim is
finally determined. If the Shareholder disputes its liability with respect to
such claim in a timely manner, Shareholder and the Indemnified Party shall
proceed in good
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faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute and, if not resolved through
negotiations, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section
9.9.
7.4 LIMITATIONS ON INDEMNIFICATION.
No claim for indemnification under this Article VII shall be
asserted by, and no liability for such indemnify shall be enforced against, the
Shareholder to the extent the Indemnified Party has theretofore received
indemnification or otherwise been compensated for such Claim. In the event that
an Indemnified Party shall later collect any such amounts recovered under
insurance policies with respect to any Claim for which it has previously
received payments under this Article VII from the Shareholder, such Indemnified
Party shall promptly repay to the Shareholder such amount recovered.
7.5 EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.
The indemnification provisions of this Article VII shall be the
exclusive remedy following the Closing with respect to breaches thereof and
shall be limited as provided in Section 9.2. The obligations of the parties set
forth in this Article VII shall be conditioned upon the Closing having occurred.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 TERMINATION.
This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned
at any time prior to or at the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of Acquiror, Sub and MailKey;
(b) by any of Acquiror, Sub or MailKey:
(i) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or
before March 31, 2004, unless otherwise extended in writing by all of the
parties hereto; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement
under this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose failure
to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or
resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before that date; or
(ii) if any court of competent jurisdiction, or any
governmental body, regulatory or administrative agency or commission having
appropriate jurisdiction shall have issued an order, decree or filing or taken
any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such order, decree, ruling or
other action shall have become final and non-appealable;
(c) by MailKey if any of the conditions specified in Section
6.1 have not been met or if satisfaction of such a condition is or becomes
impossible (other than through the failure
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of MailKey to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement) and
MailKey has not waived such conditions on or before the Closing; or
(d) by Acquiror if any of the conditions specified in
Section 6.2 have not been met or if satisfaction of such a condition is or
becomes impossible (other than through the failure of Acquiror or Sub to comply
with their respective obligations under this Agreement) and Acquiror or Sub has
not waived such condition on or before the Closing.
8.2 NOTICE AND EFFECT OF TERMINATION.
In the event of the termination and abandonment of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be
given to the other party or parties specifying the provision pursuant to which
such termination is made. Upon termination, this Agreement shall forthwith
become void and all obligations of the parties under this Agreement will
terminate without any liability on the part of any party or its directors,
officers or shareholders and none of the parties shall have any claim or action
against any other party, except that the provisions of this Section 8.2 and
Sections 5.2, 5.6 and 5.8, shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Nothing contained in this Section 8.2 shall relieve any party from any liability
for any breach of this Agreement other than in the event of a termination
pursuant to Section 8.1.
8.3 EXTENSION; WAIVER.
Any time prior to the Closing, the parties may (a) extend the
time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of any other
party under or relating to this Agreement; (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations or warranties by any other party or (c) waive compliance with
any of the agreements of any other party or with any conditions to its own
obligations. Any agreement on the part of any other party to any such extension
or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such party.
8.4 AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION.
This Agreement may be amended by written agreement of Acquiror,
Sub and MailKey.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES.
All representations and warranties contained in or made pursuant
to this Agreement or in any agreement, certificate, document or statement
delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12)
months from the Closing Date, unless otherwise specified in such agreement,
certificate or document; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing,
the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1(a), (b), (d), (e),
(g), (i) and (u) and Sections 4.2(a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (i) and (j) and all
covenants and agreements of the parties relating to the subject matter(s)
thereof shall survive the Closing
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without such applicable limitation. The right to indemnification, payment of
damages or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants,
and obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect
to, or any Knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time,
whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with,
any such representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any
condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the
performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect
the right to indemnification, payment of damages, or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are
cumulative, not alternative. In addition to their respective rights to damages
or other remedies they may have, and without limitation thereof, Acquiror shall
have the right to obtain injunctive relief to restrain any breach or otherwise
to specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement, it being agreed by the
parties that money damages alone would be inadequate to compensate Acquiror for
such breach or other failure to perform the obligations of MailKey under this
Agreement.
9.2 LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
No party to this agreement shall be liable to any other party
for breach of its respective representations and warranties in Article 4, unless
and until the aggregate amount of all claims exceeds $25,000 (the "Deductible"),
and then only to the extent of amounts in excess of the Deductible. Further, in
no event shall any party's liability for breach of its respective
representations and warranties in Article 4 exceed $300,000.
9.3 NOTICES.
All notices requests, demands, waivers and other communications
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date if delivered personally, or
upon the second Business Day after it shall have been deposited by certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, or sent by telex, telegram or telecopier,
as follows (or at such other address or facsimile number for a party as shall be
specified by like notice):
IF TO MAILKEY OR SHAREHOLDER: WITH A COPY TO:
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MailKey Secure Solutions, Ltd. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.
X.X. Xxx 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Islands 7th Floor
Attention: Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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IF TO ACQUIROR OR SUB: WITH A COPY TO:
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Global Diversified Acquisition Corp. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Berlack Israels
0000 X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
9.4 AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement, including all Exhibits and Schedules hereto,
constitutes the entire Agreement among the parties with respect to its subject
matter and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and
oral, among the parties or any of them with respect to such subject matter and
shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise.
9.5 BINDING EFFECT; BENEFIT.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this
Agreement is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties to this
Agreement or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.6 HEADINGS.
The descriptive headings of the sections of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.7 COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and
delivered via facsimile, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and
all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
9.8 GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, except to the extent that the Nevada
General Corporation Law shall apply to the internal corporate governance of the
Acquiror or the BVI law shall apply to the internal corporate governance of
MailKey, without regard to the laws that might otherwise govern under principles
of conflicts of laws applicable thereto.
9.9 ARBITRATION.
If a dispute arises as to the interpretation of this Agreement,
it shall be decided finally in an arbitration proceeding conforming to the Rules
of the American Arbitration
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Association applicable to commercial arbitration then in effect at the time of
the dispute. The arbitration shall take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The
decision of the Arbitrators shall be conclusively binding upon the parties and
final, and such decision shall be enforceable as a judgment in any court of
competent jurisdiction. The parties shall share equally the costs of the
arbitration.
9.10 SEVERABILITY.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be
invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated.
9.11 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
As used herein:
(a) "AFFILIATE" shall have the meanings ascribed to such
term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act;
(b) "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or a day on which federally chartered financial institutions are not open
for business in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
(c) "COPYRIGHTS" means mask works, rights of publicity and
privacy, and copyrights in works of authorship of any type, including Software,
registrations and applications for registration thereof throughout the world,
all rights therein provided by international treaties and conventions, all moral
and common law rights thereto, and all other rights associated therewith;
(d) "ENCUMBRANCES" shall mean any security or other property
interest or right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest,
contingent or conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement,
interest or other right or claim of third parties, whether perfected or not
perfected, voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and including
any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the future;
(e) "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" shall mean any applicable statute,
rule, regulation, law, bylaw, ordinance or directive of any nation or
government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and
any entity, body, agency, commission or court, whether domestic, foreign or
multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive
official thereof, dealing with the pollution or protection of natural resources
or the indoor or ambient environment or with the protection of human health or
safety;
(f) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended;
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(g) "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means (a) Patents, (b)
Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d) Trade Secrets and (e) Software;
(h) "KNOWLEDGE" means an individual will be deemed to have
"Knowledge" of a particular fact or other matter if:
(i) such individual is actually aware of such fact
or other matter; or a prudent individual could be expected to discover or
otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in the course of conducting
a reasonably comprehensive investigation concerning the existence of such fact
or other matter.
(ii) A Person (other than an individual) will be
deemed to have "Knowledge" of a particular fact or other matter if any
individual who is serving, or who has at any time served, as a director,
officer, partner, executor, or trustee of such Person (or in any similar
capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of such fact or other matter;
(i) "LICENSED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means Intellectual
Property licensed to MailKey or its Subsidiaries pursuant to the MailKey IP
Agreements;
(j) "MAILKEY IP AGREEMENTS" means (a) licenses of
Intellectual Property by MailKey or its Subsidiaries to any third party, (b)
licenses of Intellectual Property by any third party to MailKey or its
Subsidiaries, (c) agreements between MailKey or its Subsidiaries and any third
party relating to the development or use of Intellectual Property, the
development or transmission of data, or the use, modification, framing, linking,
advertisement, or other practices with respect to Internet web sites, and (d)
consents, settlements, decrees, orders, injunctions, judgments or rulings
governing the use, validity or enforceability of MailKey Intellectual Property;
(k) "MAILKEY SOFTWARE" means all Software (a) material to
the operation of the business of MailKey or its Subsidiaries or (b)
manufactured, distributed, sold, licensed or marketed by MailKey or its
Subsidiaries;
(l) "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean any adverse effect
on the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of
the relevant party and its subsidiaries, if any, which is material to such party
and its subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole;
(m) "OWNED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means Intellectual
Property owned by MailKey or its Subsidiaries;
(n) "PATENTS" means United States, foreign and international
patents, patent applications and statutory invention registrations, including
reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions and
reexaminations thereof, and all rights therein provided by international
treaties and conventions;
(o) "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including a governmental or
political subdivision or any agency or institution thereof;
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(p) "RIGHTS" shall mean any and all outstanding
subscriptions, warrants, options, voting agreements, voting trusts, proxies, or
other arrangements or commitments obligating or which may obligate a Person to
dispose of or vote any shares;
(q) "SOFTWARE" means computer software, programs and
databases in any form, including Internet web sites, web content and links,
source code, object code, operating systems and specifications, data, databases,
database management code, utilities, graphical user interfaces, menus, images,
icons, forms, methods of processing, software engines, platforms, and data
formats, all versions, updates, corrections, enhancements and modifications
thereof, and all related documentation, developer notes, comments and
annotations;
(r) "TAXES" shall mean all taxes (whether U.S. federal,
state, local or non-U.S.) based upon or measured by income and any other tax
whatsoever, including, without limitation, gross receipts, profits, sales,
levies, imposts, deductions, charges, rates, duties, use, occupation, value
added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll and social
security, employment, excise, stamp duty or property taxes, together with any
interest, penalties, charges or fees imposed with respect thereto.
(s) "TRADE SECRETS" means trade secrets, know-how and other
confidential or proprietary technical, business and other information, including
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and development
information, technology, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, proposals,
technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business and marketing plans, customer and supplier lists and
information, and all rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure
thereof; and
(t) "TRADEMARKS" means trademarks, service marks, trade
dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, URL addresses, domain names and
symbols, slogans and other indicia of source or origin, including the goodwill
of the business symbolized thereby or associated therewith, common law rights
thereto, registrations and applications for registration thereof throughout the
world, all rights therein provided by international treaties and conventions,
and all other rights associated therewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquiror, Sub, MailKey and Shareholder have caused
this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers hereunto duly
authorized, all as of the date first written above.
GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Financial Officer
GD ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
MK SECURE SOLUTIONS, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
WESTVALE CONSULTANTS, LTD.
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx-Xxxxx
Director
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Omitted Exhibits and Schedules
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The following exhibits and schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
have been omitted:
Exhibit Exhibit Description
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A Form of Warrant
B Form of Option
C Form of Loan Unit
D Form of U.S. Investment Letter
E Form of Non-U.S. Investment Letter
F Form of Acquiror Warrant
Schedule Schedule Description
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1 MailKey Shareholders and Allocation of Merger Consideration
2 U.S. MailKey Security Holders
3 Non-U.S. MailKey Security Holders
4 Articles of Association and Bylaws of MailKey and each Subsidiary
5 Consents
6 MailKey GAAP Financial Statements
7 Location of Leased Property
8 Written Notice of Governmental Entity
9 MailKey as Landlord
10 No Contingent Liabilities
11 Litigation
12 Taxes
13 Insurance Coverage
14 Intellectual Property
15 Licenses and Rights
16 Accounts Receivable
17 MailKey Material Contracts
18 Labor Relations
19 Suppliers and Customers
20 Absence of Certain Changes or Events
21 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Sub
22 Issuances of Securities
23 Issuance of S-8 Shares
The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of the foregoing
omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request.
