AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION, is made and entered into as of September 21, 2018 (this “Agreement”), by and among Brain Scientific Inc., a Nevada corporation (formerly known as All Soft Gels Inc.; “Parent”), AFGG Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Memory MD Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each a “Party” and referred to collectively herein as the “Parties”. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A attached hereto.
recommend that the Company Stockholders vote to approve this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby;
ARTICLE 1
1.1 The Merger. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Delaware General Corporation Law (“Delaware Law”), Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation. The Company as the surviving corporation after the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation.”
1.2 Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement has been terminated and the transactions herein contemplated have been abandoned pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) will be deemed to take place at the offices of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., 1425 RXR Plaza, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, at 10:00 a.m. local time no later than two (2) Business Days after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each such condition), or at such other time, date and place as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the “Closing Date”. On the Closing Date, the Parties will cause the Merger to be consummated by executing and filing a Certificate of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of Delaware Law (the
“Certificate of Merger”), in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, together with any required related certificates, with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, Delaware Law. The Merger will become effective at the time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”).
1.3 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger will be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation, all debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Surviving Corporation, and the Surviving Corporation will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws. Unless otherwise determined by Parent and the Company:
(a) the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub will be amended and restated at the Effective Time as set forth in the Certificate of Merger, and, as so amended and restated, will be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by Delaware Law and such certificate of incorporation; and
(b) the bylaws of Merger Sub will be amended and restated to read in the form of the bylaws of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof and, as so amended and restated, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by Delaware Law, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.
(a) the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time will consist of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, until such time as their respective successors are duly elected or appointed;
(b) the board of directors of Parent immediately after the Effective Time will consist of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, until such time as their respective successors are duly elected or appointed; and
(c) the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the officers of Parent immediately following the Effective Time, until such time as their respective successors are duly elected or appointed.
of, the Effective Time (excluding any shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 1.6(c)) will be converted, subject to Sections 1.6(c), 1.6(h), 1.6(i), 1.7 and 1.8, into and represent the right to receive such number of shares of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock of Parent, $0.001 par value per share (“Parent Common Stock”), as is equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Merger Consideration”). Company Notes aggregating $1,507,000 in principal amount shall convert into an aggregate of 4,083,248 shares of Parent Common Stock at and as of the Closing. Additional Company Notes aggregating up to $1,000,000 in principal amount shall convert into a number of shares of Parent Common Stock as of immediately after the Closing, based on the total principal and accrued and unpaid interest thereon divided by $0.40.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR OTHER TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands except as limited by applicable Legal Requirements. Neither Parent nor the Company will, except with prior written consent of the other, make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, unless and to the extent required to do so under applicable Legal Requirements.
rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of the Company or Merger Sub, as applicable, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows (it being understood that each representation and warranty contained in this Article 2 is subject to: (a) the exceptions and disclosures set forth in the part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the particular Section or subsection in this Article 2 in which such representation and warranty appears; (b) any exceptions or disclosures explicitly cross-referenced in such part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule by reference to another part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (c) any exception or disclosure set forth in any other part or subpart of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably apparent from the wording of such exception or disclosure that such exception or disclosure qualifies such representation and warranty):
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 300,000,000 shares of the Company Common Stock, of which 14,693,516 shares are issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock of the Company, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. No shares of capital stock are held in the Company’s treasury. All outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities Legal Requirements.
(b) Section 2.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each holder of the Company Common Stock and the number and type of shares of the Company Common Stock held by such holder, each outstanding Company Option and Company Warrant (if any), the name of the holder of such Company Option or Company Warrant (if any), the number of shares subject to such Company Option or Company Warrant (if any), the exercise price of such Company Option or Company Warrant (if any), the vesting schedule and termination date of
such Company Option or Company Warrant (if any) and whether the exercisability of such Company Option or Company Warrant (if any) will be accelerated in any way by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or for any other reason, indicating the extent of acceleration, if any.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 2.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) none of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock are entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of repurchase or forfeiture, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right; (ii) there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having a right to vote on any matters on which the Company Stockholders have a right to vote; and (iii) there is no Contract to which the Company is a party relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or from granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of the Company Common Stock. Except as set forth on Section 2.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not under any obligation, and is not bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock or other securities.
2.3 Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals.
(a) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the Company Written Consent, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject only to the Company Written Consent and the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to Delaware Law. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding on the applicable record date (collectively, the “Company Requisite Vote”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company Common Stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and all other transaction contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and other similar laws and general principles of equity.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) subject to obtaining the Company Written Consent, conflict with or violate any Legal Requirement applicable to the Company, except for any such conflicts or violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or impair the rights of the Company or alter the rights or obligations of any third party thereunder, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on any of the assets or properties of the Company pursuant to, any
Company Contract required to be disclosed on Section 2.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, except, for purposes of this clause (iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No material consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the filings contemplated by Section 5.4(a), and (iii) the filing of a Form D Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities or other related filings in reliance on an exemption provided in Regulation D of the Securities Act.
2.4 Company Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) The Company has made available to Parent the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 and the unaudited financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (collectively, the “Company Financials”). The Company Financials were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) consistently applied and in accordance with past practice throughout the periods involved and fairly and accurately present in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein. The balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2018, is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Balance Sheet”.
(b) The Company has no material liabilities, obligations or commitments, whether asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured or otherwise, in each case of the nature that would be required to be reflected in a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) those which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Company Financials as of the date of the Company Balance Sheet, and (ii) those which have been incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Company Balance Sheet.
(a) Each income and other material Tax Return that the Company was required to file under applicable Legal Requirements: (i) has been timely filed on or before the applicable due date (including any extensions of such due date); and (ii) is true and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and payable by the Company have been timely paid, except to the extent such amounts are being contested in good faith by the Company or are properly reserved for on the books or records of the Company. No extension of time with respect to any date on which a Tax Return was required to be filed by the Company is in force (except routine extensions of not more than six months followed by timely filing within the extension period), and no waiver or agreement by or with respect to the Company is in force for the
extension of time for the payment, collection or assessment of any Taxes, and no request has been made by the Company in writing for any such extension or waiver (except, in each case, in connection with any request for extension of time for filing Tax Returns). There are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any asset of the Company other than Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable, Taxes contested in good faith or that are otherwise not material and are reserved against in the Company Financials. No deficiency with respect to Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against the Company which has not been fully paid or adequately reserved or reflected in the Company Financials.
(b) All material Taxes that the Company has been required to collect or withhold have been duly collected or withheld and, to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements when due, have been duly and timely paid to the proper Governmental Body.
(c) The unpaid Taxes of the Company (i) did not, as of June 30, 2018, exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the balance sheet of such date contained in the Company Financials, and (ii) do not exceed the reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company in filing its Tax Returns. Since June 30, 2018, the Company has not incurred any liability for Taxes outside of the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom or practice.
(d) The Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction or credit from, the computation of taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (v) deferred intercompany gain or excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), or (vi) election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(e) No closing agreements, private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into by the Company with any taxing authority or issued by any taxing authority to the Company. There are no outstanding rulings of, or request for rulings with, any Governmental Body addressed to the Company that are, or if issued would be, binding on the Company.
(f) The Company is not a party to any Contract with any third party relating to allocating or sharing the payment of, or liability for, Taxes or Tax benefits (other than pursuant to customary provisions included in credit agreements, leases, and agreements entered with employees, in each case, not primarily related to Taxes and entered into in the ordinary course of business). The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any third party under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Legal Requirement) as a transferee or successor or otherwise by operation of Legal Requirements.
(g) The Company has not been a member of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code or of any group that has filed a combined, consolidated or unitary Tax return under state, local or foreign Tax Legal Requirement (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company).
(h) The Company does not have any direct or indirect interest in any trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other “business entity” for United States federal income tax purposes. The Company is and always has been a corporation taxable under subchapter C of the Code for United States federal income tax purposes, and has had comparable status under the Legal Requirements of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction in which it was required to file any Tax Return at the time it was required to file such Tax Return. The Company is not a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code or “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
(i) The Company has not participated in, or is currently participating in, a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2). The Company has disclosed on its respective United States federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of United States federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
(j) The Company is not (or has been for the five-year period ending at the Effective Time) a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations.
(k) The Company has no permanent establishment in any country other than the United States, as defined in any applicable Tax treaty between the United States and such other country or is otherwise subject to the taxing jurisdiction of a country other than the United States.
(l) The Company has not distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Sections 355 or 361 of the Code.
(m) The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization qualifying under Section 368 of the Code. The Company is not aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
(a) (i) Except as set forth on Section 2.7(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company owns or possesses, valid, exclusive licenses to, the entire right, title and interest in and to all IP Rights used by it in its business and (ii) the Company owns or possesses, or has the right or license to use, all of the Intellectual Property used in its business as currently conducted without any violation, misappropriation or infringement of, or other conflict with, the rights of another Person.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect or as set forth on Section 2.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) there are no pending Legal Proceedings alleging that the Company is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of a Person or that seek to limit or challenge the validity, enforceability, ownership or use of any IP Rights owned by the Company and used in its business, and (ii) the Company has not received any written claim from any Person alleging that the Company is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of any Person, or that seek to limit or challenge the validity, enforceability, ownership or the Company’s use of any IP Rights owned or licensed by the Company and used in its business.
2.8 Compliance with Legal Requirements.
(a) The Company has not failed to comply with or is not in conflict with, or in default or in material violation of any Legal Requirement, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. No material investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, has been threatened, against the Company. There is no material Order binding upon the Company.
(b) The Company holds, to the extent required by any applicable Legal Requirement, all permits, licenses, authorizations, variances, exemptions, Orders and approvals from governmental authorities which are material and necessary to the operation of the business of the Company (collectively, the “Company Permits”). No suspension or cancellation of any such Company Permit is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. Each such Company Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such Company Permits.
(a) Section 2.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a complete and accurate list of each material plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for employment, compensation, retirement, pension, deferred compensation, loans, severance, separation, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visas, work permits, termination pay, performance awards, bonus, incentive, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, supplemental retirement, profit sharing, fringe benefits, cafeteria benefits, medical benefits, life insurance,
disability benefits, accident benefits, salary continuation, accrued leave, vacation, sabbatical, sick pay, sick leave, unemployment benefits or other benefits, whether written or unwritten, including each “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association”, under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code and each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), in each case, for active, retired or former employees, directors or consultants, which is currently sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to or with respect to which any potential liability is borne by the Company or any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is or at any relevant time was treated as a single employer with the Company within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate”), (collectively, the “Company Employee Plans”).
(b) Each Company Employee Plan is being, and has been, administered substantially in accordance with its terms and in material compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all Legal Requirements (including ERISA and the Code). The Company and each ERISA Affiliate are not in material default under or material violation of, and have no knowledge of any material default or material violation by any other party to, any of the Company Employee Plans.
Company were the registrant thereunder). The Company has made available to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of each Contract listed or required to be listed in Section 2.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (any such Contract, a “Company Contract”). Neither the Company, nor to the Company’s knowledge any other party to a Company Contract, has breached or violated in any material respect or materially defaulted under, or received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any of the Company Contracts. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would reasonably be expected to: (a) result in a violation or breach in any material respect of any of the provisions of any Company Contract; (b) give any Person the right to declare a default in any material respect under any Company Contract; or (c) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Company Contract. Each Company Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and other similar laws and general principles of equity.
2.16 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties; Reliance.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Article 2, neither the Company nor any Person on behalf of the Company has made, nor are any of them making, any representation or warranty, written or oral, express or implied, at law or in equity, including with respect to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, in respect of the Company or its business in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including any representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any information or documents previously provided (including with respect to any financial or other projections therein), and any other such representations and warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that, except as set forth in Article 2 or elsewhere in this Agreement, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their agents, employees or Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of the Company or any other Person, including regarding the accuracy or completeness of any such other representations or warranties or the omission of any material information, whether express or implied, in each case with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company as follows (it being understood that each representation and warranty contained in this Article 3 is subject to: (a) the exceptions and disclosures set forth in the part or subpart of the Parent Disclosure Schedule corresponding to the particular Section or subsection in this Article 3 in which such representation and warranty appears; (b) any exceptions or disclosures explicitly cross-referenced in such part or subpart of the Parent Disclosure Schedule by reference to another part or subpart of the Parent Disclosure Schedule; and (c) any exception or disclosure set forth in any of the SEC Documents (other than any exhibits, schedules, or other documents incorporated therein by reference or any disclosures contained or referenced therein under the captions “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,”
“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and any other disclosures contained or referenced therein of information, factors or risks that are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature) or other part or subpart of the Parent Disclosure Schedule to the extent it is reasonably apparent from the wording of such exception or disclosure that such exception or disclosure qualifies such representation and warranty):
3.1 Organization and Qualification.
(a) Each of the Acquiring Companies is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) under the Legal Requirements of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. Each of the Acquiring Companies is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing) in each jurisdiction where the character of the assets and properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or license necessary.
(b) Parent does not have any Subsidiaries other than Merger Sub, and Parent does not own any equity interest in any other Person other than Merger Sub. None of the Acquiring Companies has agreed or is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity.
(c) Parent has delivered or made available to the Company a true and correct copy of the articles of incorporation (including any certificate of designations), bylaws or like organizational documents, each as amended to date, of each of the Acquiring Companies. None of the Acquiring Companies is in violation of any of the provisions of such organizational documents.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 200,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 10,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the day prior to the date hereof and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Parent Preferred Stock”), of which zero shares are issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the day prior to the date hereof. No shares of capital stock are held in Parent’s treasury. All outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.
(b) Section 3.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists each holder of Parent Capital Stock and the number and type of shares of Parent Capital Stock held by such holder.
(c) The shares of Parent Common Stock issuable as Merger Consideration, upon issuance on the terms and conditions contemplated in this Agreement, would be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) There is no existing option, warrant, call, right or contract to which Parent is a party requiring, and there are no equity interests in Parent outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance, sale or transfer of any additional shares of Parent Capital Stock or other equity securities in Parent or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock or other equity securities in Parent.
(e) (i) None of the outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock are entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of repurchase or forfeiture, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right; (ii) none of the outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock are subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Parent; (iii) there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Acquiring Companies having a right to vote on any matters on which the stockholders of Parent have a right to vote; (iv) there is no Contract to which the Acquiring Companies are a party relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or from granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Parent Capital Stock. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(e) of the Disclosure Schedules, none of the Acquiring Companies is under any obligation, or is bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock or other securities.
3.3 Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals.
(a) Parent has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the Parent Written Consent, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, the performance by Parent of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub, subject only to the Parent Written Consent, to adoption of this Agreement by Parent as sole stockholder of Merger Sub immediately following the execution hereof, and the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to Delaware Law. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding on the applicable record date (“Parent Requisite Vote”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent Capital Stock necessary to adopt or approve the matters set forth in the Parent Written Consent. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and other similar laws and general principles of equity.
(b) Parent’s board of directors, by resolutions duly adopted by the written consent of Parent’s sole director and, as of the date of this Agreement, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has, as of the date of this Agreement (i) approved this Agreement and the Merger, and determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of Parent’s stockholders, and (ii) resolved to recommend that Parent’s stockholders approve the
Parent Written Consent. The board of directors of Merger Sub, by resolutions duly adopted by the written consent of Merger Sub’s sole director and, as of the date of this Agreement, not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Merger and submitted this Agreement to Parent, as its sole stockholder for adoption thereby. Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, Parent in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, shall execute a written consent adopting this Agreement.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) subject to obtaining Parent Written Consent and compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 3.3(d) below, conflict with or violate any Legal Requirement or Order applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which their respective properties are bound or affected, or (iii) require an Acquiring Company to make any filing with or give any notice to or obtain any consent from a Person pursuant to any Parent Contract, result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or impair Parent’s rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Parent pursuant to, any Parent Contract.
(d) No consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by or with respect to Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing with the SEC of any outstanding periodic reports due under the Exchange Act, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (iii) the filing of Current Reports on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business (as determined under applicable SEC Legal Requirements) days after the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (iv) the filing of an Amended and Restated Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, (v) such approvals as may be required under applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or the rules and regulations of the OTC Marketplace, and (vi) the filings contemplated by Section 5.4(a).
3.5 SEC Filings; Parent Financial Statements; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Parent has filed or furnished all reports and other materials required to be filed or furnished by Parent under the Exchange Act since December 31, 2016. As of the time an SEC Document was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) each of the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and (ii) none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except as disclosed in an SEC Document, each of the certifications and statements relating to SEC Documents required by: (1) the SEC’s Order dated June 27, 2002 pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Exchange Act (File No. 4-460); (2) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act; or (3) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act) is accurate and complete, and complied as to form and content with all applicable Legal Requirements in effect at the time such Parent Certification was filed with or furnished to the SEC. As used in this Section 3.5, the term “file” and variations thereof will be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.
(b) Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that all material information concerning Parent required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it is required to file, submit or furnish under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of such reports.
(c) The financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents (the “Parent Financials”): (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by the SEC, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not reasonably expected to be material in amount) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated; and (iii) fairly present the consolidated financial position of Parent as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Parent for the periods covered thereby.
(d) None of the Acquiring Companies has any liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of any nature.
(a) Each of the income and other material Tax Returns that any Acquiring Company was required to file under applicable Legal Requirements: (i) has been timely filed on or before the applicable due date (including any extensions of such due date) and (ii) is true and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and payable by Parent have been timely paid, except to the extent such amounts are being contested in good faith by Parent or are properly reserved for on the books or records of Parent. No extension of time with respect to any date on which a Tax Return was required to be filed by an Acquiring Company is in force (except routine extensions of not more than six months followed by timely filing within the extension period), and no waiver or agreement by or with respect to an Acquiring Company is in force for the extension of time for the payment, collection or assessment of any Taxes, and no request has been made by an Acquiring Company in writing for any such extension or waiver (except, in each case, in connection with any request for extension of time for filing Tax
Returns). There are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any asset of an Acquiring Company other than Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due and payable, Taxes contested in good faith or that are otherwise not material and reserved against or reflected in the SEC Documents. No deficiency with respect to Taxes has been proposed, asserted or assessed in writing against Parent which has not been fully paid or adequately reserved or reflected in the SEC Documents.
(b) All material Taxes that an Acquiring Company has been required to collect or withhold have been duly collected or withheld and, to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements when due, have been duly and timely paid to the proper Governmental Body.
(c) The unpaid Taxes of the Acquiring Companies (i) did not, as of June 30, 2018, exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the balance sheet of such date contained in the SEC Documents, and (ii) do not exceed the reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Acquiring Companies in filing their Tax Returns. Since June 30, 2018, the Acquiring Companies have not incurred any liability for Taxes outside of the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past custom or practice.
(d) No Acquiring Company will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction or credit from, the computation of taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date, as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (iv) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date, (v) deferred intercompany gain or excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), or (vi) election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(e) No closing agreements, private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into by any Acquiring Company with any taxing authority or issued by any taxing authority to an Acquiring Company. There are no outstanding rulings of, or request for rulings with, any Governmental Body addressed to an Acquiring Company that are, or if issued would be, binding on any Acquiring Company.
(f) No Acquiring Company is a party to any Contract with any third party relating to allocating or sharing the payment of, or liability for, Taxes or Tax benefits (other than pursuant to customary provisions included in credit agreements, leases, and agreements entered with employees, in each case, not primarily related to Taxes and entered into in the ordinary course of business). No Acquiring Company has any liability for the Taxes of any third party under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Legal Requirement) as a transferee or successor or otherwise by operation of Legal Requirements.
(g) No Acquiring Company has been a member of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code or of any group that has filed a combined, consolidated or unitary Tax return under state, local or foreign Tax Legal Requirement (other than a group the common parent of which was Parent).
(h) Other than its direct interest in Merger Sub, Parent does not have any direct or indirect interest in any trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other “business entity” for United States federal income tax purposes. Each Acquiring Company is and always has been a corporation taxable under subchapter C of the Code for United States federal income tax purposes, and has had comparable status under the Legal Requirements of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction in which it was required to file any Tax Return at the time it was required to file such Tax Return. None of the Acquiring Companies is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code or a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
(i) No Acquiring Company has participated in, or is currently participating in, a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2). Parent has disclosed on its respective United States federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of United States federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
(j) Each Acquiring Company is not (and has not been for the five-year period ending at the Effective Time) a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations.
(k) No Acquiring Company has a permanent establishment, as defined in any applicable Tax treaty between the United States and such other country, or is otherwise subject to the taxing jurisdiction of a country other than the United States.
(l) No Acquiring Company has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Sections 355 or 361 of the Code.
(m) No Acquiring Company has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization qualifying under Section 368 of the Code. No Acquiring Company is aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
(a) (i) The Acquiring Companies do not own or possesses any material IP Rights used by them in their business and (ii) the Acquiring Companies do not own or possess any material Intellectual Property.
(b) (i) There are no pending Legal Proceedings alleging that an Acquiring Company is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of a Person or that seek to limit or challenge the validity, enforceability, ownership or use of any IP Rights owned by the Acquiring Companies and used in their business, and (b) the Acquiring Companies have
not received any written claim from any Person alleging that they are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any IP Rights of any Person, or that seek to limit or challenge the validity, enforceability, ownership or their use of any IP Rights owned or licensed by them and used in their business.
3.8 Compliance with Legal Requirements.
(a) Each of the Acquiring Companies has not failed to comply in any material respect with or is not in conflict with, or in default or in material violation of any Legal Requirement, including any applicable Environmental Law. No investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, has been threatened, against any of the Acquiring Companies. There is no Order binding upon Parent.
(b) Each of the Acquiring Companies holds, to the extent required by any applicable Legal Requirement, all permits, licenses, authorizations, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals from governmental authorities which are necessary to the operation of the business of the Company (collectively, the “Parent Permits”). No suspension or cancellation of any such Parent Permit is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened. Each such Parent Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and each Acquiring Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such Parent Permits.
3.9 Legal Proceedings; Orders.
(a) There is no pending Legal Proceeding, nor has there ever been any Legal Proceeding, and (to the knowledge of Parent) no Person has ever threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) against or by any Acquiring Company affecting any of its properties or assets; or (ii) that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any Legal Proceeding of the type described in clause “(i)” or clause “(ii)” of the first sentence of this Section 3.9(a).
(b) There is no Order to which any of the Acquiring Companies, or any of the assets owned or used by any of the Acquiring Companies, is subject. To the knowledge of Parent, no officer or other key employee of any of the Acquiring Companies is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of any of the Acquiring Companies.
performance awards, bonus, incentive, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, supplemental retirement, profit sharing, fringe benefits, cafeteria benefits, medical benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, accident benefits, salary continuation, accrued leave, vacation, sabbatical, sick pay, sick leave, unemployment benefits or other benefits, whether written or unwritten, including each “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code and each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, in each case, for active, retired or former employees, directors or consultants, which is currently sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to or with respect to which any potential liability is borne by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate of Parent.
(a) any employment agreement or Contract with an independent contractor or consultant (or similar arrangement) which is not cancellable without material penalty or without more than 90 days’ notice;
(b) any agreement or plan, including, without limitation, any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any Contract incorporating or relating to any guaranty, any warranty, any sharing of liabilities or any indemnity not entered into in the ordinary course of business, including any indemnification agreements between any Acquiring Company and any of its officers or directors;
(d) any Contract limiting or purporting to limit the ability of Parent to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time;
(e) any agreement, Contract or commitment currently in force relating to the disposition or acquisition of assets not in the ordinary course of business or any ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business enterprise;
(f) any mortgages, indentures, loans, credit agreements, security agreements or any other Contract or instrument relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit;
(g) any Contract that would reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the ability of Parent to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, or to consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(h) any Contract that provides for: (i) any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation, right of first notification or similar right with respect to any securities or assets of any Acquiring Company; or (ii) any “no shop” provision or similar exclusivity provision with respect to any securities or assets of any Acquiring Company;
(i) any Contract that contemplates or involves the payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount or having a value in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate, or contemplates or involves the performance of services having a value in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate; or
(j) any Contract that does not allow any Acquiring Company to terminate the Contract for convenience with no more than thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the other party and without the payment of any rebate, chargeback, penalty or other amount to such third party in connection with any such termination.
3.15 Insurance. No Acquiring Party is, or has ever been, a party to any Insurance Policy.
3.19 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties; Reliance.
(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Article 3, no Acquiring Company or any Person on behalf of any Acquiring Company has made, nor are any of them making, any representation or warranty, written or oral, express or implied, at law or in equity, including with respect to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose, in respect of any Acquiring Company or its business in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including any representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any information or documents previously provided (including with respect to any financial or other projections therein), and any other such representations and warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.
(b) The Company acknowledges and agrees that, except as set forth in this Article 3, none of the Company or any of its agents, employees or Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of any Acquiring Company or any other Person, including regarding the accuracy or completeness of any such other representations or warranties or the omission of any material information, whether express or implied, in each case with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 4
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
(a) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise alter its corporate structure through merger, liquidation, reorganization or otherwise;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of any class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest) (except for the issuance of shares of common stock issuable pursuant to employee stock options under currently existing employee stock option plans or pursuant to currently outstanding warrants, as the case may be, which options, warrants or rights, as the case may be, are outstanding on the date hereof);
(c) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Company Common Stock (other than pursuant to a repurchase right in favor of the Company with respect to unvested shares at no more than cost);
(d) incur any indebtedness or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt securities or other obligations of others or sell, pledge, dispose of or create an Encumbrance over any assets (except for (i) sales of assets in the ordinary course of business and (ii) dispositions of obsolete or worthless assets);
(e) accelerate, amend or change the period (or permit any acceleration, amendment or change) of exercisability of options or warrants or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options, except as may be required under any Contract or this Agreement or as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements;
(f) (i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any of its capital stock, (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or (iii) amend the terms of, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities, or propose to do any of the foregoing;
(g) acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof or any other material property or assets;
(h) take any action, other than as required by applicable Legal Requirements or GAAP, to change accounting policies or procedures;
(i) make or change any material tax election inconsistent with past practices, adopt or change any Tax accounting method, or settle or compromise any material federal, state, local or foreign tax liability or agree to an extension of a statute of limitations for any assessment of any tax;
(j) pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the financial statements of the Company, or incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(k) initiate any litigation, action, suit, proceeding, claim or arbitration or settle or agree to settle any litigation, action, suit, proceeding, claim or arbitration (in each case, except in connection with this Agreement); and
(l) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in Sections 4.1(a) through (k) above.
The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Effective Time; (ii) prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations; and (iii) notwithstanding anything contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Parent will be required with respect to any matter set forth in the Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would violate any applicable Legal Requirements.
(a) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise alter its corporate structure through merger, liquidation, reorganization or otherwise, except as may be contemplated by the SEC Documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of any class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest);
(c) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Capital Stock;
(d) incur any indebtedness or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee any debt securities or other obligations of others or sell, pledge, dispose of or create an Encumbrance over any assets, except consistent with past practices and provided all of such indebtedness is repaid, terminated or spun off at or prior to the Closing;
(e) accelerate, amend or change the period (or permit any acceleration, amendment or change) of exercisability of options or warrants or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options;
(f) (i) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any of its capital stock, (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or (iii) amend the terms of, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities, or propose to do any of the foregoing;
(g) (i) acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof or any other material property or assets; (ii) enter into or amend any Parent Contract; or (iii) authorize any capital expenditures or purchase of fixed assets;
(h) materially increase the compensation payable or to become payable to its directors, officers, employees or consultants or grant any severance or termination pay to, or enter into any employment or severance agreement with, any director, officer, employee or consultant, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination, severance or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any such director, officer, consultant or employee;
(i) take any action, other than as required by applicable Legal Requirements or GAAP, to change accounting policies or procedures;
(j) make or change any material tax election inconsistent with past practices, adopt or change any Tax accounting method, or settle or compromise any material federal, state,
local or foreign tax liability or agree to an extension of a statute of limitations for any assessment of any tax;
(k) pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the financial statements of the Company, or incurred in the ordinary course of business, or other than to make the Representatives of the Acquiring Companies found in Section 3.5(d) of this Agreement true and accurate;
(l) enter into any material partnership arrangements, joint development agreements or strategic alliances;
(m) initiate any litigation, action, suit, proceeding, claim or arbitration or settle or agree to settle any litigation, action, suit, proceeding, claim or arbitration (in each case, except in connection with this Agreement); or
(n) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in Sections 4.2(a) through (m) above, or any action which would make any of the representations or warranties of such Party contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect or prevent such Party from performing or cause such Party not to perform its covenants hereunder or result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth herein not being satisfied.
ARTICLE 5
5.2 Parent Written Consent; Notice; Private Placement.
(a) Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent shall furnish to the Company an executed copy of the Parent Written Consent representing the Parent Requisite Vote.
(b) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the issuance of Parent Common Stock in the Merger to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by reason of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and from the registration requirements of any applicable state securities Legal Requirements and otherwise to comply with all requirements of applicable federal and state securities Legal Requirements.
Pre-Closing Period, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including, without limitation, Tax records) and, during such period, the Company and Parent each will furnish promptly to the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other Party may reasonably request, and each will make available to the other the appropriate individuals (including attorneys, accountants and other professionals) for discussion of the other’s business, properties and personnel as either Party may reasonably request; provided, that each of the Company and Parent reserves the right to withhold any information if access to such information could adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between it and its counsel. Each Party will not, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives not to, disclose to any third party, and shall keep confidential, such information and any other information in its possession regarding any of the Parties hereto, in each case, except to the extent (a) such information is generally available to the public through no fault of such Party or any of its Representatives or (b) disclosure is required by applicable Legal Requirements.
5.4 Regulatory Approvals and Related Matters.
(a) As promptly as practicable, each Party will file all notices, reports and other documents required to be filed by such Party with any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Body. Each of Parent and the Company will notify the other Party promptly upon the receipt of (and, if in writing, share a copy of) any communication received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, any Governmental Bodies and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company will give the other Party prompt notice of the commencement or known threat of commencement of any Legal Proceeding by or before any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will keep the other Party reasonably informed as to the status of any such Legal Proceeding or threat, and, in connection with any such Legal Proceeding, will permit authorized Representatives of the other Party to be present at each meeting or conference relating to any such Legal Proceeding and to have access to and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any Governmental Body in connection with any such Legal Proceeding.
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and subject to this Section 5.4(b), each of the Parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or advisable to satisfy each of the conditions set forth in Article 6, consummate the Merger and make effective the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (provided that no Party will be required to waive any of the conditions set forth in Article 6, as applicable, to its obligations to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
5.5 Director Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent will fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company and Parent which exist prior to the date hereof to indemnify the Company’s and Parent’s present and former directors and officers and their heirs,
executors and assigns; provided, however, that the Company directors and officers which become directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation will enter into the Surviving Corporation’s standard indemnification agreement which will supersede any other contractual rights to indemnification. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation will contain provisions at least as favorable as the provisions relating to the indemnification and elimination of liability for monetary damages set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, and the provisions relating to the indemnification and elimination of liability for monetary damages set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and Parent will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company or Parent, unless such modification is required by Legal Requirements.
(b) This Section 5.5 will survive any termination of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger at the Effective Time, is intended to benefit the Company, the Surviving Corporation and the parties indemnified hereby (each of whom is an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to this Section 5.5), and will be binding on all successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation.
either of them authorize or permit any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, consultants or other agents or advisors to, directly or indirectly, take any action to solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, engage in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding an Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, “Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any third party offer or proposal relating to any acquisition or purchase, direct or indirect, whether by way of asset purchase, equity purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or otherwise, of a material portion of the assets of Parent or the Company, respectively, or any equity interest in Parent or the Company, respectively, or any other transaction the consummation of which would reasonably be expected to frustrate the purposes of, impede, prevent or materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(a) Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and agree not to, and not to permit or cause any Affiliate or Subsidiary to, take any actions or cause any action to be taken which would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying, as a “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code.
(b) Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall treat, and shall not take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with the treatment of, the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for U.S. federal, state and other relevant Tax purposes, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
ARTICLE 6
certifying as to (A) an attached copy of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and stating that it has not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, (B) an attached copy of the Company’s bylaws and stating that they have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and (C) an attached copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and stating that such resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, (ii) a good standing certificate of the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a date not more than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and stating that such resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, (ii) a good standing certificate of Parent from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated as of a date not more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
ARTICLE 7
(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and Parent duly authorized by each of their respective boards of directors;
(b) by either Parent (subject to Section 7.1(e)) or the Company (subject to Section 7.1(d)) if the Merger has not been consummated by the close of business on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date of this Agreement (provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) will not be available to any Party whose material breach of this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date);
(c) by either Parent or the Company if a court of competent jurisdiction or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission will have issued a non-appealable final Order or ruling or taken any other action, in each case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby;
(d) by Parent if the Company Written Consent is not obtained by the Company within five (5) hours following the execution of this Agreement and has not been obtained by the time that Parent delivers a written notice of termination pursuant to this Section 7.1(d);
(e) by the Company if the Parent Written Consent is not obtained by Parent within five (5) hours following the execution of this Agreement and has not been obtained by the time that the Company delivers a written notice of termination pursuant to this Section 7.1(e);
(f) by Parent upon breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company will have become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty will have become inaccurate; provided if such breach or inaccuracy is curable by the Company, then this Agreement will not terminate pursuant to this Section 7.1(f) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy unless the breach or inaccuracy remains uncured as of the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date of written notice given by Parent to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate the agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(f); or
(g) by the Company upon breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements on the part of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub will have become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty will have become inaccurate; provided if such breach or inaccuracy is curable by Parent or Merger Sub, then this Agreement will not terminate pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy unless the breach or inaccuracy remains uncured as of the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date of written notice given by the Company to Parent of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate the agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(g).
ARTICLE 8
(a) If, prior to the Effective Time, to Parent or Merger Sub:
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx
(b) If to the Company or, after the Effective Time, to Parent or the Surviving Corporation:
Memory MD, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
With a copy to:
Ruskin Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
0000 XXX Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, Esq.
Email: xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
8.10 Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
(b) Any action, suit or other Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement will be brought or otherwise commenced exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in the federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Each Party to this Agreement: (i) expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of such court (and each appellate court therefrom) in connection with any such action, suit or Legal Proceeding; (ii) agrees that such court will be deemed to be a convenient forum; and (iii) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such action, suit or Legal Proceeding commenced in any such court, any claim that such Party is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that such action, suit or Legal Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such action, suit or other Legal Proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number will include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender will include masculine and feminine genders.
(b) The Parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party will not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement.
(e) The term “knowledge of the Company”, and all variations thereof, will mean the actual knowledge of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, after reasonable inquiry. The term “knowledge of Parent”, and all variations thereof, will mean the actual knowledge of Xxxx Xxxxx, after reasonable inquiry.
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PARENT:
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
MERGER SUB:
AFGG Acquisition Corp.
By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
THE COMPANY:
Memory MD, Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman
EXHIBIT A
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit A):
“Acquiring Companies” mean Parent and Merger Sub.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located in New York, New York are authorized or required by applicable Legal Requirements to close.
“Company Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001.
“Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule that has been delivered by the Company to Parent on the date of this Agreement.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, event or circumstance that has a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in no event will any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred, a Company Material Adverse Effect: effects resulting from (i) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company participates or the United States or global economy or capital markets as a whole, to the extent that such conditions do not have a disproportionate impact on the Company taken as a whole; (ii) any failure by the Company to meet internal projections (it being understood, however, that any effect causing or contributing to such failures to meet projections or predictions may constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (iii) the execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the obligations under this Agreement or the announcement, pendency or anticipated consummation of the Merger; (iv) any natural disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof; or (v) any changes (after the date of this Agreement) in GAAP or applicable Legal Requirements; or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Company Note” means a promissory note of the Company that is convertible into shares of the Company Common Stock or of Parent Capital Stock upon a business combination.
“Company Option” means an option to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock.
“Company Securityholders” means, as applicable, the Company Stockholders and the holders of Company Notes.
“Company Stockholders” mean the holders of the Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Company Warrant” means a warrant to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock.
“Contract” means oral or any written agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, understanding, arrangement, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature.
“Copyrights” mean all copyrights and copyrightable works (including without limitation databases and other compilations of information, mask works and semiconductor chip rights), including all rights of authorship, use, publication, reproduction, distribution, performance, transformation, moral rights and rights of ownership of copyrightable works and all registrations and rights to register and obtain renewals and extensions of registrations, together with all other interests accruing by reason of international copyright.
“Encumbrance” means any lien, encumbrance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, equitable interest, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, transfer restriction under any stockholder or similar agreement or other similar restriction.
“Entity” means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Ratio” means 0.67490-for-1.
“Governmental Body” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, regulatory agency, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal).
“IP Rights” mean any and all of the following in any country or region: (a) Copyrights, Patent Rights, Trademark Rights, domain name registrations, Trade Secrets, and other intellectual property rights; and (b) the right (whether at law, in equity, by Contract or otherwise) to enjoy or otherwise exploit any of the foregoing, including the rights to xxx for and remedies against past, present and future infringements of any or all of the foregoing, and rights of priority and protection of interests therein under the Legal Requirements of any jurisdiction worldwide.
“Legal Proceeding” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or formal investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Legal Requirements” mean any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.
“Merger Sub Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Merger Sub.
“Order” means any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of a Governmental Body.
“Parent Capital Stock” means Parent Common Stock.
“Parent Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule that has been delivered by Parent to the Company on the date of this Agreement.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, event or circumstance that has a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, financial condition or results of operations of Parent taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in no event will any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred, a Parent Material Adverse Effect: effects resulting from (i) conditions generally affecting the industries in which Parent participates or the United States or global economy or capital markets as a whole, to the extent that such conditions do not have a disproportionate impact on Parent taken as a whole; (ii) any failure by Parent to meet internal projections (it being understood, however, that any effect causing or contributing to such failures to meet projections or predictions may constitute a Parent Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (iii) the execution, delivery, announcement or performance of the obligations under this Agreement or the announcement, pendency or anticipated consummation of the Merger; (iv) any natural disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof; or (v) any changes (after the date of this Agreement) in GAAP or applicable Legal Requirements; or (b) the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Patent Rights” mean all issued patents, pending patent applications and abandoned patents and patent applications provided that they can be revived (which for purposes of this Agreement will include utility models, design patents, industrial designs, certificates of invention and applications for certificates of invention and priority rights) in any country or region, including all provisional applications, substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, renewals, reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof.
“Person” means any person, Entity, Governmental Body, or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
A party’s “Representatives” include each Person that is or becomes (a) a Subsidiary or other Affiliate of such Party or (b) an officer, director, employee, partner, attorney, advisor, accountant, agent or other representative of such Party or of any such Party’s Subsidiaries or other Affiliates.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents” mean each report, registration statement, proxy statement and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents filed by Parent with the SEC since December 31, 2015, including all amendments thereto.
An Entity will be deemed to be a “Subsidiary” of another Person if such Person directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or of record, (a) an amount of voting securities of or other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors or other governing body, or (b) at least 10% of the outstanding equity or financial interests of such Entity.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Tax” and “Taxes” mean any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, escheat, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Trade Secrets” mean trade secrets, know-how, proprietary information, inventions, discoveries, improvements, technology, technical data and research and development, whether patentable or not.
“Trademark Rights” mean all material common law trademarks, registered trademarks, applications for registration of trademarks, material common law service marks, registered service marks, applications for registration of service marks, trade names, registered trade names and applications for registration of trade names, and Internet domain name registrations; and including all filings with the applicable Governmental Body indicating an intent to use any of the foregoing if not registered or subject to a pending application.