UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and Between The Individuals listed on Annex A (collectively, the “Seller”), and ISI Controls, Ltd., A Texas limited partnership, (the “Purchaser”) Dated as of January 7, 2008
By
and Between
The
Individuals listed on Annex
A
(collectively,
the “Seller”),
and
ISI
Controls, Ltd., A Texas limited partnership,
(the
“Purchaser”)
Dated
as of January 7, 2008
THIS
UNIT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated
as of January 7, 2008 (the “Effective
Date”),
is
by, between and among the owners and members listed on Annex
A
(collectively, the “Seller”)
of
Com-Tec Security, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws
of
Wisconsin (the
“Company”),
ISI
Controls, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, (including
any permitted assignee thereof pursuant to Section
12.11,
the
“Purchaser”)
and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx,
who
shall be the representative of the Seller (the “Seller
Representative”).
Certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Article
XI.
BACKGROUND
The
Company
is
engaged in the business of custom design, manufacture and installation of
electronic security and communication systems
(the
“Business”).
The
Seller desires to sell, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, all of the
outstanding units of ownership of the Company upon the terms and subject to
the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
The
Seller and the Purchaser desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the purchase and sale contemplated
by this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the
parties to this Agreement agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF THE UNITS
Section
1.1. Closing.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”)
will
take place at the offices of the Purchaser at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx at 10:00 a.m., local time, to be effective at 11:59 PM on the 31st day
of
January, 2008, or at such other place and at such other time and date as may
be
mutually agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Seller. The
date
and time at which the Closing is effective, is referred to in this Agreement
as
the “Closing
Date.”
All
proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by all
parties at the Closing will be deemed to have been taken, executed and delivered
simultaneously, and no proceedings will be deemed taken nor any documents
executed or delivered until all have been taken, executed and
delivered.
Section
1.2. Purchase
and Sale of the Units.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
the Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser,
and
the Purchaser will purchase, acquire and accept from the Seller, an aggregate
one hundred (100) units of ownership of the Company (the “Units”),
which
such Units represent 100% ownership of the Company.
Section
1.3. Purchase
Price.
The
aggregate consideration (the “Purchase
Price”)
to be
paid at the Closing by the Purchaser to the Seller for the purchase and sale
of
the Units, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section
1.4
below,
is $6,515,000 to be paid as follows:
(a) payment
by the Purchaser, by cashier’s check or wire transfer to the accounts designated
by each Seller at least ten (10) business days prior to the Closing Date, of
an
aggregate amount (the “Cash
Purchase Price”)
equal
to $3,000,000, and
(b) delivery
of a secured, subordinated promissory note (the “Promissory
Note”)
in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
A,
which
shall be in an amount equal to $3,515,000, subject to adjustment.
Section
1.4. Adjustments
to Purchase Price.
(a) Post-Closing
Adjustments.
The
accounting firm of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LLP, the Company’s auditor (the “Auditor”)
shall be retained by the Purchaser, and prepare audited financial statements
for
the Company for the annual periods ending on December 31, 2006 (the “2006
Financials’) and December 31, 2007 (“2007 Financials”) and such financial
statements shall comply with the qualitative requirements of Section 2.4. The
Auditor, shall make the following calculations as promptly as practicable after
the completion and delivery of the 2007 Financials, and report the results
to
the Purchaser and the Seller in writing, together with a summary of the
calculations:
(i) Calculating
Accounts Receivable.
The
Auditor shall determine the specific identity of, and the gross amount of,
all
unpaid accounts receivable of the Company as of the Closing (“2007 Accounts
Receivable”). For purposes of this Section 1.4, retainage shall not be deemed to
be an account receivable unless and until such retainage has been invoiced
as a
collectible receivable.
(ii) Final
Working Capital Adjustment.
The
Auditor will also determine the Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the
“Final
Closing Working Capital”).
If
the Final Closing Working Capital is less than $1,592,000 (the “Original
Estimated Working Capital”), the then principal balance of the Promissory Note
shall be reduced by the difference between the Final Closing Working Capital
and
the Original Estimated Working Capital. The Purchase Price shall be
correspondingly reduced. If the Final Closing Working Capital is equal to or
greater than the Original Estimated Working Capital, there will be no adjustment
to the Promissory Note or the Purchase Price. The term “Working Capital” shall
be the Company’s current assets, less the Company’s current liabilities. The
phrase “current assets” shall be assets that are readily convertible, in the
opinion of the Auditor, to cash within twelve (12) months of the Closing, and
the phrase “current liabilities” shall be debts that, in the opinion of the
Auditor, are likely to paid within twelve (12) months of the
Closing.
(iii) Accounts
Receivable Adjustment.
As
promptly as practicable following December 31, 2008, the Parties will determine
the amount of 2007 Accounts Receivable that were collected during the 12 month
period following the Closing (the “2007 A/R Collections”). The sum resulting by
deducting the 2007 A/R Collections from the 2007 Accounts Receivable is the
“A/R
Adjustment.” The then outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Note shall
be reduced by the full amount of the A/R Adjustment. After the A/R Adjustment
has been calculated, and applied to the Promissory Note, the remaining
uncollected 2007 Accounts Receivable shall be assigned to the Seller
Representative.
(iv) Backlog
Adjustment.
As
promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, the Auditor will determine
the
backlog of the Company on the Closing Date (“Closing
Backlog”).
If
the Closing Backlog is greater than $7,100,000, then any net reduction to the
Purchase Price required pursuant to Sections
1.4(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above
will be offset by the amount resulting from the following formula, but not
to
exceed $100,000:
(Closing
Backlog - $7,100,000) x 0.025.
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(v) Accounting
Treatments, Processes, and Procedures.
Subject
to determinations made by the Company’s auditor, Buyer shall not cause or permit
the Company, after the Closing Date, to change, modify, or alter its internal
accounting treatments, processes, and procedures in any way which are
inconsistent with the Company’s internal accounting treatments, processes, and
procedures before the Closing Date. Subject to determinations made by the
Company’s auditor, all audits of the Company’s financial records, contemplated
in this Section 1.4, shall be conducted on the basis of the Company’s pre- and
post-Closing Date treatments, processes, and procedures being as similar as
is
reasonably possible.
(vi) Closing
Costs.
All
Closing Costs of the Company will be expensed by Company. All Closing Costs
of
the Company that are paid or accrued as of Closing will be added back to the
calculation of Working Capital in an aggregate amount not to exceed $30,000.00.
“Closing Costs” shall include only the accounting and legal fees incurred by
Company (not Seller) directly related to the Closing of this Transaction. As
an
example (without limiting the forgoing) representation of the interests of
the
Seller in the drafting of the Definitive Agreement (and other documents related
to the Transaction), and the commissions of Xxx Xxxxxxxxx are not Closing Costs
of the Company.
(b) Alternative
Determination.
If the
Auditor is unable to complete any calculation or determination required by
this
Section
1.4,
such
calculation or determination will instead be made by mutual agreement of the
Purchaser and the Seller.
(c) Notice
of Adjustment.
Prior
to making any adjustment set forth in Section
1.4(a),
the
Purchaser will provide the Seller Representative written notice of such
adjustment (the “Closing Adjustment”), including a calculation of how the
adjustment was determined, and a reasonable opportunity to respond to
same.
(d) Final
Determination; Notice of Dispute.
A
Closing Adjustment proposed by Purchaser in accordance with Section
1.4(c)
will be
final, conclusive and binding on the Seller unless the Seller Representative
provides a written notice (a “Dispute
Notice”)
to
Purchaser within thirty (30) Business Days following the Seller Representative’s
receipt of the Closing Adjustment, setting forth in reasonable detail (a) any
item of the Closing Adjustment which the Seller Representative believes is
incorrect and (b) the Seller Representative’s alternative calculation of (or the
Seller Representative’s identification of a suspected defect in) the Closing
Adjustment. Any item or amount to which no dispute is raised in the Dispute
Notice will be final, conclusive and binding on the Seller. Any Dispute Notice
must specify, with reasonable particularity, all facts that form the basis
of
such disagreements and all statements by Persons and documents relied upon
by
the Seller Representative as forming the basis of such
disagreement.
(e) Dispute
Resolution.
If
Seller Representative delivers a Dispute Notice, the Purchaser and the Seller
Representative will attempt to resolve the matters raised in the Dispute Notice
in good faith for no less than twenty (20) Business Days following delivery
of
the Dispute Notice (the “Resolution
Period”).
If
the Purchaser and the Seller Representative cannot reach agreement regarding
the
matters raised in such Dispute Notice during the Resolution Period, then either
the Purchaser or the Seller Representative may provide written notice to the
other within twenty (20) Business Days following the end of the Resolution
Period that it elects to submit the disputed items to a nationally recognized
independent accounting firm chosen jointly by the Purchaser and the Seller
Representative (the “Referee”).
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Referee shall
have no current or prior (within three (3) years) business relationship with
the
Purchaser, the Seller, or with any Affiliate of Purchaser or Seller. In the
event that the Purchaser and the Seller Representative are unable to mutually
agree on the choice of the Referee, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt
by
the non-moving party of the written notice contemplated above, then the
Purchaser and the Seller Representative shall submit to one another, in writing,
the names of their respective nominated Referees and said nominated Referees
shall select a third nationally recognized independent accounting firm to serve
as the Referee contemplated herein. The Referee will promptly review only those
items and amounts specifically set forth and objected to in the Dispute Notice
and resolve the dispute with respect to each such specific item and amount
in
accordance with GAAP. In no event shall the decision of the Referee provide
for
a calculation that is (i) more favorable to the Purchaser than a calculation
shown in the Closing Adjustment or (ii) more favorable to the Seller than (x)
a
calculation shown in the Seller Representative’s alternative calculation thereof
shown in the Dispute Notice or (y) the calculation thereof that results from
the
suspected defect identified by the Seller Representative in the Dispute Notice.
Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with the Referee (including through the provision to the
Referee of necessary documentation and, in the case of the Seller
Representative, the names of all Persons whose statements are specified on
the
Dispute Notice as forming the basis for the Seller Representative’s disagreement
with any item of a Closing Adjustment) and to cause the Referee to resolve
any
dispute no later than thirty (30) Business Days after selection of the Referee,
and the decision of the Referee shall be final, conclusive and binding on the
parties. The Referee shall allocate its costs and expenses equally between
(i)
the Purchaser and (ii) the Seller (which shall be allocated among the Persons
making up the Seller in accordance with their equity ownership percentages
in
the Company immediately prior to the Closing).
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ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
The
Company and the Persons constituting the Seller jointly and severally represent
and warrant to the Purchaser that the statements contained in this Article
II
are true
and correct, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule attached to this
Agreement as Annex B (the “Disclosure
Schedule”),
which
will be arranged to correspond to the numbered subsections contained in this
Article
II.
Section
2.1. Organization
and Units of the Company.
(a) The
Company is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The
Company is duly qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign entity,
and
is current with respect to all filings required by the Wisconsin Department
of
Financial Institutions, under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. The Company
has full power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
conduct the portion of the Business conducted by it.
(b) The
Seller has delivered to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of
the
Company’s Charter Documents.
(c) As
of the
date hereof, the Company has one hundred (100) units of ownership issued and
outstanding, all of which have been validly issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights. There
are no options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, conversion or other rights,
agreements or commitments obligating the Company to issue any additional units
of ownership or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the right to subscribe for any units of ownership of the Company.The
Seller owns the Units of record and beneficially, free and clear of any
Encumbrance. Upon sale of the Units and delivery of certificates (or other
transfer documents included in the Seller Documents) therefor to the Purchaser
hereunder, the Purchaser will acquire the legal and beneficial interests in
the
Units, free and clear of any Encumbrance and subject to no legal or equitable
restrictions of any kind.
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Section
2.2. Enforceability.
Each of
the Company and the Seller has full power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and each of the other agreements, certificates and instruments
to
be executed in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement (collectively,
and
together with this Agreement, the “Seller
Documents”),
to
perform its respective obligations under the Seller Documents and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by the Seller Documents. The execution and
delivery by the Seller of the Seller Documents, the performance by the Seller
of
its obligations under the Seller Documents and the consummation by the Seller
of
the transactions contemplated by the Seller Documents have been duly authorized
by all necessary action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been duly
and
validly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with its terms. As of the Closing, the other Seller Documents will
be
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller that is a party thereto
and, upon such execution and delivery, will constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance
with their respective terms.
Section
2.3. No
Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery by the Seller of the Seller Documents, the performance
by
the Seller of its obligations under the Seller Documents and the consummation
by
the Seller of the transactions contemplated by the Seller Documents do not,
and
will not,
(a) violate
any provision of Law or any Permit;
(b) violate
any provision of the Charter Documents of the Company;
(c) require
any consent, waiver, approval, registration, order, action or authorization
of,
declaration or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority or
other Person (whether pursuant to a Contract or otherwise), other than a
consent, waiver, approval, authorization, declaration, filing or notification
that has been obtained or made prior to the execution and delivery by the Seller
of this Agreement;
(d) violate,
conflict with, constitute a default under or breach any term, condition or
provision of any Seller Contract, Company Contract, or Order (whether with
the
passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise);
(e) result
in
the termination of, give rise to a right of termination or cancellation of
or
accelerate the performance required pursuant to any Company Contract (whether
with the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise); or
(f) result
in
the creation of any Encumbrance with respect to any of the Company’s
assets.
Section
2.4. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller has previously provided to the Purchaser the unaudited consolidated
balance sheets of the Company as of June 30, 2007,
and
the
related unaudited statements of operations for the six (6)-month period then
ended (the “Financial
Statements”).
The
Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Company (or
their respective predecessors) and the results of operations as of the dates
and
for the periods therein specified, and have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, subject, in the
case
of interim Financial Statements to normal year-end adjustments in an amount
and
of a character not materially inconsistent with prior periods. The Financial
Statements do not contain any items of a special or nonrecurring nature, except
as expressly stated therein. The Financial Statements have been prepared from
the books and records of the Company, which accurately and fairly reflect the
consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the
Company as
of the
respective dates thereof and for the periods indicated.
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Section
2.5. Undisclosed
Liabilities.
The
Company has no Liabilities other than (a) as set forth or reflected on the
Balance Sheet and (b) current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business since the Balance Sheet Date.
Section
2.6. Absence
of Certain Developments.
Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has operated the Business in the Ordinary
Course of Business, and the Company has incurred no Liabilities other than
in
the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been:
(a) any
Material Adverse Change, or the occurrence of any event that could reasonably
be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
(b) any
change, not disclosed in the Financial Statements, in the accounting methods,
practices or principles or cash management practices of the
Company;
(c) any
revaluation by the Company of
any of
its assets, including without limitation the write-down or write-off of notes,
accounts receivable or inventory, other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(d) any
sale,
assignment, transfer, distribution, mortgage or pledge of any of the properties
or assets of Seller, except sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of
Business, or the placement of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets
of the Company;
(e) any
known
failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the Business, to
keep
available to the Business the services of its key employees and to preserve
for
the Business the goodwill of its suppliers, franchisees, customers and others
having business relations with it;
(f) any
breach or default (or event that with notice or lapse of time would constitute
a
breach or default), acceleration, termination (or threatened termination),
modification or cancellation of any Company Contract by any party (including
the
Company );
(g) except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.6(g), any Contract entered into by the Company that
(i) is not terminable upon thirty (30) days or less notice or
(ii) involves the payment or receipt by the Company of more than
$25,000;
(h) any
(i) increase in the compensation payable or to become payable by the
Company to any of its employees, including without limitation any bonuses other
than a three percent (3%) across the board raise given to all of the Company’s
employees in 2007; (ii) adoption, amendment or increase in the coverage or
benefits available under any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement or
(iii) amendment or execution of any employment, deferred compensation,
severance, consulting, non-competition, employee retention plan or similar
agreement to which the Company is a party or involving an employee of the
Company (other than employment terminable at will without penalty);
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(i) any
termination of employment (whether voluntary or involuntary) of, or receipt
or
expectation of receipt of any resignation by, any key employee of the Business,
or any termination of employment (whether voluntary of involuntary) of employees
of the Business materially in excess of historical attrition in
personnel;
(j) except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.6(j), any transaction between the Company and a Related
Party;
(k) any
cancellations or waivers of any claims or rights of the Company of material
value;
(l) any
execution of capital leases by the Company;
(m) any
other
transaction, agreement or commitment entered into or affecting the Business
or
the assets of the Company not made in the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(n) any
agreement or understanding to do, or resulting in, any of the
foregoing.
Section
2.7. Assets.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.7(a), the Company has good and marketable title to
all
of the assets and properties used by the Company in the conduct of the Business
and necessary to conduct the Business as presently conducted, free and clear
of
all Encumbrances.
(b) No
part
of the Business and no asset, right or interest related to or employed in or
reasonably necessary for the conduct of the Business is owned or held by any
Person other than the Company.
(c) To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the assets of the Company are
in
good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (where
applicable) are in good working order and have been properly and regularly
maintained.
(d) The
Seller does not own, or have any interests in or rights with respect to, any
real property other than the real property listed on Schedule 2.7(d) (the
“Leased
Properties”).
With
respect to the Leased Properties:
(i) There
are
presently no pending or threatened condemnation actions or special assessments
of any nature on the Leased Properties or any part thereof, the Seller has
received no notice of any condemnation actions or special assessments being
contemplated, and Seller does not have any knowledge of any being contemplated.
The Company has received no request, written or otherwise, from any Governmental
Authority with regard to dedication of the Leased Properties or any part
thereof;
(ii) The
Company has received no notice of, and has no other knowledge or information
of,
any pending or contemplated change in any regulation or private restriction
applicable to the Leased Properties or any part thereof, of any pending or
threatened judicial or administrative action by adjacent landowners or other
Persons or of any natural or artificial condition adversely affecting the Leased
Properties or any part thereof.
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(iii) Seller
has not been served with notice of any pending Legal Proceeding against or
relating to any portion of the Leased Properties and, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, there is no Legal Proceeding threatened against or relating to any
portion of the Leased Properties;
(iv) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.7(d)(iv), there are no attachments, executions or
assignments for the benefit of creditors or voluntary or involuntary proceedings
in bankruptcy or under any other debtor relief Laws contemplated by a pending
or
threatened action or suit against the Seller or the Leased
Properties;
(v) No
Person
has, or at the Closing Date shall have, any right or option to acquire all
or
any portion of the Leased Properties; and
(vi) No
portion of the Leased Properties shall be subject at the Closing Date to any
agreement (written or oral), except the applicable lease.
Section
2.8. Contracts.
(a) Schedule
2.8(a)
contains
a correct and complete list of each Company Contract, including without
limitation each Company Contract of the following types:
(i) Leases
of
real property;
(ii) Leases
of
personal property, whether capital leases, operating leases or conditional
sales
agreements;
(iii) Contracts
for employment or consulting services and Contracts relating to the termination
of severance of employment or consulting services (including any Contract in
which Seller is the beneficiary of a non-competition or similar covenant or
agreement);
(iv) Contracts
for the provision of services and/or the sale of goods;
(v) Licenses
and other Contracts relating to Intellectual Property; and
(b) Each
Company Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and the other
party to such agreement, is in full force and effect and enforceable against
each party thereto in accordance with its terms. There has been no breach or
default by any party (or event that with the passage of time, the giving of
notice or both would constitute a breach or default) under any Company Contract.
The Company has performed all of the obligations required to be performed by
it
under each Company Contract and is not in receipt of any notice of termination
or written claim of default under any such Company Contract. No party to any
Company Contract has threatened to, or notified the Company or the Seller of
any
intention to, terminate or materially alter its relationship with the Business
as a result of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. To the Seller’s knowledge, no party to a Company Contract
intends to alter its relationship with the Company as a result of or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller
has
previously provided to the Purchaser a true and correct copy of the written
Company Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.8(b), together with all amendments,
waivers or other changes thereto.
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(c) The
Company is not a party to, and no asset or property of the Company is bound
by,
any of the following types of Contracts:
(i) Contracts
(including mortgages) pursuant to which any assets or properties of Seller
are
subject to any Encumbrance;
(ii) Contracts
pursuant to which the Company is obligated to provide indemnification to any
Third Party, except for such Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(iii) Contracts
(including consent decrees) that impose (or could by their terms impose) any
material restrictions on the Company with respect to its geographical area
of
operations or scope or type of business;
(iv) Contracts
between the Company, on the one hand, and any Related Party, on the other hand
(other than Contracts for employment or consulting services listed on
Schedule
2.8(a));
and
(v) Contracts
not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Section
2.9. Accounts
Receivable.
All
accounts receivable of the Company are reflected in the Balance Sheet or arose
in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Balance Sheet Date. All of such
accounts receivable (net of any allowance for doubtful accounts reflected in
the
Balance Sheet) are fully collectible in the Ordinary Course of Business and
without recourse to any legal proceeding.
Section
2.10. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Extent
of and Title to Intellectual Property.
All of
the Intellectual Property that is or has been used, held for use or is
reasonably necessary for use in the Business shall be referred to herein as
the
“Business
Intellectual Property”.
The
Company possesses and either owns, is licensed under or has the valid right
to
use all of the Business Intellectual Property. The Business Intellectual
Property owned by the Company (the “Owned
Intellectual Property”)
is not
subject to any outstanding option, license or agreement of any kind, and is
owned free and clear of all Encumbrances. All Business Intellectual Property
licensed to the Company (the “Licensed
Intellectual Property”)
has
been licensed pursuant to agreements (the “Licenses”)
that
are set forth on Schedule
2.8(a).
All
Business Intellectual Property that is neither Owned Intellectual Property
nor
Licensed Intellectual Property is in the public domain. Not later than 5 days
prior to the Closing, Company shall deliver to Purchaser a written list of
all
Business Intellectual Property (which is not in the public domain) including
but
not limited to software, and the design, circuit board plot files, gerber files,
schematics and mask works related to integrated circuit boards manufactured
by
third parties for the benefit of Company.
(b) Registered
Intellectual Property.
Schedule
2.10(b)
sets
forth a correct and complete list of all of the following Business Intellectual
Property as of the date of this Agreement, and indicates whether it is Owned
Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property: (a) trademark and
service xxxx registrations and pending applications for registration;
(b) patents and pending patent applications; (c) copyright
registrations and pending applications for registration and (d) tradenames.
All of the Business Intellectual Property issued by, registered with, or filed
with a U.S. or foreign patent, trademark or copyright office has been duly
issued by, registered with or duly filed in such office, as the case may be,
and
has been properly processed, maintained and renewed in accordance with all
applicable provisions of applicable law in the applicable country.
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(c) No
Restrictions on Transfer.
No
Business Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order, Contract
or
other Liability restricting in any manner the use thereof by the
Company.
(d) No
Infringement by Third Parties.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or
misappropriation of any Business Intellectual Property by any Person, including
without limitation any current or former director, officer, employee, consultant
or other agent of the Company.
(e) No
Infringement by the Company.
No
Person has asserted, or threatened to assert, any Claim with respect to the
Business Intellectual Property, including any Claim of ownership of or
infringement by the Business Intellectual Property. There is no reasonable
basis
for any bona fide Claim (i) to the effect that the Business as presently
conducted infringes, violates or misappropriates any Intellectual Property
of
any other Person; or (ii) challenging the ownership, validity,
enforceability or effectiveness of any of the Business Intellectual Property
or
any License.
(f) Safeguards
Taken.
The
Company has not taken, or failed to take, any action that would preclude or
hinder the protection or enforcement of the Business Intellectual
Property.
(g) No
Competitive Intellectual Property.
No
director, officer, employee, consultant or other agent of the Company owns
any
rights in Intellectual Property that are directly or indirectly competitive
with
those owned or to be used by the Business or derived from or in connection
with
the conduct of the Business.
Section
2.11. Insurance.
All of
the material properties of the Company are insured for the benefit of the
Company, and will be so insured through the Closing Date, in amounts and against
risks customary in similar businesses for similar properties.
Section
2.12. Employees.
(a) Schedule
2.12(a)
lists
the name and address of each officer and employee of the Company and each
consultant to the Company not terminable at will. Schedule
2.12(a)
also
sets forth, for each such Person, their date of employment, current job title
or
relationship to the Company, the aggregate annual cash compensation paid to
such
person by the Company, a description of all bonus or benefit plans applicable
to
such person and the date and amount of their last increase in
compensation.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.12(b), the Company is not a party to any labor, union
or
collective bargaining agreement and there are no labor, union or collective
bargaining agreements that pertain to any employee of the Company. There is
no
organizing activity (including any demand for recognition or certification
proceeding pending with the National Labor Relations Board) involving any
employees of the Company by any labor organization or group of employees
presently pending or threatened. No strike, work stoppage, lockout, labor
grievance or other labor dispute is presently pending or threatened against
the
Company, and no such strike, work stoppage, lockout, labor grievance or other
labor dispute has occurred since May 17, 2004.
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(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.12(b), the Company does not have any oral or written
agreements or understandings to provide their employees pay raises, bonuses,
stock options or other compensation benefits.
(d) The
Company does not have any employment agreements with their
employees.
Section
2.13. Employee
Benefits.
(a) Schedule
2.13(a)
sets
forth all material, written “employee benefit plans,” as defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA, maintained by the Company or to which the Company contributed or
is
obligated to contribute for current or former employees (the “Employee
Benefit Plans”).
Schedule
2.13(a)
lists
each Company Contract providing for employment or severance, each plan or
arrangement providing for insurance coverage, severance, termination or similar
coverage and all written compensation policies and practices maintained by
the
Seller covering any employee or former employee that is not an Employee Benefit
Plan (a “Benefit
Arrangement”).
(b) True,
correct and complete copies of the following documents, with respect to each
Employee Benefit Plan, have been made available or delivered to the Purchaser
by
the Seller: (i) any plans and related trust documents, and amendments thereto;
(ii) the most recent Form 5500; (iii) the last Internal Revenue Service
determination letter, if applicable; (iv) summary plan descriptions and (v)
the last actuarial valuation if the plan is a “defined benefit plan,” as defined
in Section 3(35) of ERISA.
(c) The
Employee Benefit Plans intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code and
the
trusts maintained pursuant thereto are exempt from federal income taxation
under
Section 501 of the Code, and nothing has occurred with respect to the operation
of the Employee Benefit Plans that could cause the loss of such qualification
or
exemption or the imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or
the
Code.
(d) The
Employee Benefit Plans have been operated and maintained in accordance with
their terms and with all provisions of the Code, ERISA (including the rules
and
regulations thereunder) and other Laws.
(e) Each
Employee Benefit Plan and Benefit Arrangement could be terminated as of the
Closing Date with no liability to the Company, the Business or the
Purchaser.
(f) No
Employee Benefit Plan is a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37)
of
ERISA (a “Multiemployer
Plan”).
(g) The
Company does not maintain and has no obligation to contribute to (or any other
liability with respect to) any funded or unfunded Employee Benefit Plan that
provides post-retirement health, accident or life insurance benefits to current
or former employees, current or former independent contractors, current or
future retirees, their spouses, dependents or beneficiaries, other than limited
health benefits required to be provided to former employees, their spouses
and
other dependents under Code Section 4980B.
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(h) As
of the
Closing Date, none of the employee pension plans (as defined in Section 3(2)
of
ERISA) of the Company (“Employee
Pension Plans”)
have
incurred any “accumulated funding deficiency” as such term is defined in Section
302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, and no
proceeding by the PBGC to terminate any such Employee Pension Plan has been
instituted or threatened. The Company has not incurred any liability to the
PBGC, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, any other
governmental agency, any Multiemployer Plan or any Person with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan currently or previously maintained by members of the
“controlled group of companies,” as such term is defined in Section 414 of the
Code, that includes the Company that has not been satisfied in full, and no
condition exists that presents a material risk to Seller of incurring such
a
liability, other than liability for premiums due the PBGC.
Section
2.14. Compliance
with Law.
Company
(a) is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all regulations with
respect to the Business, and (b) has otherwise complied with, in all
material respects, all other applicable Laws relating to the conduct of the
Business, including without limitation all applicable Laws relating to
occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and
labor matters.
Section
2.15. Permits.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, Company has all Permits necessary for the conduct of
the Business as currently conducted. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, all such
Permits are in full force and effect and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, the
Company is in compliance with the requirements of all such Permits. Each such
Permit is described in Schedule
2.15.
No loss
or expiration of any Permit is pending, threatened or reasonably foreseeable,
other than expiration of Permits that may be renewed in the Ordinary Course
of
Business without lapsing.
Section
2.16. Environmental
Matters.
(a) Legal
Compliance.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Business is now and has always been conducted in
compliance with all Environmental Laws. The Company has never generated,
produced, used, stored, transported, processed, released or disposed of any
Hazardous Materials, in any quantity, except, to the best of Seller’s knowledge,
in compliance with all Environmental Laws.
(b) Absence
of Certain Hazardous Materials.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, none of the real property owned, leased or used in
the Business contains any Hazardous Materials in amounts exceeding the levels
permitted by Environmental Laws. There is no asbestos present in any of the
assets of the Company or in any of the real property owned, leased or used
in
the Business by the Company, and no asbestos has been removed from any of the
Company’s assets or any such real property.
(c) No
Claims or Proceedings.
The
Company is not subject to any pending Claim or Legal Proceeding investigating,
asserting or alleging the violation of any Environmental Law. Neither the
Company, nor any of its properties and assets, are subject to any Liability
relating to any Claim or Legal Proceeding, any settlement thereof or any Order
asserted, arising under or relating to any Environmental Law. To the best of
Seller’s knowledge, there are no environmental conditions regarding the Business
or the assets of the Company that could reasonably be anticipated to (i) form
the basis of any Claim against the Business, the Company’s assets or Company, or
(ii) cause the Business or the Company’s assets to be subject to any restriction
on ownership, occupancy, use or transfer under any Environmental
Law.
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(d) No
Notices or Threats of Liability.
The
Company has not received any notice, demand letter or request for information
from any Governmental Authority or other Person indicating, asserting or
alleging that Company is, may be, has or may have violated any Environmental
Law, may be liable under any Environmental Law or may be a potentially
responsible party at any Superfund site. No Governmental Authority or other
Person has threatened to initiate any Claim, Legal Proceeding or investigation
relating to the violation or possible violation of any Environmental Law by
the
Company.
(e) Environmental
Reports.
No
reports have been filed, or are required to be filed, by the Company relating
to
the Business or any of its properties or assets, concerning the release of
any
Hazardous Material or the threatened or actual violation of any Environmental
Law. All environmental investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews and
other
analyses regarding compliance or noncompliance with any Environmental Law by
the
Company, the Business or the real property owned, leased or used in the Business
by the Company have been delivered to the Purchaser prior to the date
hereof.
Section
2.17. Legal
Proceedings.
There
are no Legal Proceedings pending or threatened that question the validity of
this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken by the Seller or the Company
in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Schedule
2.17
sets
forth a true and correct list of all Legal Proceedings pending or, as of the
date of this Agreement, threatened against Seller, the Company, the Business
or
any of the Company’s assets, whether at law or in equity. None of the Seller,
the Company, the Business and the Company’s assets are subject to or bound by
any Order currently in effect.
Section
2.18. Taxes.
(a) The
Company has (i) duly and timely filed (or there has been filed on its behalf)
with the appropriate taxing authorities all Tax Returns required to be filed
by
it; (ii) timely paid (or there has been paid on its behalf) all Taxes due
or claimed to be due from it by any taxing authority; (iii) timely and fully
paid, to all relevant taxing authorities, all estimated payments of Taxes of
the
Company, including but not limited to all quarterly estimated payments of Taxes.
There are no liens for Taxes upon the assets or properties of Seller except
for
statutory liens for current Taxes not yet due.
(b) All
Tax
Returns previously prepared are, correct and complete in all material respects.
(c) Company
has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including, without
limitation, withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the
Code
or similar provisions under any foreign laws) and have, within the time and
manner prescribed by law, withheld and paid over to the proper Governmental
Authorities all amounts required to be withheld and paid over under all
applicable laws.
(d) No
federal, state, local or foreign audits or other administrative proceedings
or
court proceedings (“Audits”)
exist
or have been initiated with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company,
and the Company has not received any notice that such an Audit is pending or
threatened with respect to any the Company due from or with respect to the
Company or any Tax Return filed by or with respect to Seller.
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Section
2.19. Related
Party Transactions.
There
are no intercompany receivables or payables between the Company, on the one
hand, and any Related Party, on the other hand, except as reflected in the
Financial Statements.
Section
2.20. Assumed
Names.
Schedule
2.20
sets
forth a list of all assumed names under which the Company operates any portion
of the Business and all jurisdictions in which any of the assumed names are
registered.
Section
2.21. Subsidiaries
and Investments.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.21, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly,
any stock, partnership interest or joint venture interest in, or any security
or
debt or equity interest issued by, any Person, or any option or right to acquire
any of the foregoing.
Section
2.22. Brokers’
Fees.
Neither
the Seller nor the Company has any liability or obligation to pay any fees
or
commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement other than fees payable to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
of
Bidco Acquisitions & Divestitures as to which the Seller is solely
responsible.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Seller that:
Section
3.1. Organization.
The
Purchaser is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Purchaser is duly
qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in
good
standing, under the laws of each other jurisdiction where the failure to be
so
qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser. The Purchaser
has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to conduct its business as presently conducted.
Section
3.2. Enforceability.
The
Purchaser has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and each of the other agreements, certificates and instruments to
be
executed by the Purchaser in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement
(collectively, and together with this Agreement, the “Purchaser
Documents”),
to
perform its obligations under the Purchaser Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery by
the
Purchaser of the Purchaser Documents, the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations under the Purchaser Documents and the consummation by the Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated by the Purchaser Documents have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement has been duly
and
validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes the legal,
valid
and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in
accordance with its terms. As of the Closing, the other Purchaser Documents
will
be duly and validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, upon such
execution and delivery, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their
respective terms.
Section
3.3. No
Conflicts.
The
execution and delivery by the Purchaser of the Purchaser Documents, the
performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under the Purchaser Documents
and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the
Purchaser Documents do not, and will not, (a) violate any provision of Law,
(b)
violate any provision of the Charter Documents of the Purchaser or (c) require
any consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, declaration or filing with
or
notification to any Governmental Authority or other Person (whether pursuant
to
a Contract or otherwise), other than a consent, waiver, approval, authorization,
declaration, filing or notification that has been obtained or made prior to
the
execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement.
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Section
3.4. Legal
Proceedings.
There
are no Legal Proceedings pending or threatened that question the validity of
this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken by the Purchaser in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section
3.5. Financial
Information.
The
Purchaser has caused to be delivered to the Seller, the consolidated balance
sheet of Argyle Security, Inc. (“Argyle”), as of July 31, 2007, prepared by the
accounting firm of Ernst & Young, LLP (the “Argyle Balance Sheet”). The
Argyle Balance Sheet represents fairly the financial position of Argyle, and
its
indicated Affiliates, and the results of their operations as of the dates and
for the periods therein specified, and have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved. The Argyle Balance
Sheet does not contain any items of a special or nonrecurring nature, except
as
expressly stated therein. The Argyle Balance Sheet has been prepared from the
books and records of the entities referenced therein, which accurately and
fairly reflect the consolidated financial condition and results of the
operations of Argyle and its indicated Affiliates, as of the respective dates
thereof and for the periods indicated.
Section
3.6. Undisclosed
Liabilities.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, Argyle and its indicated Affiliates have no
Liabilities other than (a) as set forth or reflected on the Argyle Balance
Sheet and (b) current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business since the Argyle Balance Sheet Date.
Section
3.7. Absence
of Certain Developments.
Since
the end of the period covered by the Argyle Balance Sheet Date, Argyle and
its
indicated Affiliates have operated their business in the Ordinary Course of
Business, and to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, they have incurred no
Liabilities other than in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not
been:
(a) any
Material Adverse Change, or to the best of Purchaser’s knowledge, the occurrence
of any event that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change;
(b) any
change, not disclosed in the Argyle Balance Sheet, in the accounting methods,
practices or principles or cash management practices of the
Company;
(c) any
revaluation by Argyle and its indicated Affiliates of any of their assets,
including without limitation the write-down or write-off of notes, accounts
receivable or inventory, other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(d) any
sale,
assignment, transfer, distribution, mortgage or pledge of any of the properties
or assets of Argyle and its indicated Affiliates, except sales of inventory
in
the Ordinary Course of Business, or the placement of any Encumbrance on any
of
the properties or assets of Argyle and its indicated Affiliates;
(e) any
other
transaction, agreement or commitment entered into or affecting the business
of
Argyle and its indicated Affiliates or the assets of Argyle and its indicated
Affiliates not made in the Ordinary Course of their business; or
(f) any
agreement or understanding to do, or resulting in, any of the
foregoing.
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ARTICLE
IV.
COVENANTS
Section
4.1. Conduct
of the Business Pending the Closing.
Except
as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written
consent of the Purchaser, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, the
Seller will (and will cause the Company to):
(a) operate
the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business to the best of their ability
and
not engage in any transaction outside of the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(b) provide
the Purchaser with unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Seller and
its
subsidiaries as of the last day of each month between the Effective Date and
the
Closing, and the related unaudited statements of operations, cash flows and
members’ equity for the year-to-date period then ended, no later than thirty
(30) days after the end of each such month;
(c) use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the Business, to keep available
the
services of key employees and to preserve for the Business the goodwill of
its
suppliers, franchisees, customers and others having business relations with
the
Company;
(d) maintain
proper and adequate staffing levels in accordance with Law and historical
methods of operation;
(e) maintain
product prices;
(f) maintain
the books and records of the Company in the usual, regular and ordinary
manner;
(g) maintain
in full force and effect all Permits and not sell, transfer, license or
otherwise dispose of any material rights or interests under any
Permits;
(h) operate
the Business in compliance with all applicable Permits and all applicable Laws,
including all local licensing requirements and local health and fire
regulations;
(i) keep
all
of the Company’s assets of insurable character insured in accordance with
industry custom and consistent with past practice;
(j) consult
with the Purchaser regarding all material developments, transactions and
proposals relating to the Business or the Company;
(k) promptly
notify the Purchaser of (i) any Material Adverse Change, (ii) any
physical inventory discrepancy in excess of $10,000 relating to the Business,
(iii) any theft, condemnation or eminent domain proceeding or material
damage, destruction or casualty loss affecting any asset or property of the
Company, whether or not covered by insurance, (iv) any breach or default
(or event that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or
default), acceleration, termination (or threatened termination), modification
or
cancellation of any Company Contract by any party (including by the Company),
(v) the termination of employment (whether voluntary or involuntary) of any
officer or key employee of the Business or the termination of employment
(whether voluntary of involuntary) of employees of the Business materially
in
excess of historical attrition in personnel, (vi) any Legal Proceeding
commenced by or against the Company and (vii) any Legal Proceeding
commenced, or threatened against, the Company or the Seller relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(l) not
enter
into any Company Contract that (i) is not terminable upon thirty (30) days
or less notice or (ii) involves the payment or receipt by the Company of
more than $25,000;
(m) not
enter
into, modify or terminate (other than by reason of the expiration thereof)
any
labor or collective bargaining agreement or, through negotiation or otherwise,
make any commitment or incur any Liability to any labor organization with
respect to the Company;
(n) not
incur
or become subject to, or agree to incur or become subject to, any Liability
of
the Company except (i) normal trade or business obligations (including
Company Contracts) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and
(ii) obligations under Company Contracts in effect on the date
hereof;
(o) not,
without fair consideration, cancel or compromise any material Liability or
Claim
of the Company or waive or release any material right related to the Business
or
the Company’s assets;
(p) not
breach or default (or take any action that with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default), accelerate, terminate (or threaten
termination), cancel or amend any Company Contract;
(q) not
change accounting principles or methods or cash management practices (including
the collection of receivables, payment of payables, maintenance of inventory
control and pricing and credit practices) of the Company, except as required
by
Section
4.1(r),
by law
or as a result of any mandatory change in accounting standards;
(r) expense
(and not capitalize) all purchases of equipment, supplies and fixtures (except
where the size of the purchase requires it to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP
and notice of such treatment is provided to the Purchaser prior to such
purchase) of the Company;
(s) not
make
any Tax election or settle or compromise any Tax liability with respect to
the
Company;
(t) not
make
any loans, advances or capital contributions from the Company to, or investments
by the Company in, any other Person;
(u) not
engage in any transactions between the Company and any Related
Party;
(v) not
increase the aggregate compensation payable or to become payable to any person,
including employees, consultants and members of the Company, inconsistent with
the past practices of the Company;
(w) not
pay
any dividends, bonuses or other cash or property to any person, including
employees, consultants and members of the Company, inconsistent with the past
practices of the Company;
(x) not
(i)
increase the coverage or benefits available under (or create any new or
otherwise amend) any Employee Benefit Plan or Benefit Arrangement or (ii) enter
into any employment, deferred compensation, severance, consulting,
non-competition, employee retention plan or similar agreement (or amend any
such
existing plan or agreement) involving a director, officer or employee of the
Company in the capacity of director, officer or employee of the Company (other
than employment terminable at will without penalty or as required to satisfy
the
condition set forth in Section
5.7);
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(y) not
terminate the employment of any officer or key employee of the Business or
terminate the employment of employees of the Business materially in excess
of
historical attrition in personnel;
(z) not
subject any of the Company’s assets to any Encumbrance;
(aa) not
make
any payment or transfer of assets (including without limitation any repayment
of
indebtedness) of the Company to or for the benefit of any Related Party, other
than compensation and expense reimbursements paid in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(bb) not
transfer, issue, sell or dispose of shares of capital stock, units of ownership
or other securities of the Company or grant options, warrants, calls or other
rights to purchase or otherwise acquire such capital stock or other
securities;
(cc) not
consolidate with, or merge with or into, any Person;
(dd) not
acquire (except for purchases of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business)
any Company assets and not sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise
dispose of any of the Company’s assets, whether or not reflected in the
Financial Statements (except for sales of inventory for fair consideration
in
the Ordinary Course of Business);
(ee) not
take
any action that would cause any representation or warranty set forth in
Article
II
to be
untrue and incorrect as of the date when made or (except in the case of
representations and warranties made as of a specific date) as of any future
date; and
(ff) not
agree
to (i) do anything prohibited by this Section
4.1
or (ii)
refrain from doing anything required by this Section
4.1.
Section
4.2. Acquisition
Proposals.
The
Seller will not (and will not permit the Company or any of their respective
Related Parties, agents or representatives to), directly or indirectly,
initiate, solicit or encourage any third party to make, or facilitate (including
by the provision of information regarding the Seller or the Business),
entertain, discuss or negotiate, or endorse, accept or enter into any agreement
with respect to, any proposal for an Acquisition. The Seller will promptly
notify the Purchaser of all relevant terms of any inquiry or proposal received
by them or any Related Party, or any of their agents or representatives relating
to an Acquisition and, if such inquiry or proposal is in writing, the Seller
will promptly deliver a copy of such inquiry or proposal to the
Purchaser.
Section
4.3. Cooperation
to Effect Closing.
(a) Affirmative
Covenant.
The
Seller and the Purchaser will each cooperate and use its respective commercially
reasonable efforts to fulfill the conditions precedent to the obligations of
the
other parties to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including without limitation securing as promptly as practicable all consents,
approvals, waivers and authorizations required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and necessary to assign to the
Purchaser all of the Units or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder
or
resulting therefrom. Each party will promptly notify the others upon its
discovery or determination that any consent from a Governmental Authority is
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller will provide monthly financial statements to the Purchaser
as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar month following
the Effective Date (“Monthly
Financial Statements”).
Such
Monthly Financial Statements shall meet the same standards as those applicable
to the Financial Statements, as set forth in Section
2.4
hereof.
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(b) Negative
Covenant.
The
Seller and the Purchaser each agree not to take any action that would cause
the
conditions precedent to the obligations of the other parties to effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be fulfilled, including
without limitation by taking or causing to be taken any action that would cause
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement not to be true
and correct as of the Closing.
Section
4.4. Access
to Information.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Purchaser will be entitled, through its authorized
officers, employees and representatives (including, without limitation, its
legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers and other representatives)
(collectively, the “Purchaser
Representatives”),
to
(a) have reasonable access to the Company’s directors, officers, employees,
agents, assets and properties and all relevant books, records and documents
of
or relating to the Company or the Business, (b) such information, financial
records and other documents relating to the Company and the Business as any
Purchaser Representative may request, (c) make extracts and copies of any
such books, records, documents and information and (d) have reasonable
access to the Company’s accountants, auditors, customers and suppliers for
consultation or verification of any information. The Purchaser’s investigation
and examination will be conducted during regular business hours, under
reasonable circumstances and upon reasonable prior notice to the Seller.
Section
4.5. Confidentiality.
From
and after the Closing, the Seller will, and will cause their Related Parties
over whom they have control, and agents and representatives to:
(a) maintain the confidentiality of the Business Information (as defined
below), using procedures no less rigorous than those used to protect and
preserve the confidentiality of their own proprietary information and
(b) not, directly or indirectly, (i) transfer or disclose any Business
Information to any Third Party; (ii) use any Business Information; or
(iii) take any other action with respect to the Business Information that
is inconsistent with the confidential and proprietary nature thereof.
“Business
Information”
means
all information and materials relating to the Company or the Business, whether
in oral, written, graphic or machine-readable form, that is proprietary in
nature, including without limitation all specifications, user, operations or
systems manuals, diagrams, graphs, models, sketches, technical data, research,
business or financial information, plans, strategies, forecasts, forecast
assumptions, business practices, marketing information and material, customer
names, proprietary ideas, concepts, know-how, methodologies and all other
information related to the Company or the Business; provided,
however,
that
“Business
Information”
will
not include any of the foregoing that is then in the public domain.
Section
4.6. Public
Announcements.
None of
the Seller, the Purchaser or their respective agents and representatives will
issue any press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement without obtaining the prior written
approval of the other parties to this Agreement, unless otherwise required
by
Law, including any public disclosure which counsel advises should be made in
order to comply with Law. Prior to making any such public disclosure, the
disclosing parties will give the other parties a copy of the proposed
disclosure, the reasons such disclosure is required by Law, the time and place
the disclosure will be made and reasonable opportunity to comment on the same.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser
is a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company and, as such, certain
timely public disclosures by the Purchaser may be required. The Seller hereby
approves the disclosures the Purchaser may from time to time make in compliance
with those disclosure obligations.
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Section
4.7. Further
Assurances.
At or
following the Closing, and without further consideration, the Seller will
execute and deliver to the Purchaser such further instruments of conveyance
and
transfer as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to more effectively
convey and transfer the Units to the Purchaser and to put the Purchaser in
operational control of the Company and the Business, or for aiding, assisting,
collecting and reducing to possession any of the Company’s assets or exercising
any rights with respect thereto. Each party to this Agreement agrees to execute
any and all documents and to perform such other acts as may be necessary or
expedient to further the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section
4.8. Assistance
with Permits and Filings.
The
Seller will furnish the Purchaser with all information concerning the Company
or
the Business that is required for inclusion in any application or filing made
by
the Purchaser to any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller will use commercially reasonable
efforts to assist the Purchaser in obtaining any Permits, or any consents to
assignment related thereto, that the Purchaser will require in connection with
the continued operation of the Company and the Business after the Closing.
Section
4.9. Employee
Benefit Retention.
The
Purchaser shall, at its option (i) cause the Company to continue the
Company’s existing employee health insurance plan for a period of at least
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date; (ii) pay the costs of the
Company’s employees’ payments under the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
for a
period of at least ninety (90) days after the Closing Date; or (iii) cause
the
Company to provide a health care insurance plan for the employees of Company
that is similar to the health insurance plan provided to the employees of
Purchaser.
Section
4.10. Supplemental
Disclosure.
The
Seller will promptly supplement or amend each of the Schedules to this Agreement
with respect to any matter that arises or is discovered after the date hereof
that, if existing or known on the date hereof, would have been required to
be
set forth or listed in such Schedules.
Section
4.11. Release
of $2,000,000 Note Payment
of Notes and Release of Liens
At the
Closing, Purchaser shall provide to Seller, written confirmation, satisfactory
to Seller and Seller’s counsel, that the all principal and accrued but unpaid
interest due and owing by the Company to Nicolet National Bank, Green Bay,
Wisconsin, relating to the two (2) promissory notes of Company dated January
9,
2007, in the original principal amounts of $2,000,000 and $500,000 respectively
(with a current aggregate balance due of approximately $953,000.00) shall been
paid in full, and all Encumbrances upon the assets of the Company securing
such
notes, shall have been released.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS
The
obligation of the Purchaser to consummate the purchase of the Units on the
Closing Date is, at the option of the Purchaser, subject to the satisfaction
of
the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Purchaser
at
or prior to the Closing):
Section
5.1. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) All
representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement must
be
true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date with
the
same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made again
at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that certain of such
representations and warranties are made as of or through a specified date (which
representations and warranties must continue on the Closing Date to be true
and
correct in all material respects as of or through the specified
date).
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(b) The
Seller must have performed and complied, in all material respects, with all
obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section
5.2. Litigation.
No
Legal Proceeding before any federal or state court or other Governmental
Authority may have been instituted and be pending by any Person or been
threatened by any Governmental Authority that (a) has or may have the effect
of
making illegal, impeding or otherwise restraining or prohibiting any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) seeks to obtain damages in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (c) could result
in the disposition of any assets or operations of the Purchaser or its
Affiliates or the Company or the imposition of any restriction on the manner
in
which the Purchaser or its Affiliates or the Company conduct their
operations.
Section
5.3. Material
Adverse Change.
There
must not have been a Material Adverse Change since the Balance Sheet
Date.
Section
5.4. (Intentionally
left blank)
Section
5.5. Consents.
All
consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of Governmental Authorities and
other Persons (whether pursuant to Permits, Contracts or otherwise) necessary
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all consents or approvals by such directors,
managers, general partners, or lenders of the Purchaser’s Affiliates as may be
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement) must have been obtained and all notices to Governmental Authorities
and other Persons (whether pursuant to Permits, Contracts or otherwise)
necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement must have been given.
Section
5.6. Due
Diligence.
The
Purchaser must have (a) completed its due diligence investigation of the
Company, the Business and the Company’s assets (including legal, accounting,
environmental and engineering matters) and the results of such investigation
must have been satisfactory to the Purchaser, in its sole discretion, and (b)
had the opportunity to discuss the Company’s business relationship with the
Customers and the substance of such discussions must have been satisfactory
to
the Purchaser, in its sole discretion.
Section
5.7. Non-Competition
Agreement.
The
Seller and those Company’s employees identified on Schedule
5.7
must
have entered into a Non-competition Agreement (the “Non-Competition
Agreement”)
with
the Purchaser in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
Section
5.8. Closing
Deliveries.
The
Seller must have delivered (or caused to be delivered) to the Purchaser each
of
the following:
(a) one
or
more certificates representing the Units, duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank, and any other documents
that
are necessary to transfer to Purchaser good title to all such Units,
free
and
clear of any Lien and subject to no legal or equitable restrictions of any
kind
(collectively,
the “Conveyance
Agreements”);
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(b) a
certificate (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D,
executed on behalf of the Seller, certifying as to the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in Section
5.1;
(c) receipts
for the Cash Purchase Price paid to Seller at the Closing;
(d) all
Business Information in the possession of the Seller, the Company or any of
their Related Persons, agents or representatives;
(e) an
original Non-Competition Agreement executed by the Seller for the benefit of
the
Purchaser, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C; and
(f) an
original Lease executed by Purchaser, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
J;
and
(g) a
Subordination Agreement substantially in the from of Exhibit K, which is
provided as a specimen.
Section
5.9. Additional
Matters.
The
Purchaser must have received such additional documents, instruments or items
of
information reasonably requested by it in respect of any aspect or consequence
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All corporate and other
proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the other
agreements referred to in this Agreement must be reasonably satisfactory in
form
and substance to the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VI.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS
The
obligations of the Seller to consummate the sale, transfer and assignment to
the
Purchaser of the Units on the Closing Date is, at the option of the Seller
Representative, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (any
or
all of which may be waived by the Seller Representative at or prior to the
Closing):
Section
6.1. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) All
representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement
must
be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date
with
the same effect as though those representations and warranties had been made
again and as of the Closing Date.
(b) The
Purchaser must have performed and complied, in all material respects, with
all
obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section
6.2. Litigation.
No
Legal Proceeding before any federal or state court or other Governmental
Authority may have been instituted and be pending by any Governmental Authority
that has or would have the effect of making illegal, impeding or otherwise
restraining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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Section
6.3. Closing
Deliveries.
The
Purchaser must have delivered (or caused to be delivered) to the Seller each
of
the following:
(a) the
Cash
Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
or
accounts designated in writing by the Seller Representative;
(b) executed
originals of the Conveyance Agreements to the extent any such Conveyance
Agreements are required to be executed by the Purchaser;
(c) an
executed original of the Promissory Note;
(d) an
original General Business Security Agreement executed by ISI Controls, Ltd,.
for
the benefit of Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E;
(e) an
original General Business Security Agreement executed by ISI Security Group,
Inc. for the benefit of Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F;
(f) an
original General Business Security Agreement executed by Argyle Security, Inc.
for the benefit of Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
G;
(g) an
original guaranty agreement executed by ISI Security Group, Inc. for the benefit
of the Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
H;
(h) an
original guaranty agreement executed by Argyle Security, Inc. for the benefit
of
the Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
I;
(i) an
original Subordination Agreement executed by Seller in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
K;
(j) a
certificate (dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Seller Representative) executed, on behalf of the Purchaser,
by an officer of the Purchaser certifying as to the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in Section
6.1
and
(k) the
documentation required by Section 4.11.
(l) an
original Lease executed by Seller, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
J.
Section
6.4. Additional
Matters.
The
Seller must have received such additional documents, instruments or items of
information reasonably requested by it in respect of any aspect or consequence
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All corporate and other
proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the other
agreements referred to in this Agreement must be reasonably satisfactory in
form
and substance to the Seller.
ARTICLE
VII.
TERMINATION
Section
7.1. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to or in the absence of the Closing as
follows:
(a) by
the
written agreement of the Purchaser and the Seller;
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(b) by
either
the Purchaser or the Seller if a final nonappealable Order is in effect
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) by
the
Purchaser, if Seller materially breaches any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement set forth in this Agreement or in any instrument executed in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would
be
reasonably likely to prevent the Closing from occurring in accordance with
this
Agreement on or before the Closing Deadline;
(d) by
the
Purchaser, if the Closing Date does not occur on or before the Closing Deadline,
unless the failure of such occurrence is due to the failure of the Purchaser
to
perform or observe its agreements as set forth in this Agreement required to
be
performed or observed on or before the Closing Date;
(e) by
the
Seller, if the Purchaser materially breaches any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement or in any instrument executed
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would
be
reasonably likely to prevent the Closing from occurring in accordance with
this
Agreement on or before the Closing Deadline;
(f) by
the
Seller, if the Closing Date does not occur on or before the Closing Deadline,
unless the failure of such occurrence is due to the failure of the Seller to
perform or observe their agreements as set forth in this Agreement required
to
be performed or observed on or before the Closing Date; and
(g) by
the
Purchaser, pursuant to Section
7.3.
(h) by
either
Party, pursuant to Section 7.4
Section
7.2. Effect
of Termination.
If this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section
7.1,
and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, this Agreement
will become null and void and of no further force and effect, except (a) for
this Section
7.2,
(b) for
the provisions of Section
4.5,
Section
7.3
(if
applicable), Section
7.4
and
Section
12.8
and (c)
that the termination of this Agreement for any cause will not relieve any party
to this Agreement from any liability that at the time of termination had already
accrued to any other party to this Agreement or that thereafter may accrue
in
respect of any act or omission of such party prior to such
termination.
Section
7.3. Special
Purchaser Termination Rights.
The
Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any time without any liability
accruing for such termination (“Termination
for Cause”):
(i) upon the filing or threat of filing of a Legal Proceeding against
Seller relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) if
a
substantial casualty occurs with respect to any material physical facilities
of
the Seller, (iii) if negative publicity occurs with respect to the Seller or
the
Business which a person could reasonably believe would have a material adverse
effect on the Business after the closing date, (iv) the Seller is found by
a
Governmental Authority to have violated any material term of a Permit, (v)
if
any Governmental Authority initiates an investigation or Legal Proceeding
against Seller or the Business, (vi) if there is any material inaccuracy in
the
Financial Statements, the financial statements provided pursuant to Section
4.1(b)
or other
material business records of the Seller or the Business.
Section
7.4. Termination
Without Cause.
Either
Party may terminate this Agreement at any time without any liability accruing
for such termination (“Termination without Cause”) at any time prior to the
Closing, upon written notice to the other Party, and such Termination without
Cause shall be effective immediately upon receipt of such notice or upon the
effective date for such Termination without Cause stated in such notice
whichever is later.
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Section
7.5. Return
of Confidential Information.
If this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section
7.1 or 7.4,
and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, (a) the
Purchaser will (and will cause each of its Related Persons, agents and
representatives to) return to the Seller or destroy all confidential or
proprietary information of the Seller or the Company in their possession and
certify such return or destruction to the Seller and (b) the Seller will (and
will cause each of their Related Persons, agents and representatives to) return
to the Purchaser or destroy all confidential or proprietary information of
the
Purchaser in their possession and certify such return or destruction to the
Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1. Indemnification
by the Seller.
Subject
to the other provisions of this Article
VIII,
the
Persons constituting the Seller will jointly and severally defend, indemnify
and
hold the Purchaser and its Affiliates, shareholders and beneficial owners
(whether direct or indirect), directors, officers, employees, consultants,
agents and representatives (the “Indemnitees”)
harmless from and against any and all Claims and Losses suffered by any
Indemnitee arising from or relating to:
(a) any
facts
that constitute, or any allegations that if true would constitute, a breach
of
any representation or warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement or in any
certificate or other document required to be executed and delivered by the
Seller pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) any
facts
that constitute, or any allegations that if true would constitute, a breach
or
default in the performance of any covenant, obligation or agreement of the
Seller pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate or other document required
to be executed and delivered by them pursuant to this Agreement;
(c) any
Claim
founded in whole or in part on occurrences preceding the Closing (including,
without limitation, Warranty Claims);
(d) any
Claim
(of any and every nature possible) by an employee of the Company for any
conduct, action or inaction of the Company, Seller or any employee of the
Company, that occurred or caused (in whole or in part), prior to the Closing,
any damage or injury, cost, fine or expense of any nature;
(e) any
Claim
for unpaid taxes relative to the conduct of the Company’s business for so long
as the applicable state and federal statute of limitations apply;
and
(f) any
Claim
by any third party, relating to occurrences prior to the Closing, arising from
the failure of Company to be authorized to conduct business as a foreign
entity;
(g) Claims
and Losses suffered by Company, Purchaser, or its Affiliates, arising out of
or
related to any claim (of any and
every
nature possible) arising, in any manner, from any failure of Company to be
authorized to conduct business as a foreign entity prior to the
Closing.
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Section
8.2. Threshold.
The
rights of the Indemnitees in this Article
VIII
are
subject to a $100,000 threshold (the “Threshold
Amount”).
After
the Indemnitees have suffered damages which in the aggregate equal or exceed
the
Threshold Amount from Claims or Losses subject to the Seller’s obligations of
defense or indemnity in this Article
VIII,
the
Indemnitees shall be entitled to assert claims for all damages suffered,
including the Threshold Amount.
Section
8.3. Materiality.
With
respect to any claim for indemnification under this Article
VIII
relating
to a breach (or alleged breach) of a representation or warranty that contains
a
materiality qualifier, such materiality qualifier will be considered for
purposes of determining whether a breach of such representation and warranty
has
occurred, but such materiality qualifier will not be considered in determining
the amount of the Losses arising out of such breach.
Section
8.4. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in Article
II
and in
the certificate delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
6.3(e)
will
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing until
the
three (3) year anniversary of the Closing, except that (a) the representations
and warranties set forth in Section
2.7(a)
will
survive indefinitely, (b) if the violation of any representation or warranty
would constitute a violation of any Law, such representation or warranty will
survive until thirty (30) days after expiration of the statute of limitations
applicable to such violation and (c) any representation or warranty the
violation of which is made the basis of a Claim for indemnification pursuant
to
this Article
VIII
will
survive until such Claim is finally resolved if the Purchaser notifies the
Seller of such Claim in reasonable detail prior to the date on which such
representation or warranty would otherwise expire hereunder. No claim for
indemnification pursuant to Section
8.1(a)
based on
the breach or alleged breach of a representation or warranty may be asserted
by
the Purchaser after the date on which such representation or warranty
expires.
Section
8.5. Termination
of Indemnity Obligations. Any
Claim
sounding in tort brought by an Indemnitee against the Seller must be brought
within two (2) years following the date that such Claim arises. Any Claim
sounding in breach of contract brought by an Indemnitee against the Seller
must
be brought within three (3) years following the date that such Claim arises.
Except as set forth in Sections 8.4(a), (b), and (c) and notwithstanding
anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller’s obligations
of defense and indemnity under this Article
VIII
terminate on the third (3rd)
anniversary of the Closing Date.
Section
8.6. Notice
and Resolution of Claims.
(a) Notice.
Each
Indemnitee must provide reasonably prompt written notice to the Seller (the
“Indemnifying
Party”)
after
obtaining knowledge of any claim that it may have pursuant to Section
8.1
(whether
for its own Losses or in connection with a Third Party Claim); provided that
the
failure to provide reasonably prompt notice will not limit the rights of an
Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder except to the extent that such failure
materially increases the dollar amount of any such claim for indemnification
or
materially prejudices the ability of the Indemnifying Party to defend such
claim. Such notice will set forth in reasonable detail the claim and the basis
for indemnification.
(b) Right
to Assume Defense.
With
respect to a claim for indemnity that arises from a Third Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Party will have thirty (30) days after receipt of notice to assume
the conduct and control of the settlement or defense of such Third Party Claim,
through counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee and at the expense
of
the Indemnifying Party, if (i) the Indemnifying Party acknowledges its
obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee for any Losses resulting from such Third
Party Claim, (ii) the Third Party Claim does not seek to impose any Liability
on
the Indemnitee other than for monetary damages and (iii) the Third Party Claim
does not relate to the Indemnitee’s relationship with its customers or
employees. The Indemnitee may participate in such defense or settlement through
its own counsel, but such separate counsel will be at its own expense unless
the
conditions set forth above are not satisfied or unless one or more defenses,
claims or counterclaims are available to the Indemnitee that conflict with
one
or more defenses, claims or counterclaims available to the Indemnifying Party.
In no event, however, will the Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and
expenses of more than one separate counsel of the Indemnitee.
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(c) Obligations
Following Assumption of Defense.
If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, it must take
all
steps necessary to investigate and defend or settle such Third Party Claim
and
will hold the Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all Losses caused
by
or arising out of any settlement approved by the Indemnifying Party or any
judgment entered in connection with such Third Party Claim. Without the written
consent of the Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party will not consent to entry
of
any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include an unconditional
and complete release of the Indemnitee by the claimant or plaintiff making
the
Third Party Claim.
(d) Failure
to Assume Defense.
Failure
by the Indemnifying Party to notify the Indemnitee of its election to assume
the
defense of any Third Party Claim within thirty (30) days after its receipt
of
notice thereof pursuant to Section
8.6(a)
will be
deemed a waiver by the Indemnifying Party of its right to assume the defense
of
such Third Party Claim. In such event, the Indemnitee may defend against such
Third Party Claim in any manner it deems appropriate. The Indemnitee may settle
such Third Party Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect
thereto, provided that it acts in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner.
Section
8.7. Payment
of Indemnity.
Upon
final agreement by the parties or the entry of a final, non-appealable order
by
a court of competent jurisdiction that an Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification under this Article
VIII,
the
Indemnifying Party must promptly pay or reimburse, as appropriate, the
Indemnitee for all Losses to which it is entitled to be indemnified hereunder.
If Purchaser seeks to offset the principal balance due on the Promissory Note
for any amount due, owing and unpaid by Seller pursuant to an obligation of
indemnity hereunder, Purchaser must provide Seller with written notice of such
intended offset in the same manner that notice of a Closing Adjustment is to
be
provided pursuant to Section 1.4(c), and provisions of Notice of Dispute and
Dispute Resolution set forth in Sections 1.4(d) & (e) shall be applicable to
any such offset.
Section
8.8. Indemnification
by the Purchaser.
Subject
to the other provisions of this Article VIII, the Purchaser and its Affiliates,
will jointly and severally, defend, indemnify, and hold the Seller (the “Seller
Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all Claims and Losses suffered
by any of Seller Indemnitees arising out of or related to any claim (of any
and
every nature possible) by any construction bonding company of the Company for
any conduct, action, or inaction by the Company or any employee of the Company,
that occurred or caused (in whole or in part) prior to the Closing
Section
8.9. Notice
and Resolution of Seller Indemnities Claim.
(a) Notice.
Each
Seller Indemnitee must provide reasonably prompt written notice to the Purchaser
(the “Purchaser Indemnifying
Party”)
after
obtaining knowledge of any claim that it may have pursuant to Section
8.8
(a “Bond
Claim”); provided that the failure to provide reasonably prompt notice will not
limit the rights of a Seller Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder except
to
the extent that such failure materially increases the dollar amount of any
such
claim for indemnification or materially prejudices the ability of the Purchaser
Indemnifying Party to defend such claim. Such notice will set forth in
reasonable detail the claim and the basis for indemnification.
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(b) Right
to Assume Defense.
With
respect to a claim for indemnity that arises from a Bond Claim, the Purchaser
Indemnifying Party will have thirty (30) days after receipt of notice to assume
the conduct and control of the settlement or defense of such Bond Claim, through
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Seller Indemnitee and at the expense of
the
Purchaser Indemnifying Party, if (i) the Purchaser Indemnifying Party
acknowledges its obligation to indemnify the Seller Indemnitee for any Losses
resulting from such Bond Claim, and (ii) the Bond Claim does not seek to impose
any Liability on the Seller Indemnitee other than for monetary damages. The
Seller Indemnitee may participate in such defense or settlement through its
own
counsel, but such separate counsel will be at its own expense unless the
conditions set forth above are not satisfied or unless one or more defenses,
claims or counterclaims are available to the Seller Indemnitee that conflict
with one or more defenses, claims or counterclaims available to the Purchaser
Indemnifying Party. In no event, however, will the Purchaser Indemnifying Party
be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel of the
Seller Indemnitee.
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(c) Obligations
Following Assumption of Defense.
If the
Purchaser Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Bond Claim, it must take
all steps necessary to investigate and defend or settle such Bond Claim and
will
hold the Seller Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all Losses caused
by or arising out of any settlement approved by the Purchaser Indemnifying
Party
or any judgment entered in connection with such Bond Claim. Without the written
consent of the Seller Indemnitee, the Purchaser Indemnifying Party will not
consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not
include an unconditional and complete release of the Seller Indemnitee by the
claimant or plaintiff making the Bond Claim.
(d) Failure
to Assume Defense.
Failure
by the Purchaser Indemnifying Party to notify the Seller Indemnitee of its
election to assume the defense of any Bond Claim within thirty (30) days after
its receipt of notice thereof pursuant to Section
8.9(a)
will be
deemed a waiver by the Purchaser Indemnifying Party of its right to assume
the
defense of such Bond Claim. In such event, the Seller Indemnitee may defend
against such Bond Claim in any manner it deems appropriate. The Seller
Indemnitee may settle such Bond Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment
with respect thereto, provided that it acts in good faith and in a commercially
reasonable manner.
Section
8.10. Payment
of Indemnity to Seller Indemnity.
Upon
final agreement by the parties or the entry of a final, non-appealable order
by
a court of competent jurisdiction that Seller Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification under this Article
VIII,
the
Purchaser Indemnifying Party must promptly pay or reimburse, as appropriate,
the
Seller Indemnitee for all Losses to which it is entitled to be indemnified
hereunder.
Section
8.11. Insurance
Reimbursement and Tax Consequences.
All
amounts paid, by either party, pursuant to the parties’ indemnification
obligations set forth in this Section 8 shall be net of any proceeds received
from any insurance companies relative to the Claim or Loss, and shall further
be
net of any beneficial tax consequences, relative to such Claim or Loss, received
by the indemnified party.
ARTICLE
IX.
TAX
MATTERS
Section
9.1. Cooperation
for Certain Tax-Related Matters.
The
Purchaser and the Seller will, and will cause their respective representatives
and agents to, provide any requesting party that is a party to this Agreement
with such assistance and documents, without charge, as may be reasonably
requested by such party in connection with (a) the preparation of any Tax Return
of or relating to the Seller, (b) the conduct of any Audit relating to liability
for or refunds or adjustments with respect to Taxes and (c) any other
Tax-related matter that is a subject of this Agreement. Such cooperation and
assistance will be provided to the requesting party promptly upon its
request.
Section
9.2. Transfer
Taxes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the
Seller will be liable for and will pay of all transfer (including real property
transfer and documentary), sales, use, gains (including state and local transfer
gains taxes), excise and other transfer of similar Taxes incurred in connection
with the transfer of the Units to the Purchaser, other than any Taxes based
upon
or measured by net income (collectively, “Transfer
Taxes”).
The
Purchaser and the Seller will mutually cooperate in perfecting any exemption
from Transfer Taxes available in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and in timely preparing and filing any Tax Returns required
in
connection with Transfer Taxes, provided,
however,
that in
the case of any Tax Return required to be filed by only one party, such party
will not file such Tax Return without the written consent of the other party,
which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed.
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ARTICLE
X.
LEASE
AGREEMENT
The
Seller and the Purchaser shall enter into the lease agreement, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
J.
ARTICLE
XI.
DEFINITIONS
Section
11.1. Definitions.
As used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the
terms defined):
“Acquisition”
means,
other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) a merger,
consolidation, share exchange or business combination of the Company, (b) a
sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of twenty
percent (20%) or more of the assets or profit- or revenue-generating capacity
of
the Company, (c) a sale of any of the capital stock or other equity interests
in
the Company, (d) a recapitalization (regardless of the form of transaction
by
which such recapitalization is accomplished) of the Company or (e) any other
similar transaction involving Seller or the Company and a Third
Party.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to a specified Person, any other Person or member of a group of
Person acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with,
the specified Person. As used in this Agreement, the term “control”
(including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Balance
Sheet”
means
the balance sheet included in the Financial Statements.
“Balance
Sheet Date”
means
the date of the Balance Sheet.
“Business
Day”
means
any weekday on which nationally-chartered banks in San Antonio, Texas are open
for business.
“Charter
Documents”
means
the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement or
operating agreement of a limited liability company.
“Claim”
means
any existing or threatened claim, demand, suit, action, investigation,
proceeding or cause of action of any kind or character (in each case, whether
civil, criminal, investigative or administrative and whether made by a
Governmental Authority or any other Person), known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, asserted or unasserted, under any theory, including, without
limitation, contract, tort, statutory liability, strict liability, employer
liability, premises liability, products liability, breach of warranty or
malpractice.
“Closing
Deadline”
means
January 31, 2008.
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“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company
Contract”
means
any Contract to which the Company is a party, obligor or beneficiary or by
which
any of the properties and assets of the Company is bound.
“Contract”
means
any written or oral contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan,
instrument, lease, mortgage, license, franchise, obligation, commitment or
other
arrangement, agreement or understanding.
“Customer”
means
any Person that has purchased goods or services from the Company during the
twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement and/or
during the period between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing.
“Dollars”
means
United States Dollars.
“Encumbrance”
means
any encumbrance, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, charge,
pledge, option, right of first refusal or similar right, easement, restrictive
covenant, Claim or restriction of any kind, including, without limitation,
any
restriction on the use, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any
attributes of ownership.
“Environmental
Law”
means
each present and future Law, Order or Permit pertaining to (a) public
health or safety, (b) the protection, preservation or restoration of the
environment or natural resources or (c) the generation, production, use,
storage, transportation, processing, release or disposal of Hazardous
Materials.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Financial
Statement”
is
defined in Section
2.4.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect
on
the date of this Agreement and incorporating management’s estimates used to
prepare Financial Statements applied in a manner consistent with the Company’s
historical accounting and bookkeeping practices and procedures, and historical
financial statements, subject to determinations made by the Company’s
auditor.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political
subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency,
department or instrumentality thereof, or any court (public or
private).
“Hazardous
Material”
means
any substance, material, contaminant, pollutant or waste presently or hereafter
listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic, radioactive
or
dangerous under any Environmental Law or regulated as such by any Governmental
Authority including, without limitation, any industrial substance, petroleum
(or
any derivative or by-product thereof), radon, radioactive material, asbestos
(or
asbestos containing material), urea formaldehyde, foam insulation, lead or
polychlorinated biphenyls.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all United States and foreign intellectual and industrial property, including
patent applications, patents and any reissues or reexaminations thereof,
trademarks, service marks, trademark/service xxxx registrations and
applications, brand names, trade names, all other names and slogans embodying
business or product goodwill (or both), copyright registrations, mask works,
copyrights, moral rights of authorship, rights in designs, trade secrets,
technology, inventions, discoveries, improvements, know-how, proprietary rights,
computer software and firmware, internet domain names, specifications, drawings,
designs, formulae, processes, methods, technical information, confidential
and
proprietary information, and all other intellectual and industrial property
rights, whether or not subject to statutory registration or
protection.
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“Law”
means
any applicable law, statute, code, ordinance, rule or regulation promulgated
by
any Governmental Authority, including any policy having the force and effect
of
law, any rule of common law and any judicial or administrative interpretation
thereof.
“Legal
Proceeding”
means
any judicial, administrative, regulatory or arbitral proceeding, investigation
or inquiry or administrative charge or complaint pending at law or in equity
by
or before any Governmental Authority.
“Liabilities”
means
any and all Claims, debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature whether
absolute or contingent, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated
or otherwise.
“Losses”
means
all Liabilities, losses, damages, diminutions in value, costs (including,
without limitation, costs of investigation), fines, fees and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees incident to any of the foregoing).
“Material
Adverse Change”
means
a
material adverse change in the properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), Business, operations or prospects of the Company taken as a whole,
or an increase in Seller’s liabilities, except trade obligations incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to any Person, a material adverse effect on the properties, assets,
condition (financial or otherwise), business, operations or prospects of such
Person.
“Order”
means
any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration
award by a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”
means
the usual and ordinary course of business for the Business, consistent with
past
practice.
“PBGC”
means
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permit”
means
any written approval, consent, exemption, franchise, license, permit, waiver,
registration, filing, certificate or other authorization required by Law to
conduct any portion of the Business as currently conducted or as proposed to
be
conducted following this transaction, including without limitation all licenses
and local health and fire permits pertaining to the physical facilities,
manufacturing, equipment, staffing and records.
“Person”
means
any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, limited
liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Authority or other legal entity.
“Promissory
Note”
is
defined in Section
1.3(b).
“Related
Parties”
means,
with respect to any Person, the Affiliates, shareholders and beneficial owners
(whether direct or indirect), directors, officers, employees and consultants
of
such Person, and the family members of each of the foregoing who are natural
persons.
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“Seller
Contract”
means
any Contract to which Seller is a party, obligor or beneficiary or by which
any
of the properties and assets of Seller is bound.
“Taxes”
(including, with correlative meaning, the term “Tax”)
means
all taxes, charges, fees, levies, duties, penalties, assessments or other
amounts imposed by or payable to any foreign, federal, state, local or other
taxing authority or agency, including without limitation income, gross receipts,
profits, windfall profits, gains, minimum, alternative minimum, estimated,
ad
valorem, value added, severance, stamp, customs, import, export, utility, use,
service, excise, property, sales, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding,
social security, disability, employment, workers compensation, unemployment
compensation and other taxes, and including any interest, penalties or additions
attributable thereto.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, report, information return or other document (including any related
or supporting information) required to be prepared with respect to
Taxes.
“Third
Party”
means
any Person other than the Seller, the Purchaser or any of their respective
Affiliates.
“Valuation
Periods”
means
the period from July 1, 2007 to the Closing Date (the “Working Capital Valuation
Period”) and the period from the Closing Date to June 30, 2008 (the “2008
Valuation Period”).
“Warranty
Claim”
means
any Claims and Losses arising from or relating to any breach of any warranty
owed for any work performed, goods or services delivered, or in any way related
to any performance of any Company Contract by the Company.
ARTICLE
XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
12.1. Headings.
Article
and section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
are
to be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
12.2. Article,
Section, Schedule and Exhibit References.
Except
as otherwise specifically provided, any reference to any article, section,
schedule or exhibit will be deemed to refer to such article or section of or
schedule or exhibit to this Agreement.
Section
12.3. Usage.
Whenever the plural form of a word is used in this Agreement, that word will
include the singular form of that word. Whenever the singular form of a word
is
used in this Agreement, that word will include the plural form of that word.
The
term “or” does not exclude any of the items described. The term “include,” or
any derivative of such term, does not mean that the items following such term
are the only types of such items.
Section
12.4. Drafting.
Neither
this Agreement nor any provision contained in this Agreement may be interpreted
in favor of or against any party hereto because such party or its legal counsel
drafted this Agreement or such provision.
Section
12.5. Entire
Agreement.
The
exhibits and schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part
hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement. This Agreement (including
such exhibits and schedules) represents, and is intended to be, a complete
statement of all of the terms and the arrangements between the parties to this
Agreement with respect to the matters provided for in this Agreement, supersedes
any and all previous oral or written and all contemporaneous oral agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties to this
Agreement with respect to those matters.
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Section
12.6. GOVERNING
LAW; VENUE.
THIS
AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS OR
ANY
OTHER PRINCIPLE THAT COULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION. ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS
AGREEMENT MUST BE INSTITUTED IN THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN BEXAR
COUNTY, TEXAS, TO THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY
AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO SUBMIT. THE PARTIES AGREE TO ENTER INTO MEDIATION
PRIOR TO TRIAL IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO
THIS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Section
12.7. Specific
Performance.
The
Purchaser and the Seller each acknowledge and agree that the breach of this
Agreement would cause irreparable damage to one or more of the other parties
and
that such other party or parties will not have an adequate remedy at law.
Therefore, the obligations of the Purchaser and the Seller under this Agreement
will be enforceable by a decree of specific performance issued by any court
of
competent jurisdiction, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied for
and
granted in connection therewith. However, the remedies set forth in ARTICLE
VIII, Indemnification, shall be exclusive remedy that the Parties may pursue
for
the subject matter reflected therein.
Section
12.8. Expenses.
(a) Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and regardless of whether the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated, each of the parties
to this Agreement will bear its own expenses (including, without limitation,
fees and disbursements of its counsel, accountants, financial advisors and
other
experts), incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, each of the other documents and
instruments executed in connection with or contemplated by this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
thereby.
(b) If
attorneys’ fees or other costs are incurred to secure performance of any
obligation under this Agreement, to establish damages for the breach thereof
or
to obtain any other appropriate relief, whether by way of prosecution or
defense, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’
fees and costs incurred in connection therewith.
Section
12.9. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands, and determinations under this Agreement (other
than
routine operational communications), must be in writing and will be deemed
duly
given (a) when delivered by hand, (b) one day after being given to an express
courier with a reliable system for tracking delivery, (c) when sent by confirmed
facsimile with a copy sent by another means specified in this provision or
(d)
five days after the day of mailing, when mailed by registered or certified
mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed as set forth below.
A
party may from time to time change its address or designee for notification
purposes by giving the other written notice of the new address or designee
and
the date upon which it will become effective.
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If
to the Purchaser:
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ISI
Controls, Ltd.
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00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attention:
X. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Jr.
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If
to the Seller:
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c/o
Corcoran Glass & Paint, Inc.
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X000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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with
a copy to:
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Metzler,
Timm, Xxxxxxxx & Hermes, S.C.
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000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxx, XX 00000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000)000-0000
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Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Section
12.10. Severability.
The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
each of which will remain in full force and effect, so long as the economic
or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not
affected in a manner materially adverse to any party.
Section
12.11. Binding
Effect; No Assignment.
This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their
respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement will create or
be
deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any Person not party
to
this Agreement except to the extent such obligations are specifically assumed.
No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations under this
Agreement may be made by any party (by operation of Law or otherwise) without
the prior written consent of each of the other parties to this Agreement and
any
attempted assignment without such required consents will be void; provided,
however,
that
the Purchaser may assign to one or more of its Affiliates any or all of its
rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of any other
party, but no such assignment by the Purchaser will release the Purchaser from
any of its obligations under this Agreement.
Section
12.12. Amendments.
This
Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified, and any provision hereof
may
be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this
Agreement signed by the Purchaser and the Seller. Except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, no action (other than a waiver) taken pursuant to this
Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf
of
any party, will be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action
of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained
in this Agreement. The waiver by any party to this Agreement of a breach of
any
provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a further or
continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no failure
on
the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power
or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any
single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power
or remedy.
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Section
12.13. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will
be
deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.
Section
12.14. Provisions
Concerning the Seller Representative.
(a) Appointment.
Each
Person constituting the Seller hereby appoints the Seller Representative as
the
agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact for such Person for all purposes under this
Agreement (including full power and authority to act on the Seller’s behalf).
The action or inaction of the Seller Representative as contemplated in this
Agreement shall bind all of the Persons constituting the Seller for all purposes
of this Agreement, and the Seller may only take action in respect of this
Agreement by and through the Seller Representative. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Seller Representative will be authorized
to:
(i) in
connection with the Closing, execute and receive all documents, instruments,
certificates, statements and agreements on behalf of and in the name of the
Seller necessary to effectuate the Closing and consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(ii) take
all
actions on behalf of the Seller with respect to the matters set forth in
Section
1.4;
(iii) take
all
actions on behalf of the Seller in connection with any claims made under
Article
VIII
to
defend or settle such claims, and to make payments in respect of such
claims;
(iv) execute
and deliver, should it elect to do so in its sole discretion, on behalf of
the
Seller, any amendment to this Agreement so long as such amendment will apply
equally to each of the Persons constituting the Seller; and
(v) take
all
other actions to be taken by or on behalf of the Seller and exercise any and
all
rights which the Seller are permitted or required to do or exercise under this
Agreement.
(b) Liability
of the Seller Representative.
The
Seller Representative will not be liable to any Person constituting the Seller
for any action taken by it in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, and each
such Person will severally, but not jointly, indemnify the Seller Representative
from any Losses arising out of its serving as the Seller Representative
hereunder. The Seller Representative is serving in that capacity solely for
purposes of administrative convenience, and is not personally liable in such
capacity for any of the obligations of the Seller hereunder, and Buyer agrees
that it will not look to the personal assets of the Seller Representative,
acting in such capacity, for the satisfaction of any obligations to be performed
by the Seller hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have executed this instrument
as
of the date and year first above written.
“PURCHASER”
ISI
Controls,
Ltd.
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By:
Metroplex Control Systems, Inc.
Its:
Sole General Partner
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By: | /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
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Title: CEO |
“SELLER”: | ||
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
THE SELLER REPRESENTATIVE: | ||
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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