STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhiit 99.1
AGREEMENT entered into as of this
7th
day of May, 2008, between X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx (“Seller”), and United Capital Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to sell, and
the Company has agreed to purchase, in a privately negotiated transaction,
446,000 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value (the “Common Stock”) of the
Company (the “Securities”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth below;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, the Company and
Seller hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
I.
SALE
OF THE SECURITIES
1.1 Sale of the
Securities. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in
reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein,
Seller will sell to the Company, and the Company will purchase from the Seller,
at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Securities for an aggregate
purchase price of $9,589,000.00 (“the Purchase Price”) representing the closing
price of the Company’s Common Stock on May 6, 2008 of $21.50 per
share.
SECTION
II
CLOSING
DATE; DELIVERY
2.1 Closing
Date. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities
hereunder (the “Closing”) shall be held not later than May 16, 2008 (the
“Closing Date”) at such time and place as shall be mutually agreed upon by the
Company and Seller.
2.2 Delivery. At
the Closing, the Company will deliver to Seller the Purchase Price by Company
check, net of amounts due to the Company in connection with the exercise of an
aggregate of options to purchase 600,000 shares of Common Stock on May 6, 2008.
Such options had an exercise price of $11.4375 per share. This
agreement constitutes the Seller’s acknowledgement of his surrender of all
rights in connection with the Securities.
SECTION
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and
warrants to Seller as follows:
3.1 Organization and
Standing. The Company is a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good standing under
such laws.
3.2 Corporate
Power. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and will have at the Closing Date all
requisite corporate power to purchase the Securities and to carry out and
perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized
by the Company.
3.3 No
Conflicts. Neither the execution or delivery of the Agreement
by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions
hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, (ii) result in a
violation or breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
contract, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligations to which the
Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be
bound, or (iii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statue, treaty,
rule of regulation applicable to the Company, except in the case of clauses (ii)
or (iii) hereof, for violations, breaches, defaults and right which in the
aggregate would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its
subsidiaries.
SECTION
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1 Power. Seller
has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and will have
at the Closing Date all requisite power to sell the Securities and to carry out
and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
4.2 No
Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Seller nor the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby nor compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof
will (i) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default under, any
of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, contract, lease, agreement or other instrument or
obligations to which Seller is a party or by which it or any of its properties
or assets may be bound,
or (ii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, treaty, rule or
regulation applicable to Seller, except for violations, breaches, defaults and
rights which in the aggregate would not have a material adverse effect on
Seller.
SECTION
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
5.2 Successors, Assigns and
Transferees. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, assigns, transferees, heirs, executors and administrators of the
parties hereto.
5.3 Separability. In
case any provision of the Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
5.4 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts; each of which shall be
an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute one
instrument.
5.5 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement shall represent the entire
understanding among the parties hereto pertaining to the Securities and
supersedes any previous agreement, whether written or oral.
5.6 Acknowledgment by
Seller. Seller acknowledges that the Company’s Common Stock is
publicly-traded on the American Stock Exchange and that the Purchase Price of
the Securities may bear no relation to the future market value or book value of
the Common Stock. Seller further acknowledges that it has reviewed
the Company’s Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
and its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Seller
further acknowledges that it is not relying on any oral or written information
or representations from the Company or any other person, including
representatives of the Company in connection with its decision to enter into
this Agreement, including the Company’s financial condition, prospects, present
or future results of operations, business plans or the potential for future
appreciation in the Company’s Common Stock.
5.7 Notices. All
notices, request, consents and other communications hereunder to any party shall
be in writing and shall be delivered personally, sent via air courier or mailed
by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed as follows:
If
to the Company, to:
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United
Capital Corp.
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United
Capital Building
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Chief
Financial Officer
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with
copies to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Frome Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
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65
East 55th
Street, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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provided,
however, that each party may change the address to which notices are to be
delivered or mailed to such party by giving notice thereof in accordance with
this Section to the other parties. Notices shall be deemed to be
given (a) if delivered personally, on the date of delivery, (b) if sent by air
courier, on the first business day following the date of dispatch, and (c) if
mailed, on the third business day following the date of the
mailing.
5.8 Fees and
Expenses. All of the parties hereto shall be responsible for
their own fees and expense with respect to this Agreement.
UNITED
CAPITAL CORP.
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By:
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Seller:
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By:
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X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
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