PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between SUPERCOM INC. and THE SHAREHOLDERS of SECURITY HOLDING CORP. Dated as of July 3, 2007
Execution
Copy
by
and between
SUPERCOM
INC.
and
THE
SHAREHOLDERS of SECURITY HOLDING CORP.
Dated
as of July 3, 2007
Table
of Contents
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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SECTION
1.1 Definitions
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1
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1.2 Other Terms.
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6
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ARTICLE
II PURCHASE AND SALE
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8
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SECTION
2.1 Purchase
and Sale
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8
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SECTION
2.2 Purchase
Price
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8
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SECTION
2.3 Escrow
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8
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SECTION
2.4 The
Closing.
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9
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SECTION
2.5 Deliveries
At Closing.
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10
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
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10
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SECTION
3.1 Organization
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10
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3.2 Due
Authorization
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10
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SECTION
3.3 Noncontravention
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11
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SECTION
3.4 Capitalization
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11
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SECTION
3.5 Litigation
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12
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SECTION
3.6 Financial
Statements; Books and Records
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13
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SECTION
3.7 Liabilities
Not in the Ordinary Course of Business
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13
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SECTION
3.8 Absence
of Change
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13
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SECTION
3.9 Title
to Assets; Condition; Sufficiency
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15
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SECTION
3.10 Real
Property
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SECTION
3.11 Intellectual
Property
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3.12 Compliance
with Law
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3.13 Contracts;
Status of Contracts
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18
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SECTION
3.14 Insurance
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20
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SECTION
3.15 Employee
Benefits
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20
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3.16 Employment
Matters
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22
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SECTION
3.17 Taxes
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22
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SECTION
3.18 Accounts
Receivable; Accounts Payable
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24
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SECTION
3.19 Environmental
Matters
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25
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SECTION
3.20 Customers
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25
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3.21 Effect
of Transaction
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25
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3.22 No
Broker
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25
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3.23 Additional
Information
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25
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3.24 Product
Warranty and Product Liability
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26
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SECTION
3.25 Accredited
Investors
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3.26 No
Series A Preferred Stock Payment Obligations
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3.27 Disclosure
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(i)
ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
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SECTION
4.1 Organization
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28
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4.2 Due
Authorization
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28
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SECTION
4.3 Noncontravention
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28
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SECTION
4.4 Issuance
of the Vuance Shares.
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29
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SECTION
4.5 Capitalization.
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29
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SECTION
4.6 Financial
Statements.
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29
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SECTION
4.7 Private
Placement.
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29
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SECTION
4.8 Investment
Company.
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30
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SECTION
4.9 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
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30
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4.10 No
Integrated Offering.
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4.11 Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
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4.12 No
Broker
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4.13 Contract
Prohibitions
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ARTICLE
V OTHER AGREEMENTS
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SECTION
5.1 Lock-Up
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SECTION
5.2 Piggyback
Registration Rights
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SECTION
5.3 Voting
of HMSC’s Vuance Shares
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33
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SECTION
5.4 Right
of First Refusal
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SECTION
5.5 Note
Assumption
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33
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SECTION
5.6 HMSC
Financing
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34
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SECTION
5.7 Conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock; Termination of Certain
Agreement
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34
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SECTION
5.8 Employment
Agreements
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34
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SECTION
5.9 Listing
of Ordinary Shares
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34
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SECTION
5.10 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings.
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ARTICLE
VI PRE AND POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
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6.1 Conduct
of Business
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6.2 Pre-Closing
Access to Information
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SECTION
6.3 Cooperation;
Notices and Consents
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37
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SECTION
6.4 Publicity
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38
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SECTION
6.5 Tax
Matters
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38
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SECTION
6.6 Exclusivity
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40
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SECTION
6.7 Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation
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SECTION
6.8 Resignations.
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SECTION
6.9 Pre-Closing
Confidentiality.
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SECTION
6.10 Other
Seller Obligations
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(ii)
SECTION
6.11 Update
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6.12 Further
Assurances; Litigation Support
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SECTION
6.13 Auditors’
Consent
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ARTICLE
VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONSUMMATION OF THE
CLOSING
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SECTION
7.1 Conditions
Precedent to Each Party’s Obligations to Close
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SECTION
7.2 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of the Buyer
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SECTION
7.3 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of the Sellers.
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ARTICLE
VIII REMEDIES FOR BREACH
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SECTION
8.1 Limitation
on and Survival of Representations and Warranties
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47
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SECTION
8.2 Indemnification
by the Sellers
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SECTION
8.3 Indemnification
by the Buyer.
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SECTION
8.4 Limitation
of Liability; Indemnity Procedures
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48
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SECTION
8.5 Method
of Indemnification
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION
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SECTION
9.1 Termination
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SECTION
9.2 Effect
of Termination
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50
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION
10.1 Entire
Agreement
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10.2 Expenses
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SECTION
10.3 Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process
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51
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10.4 Assignment
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10.5 Notices
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SECTION
10.6 Amendment
and Waiver
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SECTION
10.7 Failure
or Delay
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SECTION
10.8 Counterparts
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SECTION
10.9 Specific
Performance
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SECTION
10.10 Counterpart
Facsimile Execution
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10.11 Interpretation
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10.12 Survival
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SECTION
10.13 Third
Party Beneficiaries; No Reliance
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SECTION
10.14 Incorporation
of Exhibits and Schedules
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SECTION
10.15 Guarantee.
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(iii)
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Form
of Power of Attorney
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Exhibit
B
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Employment
Agreements
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Exhibit
C
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Termination
Letter
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
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Schedule
3.1
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Company
Organization
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Schedule
3.3
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Noncontravention
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Schedule
3.4(b)
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Subsidiaries
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Schedule
3.4(c)
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Restricted
Stock Grants
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Schedule
3.5(b)
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Litigation
Affecting Company or Subsidiaries
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Schedule
3.6(a)
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
3.7
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Liabilities
Not in the Ordinary Course of Business
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Schedule
3.9
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Title
to Assets; Conditions; Sufficiency
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Schedule
3.8
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Absence
of Changes
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Schedule
3.10
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Real
Property
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Schedule
3.11(a)
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Company
IP
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Schedule
3.11(b)
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Exceptions
to Company IP
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Schedule
3.11(c)
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Licensed
Intellectual Property
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Schedule
3.12
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Compliance
with Law
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Schedule
3.13
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Contracts
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Schedule
3.14
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Insurance
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Schedule
3.15
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Schedule
3.16
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Employment
Matters
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Schedule
3.17
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Taxes
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Schedule
3.18(a)
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Accounts
Receivable
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Schedule
3.18(b)
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Accounts
Payable
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Schedule
3.20
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Customers
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Schedule
3.21
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Effect
of Transaction
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Schedule
3.23
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Additional
Information
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Schedule
3.24(a)
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Product
Warranty
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Schedule
4.5
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Buyer’s
Parent Capitalization
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Schedule
4.6
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Buyer’s
Parent Financial Statements
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Non-Compete
Exclusions
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Schedule
6.8
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Resignations
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Schedule
6.10(d)
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Furniture
and Fixtures
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(iv)
Execution
Copy
This
Purchase Agreement is made as of July 3, 2007 by and between Homeland Security
Capital Corporation (“HMSC”),
a
Delaware corporation, the majority shareholder of Security Holding Corp. (the
“Company”),
a
Delaware corporation, the other Shareholders of the Company set forth on the
signature pages hereto (the “Minority
Shareholders”
and
collectively with HMSC, the “Sellers”)
and
SuperCom Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”)
and
wholly owned subsidiary of Vuance Ltd., a company organized under the laws
of
Israel (“Buyer’s
Parent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Sellers own of record directly or indirectly all of the outstanding capital
stock of the Company and the Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS,
the Company, directly and through its Subsidiaries, Compass Technologies, Inc,,
SecurityInc LLC (“SecurityInc”)
and
Auto Access ID Security Solutions, Inc. (“AAID”)
(the
“Subsidiaries”),
is
engaged in the business of developing, selling and distributing analytical
security systems (the “Business”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Buyer desires to acquire, and the Sellers desire that the Buyer acquire
at
Closing (as defined below) all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company
on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements set forth herein, the
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as set forth
below:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.1 Definitions
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth or
as
referenced below:
“Action”
shall
mean any action, claim, suit, hearing, charge, complaint, demand, litigation,
arbitration, or governmental investigation, indictment, proceeding or similar
matter.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, with respect to (a) a natural Person (i) each other member of such
individual’s Family; (ii) any Person that is directly or indirectly Controlled
by any one or more members of such individual’s Family; (iii) any Person in
which members of such individual’s Family hold (individually or in the
aggregate) a Material Interest; and (iv) any Person with respect to which one or
more members of such individual’s Family serves as a director, officer, partner,
executor or trustee (or in a similar capacity); and (b) with respect to a Person
other than a natural Person, (i) any Person that directly or indirectly
Controls, is directly or indirectly Controlled by or is directly or indirectly
under common Control with such specified Person; (ii) any Person that holds
a
Material Interest in such specified Person; (iii) each Person that serves as
a
director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of such specified Person (or
in
a similar capacity); and (iv) any Person in which such specified Person holds
a
Material Interest.
1
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto,
as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
hereof.
“Basis”
means
any past or present fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity,
practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or
transaction that forms or would be reasonably likely to form the basis for
any
specified consequence.
“Business
Day”
shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New York
City are authorized or obligated by Law to close.
“Closing
Price Per Share”
shall
mean the volume weighted average closing price per share on the OTC Electronic
Bulletin Board of Buyer’s ordinary shares for the 15 trading days immediately
prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that the Closing Price Per Share
will not in any instance exceed $5.714 per share or be less than $5.170 per
share.
“Code”
shall
mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the AAA”
shall
mean the amended and effective commercial arbitration rules of the
AAA.
“Company
IP”
shall
mean all Intellectual Property owned, held or used by or required for the
Company or the Subsidiaries in their businesses.
“Company
Shares”
shall
mean all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company immediately
before Closing, consisting of 4,350,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00
per share (assuming conversion of all of the Company’s Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock.
“Control”
(including the terms “Controlled
by”
and
“under
common Control with”)
means
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or
partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise).
“Employee
Benefit Plan”
shall
mean any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing,
retirement, stock option, stock rights, stock purchase, stock appreciation,
leave of absence, layoff, vacation, day or dependent care, cafeteria, life,
health, dental, accident, disability, worker compensation, severance, change
of
control, or other employee benefit plan, policy, contract, practice or
arrangement, whether written or oral, whether or not required by Law or labor
or
other contract, including, but not limited to any “employee benefit plan” within
the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, established, maintained, contributed
to,
or sponsored by the Company or any predecessor or ERISA Affiliate of the
Company, existing at the Closing or prior thereto, to which any of the Company
or the Subsidiaries contributes or has contributed and under which any employee,
former employee, director of the Company or the Subsidiaries or beneficiary
of
such Person is eligible or has benefit rights.
2
“Environmental
Laws”
means
all applicable Laws, Orders, common law and other provisions having the force
or
effect of law and all contractual obligations concerning or relating in any
manner to public health and safety, worker health and safety, pollution, or
protection of natural resources or the environment, including, without
limitation, all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation,
handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling,
testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control, or cleanup
of any Hazardous Materials, noise, or radiation, as in effect on the date hereof
or the Closing Date, as the case may be.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person in the same controlled group of corporations or who is under
common control with any of the Company or the Subsidiaries, within the meaning
of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Family”
of
an
individual shall include (i) the individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse, (iii)
any other natural Person who is related to the individual or the individual's
spouse within the second degree and (iv) any other natural Person who resides
with such individual.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States
of America at the time of the preparation of the subject financial
statements.
“Governmental
Authority”
shall
mean any federal, state, provincial, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any court or
self-regulatory organization, in each case whether of the United States, any
of
its possessions or territories, or of any foreign nation.
“Hazardous
Materials”
shall
mean all hazardous, dangerous or toxic substances or wastes, including,
petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), asbestos and
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, and any
other material that is regulated pursuant to any Environmental Laws or that
would reasonably be likely to result in liability under any Environmental
Laws.
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean, at a particular time, without duplication, (i) any obligation for borrowed
money or issued in substitution for or exchange of indebtedness for borrowed
money, (ii) any obligation evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other
debt
security, (iii) any commitment by which a Person assures a creditor against
loss (including contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters
of
credit), and (iv) any fees, penalties, premiums or accrued and unpaid interest
with respect to the foregoing (in the case of prepayments or otherwise), all
as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
3
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean all intellectual property rights, whether or not embodied in a form which
is filed or registered with any Governmental Authority, including all (i) (a)
patents, patent applications, patent reissuances, continuations, revisions,
re-examinations or extensions, inventions, discoveries, processes, designs,
techniques, developments, technology and know-how; (b) copyrights and works
of
authorship in any media, including software, databases and compilations, textual
works, documentation, graphics, advertising, marketing and promotional
materials, drawings and the protected features of any utilitarian objects or
pictorial, graphic or sculptural works; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade
names, brand names, corporate names, domain names, logos, trade dress and other
source indicators, and the goodwill of any business symbolized thereby; (d)
trade secrets, confidential, proprietary or non-public information, documents,
analyses, research and lists, business and marketing plans (including current
and potential customer and user lists, pricing and cost information, formulas,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques); (e) all Systems; and
(ii) all registrations, applications and recordings related to any of the
foregoing.
“Knowledge
of the Buyer’s Parent”
shall
mean the actual knowledge of any officer or employee having a policy making
function of the Buyer’s Parent without independent investigation.
“Knowledge
of the Sellers”
shall
mean the actual knowledge of any of the Minority Shareholders or any officer
or
employee having a policy making function of HMSC without independent
investigation.
“Laws”
shall
mean any Order, any federal, state, provincial, local or other statute, law,
rule of common law, or code of any kind, domestic or foreign, and the rules,
regulations, ordinances and standards promulgated thereunder and, where
applicable, any interpretation thereof by any authority having jurisdiction
with
respect thereto or charged with the administration thereof.
“Liability”
shall
mean any liability, obligation or responsibility (whether known or unknown,
whether asserted or unasserted, whether fixed or unfixed, whether absolute
or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated,
whether secured or unsecured and whether due or to become due), including any
Indebtedness, guaranty, or liability for Taxes.
“Liens”
shall
mean any and all liens, encumbrances, mortgages, charges, claims, restrictions,
options, pledges, security interests or other similar interests, title defects,
tenancies (and other possessory interests), easements, rights of way, covenants,
encroachments, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, judgments,
conditional sale or other title retention agreements and other impositions
or
imperfections of title of any nature whatsoever.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
or
“Material
Adverse Change”
shall
mean an occurrence, event, incident, development, circumstance or omission
which, alone or when aggregated with others, has a material adverse effect
on or
change in (or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on
or change in) (a) the business, operations, assets, liabilities, financial
condition, properties, or results of operations of the Company or the
Subsidiaries including any material changes to any Laws affecting the Company
or
the Subsidiaries, or (b) the ability of the Sellers to
perform their obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby on a timely basis, including any adverse change, development, or effect
arising from or relating to the taking of any action contemplated by this
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby, regardless of whether
Buyer has knowledge of such effect or change on the date hereof, unless such
occurrence, event, incident, development, circumstance or omission is fully
and
clearly disclosed on the Schedules hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none
of the following events or the resulting effects on the business or operations
of the Company will be deemed to be, or result in, a Material Adverse Effect
or
Material Adverse Change: (1) the sale of Cyberlynk Network, Inc. and (2) the
merger of the Compass operations into SecurityInc.
4
“Material
Interest”
shall
mean direct or indirect beneficial ownership of voting securities or other
voting interests representing at least 10% of the outstanding voting power
of a
Person or equity securities or other equity interests representing at least
10%
of the outstanding equity securities or equity interests in a
Person.
“Order”
shall
mean any judgment, injunction, decree, order, ruling, award, stipulation or
settlement rendered by or subject to any Government Authority or
arbitrator.
“Permits”
shall
mean all written permits, consents, licenses and governmental authorizations,
registrations and approvals required for conduct of the business of the Company
or the Subsidiaries and for the occupation or use of the Leased Properties
as
currently conducted, occupied or used and as contemplated to be conducted,
occupied or used immediately following the Closing Date, including certificates
of occupancy.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean any (i) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and, for those existing
on
May 31, 2007, for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are reflected
on the May 31, 2007 balance sheet, and (ii) mechanics or, materialmen liens
arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and other inchoate liens
arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided that
the
obligations in respect of which such liens were created are not delinquent,
and,
for those existing on May 31, 2007, for which adequate reserves in accordance
with GAAP are reflected on the May 31, 2007 balance sheet.
“Person”
means
an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability
company, a trust, a Governmental Authority or any other entity or organization
of any kind.
“Systems”
means
computer software (including source code, executable code, data and databases),
hardware, databases, systems, networks, information technology, and Internet
and
domain web sites, and all information contained or stored therein or transmitted
thereby.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and
including any amendment thereof.
5
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
any federal, state, municipal, local, or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code §59A), customs
duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or
similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty,
or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligations
to
indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other
Person.
“Trading
Markets”
means
the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board and Euronext Brussels.
“Treasury
Regulations”
means
the treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended.
SECTION
1.2 Other
Terms.
Accounting
terms not defined in Section
1.1
and
accounting terms partly defined in Section
1.1,
to the
extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under
GAAP.
In addition to the terms defined in Section
1.1,
the
following terms are defined in the Sections of this Agreement noted
below:
Defined
Term
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Section
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AAA
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2.3(d)(iii)
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AAID
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Recitals
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Abba
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7.2(p)
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Another
Transaction
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6.6
|
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Arbitrator
|
2.3(d)(iii)
|
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Arbitrator’s
Decision
|
2.3(d)(iii)
|
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Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
|
5.5
|
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Business
|
Recitals
|
|
Buyer
|
Preamble
|
|
Buyer
Claim
|
8.2(a)
|
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Buyer
Indemnified Parties
|
8.2(a)
|
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Buyer
Parties
|
8.3
|
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Buyer’s
Parent
|
Preamble
|
|
Buyer’s
Parent Financial Statements
|
3.25(c)
|
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Claim
Settlement Agreement
|
2.3(d)(i)
|
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Closing
|
2.4
|
|
Closing
Date
|
2.4
|
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Company
|
preamble
|
|
Company
Financial Statements
|
3.6(a)
|
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Contracts
|
3.13
|
|
Employment
Agreements
|
5.8
|
|
Escrow
Agent
|
2.3
|
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Defined
Term
|
Section
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
2.3
|
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Escrow
Fund
|
2.3
|
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Exchange
Act
|
5.1(a)
|
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Expiration
Date
|
8.1
|
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First
Offer Period
|
5.4(a)
|
|
HMSC
|
preamble
|
|
HMSC
Financing
|
5.6
|
|
Indemnification
Claim
|
2.3(a)(i)
|
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Indemnified
Party
|
8.4(b)
|
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Indemnifying
Party
|
8.4(b)
|
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Involuntary
Sale
|
5.4
|
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Leased
Property
|
3.10
|
|
Leases
|
3.10
|
|
License
Agreement
|
7.2(p)
|
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Losses
|
8.2(a)
|
|
Maximum
Indemnity Amount
|
8.4(a)
|
|
Merger
Agreement
|
5.7(b)
|
|
Minority
Shareholders
|
preamble
|
|
Note
|
5.5
|
|
Noteholders
|
5.5
|
|
Notice
of Claim Dispute
|
2.3(d)(i)
|
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Offer
|
5.4(a)
|
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Offered
Shares
|
5.4(a)
|
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Pre-Closing
Tax Period
|
6.5(b)
|
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Premises
|
7.2(r)
|
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Purchase
Price
|
2.2
|
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Restricted
Stock Agreement
|
5.7(b)
|
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Restrictive
Period
|
6.7(b)
|
|
RFID
|
6.10(b)
|
|
Sale
Notice
|
5.4(a)
|
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Second
Offer Period
|
5.4(d)
|
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Second
Purchase Notice
|
5.4(e)
|
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Schedules
|
Article
III
|
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Securities
Act
|
3.25(b)
|
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SecurityInc
|
Recitals
|
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Sellers
|
Preamble
|
|
Sellers
Claim
|
8.3
|
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Series
A Preferred Stock Agreement
|
5.6
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Straddle
Period
|
6.5(a)
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Subsidiaries
|
recitals
|
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Threshold
|
8.4(a)
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Vuance
Shares
|
2.2
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ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE
SECTION
2.1 Purchase
and Sale
Upon
and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sellers
agree to, and shall at Closing, sell, assign, transfer and convey to the
Buyer
and the Buyer agrees to and shall at Closing purchase and acquire from the
Sellers, all right, title and interest in and to the Company Shares, free
and
clear of all Liens.
SECTION
2.2 Purchase
Price
Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, in
consideration of the aforesaid sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance
to the
Buyer, the Buyer will pay to the Sellers a total consideration of $5,100,000
(the “Purchase
Price”)
consisting of newly issued ordinary shares (the “Vuance
Shares”)
of
Buyer’s Parent. The Vuance Shares issuable as Purchase Price will be calculated
based on the Closing Price per Share. The Purchase Price will be allocated
among
the Sellers in the percentage amounts set forth on the signature pages hereto.
The parties agree that 15%
of
the Purchase Price (the “Holdback
Amount”)
will
be paid into an escrow account under a mutually agreed escrow agreement (the
“Escrow
Agreement”)
among
the Buyer, the Sellers and an escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”),
to
serve as a fund (the “Escrow
Fund”) to
be held
in
accordance with Section 2.3
of this
Agreement, for payments that may be due to the Buyer for claims under this
Agreement, including the indemnification provisions of Article
VIII.
SECTION
2.3 Escrow
(a) The
Escrow Fund shall be disbursed by the Escrow Agent as follows:
(i) from
time
to time upon joint instructions of the Buyer and the Seller, or, subject
to
subparagraph (d) below, from time to time, upon Buyer’s instructions, for
indemnification under Article VIII of this Agreement (an “Indemnification
Claim”);
and
(ii) 15
months
after the Closing Date, to the Sellers, the Holdback Amount minus
the sum
of the amount of any Indemnification Claim that has been asserted by the
Buyer
but not satisfied and the amount of any such claim theretofore paid to the
Buyer; and
(iii) all
remaining amounts after all Indemnification Claims have been finally determined
in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) The
Buyer
on the one hand and the Sellers on the other hand shall pay the fees and
expenses of the Escrow Agent in equal parts as they become due.
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(c) Interest
and proceeds earned on the Escrow Fund that constitute taxable income for
United
States federal income and other Tax purposes on the Escrow Fund shall be
allocated to the party to which it is distributed.
(d) Objections
(i) Notwithstanding
anything contained in Section
2.3(a)(i),
the
Sellers shall have ten (10) Business Days from the date an Indemnification
Claim
is given to the Sellers to object in writing to all or part of an
Indemnification Claim (a “Notice
of Claim Dispute”).
If
the Buyer and the Sellers fail to resolve any objection contained in such
Notice
of Claim Dispute within ten (10) days after the date the Notice of Claim
Dispute
is delivered, then, at the request of either party, the Buyer and the Sellers
shall meet in an attempt to resolve an objection described in such Notice
of
Claim Dispute and reach a written agreement with respect to such objection
(the
“Claim
Settlement Agreement”).
(ii) If
the
Buyer and the Sellers enter into a Claim Settlement Agreement, the objections
contained in such Notice of Claim Dispute shall be deemed to be as resolved
therein. If the Buyer and the Sellers are unable to resolve the objection
described in such Notice of Claim Dispute within twenty (20) days after delivery
to the recipient of such Notice of Claim Dispute, then the Buyer and Sellers
shall submit the objections contained in such Notice of Claim Dispute to
arbitration as described in Section
2.3(d)(iii).
(iii) Any
objection contained in a Notice of Claim Dispute not resolved in a Claim
Settlement Agreement shall be resolved by submission to arbitration as follows:
The Buyer and the Sellers shall select a single arbitrator from the American
Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
in New
York, NY (an “Arbitrator”)
(or,
if they cannot agree upon a selection, the Buyer and the Sellers shall each
select an Arbitrator, and the two Arbitrators so selected shall choose a
third
Arbitrator who shall act as the Arbitrator to resolve the dispute). The
Arbitrator shall resolve the objection contained in the Notice of Claim Dispute
pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA as promptly as possible
and a decision by the Arbitrator as to the resolution of such objection shall
be
(absent an agreement of the parties regarding an error that is manifest)
conclusive and binding upon the parties for purposes of this Agreement (the
“Arbitrator’s
Decision”).
The
Arbitrator’s Decision shall be (i) in writing and (ii) nonappealable and
incontestable by the Buyer and Sellers and each of their respective Affiliates
and personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns and not subject
to
collateral attack for any reason. The fees and costs payable to the AAA shall
be
paid 50% by the Buyer and 50% from the Escrow Fund. Counsel fees and other
costs
incurred in connection with the dispute, shall be paid if incurred by the
respective parties.
SECTION
2.4 The
Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, on the date that all closing conditions set forth in
Article
VII
have
been satisfied or waived, but not earlier than three Business Days after
the
date on which the shareholders of Buyer’s Parent have duly authorized this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder and not later than
50 days
after the date of the execution of this Agreement, or on such other date
as the
Buyer and the Sellers shall mutually determine in writing (the “Closing
Date”).
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SECTION
2.5 Deliveries
At Closing. At
the
Closing, (i) the Sellers will deliver to the Buyer the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in Section
7.2
below,
(ii) the Buyer will deliver to the Sellers the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in Section
7.3
below,
and (iii) the Buyers will pay to Sellers the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Except
as
set forth in the disclosure schedules (the “Schedules”)
delivered by Sellers and annexed to this Agreement, the Sellers
hereby
represent and warrant to the Buyer that the statements contained in this
Article
III
are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct
and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing
Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
Article
III).
SECTION
3.1 Organization
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are companies duly formed, validly existing
and in
good standing under the Laws (as in effect on the date hereof and on the
Closing
Date) of their respective States of formation. The Company and the Subsidiaries
have full organizational power and authority to conduct their businesses
as now
being conducted or as is currently contemplated to be conducted and to own,
operate and lease their properties. The Company and the Subsidiaries are
duly
licensed or qualified to do business as foreign business entities and are
in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the property owned or leased
by
them, or the nature of the activities conducted by them, requires such
qualification (except any where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a
Material Adverse Effect). Schedule
3.1
lists
(i) each jurisdiction in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are qualified
to
do business as foreign business entities and (ii) the directors, managers
(as
the case may be) and officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Sellers
have delivered to the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s
and the Subsidiaries’ by-laws or other organizational documents, as the case may
be (as amended to date), which are in full force and effect and there are
no
other documents or agreements affecting the rights or obligations of the
equityholders of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company and the
Subsidiaries are not in default under or in violation of any provision of
their
organizational documents.
SECTION
3.2 Due
Authorization
The
Sellers have full right, power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement and each agreement or instrument executed and delivered in connection
herewith or pursuant hereto to which they are a party, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform their obligations
hereunder and thereunder. The Sellers
are not bound by or subject to any contractual or other obligation that would
be
violated by the execution or performance of this Agreement. This Agreement
and
all agreements or instruments executed and delivered by the Sellers in
connection herewith or pursuant hereto have been duly executed and delivered
by
the Sellers and this Agreement and all agreements and instruments executed
and
delivered by the Sellers in connection herewith or pursuant hereto constitute,
and will at Closing constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Sellers, enforceable against the Sellers in accordance with their respective
terms (except to the extent that enforcement may be affected by applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and similar Laws affecting creditors’
rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless
of
whether enforcement is sought at law or in equity)).
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SECTION
3.3 Noncontravention
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Sellers of this Agreement and
of all
the other agreements or instruments contemplated hereby and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not
(a) conflict with or violate any applicable Laws (as in effect on the date
hereof and on the Closing Date), (b) conflict with or violate any provision
of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents
of
the Company or the Subsidiaries, (c) except as set forth on Schedule
3.3,
violate, result in a breach, default or acceleration under, or give rise
to any
penalty or any right of termination or modification under, or any other remedy
under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon the Company Shares or (d)
except as set forth on Schedule
3.3,
require
the consent, approval, authorization, license, order or permit of, or
declaration, filing or registration with, or notification to, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person.
SECTION
3.4 Capitalization
(a) The
Company.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company will consist immediately before the
Closing of 4,350,000 shares of common stock, each with a par value of US
$0.01
per share. All of the Company Shares will be immediately before the Closing
(i)
duly authorized and validly issued, (ii) fully paid and nonassessable, (iii)
issued in compliance with all applicable Laws (as in effect on the date of
issuance) concerning the issuance of securities, (iv) not issued in violation
of, or subject to, any preemptive, subscription or other similar rights of
any
Person, and (v) held of record by the Sellers in the amounts set forth on
the
signature page hereto free and clear of all Liens. The Company Shares will
constitute immediately before Closing all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of the Company. Upon delivery of and payment for the Company Shares
as
contemplated herein, the Sellers will transfer to the Buyer valid title to
the
Company Shares, free and clear of all Liens.
(b) Subsidiaries.
Schedule
3.4(b)
sets
forth a list of all entities in which the Company directly or indirectly,
has,
on the date of this Agreement, an ownership interest and for each entity
disclosed thereon (i) its name and jurisdiction of incorporation,
(ii) the number of shares and class of authorized capital stock,
(iii) the number of all issued and outstanding shares of its capital stock,
the names of the holders thereof and the number of shares held by each such
holder and (iv) the number of shares of its capital stock held in treasury.
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(c) Other
Arrangements.
Other
than as set forth on Schedule 3.4(c),
there
(i) are no outstanding obligations of the Company or the Subsidiaries to
issue,
sell, offer for sale, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities
of
the Company or the Subsidiaries or rights convertible into, or exercisable
or
exchangeable for, any such securities; (ii) is no voting trust, proxy,
stockholder or other agreement or understanding to which any of the Sellers
is a
party or is bound by with respect to the voting or transfer of the capital
stock
or other voting securities of The Company or the Subsidiaries; and (iii)
are no
subscriptions, options, calls, warrants, purchase rights or other rights
(including registration rights, whether demand or piggyback registration
rights), agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating
to
the issued or unissued capital stock of the Company or the Subsidiaries
(including commitments that could require the Sellers to transfer or otherwise
dispose of the capital stock or ownership interests of the Company or the
Subsidiaries). Schedule
3.4(c)
sets
forth a list of all grants of restricted stock since inception (stating the
date
of the grant, the amount of restricted stock issued and the date of termination)
under the Restricted Stock Agreements. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not trigger any pre-emptive rights, rights
of first refusal, demands, conversion rights, subscription rights or other
agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatsoever under which
the
Company or the Subsidiaries are or may be obligated to issue or acquire their
shares of capital stock or any other equity or ownership interests.
SECTION
3.5 Litigation
(a) Affecting
this Transaction.
There
are no
Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened
against
the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries, nor any outstanding Orders
against
the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries, which
seek to prohibit or adversely restrict or delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or would adversely affect the ability of
the
Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries, to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Affecting
the Company or the Subsidiaries.
Schedule
3.5(b)
sets
forth a list of all pending, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened
Actions, Orders, disputes and grievances against or, to the Knowledge of
the
Sellers, affecting the Company or any of their respective properties, assets,
operations or business. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is
in
default under any Order entered against, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
applicable to, them or any of their respective properties, assets, operations
or
business. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.5(b),
there
are no Actions by the Company or the Subsidiaries pending, or which the Company
or the Subsidiaries intend to initiate, against any Person. Except as set
forth
on Schedule
3.5(b),
none of
the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the
Sellers, none of the employees, officers, directors or agents of the Company
or
the Subsidiaries, has been or is subject to any Order with respect to any
criminal violation or alleged criminal violation of any Law and, to the
Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no pending, threatened or imminent Actions
or Orders with respect to any criminal violation or alleged criminal violation
of any Law against any such Persons.
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SECTION
3.6 Financial
Statements; Books and Records
(a) Financial
Statements.
The
audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005
and
the unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006
and the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 (which have been prepared in
a
manner consistent with the Company’s audited financial statements for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006) (collectively, the “Company
Financial Statements”),
all
of which are attached as Schedule 3.6(a)
hereto,
present fairly, and, with respect to the June 30, 2007 projected financial
statements, will present fairly, in all material respects the consolidated
financial position,
the consolidated income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein,
in
accordance with GAAP and are consistent with the books and records of the
Company and the Subsidiaries.
(b) Books
and Records.
The
books of account, minute books, stock record books, and other records of
the
Company and the Subsidiaries, all of which have previously been made available
to the Buyer, are complete and correct in all material respects, contain
accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate or
organizational action taken by, the stockholders or holders of ownership
interests, as the case may be, the directors, managers and committees of
the
directors or managers, as the case may be, and have been maintained in
accordance with sound business practices. No meetings were held for which
minutes were not prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
SECTION
3.7 Liabilities
Not in the Ordinary Course of Business
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.7
or the
Company Financial Statements, the Company and the Subsidiaries do not and
immediately following the Closing will not have any material Liabilities
(and
there is no Basis for any present or future Action giving rise to any material
Liability) except for (i) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices (none of which arises out of,
relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of contract,
breach
of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of law including the income
Tax
laws applicable to each jurisdiction in which the Company and the Subsidiaries
operate) and (ii) obligations not in default under contracts entered into
in the
ordinary course of business.
SECTION
3.8 Absence
of Change
Since
December 31, 2006, except as set forth on Schedule
3.8,
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted their business in the ordinary
course, consistent with past practice, and:
(a) there
has
not been any Material Adverse Change;
(b) the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not entered into any transaction or incurred,
created, assumed or guaranteed any Liability or obligation other than in
the
ordinary course of business substantially consistent with past practice and
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not made any capital expenditure (or series
of
related capital expenditures) either involving more than $50,000 or outside
the
ordinary course of business;
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(c) the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not sold, leased, transferred or assigned
any
assets other than in the ordinary course of business substantially consistent
with past practice, other than assets that have been replaced with other
assets
of equal or greater value nor sold or otherwise disposed of their capital
stock,
or granted any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain any
of
their capital stock;
(d) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any
Lien
any of their assets other than Liens with respect to current Taxes not yet
due;
(e) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not suffered any material damage, destruction
or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, (i) that individually or in
the
aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) of any item carried
on their books of account at more than $25,000, or suffered any repeated,
recurring or prolonged shortage, cessation or interruption of supplies or
utility services required to conduct their business and operations;
(f) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not (i) changed any of the Employee Benefit
Plans, (ii) granted any general increase in any rate or rates of salaries
or
compensation or in benefits of any kind to its employees other than in the
ordinary course of business substantially consistent with past practice or
(ii)
any specific increase in the salary of or compensation to any employee whose
total salary and compensation after such increase would be at an annual rate
in
excess of $75,000;
(g) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not made or suffered any amendment or
termination of any material agreement, contract, commitment, or lease to
which
they are a party or by which they are bound, or cancelled, modified or waived
any debts or claims held by them, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or waived any rights of substantial value,
whether or not in the ordinary course of business;
(h) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not changed any of the accounting principles
followed by them or the methods of applying such principles, except as required
by GAAP;
(i) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not made any material tax elections;
(j) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not postponed or delayed the payment of
accounts payable and other Liabilities outside the ordinary course of business
or accelerated the collection of their accounts receivable;
(k) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not transferred, assigned or granted any
license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual
Property;
(l) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not declared, set aside or paid any dividend
or
made any distribution with respect to their capital;
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(m) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not made any loan to or entered into any
other
transaction with, any of their directors, managers, officers and employees;
and
(n) the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not agreed to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION
3.9 Title
to Assets; Condition; Sufficiency
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.9,
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in and to, all of the properties and assets used by them,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), except for properties
and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practice. All of these assets are in good and usable condition, ordinary
wear
and tear excepted, are free from defects (patent and latent), have been
maintained in accordance with normal industry practice and are being used
in the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries and are suitable for the purposes
for which they are used. The Company’s and Subsidiaries’ assets, together with
the Company IP, and the other properties being leased by the Company and
the
Subsidiaries pursuant to the leases described on Schedule 3.10, constitute
all
of the assets, properties, rights and interests necessary to conduct the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries in substantially the same manner
as
such is and since December 31, 2005 has
been
conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
SECTION
3.10 Real
Property
The
Company and the Subsidiaries do not own any real property. Schedule
3.10
contains
a brief description of all real property leased by the Company and the
Subsidiaries and lists all agreements, in each case as amended, modified
and
supplemented to date (the “Leases”),
pursuant to which the Company and the Subsidiaries lease, sublease, or otherwise
occupy (whether as landlord, tenant, subtenant or pursuant to any other
occupancy arrangement) any real property and interests in real property (the
“Leased
Property”).
The
Sellers have delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the Leases,
together with all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto. With
respect to each Leased Property:
(a) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have a valid and enforceable leasehold interest
in
the Leased Property, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens;
(b) (i)
each
Lease is in full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of, and is legally enforceable against, each of the other parties thereto,
(ii)
the Company and the Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and undisturbed possession
under
all Leases, and (iii) all of the buildings and structures (including all
fixtures, equipment, roof, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical,
electrical and other holding systems, wiring, computer and cable installations)
leased by the Company and the Subsidiaries are in reasonably good repair
and
operating condition, subject to normal wear and tear, and are adequate and
suitable for their present uses;
(c) with
respect to each Lease, the Company and the Subsidiaries are not in breach
or
default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or
both,
would constitute a breach or default or permit termination or acceleration
thereunder and there are no disputes, oral agreements or forbearance programs
in
effect, as to such Lease;
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(d) except
as
expressly set forth on Schedule
3.10,
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not require the consent of
any
other party to such Lease, will not result in a breach of or default under
such
Lease, and will not otherwise cause such Lease to cease to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on identical terms following
the Closing;
(e) the
Leased Properties and all improvements on the Leased Properties are in
compliance with all applicable Laws including those applicable to zoning,
building and planning and the establishment and maintenance of working
conditions for labor;
(f) current
use and occupancy of the Leased Properties and the operation of the Company’s
and the Subsidiaries Business as currently conducted thereon do not violate
any
easement, covenant, condition, restriction or similar provision in any
instrument of record or other unrecorded agreement affecting such properties
and
the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries (including their key employees,
directors and officers) have not received (and there is no Basis for) any
notice
of any such violation;
(g) the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not assigned, transferred, conveyed,
mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in any Leased Property
and
except as expressly set forth in Schedule
3.10
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted
any Person the right to use or occupy the Leased Properties or any portion
thereof; and
(h) there
is
no condemnation, expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain, pending
or
threatened, affecting any parcel of Leased Property or any portion thereof
or
interest therein.
SECTION
3.11 Intellectual
Property
(a) Company
IP.
Schedule
3.11 (a)
sets
forth a list of (i) all registrations and applications for the registration
of
Company IP, (ii) all unregistered Company IP, (iii) all websites, domain
names
and material software owned or used by the Company or the Subsidiaries, (iv)
the
names of all distributors of the Company or the Subsidiaries who have a right
to
use the any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ names in connection with the
Business, and (v) each license, sublicense, agreement or other permission
that
the Company or the Subsidiaries have granted to any third party with respect
to
the Company IP. All of the Company IP is valid, has not expired, been abandoned
or cancelled. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company IP and the use
thereof does not infringe, dilute or otherwise impair or violate the rights
of
any other Person. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company IP is not
being
infringed, diluted or otherwise impaired or violated by any other Person.
Neither the Company or the Subsidiaries (including its key employees, directors
and officers) nor the Sellers have
received any written notice alleging any such infringement. No Action or
Order
is pending or outstanding, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, is threatened
or
imminent, that seeks to cancel, limit or challenge the validity, enforceability,
ownership or use of any Company IP, and neither the Company or the Subsidiaries
(including their key employees, directors and officers) nor the Sellers know
of
any valid Basis for same. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no loss of any
Company IP is threatened, pending, or reasonably foreseeable (and not as
a
result of any act or omission by Sellers or of the Company or the Subsidiaries).
No expiration of any Company IP is threatened, pending, or reasonably
foreseeable, except for patents expiring at the end of their statutory terms
(and not as a result of any act or omission by Sellers or of the Company
or the
Subsidiaries).
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(b) Exceptions
to Company IP.
Except
as expressly set forth on Schedule 3.11(b),
the
Company and the Subsidiaries (i) own and possess all right, title and interest
in and to, or (ii) possess a valid and enforceable license and right to
use, the Company IP in
the
manner in which it has been used and is proposed to be used by the Company
and
the Subsidiaries,
free
and clear of all Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.11(b),
the
Company and the Subsidiaries have taken reasonable actions (including executing
with current and past employees, contractors and agents non-disclosure and
intellectual property assignment agreements, filing for statutory protections
and paying such employees, contractors and agents all remuneration required
by
Law or agreement with respect to intellectual property developed by them
which
constitutes Company IP) to protect, preserve, police and maintain the Company
IP. The Company IP constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary
for
the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as proposed to be
conducted. Each item of Company IP existing immediately prior to the Closing
will be owned or available for use by the Company or the Subsidiaries on
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Closing. No
actions
are necessary (including filing of documents or payment of fees, including
with
respect to pre-Closing periods) within 120 days after the Closing Date to
maintain or preserve the validity or status of any Company IP that is registered
or for which an application is pending.
(c) Licensed
Intellectual Property.
Schedule
3.11(c)
identifies each item of Company IP that any third party owns and that the
Company or the Subsidiaries use pursuant to license, sublicense, agreement,
or
permission. The Sellers have delivered to the Buyer correct and complete
copies
of all such licenses, sublicenses, agreements, and permissions (as amended
to
date). With respect to each item of Company IP identified on Schedule
3.11(c):
(i) the
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission covering the item is and will
following the Closing continue to be (on identical terms) legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
no party to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission is in breach
or
default, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration thereunder; (iii) the underlying item of Intellectual Property
is
not subject to any outstanding Order; and (iv) no Action is pending or to
the
Knowledge of the Sellers is threatened that challenges the legality, validity,
or enforceability of the underlying item of Intellectual Property, and there
is
no Basis for the same.
(d) New
Developments.
To the
Knowledge of the Sellers, there are no new products, inventions, procedures,
or
methods of manufacturing or processing that any competitors or other third
parties have developed that reasonably would be expected to supersede or
make
obsolete any product or process of the Company or the Subsidiaries or to
limit
the Business as presently conducted or as presently proposed to be
conducted.
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(e) Systems.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to protect
the confidentiality, integrity and security of their Systems; (ii) obey and
follow in all material respects all applicable Laws (as in effect on the
date
hereof and on the Closing Date) with respect to data protection and privacy
and
have not violated their own privacy policy, (iii) use reliable encryption
(or
equivalent) protection, to ensure the security and integrity of transactions
executed through their Systems; (iv) use reliable methods (including passwords)
to ensure the correct identity of the users of its Systems; (v) use commercially
reasonable mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of any transactions executed
through its Systems; and (vi) have implemented commercially reasonable disaster
recovery and business continuity capabilities for their Systems and their
Business.
SECTION
3.12 Compliance
with Law
To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, other than as stated in Schedule 3.12,
neither
the Company or the Subsidiaries nor the operations of the Company’s or the
Subsidiaries’ Business, as conducted at the date hereof and as will be conducted
through the Closing Date, violate, in any material respect, any foreign,
federal, state or local law, ordinance, rule or regulation. For purposes
of
clarity, this Section 3.12 does not apply, and Section 3.17 contains
the sole representations of the Company related to, Tax matters.
SECTION
3.13 Contracts;
Status of Contracts
Schedule
3.13
contains
a correct and complete list of the following material commitments, contracts,
agreements, arrangements or undertakings, whether oral or written (and in
the
case of oral commitments, contracts, agreements, arrangements or undertakings,
also contains a description of the material terms thereof) to which the Company
or the Subsidiaries are a party or by which their assets or properties are
bound
(“Contracts”):
(a) all
Contracts (or group of related Contracts), for the purchase or sale or lease
of
goods, services, supplies, real property or capital assets, each requiring
aggregate future payments by or to the Company or the Subsidiaries of more
than
$25,000 or having a non-cancelable term of more than six months;
(b) all
Contracts for the distribution of the products of the Company or the
Subsidiaries;
(c) prior
to
Closing, Seller shall present copies of all employment, management, consulting,
profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase or stock appreciation Contracts
or
other equity-incentive, deferred compensation, retirement, change in control
or
severance Contracts or other agreements that provide for payments relating
to
the foregoing, including service agreements with self-employed persons, and
all
collective bargaining agreements, and, with respect to standard form employment
contracts and service agreements, a description of the general provisions
thereof, applicable to remuneration and other compensation (e.g. company
car,
vacation bonus, vacation entitlements, termination and prohibition of
competition) and provisions applicable to specific Persons only;
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(d) all
joint
venture, partnership or other Contracts involving the sharing of profits
or
losses;
(e) all
acquisition or divestiture agreements that are currently enforceable against
the
Company or the Subsidiaries, including all Contracts relating to the acquisition
by the Company or the Subsidiaries of the outstanding capital stock, equity
interests or substantially all of the assets of any business
enterprise;
(f) all
material Contracts with the Company’s or Subsidiaries’ Affiliates, or with any
of the Sellers or with any of the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ directors,
officers or any combination of such Persons;
(g) all
notes, mortgages, indentures, loan or credit agreements and other commitments,
Contracts or instruments reflecting obligations for borrowed money or other
monetary Indebtedness or otherwise relating to the borrowing of money by,
or the
extension of credit to, the Company or the Subsidiaries and all security
agreements securing Indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(h) outstanding
guarantees, subordination agreements, indemnity agreements and other similar
types of Contracts under which the Company or the Subsidiaries are or may
become
liable for or obligated to discharge, or any asset of the Company or the
Subsidiaries are or may become subject to the satisfaction of, any Indebtedness,
obligation, performance or undertaking of any Person;
(i) all
Contracts preventing or restricting the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ business
activities in any location, including all non-competition
agreements;
(j) all
other
agreements, commitments and understandings (written or oral) that require
payment by or to the Company or the Subsidiaries of more than $25,000 or
that
cannot be terminated on less than 30 days’ notice without liability or are
otherwise material to the business operations of the Company or the
Subsidiaries; and
(k) all
other
material commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings to enter into
any
of the foregoing agreements.
The
Sellers have delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of each material
Contract set forth on Schedule
3.13,
including all amendments, exhibits, schedules, modifications, waivers and
elections applicable thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.13,
with
respect to each Contract: (i) such Contract is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable and in full force and effect; (ii) such Contract will continue
to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on
identical terms immediately following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; (iii) neither the Company or the Subsidiaries nor, to
the Knowledge of the Sellers, any other party thereto is in breach or default
with respect to such Contract; (iv) to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no event
has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach
or
default, or permit termination, modification, or acceleration, under any
such
Contract; and (v) such Contract was entered into in the ordinary course of
business. Except as expressly set forth on Schedule
3.13,
no
consent, approval, authorization, license, order or permit of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority
or
any other Person is required under any Contract in connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
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SECTION
3.14 Insurance
The
Company and the Subsidiaries
maintains insurance coverage on their respective structures, facilities,
equipment and other assets and properties and with respect to their employees
and operations, which covers liabilities and risks prudently insured against
by
similar businesses and which insurance provides coverage that is, in light
of
industry practices and the operations of the
Company and the Subsidiaries.
At least
five (5) Business Days prior to Closing, Sellers shall deliver Schedule
3.14
which
sets forth the following information with respect to each insurance policy
(including any self insurance arrangements) to which the Company and the
Subsidiaries have been a party, a named insured, or otherwise the beneficiary
of
coverage at any time within the past two years: (a) the name, address, and
telephone number of the agent; (b) the name of the insurer, the name of the
policyholder, and the name of each covered insured; (c) the policy number
and
the period of coverage; and (d) the scope (including an indication of whether
the coverage was on a claims made, occurrence, or other basis) and amount
(including a description of how deductibles and ceilings are calculated and
operate) of coverage. With respect to each such insurance policy: (a) the
policy is and will continue following the Closing to be (on identical terms)
legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is
outstanding and in full force and effect; (b) neither the Company and the
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any other party to the
policy,
are in breach or default (including with respect to the payment of premiums
or
the giving of notices), and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no event has
occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a
breach
or default, or permit termination, modification or acceleration under the
policy; and (c) there are no outstanding unpaid premiums or claims under
any such policy. Since December 31, 2005, no disallowance of any claim under
any
such insurance policy has been received by the Company and the Subsidiaries
and
the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been refused any insurance nor
received any notice of cancellation or nonrenewal. The Company and the
Subsidiaries are not now, nor will in the future be, obligated to pay any
retroactively or retrospectively rated premiums or premium adjustments,
deductible amounts or self-insured retentions in connection with any such
insurance policies with respect to the period prior to the Closing Date.
Since
December 31, 2005, there has not been any failure to present any material
claim
under any such insurance policy in a timely fashion or in the manner or detail
required by such insurance policy.
SECTION
3.15 Employee
Benefits
(a) Schedule
3.15
(i)
contains a true and complete list and description of each Employee Benefit
Plan,
other than the Employee Benefit Plans which are expressly required by applicable
Law to be maintained and are maintained in accordance with (and do not in
any
manner differ from) the requirements of applicable Law and (ii) identifies
each
Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of
the
Code. With respect to each oral Employee Benefit Plan, Schedule
3.15
sets
forth a complete summary of its terms and conditions.
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(b) True
and
complete copies of each Employee Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto
and related trust, insurance contracts, and other funding arrangements have
been
delivered to the Buyer prior to the execution of this Agreement.
(c) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is, and has been since its inception, administered
in
accordance with its terms and with the requirements of all Laws, including
but
not limited to ERISA, that are applicable to each such Employee Benefit Plan.
In
respect of each Employee Benefit Plan, the Company and the Subsidiaries have
not
failed to make any contribution to, or to pay any premium, tax, or funding
obligation due and payable or typically paid as of a date on or before the
Closing Date, as required by applicable Law, employment contract, or the
terms
of such Employee Benefit Plan. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries, any
Employee Benefit Plan or any “party in interest,” as defined in Section 3(14) of
ERISA, has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” which could subject any of them
or Buyer to liability under Section 409 or Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Code.
(d) Neither
the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries, any predecessor or ERISA Affiliate
nor any other person Controlled by or under common Control with any of the
foregoing within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA, has at any time
contributed to any (i) “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 4001 of
ERISA, or (ii) defined benefit pension plan which is subject to Part 3 of
Title
I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(e) There
is
no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened legal Action,
against
the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries or any Employee Benefit Plan
which
would reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Buyer, to any
Person,
or to any Employee Benefit Plan, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there
is
no Basis for any such action, proceeding or investigation.
(f) No
benefit under any Employee Benefit Plan, including, without limitation, any
severance, change of control, or “parachute” payment plan or agreement, will be
established or become accelerated, vested, funded or payable on account of
any
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) The
Sellers and the Company and the Subsidiaries have not scheduled or agreed
upon
future increases of benefit levels under any Employee Benefit Plan or the
establishment of new benefits or Employee Benefit Plans, and no such increases
or establishment of benefits have been proposed, made the subject of
representations to employees or their representatives, requested or demanded
by
employees under circumstances which make it reasonable to expect that such
increases or benefits will be effected.
(h) The
Sellers have provided or will provide timely notice to all Governmental
Authorities, benefit administrators, employees, employee representatives
or
other Persons as required by Law, labor or other contract, or the terms of
any
Employee Benefit Plan to be given on or before the Closing Date on account
of a
change of control or identity of the employer or sponsor of an Employee Benefit
Plan, termination of employees, or any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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SECTION
3.16 Employment
Matters
Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.16,
(a) the
Company and the Subsidiaries are not a party to, bound by, or negotiating
in
respect of any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with
any
labor union, association or other representative of any employees of the
Company
and the Subsidiaries, nor is any employee of the Company and the Subsidiaries
represented by any labor union or other representative organization; (b) no
labor union or other representative organization has been certified or
recognized as the collective bargaining representative of any employees of
the
Company and the Subsidiaries; (c) there are no organizing campaigns or
representation proceedings or campaigns in process to form a union, or
collective bargaining unit or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened, with
respect to any employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries; (d) there are
no existing nor, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened labor strikes,
work
stoppages, organized slowdowns, unfair labor practice charges or complaints
or
labor arbitration proceedings affecting any employee of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, and the Company and the Subsidiaries have not experienced any
such
labor controversy within the past five years; (e) the Company and the
Subsidiaries paid in full to its employees all wages, salaries, commissions,
bonuses, benefits and other compensation payable, as applicable, on or before
the date hereof and on or before the Closing Date or otherwise arising as
of
such date under any policy, practice, agreement, plan, program, statute or
other
Law; (f) the Company and the Subsidiaries have not closed any plant or
facility, effectuated any layoffs of employees or implemented any early
retirement, separation or window program within the past five years, nor
have
the Company and the Subsidiaries planned or announced any such action or
program
for the future, and (g) the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance
with
all notification and bargaining obligations arising under applicable Laws.
The
Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Laws,
collective bargaining agreements, and employment contracts respecting
employment, employment practices, work permits, terms and conditions of
employment, and wages and hours requirements. The Company and the Subsidiaries
are not engaged in any unfair labor practice and there is no unfair labor
practice complaint against the Company and the Subsidiaries or grievance
or
labor arbitration pending. Neither the Sellers nor the Company and the
Subsidiaries (including its key employees, directors and officers) have received
any notice that any petition respecting any of the Company and the Subsidiaries
employees has been filed with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board.
SECTION
3.17 Taxes
(a) Each
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries have filed timely all Tax Returns that they
were required to file under applicable Laws. All such Tax Returns were correct
and complete in all respects and were prepared in compliance with all applicable
Laws. All Taxes due and owing by the Company and the Subsidiaries (whether
or
not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid. The Company and the Subsidiaries
currently are not the beneficiaries of any extension of time within which
to
file any Tax Return other than as stated in Schedule 3.17.
No
claim has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company
and
the Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that the Company or the Subsidiaries
is
or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Liens for
Taxes
(other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of the
Company
and the Subsidiaries.
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(b) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all Taxes required to
have
been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party.
(c) Neither
the Sellers nor any of the directors and officers (or employees responsible
for
Tax matters) of the Company or the Subsidiaries expect any Governmental
Authority to assess any additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns
have been filed. No foreign, federal, state, or local Tax audits or
administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are pending or being conducted
with
respect to the Company or the Subsidiaries. The Company and the Subsidiaries
have not received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing authority
(including jurisdictions where such Company has not filed Tax Returns) any
(i)
notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request
for
information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed
adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing
authority against the Company or the Subsidiaries. Schedule
3.17
lists
all Tax Returns filed with respect to the Company or the Subsidiaries for
taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 2000, indicates those Tax
Returns
that have been audited, and indicates those Tax Returns that currently are
the
subject of audit. The Sellers have delivered to the Buyer correct and complete
copies of all Tax Returns for Taxes, and all examination reports, and statements
of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company or the Subsidiaries
filed or received since December 31, 2003.
(d) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have not waived any statute of limitations in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or plan that has resulted or could result, separately or in the
aggregate, in the payment of (i) any “excess parachute payment” within the
meaning of Code Section 280G (or any corresponding provision of state, local
or
foreign Tax law) and (ii) any amount that will not be fully deductible as
a
result of Code Section 162(m) (or any corresponding provision of state, local
or
foreign Tax law). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
a
United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Code
Section 897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code Section
897(c)(1)(A)(ii). The Company and the Subsidiaries are not a party to or
bound
by any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. The Company and the Subsidiaries
(i)
have not been a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the
Company) and (ii) have satisfied any Liability for the Taxes of any Person
(other than the Company or the Subsidiaries) under Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(f) The
unpaid Taxes of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) did not, as of May 31,
2007, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (including any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income)
set
forth on the face of the March 31, 2007 balance sheet (rather than in any
notes
thereto) and (ii) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage
of time
through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice
of the
Company and the Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns. Since March 31,
2007,
the Company and the Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability for Taxes
arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP,
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and
practice.
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(g) To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries will not be required
to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from,
taxable
income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date
as a result of any:
(i) change
in
method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(ii) any
agreement with any Tax authority executed on or prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) intercompany
transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under
Code
§1502 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state or local income
Tax
law);
(iv) installment
sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date;
or
(v) prepaid
amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(h) The
Company and the Subsidiaries have met all prerequisites and requirements
for any
investment grants and subsidies received or accrued.
SECTION
3.18 Accounts
Receivable; Accounts Payable
(a) Accounts
Receivable; Accounts Payable.
All
accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries are reflected properly
on their books and records, are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or
counterclaims, are, to the Knowledge of Sellers, current and collectible
and
will be collected in the ordinary course of business at their recorded amounts,
subject only to the reserve for bad debts set forth on the face of the May
31,
2007 balance sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for the
passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom
and
practice of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Schedule
3.18(a)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all outstanding accounts receivable
as of
the date of this Agreement, which list sets forth the aging of such accounts
receivables.
(b) Accounts
Payable.
Schedule
3.18(b)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all accounts payable as of the date of this
Agreement, which list sets forth the aging of each such account payable.
All
accounts payable that are reflected on the March 31, 2007 balance sheet,
on
Schedule
3.18(b),
or on
the accounting records of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing
Date represent valid obligations arising from products or services actually
received by or loans actually made to the Company and the Subsidiaries in
the
ordinary course of business.
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SECTION
3.19 Environmental
Matters
To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries are, and at all
prior
times have been, in continuous compliance with all Environmental Laws and
there
is no condition that would reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere
with
such compliance with all Environmental Laws in the future.
SECTION
3.20 Customers
Schedule
3.20
lists
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the five months ended May 30,
2007,
its top 10 customers, listing for each customer the aggregate value of the
sales
made by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the year ended December 31, 2006
and
the five months ended May 30, 2007. Since December 31, 2006, there has not
been
(i) any material change in the business relationship of the Company and the
Subsidiaries with any of their material customers, including all of the
customers listed on Schedule
3.20,
or (ii)
any change in any material term (including credit terms) of the customer
agreements or other arrangements with any such customers.
SECTION
3.21 Effect
of Transaction
Except
as
indicated on Schedule 3.21,
no
creditor, employee, client, customer, supplier or other Person having a business
relationship with the Company and the Subsidiaries has informed the Sellers
or
the Company and the Subsidiaries (including their key employees, directors
and
officers) that such Person will, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no
such
Person intends to, cancel, terminate or otherwise modify such relationship
because of the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
otherwise.
SECTION
3.22 No
Broker
None
of
the Sellers the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) has had any dealings,
negotiations or communications with or retained any broker or other intermediary
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii)
is
committed to any liability for any brokers’ or finders’ fees or any similar fees
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
3.23 Additional
Information
Schedule
3.23,
to the
extent not described on another Schedule to this Agreement, contains accurate
lists and summary descriptions of the following:
(a) the
names
and addresses of every bank and other financial institution in which the
Company
or the Subsidiaries maintain an account (whether checking, savings or
otherwise), lock box or safe deposit box, and the account numbers and names
of
persons having signing authority or other access thereto;
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(b) the
names
of all persons authorized to borrow money or incur or guarantee indebtedness
on
behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries;
(c) the
names
of all Persons holding powers of attorney from the Company and the Subsidiaries
empowering them to act on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries and
a
summary statement of the terms thereof; and
(d) any
and
all outstanding loans made, or taken or held by the Company and the
Subsidiaries.
SECTION
3.24 Product
Warranty and Product Liability
(a) Product
Warranty.
To the
Knowledge of the Sellers, each product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered
by the Company and the Subsidiaries has been in conformity with all applicable
contractual commitments and all express and implied warranties. To the Knowledge
of the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries have no Liability (and there
is
no Basis for any present or future Action against any of them giving rise
to any
Liability) for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection
therewith, subject only to the reserve for product warranty claims set forth
on
the face of the March 31, 2007 balance sheet (rather than in any notes thereto)
as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance
with
the past custom and practice of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Schedule
3.24(a)
includes
copies of the standard terms and conditions of sale or lease for the Company
and
the Subsidiaries (containing applicable guaranty, warranty, and indemnity
provisions). No product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company
and the Subsidiaries is subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity
beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease set
forth
in Schedule
3.24(a).
(b) Product
Liability.
To the
Knowledge of the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries have no Liability
(and there is no Basis for any present or future Action against any of them
giving rise to any Liability) arising out of any injury to individuals or
property as a result of the ownership, possession, or use of any product
manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Company and the
Subsidiaries.
SECTION
3.25 Accredited
Investors
With
respect to the issuance of the Vuance Shares to the Minority
Shareholders:
(a) The
Minority Shareholders can bear the economic risk of this investment and can
afford a complete loss thereof. The Minority Shareholders (i) have adequate
means of providing for their current and presently foreseeable future needs,
(ii) have no present need for liquidity of their investment in the Shares,
and
(iii) will not have an overall commitment to non-marketable investments
disproportionate to its net worth.
(b) The
Minority Shareholders each qualify as an “accredited investor” as such term is
defined under Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”),
as
amended.
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(c) The
Minority Shareholders, and such other persons whom the Minority Shareholders
have found it necessary or advisable to consult, have sufficient knowledge
and
experience in business and financial matters to evaluate the risks of the
investment and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto;
and
the Minority Shareholders have been provided with copies of the audited
financial statements of the Buyer’s Parent for the fiscal years ended December
31, 2005 and 2006 and the unaudited financial statements for the three months
ended March 31, 2007 (collectively, the “Buyer’s
Parent Financial Statements”)
and a
copy of the Buyer’s Parent annual report on Form 20-F for 2005, and have been
given the opportunity to ask Buyer’s Parent management questions related to the
operations and financial condition of Buyer’s Parent.
(d) The
Minority Shareholders understand that the issuance of the Vuance Shares has
not
been registered under the Securities Act, or pursuant to the provisions of
the
securities or other laws of any other applicable jurisdictions. The Minority
Shareholders understand that the Vuance Shares are being issued in reliance
upon
the exemptions for private offerings contained in Regulation D as promulgated
under the Securities Act and upon the laws of such other applicable
jurisdictions based upon the fact that this issuance of Vuance Shares will
only
be made to a limited number of investors, and acknowledges that any certificate
representing shares of the Vuance Shares shall bear a legend to such effect.
The
Minority Shareholders are fully aware that the reliance on such exemptions
for
their purchase of the Vuance Shares is based, in part, upon its representations,
warranties and agreements hereto. As the issuance has not been registered
under
the Securities Act, the Minority Shareholders are fully aware that (i) they
must
bear the economic risk of its investment herein for the period of time which
is
required by the Act, and (ii) their investment in the Vuance Shares cannot
be
offered or sold unless the offering is subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration of the Vuance Shares
issued hereunder is contemplated. The Minority Shareholders understand that
no
federal or state agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or
endorsement of the Vuance Shares.
The
Minority Shareholders understand the meaning and legal consequences of the
foregoing representations and warranties. Each such representation and warranty
made by the Minority Shareholders shall survive the issuance of the Vuance
Shares.
SECTION
3.26 No
Series A Preferred Stock Payment Obligations
As
of the
date of this Agreement, HMSC has no outstanding payment obligations to the
Company pursuant to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated August 21, 2006 (the “Series
A Preferred Stock Agreement”).
SECTION
3.27 Disclosure
The
representations and warranties contained in this Article
III
do not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements and information contained
in this
Article
III
not
materially misleading.
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The
Buyer
and the Buyer’s Parent (with respect to Section 4.4 through 4.13) hereby
represent and warrant to the Sellers that the statements contained in this
Article
IV
are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct
and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing
Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
Article
IV.
SECTION
4.1 Organization
The
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the State of Delaware (as in effect on the date hereof and on the
Closing Date).
SECTION
4.2 Due
Authorization
The
Buyer
has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
each agreement or instrument executed and delivered in connection herewith
or
pursuant hereto to which it is a party, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform its obligations hereunder
and
thereunder. The Buyer’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and all agreements and instruments executed in connection herewith and delivered
pursuant hereto and its performance of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action. This
Agreement and all agreements or instruments executed and delivered by the
Buyer
in connection herewith or pursuant hereto have been or will at Closing be
duly
executed and delivered by the Buyer, and this Agreement and all agreements
and
instruments executed by the Buyer in connection herewith or delivered by
the
Buyer pursuant hereto constitute and will at Closing constitute legal, valid
and
binding obligations of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance
with their respective terms (except to the extent that enforcement may be
affected by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and similar
Laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought at law or in
equity)).
SECTION
4.3 Noncontravention
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and all
of
the other agreements or instruments contemplated hereby do not and will not
(a)
conflict with or violate any Laws (as in effect on the date hereof and on
the
Closing Date) applicable to the Buyer, (b) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Buyer’s organization documents (c) violate, result in a
breach, default or acceleration under, or give rise to any penalty or any
right
of termination, cancellation or modification under, any agreement to which
the
Buyer is a party or by which it is bound or (d) require the consent,
approval, authorization, license, order or permit of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, or any
other
Person.
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SECTION
4.4 Issuance
of the Vuance Shares.
The
Vuance Shares, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement,
will
be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free
and
clear of all Liens imposed by the Buyer’s Parent other than restrictions on
transfer provided for in this Agreement.
SECTION
4.5 Capitalization.
The
capitalization of the Buyer’s Parent is as set forth on Schedule
4.5.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.5,
(i) no
Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation,
or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights
to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire,
any Vuance Shares, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements
by
which the Buyer’s Parent or any of its subsidiaries is or may become bound to
issue additional ordinary shares or ordinary share equivalents and (iii)
the
issuance of the Vuance Shares pursuant to this Agreement will not obligate
the
Buyer’s Parent to issue ordinary shares of its share capital or other securities
to any Person (other than the Sellers) and will not result in a right of
any
holder of Buyer’s Parent securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange
or reset price under any of such securities. All of the outstanding shares
of
the share capital of the Buyer’s Parent are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state
securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation
of
any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
As of the Closing Date, no further approval or authorization of any
stockholders, the Board of Directors of the Buyer’s Parent or others will be
required for the issuance and sale of the Vuance Shares. There are no
stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with
respect to the Buyer’s Parent’s share capital to which the Buyer’s Parent is a
party or, to the Knowledge of the Buyer’s Parent, between or among any of the
Buyer’s Parent’s stockholders.
SECTION
4.6 Financial
Statements.
The
Buyer’ Parent Financial Statements (attached as Schedule
4.6
hereto)
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified
in such Buyer Parent’s Financial Statements or the notes thereto and except that
unaudited portion of the Buyer Parent’s Financial Statements may not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Buyer’s Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for
the
periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
SECTION
4.7 Private
Placement.
No
registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale
of the
Vuance Shares by the Buyer’s Parent to the Sellers as contemplated hereby. The
issuance and sale of the Vuance Shares hereunder does not contravene the
rules
and regulations of the Trading Markets. The issuance of the Vuance Shares
pursuant to this Agreement will not require any registration or qualification
under any non-U.S. jurisdiction.
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SECTION
4.8 Investment
Company.
The
Buyer’s Parent is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt
of payment for the Vuance Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an
“investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended. The Buyer’s Parent shall conduct its business in a manner so that it
will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
SECTION
4.9 Listing
and Maintenance Requirements.
The
Buyer’s Parent ordinary shares are registered pursuant to 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, and the Buyer’s Parent has taken no action designed to, or which to its
knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of
the
Buyer’s Parent’s ordinary shares under the Exchange Act nor has the Buyer’s
Parent received any notification that the Securities and Exchange Commission
is
contemplating terminating such registration. The Buyer’s Parent has not, in the
12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market
on
which the ordinary shares are or have been listed or quoted to the effect
that
the Buyer’s Parent is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance
requirements of such Trading Market. The Buyer’s Parent is, and has no reason to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance
with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
SECTION
4.10 No
Integrated Offering.
Assuming
the accuracy of the Minority Shareholders’ representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.25, neither the Buyer’s Parent, nor any of its Affiliates,
nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly,
made
any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security,
under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Vuance Shares to
be
integrated with prior offerings by the Buyer’s Parent for purposes of the
Securities Act in a manner that would require the registration under the
Securities Act of the sale of the Vuance Shares to the Sellers or any applicable
shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Markets on which any of the
securities of the Buyer’s Parent are listed or designated.
SECTION
4.11 Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
the Buyer’s Parent or any of its subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the
Buyer’s Parent, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Buyer’s
Parent, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to
foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to
foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed
to
disclose fully any contribution made by the Buyer’s Parent or any of its
subsidiaries (or made by any person acting on their behalf of which the Buyer’s
Parent is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material
respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
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SECTION
4.12 No
Broker
Except
for Oberon Securities, LLC, the Buyer Parties (i) have not had any dealings,
negotiations or communications with or retained any broker or other intermediary
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii)
are
not committed to any liability for any brokers’ or finders’ fees or any similar
fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
SECTION
4.13 Contract
Prohibitions
Neither
the Buyer Parties nor any of their subsidiaries is, due to any past action,
omission of affiliation, prohibited from, or would reasonably be expected
to be
prohibited from, entering into any supply, service or other contract with
the
United States government or any instrumentality thereof.
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ARTICLE
V
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
SECTION
5.1 Lock-Up
(a) Other
than as set forth herein or a security interest granted by HSMC to its largest
existing lender in the Vuance Shares, the Sellers will not offer, sell, contract
to sell, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any
transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result
in
the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition
due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Sellers or any Affiliate of the
Sellers or any person in privity with the Sellers or any Affiliate of the
Sellers), directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent
position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning
of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”)
with
respect to, any Vuance Shares beneficially owned, held or hereafter acquired
by
the Sellers. Beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with
Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act. The prohibition under this Section 5.1 shall not
apply to a transfer by the Sellers of up to an aggregate of 7,000 Vuance
Shares
to Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx or Rampart Partners, LLC, provided that
such
Persons execute a lock-up agreement with prohibitions identical to those
contained in this Section 5.1 and such Persons represent that they are
“accredited investors” as such term is defined under Rule 501 under the
Securities Act. Buyer will impose irrevocable stop-transfer instructions
preventing its transfer agent from effecting any actions in violation of
this
Section 5.1.
(b) The
restrictions on the transfer of the Vuance Shares set forth in Section 5.1(a)
will expire (i) for the Minority Shareholders in
twelve
equal installments, commencing with the end of the first calendar quarter
following the Closing and each of the eleven following calendar quarters
thereafter,
and
(ii) for HMSC in eight equal installments, commencing with the end of the
first
calendar quarter following the Closing and each of the seven following calendar
quarters thereafter.
(c) Following
expiration of the restrictions under Section 5.1(a) pursuant to Section 5.1(b),
the Vuance Shares may be transferred in accordance with the limitations under
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that in no event may HMSC transfer
any of its Vuance Shares to any of its shareholders or creditors.
SECTION
5.2 Piggyback
Registration Rights
If
at any
time or times after the date hereof Buyer’s Parent shall seek to register any of
its ordinary shares under the Securities Act for sale to the public for its
own
account or on the account of others (except with respect to registration
statements on Form X-0, Xxxx X-0 or another form not available for registering
the Vuance Shares for sale to the public), Buyer’s Parent will promptly give
written notice thereof to HMSC. If within twenty (20) days after their receipt
of such notice HMSC requests the inclusion of some or all of the Vuance Shares
owned by it in such registration, Buyer’s Parent will use its reasonable best
efforts to effect the registration under the Securities Act of such Vuance
Shares. In the case of the registration of ordinary shares by Buyer’s Parent in
connection with any underwritten public offering to which this Section 5.2
applies, if the underwriter(s) determines that reasonable and customary
marketing factors require a limitation on the number of Vuance Shares to
be
offered, then Buyer’s Parent shall not be required to register Vuance Shares of
HMSC in excess of the amount, if any, of ordinary shares which the principal
underwriter of such underwritten offering shall reasonably and in good faith
agree to include in such offering in addition to any amount to be registered
for
the account of Buyer’s Parent.
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SECTION
5.3 Voting
of HMSC’s Vuance Shares
HMSC
will
grant an irrevocable power of attorney in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
to the
chairman of the board of directors of Buyer’s Parent to exercise all voting
rights related to its Vuance Shares, until a voluntary sale or transfer of
the
Vuance Shares in accordance with Section 5.1 has occurred.
SECTION
5.4 Right
of First Refusal
To
the
extent that and as long as HMSC’s Vuance Shares remain subject to the
restrictions set forth in Section 5.1(a), upon the occurrence of any sale
by
HMSC of its Vuance Shares due to HSMC’s bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise by
operation of law (an “Involuntary
Sale”),
Buyer’s Parent or Buyer will have the right to purchase all (but not less than
all) HSMC’s Vuance Shares on the following terms and conditions:
(a) HSMC
will
give Buyer prompt written notice (the “Sale
Notice”)
of any
pending Involuntary Sale and Buyer or Buyer’s Parent will have five (5) Business
Days to elect to purchase HSMC’s Vuance Shares. The purchase of HSMC’s Vuance
Shares must occur within five (5) Business Days of such election at a purchase
price per share equal to the average closing price of the Buyer Parent’s common
stock on the Trading Markets for the fifteen (15) Business Days prior to
the
purchase date. The purchase price for Vuance Shares acquired pursuant to
this
Section 5.4(a) must be paid in immediately available funds.
(b) In
the
event that neither Buyer’s Parent nor the Buyer elects to purchase HMSC’s Vuance
Shares, will not have the right to prevent or delay the Involuntary
Sale..
SECTION
5.5 Note
Assumption
As
of the
date of this Agreement, the Company has outstanding a note payable to the
Minority Shareholders Messrs. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx
(the
“Noteholders”)
in the
amount of $467,582 (subject to adjustment for regular interest payments not
paid) (the “Note”).
At
the Closing, Buyer will assume all obligations under the Note from the Company
pursuant to a customary assignment and assumption agreement (the “Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”).
Alternatively, Buyer’s Parent may issue a number of ordinary shares to the
Noteholders equal to the outstanding amount of the Note divided by the Closing
Price Per Share, in which event (i) all of the Company’s obligations under the
Note shall terminate, and (ii) such ordinary shares shall be subject to the
restrictions set forth in Section 5.1(a), which restrictions shall expire
in
twelve equal installments, commencing with the end of the first calendar
quarter
following the Closing and each of the eleven following calendar quarter
thereafter.
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SECTION
5.6 HMSC
Financing
In
the
event that HMSC provides debt financing to the Company prior to the Closing
(the
“HMSC
Financing”),
the
Buyer will cause the Company to repay such financing in immediately available
funds up to $400,000 with an 8% per annum interest rate promptly after
Closing.
SECTION
5.7 Conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock; Termination of Certain Agreement
(a) All
shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued under the Series A Preferred Stock
Agreement will be converted into shares of common stock immediately prior
to the
Closing.
(b) All
rights and obligations arising out of (i) the Series A Preferred Stock
Agreement, (ii) the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Security
Holding Enterprises, Inc. and the Minority Shareholders (the “Merger
Agreement”)
and
(iii) certain restricted stock agreements between the Company on the one
hand
and the Minority Shareholders and certain employees of the Company on the
other
hand (the “Restricted
Stock Agreements”)
will
be terminated before Closing.
SECTION
5.8 Employment
Agreements
Prior
to
the Closing, Messrs. Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will
have
entered into employment agreements with the company or the subsidiaries,
forms
of which are attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Employment
Agreements”).
SECTION
5.9 Listing
of Ordinary Shares
The
Buyer’s Parent hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or
quotation of the Buyer’s Parent ordinary shares on the Trading Markets, and as
soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing (but not later than
first
anniversary of the Closing Date) to list (or include for quotation) all of
the
Vuance Shares issued to the Sellers on such Trading Markets. The Buyer’s Parent
further agrees, if the Buyer’s Parent applies to have the Buyer’s Parent
ordinary shares traded on any other securities exchange, trading market or
quotation system, it will include in such application all of the ordinary
shares, and will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the
Vuance Shares to be listed on such other securities exchange, trading market
or
quotation system as promptly as possible.
SECTION
5.10 Form
D; Blue Sky Filings.
The
Buyer’s Parent agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Vuance Shares
as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon
request of any Seller. The Buyer’s Parent shall take such action as the Buyer’s
Parent shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption
for, or to qualify the Vuance Shares for, sale to the Sellers at the Closing
under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United
States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request
of any
Seller.
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ARTICLE
VI
PRE
AND POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
SECTION
6.1 Conduct
of Business
From
the
date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date and the date
of the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Sellers shall
cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to, and the Company and the Subsidiaries
shall, conduct their Business in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice and in conformance with all Laws, to preserve their assets, properties,
business goodwill, and relationships with their suppliers, customers and
others
having business relationships with it and retain the services of its employees.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of Closing or the termination of this Agreement
in
accordance with its terms, except as specifically permitted elsewhere in
this
Agreement or by this Agreement, the Sellers must
not
cause the Company or the Subsidiaries to:
(a) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution with respect to their
capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any of its capital stock;
(b) (i) mortgage,
pledge or otherwise encumber, incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than
Permitted Liens) on any of its properties or assets; (ii) guarantee any
Indebtedness of another Person or enter into any “keep well” or other agreement
to maintain any financial condition of another Person; or (iii) make any
loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other
Person;
(c) forgive,
cancel or compromise any Indebtedness owing to them or any claims which they
may
have possessed, or waive any right of substantial value;
(d) (i)
issue, deliver, dispose of, pledge, sell or otherwise encumber or authorize
or
propose the issuance, sale, disposition or pledge or other encumbrance of
any
shares of capital stock of any class or any securities or rights convertible
into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares
of
its capital stock, or grant any rights, warrants, options, calls, commitments
or
any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire any shares of
their
capital stock or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable
for, or
evidencing the right to subscribe for, any shares of their capital stock,
or
redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any such securities, or (ii) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of their capital stock;
(e) sell,
lease, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any assets of the Company
or the
Subsidiaries;
(f) enter
into any new unrelated line of business or acquire any business or any
corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof;
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(g) fail
to
comply, in any material respect, with all applicable Laws (as in effect from
the
date hereof to the Closing Date) and with all applicable Orders;
(h) amend
their articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents,
or
merge, reorganize or consolidate with or into any other Person;
(i) make
any
change in its accounting methods or practices other than those required to
effect compliance with GAAP;
(j) grant
any
license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Company
IP;
(k) make
any
loan to, or enter into any other transaction with, any director, officer
or
employee;
(l) (i)
increase the compensation or fringe benefits of any present or former director,
officer, employee or consultant of the Company or the Subsidiaries (except
for
increases in salary or wages, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice or the payment of accrued or earned but unpaid bonuses or as
otherwise required by Law), (ii) grant any bonus, severance or termination
pay
to any present or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the
Company or the Subsidiaries, except pursuant to an Employee Benefit Plan
in
existence on the date of this Agreement the terms of which have been disclosed
on Schedule
3.15,
(iii)
establish, adopt, enter into, amend, modify or terminate any Employee Benefit
Plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement
that would be an Employee Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the
date of
this Agreement, except for amendments required by Law, (iv) grant any equity
or
equity-based awards, or (v) terminate, hire or materially modify the employment
terms of any employee of the Company;
(m) fail
to
maintain or renew any Permits required for their business;
(n) amend,
modify or terminate any Contract of a type required to be disclosed pursuant
to
Section
3.13
or enter
into any new Contract of a type required to be disclosed pursuant to
Section
3.13;
(o) (i)
enter
into or renew any lease, agreement or commitment which, if entered into prior
to
the date of this Agreement would be required to be disclosed on Schedule 3.10,
or
cause, or take any action to allow, any lease, agreement or commitment listed
on
Schedule
3.10
to lapse
(other than in accordance with its terms), to be modified in any material
adverse respect, or otherwise to become impaired in any material manner;
(p) make
or
pledge to make any charitable or other capital contribution;
(q) initiate
any Action or settle any Action, which in either case is not fully covered
by
insurance;
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(r) enter
into any transaction or incur any liability or obligation that is material
to
their business or operations, including commencing any new research, development
or marketing programs and incurring any liability or obligation in connection
therewith;
(s) (i)
adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization with respect to any
of
the Company or the Subsidiaries; (ii) make any acquisition by means of
stock purchase, asset purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise;
(iii) enter into any agreement providing for acceleration of payment or
performance or other consequence as a result of a change of control of the
Company or the Subsidiaries; (iv) enter into any negotiations or
discussions with, regarding or relating to recognizing any collective bargaining
representative for the employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(v) submit or file with, or otherwise voluntarily participate as a party to
any material stipulation, pleading, filing or other proceeding with any
Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Company or the Subsidiaries
or
fail to notify the Buyer promptly of any involuntary participation in any
of the
foregoing; or
(t) without
the prior written approval of Buyer, (i) create, incur or assume any
Indebtedness (other than the HMSC Financing) in excess of $25,000 in the
aggregate; (ii) make or agree to make any new capital or other expenditures
involving more than $25,000 in the aggregate; acquire or invest in any assets
involving more than $25,000; or
(u) authorize
any of, or agree or commit to do any of, the foregoing actions.
SECTION
6.2 Pre-Closing
Access to Information
(a) Access
to Books; Records; Personnel; Properties.
From
the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Sellers shall cause the Company
and
the Subsidiaries to permit the Buyer and its authorized agents, officers
and
representatives to have full access to the properties, personnel, customers,
suppliers, advisors (including attorneys and accountants), books, records,
contracts, information and documents of the Company and the Subsidiaries
to
conduct such examinations and investigations of the Company and the Subsidiaries
as the Buyer deems desirable or necessary; provided,
however,
that
such examinations and investigations shall be conducted during normal business
hours.
The
Sellers and the Company and the Subsidiaries shall cooperate in all reasonable
respects and in a prompt and timely manner with the Buyer’s examinations and
investigations, and will authorize the Buyer and its employees, agents and
representatives to gain access to governmental records concerning environmental
matters that relate to or affect the Company’s or the Subsidiaries’ facilities.
SECTION
6.3 Cooperation;
Notices and Consents
(a) Generally.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties
hereto hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all
actions which are necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate and
make
effective the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) Notices
and Consents.
The
Sellers shall cause the Company and the Subsidiaries to (i) give any notices
to
third parties necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder, (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as
practicable obtain all third-party consents, approvals and waivers necessary
for
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder, including, but
not
limited to, the consents, approvals and waivers necessary with respect to
the
Leases disclosed on Schedule
3.10,
and
(iii) consult with and obtain the Buyer’s prior approval to any notice or
consent letter submitted to a third party pursuant to (i) and (ii). Each
of the
parties shall (and the Sellers shall cause the Company and the Subsidiaries
to)
give any notices to, make any filings with, and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of, Governmental
Authorities required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Duty
to Keep Informed.
The
Buyer and the Sellers shall consult with each other and keep each other informed
of the status of the matters referred to in this Section
6.3
and,
except to the extent confidential treatment has been given in any document
filed
with a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section
6.3,
shall
provide each other with copies of all such documents prepared on its behalf
and
all correspondence relating to the matters referred to in this Section
6.3.
SECTION
6.4 Publicity
All
general notices, releases, statements and communications to employees,
suppliers, distributors and customers of the Company and the Subsidiaries
and to
the general public and the press relating to the transactions covered by
this
Agreement shall be made only at such times and in such manner as may be
reasonably agreed upon in advance between the Buyer and the Sellers;
provided,
however,
that
any party hereto shall be entitled to make a public announcement of the
foregoing if, in the written opinion of its legal counsel delivered to the
other
party, such announcement is required to comply with any Law, provided that
such
party first consults with the other party hereto and gives prior written
notice
of its intention to make such public announcement.
SECTION
6.5 Tax
Matters
The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
the Buyer and the Sellers for certain Tax matters following the Closing Date:
(a) Straddle
Period.
In the
case of any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date
(a “Straddle
Period”),
the
amount of any Taxes based on or measured by income or receipts of the Company
and the Subsidiaries for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based
on
an interim closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing
Date
(and for such purpose, the taxable period of any partnership or other
pass-through entity in which the Company or the Subsidiaries hold a beneficial
interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time) and the amount of other
Taxes of the Company and the Subsidiaries for a Straddle Period that relates
to
the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for
the
entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is
the
number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the
denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period.
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(b) Indemnity.
Sellers
shall, severally and jointly, indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties and
hold
them harmless from and against (without duplication) any Losses attributable
to
(i) all Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of the Company and the Subsidiaries
for all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion
through the end of the Closing Date for any taxable period that includes
(but
does not end on) the Closing Date (“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”),
(ii)
all Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group of which the Company or the Subsidiaries (or any predecessor of any
Company or the Subsidiaries) are or were a member on or prior to the Closing
Date, including pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or any analogous or
similar Law, and (iii) any and all Taxes of any person (other than the Company
and the Subsidiaries) imposed on the Company and the Subsidiaries as a
transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any Law, which Taxes
relate
to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing.
(c) Responsibility
for Filing Tax Returns.
The
Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all
Tax Returns for the Company and the Subsidiaries that are filed after the
Closing Date. The Buyer shall permit the Sellers to review and comment on
any
such Tax Return that covers a Pre-Closing Tax Period.
(d) Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
(i) The
Buyer, the Company, the Subsidiaries, and the Sellers shall cooperate fully,
as
and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, in connection
with
the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Section
6.5
and any
audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation
shall include the retention and (upon the other Party's request) the provision
of records and information that are reasonably relevant to any such audit,
litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually
convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any
material provided hereunder. The Buyer, the Company and the Subsidiaries
and the
Sellers will (A) retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters
pertinent to the Company and the Subsidiaries relating to any taxable period
beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of
limitations (and, to the extent notified by the Buyer or the Sellers, any
extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B)
to
give the other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying
or discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party so requests,
the Buyer, the Company, the Subsidiaries or the Sellers, as the case may
be,
shall allow the other Party, at such Party’s sole cost, to take possession of
such books and records.
(ii) The
Buyer
and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts to
obtain
any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or any
other
Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that
could
be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby).
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(e) Tax-Sharing
Agreements.
All
tax-sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving
the
Company and the Subsidiaries shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and,
after the Closing Date, the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not be bound
thereby or have any liability thereunder.
(f) Certain
Taxes and Fees.
All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes,
and
all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including
any
penalties and interest) incurred in connection with consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Sellers
when
due. The Sellers will, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns
and
other documentation with respect to all such Taxes, fees and charges, and,
if
required by applicable law, the Buyer will, and will cause its Affiliates
to,
join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other
documentation.
SECTION
6.6 Exclusivity
From
the
date hereof until the earlier of the Closing Date or the date of the termination
of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Sellers, the Company
and the
Subsidiaries shall not, and shall cause their officers, directors,
representatives, agents and Affiliates not to: (a) enter into any written
or
oral agreement or understanding with any Person (other than the Buyer) regarding
a sale of the Company or the Subsidiaries, any part of their stock, assets
(other than inventory in the ordinary course of business) or business, or
a
merger, consolidation, or re-capitalization involving the Company or a
Subsidiary (“Another
Transaction”);
(b)
enter into, participate or continue any negotiations or discussions with
any
Person (other than the Buyer or the Buyer’s advisors and agents) relating to
Another Transaction; or (c) provide any non-public or other confidential
or
proprietary information regarding this Agreement, the Company or the
Subsidiaries or their Affiliates (including legal and contractual documentation
or any financial information, projections, or proposals regarding any of
their
respective businesses) to any Person (other than to the Buyer or the Buyer’s
advisors and agents). The Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries shall
promptly disclose to the Buyer any requests or inquiries (in each case, whether
written or oral) from any Person regarding Another Transaction or relating
to
the circumstances described in clauses (a) through (c) above. In the event
of a
breach of the covenant set forth in this Section
6.6,
the
Sellers will be severally and jointly liable to pay to the Buyer all of the
Buyer’s expenses related to the transaction contemplated under this Agreement,
whether or not consummated, up to $100,000.
SECTION
6.7 Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation
(a) Non-Competition.
Except
as described on Schedule
6.7,
the
Minority Shareholders (other than Xxxxx Xxxxxx) agree that for a period of
two
years from the Closing Date (the “Restrictive
Period”)
they
shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly,
own,
manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation
or control of, or provide any financing to or advise or render services to
or
guarantee the obligations of any Person that engages in or is planning to
become
engaged in, or in any other manner engage in, any activity, operation or
business that competes with the business of the Company or the Subsidiaries
and
the business of the Buyer Parties consisting of innovative incident management,
active radio-frequency identification (“RFID”)
and
credentialing solutions to the public safety, for the commercial and
government sectors, in each case as presently conducted and as such business
may
evolve, in the United States, except that each such Person may hold less
than 1%
of the capital stock of any such Person that is a publicly traded company.
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(b) Customer,
Other Business Relation, Non-Solicitation.
The
Sellers shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, directly or
indirectly, take any action
during a
period of four years from the Closing (the “Restrictive
Period”)
that
is designed, intended or likely to have the effect of discouraging any lessor,
licensor, customer, or supplier from having a business relationship or potential
business relationship with the Company or the Subsidiaries or from maintaining
business relationships or entering into a new business relationship with
the
Company or the Subsidiaries. During the Restrictive Period the Sellers will
refer all inquiries relating to the businesses of the Company and the
Subsidiaries to the Buyer.
(c) Employee
Non-Solicitation.
During
the Restrictive Period the Sellers shall not, and shall cause his Affiliates
not
to, directly or indirectly, interfere with, or attempt to interfere with,
the
employment of any directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents
of
the Company or the Subsidiaries, or solicit, hire or attempt to induce any
of
them to leave the employ of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
(d) Confidentiality.
The
Sellers shall not and shall cause his Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly,
during the Restrictive Period disclose to any Person or use any information,
in
any form, whether acquired prior to or after the Closing Date, relating to
the
business of the Company or the Subsidiaries, except information which the
Sellers can establish (i) is in the public domain, or becomes public knowledge
through no fault of the Sellers, (ii) is disclosed to the Sellers following
the
Closing Date by a third party that had the right to do so or (iii) is required
to be disclosed by court order or other government process or to comply with
applicable Law, provided,
that,
in the
case of (iii) the Sellers first notify the Buyer and give the Buyer a reasonable
opportunity to seek a protective order.
(e) Relief.
The
Sellers acknowledge and agree that the covenants set forth in this Section
6.7
are
necessary to protect the business and goodwill of the Company and the
Subsidiaries that are being purchased by the Buyer and that the Buyer’s
willingness to enter into this Agreement is conditioned and dependent upon
the
Sellers’ promise to be bound by this Section
6.7.
The
Sellers acknowledge that any breach of the restrictive covenants contained
in
this Section
6.7
would
cause injury to the Company, the Subsidiaries and to the Buyer, which cannot
be
adequately compensated for by money damages, and the Sellers agree that in
addition to any other remedy available to the Buyer, temporary and permanent
injunctive relief may be granted in any Action which may be brought by the
Buyer
to enforce such restrictive covenants, without necessity of proof that any
other
remedy is inadequate and without the posting of a bond.
(f) Severability.
The
Sellers acknowledge and agree that all of the restrictions, covenants and
agreements in Section
6.7
hereof
are appropriate, reasonable and valid (including with respect to geographic
scope and duration) and fully necessary for the protection of the legitimate
interests of the Buyer. If any provision contained in this Section
6.7
(or
portion thereof) shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect
any other provisions of this Section
6.7
(or
portion thereof) but this Section
6.7
shall be
construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision (or portion
thereof) had never been contained herein. It is the intention of the parties
that if any of the restrictions or covenants contained herein is held to
cover a
geographic area or to be for a length of time which is not permitted by
applicable law, or in any way construed to be too broad or to any extent
invalid, such provision shall not be construed to be null, void and of no
effect, but a court of competent jurisdiction under Section
10.3(b)
hereof
is hereby requested by the parties to construe and interpret or reform this
Section to provide for a covenant having the maximum enforceable geographic
area, time period and other provisions (not greater than those contained
herein)
as shall be valid and enforceable under such applicable law.
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SECTION
6.8 Resignations.
On
the
Closing Date, the Sellers shall cause to be delivered to the Buyer duly signed
resignations, effective immediately upon the Closing, of those directors
and
officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule
6.8
and the
Sellers shall use their best efforts to ensure that such Persons as the Buyer
shall nominate prior to the Closing Date are appointed as directors and officers
of the Company and the Subsidiaries effective as of the Closing Date.
SECTION
6.9 Pre-Closing
Confidentiality.
All
information furnished by the Sellers, the Company and the Subsidiaries (or
their
agents and representatives) to the Buyer (or its agents and representatives)
pursuant hereto shall until the Closing Date be treated as the sole property
of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, if the Closing
shall
not occur, the Buyer shall return to the Sellers all copies of any documents
or
other materials containing or reflecting such information, shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to keep con-fidential all of such information
regarded as confidential by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and shall not
directly or indirectly use such information for any competitive or other
commercial purpose, for a period of two years after the date of termination
of
this Agreement. The obligation to keep such information confidential shall
not
apply to (i) any information which (w) the Buyer can establish was already
in
its possession prior to the disclosure thereof by the Person furnishing the
information, (x) was then generally known to the public, (y) became known
to the
public through no fault of the Buyer, or (z) was disclosed to the Buyer by
a
third party not bound by an obligation of confidentiality to the Company
or the
Subsidiaries; (ii) disclosures in accordance with an order of a court of
competent jurisdiction; or (iii) disclosures made in connection with enforcing
the Buyer’s rights hereunder or defending Buyer in a claim relating to this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Buyer is requested or required
(by
oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or document subpoena,
civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the
above-referenced documents or information, the Buyer will promptly notify
the
Sellers of such request so that the Sellers may seek an appropriate protective
order or waive compliance with the provisions hereof. If, in the absence
of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Buyer is, in the
opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose any terms or conditions of
the
above-referenced documents to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt
or
suffer other censure or penalty, such party may disclose such information
to
such tribunal without liability hereunder.
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SECTION
6.10 Other
Seller Obligations
(a) Prior
to
Closing, the Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to amend
the
License to Manufacture Agreement dated April 25, 2007 between Abba Logic
LLC
(“Abba”)
to the
effect that (i) the license granted under the License Agreement shall be
converted into an exclusive license for a duration of not less than three
years
and (ii) SecurityInc shall have been granted an option to purchase the
Intellectual Property licensed under the License Agreement for a purchase
price
which is to be approved by Buyer, which approval may not be unreasonably
withheld.
(b) Prior
to
Closing, AAID will use commercially reasonable best efforts to enter into a
supply agreement with Wavetrend in a form to be approved by Buyer (which
approval may not be unreasonably withheld) for active radio-frequency
identification (“RFID”)
products distributed by AAID, which agreement shall (i) provide for a sufficient
supply of “Readers” and “Tags” so that AAID may satisfy the demands of its
customers and (ii) have a duration of at least one year before it can be
terminated by Wavetrend.
SECTION
6.11 Update
From
the
date of this Agreement and until the Closing Date, each party hereto will
disclose to the other in writing any information contained in its
representations and warranties and on its Schedules that becomes in such
post-signing, pre-Closing period incomplete or no longer correct (including
with
respect to Schedules
3.18(a)
and
3.18(b))
or
that, if known prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required
to
be disclosed in such party’s schedules to this Agreement. The disclosures made
pursuant to this Section
6.10
shall
not be deemed to modify, amend or supplement (for purposes of an indemnification
claim) the representations and warranties of the party making such disclosures,
and, may be the basis for a party to terminate this Agreement in accordance
with
Section
9.1(b)
and for
any claim that any representation or warranty is inaccurate or has been breached
for purposes of Article
VIII.
SECTION
6.12 Further
Assurances; Litigation Support
(a) Further
Assurances.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto
shall
use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and
to do,
or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable
Laws to consummate and make effective transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other agreements entered into pursuant hereto. From time
to
time after the date hereof (including after the Closing Date if requested),
Sellers shall (or shall cause his Affiliates to), at their own expense and
without further consideration, execute and deliver such documents to the
Buyer
as the Buyer may reasonably request in order more effectively to vest in
the
Buyer good title to the Company Shares and to more effectively consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other agreements entered
into pursuant hereto.
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(b) Litigation
Support.
In the
event and for so long as the Buyer is actively contesting or defending against
any Action in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this
Agreement or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to
act,
or transaction involving the Company or the Subsidiaries, the Sellers shall
(and
shall cause his Affiliates to) cooperate with Buyer and its counsel in the
contest or defense, make available their personnel, and provide such testimony
and access to books and records as shall be necessary in connection with
the
contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense of the Buyer (unless
the
Buyer is entitled to indemnification therefore under Article
VII
below).
SECTION
6.13 Auditors’
Consent
Sellers
will also cause the independent registered accounting firm of the Company
and
the Subsidiaries to provide any necessary consents as necessary to allow
Buyer
to comply with its obligations, if any, under Regulation S-X under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to file audited financial
statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, to the extent necessary.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CONSUMMATION OF THE CLOSING
SECTION
7.1 Conditions
Precedent to Each Party’s Obligations to Close
The
respective obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement on the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction or
waiver,
in writing, by the Buyer and the Sellers at or prior to the Closing of the
following condition precedent:
(a) no
Action
or Order shall be pending or threatened before any Governmental Authority
which
would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or (ii) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be rescinded following consummation; and
(b) the
Escrow Agreement shall have been duly entered into.
SECTION
7.2 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of the Buyer
The
obligation of the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction at or prior
to the
Closing of the following conditions precedent (any of which may be waived
in
writing by the Buyer):
(a) since
the
date of this Agreement there shall have occurred no Material Adverse
Change;
(b) (i)
the
Sellers shall
have
performed and satisfied all of their agreements and obligations and complied
with all covenants set forth in this Agreement required to be performed and
satisfied by him or it on or prior to the Closing Date; and (ii) the
representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in this Agreement
shall
be true and correct in all material respects (A) at and as of the time given
(or
with respect to any representation or warranty that speaks as of a later
date,
as of such date) and (B) at and as of the Closing Date;
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(c) the
Sellers shall have delivered to the Buyer certificates, from the appropriate
Governmental Authority, for the
Company and the Subsidiaries
certifying as to their organization, valid existence and good standing in
the
state of its incorporation and certifying as to its good standing in each
jurisdiction in which they qualified to conduct its business as a foreign
entity
as of a date no more than 10 days prior to the Closing Date;
(d) the
Sellers shall have delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the
certificates of incorporation or other formation documents, as the case may
be,
of each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries,
certified as true and complete by the Secretary of State or other appropriate
governmental official of their jurisdictions of organization, and a copy
of the
bylaws or other organizational documents, as the case may be, of each of
the
Company and the Subsidiaries,
certified as true and complete
by their
Secretary, Assistant Secretary or by a director;
(e) the
Sellers shall have delivered to the Buyer original stock certificates
representing all of the Company Shares, endorsed in blank or accompanied
by duly
executed assignment documents in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Buyer;
(f) all
shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued under the Series A Preferred Stock
Agreement shall have been converted into shares of common stock of the
Company;
(g) all
obligations under the Series A Preferred Stock Agreement, the Merger Agreement,
warrant, stock option agreement and the Restricted Stock Agreements shall
have
been terminated;
(h) the
Buyer
shall have received the resignations (effective as of the Closing Date) of
all
of the directors and officers of the Company and the Subsidiaries listed
on
Schedule
6.8;
(i) the
Buyer
shall have received all of the minute or other corporate books of the Company
and the Subsidiaries, including all stock registers, corporate seals and
related
material;
(j) the
Company and the Subsidiaries shall have received all necessary governmental
or
contractual consents for the completion of the transactions under this
Agreement;
(k) the
Buyer
shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed
by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of the HMSC, on behalf of HMSC,
certifying as to the attached copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors
(or a duly authorized committee) of HMSC authorizing and approving the
execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by, this Agreement and any other documents or instruments
contemplated hereby, and stating that the resolutions thereby certified have
not
been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded;
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(l) Sellers
shall have caused their counsel to deliver to Buyer their counsel’s opinion in a
form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer’s counsel;
(m) each
Seller shall deliver to Buyer a non-foreign affidavit dated as of the Closing
Date, sworn under penalty of perjury and in form and substance required under
the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to Code Section 1445 stating that
such
Seller is not a “Foreign Person” as defined in Code Section 1445;
(n) the
shareholders of Buyer’s Parent shall have duly authorized this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereunder, including an increase in Buyer’s Parent’s
share capital, under applicable Israeli law and NASDAQ Stock Market Rules;
and
(o) the
Company and the Subsidiaries shall have entered into the Employment Agreements
with the individuals set forth in Schedule 5.8.
(p) (i)
HMSC
and the Company shall have entered into a Termination Letter (in the form
attached as Exhibit C
hereto)
(the “Termination
Letter”)
for
the termination of the Services Agreement, dated August 22, 2006, by and
among
the Company and Homeland Security Advisory Services, Inc. and (ii) the
transactions contemplated by the Termination Letter have been
consummated.
SECTION
7.3 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of the Sellers.
The
obligation of the Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or waiver at
or
prior to the Closing of the following conditions precedent (any of which
may be
waived in writing by the Sellers):
(a) (i)
the
Buyer shall
have
performed and satisfied all of its agreements and obligations and complied
with
all covenants set forth in this Agreement required to be performed and satisfied
by it on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in
all material respects (A) at and as of the time given (or with respect to
any
representation or warranty that speaks as of a later date, as of such date)
and
(B) at and as of the Closing Date;
(b) the
Sellers shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed
by the Secretary
or an
Assistant Secretary of the Buyer, on behalf of the Buyer, certifying as to
(i)
the attached copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors (or a duly
authorized committee) of the Buyer
authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of, and
the
consummation
of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and any other documents
or
instruments contemplated hereby, and stating that the resolutions thereby
certified have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and (ii)
the
incumbency, authority and specimen signature of each officer of the Buyer
executing this Agreement or any other document or instrument contemplated
hereby;
(c) the
Buyer
shall have caused its counsel to deliver an opinion in a form reasonably
satisfactory for Sellers;
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(d) Buyer
shall have delivered the Assignment and Assumption Agreement or the Vuance
Warrant, as the case may be; and
(e) the
Buyer
shall have paid the Purchase Price in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.3.
ARTICLE
VIII
REMEDIES
FOR BREACH
SECTION
8.1 Limitation
on and Survival of Representations and Warranties
All
representations and warranties contained in Articles
III and IV
of this
Agreement shall survive the Closing Date, but no party shall be liable to
the
other for misrepresentation or breach of warranty except to the extent that
notice of a claim is asserted in writing and delivered to the other party
prior
to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the day 15 months after the Closing Date,
except that the representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.4(a) and 4.5
(Capitalization), Section
3.15
(ERISA),
Section
3.17
(Taxes)
and Section
3.19
(Environmental) shall survive until sixty (60) days after the expiration
of the
applicable legal statute of limitations, as the same may have been extended
or
tolled. In order to seek a remedy pursuant to this Article
VIII
in
respect of a breach of representation or warranty, the Person seeking such
remedy shall give notice of such breach or claim in writing to the party
against
whom indemnification is sought within such period. Any claim for indemnification
for which notice has been given within the prescribed period may be prosecuted
to conclusion notwithstanding the subsequent expiration of such period. All
covenants and agreements of the parties shall continue in full force and
effect
in accordance with their respective terms and thereafter until the expiration
of
the applicable statute of limitations as the same may have been extended
or
tolled.
For
purposes of this Article
VIII,
a party
shall have the right to indemnification for a breach of a representation,
warranty or covenant regardless of (a) the due diligence activities conducted
by
the party seeking indemnification, (b) such party’s prior knowledge or notice of
the existence of the breach, and (c) the presence of information in the due
diligence materials relating to the breach, provided,
however,
that a
representation shall not be deemed breached if appropriate disclosures are
made
in the Schedules.
SECTION
8.2 Indemnification
by the Sellers
(a) General
Indemnity.
The
Sellers hereby agree, severally (but not jointly) to indemnify and hold the
Buyer and its directors, officers, and Affiliates (collectively, the
“Buyer
Indemnified Parties”)
harmless from and against any and all Actions, Orders, Liabilities, damages
and
costs (collectively, “Losses”)
asserted against, imposed upon or suffered by one or more of the Buyer
Indemnified Parties (any of such Losses by one or more Buyer Indemnified
Parties
being herein called a “Buyer
Claim”)
as a
result of or in connection with any of the following:
(i) any
breach of a representation or warranty made by the Sellers in this Agreement
or
any agreement or certificate executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
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(ii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of, or default in the performance by the Sellers,
the
Company or the Subsidiaries of, any covenant, agreement or obligation to
be
performed by the Sellers, the Company or the Subsidiaries pursuant to this
Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed and delivered in connection
herewith or pursuant hereto; and
(iii)
litigations of any kind with any party or any disputes with distributors
which
have arisen in the period prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Tax
Indemnity.
The
Sellers agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Parties
as
contemplated by Section
6.5(b).
(c) Satisfaction
of Buyer Indemnified Parties’ indemnity claims shall first be effected in
accordance with Section 2.3.
SECTION
8.3 Indemnification
by the Buyer.
The
Buyer
and Buyer’s Parent (the “Buyer
Parties”)
hereby
agree to indemnify and hold the Sellers harmless from and against any and
all
Losses imposed upon or incurred by the Sellers (any of such Losses by the
Sellers being herein called a “Sellers
Claim”)
as a
result of or in connection with any of the following:
(i) any
breach of a representation or warranty made by the Buyer Parties in this
Agreement or any instrument executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
and
(ii) the
non-fulfillment or breach of or default in the performance by the Buyer Parties
of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by the Buyer Parties
pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION
8.4 Limitation
of Liability; Indemnity Procedures
(a) Limitation
of Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article
VIII,
the
Sellers (in the aggregate) shall be obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified
Parties pursuant to Sections
8.2(a)(i)
and the
Buyer shall be obligated to indemnify the Sellers pursuant to Sections
8.3(i)
only (i)
once the aggregate amount of all Losses incurred by the other party exceeds
$60,000 (“Threshold”),
in
which event the other party shall be entitled to recover all such Losses
that
exceed the Threshold, and (ii) up to an aggregate maximum of sixty-two and
one-half percent (62.5%) of the Purchase Price (the “Maximum
Indemnity Amount”);
provided that
the
limitations contained in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) shall
not apply to any breach of a representation or warranty contained in
Sections
3.4(a) and 4.5
(Capitalization), Section
3.15
(ERISA),
Section
3.17
(Taxes)
and Section
3.19
(Environmental).
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(b) Indemnity
Procedures.
Promptly (i) after receipt by the Sellers or a Buyer Indemnified Party of
notice
of, or the Sellers or Buyer Indemnified Party becoming aware of, the
commencement of an Action with respect to which such Party is entitled to
indemnification under this Article
VIII
and (ii)
after the Sellers or a Buyer Indemnified Party becoming aware of any fact,
situation, circumstance, condition, event or occurrence giving rise to a
claim
with respect to which such Party is entitled to indemnification under this
Article
VIII,
the
party receiving such notice or becoming aware of such Action, fact, situation,
circumstance, condition, event or occurrence (the “Indemnified
Party”)
shall
notify the other (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
in
writing; provided,
however,
that
failure to give such notice shall not affect the right to indemnification
hereunder except to the extent of actual prejudice to the Indemnifying Party
and, provided,
further,
that no
such notice shall be required if the Threshold applies until the Threshold
has
been exceeded. With respect to such Action, the Indemnifying Party shall
have
the option, and shall notify the Indemnified Party in writing within 10 Business
Days after the date of the notice of its election, either: (i) to take
charge of and control the defense (at its own expense) or (ii) to participate
in
the defense (in which case the defense shall be controlled by the Indemnified
Party). If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party of
its
election within the applicable response period, then the Indemnifying Party
shall be deemed to have elected not to control the defense. If the Indemnifying
Party elects to control the defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right
to employ separate counsel and participate in the defense, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnified Party
unless: (i) the named parties in such Action (including any impleaded
parties) include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and
the
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by its counsel in writing that
there
may be one or more legal defenses available to it that are different from
or
additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, (ii) the
Indemnified Party has been advised by its counsel that representation by
the
counsel to the Indemnifying Party is inappropriate in light of an actual
or
potential conflict of interest between them, (iii) the Indemnified Party
has reasonably determined that Losses that may be incurred may exceed either
individually, or when aggregated, the Maximum Indemnity Amount (in which
case,
the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense on
behalf
of the Indemnified Party), or (iv) the Indemnified Party has been advised
by
counsel that the Indemnifying Party is not diligently conducting such defense.
The Indemnified Parties may not settle any Action or Buyer Claim without
the
written consent of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not
be
released from any obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party hereunder
with
respect to a claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party,
unless the Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Indemnified Party a duly
executed agreement settling or compromising such claim with no monetary
liability to or injunctive relief against the Indemnified Party and a complete
release of the Indemnified Party with respect thereto, which agreement shall
not
limit or impair the Indemnified Party’s ability to conduct its business.
SECTION
8.5 Method
of Indemnification
The
Sellers hereby agree and acknowledge that if any of them are required to
provide
any indemnification payments pursuant to Section 8.2 hereof, indemnifiable
amounts shall be paid by such Sellers to the Buyer (and its related Indemnified
Parties) first from the Escrow Fund; provided, however, that if such breach
is
limited to a particular Seller, such Seller will satisfy such Indemnification
Claim out of his or its separate holdings. For purposes of satisfaction of
Indemnification Claims, the value of the Vuance Shares will be calculated
based
on Closing Price Per Share.
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ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
SECTION
9.1 Termination
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
may be abandoned at any time, prior to the Closing, only as follows:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of the Buyer and the Sellers at any time prior to the
Closing;
(b) by
the
Buyer, upon written notice to the Sellers, at any time prior to the Closing,
in
the event the Sellers has breached any representation, warranty, covenant,
or
agreement contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the Buyer
has
notified the Sellers of the breach, and the breach has continued without
cure
for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the notice of breach;
(c) by
the
Sellers, upon written notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Closing,
in
the event the Buyer has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement in any material respect, the Sellers
have
notified the Buyer of the breach, and the breach has continued without cure
for
a period of ten (10) Business Days after the notice of breach;
(d) by
the
Buyer or the Sellers, upon written notice to the other party at any time
prior
to the Closing, if the Closing Date shall not have occurred on or before
50 days
after the execution of this Agreement (provided that
the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section
9.1(d)
shall
not be available to any party whose breach of any obligation under this
Agreement has been the cause of, or has resulted in, the failure of the Closing
Date to occur on or before such date);
(e) by
the
Buyer or the Sellers, upon written notice to the other party at any time
prior
to the Closing, if any Governmental Authority shall have issued an Order
or
taken any other Action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
transactions contemplated hereby and such Order or Action shall have become
final and nonappealable; provided that
the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section
9.1(e)
shall
not be available to any party whose breach of any obligation under this
Agreement has been the cause of, or has resulted in, such denial;
or
(f) by
the
Buyer, upon written notice to the Sellers, at any time prior to Closing,
in the
event a Material Adverse Change shall have occurred since the date of this
Agreement.
SECTION
9.2 Effect
of Termination
If
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
9.1(a),
(d),
(e)
or
(f)
and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, all rights
and
obligations of the parties under or pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate
without further liability of either party to the other; provided,
however,
the
obligations contained in this Section
9.2,
the
publicity provisions contained in Section
6.4,
the
confidentiality provisions contained in Section
6.9,
and the
expenses provision contained in Section
10.2
of this
Agreement shall survive any termination; provided,
further,
that no
termination shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach
of
this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
10.1 Entire
Agreement
This
Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the documents referred
to
herein and to be delivered pursuant hereto constitute the entire agreement
between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede
all
prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and
discussions of the parties, whether oral or written, and there are no
warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in
connection with the subject matter hereof, except as specifically set forth
herein or therein.
SECTION
10.2 Expenses
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, each
of
the parties hereto shall pay the fees and expenses of its respective counsel,
investment bankers, financial advisors, accountants and other experts and
the
other expenses incident to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement
and
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION
10.3 Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process
(a) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with
the laws of the State of New York (regardless of conflict of law provisions
thereof).
(b) Submission
to Jurisdiction.
The
federal Courts of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate
and
determine any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement. The parties to this Agreement irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction
and waive any objection to it on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise.
A judgment, order or decision of those courts in respect of any such claim
or
dispute may be recognized and enforced by any courts of any state, country
or
other jurisdiction which, under the laws and rules applicable in that state,
country or other jurisdiction, are competent or able to grant such recognition
or enforcement.
SECTION
10.4 Assignment
This
Agreement and each party’s respective rights hereunder may not be assigned
without the prior written consent of the other party, except that the Buyer
may
(i) assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder to one or
more of its Affiliates, and (ii) designate one or more of its Affiliates to
perform its obligations hereunder (in any or all of which cases the Buyer
nonetheless shall remain responsible for the performance of all of its
obligations hereunder).
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SECTION
10.5 Notices
All
communications, notices, waivers and disclosures required or permitted by
this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
delivered by overnight delivery service (Federal Express, UPS or comparable
service), or when received via facsimile, in all cases addressed to the Person
for whom it is intended at his address set forth below or to such other address
as a party shall have designated by notice in writing to the other parties
in
the manner provided by this Section
10.5.
If
to HMSC:
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0000
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: C.
Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
305-358-7095
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If
to the Minority Shareholders:
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To
the address set forth on the signature page hereto.
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If
to the Buyer:
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SuperCom
Inc.
c/o
Vuance Ltd.
Sagid
House “Hasharon Industrial Park”
P.O.B
5039, Qadima 00000
Xxxxxx
Attention:
Facsimile:
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If
to Buyer’s Parent:
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Vuance
Ltd.
Sagid
House “Hasharon Industrial Park”
P.O.B
5039, Qadima 00000
Xxxxxx
Attention:
Facsimile:
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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SECTION
10.6 Amendment
and Waiver
No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the Buyer and the Sellers. No waiver by
any
party of any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior
or
subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior
or
subsequent such occurrence.
SECTION
10.7 Failure
or Delay
No
failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising,
any
right, power or privilege hereunder operates as a waiver thereof; nor does
any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude
any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right,
power
or privilege. No notice to or demand on any party in any case entitles such
party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other
circumstances.
SECTION
10.8 Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.
SECTION
10.9 Specific
Performance
Each
of
the parties acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be damaged
irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached.
Accordingly, each of the parties agrees that the other parties shall be entitled
to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of
this
Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and
provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be
entitled, at law or in equity.
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SECTION
10.10 Counterpart
Facsimile Execution
For
purposes of this Agreement, a document (or signature page thereto) signed
and
transmitted by facsimile machine is to be treated as an original document.
The
signature of any party thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered
as an
original signature, and the document transmitted is to be considered to have
the
same binding effect as an original signature on an original document. At
the
request of any party, any facsimile or scanned document is to be re-executed
in
original form by the parties who executed the facsimile or scanned document.
No
party may raise the use of a facsimile machine, or the fact that any signature
was transmitted through the use of a facsimile as a defense to the enforcement
of this Agreement or any amendment or other document executed in compliance
with
this Section
10.10.
SECTION
10.11 Interpretation
(a) Generally.
The
article and section headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
of
reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise:
(i) references to the plural include the singular and vice versa; (ii)
references to any Person include such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement;
(iii) references to one gender include all genders; (iv) “including” and similar
terms are not limiting; (v) “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the
phrase “and/or”; (vi) the terms “dollars” and “$” shall mean United States
dollars; (vii) section, clause and Schedule and Exhibit references are to
this
Agreement unless otherwise specified; (viii) reference to any agreement
(including this Agreement), document or instrument means such agreement,
document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to
time in
accordance with the terms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof; and
(ix)
general or specific references to any Law shall mean such Law as amended,
modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from
time to
time and shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder in effect from time to time.
(b) Joint
Drafting.
The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises regarding this Agreement, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring
or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions
of
this Agreement. The parties intend that each representation, warranty, and
covenant contained herein shall have independent significance.
SECTION
10.12 Survival
Except
as
otherwise provided in Article
VIII,
the
agreements, covenants and obligations of each party made under this Agreement
shall survive indefinitely (or for the relevant period specified in the
particular provision, if applicable).
SECTION
10.13 Third
Party Beneficiaries; No Reliance
This
Agreement is solely for the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, and no other Person has any right, benefit,
priority or interest under or because of the existence of this Agreement
except
as specifically set forth herein.
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SECTION
10.14 Incorporation
of Exhibits and Schedules
The
Exhibits and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein
by
reference and made a part hereof.
SECTION
10.15 Guarantee.
Buyer’s
Parent guarantees all of the obligations of the Buyer hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as
of the day and year first above written.
BUYER: | ||
SUPERCOM INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Title: Director |
BUYER’S PARENT: | ||
VUANCE LTD. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
/s/ Lzor Maza
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: CEO and CFO |
SELLERS: | ||
HOMELAND SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||
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By: | /s/ C. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |
Name: C. Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx |
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Title: President and CEO | ||
Percentage Share of Purchase Price: 68.9655% | ||
Number of Shares: 3,000,000 | ||
Address: | ||
Tax ID No.: 00-0000000 | ||
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Percentage Share of Purchase Price: 10.2753% | ||
Number of Shares: 446,976 | ||
Address: | ||
Tax ID No.: ###-##-#### |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Percentage Share of Purchase Price: 10.2753% | |||
Number of Shares: 446,976 | |||
Address: | |||
Tax ID No.: 000-00-000 |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Percentage Share of Purchase Price: 7.0186% | |||
Number of Shares: 305,309 | |||
Address: | |||
Tax ID No.: ###-##-#### |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Percentage Share of Purchase Price: 3.4652% | |||
Number of Shares: 150,738 | |||
Address: | |||
Tax ID No.: ###-##-#### (Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx) and | |||
###-##-#### (Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx) |