SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among INSTANTEL INC., INSTANTEL HOLDING COMPANY s.àr.l., as sole shareholder of Instantel Inc., PERCEPTIS, L.P., as sole shareholder of Instantel Holding Company s.àr.l., VERICHIP INC. and solely for purposes of Section...
Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Version
by
and among
INSTANTEL
INC.,
INSTANTEL
HOLDING COMPANY s.àr.l., as sole shareholder of Instantel
Inc.,
PERCEPTIS,
L.P., as sole shareholder of Instantel Holding Company
s.àr.l.,
VERICHIP
INC.
and
solely
for purposes of Section
1.4
APPLIED
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
and
VERICHIP
CORPORATION
Dated
as of June 10, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
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1
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1.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Shares
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1
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1.2
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The
Closing
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2
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1.3
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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3
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1.4
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The
Second Payment
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3
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1.5
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Section
116 Certificate
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9
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ARTICLE
2 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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9
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2.1
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Conditions
to the Buyer’s Obligations
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2.2
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Conditions
to the Holder’s and the Seller’s Obligations
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11
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ARTICLE
3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER AND THE
SELLER
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12
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3.1
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Execution,
Delivery; Valid and Binding Agreements
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12
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3.2
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Authority
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12
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3.3
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Ownership
of Shares
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12
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3.4
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Investment
Representation
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13
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3.5
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Brokerage
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13
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3.6
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Residency
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13
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ARTICLE
4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY,
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THE
HOLDER AND THE SELLER
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4.1
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Organization
and Corporate Power
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4.2
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No
Subsidiaries
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4.3
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Authorization;
No Breach
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14
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4.4
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Capitalization
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14
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4.5
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Financial
Statements
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15
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4.6
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Absence
of Certain Developments
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16
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4.7
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Title
to Properties
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18
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4.8
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Tax
Matters
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18
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4.9
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Contracts
and Commitments
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20
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4.10
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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21
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4.11
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Litigation
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21
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4.12
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Brokerage
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4.13
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Governmental
Consents, etc
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4.14
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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4.15
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Insurance
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4.16
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Compliance
with Laws
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23
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4.17
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Environmental
Compliance and Conditions
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4.18
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Banking
and Agency Arrangements
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24
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4.19
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Books
and Records
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25
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4.20
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Customer
Warranties
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25
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4.21
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Products
Liability
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25
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4.22
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Accounts
Receivable; Inventories
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25
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4.23
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Customers
and Suppliers
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26
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4.24
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Permits
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26
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4.25
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Improper
and Other Payments
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26
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4.26
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Employees
and Consultants
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26
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4.27
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Disclosure
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27
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ARTICLE
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
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27
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5.1
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Organization
and Corporate Power
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5.2
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Authorization
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27
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5.3
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No
Violation
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28
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5.4
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Financing
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28
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5.5
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ADSX
Shares and VeriChip Shares
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28
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5.6
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Governmental
Authorities; Consents
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28
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5.7
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Litigation
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28
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5.8
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Brokerage
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29
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5.9
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Investment
Representation
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29
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5.10
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No
Knowledge of Misrepresentations or Omissions
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ARTICLE
6 COVENANTS OF THE BUYER
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29
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6.1
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Confidentiality
of Information
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29
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6.2
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Access
to Books and Records
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29
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6.3
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Director
and Officer Liability and Indemnification
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30
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6.4
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Regulatory
Filings
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30
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6.5
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Transaction
Payments
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30
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ARTICLE
7 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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7.1
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Survival
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7.2
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Indemnification
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7.3
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Limitation
of Recourse
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7.4
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BY THE BUYER
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35
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7.5
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Tax
Matters
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36
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7.6
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Employee
Benefit Plans and Arrangements
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37
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7.7
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Further
Assurances
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7.8
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Short
Sales and Hedging
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38
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ARTICLE
8 DEFINITIONS
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8.1
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Definitions
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8.2
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Cross
References to Other Defined Terms
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42
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ARTICLE
9 MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Press
Releases and Communications
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44
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9.2
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Expenses
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44
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9.3
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Notices
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44
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9.4
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Assignment
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45
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9.5
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Severability
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45
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9.6
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No
Strict Construction
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45
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9.7
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Amendment
and Waiver
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45
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9.8
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Complete
Agreement
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46
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9.9
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Counterparts
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46
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9.10
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Governing
Law
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46
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9.11
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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46
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9.12
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Consent
to Jurisdiction, Service of Process
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46
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9.13
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Descriptive
Headings; Interpretation
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46
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9.14
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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INDEX
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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ADSX
Share Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Irrevocable
Proxy
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Exhibit C
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ADSX
Registration Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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VeriChip
Registration Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Section
116 Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
F
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Company
Certificate
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Exhibit
G
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Opinion
of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
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Exhibit
H
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Opinion
of XxXxxxxx
Binch Xxxxxxxxxx LLP
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Exhibit
I
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Opinion
of Xxxxx & Overy
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Exhibit
J
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Buyer
Certificate
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Exhibit
K
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Opinion
of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
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Exhibit
L
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Opinion
of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Exhibit
M
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Example
of Calculation of Total Operating
Assets
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INDEX
OF SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.1
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Indebtedness
of the Company Which Shall Reduce Aggregate
Proceeds
Payable to the Holder and the Seller
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Schedule
4.3
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Authorization;
No Breach
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Schedule
4.4
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Capitalization
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Schedule
4.5(a)
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Management
Representation Letter
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Schedule
4.5(b)
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Financial
Statements - Undisclosed Liabilities
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Schedule
4.5(c)
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Financial
Statements - Affiliated Transactions
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Schedule
4.6
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Absence
of Certain Developments
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Schedule
4.7(a)
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Title
to Properties - Leased Real Property
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Schedule
4.7(c)
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Title
to Properties - Personal Property
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Schedule
4.8
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
4.9
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Contracts
and Commitments
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Schedule
4.9(c)
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Contracts
and Commitments - Breaches, etc.
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Schedule
4.10
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Proprietary
Rights
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Schedule
4.11
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Litigation
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Schedule
4.13
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Governmental
Consents, etc.
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Schedule
4.14
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Schedule
4.15
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Insurance
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Schedule
4.17
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Environmental
Compliance and Conditions
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Schedule
4.18
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Banking
and Agency Arrangements
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Schedule
4.19
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Books
and Records
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Schedule
4.20
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Customer
Warranties
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Schedule
4.21
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Products
Liability
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Schedule
4.23
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Customers
and Suppliers
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Schedule
4.24
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Permits
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Schedules 4.26 | - | Employees and Consultants |
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Schedule
5.5
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Capitalization
of ADSX and VeriChip
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Schedule
5.6
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Governmental
Consents, etc.
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THIS
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of June 10, 2005, by and among Instantel
Inc., a corporation formed under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the
“Company”),
Instantel Holding Company s.àr.l., a Luxembourg société à responsibilité
limitée (the “Holder”),
Perceptis, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Seller”),
VeriChip Inc., a corporation formed under the Business Corporations Act (British
Columbia) (the “Buyer”),
and,
solely for purposes of Section
1.4,
VeriChip Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“VeriChip”),
and
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“ADSX”).
Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used herein are defined
in
Article 8
below.
Recitals
WHEREAS,
the Holder beneficially and of record owns all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company, consisting of 6,251,601 shares of common stock,
which are referred to collectively herein as the “Shares.”
WHEREAS,
the
Seller beneficially and of record owns all of the issued and outstanding
ordinary shares of the Holder.
WHEREAS,
both the Buyer and VeriChip are subsidiaries of ADSX.
WHEREAS,
subject
to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Buyer desires to acquire from
the
Holder all of the Shares, and the Holder and the Seller desire to sell to the
Buyer all of such Shares owned by the Holder as of the Closing
Date.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Shares. At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.2(a)),
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Holder
shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall
purchase and acquire from the Holder, all of the Shares, free
and
clear of any and all Liens other than Permitted Liens, for an aggregate
consideration consisting of the sum (such sum, the “Total
Purchase Price”)
of
(a) an aggregate amount of cash equal to $14,383,147.46 (the “Closing
Payment”),
which
is $22,000,000 minus
$6,391,694.87 (the amount of the indebtedness for borrowed money described
on
Schedule 1.1,
including accrued interest thereon and related fees and expenses) minus
$1,225,157.67 (the amount of the Transaction Payments), plus
the
amount of Closing Cash, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 1.2(b),
plus
(b) the issuance to the Seller (as the assignee of the Holder) of the
ADSX
Shares, as defined below, and the related covenants in Section 1.4
(including the possible issuance of VeriChip Shares or the Cash Second Payment
Obligation, as defined below, in exchange therefor) (collectively, the
“Second
Payment”).
The
“Estimated
Purchase Price”
means
$17,133,147.46 (which is the Closing Payment plus
$2,750,000).
1.2 The
Closing.
(a) The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 at 10:00 A.M. on the date hereof. The date and time
of
the Closing are herein referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto
shall consummate the following transactions (the “Closing
Transactions”)
on the
Closing Date:
(i) the
Holder shall deliver to the Buyer share certificates representing the Shares,
duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock
transfer powers;
(ii) the
Buyer
shall deliver (A) the Withheld Amount to the Section 116 Escrow Agent, (B)
an
amount equal to the Transaction Payments (by way of loan or contribution to
share capital) to the Company and (C) an amount equal to the Closing
Payment minus
the
Withheld Amount to the Holder, in each case by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts (and in the amounts) designated by the
recipients of such amounts to the Buyer prior to the Closing;
(iii) immediately
after transfer of the Shares to the Buyer, the Buyer shall repay on behalf
of
the Company or cause the Company to repay in full all amounts necessary to
discharge fully the then outstanding balance of the indebtedness for borrowed
money set forth on Schedule 1.1
hereto
(including accrued interest and any related fees and expenses) by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the accounts designated by the creditors
listed on Schedule 1.1;
(iv) the
Buyer
shall deliver to the Seller (as the assignee of the Holder) the ADSX Shares
(as
defined below), duly issued by ADSX in the name of the Seller and contributed
to
the Buyer for delivery to the Seller, and the Buyer shall deposit the
certificates evidencing the ADSX Shares into an escrow account pursuant to
the
terms and conditions of an Escrow Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A
(the
“ADSX
Escrow Agreement”)
to be
governed by the terms and conditions set forth therein;
(v) the
Buyer
and the Seller shall deliver to each other (A) counterparts to the ADSX Escrow
Agreement duly executed by ADSX and the Seller and (B) counterparts to the
Section 116 Escrow Agreement duly executed by the Buyer and the
Holder;
(vi) the
Seller shall duly execute and deliver to ADSX an irrevocable proxy in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B;
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(vii) the
Buyer
shall deliver to the Seller counterparts to (A) a Registration Agreement
between ADSX and the Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
(the
“ADSX
Registration Agreement”)
duly
executed by ADSX, and (B) a Registration Agreement between VeriChip and the
Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
(the
“VeriChip
Registration Agreement”
and,
together with the ADSX Registration Agreement, the “Registration
Agreements”)
duly
executed by VeriChip; and
(viii) the
Buyer, the Company, the Holder and the Seller shall make such other deliveries
as are required by and in accordance with Article 2
hereof.
1.3 [Intentionally
Omitted].
1.4 The
Second Payment.
(a) Issuance.
At the
Closing, ADSX will issue and deliver to the Seller (as the assignee of the
Holder) a number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable shares of ADSX common stock (the “ADSX
Shares”),
free
and clear of all Liens (other than encumbrances under this Agreement) and
preemptive rights, equal to $3 million divided by the Trailing Price as of
the
Closing. The Seller hereby agrees that, until the earlier of the Election Date
and the VeriChip Exchange Date, and unless ADSX otherwise consents, the Seller
shall not sell, assign or otherwise transfer or dispose of the ADSX Shares
other
than to ADSX or to the Seller’s limited partners, Prairie Capital II, L.P., SE
Capital Fund I, L.P., Banc One Capital Partners II, LLC, Xxx Xxxxxxx and Xxx
Xxxxxxxx (provided each such Person executes a counterpart to this Agreement,
agreeing to be bound by all of the provisions hereof respecting the ADSX Shares
and the Second Payment to the same extent as the Seller). The ADSX Shares may
contain only the following Securities Act and transfer legends
(respectively):
(i) “THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”).
THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED EXCEPT
IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, OR IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 OR PURSUANT TO ANOTHER
EXEMPTION. THE SECURITIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS OF A REGISTRATION
AGREEMENT.”
(ii) “THE
TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE
CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 10,
2005
(AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME), BETWEEN THE ISSUER (THE
“COMPANY”) AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS, AND THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE
FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT
CHARGE. THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN
IRREVOCABLE PROXY DATED JUNE 10, 2005, A COPY OF WHICH IS
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ON
FILE
AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. THE SHARES OF STOCK EVIDENCED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN ESCROW AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 10, 2005, COPIES
OF
WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. THE FOREGOING PROXY
AND ESCROW AGREEMENT SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY TO THE HOLDER HEREOF
UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”
Notwithstanding
the foregoing but in each case subject to any applicable delivery requirements
pursuant to the immediately following paragraph, (A) promptly upon the request
of the Seller (but in any event within 5 business days, although no earlier
than
the Election Date), ADSX shall remove the legend in clause (ii) above from
the
certificate for such shares, (B) if after the Election Date any such
ADSX
shares become eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144(k), ADSX shall
deliver
a new certificate which bears only a legend requiring compliance with the
requirements Rule 144(k), as applicable, promptly (but in any event within
10
business days) upon the request of the holder thereof, (C) on or after
the
Election Date, upon the request of the holder thereof in connection with a
distribution to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant
to
Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act,
ADSX
shall as promptly as practicable deliver a new certificate which does not bear
the Securities Act legend, (D) ADSX shall as promptly as practicable
deliver a new certificate which does not bear the Securities Act legend upon
registration of the ADSX Shares pursuant to the ADSX Registration Agreement
and
(E) if in connection with any transfer of the ADSX Shares (other than
those
described in the previous clauses of this paragraph) the holder thereof delivers
to ADSX an opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP or such other counsel which (to
ADSX’s reasonable satisfaction) is knowledgeable in securities law matters to
the effect that no subsequent transfer of the ADSX Shares shall require
registration under the Securities Act, then ADSX promptly (but in any event
within 10 business days) upon such contemplated transfer shall deliver a new
certificate which does not bear the Securities Act legend.
Upon
receipt by ADSX (or ADSX’s designated representative) of a representation letter
(or a facsimile thereof) in a form reasonably acceptable to ADSX from a selling
holder indicating such selling holder’s intent to transfer a number of ADSX
Shares in a transfer exempt from the registration of the Securities Act (other
than pursuant to Rule 144) in compliance with the representation letter and
any
other reasonably requested and customary delivery requirements, ADSX will
deliver promptly (but in any event with sufficient time for the applicable
time
period in the immediately preceding paragraph to be met) to its transfer agent
an opinion or letter of instruction enabling such selling holder to sell its
ADSX Shares in the transaction(s) in accordance with the terms of the
representation letter. If ADSX is not of the opinion that such transfer is
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then ADSX
shall
promptly (but in any event with sufficient time for the applicable time period
in the immediately preceding paragraph to be met) provide written notice thereof
to the selling holder, and thereafter upon ADSX’s receipt of an opinion from
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP or other legal counsel which (to ADSX’s reasonable
satisfaction) is knowledgeable in securities law matters that such transfer
is
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act ADSX shall
deliver promptly (but in any event with sufficient time for the applicable
time
period in the immediately preceding paragraph to be met) to its transfer agent
a
letter of instruction enabling such selling holder to sell its ADSX Shares
in
the transaction(s) in accordance with the terms of
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the
representation letter. ADSX shall reimburse the Seller and hold the Seller
harmless against the payment of all fees and expenses incurred by the Seller
in
complying with the terms of this Agreement with respect to a transfer of
securities exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those
incurred in connection with the delivery of opinions of counsel).
(b) True-up.
(i) On
the
earliest of the VeriChip Exchange Date (immediately prior to the VeriChip
Exchange), the Election Date and the VeriChip Exchange Right Termination Date
(such date, the “Measurement
Date”),
(1) if (I) the product of the number of ADSX Shares multiplied by
the
Trailing Price as of the Measurement Date (such product, the “ADSX
Share Value”)
is
less than (II) $3 million minus
the
aggregate Indemnification Offset Amount (if any) to be included under this
Section
1.4(b)(i)
pursuant
to Section 7.2(f)
(such
difference in this clause (II), the “Target
ADSX Share Value”),
then
ADSX will issue to the Seller for no additional consideration an additional
number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares
of ADSX common stock (which thereafter will be considered “ADSX
Shares”),
free
and clear of all Liens (other than encumbrances under this Agreement),
preemptive rights and restrictive legends (unless otherwise provided herein)
equal to (i) the amount by which the ADSX Share Value is less than the Target
ADSX Share Value divided by
(ii) the
Trailing Price as of the Measurement Date, and (2) if the ADSX Share
Value
is greater than the Target ADSX Share Value, then the Seller will transfer
to
ADSX for no additional consideration, free and clear of all Liens, a number
of
ADSX Shares equal to (i) the amount by which the ADSX Share Value is greater
than the Target ADSX Share Value divided by
(ii) the
Trailing Price as of the Measurement Date. The actions described in this
paragraph are referred to as the “True-Up.”
(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in no event shall ADSX be required to issue all of the additional
shares of ADSX common stock to the Seller otherwise required to be issued in
the
True-Up if the aggregate number of shares of ADSX common stock issued or
issuable under the Satellite Securities Purchase Agreement dated June 9,
2005, and the Warrants and the Senior Unsecured Notes issued in connection
therewith, together with the ADSX Shares issued at Closing and any additional
shares of ADSX common stock required to be issued under Section 1.4(b)(i)
hereof,
would exceed 19.99% of the number of shares of ADSX common stock outstanding
on
the date hereof (subject to adjustment upon a stock split, stock dividend or
similar event) (the “Cap
Amount”).
If
the number of ADSX shares to be issued under Section
1.4(b)(i)
would
cause ADSX to exceed the Cap Amount, ADSX on the date of the True-Up shall
(A) issue such number of shares of ADSX common stock which do not cause
ADSX to exceed the Cap Amount and (B) pay the Seller an amount in cash
within five business days of the Measurement Date by wire transfer of
immediately available funds equal to the product of the number of shares of
ADSX
common stock which are not issued to the Seller under this Section
1.4(b)
because
they would cause ADSX to exceed the Cap Amount multiplied by
the
Trailing Price as of the Measurement Date.
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(c) VeriChip
Exchange.
(i) If
VeriChip consummates an initial public offering of its common stock under the
Securities Act (an “IPO”)
on or
before the VeriChip Exchange Right Termination Date, then on the VeriChip
Exchange Date (immediately after the True-Up) the Seller will transfer to
VeriChip a number of ADSX Shares which, when multiplied by the Trailing Price
as
of the Measurement Date, equals an amount equal to the lesser of $2 million
and
the Target ADSX Share Value (the “Initial
VeriChip Share Value”),
free
and clear of all Liens, and in exchange therefor VeriChip will issue to the
Seller a number of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and
non-assessable shares of VeriChip common stock (the “VeriChip
Shares”),
free
and clear of all Liens, preemptive rights and restrictive legends (unless
otherwise provided herein) equal to (A) the Initial VeriChip Share Value
divided by
(B) the price at which shares of VeriChip common stock are issued to
the
public in the VeriChip IPO (the “VeriChip
Exchange”).
VeriChip shall provide the Seller with written notice at least two (2) business
days before the consummation of an IPO. Any VeriChip Shares issued pursuant
to
this Section
1.4(c)(i)
shall be
accompanied by an opinion letter from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx or such other counsel
to
VeriChip as may be reasonably acceptable to the Seller, addressed to the Seller,
giving such counsel’s opinion that the VeriChip Shares then being issued are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(ii) If
the
managing underwriter(s) of VeriChip’s IPO (A) pursuant to Section 1(a)
of the VeriChip Registration Agreement do not permit the VeriChip Shares to
be
included in a Form S-1 shelf registration statement effective on the date
VeriChip consummates its IPO and (B) require as a condition to such
IPO
that both (I) all VeriChip shareholders that (together with their
Affiliates) own at least as many shares of VeriChip common stock as the Seller
and (II) all members of ADSX’s, VeriChip’s or the Buyer’s senior management
which hold shares of VeriChip common stock enter into a lock-up agreement,
then
as a condition to the VeriChip Exchange the Seller will enter into a customary
lock-up agreement for the period (the “Lock-Up
Period”)
beginning on the date of the VeriChip IPO and ending on the earliest of (1)
the
date required by the managing underwriter(s), (2) the earliest date
on
which any shareholder immediately prior to the IPO that (together with its
Affiliates) owns at least as many shares of VeriChip common stock as the Seller
or (II) any member of ADSX’s, VeriChip’s or the Buyer’s senior management
which hold shares of VeriChip common stock is no longer subject to a lock-up
and
(3) 180 days after VeriChip consummates its IPO.
(iii) “VeriChip
Exchange Right Termination Date”
means
(A) September 30, 2006, if either (or both) (1) VeriChip
delivers
a No Extension Certification to the Seller or (2) the Seller delivers
an
Early Termination Notice or (B) December 31, 2006, if VeriChip does not deliver
to the Seller a No Extension Certification and the Seller does not deliver
to
VeriChip an Early Termination Notice. “No
Extension Certification”
means
written notice delivered by VeriChip to the Seller on or after August 1, 2006,
but before September 1, 2006, representing and certifying that VeriChip is
not
preparing for an IPO of VeriChip which is reasonably likely to occur on or
before December 31, 2006. “Early
Termination Notice”
means
written notice delivered by the Seller to VeriChip
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before
September 30, 2006, stating that the Seller elects that the VeriChip
Exchange Right Termination Date be September 30, 2006.
(d) Price
Protection Provisions.
If
pursuant to Section 1(a) of the VeriChip Registration Agreement the managing
underwriter(s) of VeriChip’s IPO do not permit the VeriChip Shares to be
included in a Form S-1 shelf registration statement on the date VeriChip
consummates its IPO, then the Seller at its sole election may at any time and
from time to time on up to four occasions prior to the “Required Registration”
as defined in the VeriChip Registration Agreement (the “VeriChip
Required Registration”)
is
declared effective provide written notice to VeriChip (each, a “Sale
Notice”)
that
it desires to sell to VeriChip all or any portion of the VeriChip Shares (the
portion so offered to be sold, the “Offered
Shares”).
VeriChip at its sole election may elect to repurchase such Offered Shares at
a
price per Offered Share equal to the VeriChip VWAP Price (determined as of
the
date the Seller delivered the Sale Notice) by delivering written notice of
such
election to the Seller within two business days of receipt of the Seller’s Sale
Notice, in which case the repurchase will be consummated within five business
days following VeriChip’s acceptance of such offer. At the closing of the
repurchase, the Seller will deliver to VeriChip the Offered Shares, free and
clear of all Liens, and VeriChip will deliver to the Seller by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Seller an amount
equal to the number of Offered Shares times
the
VeriChip VWAP Price (determined as of the date the Seller delivered the Sale
Notice). If (i) VeriChip does not elect to repurchase any Offered Shares
or
does not consummate any repurchase of any Offered Shares in accordance with
the
foregoing, and (2) the VeriChip VWAP Price as of the date immediately
prior
to the date the VeriChip Required Registration is declared effective is less
than the price paid by the public for a share of VeriChip’s common stock in
VeriChip’s IPO, then on the date (but prior to the time) the VeriChip Required
Registration is declared effective VeriChip will issue to the Seller for no
additional consideration an additional number of duly authorized, validly
issued, fully-paid and non-assessable shares of VeriChip common stock (which
thereafter will be considered “VeriChip
Shares”),
free
and clear of all Liens (other than encumbrances under this Agreement),
preemptive rights and restrictive legends, equal to (i) such amount
by
which the VeriChip VWAP Price as of the date the VeriChip Required Registration
is declared effective is less than the price paid by the public for a share
of
VeriChip’s common stock in VeriChip’s IPO multiplied by
(ii) the number of Offered Shares which the Company did not repurchase
pursuant to this Section 1.4(d).
(e) Cash
Payment Election Right.
If
VeriChip does not consummate an IPO on or before the VeriChip Exchange Right
Termination Date, then during the 60 day-period beginning on the VeriChip
Exchange Right Termination Date the Seller by written notice to the Buyer and
ADSX may demand (the “Election
Right”
and the
date on which such notice is delivered the “Election
Date”)
either
(i) registration of the ADSX Shares under the ADSX Registration Agreement
or (ii) payment of $2,500,000 in immediately available funds pursuant
to
Section
1.4(f)
below,
upon the payment of which (and as a condition thereto) the Seller shall transfer
to ADSX for no additional consideration the ADSX Shares, free and clear of
all
Liens. In the event the Seller does not exercise the Election Right on or before
the 60th
day
after the VeriChip Exchange Right Termination Date the Seller shall be deemed
to
have elected option (i).
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(f) Second
Cash Payment Obligation.
Upon
the Seller’s exercise of the Election Right demanding $2,500,000 pursuant to
Section
1.4(e)(ii)
above,
VeriChip shall pay to the Seller $2,500,000 (the “Cash
Second Payment Obligation”)
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account(s) designated by
the
Seller within five business after such demand (plus simple interest thereon
from
the date of demand through and including the date of payment at an interest
rate
equal to the Prime Rate, if not paid within five business days as obligated
herein). VeriChip’s obligations under this Section 1.4(f)
shall be
absolute and unconditional, shall not be subject to any setoff (except as set
forth in Section 1.4(b)(i)
and
Section 7.2(f))
or
counterclaim and shall not be affected by any recharacterization. In the event
that, for any reason, VeriChip is required to turn over, remit or disgorge
any
portion of the Cash Second Payment Obligation which has been made to any person
for any reason, such amounts shall be immediately and automatically reinstated
and shall be due and payable obligations of VeriChip. VeriChip agrees that
any
delay on the part of the Seller in exercising any rights under this Section
1.4(f)
shall
not operate as a waiver of such rights.
(g) Guaranty
of Obligations.
ADSX
(for purposes of this Section
1.4(g),
the
“Guarantor”)
hereby
unconditionally guarantees (i) the timely, full and complete payment
and
performance by VeriChip of all covenants and agreements contained in
Section 1.4(f);
provided
that,
without limiting the foregoing or any other obligations of ADSX or any other
party, ADSX automatically and without further notice shall be obligated to
satisfy the Cash Second Payment Obligation (including simple interest thereon
from the date of demand through and including the date of payment at an interest
rate equal to the Prime Rate) if VeriChip has not satisfied such obligation
within five business days after demand; and (ii) the timely, full and
complete payment and performance by the Buyer of all of its obligations under
this Agreement; and (iii) the timely, full and complete performance
by
VeriChip of all of its obligations under the VeriChip Registration Agreement.
The obligation of the Guarantor is primary, absolute and unconditional, is
a
continuing guaranty, and shall remain in force at all times hereafter, until
all
of each primary obligor’s and the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder have been
satisfied in full. ADSX hereby waives notice, presentment, demand, protest
and
notice of dishonor of any of the liabilities or obligations guaranteed pursuant
to clause (i) of this Section 1.4(g),
and
hereby waives any failure to promptly commence suit against any party or to
give
any notice to or make any claim or demand upon Guarantor or other Person
respecting such liabilities or obligations guaranteed pursuant to clause (i)
of
this Section
1.4(g).
Guarantor further agrees that this guaranty shall continue to be effective
or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment, or any part thereof,
is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization of any Person, or otherwise, all as though such
payment had not been made. This guaranty shall inure to the benefit of the
Holder and the Seller. There shall be no duty or obligation upon the Holder
or
the Seller (i) to proceed against any other Person, (ii) to initiate any
proceeding or exhaust any remedy against any other Person, or (iii) to give
any
notice to the Guarantor whatsoever before bringing suit, or instituting
proceedings of any kind against the Guarantor for any of the liabilities or
obligations guaranteed pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 1.4(g).
Until
all of the obligations of the Buyer, the Company and VeriChip under this
Agreement and the VeriChip Registration Agreement have been satisfied in full,
the Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation and hereby waives any right
to
enforce any remedy which the Seller now has or may hereafter have against the
Guarantor. All rights and remedies
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under
this Section
1.4(g)
are
cumulative and those granted hereunder are in addition to any rights and
remedies available under law.
(h) Covenant
Regarding ADSX Share Escrow Agreement.
The
Buyer and the Seller acknowledge and agree that (i) the ADSX Escrow
Agreement requires a joint direction executed by both of them be delivered
to
the Escrow Agent (as defined in the ADSX Escrow Agreement) as a condition to
any
release of the certificate evidencing the ADSX Shares from the escrow
established by the ADSX Escrow Agreement and (ii) the Buyer and the Seller
shall
deliver a joint direction to the Escrow Agent instructing the release to the
Seller of the certificate evidencing the ADSX Share in connection with the
Measurement Date (which notice shall be delivered reasonably in advance of
the
Measurement Date, if the Measurement Date is the VeriChip Exchange Date or
the
VeriChip Exchange Right Termination Date, and on the Measurement Date, if the
Measurement Date is the Election Date), and the escrow established by the ADSX
Escrow Agreement shall terminate upon such release.
1.5 Section
116 Certificate.
If a
certificate issued by the Minister of National Revenue under section 116
of
the Income Tax Act (Canada) (such certificate, a “Section
116 Certificate,”
and
such Act, the “Tax
Act”)
in
respect of the disposition of the Shares by the Holder to the Buyer, specifying
a certificate limit in an amount which is not less than the Estimated Purchase
Price, is not delivered to the Buyer on or before Closing, then the Buyer shall
withhold from the payment to be made to the Holder under Section
1.1
an
amount equal to 25% of the amount, if any, by which the portion of the Estimated
Purchase Price exceeds the certificate limit in respect of any Section 116
Certificate issued in connection with the disposition of the Shares by the
Holder to the Buyer (the “Withheld
Amount”).
The
Withheld Amount will be deposited by the Buyer into an escrow account pursuant
to the terms and conditions of an Escrow Agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E
(the
“Section
116 Escrow Agreement”)
to be
governed by the terms and conditions set forth therein.
ARTICLE
2
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
2.1 Conditions
to the Buyer’s Obligations.
The
obligation of the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of
the
Closing Date:
(a) The
representations and warranties set forth in Articles 3
and
4
hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects;
(b) The
Company, the Holder and the Seller shall have performed in all material respects
all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by them under
this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing;
(c) All
consents that are set forth on Schedule 4.3
shall
have been obtained;
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(d) All
material governmental filings, consents, authorizations and approvals that
are
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have
been made and obtained;
(e) No
action
or proceeding before any court or government body shall be pending wherein
an
unfavorable judgment, decree or order would prevent the performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or cause such
transactions to be rescinded;
(f) The
Company, the Holder or the Seller, as the case may be, shall have delivered
to
the Buyer each of the following:
(i) an
Officer’s Certificate of the Company in the form set forth in Exhibit F
attached
hereto, dated the Closing Date, stating that the preconditions specified in
subsections (a) through (e) hereof, inclusive, as they relate to the Company,
the Holder and the Seller have been satisfied;
(ii) copies
of
the third party and governmental consents required by subsections (c) and (d)
above;
(iii) the
share
certificates representing the Shares, duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied
by duly executed stock transfer powers;
(iv) all
minute books, ledgers and registers, corporate seals and other corporate records
relating to the organization, ownership and maintenance of the
Company;
(v) resignations
effective as of the Closing Date from each of the members of the Company’s Board
of Directors and officers of the Company (but for the avoidance of doubt not
including a resignation by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx in his capacity as an employee
of
the Company);
(vi) a
copy of
the Company’s certificate and articles of amalgamation and bylaws (the
“Organizational
Documents”);
(vii) a
Certificate of Status with respect to the Company from Ontario’s Ministry of
Consumer and Business Services;
(viii) resolutions
of the Company, the Holder and the Seller authorizing the Company’s entering
into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(ix) an
opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the Seller, dated as of the
Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G,
an
opinion of XxXxxxxx Binch Xxxxxxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated
as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H,
and
an
opinion of Xxxxx & Overy, counsel to the Holder, dated as of the Closing
Date, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I;
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(g) The
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been approved by the Buyer’s,
VeriChip’s and ADSX’s Boards of Directors; and
(h) The
Company shall have Total Operating Assets as of the open of business on the
Closing Date of no less than $4,476,000.
The
Buyer
may waive any condition specified in this Section 2.1
if it
executes a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing; provided
that if
the Closing is consummated, all such conditions shall be deemed to have been
satisfied.
2.2 Conditions
to the Holder’s and the Seller’s Obligations.
The
obligations of the Holder and the Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions as of the Closing Date:
(a) The
representations and warranties set forth in Article 5
hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects;
(b) The
Buyer
shall have performed in all material respects all the covenants and agreements
required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the
Closing;
(c) All
material governmental filings, consents, authorizations and approvals that
are
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have
been duly made and obtained;
(d) No
action
or proceeding before any court or government body shall be pending wherein
an
unfavorable judgment, decree or order would prevent the performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby,
declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or cause such
transactions to be rescinded;
(e) ADSX
and
VeriChip shall have entered into the ADSX Registration Agreement and VeriChip
Registration Agreement, respectively, and such agreements shall be in full
force
and effect as of the Closing;
(f) The
Buyer
shall have delivered to the Seller each of the following:
(i) an
Officer’s Certificate in the form set forth as Exhibit J
attached
hereto, dated the Closing Date, stating that the preconditions specified in
subsections (a) through (e) hereof, inclusive, as they relate to the Buyer
have
been satisfied;
(ii) a
copy of
VeriChip’s and ADSX’s respective certificates of incorporation and
bylaws;
(iii) a
Certificate of Status with respect to the Buyer from the appropriate Authority
in British Columbia and certificates of good standing with respect to VeriChip
and ADSX from the Delaware and Missouri Secretaries of State, respectively;
and
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(iv) an
opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, counsel to ADSX, dated as of the Closing Date,
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit K,
and an
opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, counsel
to VeriChip, dated as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit L;
(g) The
Closing Transactions set forth in Sections 1.2(b)(ii),
(iii),
(iv) (v)
and
(vii)
shall
have been completed; and
(h) Simultaneously
with the Closing as a reduction to the Closing Payment as set forth in
Section
1.1,
the
Buyer shall repay or cause the Company to repay, on behalf of the Company,
in
full all amounts necessary to discharge fully the then outstanding balance
of
the indebtedness for borrowed money described on Schedule 1.1
(and any
accrued interest and related fees and expenses) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts designated by the creditors listed on
Schedule
1.1.
The
Seller (on behalf of itself and the Holder) may waive any condition specified
in
this Section 2.2
if the
Seller executes a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing; provided
that if
the Closing is consummated, all such conditions shall be deemed to have been
satisfied.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE
HOLDER AND THE SELLER
The
Holder and the Seller hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to
the
Buyer as of the Closing Date as follows:
3.1 Execution,
Delivery; Valid and Binding Agreements.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person, and assuming
that
this Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, ADSX and
VeriChip, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such
Person, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may
be limited by bankruptcy laws, similar laws of debtor relief and general
principles of equity.
3.2 Authority.
Such
Person has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder (in the case of the Holder
including, without limitation, all right, power, capacity and authority to
sell,
transfer and convey the Shares as provided by this Agreement, subject to
applicable federal, provincial and state securities law
restrictions).
3.3 Ownership
of Shares.
The
Holder is the beneficial and record owner of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company, consisting of 6,251,601 Shares of common stock. On the
Closing Date, the Holder shall transfer to the Buyer title to such Shares,
free
and clear of all Liens, options, proxies, voting trusts or agreements and other
restrictions, other than Permitted Liens, applicable federal, provincial and
state securities law restrictions and those set forth in the Organizational
Documents. The Seller is the beneficial and record owner of all of the issued
and outstanding ordinary shares of the Holder.
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3.4 Investment
Representation.
The
Holder is acquiring the ADSX Shares to transfer them immediately to the Seller.
The Seller is acquiring the ADSX Shares for its own account with the present
intention of holding the ADSX Shares for investment purposes and not with a
view
to or for sale in connection with any public distribution of the ADSX Shares
in
violation of any federal or state securities laws. Each of the Holder and the
Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that
it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the ADSX
Shares. Each of the Holder and the Seller acknowledges that the ADSX Shares
have
not been registered under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities
laws and that the ADSX Shares may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale,
pledged hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale,
assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition is pursuant to the terms
of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and is
registered under any applicable state or foreign securities laws or pursuant
to
an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable
state
or foreign securities laws.
3.5 Brokerage.
There
are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or similar compensation
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on
any
arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Seller or the Holder other
than the fees and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Corp. which shall be paid by the
Seller or the Holder.
3.6 Residency.
The
Holder is a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDER AND THE SELLER
The
Company, the Holder and the Seller hereby jointly and severally represent
and warrant to the Buyer that, except as disclosed on the Schedules attached
hereto:
4.1 Organization
and Corporate Power.
The
Company is a corporation amalgamated and duly organized under the laws of the
Province of Ontario and is in good standing with respect to the filing of annual
reports, and the Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and
all
authorizations, licenses and permits necessary to own and operate its properties
and to carry on its businesses as now conducted, except where the failure to
hold such authorizations, licenses and permits would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is not required to be extra-provincially registered to
do
business in any jurisdiction other than Ontario, except where the failure to
be
so registered would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.2 No
Subsidiaries.
The
Company does not own, control or hold the right to acquire any stock,
partnership interest or joint venture interest or other equity ownership
interest in any other corporation, organization or entity.
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4.3 Authorization;
No Breach.
(a) The
Company has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
agreements contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and all other agreements and transactions
contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party have been duly authorized
by
the Board of Directors and (to the extent required) the shareholder(s) of the
Company and no other corporate proceedings on their part are necessary to
authorize this Agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Assuming that this Agreement
and
any other agreements contemplated hereby to be executed and delivered by the
Company are valid and binding obligations of the Buyer, ADSX and/or VeriChip,
as
the case may be, this Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby
to
be entered into by the Company each constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, similar
laws
of debtor relief and general principles of equity.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.3,
the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the Holder
and the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do
not and will not conflict with or result in any breach of any of the provisions
of, or constitute a default under (whether with or without due notice, the
passage of time or both), result in a violation of, result in the creation
of
any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon the Shares or any assets of the
Company, give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate
any
obligation under, or require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption
or
other action by or notice to any court or other governmental body, under the
provisions of the Organizational Documents or any indenture, mortgage, lease,
loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is bound,
or any material law, statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to
which the Company is subject, in each case except for such conflicts, breaches,
defaults, violations, Lien creations, rights the exercise of which or
requirements the failure of which to meet would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.4 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of an unlimited number of
preferred shares and an unlimited number of common shares, of which no preferred
shares are outstanding and of which 6,251,601 common shares (which constitute
the Shares) are outstanding. As of the date hereof, all of the issued and
outstanding Shares of the Company are owned of record by the Holder and are
free
and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens. All of the outstanding Shares
of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid
and
non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4,
the
Company does not have any other capital stock, equity securities or securities
containing any equity features authorized, issued or outstanding, and there
are
no agreements or other rights or arrangements existing or outstanding which
provide for the sale or issuance of any of the foregoing by the Company. Except
as set forth
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on
Schedule 4.4,
there
are no rights, subscriptions, warrants, options, conversion rights, preemptive
rights, rights of first refusal, shareholder agreements, or agreements of any
kind outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Shares or other
equity securities of the Company of any kind. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4,
there
are no agreements or other obligations (contingent or otherwise) which require
the Company to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of the
Company or other equity securities. No
shares
of capital stock of the Company are currently reserved for issuance for any
purpose or upon the occurrence of any event or condition. Other than this
Agreement, there are no existing contracts or options between the Holder or
the
Seller on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other hand, regarding
the
Shares. There are no contracts between or among the Holder, the Seller or any
other Persons that are binding upon the Company with respect to the voting,
transfer, encumbrance of the Company’s capital stock or options to acquire
capital stock or securities that are exchangeable or convertible into capital
stock of the Company or with respect to any aspect of the Company’s governance
or dividends or distributions. The shareholder’s ledger of the Company that has
been delivered to the Buyer for inspection prior to the date hereof is complete
and correct. The Company has not redeemed any securities in violation of any
contract, order or regulation.
4.5 Financial
Statements.
(a) The
Company has furnished the Buyer with copies of (i) its unaudited
consolidated balance sheet as of April 2, 2005, and the related statements
of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-month period
then ended (such balance sheet is referred to herein as the “Latest
Balance Sheet”),
and
(ii) its audited consolidated balance sheet and statements of income
and
cash flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, December 31,
2003, and December 31, 2002 (the “Financial
Statements”).
Such
financial statements have been based upon the information contained in the
Company’s books and records, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied, and present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as of the times and for
the
periods referred to therein, subject in the case of the unaudited financial
statements to (i) the absence of footnote disclosures and other
presentation items and (ii) changes resulting from normal year-end
adjustments. Schedule
4.5(a)
hereof
is a true and complete copy of the management representation letter provided
by
certain members of the Company’s management to its auditors in connection with
the audit of its 2004 Financial Statements.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.5(b),
the
Company does not have any liabilities, guarantees, indebtedness or obligations
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise, whether
due
or to become due) (“Liabilities”)
in
excess of $50,000 individually or in the aggregate arising out of transactions
entered into at or prior to the Closing or any state of facts existing at or
prior to the Closing, other than (i) Liabilities reflected on the Latest
Balance Sheet of the Company or Liabilities of a nature not required to be
reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liabilities
that
have arisen after the date of the Latest Balance Sheet in the ordinary course
of
business (none of which is a liability resulting from breach of a contract,
breach of warranty, tort, infringement or a claim), (iii) Liabilities
under
contracts or commitments disclosed on Schedule 4.9,
Schedule 4.4
or
Schedule
4.14
or under
contracts or commitments not required to be disclosed thereon (but not
liabilities for breaches thereof) and (iv) Liabilities under this Agreement
or in connections with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other instruments required to be delivered by this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(c) Except
as
described on Schedule
4.5(c),
(i) there are (and since January 1, 2004, there have been) no contracts,
agreements, loans, business dealings or other transactions between (A) the
Company, on the one hand, and (B) the Holder, the Seller and any Affiliate
of the foregoing (other than the Company), or any partner, director or officer
of the Holder, the Seller or any of their respective Affiliates (other than
the
Company), on the other hand, and (ii) neither the Seller nor the Holder
nor
any of their Affiliates (other than the Company) has (since January 1, 2004)
engaged in any transaction relating to the Company that was for the Company’s
benefit and which would be required to be reported on the Company’s financial
statements if engaged in by the Company but was not so reported.
(d) No
Person
has guaranteed, or provided any financial accommodation of, any indebtedness,
obligation or liability of the Company or for the benefit of the Company for
the
periods covered by the Financial Statements other than the Holder’s and the
Seller’s guaranties of and related security arrangements respecting the
Company’s senior and subordinated indebtedness and as set forth in the Financial
Statements.
4.6 Absence
of Certain Developments.
The
Company’s Total Operating Assets as of the open of business on the Closing Date
are at least $4,476,000. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6
or as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since the date of the Latest Balance
Sheet, the Company has not:
(a) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any material liabilities, except
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, liabilities under
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and borrowings from
banks (or similar financial institutions) necessary to meet ordinary course
working capital requirements;
(b) mortgaged,
pledged or subjected to any lien, charge or other encumbrance, any portion
of
its assets, except Permitted Liens;
(c) sold,
assigned or transferred any of its tangible assets, except in the ordinary
course of business;
(d) sold,
assigned or transferred any patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade
secrets or other intangible assets;
(e) suffered
any material damage, destruction or extraordinary losses, whether or not covered
by insurance;
(f) issued,
sold, assigned or transferred any of its Shares or other equity securities,
securities convertible into its Shares or other equity securities or warrants,
options or other rights to acquire its Shares or other equity securities, or
any
bonds or debt securities;
(g) declared
or paid any dividends or made any distributions on the Company’s Shares or other
equity securities or redeemed or purchased any shares of the Company’s Shares or
other equity securities or, other than pursuant to contracts or commitments
disclosed on Schedule 4.9,
made
any other payments to the Seller, the Holder or any of their respective
Affiliates (other than the Company);
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(h) to
the
Knowledge of the Company, had any change in its assets, liabilities, financial
condition, prospects
or operations that individually or in the aggregate has had or is reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(i) had
any
resignation or termination, or any hiring or engagement of, any manager,
officer, key employee or group of employees of the Company; and the Company
has
no Knowledge of the impending resignation or termination of employment of any
such director, officer, key employee or group of employees, except as provided
for in this Agreement or on Schedule
4.6;
(j) had
any
change in its obligations by way of guaranty, endorsement, indemnity, warranty
or otherwise that has had a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) waived
any rights of material value or material debt owed to it;
(l) made
any
direct or indirect loans to any shareholder, employee, officer or director
of
the Company, the Seller, or the Holder, other than advances to employees in
the
ordinary course of business;
(m) materially
changed any compensation arrangements or agreements with any employee, officer,
director or shareholder of the Company, the Seller or the Holder, other than
as
required under agreements or Plans disclosed on Schedule
4.9
or
4.14
to this
Agreement or in the ordinary course of business;
(n) adopted
a
plan of liquidation or resolutions providing for liquidation, dissolution,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company;
(o) made
any
material amendments to any agreement to which it is a party or by which it
is
bound;
(p) changed
its accounting methods or principles or booked any write-down, write-up or
revaluation of any assets of the Company;
(q) failed
to
promptly pay and discharge current liabilities, or entered into an agreement
with any party to extend the payment of any current liability;
(r) taken
any
action outside of the ordinary course of business with the intent of increasing
Total Operating Assets for purposes of meeting the condition contained in
Section 2.1(h)
of this
Agreement or otherwise under this Agreement;
(s) to
the
Knowledge of the Company, suffered any adverse allegation or finding by any
governmental agency or Authority; or
(t) committed
orally or in writing to do any of the foregoing.
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4.7 Title
to Properties.
(a) The
real
property covered by the leases described on Schedule 4.7(a)
constitutes all of the real property leased by the Company. The leases described
on Schedule 4.7(a)
are in
full force and effect, and the Company holds a valid and existing leasehold
interest under each of the leases for the term set forth on Schedule 4.7(a).
None of
the Company, the Holder or the Seller has received any written notice of any,
and there exists no, event of default by the Company or event which constitutes
or would constitute (with notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the
Company under any such lease. All rent and other amounts due and payable with
respect to the Company’s leases have been paid through the date of this
Agreement. All lessors under any real property leases being transferred
hereunder have consented (where such consent is required under the lease) to
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. None of the
Seller, the Holder or the Company has received written notice that the landlord
with respect to any real property lease would refuse to renew such lease upon
expiration of the period thereof, upon substantially the same terms, except
for
rent increases consistent with past experience or market rentals. The Company
has delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of each of the leases
described on Schedule 4.7(a),
and
none of the leases have been modified, except to the extent that such
modifications are disclosed by the copies delivered to the Buyer.
(b) The
Company does not own any real property.
(c) The
Company is the owner of and has good and marketable title to all material items
of its personal property, tangible and intangible, and other assets shown on
the
Latest Balance Sheet free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens, except
(i) such personal property which has been disposed of in the ordinary
course of business since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, and
(ii) such items as are set forth on Schedule 4.7(c).
4.8 Tax
Matters.
(a) The
Company has filed all federal and all foreign, provincial, state, county and
local income, excise, property and other Tax Returns which are required to
be
filed by it. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8,
all
Taxes due and payable have been fully paid or properly accrued (whether or
not
shown on any return). All of the Company’s Tax Returns are true and correct in
all material respects, to the Company’s Knowledge the provision for taxes on the
Latest Balance Sheet is sufficient for all accrued and unpaid Taxes as of the
date thereof, and all Taxes which the Company is obligated to withhold from
amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third party have been fully paid
or
properly accrued.
(b) The
Company has not extended the time within which to file any Tax Return.
No
claim
has been made in writing, or to Company’s Knowledge otherwise, by an authority
in a jurisdiction where the Company currently does not file Tax Returns that
Company is
or may
be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Liens
for
Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested
in
good faith) upon any of the assets
of
Company.
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(c) The
Company has 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.
(d) The
Company will not be required to include any
item
of income exceeding $25,000 in, or exclude any material item of deduction
exceeding $25,000 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; or
(ii) prepaid
amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Except
as
specified on Schedule
4.8,
the
Company has not:
(i) made
any
election under s. 85 of the Tax Act with respect to the acquisition or
disposition of any assets;
(ii) made
any
election under s. 83 of the Tax Act with respect to the payment out of the
capital dividend account of the Company;
(iii) acquired
or had the use of any assets from a person with whom it was not dealing at
arm’s
length other than at fair market value;
(iv) disposed
of any assets to a person with whom it was not dealing at arm’s length (within
the meaning of the Tax Act) for proceeds less than the fair market value
thereof; or
(v) discontinued
carrying on any business in respect of which non-capital losses were incurred,
and any non-capital losses which the Company has are not losses from property
or
business investment losses.
(f) The
Company has made all elections required to be made under Part III of the Tax
Act
in connection with any distributions by the Company and all such elections
were
true and correct and in the prescribed form and were made within the prescribed
time periods.
(g) There
are
no contingent Tax liabilities nor any grounds which could prompt a reassessment
of Taxes.
(h) The
Financial Statements and schedules filed with the income Tax Returns as filed
by
the Company for each of its taxation years commencing after 2001 reflect and
disclose, to the extent required by the Tax Act or other applicable revenue
laws, all material related-party transactions to which the Company was a
party.
(i) With
respect to the goods and services tax under the Excise Tax Act (“GST”):
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(i) the
Company is registered for GST purposes under registration number 10249 6569
RT0001;
(ii) the
Company does not have any material deferred obligations or liabilities under
any
section of the Excise Tax Act;
(iii) the
Company has not supplied property or rendered service to a Person with whom
the
Company was not dealing at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Tax Act) for
proceeds less than the fair market value thereof;
(iv) all
GST
required to be collected by the Company has been collected and all GST amounts
required to be remitted to the Receiver General for Canada have been remitted;
and
(v) the
reporting period of the Company for purposes of GST is monthly and all GST
returns and reports of the Company required by law to be filed have been filed
prior to the Closing in a timely manner and are true, complete and correct
in
all material respects.
4.9 Contracts
and Commitments.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.9,
the
Company is not a party to any oral or written: (i) collective bargaining
agreement or contract with any labor union, (ii) bonus, pension, profit
sharing, retirement or other form of deferred compensation plan, other than
as
described in Section 4.4
or on
Schedule 4.14,
(iii) stock purchase plan, option plan or similar plan, (iv) contract
for the employment of any officer, employee or other person on a full-time,
part-time, or consulting basis, (v) agreement or indenture relating
to the
borrowing of money or to mortgaging, pledging or otherwise placing a lien on
any
of the Company’s assets, (vi) guaranty of any obligation for borrowed money
or other material guaranty, (vii) lease or agreement under which it
is
lessee of, or holds or operates any personal property owned by any other party,
for which the annual rental exceeds $25,000, (viii) lease or agreement
under which it is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or operate any
property, real or personal, for which the annual rental exceeds $25,000, (ix)
contract or group of related contracts with the same party for the purchase
of
products or services, under which the undelivered balance of such products
and
services has a selling price in excess of $50,000 or under which an amount
in
excess of $50,000 remains due to the Company, (x) contract or group
of
related contracts with the same party for the sale of products or services
for
each party to whom the Company has sold products or services with a sales price
in excess of $200,000 during the last twelve calendar months preceding the
date
of this Agreement, (xi) contract or non-competition provision in any
contract prohibiting the Company from freely engaging in any business or
competing anywhere in the world or otherwise limiting in any material respect
the use, license, transfer, exploitation, commercialization or sale of the
Company’s products, (xii) contract with any officer, director or
shareholder (other than for employment on customary terms), (xiii) contract
with
independent agents, brokers, dealers or distributors not terminable on 60 days
or less notice without liability to the Company, (xiv) material sales,
commissions, advertising or marketing contract not
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terminable
on 60 days or less notice without liability to the Company or (xv) contract
entered into other than in the ordinary course of business and that is material
to the Company.
(b) The
Buyer
has been supplied with a true and correct copy of all written contracts which
are listed on Schedule 4.9,
together with all amendments, waivers or other changes thereto.
(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.9(c),
(i) the
Company is not in material default under, or in material breach of, and has
not
cancelled, any contract listed on Schedule
4.9
and, to
the Company’s Knowledge, no other party to any contract listed on Schedule
4.9
is in
default under, or in breach of or has cancelled any such contract; (ii) to
the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred that with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both would result in a breach or default under any
such
contract or agreement; and (iii) each contract and agreement listed
on
Schedule
4.9
is
legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, the other parties thereto.
4.10 Intellectual
Property Rights.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.10,
there
are no patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
corporate names, domain names, copyrights (but excluding software), or
registrations or applications for industrial designs, copyrights, mask works,
trademarks or trade dress necessary to the conduct of the Company’s businesses
as now conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10,
the
Company owns, licenses or otherwise possesses the right to use the Intellectual
Property Rights necessary to the conduct of its businesses as now conducted,
and, except for licenses disclosed on Schedule 4.10,
such
rights have not been licensed or assigned to any third party. Any inbound
licenses required for the conduct of the Company’s business, as now conducted,
will continue to be effective after the Closing, except for any such license
that if not effective would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.10,
during
the two year period prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company,
the Seller or the Holder has received any written or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, verbal notices, accusations, or allegations of infringement or
misappropriation from any third party with respect to the Intellectual Property
Rights which are listed on Schedule 4.10.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, the Company has not infringed during such two year period
and is not currently infringing on the Intellectual Property Rights of any
other
Person. To the Company’s Knowledge, no third parties are using (other than
pursuant to licenses disclosed on Schedule 4.10)
or
infringing the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company.
4.11 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.11,
there
are no actions, suits proceedings, or (to the Company’s Knowledge)
investigations pending or, to the Company’s, Knowledge, threatened against the
Company, at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, provincial, state,
municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency
or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which if determined adversely to the
Company would have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.11
hereto,
the Company is fully insured with respect to each of the matters set forth
on
Schedule
4.11.
Except
in connection with matters disclosed on Schedule
4.11,
the
Company has not received any written opinion or memorandum or written advice
from legal counsel to the effect that it is
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exposed,
from a legal standpoint, to any liability or obligation which could have an
adverse effect in excess of $25,000.
4.12 Brokerage.
There
are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or similar compensation
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on
any
arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Company other than the
fees
and expenses of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Corp., which shall be paid by the Seller or
the
Holder.
4.13 Governmental
Consents, etc.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13,
to the
Company’s Knowledge, no Permit, consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration to or filing with, any governmental or regulatory authority is
required in connection with any of the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement by the Company, the Holder or the Seller or the consummation
by
the Company, the Holder or the Seller of any other transaction contemplated
hereby.
4.14 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule
4.14
sets
forth a complete list of all Plans. Current copies of the Plans listed on
Schedule
4.14
and the
latest financial statements and actuarial reports for the Plans (if applicable)
have been made available to the Buyer.
(b) The
Plans
are duly registered where required by all applicable law and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, there exists no state of facts known to the Company that could
jeopardize such status.
(c) With
respect to the Plans, all required contributions to be made or remitted under
the Plans have been fully paid or remitted to the date hereof in a timely
fashion in accordance with the terms of that Plan and all applicable
laws.
(d) All
material obligations of the Company required to be performed in connection
with
the Plans and funding media established therefor up to the date hereof have
been
performed, and to the Company’s Knowledge there are no outstanding material
defaults or violations by any party thereto.
(e) Except
as
described on Schedule
4.14,
the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (either alone or in conjunction with the occurrence
of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Plan
that
will result in any material payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise),
acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase
in
benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any officer or employee
of the Company.
(f) The
Company is not a party to any management agreement, pay equity plan, vacation
or
vacation pay policy, or any bonus, deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, stock purchase or option, severance or termination pay,
hospitalization or medical expense benefits, employee life or other insurance,
supplemental unemployment benefits, profit sharing or retirement plan, program,
agreement or arrangement, or to any executive or key personnel incentive or
other special compensation arrangement, or to other contracts or
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agreements
with or with respect to officers, employees or agents other than those plans,
programs, agreements and arrangements listed and described on Schedule
4.14
(the
“Benefit
Plans”).
The
Company does not have any formal plan or commitment to create any additional
Benefit Plan or to modify or amend any existing Benefit Plan that would affect
any employee, other than such modification or amendment as may be required
to
secure the continued registration of an existing Benefit Plan with any
applicable regulatory authority.
(g) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
4.14,
none of
the Benefit Plans provide benefits, including, without limitation, life
insurance or medical benefits, to employees following their retirement or other
termination of service.
(h) There
are
no pending or to the Company’s Knowledge threatened or anticipated Claims
against, or otherwise involving, any of the Benefit Plans by an employee or
a
beneficiary or otherwise, other than routine claims for benefits payable under
the Benefit Plan.
4.15 Insurance.
Schedule 4.15
hereto
sets forth a complete and accurate summary of all insurance policies maintained
by the Company, including name of insurer, the types, dates and amounts of
coverage, and a statement of the claims pending, as to each policy. All premiums
due and payable with respect thereto covering all periods up to and including
the Closing Date have been paid. All of such insurance policies are in full
force and effect, and no written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, other notice of
cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any Policy. The
Company has not breached or otherwise failed to perform in any material respect
its obligations under such policies nor has the Company, the Seller, or the
Holder received any adverse written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, other notice
from any of the insurers party to such policies with respect to any such alleged
breach or failure in connection with any of such policies. All policies are
sufficient for compliance in all material respects with all regulations and
all
contracts to which the Company is subject and are, to the Company’s Knowledge,
valid, outstanding, collectible and enforceable policies and will not terminate
or lapse solely by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.15
hereto,
all of the policies currently remain in full force and effect through thirty
(30) days after the Closing Date. The Company has not during the last three
(3)
years been refused any insurance with respect to its assets or its business
operations, nor has any of its coverage ever been limited by any insurance
carrier to which the Company has applied for any policy or with which it has
carried an insurance policy during the past three (3) years.
4.16 Compliance
with Laws.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, the Company is in compliance with each applicable statute,
rule, regulation, order, and restriction of any domestic or foreign government
or any instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its
business and the ownership of its assets.
4.17 Environmental
Compliance and Conditions.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.17,
the
Company has all material permits, licenses, approvals and other authorizations
required under federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the pollution or protection of the environment,
including,
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but
not
limited to, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic materials or wastes
into ambient air, surface water, groundwater, or lands or otherwise relating
to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic
materials or waste (“Environmental
Requirements”),
except where the failure to hold such licenses, permits, approvals and
authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
on
Schedule 4.17,
the
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, provincial,
state and local environmental laws and regulations and all terms and conditions
of any and all required permits, licenses, approvals and authorizations and
are
also in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions,
standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
contained in any Environmental Requirements or any written notice or demand
letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, except where the
failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
Company has not caused or permitted, nor has the Company any Knowledge of,
the
Release of any Hazardous Substances on or offsite of the Company’s business
facility or property, or of any Release from a facility or property owned or
operated by third parties, including previous owners, in each case giving rise
to any material liability under Environmental Requirements.
(c) Schedule
4.17
lists
and describes any prosecutions of the Company for an offence for non-compliance
with any Environmental Requirement and any convictions, settlements or other
disposition of such prosecutions short of conviction.
(d) Schedule
4.17
lists
and describes any Orders issued with respect to Environmental Requirements
relating to the business of the Company that are still in full force and effect
on the date hereof. The Company has received no written notice, nor does the
Company have Knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any notice, that
any such Orders will be issued against the Company in the near
future.
(e) No
representations or warranties elsewhere in this Agreement, including but not
limited to those regarding the Company’s compliance with applicable laws or any
other aspects of the Company’s operations, shall be deemed to relate to
Environmental Requirements or other environmental matters, the representations
and warranties in this Section
4.17
being
the Company’s sole representations and warranties regarding Environmental
Requirements and other environmental matters.
4.18 Banking
and Agency Arrangements.
(a) Schedule 4.18
sets
forth a correct and complete list of:
(i) each
bank, trust company or similar financial institution in which the Company has
an
account or safe deposit box or other custodial arrangement and the numbers
of
such accounts or safe deposit boxes maintained by the Company; and
(ii) the
names
of all Persons authorized to draw on each such account or to have access to
any
such safe deposit box facility.
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(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.18,
the
Company has not granted any general or special powers of attorney or any other
agency arrangement.
4.19 Books
and Records.
The
corporate minute books of the Company are complete and correct in all material
respects and contain all of the proceedings of the shareholders and directors
of
the Company. A true and complete list of the incumbent directors and officers
of
the Company immediately prior to the closing is set forth on Schedule 4.19
hereto.
4.20 Customer
Warranties.
There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Claims for the
breach of any warranty, whether expressed or implied, on products or services
sold prior to the Closing Date by the Company that are not (a) listed
on
Schedule
4.20,
(b) referred to in the Financial Statements or by footnote therein or
the
Latest Balance Sheet or by footnote therein, (c) fully reserved against
in
accordance with GAAP or (d) standard
warranty obligations (to replace, repair or refund) in the ordinary course
of
business.
4.21 Products
Liability.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.21
hereto,
(a) there are no outstanding or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened product
liability Claims by or before any Authority or in any court or similar tribunal
against the Company or concerning any product shipped, sold or delivered by
or
on behalf of the Company relating to or resulting from an alleged defect in
design, manufacture, materials or workmanship of any product manufactured,
shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of the Company or any alleged failure
to warn, or any alleged breach of implied warranties or
representations,
other
than pursuant to standard warranty obligations (to replace, repair or refund)
in
the ordinary course of business,
and (b)
in the last three (3) years
there have not been any recalls conducted with respect to any product
manufactured, shipped, sold or delivered by or on behalf of the Company, or
to
the Company’s Knowledge any investigation or consideration of or decision made
by any Authority con-cerning whether to undertake or not undertake any
recalls.
4.22 Accounts
Receivable; Inventories.
The
accounts receivable of the Company reflected in the Financial State-ments and
such additional accounts receivable as are reflected on the books of the Company
on the date hereof are (except to the extent reserved against) valid and genuine
and arise out of bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of
services or other business transactions and are not (except to the extent of
any
reserves on the Company’s balance sheet) subject to set-offs or counterclaims,
other than returns in the ordinary course of business. Other than accounts
receivable arising out of the sale of beta products in an aggregate amount
not
exceeding $50,000, none of such accounts receivable reflected on the books
of
the Company on the date hereof are subject to extended payment terms granted
by
the Company beyond the time periods customers have in the ordinary course of
business. The inventories reflected on the Financial Statements and held by
the
Company on the date hereof are usable or saleable in the ordinary course of
business of the Company, subject to the reserves set forth on the Company’s
books and records. All such inventories are owned free and clear and are not
subject to any Lien except to the extent reserved against on the Company’s
balance sheet or reflected in the Financial Statements and except for Permitted
Liens.
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4.23 Customers
and Suppliers.
Schedule
4.23
hereto
sets forth a complete and accurate list of (a) the top 10 customers (by revenue)
of the Company during the last full fiscal year prior to the Closing Date,
and
(b) the top 10 suppliers (by expenditure) of the Company during the last full
fiscal year prior to the Closing Date. No such customer of the Company disclosed
on Schedule
4.23
has
advised the Company in writing or, to the Company’s Knowledge, otherwise since
the end of the last full fiscal year prior to the Closing Date that it will
stop, or materially decrease the rate of, buying materials, products or services
from the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no unfilled customer order
or
commitment obligating the Company to process, manufacture or deliver products
or
perform services will result in a material loss to the Company upon completion.
No such supplier of the Company disclosed on Schedule
4.23
has
advised the Company in writing since the end of the last full fiscal year that
it will stop, or materially decrease the rate of, supplying materials, products,
or services to the Company.
Since
January 1, 2004, other than in the ordinary course of business, to the
Company’s Knowledge the Company has not offered any customer rebates, free
products or services, pricing discounts, sales incentives or similar promotions
that would have the effect of accelerating pre-Closing sales and decreasing
post-Closing sales.
4.24 Permits.
Except
as indicated on Schedule
4.24,
the
Company owns or possesses all right, title and interest in and to all of the
Permits required by any Authority having or claiming jurisdiction over the
Company’s business and properties or that are necessary to own and operate the
Company’s business as presently conducted. The Company is in compliance in all
material respects with the terms and conditions of such Permits and has not
received any written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, other notices that it is in
violation of any of the terms or conditions of such Permits. All of such Permits
are in full force and effect and no claim is pending or, to the Knowledge of
the
Company, threatened to revoke, suspend, or terminate any such Permit or declare
any such Permit invalid in any material respect.
4.25 Improper
and Other Payments.
Neither
the Company, nor any director, officer, or key employee thereof, nor, to the
Company’s Knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company, nor, to the
Company’s Knowledge, any Person acting on behalf of any of them, (a) has
made, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments
to or from any Person or Authority, (b) has made, directly or indirectly, any
illegal contributions to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate
or
(c) to the extent the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is applicable
to any payment made by any of the foregoing Persons, has made any “improper
foreign payment” (as defined in the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act).
4.26 Employees
and Consultants.
Schedule
4.26
sets
forth a list of all employees and consultants of the Company, together with
each
such employee’s or consultant’s base salary for 2005 and total bonus and
commission in 2004. The Company has conducted its business in compliance in
all
material respects with all rules and regulations affecting employment and
employment practices applicable to the Company, including the payment of wages
and hours. The Company does not have any collective bargaining agree-ments
and
there have been no strikes, work stoppages nor any demands for collective
bargaining by any union, labor organization or other Person. There is no dispute
or controversy with any union or other organization of the Company’s employees
and no arbitration proceedings are pending or, to the
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Knowledge
of the Company, threatened involving a dispute or controversy affecting the
Company. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.26,
the
Company has not taken any action, or failed to take any action, that has
resulted in any Claim by an employee that he or she has been constructively
terminated or is due severance payments. Except for the Employee Obligations
as
set forth, and obligations under the other agreements expressly listed, on
Schedule
4.26,
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not cause the Company
to incur any “change in control” bonus or other obligations to any of its
employees or consultants and, upon payment of the Employee Obligations set
forth
in the last two columns in the table and under the other agreements expressly
listed on Schedule 4.26,
the
Company will have no obligation for any “change in control” bonus or other
similar obligation as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.27 Disclosure.
To
the
Company’s Knowledge, this Agreement (including the Schedules) does not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to
make this Agreement (including the Schedules), considered in its entirety,
not
misleading.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The
Buyer
represents and warrants to the Seller and the Company that:
5.1 Organization
and Corporate Power.
The
Buyer is a corporation continued and duly organized under the laws of the
Province of British Columbia and is in good standing with respect to filing
of
annual reports, and has full corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. VeriChip is a corporation
duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of
Delaware with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and perform its obligations hereunder. ADSX is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Missouri
with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform
its obligations hereunder.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Buyer, VeriChip
and
ADSX, and of each applicable Registration Agreement by VeriChip and ADSX, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action, and no other
corporate proceedings on Buyer’s part, VeriChip’s part or ADSX’s part are
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
or the Registration Agreements. Assuming that this Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of the Company, the Holder and the Seller, this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, VeriChip and ADSX,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy laws, similar laws of debtor relief and general principles
of equity. Assuming that each Registration Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of the Seller, each Registration Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of VeriChip and ADSX, as
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applicable,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy laws, similar laws of debtor relief and general principles
of equity.
5.3 No
Violation.
None of
the Buyer, VeriChip, or ADSX is subject to or obligated under its respective
constating documents, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws and/or
comparable governing documents, any applicable law, or rule or regulation of
any
governmental authority, or any material agreement or instrument, or any license,
franchise or permit, or subject to any order, writ, injunction or decree, which
would be breached or violated by its execution, delivery or performance of
this
Agreement and/or in the case of VeriChip and ADSX, by its execution, delivery
or
performance of the respective Registration Agreement and the issuance of the
ADSX Shares and VeriChip Shares.
5.4 Financing.
The
Buyer has sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of
immediately available funds to enable it to make payment of the Closing Payment
and any other amounts to be paid by it hereunder on and after the Closing Date.
The Buyer is not incurring or causing the Company to incur any indebtedness
for
borrowed money in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.5 ADSX
Shares and VeriChip Shares.
Each of
VeriChip and ADSX has the authorized and issued and outstanding capital stock
as
set forth on Schedule 5.5.
Each of
the Buyer and VeriChip is a direct or indirect subsidiary of ADSX. Each of
VeriChip and ADSX has duly authorized and reserved for issuance the VeriChip
Shares and ADSX Shares, respectively, issuable pursuant to Section 1.4
as the
Second Payment and, upon the issuance thereof, all such shares so issued shall
be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable and free and clear of any
Liens, preemptive rights, options, proxies, voting trusts and other agreements
and other restrictions, other than applicable federal and state securities
law
restrictions.
5.6 Governmental
Authorities; Consents.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
5.6
none of
the Buyer, VeriChip or ADSX is required to submit any notice, report or other
filing with any governmental authority in connection with the execution or
delivery by the Buyer, VeriChip or ADSX of this Agreement, the Registration
Agreements, as applicable, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. No consent, approval or authorization of any governmental
or
regulatory authority or any other party or Person is required to be obtained
by
the Buyer, VeriChip or ADSX in connection with its execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Registration Agreements, as applicable,
compliance with the terms here and thereof or the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the issuance of the
ADSX
Shares and VeriChip Shares).
5.7 Litigation.
There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Buyer’s knowledge,
overtly threatened in writing against or affecting the Buyer, VeriChip or ADSX,
at law or in equity, or before or by any federal, provincial, state, municipal
or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which would adversely affect the Buyer’s,
VeriChip’s or ADSX’s performance under this Agreement, the issuance of the ADSX
Shares or VeriChip Shares, compliance with the terms thereof or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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5.8 Brokerage.
There
are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or similar compensation
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on
any
arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Buyer, VeriChip or
ASDX.
5.9 Investment
Representation.
The
Buyer is purchasing the Shares for its own account with the present intention
of
holding the Shares for investment purposes and not with a view to or for sale
in
connection with any public distribution of the Shares in violation of any
federal, provincial or state securities laws. The Buyer has such knowledge
and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares. The Buyer acknowledges
that
the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state or
foreign securities laws, that the Company is not a “reporting issuer” within the
meaning of the Securities Act (Ontario) and that the Shares may not be sold,
transferred, offered for sale, pledged hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other
disposition is pursuant to the terms of an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and/or is registered under any applicable state or
foreign securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration under
the
Securities Act and any applicable state or foreign securities laws.
5.10 No
Knowledge of Misrepresentations or Omissions.
The
Buyer has no actual knowledge that any of the representations and warranties
of
the Company in this Agreement and the Schedules hereto are not true and correct
in all material respects, and the Buyer has no actual knowledge of any material
errors in, or material omissions from, the Schedules to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF THE BUYER
6.1 Confidentiality
of Information.
The
Buyer acknowledges that the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality
Agreement are in full force and effect. In the event that this Agreement is
terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, the
Confidentiality Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms.
6.2 Access
to Books and Records.
From
and after the Closing and for a period of (a) six years thereafter with
respect to any information related to Taxes and (b) 18 months thereafter
with respect to any other information (in either case, or such longer time
as
required to finally resolve any audit, investigation, litigation, arbitration,
claim, proceeding, indemnification claim or similar circumstance initiated
on or
prior to such date), the Buyer shall, and shall cause the Company, to provide
the Seller and its agents with reasonable access (for the purpose of examining
and copying), during normal business hours, to the books and records of the
Company with respect to periods or occurrences prior to the Closing Date in
connection with any matter whether or not related to or arising out of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent necessary or
desirable in connection with any audit, investigation, litigation, arbitration,
claim, proceeding, indemnification claim or similar circumstance. Unless
otherwise consented to in writing by the Seller, the Company shall not,
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a
period
of six years following the Closing Date, destroy, alter or otherwise dispose
of
any of the books and records of the Company for the period prior to the Closing
Date without first offering to surrender to the Seller such books and records
or
any portion thereof which the Buyer or the Company may intend to destroy, alter
or dispose of.
6.3 Director
and Officer Liability and Indemnification.
Without
limiting any other rights of the Company’s pre-Closing officers and directors
(whether contractual or under applicable law), for a period of three years
after
the Closing, the Buyer shall not, and shall not permit the Company to amend,
repeal or modify any provision in the Organizational Documents or other
agreements entered into with any of the Company’s past or present officers or
directors relating to the exculpation or indemnification of former officers
and
directors (unless required by law), it being the intent of the parties that
the
officers and directors of the Company prior to the Closing shall continue to
be
entitled to such exculpation and indemnification for claims by third parties
(not including the Seller or the Holder) to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable law, in particular under laws applicable to indemnification or
exculpation. If the Company or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall
consolidate with, merge into or amalgamate with any other Person and shall
not
be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation,
merger or amalgamation or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all
of
its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, the
Company (or its successor or assign) shall use its best efforts to ensure proper
provisions are made so that the successors and assigns of the Company shall
assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section
6.3.
The
provisions of this Section
6.3
are
intended for the benefit of each and any current and former officer and director
of the Company and his or her heirs and representatives (provided the Seller
or,
upon its liquidation and dissolution, any single Person appointed by it (and
of
whom the Seller notifies the Buyer in writing has been appointed) shall act
on
behalf of any officer or director desiring to enforce the provisions of this
Section
6.3),
and
are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to
indemnification or contribution that any such person may have had by contract
or
otherwise.
6.4 Regulatory
Filings.
The
Buyer shall make or cause to be made within the time periods prescribed by
law
any applicable filings, notifications and submissions under the Investment
Canada Act and any other laws or regulations applicable to the Buyer as may
be
required of the Buyer for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein, and the Buyer shall be responsible for all filing or notification fees,
as may be applicable, under the Investment Canada Act and any other laws or
regulations applicable to the Buyer.
6.5 Transaction
Payments.
(a) By
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the execution of a separate
Assumption Agreement between the Company and the Seller dated as of June 9,
2005, in each case prior to the transfer of the Shares to the Buyer, the Company
hereby and thereby declares and confirms (and shall take any other steps
required to confirm) its obligations to pay certain employee bonuses and other
compensation amounts as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to the recipients and in the amounts identified in the last two
columns in the table on Schedule 4.26
(the
“Employee
Obligations”).
The
amount of the Employee Obligations plus
1.95%
thereof is equal to the Transaction Payments.
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(b) Pursuant
to Section
1.2(b)(ii)
above,
at the Closing, the Buyer will contribute $1,225,157.67 to the Company by way
of
loan or contribution to
share
capital (as a reduction against the Closing Payment as set forth in Section
1.1),
such
amount being equal to the aggregate of the Employee Obligations and the
liability of the Company under the Employer Health Tax Act (Ontario) arising
from its payment of the Employee Obligations (the “Transaction
Payments”).
At or
promptly after the Closing (and in no event later than the Company’s next
regular payroll date after the date hereof), the Company shall (and the Buyer
shall cause the Company to) pay amounts equal in the aggregate to the Employee
Obligations, net of withholdings for employee (but not employer) income or
other
payroll Taxes, which the Buyer shall cause to be remitted forthwith to the
appropriate governmental authorities, to those individuals so entitled, with
reference to the amounts set forth in the last two columns of the table attached
to Schedule
4.26,
in
satisfaction of the Employee Obligations. In addition, the Company shall (and
the Buyer shall cause the Company to) remit, to the appropriate governmental
or
other authority in accordance with applicable law, all employer payroll Taxes
with respect to the Employee Obligations. The Buyer and the Company acknowledge
and agree that the Transaction Payments shall include an amount sufficient
to
allow the Company to satisfy the Employee Obligations and its obligations under
the Employer Health Tax Act (Ontario) with respect to the Employee Obligations,
but shall exclude any other amounts, including any amount required to satisfy
the Company’s employer obligations for Canada pension plan and employment
insurance obligations with respect to the Employee Obligations, which excluded
amounts shall be borne by the Company without recourse against the
Seller or the Holder notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
7.1 Survival.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Buyer, the Company,
the
Holder and the Seller set forth in this Agreement and in any certificates
delivered at the Closing in connection with this Agreement shall survive until
September 30, 2006 (the “Survival
Period”)
and
shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided
that
with respect to any covenant or agreement contained herein that contemplates
performance following the Closing (including, without limitation, Sections 1.4
and
7.5),
the
Survival Period shall continue through such performance or time of contemplated
performance; provided,
however,
that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the representations and warranties
contained in Section 3.2
(Authority), Section 3.3
(Ownership of Shares), Section 3.5
(Brokerage), Section 4.3
(Authorization; No Breach), Section 4.4
(Capitalization), Section 4.12
(Brokerage), Section 5.2
(Authorization), Section 5.5
(ADSX
Shares and VeriChip Shares) and Section 5.8
(Brokerage) shall survive forever and (b) the representations and warranties
contained in Section
4.7
(Title
to Properties), Section
4.10
(Intellectual Property Rights) and Section
4.17
(Environmental Compliance and Conditions) shall survive until the sixth
anniversary of the Closing Date.
7.2 Indemnification.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of this Section
7.2
and
Section
7.3
below,
after the Closing the Seller and the Holder agree to, and shall, jointly and
severally, indemnify the
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Buyer,
its parents, subsidiaries and the Company and their respective officers,
directors, employees, stockholders, representatives, successors, assigns and
agents (each, a “Buyer
Indemnitee”)
and
hold each of them harmless against any actual Claim, loss, liability,
obligation, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) (but in any event excluding (and no party shall be required to
indemnify any other Person under this Agreement for) incidental, consequential
and punitive damages, except to the extent actually paid by an Indemnitee as
a
result of Third Party Claims made against such Person) (collectively,
“Losses”
and
individually, a “Loss”)
which
any such Buyer Indemnitee suffers as a result of (i) any breach of
representation or warranty on the part of the Company, the Holder or the Seller
under this Agreement, or contained in any schedule or exhibit to this Agreement
or any certificate or instrument delivered by the Seller, the Holder or the
Company in connection herewith, (ii) any breach of any covenant or
agreement of the Holder or the Seller under this Agreement, (iii) any
failure of the Holder to have, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens, good, valid and marketable title to the Shares held by the Holder, and
(iv) all demands, assessments, judgments, costs and legal (including,
reasonable attorney’s fees) and other expenses arising from, or in connection
with, any action, suit, proceeding or Claim incident to any of the foregoing;
provided
that the
Buyer Indemnitees’ right to seek indemnification hereunder (including, without
limitation, for a breach of Section
7.5(d))
shall
be limited to an amount of Losses not to exceed $3,000,000, provided
that the
foregoing limitation (i.e., the cap) shall not apply with respect to any Loss
arising from or related to a breach of the representations and warranties of
the
Company, the Holder and/or the Seller set forth in Section 3.1
(Execution, Delivery; Valid and Binding Agreements), Section
3.2
(Authority), Section
3.3
(Ownership of Shares), Section
3.5
(Brokerage), Section
4.3(a)
(Authorization), Section
4.4
(Capitalization), Section
4.7
(Title
to Properties), Section
4.10
(Intellectual Property Rights), Section
4.12
(Brokerage) and Section
4.17
(Environmental Compliance and Conditions) or of the covenants and agreements
set
forth in clause (iii) of this Section
7.2(a)
or a
breach of a representation, warranty or covenant by such the Seller or the
Holder that constitutes actual fraud; provided further
that
(other than for a breach of the covenants set forth in Section
9.2,
for
which the limitation in this proviso shall not apply) the Buyer Indemnitees
shall not be entitled to seek indemnification with respect to any Losses
hereunder until all such Losses exceed $150,000 in the aggregate, in which
case
the Buyer Indemnitees shall be entitled to indemnification only for the amount
of such excess; provided further
that the
Buyer Indemnitees shall not be entitled to seek indemnification with respect
to
any Loss of which, or resulting from any breach of the representations or
warranties of the Company, the Holder and/or the Seller set forth herein of
which the Buyer or its representatives or agents had actual knowledge on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of this Section
7.2
and
Section
7.3
below,
after the Closing (i) the Buyer and the Company shall, jointly and severally,
indemnify the Seller and the Holder and their respective affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, stockholders, partners, representatives, successors,
assigns and agents and hold them harmless against any Loss (which excludes,
for
the avoidance of doubt, incidental, consequential and punitive damages, except
to the extent actually paid by an Indemnitee as a result of Third Party Claims
made against such Person) which any such Person suffers as a result of any
breach by the Buyer, VeriChip or ADSX of its covenants, representations and
warranties set forth herein and as restated in any certificates delivered by
the
Buyer at the Closing, and (ii) to the extent the Seller and the
Holder
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do
not
bear responsibility for such Loss as a result of their actions, the Company
shall indemnify the Seller and the Holder and their respective affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, stockholders, partners, representatives,
successors, assigns and agents and hold them harmless against any Loss (which
excludes, for the avoidance of doubt, incidental, consequential and punitive
damages, except to the extent actually paid by an Indemnitee as a result of
Third Party Claims made against such Person) which any such Person suffers
as a
result of the operations of the Company following the Closing.
(c) Any
party
seeking indemnification, damages, or any other recovery whatsoever (the
“Indemnitees”)
from
another party or parties (individually or collectively, the “Indemnitors”)
under
subsections (a) or (b) above shall notify the Indemnitors of the claim in
writing, specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the claim for
indemnification, the estimated amount of Losses and the basis for
indemnification. No Person shall be liable for any claim for indemnification
under subsection (a) or (b) above unless such notice is delivered by the
Indemnitee to the Indemnitor prior to the expiration of the Survival Period,
in
which case the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement which is the
subject of such claim shall survive, to the extent of such claim only, until
such claim is resolved, whether or not the amount of the Losses resulting from
such breach has been finally determined at the time the notice is given, if,
but
only if, in the case of any claim made other than by reason of a Third Party
Claim, some Losses (including the incurrence of costs) shall have been incurred
in good faith at or prior to the date of such notice.
(d) Promptly
after the assertion by any third party of any claim (a “Third
Party Claim”)
against any Indemnitee under this Section 7.2
that
results or may result in the incurrence by such Indemnitee of any Loss for
which
such Indemnitee would be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement,
such Indemnitee shall promptly provide notice of such Third Party Claim to
the
Indemnitors, the Seller and the Holder. The Seller shall act on behalf of all
Indemnitors in the case of all Third Party Claims with respect to which the
Indemnitee is seeking indemnification under subsection (a) above and may, at
its
option, assume the defense of the Indemnitee against such Third Party Claim
(including the employment of counsel and the payment of reasonable expenses).
Any Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
Third
Party Claim and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of such counsel shall not be an expense of the Indemnitor unless (i) the
Indemnitor shall have failed, within a reasonable time after having been
notified by the Indemnitee of the existence of such Third Party Claim as
provided in the preceding sentence, to assume the defense of such Third Party
Claim or (ii) the employment of such counsel has been specifically
authorized by the Indemnitor and/or the Seller in the case of all Third Party
Claims with respect to which any Buyer Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
under subsection (a) above. In no event will an Indemnitee consent to the entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to any Third Party
Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor. The
Indemnitee and the Indemnitor shall each use commercially reasonable efforts
to
cooperate with the other such party in connection with the defense of Third
Party Claims.
(e) The
amount of any Loss subject to indemnification hereunder or of any claim therefor
shall be calculated net of (i) any Tax Benefit (as defined below) actually
realized by the Buyer, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates on
account of such Loss and
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(ii) any
insurance proceeds (net of direct collection expenses, any retro-premiums and
any increase (present or future) in insurance premiums related to such recovery)
received by the Buyer and the Company or any of their Affiliates on account
of
such Loss. If the Buyer, the Company or any of their Affiliates receives a
Tax
Benefit for fiscal years 2005 or 2006 after an indemnification payment is made,
the Buyer shall promptly pay to the Seller the amount of such Tax Benefit at
such time or times as and to the extent that such Tax Benefit is realized.
For
purposes hereof, “Tax
Benefit”
shall
mean any refund of Taxes paid or reduction in the amount of Taxes which
otherwise would have been paid on account of a Loss (net of any Tax detriment
from the receipt of any indemnification payment). The Buyer and the Company
shall seek full recovery under all insurance policies covering any Loss to
the
same extent as they would if such Loss were not subject to indemnification
hereunder. In the event that an insurance recovery is made by the Buyer, the
Company or any of their Affiliates with respect to any Loss for which any such
Person has been indemnified hereunder, then a refund equal to the aggregate
amount of the recovery (net of all direct collection expenses, any
retro-premiums and any increase in premiums) shall be made promptly to the
Seller. The Indemnitors shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnitees
in
respect of any Losses indemnified by the Indemnitors and shall be entitled
to
exercise any such rights to the extent the Buyer and the Company do not promptly
and diligently do so.
(f) At
either
the Seller’s or (in the case of Section
7.2(f)(i)
below)
the Buyer’s respective sole election, the Seller or the Buyer, as the case may
be, shall be entitled to satisfy any Losses agreed upon or finally determined
in
connection with any indemnification obligation of the Seller by reducing the
Second Payment by the amount of all indemnification obligations for which the
Seller or the Buyer (with a copy of such notice to the other) has notified
ADSX
in writing (each, an “Offset
Notice”)
that
it wishes to satisfy by reducing the Second Payment (each such amount in an
Offset Notice, an “Indemnification
Offset Amount”)
as
follows:
(i) with
respect to each Offset Notice delivered prior to the True-Up, by including
the
aggregate Indemnification Offset Amounts included in all such Offset Notices
delivered prior to the True-Up in the calculations to be made pursuant to
Section 1.4(b);
and
(ii) with
respect to each Offset Notice delivered after the True-Up, (1) if the
VeriChip Exchange has been consummated, then by delivering to ADSX or VeriChip,
as the case may be, with the applicable Offset Notice a number of shares, free
and clear of all Liens, of either (at the Seller’s sole election) (I) a
number of ADSX Shares equal to the Indemnification Offset Amount in such Offset
Notice divided by
the ADSX
VWAP Price as of the date of such Offset Notice or (II) a number of
VeriChip Shares equal to the Indemnification Offset Amount in such Offset Notice
divided by
the
VeriChip VWAP Price as of the date of such Offset Notice; (2) if the
VeriChip Exchange has not been consummated, then on the Election Date by either
(depending on the Seller’s choice in exercising the Election Right)
(I) having the Cash Second Payment Obligation reduced by the aggregate
amount of Indemnification Offset Amounts in Offset Notices delivered after
the
True-Up
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but
prior
to the Election Date or (II) delivering to ADSX with the written notice
exercising the Election Right a number of ADSX Shares equal to the aggregate
Indemnification Offset Amount in Offset Notices delivered after the True-Up
but
prior to the Election Date divided by
the ADSX
VWAP Price as of the Election Date; or (3) if the VeriChip Exchange has not
been
consummated and the Seller did not exercise the Election Right for the Cash
Second Payment Obligation on the Election Date, by delivering to ADSX a number
of ADSX Shares equal to the aggregate Indemnification Offset Amount in Offset
Notices delivered after the True-Up and after any other Offset Notice delivered
hereunder after the True-Up divided by
the ADSX
VWAP Price as of the date of such Offset Notice.
(g) All
indemnification payments made hereunder shall be treated by all parties as
adjustments to the Total Purchase Price.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section
7.2
or
Section
7.5,
there
shall be no recovery for any Loss by any Buyer Indemnitee under this
Section 7.2
or any
liability of the Seller for Losses under Section
7.5,
and the
Loss shall not be included in meeting the stated thresholds hereunder, to the
extent such item has been accrued for on the Company’s books and records as of
the Closing Date (it being understood that any Buyer Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification for any such Losses in excess of the accruals on the Company’s
books and records shall not be affected by this Section
7.2(h)).
7.3 Limitation
of Recourse.
The
indemnification provided by Section 7.2(a)
shall be
the sole and exclusive remedy for any Losses of the Buyer and the Company and
the other Indemnitees thereunder arising from or in any way relating to this
Agreement, the agreements contemplated hereby or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, any
misrepresentation or inaccuracy in, or breach of, any representations or
warranties made by the Company, the Holder or the Seller in this Agreement
or in
any exhibit or schedules hereto or any certificate delivered hereunder). Except
as set forth in Section
7.2,
neither
the Holder nor the Seller shall have any liability or obligation to indemnify
the Buyer or any other Person for any claim or any Loss arising from or in
any
way relating to this Agreement, the agreements contemplated hereby or any of
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation,
any
misrepresentation or inaccuracy in, or breach of, any representations or
warranties made by the Company, the Holder or the Seller in this Agreement
or in
any exhibit or schedules hereto or any certificate delivered hereunder). Except
as provided in Section
7.2,
no claim
shall be brought or maintained by the Buyer or the Company or their respective
successors or permitted assigns against any officer, director or employee
(present or former) of the Company, the Holder or the Seller. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, in no event shall the Company, the Buyer or
their respective successors or permitted assigns be entitled to claim or seek
any rescission of the transactions consummated under this Agreement or other
remedy at law or in equity. Nothing in this Section
7.3
shall in
any way limit or foreclose the availability to the parties of actions
(i) for specific performance or (ii) based on a breach of
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement which constitutes
fraud.
7.4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
BY THE BUYER.
THE
BUYER CONDUCTED ITS OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND VERIFICATION OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, PROPERTIES
AND
PROJECTED OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY. THE BUYER
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ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE OTHER
THAN THOSE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING, BUT
NOT
LIMITED TO, ANY RELATING TO THE FUTURE OR HISTORICAL FINANCIAL CONDITION,
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, ASSETS OR LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY OR THE QUALITY,
QUANTITY OR CONDITION OF THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY) ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED
BY THE COMPANY, THE HOLDER AND THE SELLER. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE
FOREGOING IN NO WAY SHALL LIMIT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE COMPANY, THE
HOLDER OR THE SELLER BASED ON CONDUCT BY SUCH PERSON CONSTITUTING ACTUAL
FRAUD.
7.5 Tax
Matters.
The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
the Buyer and the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder and the Seller,
on
the other hand, for certain tax matters following the Closing:
(a) Buyer
and
the Company shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company after the
Closing Date with respect to any tax periods beginning before and ending before,
on or after the Closing Date. Subject to the requirements of applicable law,
each such Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past
practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Buyer and the Company shall
be responsible for paying any Taxes required to be paid by or on behalf of
the
Company with respect to such Tax Returns.
(b) The
Buyer
and the Seller 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 7.5
and any
audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to such Tax Returns. Such
cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s request) the
provision of records and information which 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 Company shall retain all books and records
with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any tax periods
and shall abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any taxing
authority, and shall give the Seller reasonable written notice prior to
transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records prior to
the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for that tax period, and,
if
the Seller so requests, the Company shall allow the Seller (or its successor)
to
take possession of such books and records.
(c) All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes
and
fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this
Agreement, shall be paid by the Buyer when due, and the Buyer shall, at its
own
expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect
to
all such transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other Taxes
and fees, and, if required by applicable law, the Holder and/or the Seller
will
join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation. For
the
avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.5(c)
does not
include the Withheld Amount, which shall be borne by the Holder and paid out
of
the Closing Payment.
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(d) Following
the Closing, the Seller shall fully indemnify the Buyer, the Company and any
Subsidiary of the Company for all federal, provincial or local income Taxes
that
may be asserted or imposed on or relating to the Company for which it is
asserted they are liable for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends
on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Buyer and the Company shall fully
indemnify the Holder and the Seller for all federal, provincial or local income
Taxes that may be asserted or imposed on or relating to the Company for which
it
is asserted they are liable for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that
ends after the Closing Date or (as limited below) includes the Closing Date.
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
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 holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate
at
such time) and the amount of other Taxes of the Company 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.
(e) The
Buyer
and the Seller acknowledge for purposes of this Section
7.5
that the
Employee Obligations shall be treated for Canadian federal and provincial income
Tax reporting purposes as an expenditure of the Company in respect of the period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date, and all Canadian income Tax Returns
shall be filed consistent therewith. The parties further agree to make, or
cause
the Company to make, all elections necessary or desirable to give effect to
the
foregoing, including an election by the Company under subsection 256
(9) of
the Tax Act in a form prepared by the Seller acting reasonably and having a
designated time on the Closing Date which follows the effective time of the
transaction described in Section
6.5(a)
and
which precedes the time on the Closing Date at which the Shares are transferred
to the Buyer. For greater certainty, all liabilities of the parties to each
other under this Section
7.5,
insofar
as Canadian federal and provincial Taxes are concerned, shall be determined
on
the basis that the Employee Obligations represent an expenditure incurred by
the
Company in respect of the period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(f) There
are
no tax-sharing agreements or similar agreements with
respect to or involving the Company as of the Closing Date.
7.6 Employee
Benefit Plans and Arrangements.
(a) From
and
after the Closing Date for the three-month period immediately following the
Closing Date (or such longer period as required by the terms thereof), the
Buyer
shall cause the Company to honor all employment, severance, termination,
consulting, retirement and other compensation and benefit plans, arrangements
and agreements to which the Company is a party, as such plans, arrangements
and
agreements are in effect on the date hereof which are disclosed on Schedule 4.9(a)(iv)
or
4.14
hereto.
For the three-month period immediately following the Closing Date, the Buyer
shall continue to employ and shall cause the Company to provide those employees
who are employees of the Company as of immediately prior to the
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Closing
with compensation and benefits that are no less favorable to such employees
than
the compensation and benefits of the Company available to such employees
immediately prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in
this
Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit or otherwise restrict the Company from
terminating the employment of any employee at any time on or after the Closing
Date in accordance with the Company’s customary policies and practices with
respect thereto; provided
that any
such employees terminated within the three month period immediately following
the Closing Date shall be entitled to notice, pay in lieu of notice, severance
pay and related entitlements no less favorable than those to which the
applicable employee is legally entitled.
(b) With
respect to any Plans in which any employees of the Company participate on or
after the Closing, the Buyer shall cause the Company to use commercially
reasonable efforts to: (i) waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions
and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements
applicable to such employees, except to the extent such pre-existing conditions,
exclusions or waiting periods applied under the similar plan in effect
immediately prior to the Closing; (ii) provide each such employee with
credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid (to the same extent such credit
was given for the year under the similar plan in effect immediately prior to
the
Closing) in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements;
and (iii) recognize all continuous service of the Company’s employees with
the Company for all purposes (including, without limitation, for purposes of
eligibility to participate, vesting credit and entitlement to benefits, but
excluding benefit accrual under a defined benefit pension plan) under any Plan
in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Closing;
provided
that the
foregoing shall not apply to the extent it would result in a duplication of
benefits.
7.7 Further
Assurances.
From
time to time, as and when requested by any party hereto, any other party shall
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents
and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other
actions as such other party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to
evidence and effectuate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
7.8 Short
Sales and Hedging.
From
and after the Closing until the earlier of the VeriChip Exchange Date and
September 30, 2006, the Seller and the Holder agree not to enter into short
sales or engage in other hedging activity with respect to the ADSX Shares or
the
VeriChip Shares.
ARTICLE
8
DEFINITIONS
8.1 Definitions.
The
following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
of any
particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition,
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
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management
and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities,
contract or otherwise.
“Authority”
means
any federal, state, provincial, local, county or municipal government,
governmental, regulatory or administrative body, agency, department, commission,
board, bureau, arbitrator or authority, any court or judicial authority, any
public, private or industry regulatory authority, whether international,
national, federal, state or local.
“Claim”
means
any action, suit, claim, lawsuit, demand, inquiry, hearing, investigation,
notice of a violation or noncompliance, litigation, proceeding, arbitration,
appeals or other dispute, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
otherwise.
“Closing
Cash”
means
all cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of the Company as of the
Closing (including checks and deposits in transit), before giving effect to
the
transactions contemplated hereby, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the principles utilized in
preparing the audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and the
Latest
Balance Sheet.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
means
the Confidentiality Agreement between BMO Capital Corporation (on behalf of
the
Company) and ADSX dated as of September 9, 2004.
“GAAP”
means
United States generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as in existence from time
to time.
“Hazardous
Substance”
means
any hazardous or toxic substance or material that is on the Closing Date
prohibited, controlled or regulated by any Authority including, without
limitation, any contaminant, pollutant, dangerous substance, toxic substance,
designated substance, hazardous waste, subject waste, hazardous material, or
petroleum, its derivatives, by-products or other hydrocarbons, all as defined
in
or pursuant to any Environmental Requirements or Orders.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
means
any invention, patent, patent application, trade secret, trademark, service
xxxx, trade name, corporate name, domain name, copyright, license, software
or
any other intellectual property right recognized anywhere in the
world.
“Knowledge”
means,
with
respect to the Company, the Holder, and the Seller, the actual awareness or
knowledge of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
C. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx XxXxxxxxx
and
Xxxx Xxxxxx. Phrases
such as “to the Company’s Knowledge,” “to the Knowledge of the Company”
and phrases of similar import are used to establish the scope of any
representation or warranty in which it appears, such that the representation
or
warranty is not true and correct and therefore breached only if the specified
individuals have “Knowledge” (i.e., actual awareness or knowledge) of an
undisclosed exception to such representation and warranty which the Company
is
required to disclose; the use of “to the Company’s Knowledge,”“to the Knowledge
of the Company” or a phrase of similar import is not an affirmation of any
Person’s “superior knowledge” with respect to the subject matter of the
representation or warranty.
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“Lien”
means
any (a) security interest, lien, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance,
Claim, easement, charge, restriction on transfer or otherwise, or interest
of
another Person of any kind or nature; (b) any filing or agreement to file a
financing statement as debtor under the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario)
or any similar statute; and (c) any subordination arrangement in favor of
another Person.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any effect or change that is materially adverse to the business, assets,
condition
(financial or otherwise), operating results, operations, or business prospects
of the Company
taken as
a whole, or on the ability of the Company, the Holder or the Seller to
consummate timely the transactions contemplated hereby; provided
that,
for purposes of this Agreement, a Material Adverse Effect shall not include
the
effect of or changes resulting from (a) changes to the industry or markets
in which the business of the Company operates that are not unique to such
business, (b) catastrophic economic or significant regulatory or political
conditions or changes, (d) military action or any act of terrorism,
or
(e) changes in law after the date hereof.
“Officer’s
Certificate”
means a
certificate delivered by a Person’s president or its chief financial officer,
stating that the officer signing such certificate has made or has caused to
be
made such investigations as are necessary in order to permit him to verify
the
accuracy of the information set forth in such certificate.
“Orders”
means
all applicable orders, decisions, directives, directions or the like rendered
by
any Authority as in effect on the Closing Date.
“Permits”
means
all material permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders,
qualifications or approvals required by any Authority or other
Person.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) liens securing obligations arising under the Senior Credit Agreement
or
the senior subordinated notes (all of which will be discharged simultaneously
with the Closing upon the payments described in Section
1.2(b)(iii));
(ii) statutory liens for current Taxes or other governmental charges
not
yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings; (iii) liens on goods in transit
incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, (iv) liens arising
under worker’s compensation, employment insurance, unemployment insurance,
social security, retirement, national insurance and similar legislation,
(v) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar statutory liens
arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are
not
delinquent and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, significant
or
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(vi) zoning, entitlement, building and other land use regulations imposed
by governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Company’s leased real
property which are not violated by the current use and operation of the
Company’s leased real property; (vii) covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements and other similar matters of record affecting title to Company’s
leased real property which do not materially impair the occupancy or use of
the
Company’s leased real property for the purposes for which it is currently used
in connection with the Company’s businesses; (viii) public roads and
highways; (ix) matters which would be disclosed by an inspection or
accurate survey of each
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parcel
of
leased real property; (x) purchase money security liens and liens securing
rental payments under capital lease arrangements; and (xi) liens under
applicable securities laws.
“Person”
means
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock
company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a
governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“Plans”
means
all employee benefit plans maintained or contributed to by the Company
including, without limitation, all profit sharing, savings, post-retirement,
supplemental retirement, retiring allowance, severance, pension, deferred
compensation, welfare, bonus, incentive compensation, phantom stock, benefit
plans or arrangements and all life, health, dental and disability plans and
arrangements in which the employees or former employees of the Company
participate or are eligible to participate, or for which the Company has any
liability.
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
means
any taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
“Prime
Rate”
means
the interest rate per annum listed as the “Prime Rate” in The
Wall Street Journal
in its
“Money Rates” section as of the Closing Date.
“Purchase”
means
the transaction of purchase and sale of the Shares contemplated under this
Agreement.
“Release”
includes release, discharge, add, deposit, emit, spill, leak, pump, pour, empty,
inject, escape, xxxxx, migrate, disperse, dispose or dump.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Senior
Credit Agreement”
means
that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
November 16, 2001, by and between the Company and Fifth Third Bank,
a
Michigan banking corporation, as amended, modified or waived from time to time
in accordance with its terms.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
any federal, provincial, state, territorial, local or foreign income, capital
(including large corporations), gross receipts, capital stock, franchise,
profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property
ad valorem/personal property, stamp, excise, occupation, sales, use, transfer,
value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other tax, including any
interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Tax
Returns”
means
any return, report, information return or other document (including schedules
or
any related or supporting information) filed or required to be filed with any
governmental entity or other authority in connection with the determination,
assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws,
regulations or administrative requirements relating to any Tax.
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“Total
Operating Assets” means,
as
of a given time, the net book value of the Company’s total operating assets
derived from its balance sheet, calculated in a manner consistent with
Exhibit M,
and in
each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently with the principles utilized in preparing the audited balance
sheet
as of December 31, 2004 and the Latest Balance Sheet. “Total
Operating Assets”
shall
be derived from the Company’s balance sheet by calculating the sum of the
balances in the following accounts on the Company’s balance sheet: Account
Receivable, Income Tax Receivables, Inventories, Other Current Assets and Fixed
Assets (but in any event excluding the accounts Intangibles, Goodwill and Cash
and S/T Investments and excluding any other cash, cash equivalents, marketable
securities or other current assets included in the calculation of Closing Cash).
With respect to any calculation of Total Operating Assets, no change in
accounting principles will be made from those utilized in preparing the Latest
Balance Sheet including, without limitation, with respect to the nature of
accounts, types of reserves or accruals, and/or methodology and assumptions
for
determining the levels of reserves or accruals. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, “changes in accounting principles” includes all changes in United
States generally accepted accounting principles, policies, practices, procedures
or methodologies with respect to financial statements, their classification
or
their display, as well as all changes in practices, methods, conventions or
assumptions utilized in making accounting estimates. Since the date of the
Latest Balance Sheet, the Company has not taken any action outside of the
ordinary course of business with the intent of increasing Total Operating Assets
for purposes of meeting the condition contained in Section 2.1(h)
of this
Agreement or otherwise under this Agreement.
“Trailing
Price”
means,
as of any date of determination, the arithmetic average (rounded to the nearest
cent) of the Closing Price per share of ADSX common stock as quoted on the
NASDAQ National Market (or such other principal stock exchange on which shares
of ADSX common stock are then traded) over the ten consecutive trading days
ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date of
determination.
“VeriChip
Exchange Date”
means
the date on which VeriChip consummates its IPO; provided
that, if
pursuant to Section 1(a) of the VeriChip Registration Agreement the managing
underwriter(s) of VeriChip’s IPO do not permit the VeriChip Shares to be
included in a Form S-1 shelf registration statement on the date VeriChip
consummates its IPO, then it shall be a date no later than 14 days after
VeriChip consummates its IPO.
“VWAP
Price”
means,
as of any date of determination, the average of the daily volume weighted
average price (rounded to the nearest cent) of ADSX or VeriChip common stock,
as
applicable, on the principal United States stock exchange on which shares of
VeriChip or ADSX common stock, as applicable, are then traded for the three
consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the
date
of determination as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets or, if Bloomberg
Financial Markets is not then reporting such prices, by a comparable reporting
service of national reputation.
8.2 Cross
References to Other Defined Terms.
Each
term listed below is defined in the Section of this Agreement listed opposite
such term:
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Term
|
Section
|
ADSX
|
Preface
|
ADSX
Registration Agreement
|
Section
1.2(b)
|
ADSX
Share Value
|
Section
1.4(b)
|
ADSX
Shares
|
Section
1.4(a)
|
Benefit
Plan
|
Section
4.14(f)
|
Buyer
|
Preface
|
Buyer
Indemnitees
|
Section
7.2(a)
|
Cash
Second Payment Obligation
|
Section
1.4(f)
|
Closing
|
Section 1.2(a)
|
Closing
Date
|
Section 1.2(a)
|
Closing
Payment
|
Section 1.1
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Closing
Transactions
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Section 1.2(b)
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Company
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Preface
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Early
Termination Notice
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Section
1.4(c)
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Election
Date
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Section
1.4(e)
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Election
Right
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Section
1.4(e)
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Employee
Obligations
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Section
6.5(a)
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Environmental
Requirements
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Section 4.17(a)
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Estimated
Purchase Price
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Section
1.1
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GST
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Section
4.8(i)
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Guarantor
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Section
1.4(g)
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Holder
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Preface
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Indemnitees
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Section 7.2(c)
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Indemnitors
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Section 7.2(c)
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Initial
VeriChip Share Value
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Section
1.4(c)
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IPO
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Section
1.4(c)
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Latest
Balance Sheet
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Section 4.5(a)
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Liabilities
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Section
4.5(b)
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Lock-Up
Period
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Section
1.4(c)
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Loss
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Section 7.2(a)
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Measurement
Date
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Section
1.4(b)
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Offered
Shares
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Section
1.4(d)
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Organizational
Documents
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Section 2.1(f)
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Pension
Plan
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Section 4.14(e)
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Sale
Notice
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Section
1.4(d)
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Second
Payment
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Section 1.1
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Section
116 Certificate
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Section
1.5
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Seller
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Preface
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Shares
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Preface
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Straddle
Period
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Section
7.5(d)
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Survival
Period
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Section 7.1
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Target
ADSX Share Value
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Section
1.4(b)
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Tax
Act
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Section
1.5
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Tax
Benefit
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Section 7.2(e)
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Third
Party Claim
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Section 7.2(d)
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Total
Purchase Price
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Section 1.1
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Transaction
Payments
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Section
6.5(b)
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True-Up
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Section
1.4(b)
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VeriChip
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Preface
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VeriChip
Exchange
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Section
1.4(c)
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VeriChip
Registration Agreement
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Section
1.2(b)
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VeriChip
Required Registration
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Section
1.4(d)
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VeriChip
Shares
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Section
1.4
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Withheld
Amount
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Section
1.5
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Press
Releases and Communications.
No
press release or public announcement related to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated herein shall be issued or made without the joint
approval of the Buyer and the Seller, unless required by law (in the reasonable
opinion of legal counsel) in which case the Buyer and the Seller shall have
the
right to review such press release or announcement prior to
publication.
9.2 Expenses.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, all of the Company’s, the Holder’s and
the Seller’s costs and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and
expenses of legal counsel, investment bankers, brokers or other representatives
and consultants, appraisal fees, costs and expenses, and change of control
fees
and bonuses paid or to be paid in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby) incurred in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the
other agreements contemplated hereby, the performance of their respective
obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (whether consummated or not) shall be paid by the Seller or the
Holder.
9.3 Notices.
All
notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or
by
reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when personally delivered, delivered by Federal
Express or similar overnight courier service or on the third business day after
being mailed by first class or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Notices, demands and communications to the Buyer, the Company, the Holder and
the Seller shall, unless another address is specified in writing, be sent to
the
address indicated below:
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Notices
to the Buyer, VeriChip, ADSX and the Company:
c/o
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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with
a copy to:
Holland
& Knight LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Notices
to the Holder and the Seller:
Perceptis,
L.P.
c/o
SE Capital, LLC
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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with
a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, P.C.
Xxxxx X. Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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9.4 Assignment.
This
Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder may be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written
consent of (a) the Buyer, in the case of the Holder or the Seller, or
(b)
the Seller, in the case of the Company or the Buyer; provided, however, that
this
Agreement and the rights hereunder may be assigned by the Buyer without the
Holder’s or the Seller’s prior written consent to an affiliate of the Buyer
provided that Buyer, VeriChip, and ADSX shall remain fully liable for their
respective obligations hereunder.
9.5 Severability.
Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability
of
the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the
parties hereto agree that the court making the determination of invalidity
or
unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area
of
the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is
valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of
the
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be
enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time within which the
judgment may be appealed.
9.6 No
Strict Construction.
The
language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict
construction shall be applied against any Person.
9.7 Amendment
and Waiver.
Any
provision of this Agreement or the Schedules or Exhibits hereto may be amended
or waived only in writing signed by the Buyer,
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the
Company and the Seller. No waiver of any provision hereunder or any breach
or
default thereof shall extend to or affect in any way any other provision or
prior or subsequent breach or default.
9.8 Complete
Agreement.
This
Agreement and the documents referred to herein (including the Confidentiality
Agreement) contain the complete agreement between the parties hereto and
supersede any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between
the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter
hereof in any way.
9.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not
contain the signatures of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
9.10 Governing
Law.
All
matters relating to the interpretation, construction, validity and enforcement
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
domestic laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice
or
conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any
other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction
other
than the State of Delaware.
9.11 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS
IT
MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR
ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SCHEDULE
OR
EXHIBIT HERETO, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING OR STATEMENTS
(WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) RELATING TO THE FOREGOING. THIS PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT.
9.12 CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION, SERVICE OF PROCESS.
THE
COMPANY, THE HOLDER AND THE SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY,
DELAWARE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT
OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND
HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE, OR OTHERWISE IN
ANY
SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING THAT THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT
IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IS
IMPROPER OR THAT THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF MAY NOT BE ENFORCED
BY SUCH COURTS.
9.13 Descriptive
Headings; Interpretation.
The
descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
do
not constitute a Section of this Agreement. The use of the word “including” in
this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. All
references to dollars shall be to United States dollars, unless otherwise
specified. Unless otherwise indicated, reference to any “Section” shall be
deemed to be a reference to a Section of this Agreement.
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9.14 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except
for the provisions of Section 6.3, which are for the benefit of and enforceable
by the current and former directors and officers of the Company, this Agreement
is for the sole benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and
assigns and nothing herein express or implied shall be construed to give any
person, other than the parties of such permitted successors and assigns, any
legal or equitable rights hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Share Purchase Agreement
on the day and year first above written.
INSTANTEL
INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Its:
Chief Executive
Officer
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INSTANTEL
HOLDING COMPANY S.ÀR.L.
By:
/s/ C. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Its:
Secretary
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PERCEPTIS,
L.P.
By: InterAir
GP, Inc.
Its: General
Partner
By:
/s/ C. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Its:
President
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VERICHIP
INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
XxXxxxxxxx
Its:
Director
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Solely
for purposes of Section
1.4:
VERICHIP
CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
XxXxxxxxxx
Its:
CEO
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Solely
for purposes of Section
1.4:
APPLIED
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X.
XxXxxxx
Its:
SVP,
CFO
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