EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
By
and among the following parties:
FONIX
CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation,
FONIX
GS ACQUISITION CORPORATION, INC,
a
Delaware corporation,
SOUTHRIDGE,
LLC,
a
Connecticut limited liability company,
G-SOFT
LIMITED,
a
Hong Kong corporation,
and
ALL
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF G-SOFT LIMITED
June 27,
2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE
2 EXCHANGE OF G-SOFT SHARES
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6
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2.1
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Basic
Transaction
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6
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2.2
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Purchase
Price
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6
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2.3
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The
Closing
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7
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2.4
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Deliveries
at the Closing
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7
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2.5
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Seller
Representative
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7
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2.6
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Regulation
D Restrictions
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8
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ARTICLE
3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING SELLERS
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8
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3.1
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Representations
and Warranties of the Sellers
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8
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3.2
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Representations
and Warranties of Fonix and Buyer
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11
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ARTICLE
4 G-SOFT REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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12
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4.1
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Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power
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12
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4.2
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Capitalization
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12
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4.3
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Noncontravention
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12
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4.4
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Brokers'
Fees
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13
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4.5
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Title
to Assets
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13
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4.6
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Subsidiaries
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13
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4.7
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Financial
Statements
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13
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4.8
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Events
Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Month End
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14
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4.9
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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15
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4.10
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Legal
Compliance and Authorizations
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16
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4.11
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Tax
Matters.
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17
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4.12
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Intellectual
Property.
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17
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4.13
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Assets
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19
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4.14
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Sufficiency
of Assets and Real Property
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19
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4.15
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Contracts
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20
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4.16
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Notes
and Accounts Receivable
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21
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4.17
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Powers
of Attorney
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21
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4.18
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Insurance
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21
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4.19
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Litigation
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22
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4.20
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Books
and Records
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22
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4.21
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Agreements
with Regulatory Agencies
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22
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4.22
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Regulatory
Approvals
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22
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4.23
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Employees
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22
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4.24
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Employee
Benefits
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23
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4.25
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Guaranties
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23
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4.26
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Environment,
Health, and Safety Matters.
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23
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4.27
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Certain
Business Relationships With G-Soft and Its Subsidiaries
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24
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4.28
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Operation
of G-Soft's and its Subsidiaries' Business; Relationships.
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24
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4.29
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Disclosure
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25
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ARTICLE
5 FONIX REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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25
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5.1
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Organization,
Qualification, and Corporate Power
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25
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5.2
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Capitalization
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25
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5.3
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SEC
Documents; Financial Statements
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26
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5.4
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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26
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5.5
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Litigation
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27
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5.6
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Governmental
Authorization
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27
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5.7
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Disclosure
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27
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ARTICLE
6 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING
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28
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6.1
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Conditions
to Fonix's and Buyer's Obligation to Close.
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28
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6.2
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Conditions
of the Sellers' Obligations to Close.
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6.3
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Conditions
to All Parties Obligations to Close.
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30
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ARTICLE
7 POST CLOSING COVENANTS
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30
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7.1
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General
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7.2
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Litigation
Support
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31
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7.3
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Transition
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31
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7.4
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Confidentiality
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31
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7.5
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Public
Announcements
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31
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7.6
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Regulatory
Approvals
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32
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7.7
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Post-Closing
Merger
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32
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ARTICLE
8 INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
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32
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8.2
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Indemnification.
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8.3
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Limitations
on Claims for Damages
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34
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8.4
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Adjustment
For Insurance and Tax Benefits
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8.5
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Payment.
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36
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8.6
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Matters
Involving Third Parties.
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36
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8.7
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Exclusive
Remedy
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37
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ARTICLE
9 TAX MATTERS
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9.1
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Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
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37
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9.2
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Certain
Taxes
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38
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ARTICLE
10 MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Nature
of Certain Obligations
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10.2
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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10.3
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Entire
Agreement
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38
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10.4
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Succession
and Assignment
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38
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10.5
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Counterparts
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39
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10.6
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Headings
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39
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10.7
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Notices
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39
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10.8
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Governing
Law
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40
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10.9
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Amendments
and Waivers
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40
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10.10
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Severability
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40
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10.11
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Expenses
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40
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10.12
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Construction
and Interpretation
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40
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10.13
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Incorporation
of Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules
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ii
Exhibit
List
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A
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List
of G-Soft Common Stock Holders
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B
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Form
of Certificate of Designations of Fonix Series P Preferred
Stock
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C
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Form
of Secured Note
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D
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Form
of Collateral Pledge Agreement
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E
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Lost
Certificate Affidavit
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F
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G-Soft
Financial Statements
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G
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to G-Soft and Sellers
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H
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to Fonix and
Buyer
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iii
This
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of June 27, 2008, by and among FONIX CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“Fonix”), FONIX GS
ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Fonix (“Buyer”), SOUTHRIDGE
LLC, a Connecticut, limited liability company (the “Funds”), G-SOFT
LIMITED, a Hong Kong corporation (“G-Soft”), and those
persons who are the capital stock holders of G-Soft whose names are listed on
Exhibits A
hereto and who have executed a signature page to this Agreement (the “Sellers”). Fonix,
Buyer, the Funds and the Sellers are referred to collectively herein as the
“Parties”.
Recitals
A. Each
of the Sellers set forth on Exhibit A owns the
number of shares of common stock, no par value per share, of G-Soft (the “G-Soft Shares”) set
forth opposite his or its name on Exhibit A
hereto. The G-Soft Shares constitute all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of G-Soft.
B. Each
of the Sellers desires to exchange his or its G-Soft Shares for shares of
preferred stock of Fonix and for the delivery by Fonix of a secured promissory
note, all as more particularly set forth below.
THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
indemnifications set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration
the receipt and adequacy of which the Parties acknowledge by their signatures
below, the Parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
“Accredited Investor”
has the meaning set forth in Regulation D.
“Affiliate” has the
meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act.
“Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the preface to this Agreement.
“Buyer” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Buyer Indemnified
Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 below.
“Business Day” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in New York, New
York.
“Buyer’s Deductible”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(c) below.
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3 below.
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“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3 below.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commissions” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.10(b).
“Confidential
Information” means any information concerning the businesses and affairs
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries or Fonix and its Subsidiaries that is not already
generally available to the public.
“Contribution
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(n).
“Controlled Group” has
the meaning set forth in Code Section 1563.
“Damages” means all
actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,
claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,
dues, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens, losses,
expenses, and fees, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses.
“Disclosure Schedule”
has the meaning set forth in Article 4 below.
“Due Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.5 below.
“EBITDA” means, with
respect to any Person and for any specified period, the total of the following
of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP on a Consolidated basis and without duplication): (a) Net
Income for such period, plus (b) to the extent taken into account in determining
Net Income: (i) provision for taxes based on income or profits; (ii) Interest
Expense whether paid or accrued; (iii) depreciation and amortization (including
amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but excluding deduction of
prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period); (iv) any losses
realized in connection with the sale or disposition of assets (including
dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions) other than in the
ordinary course of business or the disposition of any securities or the
extinguishment of any Indebtedness; (v) any extraordinary, non-cash or
non-recurring charges or expenses approved by the Lenders (and excluding the
related tax effects); and (vi) any royalties or license fees paid to Fonix or
Buyer pursuant to any license or royalty agreement between G-Soft or any of its
Subsidiaries on the one hand and Fonix or Buyer on the other hand,
minus (c) to the extent taken into account in determining Net Income,
(i) any income realized in connection with the sale or disposition of assets
(including dispositions pursuant to sale and leaseback transactions) other than
in the ordinary course of business or the disposition of any securities or the
extinguishment of any Indebtedness; and (ii) any extraordinary, non-cash or
non-recurring income that is in each case not operating income (and excluding
the related tax effects).
“Employee Benefit
Plan” means any (a) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan
or arrangement, (b) qualified defined contribution retirement plan or
arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan, (c) qualified defined
benefit retirement plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan
(including any Multiemployer Plan), or (d) an Employee Welfare Benefit
Plan.
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“Environmental, Health, and
Safety Requirements” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign
statutes, regulations, ordinances and similar provisions having the force or
effect of law, all judicial and administrative orders and determinations, and
all common law concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety,
and pollution or protection of the environment, including without limitation all
those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing,
processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control, or cleanup of any
hazardous materials, substances or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures,
pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or
byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or
radiation.
“Equity Purchase
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(n).
“Financial Statements”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 below.
“Fonix” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Fonix Authorizations”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 below.
“Fonix Balance Sheet
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4 below.
“Fonix Disclosure
Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article 5 below.
“Fonix Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 below.
“Fonix SEC Documents”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 below.
“Fonix Securities” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
“Funds” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“G-Soft” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“G-Soft Permits” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.28 below.
“G-Soft Shares” has
the meaning set forth in the recitals, and shall be understood to mean any and
all shares of capital stock of G-Soft, whether preferred or common.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time.
“Governmental
Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof or any entity or enterprise (including, without limitation,
a court) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
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“Income Tax” means any
federal, state, local, or foreign income Tax, including any interest, penalty,
or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Income Tax Return”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return
or statement relating to Income Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 below.
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 below.
“Indemnitee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.4 below.
“Indemnitor” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.5 below.
“Intellectual
Property” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable
and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all
patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all
reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and
reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos,
trade names, and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated
therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection
therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all trade secrets and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans
and proposals), (e) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), (f) all Internet web-site URL or other addresses, (g) other
proprietary rights, and (h) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in
whatever form or medium).
“Knowledge” means
actual knowledge after reasonable investigation.
“Lien” means any
mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance,
lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest, voting trust
agreement, or other adverse claim of any kind or nature whatsoever (including,
without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and
any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing).
“Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean any event or effect or any related series of events or
effects, individually or in the aggregate, that (i) would materially and
adversely affect the business, operations, properties, prospects or financial
condition of the Person to which such term is applied, including such Person’s
Subsidiaries and all other Persons controlling or controlled by such Person,
and/or (ii) that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the
ability of Fonix, Sellers, G-Soft or the Subsidiaries (as may be applicable to
each of them) to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement.
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“Most Recent Balance
Sheet” means the balance sheet contained within the Most Recent Financial
Statements.
“Most Recent Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 below.
“Most Recent Fiscal Month
End” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 below.
“Most Recent Fiscal Year
End” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 below.
“Note” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2(c) below.
“Offering Memorandum”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e) below.
“Officer’s
Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 below.
“Ordinary Course of
Business” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past
custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
“Permitted Liens”
means (i) Liens for current Taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (ii)
standard utility easements, covenants and restrictions of record that are
immaterial in character, amount and extent, do not secure indebtedness, and that
do not detract from the value or interfere with the present or reasonably
intended use of the assets or properties they affect, (iii) mechanics’,
carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and other statutory Liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and which have not become due and payable, (iv)
existing zoning or similar requirements of law or ordinances that do not
materially, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the present or
reasonably intended use of the assets or properties they affect, (v) leases
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or the Fonix Disclosure Schedule, as
applicable, and (vii) any other Liens that do not materially, individually or in
the aggregate, interfere with the present or reasonably intended use of the
assets or properties they affect.
“Person” means an
individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company,
a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or a governmental
entity (or any department, agency, or political subdivision
thereof).
“Purchase Price” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
“Regulation D” means
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Regulatory Approvals”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.22 below.
“SEC” means the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Security Interest”
means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security
interest, other
than (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b) purchase money
liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements, and
(c) other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in
connection with the borrowing of money.
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“Seller” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Seller Indemnified
Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 below.
“Seller
Representative” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5
below.
“Seller’s Deductible”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 below.
“Series L Preferred
Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
“Series P Preferred
Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 below.
“Subsidiary” means any
corporation or other entity with respect to which a specified Person (or a
Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common stock, membership interests of
other form of equity ownership or has the power to vote or direct the voting of
sufficient securities to elect a majority of the directors or
managers.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any
federal, state, local or foreign tax (including, without limitation, any income
tax, franchise tax, doing business tax, branch profits tax, capital gains tax,
value-added tax, ad valorem tax, excise tax, transfer tax, employment tax,
social security tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, or any other kind of tax
or payment in lieu of tax no matter how denominated), levy, assessment, tariff,
duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or other fee, and any related
charge or amount (including any fine, penalty, interest or addition to tax),
imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental
Authority or payable in accordance with any tax-sharing agreement or any other
contract relating to the sharing or payment of any such tax, levy, assessment,
tariff, duty, deficiency or fee.
“Tax Return” means any
return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice,
form or other document or information filed with or submitted to or required to
be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Authority in connection with the
determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection
with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any
legal requirement relating to any Tax.
“Third Party Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6 below.
Other
defined terms shall have the meanings set forth herein.
ARTICLE
2
EXCHANGE
OF G-SOFT SHARES
2.1 Basic
Transaction.
On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to
acquire and purchase from each of the Sellers, and each of the Sellers agrees to
transfer and sell to Buyer, eighty percent (80%) of his, her or its G-Soft
Shares, as set forth for each Seller on Exhibits A, and the
Funds agree to acquire from each of the Sellers, and each of the Sellers agrees
to transfer to the Funds, the remaining twenty percent (20%) of his, her or its
G-Soft Shares, as set forth for each Seller on Exhibits A, for the
consideration specified below in Section
2.2.
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2.2 Purchase
Price. Fonix
and the Funds agree to issue and deliver to the Sellers at the Closing, in
exchange for the transfer to Buyer of 80% of the G-Soft Shares and to the Funds
of 20% of the G-Soft Shares, consideration (collectively the “Purchase Price”) as
follows:
(a) The
Funds shall deliver to the Sellers who are holders of G-Soft common stock in the
percentage amounts set forth on Exhibit A a total of
One Thousand Eight Hundred (1,800) shares of Fonix’s Series L Preferred Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (“Series L Preferred
Stock”), with each such share of Series L Preferred Stock having a stated
value $10,000 per share.
(b) Fonix
shall issue and deliver to the Sellers who are the holders of G-Soft Preferred
Stock in the percentage amounts set forth on Exhibit A a total of
Two Thousand (2,000) shares of Fonix’s newly authorized Series P Preferred
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Series P Preferred
Stock”), with each such share of Series P Preferred Stock having a stated
value $10,000 per share. The Series P Preferred Stock shall have the
preferences, rights and obligations as set forth on the Certificate of
Designations attached hereto as Exhibit B and which are
similar in all material respects to the preferences, rights and
obligations of the Series L Preferred Stock. The Series L Preferred
Stock and the Series P Preferred Stock may be referred to collectively herein as
the “Fonix
Securities.”
(c) Fonix
shall execute and deliver to the Seller Representative, a promissory note (the
“Note”) in the
form attached as Exhibit C hereto,
which Note shall be in the aggregate principal amount of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000), payable quarterly as a percentage of EBITDA of G-Soft, with the
balance of principal due four (4) years after the date of
issuance. The Note shall be secured by the assets of Buyer (including
the capital stock of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries) pursuant to a Collateral
Pledge Agreement (the “Collateral Pledge
Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
2.3 The
Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take
place at the offices of Durham Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C., 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000, or such other place as is
mutually agreed, on the third Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver
of each of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than
those conditions that are to be satisfied at the Closing), which determination
shall be made in the reasonable discretion of Fonix, or on such other date or at
such other time and place as the parties mutually agree in writing (the “Closing
Date”).
2.4 Deliveries at the
Closing. At
the Closing, (i) the Sellers will deliver to Buyer the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in Section 6.1 below,
(ii) Buyer will deliver to the Sellers the various certificates, instruments,
and documents referred to in Section 6.2 below,
(iii) each of the Sellers will deliver to Buyer and the Funds, as the case may
be, stock certificates representing all of his, her or its G-Soft Shares (or
affidavits of lost instrument in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit E), endorsed
in blank or accompanied by duly executed assignment documents, and (iv) Buyer
and the Funds, as the case may be, will deliver to each of the Sellers the
consideration specified in Section 2.2
above.
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2.5 Seller
Representative. Each
of the Sellers hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Xxxx Xxxxxxx, with
full power of substitution and re-substitution, as its and their true and lawful
agent, attorney-in-fact and representative (such person and his appointed and
designated successor or successors being herein referred to as the “Seller
Representative”), with full power to act for and on behalf of the
Sellers, and each of them, for all purposes under this Agreement and in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby including, without
limitation, for purposes of: (i) determining the amount of any damages suffered
or incurred by Fonix, Buyer or the Funds and the payment or satisfaction of such
amounts in satisfaction of the Sellers’ indemnification obligations, (ii)
determining the amount of any Seller damages suffered or incurred by the
Sellers, (iii) receiving notices from Fonix, Buyer or the Funds given under this
Agreement, of which the Seller Representative will give a copy to the other
Sellers, (iv) approving and agreeing with Buyer, Fonix or the Funds as to
additions, deletions, changes, modifications and amendments to this Agreement
and the exhibits hereto, except with respect to any addition, deletion, change,
modification or amendment to a material financial term or condition of any of
such documents that would materially, financially and adversely affect the
Sellers, and (v) settling finally and completely any disputes or controversies
among the parties hereto (other than solely among the Sellers) with respect to
the interpretation or effect of or damages or relief under this Agreement and
any and all transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller Representative shall be
entitled to reimbursement by the Sellers from the consideration actually payable
to the Sellers or otherwise for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
him in fulfilling his duties hereunder, and the Sellers agree among themselves
that such costs and expenses shall be borne pro rata among them according to the
number of G-Soft Shares (on an as-converted basis) owned immediately prior to
the Closing. The Sellers agree that the Seller Representative may make
reasonable requests for advances to cover such costs and expenses, and the
Sellers will promptly make such advances. In no event will Buyer, Fonix or the
Funds be liable for any costs or expenses of any nature incurred by the Seller
Representative in its capacity as such. EACH SELLER, JOINTLY AND
SEVERALLY, AGREES THAT THE SELLER REPRESENTATIVE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO THE
SELLERS FOR ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED IN GOOD FAITH IN EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY
GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION
2.5. None of Buyer, Fonix or the Funds shall have any
obligation or liability to indemnify or defend the Seller Representative in
respect of any claim or liability asserted against the Seller Representative by
any Seller or its successors or assigns. All determinations, decisions, actions
and the like made by the Seller Representative shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon all Sellers and all persons claiming under or through
them.
2.6 Regulation D
Restrictions. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Fonix shall have no obligation to offer, sell,
issue or deliver any Fonix Securities to any Seller who Fonix does not
reasonably believe to be an Accredited Investor, or who Buyer does not
reasonably believe has, either alone or with his or its purchaser
representative, such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that he or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of exchanging his or
its G-Soft Shares for Fonix Securities. Additionally, neither Buyer
nor the Funds shall offer, sell, issue or deliver Fonix Securities to more than
thirty-five (35) Sellers who are not Accredited Investors but who Buyer or the
Funds reasonably believe have, either alone or with their purchaser
representatives, such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of exchanging their
G-Soft Shares for Fonix Securities.
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ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING SELLERS
3.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Sellers.
Each of the Sellers severally, for and on behalf of such Seller but not on
behalf of any other Seller, on behalf of himself and every other Seller,
represents and warrants to Fonix, Buyer and the Funds that the representations
and warranties contained in this Section 3.1 are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date.
(a) Organization of Entity
Sellers. If the Seller is a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust or other entity, such Seller is duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation.
(b) Validity of
Transaction. The Seller has full power and authority (including, if the
Seller is a corporation or other entity, full corporate power and authority) to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or its obligations
hereunder. All necessary corporate proceedings or other similar actions by such
Seller have been duly taken to authorize the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement by such Seller. This Agreement has been
duly executed, and delivered by such Seller, is the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of such Seller, and is enforceable as to such Seller in accordance
with its terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law). No consent, authorization, approval, order,
license, certificate, or permit of or from, or declaration or filing with, any
federal, state, local, or other Governmental Authority or of any court or other
tribunal is required by such Seller for the execution, delivery, or performance
of this Agreement by such Seller, except as would not affect the ability of the
Seller to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. No
consent of any party to any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license,
arrangement, or understanding to which such Seller is a party, or by which any
of its properties or assets is bound, is required for the execution, delivery,
or performance by such Seller of this Agreement, except for such consents as
have been obtained at or prior to the date of this Agreement, and except as
would not affect the ability of the Seller to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement.
(c) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute,
regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which the Seller
is subject or, if the Seller is a corporation or other entity, any provision of
its charter or bylaws or comparable organizational documents or, if the Seller
is a partnership, any provision of its partnership agreement, or (ii) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify,
or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which the Seller is a party or by which he
or it is bound or to which any of his or its assets is subject.
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(d) Ownership and Exchange of
G-Soft Shares. Such Seller owns the number of G-Soft Shares
set forth opposite his, her or its name on Exhibit A free and
clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions under the
Securities Act and state securities laws), Taxes, Security Interests, options,
warrants, purchase rights, contracts, commitments, equities, claims, and
demands. The Seller is not a party to any option, warrant, purchase right, or
other contract or commitment that could require the Seller to sell, transfer, or
otherwise dispose of any capital stock of G-Soft (other than this Agreement).
The Seller is not a party to any voting trust, proxy, or other agreement or
understanding with respect to the voting of any capital stock of
G-Soft. The G-Soft Shares to be exchanged by such Seller have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and have
not have been issued in violation of any preemptive right of stockholders or
rights of first refusal. Upon the transfer of the G-Soft Shares at
the Closing, Buyer will acquire good and valid title to such G-Soft Shares free
and clear of all claims, liens, security interests, pledges, charges,
encumbrances, stockholders’ agreements, and voting trusts.
(e) Accredited
Investor. Such Seller is an “accredited investor,” as that
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act. Such Seller has received all requested documents from Fonix,
including without limitation, the Confidential Offering Memorandum, dated the
date hereof, relating to the Series L Preferred Stock, Series P Preferred Stock
and the Note (the “Offering Memorandum”)
and has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
officers of Fonix with respect to the business, results of operations, financial
condition, and prospects of Fonix. The Seller, either acting alone or
in conjunction with his or its purchaser representative, is a sophisticated
investor with knowledge and experience in business and financial matters, and is
able to bear the economic risk and lack of liquidity inherent in holding the
Fonix Securities.
(f) Investment
Intent. Such Seller is acquiring Fonix Securities pursuant
hereto for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any public distribution thereof in violation of the Securities
Act, it being understood that such Seller has the right to sell such shares in
its sole discretion, and that by this representation and warranty, no Seller is
required to hold any Fonix Securities for any period of time, subject to the
requirements of applicable law. Such Seller understands that such
Fonix Securities, as of Closing, have not been registered for sale under the
Securities Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws, that the
Fonix Securities will not be registered for sale under the Securities Act, and
that the Fonix Securities will be delivered to such Seller pursuant to one or
more exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of such
securities laws and that the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.1 are
given with the intention that Fonix and the Funds may rely thereon for purposes
of claiming such exemptions.
(g) Transfer of Fonix
Securities. Such Seller will not sell or otherwise dispose of
any Fonix Securities unless (a) a registration statement with respect thereto
has become effective under the Securities Act and such securities have been
qualified under applicable state securities laws or (b) such registration and
qualification are not required and, if Fonix so requests, there is presented to
Fonix a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to Fonix to such
effect. Such Seller consents that the transfer agent for the Fonix
Securities may be instructed not to transfer any Fonix Securities unless it
receives satisfactory evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions, and
that there may be endorsed upon any certificate representing the Fonix
Securities (and any certificates issued in substitution therefor) the following
legend calling attention to the foregoing restrictions on transferability and
stating in substance:
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“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR
QUALIFICATION UNDER THE BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF,
BENEFICIALLY OR ON THE RECORDS OF THE CORPORATION, UNLESS THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
AND QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE BLUE SKY LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS AVAILABLE.”
Fonix
shall, upon the request of any holder of a certificate bearing the foregoing
legend and the surrender of such certificate, issue a new certificate without
such legend if (i) the security evidenced by such certificate has been
effectively registered under the Securities Act and qualified under any
applicable state securities law and sold by the holder thereof in accordance
with such registration and qualification or (ii) such holder shall have
delivered to Fonix a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to Fonix to the
effect that the restrictions set forth herein are no longer required or
necessary under the Securities Act or any applicable state law.
(h) Brokers’ Fees. Except
for Southridge Investment Group, LLC, Sellers have no liability or obligation to
pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Fonix, Buyer or the Funds
could become liable or obligated.
3.2 Representations and
Warranties of Fonix and Buyer. Fonix
and Buyer jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Sellers that the
statements contained in this Section 3.2 are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date.
(a) Organization of Fonix and
Buyer. Fonix and Buyer are corporations validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their
incorporation.
(b) Authorization of
Transaction. Fonix and Buyer each have full power and
authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Fonix and
Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. Neither Fonix
nor Buyer need give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(c) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (A) violate any constitution, statute,
regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Buyer or
Fonix is subject or any provision of their respective charters or bylaws or (B)
conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify,
or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Buyer or Fonix is a party or by which
either of them is bound or to which any of their respective assets is
subject.
(d) Brokers’ Fees.
Neither Fonix nor Buyer has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which any Seller could become liable or
obligated.
(e) Investment. Buyer
is not acquiring the G-Soft Shares with a view to or for sale in connection with
any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
ARTICLE
4
G-SOFT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
G-Soft and Sellers, individually and on
behalf of all other Sellers, represent and warrant to Fonix, Buyer and the Funds
that the statements contained in this Article 4 are correct and complete as of
the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in a disclosure schedule
separately delivered by G-Soft to Fonix, Buyer and the Funds on or prior to the
date hereof (the “Disclosure
Schedule”).
4.1 Organization, Qualification,
and Corporate Power. Each
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. Each of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries is duly authorized to conduct business and is in good standing
under the laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except
where the lack of such qualification would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
G-Soft and/or its Subsidiaries. Each of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
has full corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is
engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by
it. Section 4.1 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and
officers of G-Soft.
4.2 Capitalization. The
entire authorized capital stock of G-Soft consists of Ten Thousand (10,000)
shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of which One Hundred (100)
shares are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding
G-Soft Shares have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and
nonassessable, and are held of record by the respective Sellers as set forth in
Section 4.2 of the Disclosure Schedule. There are no outstanding or authorized
options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights,
exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments that could require G-Soft to
issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock.
There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to G-Soft. There are no voting
trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the
voting of the capital stock of G-Soft.
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4.3
Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute,
regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which any of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws
of any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach
of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any
party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any
notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject (or result in the
imposition of any Security Interest upon any of its assets), except where the
violation, conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification,
cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security Interest would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft and its Subsidiaries. None of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries needs to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in
order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except where the failure to give notice, to file, or to obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
4.4
Brokers’
Fees. None
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation to pay any fees
or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5
Title to
Assets.
Except as set forth in Section 4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold
interest in, the properties and assets used by them in the operation of their
respective businesses, located on their premises, or shown on the Most Recent
Balance Sheet or acquired after the date thereof, free and clear of all Security
Interests, except for properties and assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course
of Business since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet.
4.6
Subsidiaries. Section
4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each Subsidiary of G-Soft (i) its
name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, (ii) if such Subsidiary
is a corporation, (A) the number of shares of authorized capital stock of each
class of its capital stock, (B) the number of issued and outstanding shares of
each class of its capital stock, (C) the names of the holders thereof, (D) the
number of shares held by each such holder, and (E) the number of shares of its
capital stock held in treasury, and (iii) if such Subsidiary is a limited
liability company or partnership, (x) the names of the members or partners
thereof and (y) their respective equity ownership interests of such Subsidiary
(or capital account balances as the case may be). All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock or membership or partnership interests of
each Subsidiary of G-Soft have been duly authorized and are validly issued,
fully paid, and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Section 4.6 of
the Disclosure Schedule, one of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries holds of record and
owns beneficially all of the outstanding shares or membership or partnership
interests of each Subsidiary of G-Soft, free and clear of any restrictions on
transfer (other than restrictions under the Securities Act and state securities
laws), Taxes, Security Interests, options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts,
commitments, equities, claims, and demands. There are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion
rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or commitments that could require
any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of
any capital stock or other membership or partnership interests of any of its
Subsidiaries or that could require any Subsidiary of G-Soft to issue, sell, or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its own capital stock or ownership
interests. There are no outstanding stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to any Subsidiary of G-Soft. There
are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with
respect to the voting of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of G-Soft. None of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries controls directly or indirectly or has any direct or
indirect equity participation in any corporation, partnership, trust, or other
business association which is not a Subsidiary of G-Soft.
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4.7
Financial
Statements. Attached
hereto as Exhibit F
are the following financial statements (collectively the “Financial
Statements”): (i) audited, consolidated balance sheets and statements of
operations, changes in accumulated deficit, and cash flow as of and for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, (the “Most Recent Fiscal Year
End”) and for the year ended December 31, 2006, for G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of
operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow (the “Most Recent Financial
Statements”) as of and for the three months ended
March 31, 2008 (the “Most Recent Fiscal Month
End”) for G-Soft and its Subsidiaries. The Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby and present fairly
the financial condition of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and the
results of operations of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries for such periods; provided, however, that the
Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments
(which except as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule will not be
material individually or in the aggregate) and may lack footnotes and other
presentation items otherwise required under GAAP. Fonix shall have
the right to approve of the auditor that provides the audit opinion for the
Financial Statements that are required to be audited.
4.8
Events Subsequent to Most
Recent Fiscal Month End. Except
as set forth on Section 4.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, since the Most Recent
Fiscal Month End, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect on or to G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since
that date:
(a) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any
material assets, tangible or intangible, outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(b) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has entered into any material agreement,
contract, lease, or license outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(c) no
party (including any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries) has accelerated,
terminated, made material modifications to, or canceled any material agreement,
contract, lease, or license to which any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a
party or by which any of them is bound;
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(d) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has imposed or allowed to be imposed any Security
Interest upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible;
(e) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has made any material capital expenditures
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(f)
none of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has made any material
capital investment in, or any material loan to, any other Person outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(g) G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries have not created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed more
than $50,000 in aggregate indebtedness for borrowed money and capitalized lease
obligations;
(h) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has granted any license or sublicense of any
material rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(i)
there has been no change made or authorized in the charter or
bylaws of any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries;
(j)
none of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has issued, sold, or
otherwise disposed of any of its capital stock, or granted any options,
warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion,
exchange, or exercise) any of its capital stock;
(k) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has declared, set aside, or paid any dividend or
made any distribution with respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in
kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired any of its capital
stock;
(l)
none of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has experienced any material
damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its
property;
(m) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has made any loan to, or entered into any other
transaction with, any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(n) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has entered into any employment contract or
collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified the terms of any
existing such contract or agreement;
(o) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has granted any increase in the base compensation
of any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(p) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has adopted, amended, modified, or terminated any
bonus, profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or
commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers, and employees (or
taken any such action with respect to any other Employee Benefit
Plan);
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(q) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has made any other material change in employment
terms for any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary
Course of Business; and
(r)
none of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has committed to any of
the foregoing.
4.9
Undisclosed
Liabilities. None
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has any material liability (whether known or
unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether
accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to
become due, including any liability for Taxes), except for (i) liabilities set
forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes
thereto) and (ii) liabilities which have arisen after the Most Recent Fiscal
Month End in the Ordinary Course of Business.
4.10
Legal Compliance and
Authorizations
(a) Each
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, as may be specifically applicable to G-Soft or
its Subsidiaries, has complied with all applicable laws (including rules,
regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and
charges thereunder) of federal, state, local, and foreign governments (and all
agencies thereof), and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or commenced against
any of them alleging any failure so to comply, except where the failure to
comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
neither G-Soft nor any of its Subsidiaries has committed any unfair trade
practice with respect to its customers, suppliers or agents in connection with
the operation of their business.
(b) G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries, as may be specifically applicable to G-Soft or its
Subsidiaries, have received all authorizations or permissions of all governments
and regulatory authorities (the “Commissions”) in all
jurisdictions in which G-Soft and its Subsidiaries operate their business as are
necessary and appropriate for them to own or operate their business and their
respective assets, properties and rights. Section 4.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the
authorizations, registrations and permits received from the Commissions
(collectively the “G-Soft
Authorizations”). All G-Soft Authorizations are valid and in full force
and effect, exclusively held by G-Soft or one of its Subsidiaries, free and
clear of any legal disqualifications, conditions or other restrictions. There is
not pending or, to the Knowledge of G-Soft, its officers and directors, or the
Sellers, threatened against G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the
Knowledge of G-Soft, its officers and directors and Sellers, there is not
pending or threatened against G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries, any
application, action, petition, objection or other pleading, or any proceeding,
with any Commission or any other Governmental Authority that challenges,
questions or contests the validity of, or any right, title and interest of the
holder under, or nonrenewal, termination, revocation, forfeiture or suspension
of, any G-Soft Authorization. None of G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries is in
default or has received any notice of any claim of default, with respect to any
G-Soft Authorization. Each of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has complied in all
respects with, and is not in violation of, any requirement of law to which the
G-Soft Authorizations are subject, including, without limitation, rules,
regulations or orders of the Commissions. None of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries has
failed to adhere to the requirements, terms, conditions or restrictions of any
license, permit or authorization necessary to the ownership of the G-Soft
Authorizations. Each of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has fully and timely paid
and is current in all respects all local, state and federal fees, charges and
assessments relating to their business and the G-Soft Authorizations. Except as
otherwise governed by any applicable requirement of law, all of the G-Soft
Authorizations that are material to G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries are
renewable by their terms without the need to comply with any special
qualification procedures.
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(c) Each
of the G-Soft and its Subsidiaries are currently, and have been at all times
with respect to the operation of their business, in material compliance with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commissions.
4.11 Tax
Matters.
(a) Each
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has filed all tax returns or other similar
regulatory filings required by any foreign government (the “Tax Returns”) that it
was required to file. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all
material respects when filed. All Income Taxes or other amounts owed as required
by any foreign government, by any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries (whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) have been paid. None of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
currently is the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any
Tax Return.
(b) There
is no material dispute or claim concerning any tax liability, or other similar
liability arising from an obligation to file a Tax Return, of any of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries either: (A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or
(B) as to which any of the Sellers and the directors and officers of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries has Knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of
such authority.
(c) Section
4.11 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all federal, state, local, and foreign Tax
Returns filed with respect to any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries for taxable
periods ended on or after January 1, 2005, indicates those Tax Returns that have
been audited, and indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of
audit. The Sellers have delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all
Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed
against, or agreed to by any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries since January 1,
2005. None of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Income Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with
respect to an Income Tax assessment or deficiency.
(d) The
unpaid Income Taxes of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries (A) did not, as of the Most
Recent Fiscal Month End, exceed by any material amount the reserve for Income
Tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the
Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (B) will not
exceed by any material amount that reserve as adjusted for operations and
transactions through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries in filing their Tax
Returns.
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4.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) None
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or violated any material Intellectual Property rights of third
parties in any material respect, and none of the Sellers and the directors and
officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has ever received any charge, complaint,
claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that any of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights
of any third party). To the Knowledge of any of the Sellers and the directors
and officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, no third party has interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated, or violated any material Intellectual Property
rights of any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries in any material
respect.
(b) Section
4.12 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each patent or patent registration
which has been issued to any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries with respect to any
of its Intellectual Property, identifies each pending patent application or
application for patent registration which any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has
made with respect to any of its Intellectual Property, and identifies each
material license, agreement, or other permission which any of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries has granted to any third party with respect to any of its
Intellectual Property (together with any exceptions). The Sellers have delivered
to Buyer correct and complete copies of all such patents, registrations,
applications, licenses, agreements, and permissions (as amended to date).
Section 4.12 of the Disclosure Schedule also identifies each material trade name
or unregistered trademark used by any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries in
connection with any of its businesses, and any web-site URL or other addresses
used in connection with the business of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries. With respect
to each item of Intellectual Property required to be identified in Section 4.12
of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries possess all right, title, and interest in and to the item,
free and clear of any Security Interest, license, or other
restriction;
(ii) the
item is not subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, or charge;
(iii) no
action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or
demand is pending or, to the Knowledge of any of the Sellers and the directors
and officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, is threatened which challenges the
legality, validity, enforceability, use, or ownership of the item;
and
(iv) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has ever agreed to indemnify any Person for or
against any interference, infringement, misappropriation, or other conflict with
respect to the item.
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(c) Section
4.12 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each material item of Intellectual
Property that any third party owns and that any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
uses pursuant to license, sublicense, agreement, or permission. The Sellers have
delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all such licenses,
sublicenses, agreements, and permissions (as amended to date). With respect to
each item of Intellectual Property required to be identified in Section 4.12 of
the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission covering the item is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect in all material
respects;
(ii) no
party to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission is in material breach
or default, and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a material breach or default or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration thereunder;
(iii) no
party to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission has repudiated any
material provision thereof; and
(iv) none
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has granted any sublicense or similar right with
respect to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission.
4.13 Assets
(a) Section
4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete listing of
substantially all of the assets of G-Soft and each of its Subsidiaries (the
“Assets”),
including without limitation office equipment, furniture, vehicles, leasehold
improvements, personal computers and other information technology equipment and
peripherals, copy machines, facsimile machines, scanners and telecommunications
(voice or data) equipment and peripherals. Such asset listing included as part
of Section 4.12 of the Disclosure Schedule may omit certain Assets that are
immaterial, individually and in the aggregate. Section 4.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule specifies whether G-Soft or which of its Subsidiaries owns,
leases, licenses or otherwise uses the asset listed thereon, the nature of the
Asset, the current acquired value, accumulated depreciation and book value,
whether the Asset is owned, leased, licensed or used, and with respect to leased
and licensed Assets, the identity of the lessor or licensor. Except
as disclosed on Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no material
assets, properties or rights located on or situated on the premises of G-Soft or
any of its Subsidiaries other than the Assets.
(b) Each
of G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries purporting to own, lease or license any
Asset has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest or
license in, such Asset, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens
and Liens disclosed on Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule. No Person other
than G-Soft or an G-Soft Subsidiary identified as the owner on Section 4.13 of
the Disclosure Schedule owns any interest in any Asset, except with respect to
the leased or licensed Assets disclosed on Section 4.13 of the Disclosure
Schedule, and all Assets are or at the Closing will be in the possession and
subject to the control of G-Soft or one of its Subsidiaries.
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(c) All
Assets, including without limitation all buildings, structures, facilities, and
equipment, are in good operating condition and repair, subject to normal wear
and maintenance, are useable in the Ordinary Course of Business of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice and are fit for their intended
purpose, and conform in all material respects to all applicable requirements of
law relating to their construction, use and operation. There are no facts or
conditions affecting the Assets which could, individually or in the aggregate,
interfere in any material respect with the use, occupancy or operation thereof
as currently used, occupied or operated, or their adequacy for such
use.
(d) Except
as set forth in Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither any Seller nor
any of G-Soft’s or its Subsidiaries Affiliates has any license, lease, options
or ownership interests in, or other right to use, any of the
Assets.
4.14
Sufficiency of Assets and
Real Property. Except
as disclosed on Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Assets, the real
property owned or leased by G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, the Intellectual
Property, the contracts set forth on Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule,
and the G-Soft Authorizations comprise all the rights, assets and properties
used primarily in the operation of the business of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
in the manner conducted by G-Soft and its Subsidiaries during the twelve month
period preceding the date of this Agreement.
4.15
Contracts. Section
4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following contracts and other
agreements to which any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a party:
(a) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property to
or from any Person providing for lease payments in excess of $10,000 per
annum;
(b) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of raw
materials, commodities, supplies, products, or other personal property, or for
the furnishing or receipt of services, the performance of which will extend over
a period of more than one year or involve consideration in excess of
$10,000;
(c)
any agreement concerning a partnership or joint venture;
(d) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) under which it has created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or any capitalized
lease obligation, in excess of $10,000 or under which it has imposed a Security
Interest on any of its assets, tangible or intangible;
(e) any
material agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(f)
any material agreement with any of the Sellers and their Affiliates (other
than G-Soft and its Subsidiaries);
(g) any
profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, deferred
compensation, severance, or other material plan or arrangement for the benefit
of its current or former directors, officers, and employees;
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(h) any
collective bargaining agreement;
(i)
any agreement for the employment of any individual on a full-time,
part-time, consulting, or other basis providing annual compensation in excess of
$75,000 or providing any severance benefits;
(j)
any agreement under which it has advanced or loaned any amount to any of
its directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(k) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination could have a
Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft and its Subsidiaries; or
(l)
any other agreement (or group of related agreements) the performance of which
involves consideration in excess of $75,000.
The
Sellers have delivered to Buyer a correct and complete copy of each written
agreement listed in Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule (as amended to date)
and a written summary setting forth the material terms and conditions of each
oral agreement referred to in Section 4.15 of the Disclosure Schedule. With
respect to each such agreement: (A) the agreement is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect in all material respects; (B) no party
is in material breach or default, and no event has occurred which with notice or
lapse of time would constitute a material breach or default, or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration, under the agreement; and (C) no
party has repudiated any material provision of the agreement.
4.16
Notes and Accounts
Receivable. All
notes and accounts receivable of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries are reflected
properly on their books and records, are valid receivables subject to no setoffs
or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will be collected in
accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject only to the
reserve for bad debts set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for operations and transactions
through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
4.17
Powers of
Attorney. To
the Knowledge of any of the Sellers and the directors and officers of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries, there are no material outstanding powers of attorney executed
on behalf of any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
4.18
Insurance. Section
4.18 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with
respect to each material insurance policy (including policies providing
property, casualty, liability, and workers’ compensation coverage and bond and
surety arrangements) with respect to which any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is
a party, a named insured, or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage:
(a) the
name, address, and telephone number of the agent;
(b) the
name of the insurer, the name of the policyholder, and the name of each covered
insured;
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(c) the
policy number and the period of coverage;
(d) the
scope (including an indication of whether the coverage is on a claims made,
occurrence, or other basis) and amount (including a description of how
deductibles and ceilings are calculated and operate) of coverage;
and
(e) a
description of any retroactive premium adjustments or other material
loss-sharing arrangements.
With
respect to each such insurance policy: (A) the policy is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect in all material respects; (B) neither
any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries nor any other party to the policy is in
material breach or default (including with respect to the payment of premiums or
the giving of notices), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the
lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or default, or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration, under the policy; and (C) no party
to the policy has repudiated any material provision thereof. Section 4.18 of the
Disclosure Schedule describes any material self-insurance arrangements affecting
any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
4.19 Litigation. Section
4.19 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each instance in which any of G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries (i) is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, or charge or (ii) is a party or, to the Knowledge of any
of the Sellers and the directors and officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, is
threatened to be made a party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or
investigation of, in, or before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative
agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any
arbitrator.
4.20 Books and
Records. The
books of account, minute books and other records of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries,
all of which have been made available in their entirety to Fonix, are complete
and correct and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices, including the maintenance of an adequate system of internal
controls. The minute books of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries contain
accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate action
taken by the stockholders, the Board of Directors of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
and any committee thereof, and no meeting of any such stockholders, Board of
Directors or committee thereof has been held for which minutes have not been
prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
4.21 Agreements with Regulatory
Agencies. Neither
G-Soft nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any cease-and-desist or other
order issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or
memorandum of understanding, commitment letter, suspension order, or similar
undertaking (each a “Regulatory
Agreement”) with any regulatory agency or any other governmental entity
that restricts the conduct of its business in any material respect, nor have
G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries been notified by any regulatory agency or any
other governmental entity that it is considering issuing or requesting any
Regulatory Agreement.
4.22 Regulatory
Approvals. Section
Schedule 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all material regulatory
approvals which must be obtained by Buyer, Fonix, G-Soft or any of its
Subsidiaries to enable Buyer to purchase the G-Soft Shares and continue the
operations of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries on and after the Closing Date (the
“Regulatory
Approvals”).
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4.23 Employees. To the
Knowledge of any of the Sellers and the directors and officers of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries, no executive, key employee, or significant group of employees
plans to terminate employment with any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries during the
next twelve (12) months. Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the names of all directors and officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries,
the total salary, bonus, fringe benefits and perquisites each received from
G-Soft or its Subsidiaries in the period ended December 31, 2007, and there have
been no changes to the foregoing which have occurred subsequent to December 31,
2007, other than changes in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past
practice. Except as disclosed in Section 4.23 of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no other forms of compensation paid to any such director or
officer of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section
4.23 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither G-Soft nor any of its Subsidiaries has
become obligated, directly or indirectly, to any stockholder, director or
officer of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries or any person related to such person by
blood or marriage, except for current liability for such
compensation. Except as set forth in Section 4.23 to the Disclosure
Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Sellers and the directors and officers of
G-Soft, no stockholder, director, officer, agent or employee of G-Soft or its
Subsidiaries or any person related to such person by blood or marriage holds any
position or office with or has any material financial interest, direct or
indirect, in any supplier, customer or account of, or other outside business
which has material transactions with, G-Soft or its
Subsidiaries. None of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a party to or
bound by any collective bargaining agreement, nor has any of them experienced
any strike or material grievance, claim of unfair labor practices, or other
collective bargaining dispute within the past three years. None of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries has committed any material unfair labor practice. None of the
Sellers and the directors and officers of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries has any
Knowledge of any organizational effort presently being made or threatened by or
on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of any of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries.
4.24 Employee
Benefits. Section
4.24 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each Employee Benefit Plan that any of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries maintains or to which any of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries contributes or has any obligation to contribute.
(a) Each
such Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract, or fund)
complies in form and in operation in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of all applicable laws.
(b) All
contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary
reduction contributions) which are due have been paid to each such Employee
Benefit Plan and all contributions for any period ending on or before the
Closing Date which are not yet due have been accrued in accordance with the past
custom and practice of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries. All premiums or other
payments for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date have been paid
with respect to each such Employee Benefit Plan.
(c) The
market value of assets under each such Employee Benefit Plan equals
or exceeds the present value of all vested and nonvested liabilities
thereunder.
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(d) The
Sellers have delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of the plan
documents and summary plan descriptions and all related trust agreements,
insurance contracts, and other funding agreements which implement each such
Employee Benefit Plan.
4.25
Guaranties. None of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries is a guarantor or otherwise is responsible for any
liability or obligation (including indebtedness) of any other
Person.
4.26
Environment, Health, and
Safety Matters.
(a) To
Sellers’ Knowledge, each of G-Soft, its Subsidiaries, and their respective
predecessors and Affiliates has complied and is in compliance, in each case in
all material respects, with all Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of G-Soft, its Subsidiaries, and
their respective Affiliates, has obtained, has complied, and is in compliance
with, in each case in all material respects, all material permits, licenses and
other authorizations that are required pursuant to Environmental, Health,
and Safety Requirements for the occupation of its facilities and the operation
of its business; a list of all such material permits, licenses and other
authorizations is set forth on Section 4.26 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
(c) None
of G-Soft, its Subsidiaries, or their respective Affiliates has received any
written or oral notice, report or other information regarding any actual or
alleged material violation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements, or
any material liabilities or potential material liabilities (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise), including any material
investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, relating to any of them or
its facilities arising under Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements.
(d) Except
as set forth on the attached “Environmental and Safety
Matters Schedule”, none of the following exists at any property or
facility owned or operated by G-Soft or its Subsidiaries: (1) underground
storage tanks, (2) asbestos-containing material in any friable and damaged form
or condition, (3) materials or equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls,
or (4) landfills, surface impoundments, or disposal areas.
(e) None
of G-Soft, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors or
Affiliates has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the
disposal of, transported, handled, or released any substance, including without
limitation any hazardous substance, or owned or operated any property or
facility (and no such property or facility is contaminated by any such
substance) in a manner that has given or would give rise to material
liabilities, including any material liability for response costs, corrective
action costs, personal injury, property damage, natural resources damages or
attorney fees, pursuant to any other Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements.
4.27
Certain
Business Relationships With G-Soft and Its Subsidiaries. None
of the Sellers and their Affiliates has been involved in any material business
arrangement or relationship with any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries within the
past twelve (12) months, and none of the Sellers and their Affiliates owns any
material asset, tangible or intangible, which is used in the business of any of
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
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4.28
Operation of
G-Soft’s and its Subsidiaries’ Business; Relationships.
(a) Sellers
and G-Soft’s officers and directors believe that the relationships of G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries with their customers, suppliers, distributors and value added
resellers (including, without limitation, data suppliers, Intellectual Property
licensors and product distributors) are satisfactory and that the execution of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not have a Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft and its Subsidiaries.
(b) G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries are in possession of all governmental franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate their
properties and to carry on their business as it is now being conducted
(collectively, the “G-Soft Permits”)
except where the failure to possess such G-Soft Permits, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, and there is no action pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Sellers or the officers and directors of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries,
threatened regarding any of the G-Soft Permits. Neither G-Soft nor
its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of any of the
G-Soft Permits in any material respect, except for any such conflicts, defaults
or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries.
(c) Except
as set forth in Section 4.28 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof,
no customer which individually accounted for more than five percent (5%) of
G-Soft’s consolidated gross revenues, and no supplier or vendor which accounted
for more than fifteen percent (15%) of G-Soft’s consolidated expenses during the
twelve (12) month period preceding the date hereof, has canceled or otherwise
terminated, or made any written threat to G-Soft or its Subsidiaries to cancel
or otherwise terminate its relationship with G-Soft or it Subsidiaries or has at
any time on or after December 31, 2007 decreased materially its services or
supplies to G-Soft or its Subsidiaries in the case of any such supplier, or its
usage of the services or products of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries in the case of
such customer, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers and the officers and
directors of G-Soft, no such supplier or customer has indicated either orally or
in writing that it will cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with
G-Soft or its Subsidiaries or decrease materially its services or supplies to
G-Soft or its Subsidiaries or its usage of the services or products of G-Soft or
its Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
4.29
Disclosure. The
representations and warranties contained in this Article 4 do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Article 4 not
misleading.
ARTICLE
5
FONIX
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Fonix represents and warrants to the
Sellers that the statements contained in this Article 5 are correct and complete
as of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in a disclosure schedule
separately delivered by Fonix to the Sellers on the date hereof (the “Fonix Disclosure
Schedule”).
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5.1
Organization, Qualification,
and Corporate Power. Each
of Fonix and its Subsidiaries is a corporation validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization. Each of Fonix and its Subsidiaries is duly authorized to conduct
business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where the lack of such qualification would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Fonix and its Subsidiaries. Each of
Fonix and its Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to carry on
the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned
and used by it.
5.2
Capitalization. Fonix
has authorized capital consisting of 20,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value $.0001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$.0001 per share. As of June 27, 2008, Fonix has issued and outstanding
[_________] shares of Class A Common Stock, and 204,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock are subject to issuance upon the conversion or exercise of presently
issued and outstanding warrants and options of Fonix. Fonix has
issued 166,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 166,667 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock are outstanding, which shares are convertible into 4,167
shares of Class A Common Stock. Except as set forth above, as of June
27, 2008, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to,
calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or, except as a
result of the purchase and sale of the Shares, securities, rights or obligations
convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to
subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Class A Common Stock, or contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Class A Common
Stock or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Class A
Common Stock, except as disclosed herein.
5.3
SEC
Documents; Financial Statements. Fonix
has furnished or otherwise made available to the Sellers a true and complete
copy of each statement, report, registration statement, definitive proxy
statement, and other filing filed with the SEC by Fonix since December 31, 2007,
and, prior to the Closing, Fonix will have furnished or otherwise made available
to the Sellers with true and correct copies of any additional documents filed
with the SEC by Fonix prior to the Closing (collectively, the “Fonix SEC
Documents”). In addition, Fonix has made available to the
Sellers all material exhibits to the Fonix SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof and will promptly make available upon request therefor to the Sellers all
material exhibits to any additional Fonix SEC Documents filed prior to the
Closing. All documents required to be filed as exhibits to the Fonix
SEC Documents have been so filed, and all material contracts so filed as
exhibits are in full force and effect except those which have expired in
accordance with their terms, and neither Fonix nor any of its subsidiaries is in
default thereunder. As of their respective filing dates, the Fonix
SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act, and the Securities Act and none of the Fonix SEC Documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading,
except to the extent corrected by a subsequently filed Fonix SEC Document prior
to the date hereof. The financial statements of Fonix, including the
notes thereto, included in the Fonix SEC Documents (the “Fonix Financial
Statements”), complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates, and have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent throughout the
periods indicated and consistent with each other (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements included in Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC).
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5.4
Absence of Certain
Changes. Except
as set forth on Section 5.4 of the Fonix Disclosure Schedule, since December 31,
2007 (the “Fonix
Balance Sheet Date”), except as described in the Fonix SEC Documents,
Fonix has conducted its business in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent
with past practice and there has not occurred: (i) any change, event
or condition (whether or not covered by insurance) that has resulted in, or
might reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect on Fonix;
(ii) any acquisition, sale or transfer of any material asset of Fonix or any of
its subsidiaries other than in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent
with past practice; (iii) any material change in accounting methods or practices
(including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates) by
Fonix or any revaluation by Fonix of any of its assets; (iv) any declaration,
setting aside, or payment of a dividend or other distribution with respect to
the shares of Fonix, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other
acquisition by Fonix of any of its shares of capital stock; (v) any material
contract entered into by Fonix, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business
and as provided to Sellers or any material amendment or termination of, or
default under, any material contract to which Fonix is a party or by which it is
bound; (vi) any amendment or change to Fonix’s Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws; or (vii) any negotiation or agreement by Fonix or any of its
subsidiaries to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (i)
through (vi) (other than negotiations with the Sellers and their representatives
regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
5.5
Litigation. Except
as described in the Fonix SEC Documents, there is no private or governmental
action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation pending before any
agency, court or tribunal, foreign or domestic, or, to the knowledge of Fonix or
any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against Fonix or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective properties or any of their respective officers or
directors (in their capacities as such) that, individually or in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Fonix or its
Subsidiaries or their respective operations or financial condition. There is no
judgment, decree or order against Fonix or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of Fonix or any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective directors
or officers (in their capacities as such) that could prevent, enjoin, or
materially alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Fonix or its Subsidiaries.
5.6
Governmental
Authorization. Fonix
and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained each federal, state, county, local or
foreign governmental consent, license, permit, grant, or other authorization of
a governmental entity (i) pursuant to which Fonix or any of its Subsidiaries
currently operates or holds any interest in any of its properties or (ii) that
is required for the operation of Fonix’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business or
the holding of any such interest ((i) and (ii) herein collectively called “Fonix
Authorizations”), and all of such Fonix Authorizations are in full force
and effect, except where the failure to obtain or have any of such Fonix
Authorizations could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Fonix or its Subsidiaries.
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5.7 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties contained in this Article 5 do not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements and information contained in this Article 5 not
misleading. The Confidential Private Placement Memorandum will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they will be made, not misleading; provided, however, that Fonix
makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information that G-Soft
will supply specifically for use in the Offering Memorandum.
ARTICLE
6
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING
6.1
Conditions to Fonix’s and
Buyer’s Obligation to Close.
(a) Regulatory Consents and
Approvals. G-Soft, its Subsidiaries and Fonix shall have filed
(and where applicable received favorable action in response to) all necessary
applications and notices (which applications and notices will comply in all
material respects with all requirements of applicable law) with the Commissions
to obtain the Regulatory Approvals.
(b) Accuracy of Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of G-Soft
and the Sellers set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Closing Date.
(c) Employment
Agreements. G-Soft or its Subsidiaries shall have made such arrangements
for employment and compensation (including arrangements for non-competition and
non-solicitation covenants) with Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx (for a term of no less than
three years at current compensation levels) and such other employees of G-Soft
or its Subsidiaries, all as Fonix deems satisfactory in Fonix’s sole
discretion.
(d) Good Standing
Certificates. G-Soft shall have delivered on the Closing Date
good standing certificates, or foreign law equivalent, of each of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries from the Secretary of State (or comparable authority) of the state
or foreign jurisdiction of their formation and any other jurisdiction where
G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries is required to be qualified to do business,
obtained at the expense of G-Soft, dated within five (5) days of the
Closing.
(e) Secretary’s
Certificate. A certificate, dated the Closing Date and
delivered on the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of G-Soft, which shall
(i) attach a certified copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of
G-Soft authorizing and approving this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) identify by name and title and
bear the signature of its officer authorized to execute this Agreement or any
other agreement or instrument to be executed by G-Soft in connection with the
Closing; (iii) attach (x) a certified copy of the certificates or articles or
incorporation, or the certificate of organization or formation, as the case may
be (or comparable document), of each of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, including
all amendments, certified by the relevant Secretary of State (or comparable
authority) of the state or foreign jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of each of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, and (ix) as of Juxx 00, 0000, (X)
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xoftware Systems Limited did not have total consolidated
liabilities in excess of $375,000, (B) Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems
Limited’s cash and cash equivalents were in the aggregate amount of at least
$250,000 and (C) Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems Limited’s accounts receivable
(net of reserves) were in the aggregate amount of at least
$600,00..
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(f) Surrender and Issuance of
Certificates. The Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer
original certificates representing G-Soft Shares, or affidavits of lost
instrument in the form attached as Exhibit E, endorsed
for transfer or with duly executed stock powers, together with such other
documents and instruments, if any, as may be necessary to permit Buyer to
acquire the G-Soft Shares, free and clear of any and all Security Interests or
voting or other restrictions of any kind whatsoever adverse to
Buyer.
(g) Officer’s
Certificate. The Seller Representative and the Chief Executive
Officer of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries shall have delivered to Buyer a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, stating that (i) all representations and
warranties made herein by G-Soft and the Sellers are true and accurate as of the
Closing Date, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, the assets of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries shall be free of any Security Interests or other Liens or
encumbrances except for Permitted Liens and as set forth on the Disclosure
Schedule.
(h) Opinion of
Counsel. Buyer shall have received the opinion of Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq., counsel to the Sellers, dated the Closing Date, substantially in
the form and to the effect of Exhibit G
hereto.
(i) Board
Resignations. Buyer shall have received the written
resignations, effective as of the Closing, of the members of the Board of
Directors of G-Soft.
(j) Acquisition of All G-Soft
Capital Stock. The holders of one hundred percent (100%) of
G-Soft’s common stock shall have executed and delivered this
Agreement.
(k) Third Party
Consents. Fonix, the Sellers and/or G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries shall have received any consent of any party to any contract,
agreement, instrument, lease, license, arrangement, or understanding to which
any of them is a party, or by which any of their properties or assets is bound,
that is required for the execution, delivery, or performance by such party of
this Agreement.
(l) Operations in Ordinary
Course. From and after December 31, 2007, and through the
Closing Date, the operations and business of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries shall
have been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(m) Due Diligence
Review. Fonix and Buyer shall have completed a preliminary due
diligence review of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries to their
satisfaction.
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(n) Other
Closings. Concurrent with or prior to the Closing Date, (i)
G-Soft shall have closed its transaction with G-Soft, Inc., a Shanghai, P.R.C.
corporation, under the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement dated June
27, 2008 (the “Contribution
Agreement”) and (ii) G-Soft, Inc., shall have closed its transaction with
the shareholders of Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems Limited under that certain
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement dated June 27, 2008, as amended (the “Equity Purchase
Agreement”).
(o) Other
Agreements. Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems Limited shall
have entered into an agreement with Gaozhi Science and Technology Development,
Ltd. pursuant to which Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems Limited shall have the
rights to market, sell and license the “XxXxx.xxx” technology outside of China
and Gaozhi Science and Technology Development, Ltd. Shall have paid Shanghai
Gaozhi Software Systems Limited for its software development
services.
6.2
Conditions of the Sellers’
Obligations to Close.
(a) Good Standing
Certificates. Fonix and Buyer shall have delivered to the
Sellers a certified copy of the certificates or articles or incorporation, or
the certificate of organization or formation, as the case may be, of each of
Fonix and Buyer, including all amendments, certified by the relevant Secretary
of State (or comparable authority) of the state of incorporation or organization
of each of Fonix and Buyer.
(b) Officer’s
Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of Fonix and Buyer
shall have delivered to the Sellers a certificate, dated the Closing Date,
stating that all representations and warranties made herein by Fonix and Buyer
are true and accurate as of the Closing Date.
(c) Opinions of
Counsel. The Sellers shall have received the opinion of Durham
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, P.C., counsel to Fonix and Buyer, dated the Closing Date,
substantially in the form and to the effect of Exhibit H
hereto.
6.3
Conditions to All Parties
Obligations to Close.
(a) No Injunctions or
Restraints; Illegality. No action, suit or proceeding before
any court or any governmental entity shall have been commenced or threatened,
and no investigation by any governmental entity shall have been commenced or
threatened, against Fonix, Buyer, the Funds, G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries,
Sellers, or any of their respective Affiliates, (i) seeking to restrain,
prohibit or enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
to change any of the terms thereof, (ii) challenging the validity, legality or
enforceability of or seeking damages of at least $100,000 in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereby or any transactions by which G-Soft or its
predecessor(s) in interest acquired any of its assets, (iii) seeking to encumber
or restrict any of G-Soft’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or to in any way limit
the conduct of G-Soft’s and its Subsidiaries’ business or operations, or (iv)
otherwise that would have, if successful, any Material Adverse Effect on G-Soft
or its Subsidiaries or on Buyer’s ability to operate the business of G-Soft or
its Subsidiaries after the Closing. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court or other
legal or regulatory body of competent jurisdiction granting any of the relief
described in clauses (i) through (iv) above shall have been entered or ordered
and remain effective as of the Closing, and no other restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be and remain in effect, nor shall any proceeding or investigation brought
by any administrative agency or commission or other Governmental Authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, seeking any of the foregoing be pending,
which would have a Material Adverse Effect on either Fonix, Buyer or G-Soft or
its Subsidiaries after the Closing, nor shall there be any action taken, or any
statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed
applicable to this Agreement, which makes the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement illegal.
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(b) No Material Adverse
Effect. Since December 31, 2007, no Material Adverse Effect as
to G-Soft or any of its Subsidiaries or Fonix or any of its Subsidiaries shall
have occurred, except to the extent disclosed to the other Parties.
(c) Fonix Stock. On the
Closing Date, Fonix’s common stock shall be quoted on the OTCBB.
ARTICLE
7
POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
The
Parties agree as follows with respect to the period following the
Closing.
7.1 General. In
case at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary to carry out
the purposes of this Agreement, each of the Parties will take such further
action (including the execution and delivery of such further instruments and
documents) as any other Party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost and
expense of the requesting Party (unless the requesting Party is entitled to
indemnification therefor under Article 8 below). The Sellers acknowledge and
agree that from and after the Closing, Buyer and the Funds will be entitled to
possession of all documents, books, records (including Tax records), agreements,
and financial data of any sort relating to G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries.
7.2 Litigation
Support. In
the event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending
against any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint,
claim, or demand in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this
Agreement or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving any of G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries, each of the other Parties will cooperate with him, her or it and
his, her or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available their
personnel, and provide such testimony and access to their books and records as
shall be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole
cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party (unless the contesting or
defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor under Article 8
below).
7.3 Transition. None
of the Sellers will take any action that is designed or intended to have the
effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other
business associate of any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries from maintaining the
same business relationships with G-Soft and its Subsidiaries after the Closing
as it maintained with G-Soft and its Subsidiaries prior to the
Closing.
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7.4
Confidentiality. Each
of the Sellers will treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Information,
refrain from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection with
this Agreement, and deliver promptly to Buyer or the Funds, as the case may be,
or destroy, at the request and option of Buyer or the Funds, all tangible
embodiments (and all copies) of the Confidential Information which are in his or
its possession. In the event that any of the Sellers is requested or required
(by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal
proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar
process) to disclose any Confidential Information, that Seller will notify Buyer
or the Funds, as the case may be, promptly of the request or requirement so that
Buyer or the Funds may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance
with the provisions of this Section 7.4. If, in
the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, any of
the Sellers is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential
Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, that Seller may
disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however, that
the disclosing Seller shall use his or its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at
the reasonable request of Buyer or the Funds, an order or other assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential
Information required to be disclosed as Buyer or the Funds shall
designate.
7.5
Public
Announcements. Unless
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, the Parties shall consult with each other
before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement or
making any other public (or non-confidential) disclosure (whether or not in
response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and neither shall issue any such press release
or make any such statement or disclosure without the prior approval of the other
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as may be required
by law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national
securities exchange or with the Nasdaq Stock Market.
7.6
Regulatory
Approvals. To
the extent that any Regulatory Approvals are not received by Fonix or G-Soft and
its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, before Closing, and Fonix, G-Soft or
Sellers, as the case may be, agree to Close, Sellers, G-Soft and Fonix shall
diligently and jointly prosecute all such applications and take all such actions
and give all such notices as may be required or requested by the Commissions or
other applicable governmental authorities or as may be appropriate in an effort
to expedite the grant of such consents, approvals and authorizations by the
Commissions or other applicable governmental authorities.
7.7
Post-Closing
Merger. If,
after Closing, Fonix or Buyer elect to complete a merger of G-Soft with and into
Buyer or Fonix, Buyer or Fonix, as the case may be, shall comply in all
materials respect with the requirements of applicable corporate law, including
without limitation, Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
7.8
Audited Financial
Statements. Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
G-Soft will provided Fonix with (i) audited, consolidated balance sheets and
statements of operations, changes in accumulated deficit, and cash flow as of
and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006 and December
31, 2007, for G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, including G-Soft, Inc. and Shanghai
Gaozhi Software Systems Limited; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets
and statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow as
of and for the six months ended June 30, 2008 for G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries, including G-Soft, Inc. and Shanghai Gaozhi Software
Systems Limited. The financial statements described above (including the notes
thereto) shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby and present fairly the financial
condition of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, including G-Soft, Inc. and Shanghai
Gaozhi Software Systems Limited, as of such dates and the results of operations
of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries, including G-Soft, Inc. and Shanghai Gaozhi
Software Systems Limited, for such periods
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ARTICLE
8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1
Survival of Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the
Closing until one (1) year after the Closing Date; provided, however,
that:
(i) the
representation and warranties contained in Sections 3.1(a),
(b), (c) and (d), 3.2(a), (b), and (c), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.10 and 4.13(b) shall survive
without limitation;
(ii) the
representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.11 and
4.22 shall
survive the Closing until the expiration date of the applicable statute of
limitations period;
(iii) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.24 shall
survive until the expiration of three (3) years after the Closing Date;
and
(iv) the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.26 shall
survive until the expiration of four (4) years after the Closing
Date.
(b) The
covenants and agreements of the parties contained in or made in accordance with
the Agreement shall survive Closing in accordance with the terms of such
covenant or agreement and shall remain operative and in full force and effect
until the expiration date of the statute of limitations period applicable to
contractual obligations.
(c) This
Article 8 shall survive the Closing and shall remain in effect indefinitely. Any
claim by a party based upon breach of any representation or warranty in this
Agreement made in accordance with Article 8 must be submitted to the breaching
party prior to or at the expiration of the applicable survival period specified
in Section
8.1(a) or such claim may not be pursued and is irrevocably waived.
Notwithstanding any investigation or audit conducted before or after the Closing
Date or the decision of any party to complete the Closing, each party shall be
entitled to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein. The
waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty
or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not
affect the right of indemnification, or any other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants or obligations. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any representation, warranty, covenant and agreement
that is the subject of a claim asserted in writing prior to the expiration of
the applicable survival period set forth in Section 8.1(a) shall
survive with respect to such claim or any dispute with respect thereto until the
final resolution thereof. No written assertion described in the preceding
sentence will extend the survival of any claim unless the assertion describes
the matters with sufficient particularity to reasonably apprise the receiving
party of the specific subject matter of such claim.
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8.2
Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding
any investigation of Buyer, Fonix or the Funds, or their representatives or
Affiliates, and in addition to the indemnification obligations of Sellers set
forth elsewhere herein, from and after the Closing:
(i) Each
of Sellers, severally and not jointly, for and on behalf of themselves only,
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of Buyer, Fonix and the Funds
(“Buyer Indemnified
Persons”), against and in respect of any and all Damages incurred or
suffered by any Buyer Indemnified Person that result from, relate to or arise
out of any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of such
Seller made in Section
3.1 hereof for the period of time specified in Section 8.1(a);
and
(ii) Sellers,
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Buyer Indemnified Persons, against
and in respect of any and all Damages incurred or suffered by any Buyer
Indemnified Person that result from, relate to or arise out of:
(A) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of G-Soft or Sellers
under any section or provision of this Agreement (other than Section 3.1), the
Disclosure Schedule or any other exhibit, schedule or other instrument made or
given in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement for the
periods of time specified in Section
8.1(a);
(B) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of G-Soft or G-Soft,
Inc. under any section or provision of the Contribution Agreement or any other
exhibit, schedule or other instrument made or given in connection with the
execution and delivery of the Contribution Agreement for the periods of time
specified in Section
8.1(a);
(C) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of G-Soft, Inc. or the
shareholders of Shanghai Gaozhi Software Systems Limited under any section or
provision of the Equity Purchase Agreement or any other exhibit, schedule or
other instrument made or given in connection with the execution and delivery of
the Equity Purchase Agreement for the periods of time specified in Section
8.1(a);
(D) any
material breach or nonfulfillment of any agreement or covenant of Sellers or
G-Soft under this Agreement;
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(E) any claim
of any kind against Buyer, Fonix or the Funds after Closing by or from any
Seller (or any holder, actual or claimed, of any capital stock of G-Soft)
related to any transaction or event occurring prior to Closing and related to
its status as a holder of equity interests in G-Soft or its predecessors in
interest as to its Subsidiaries;
(F) any
liability of G-Soft or its Subsidiaries other than liabilities set forth on or
reserved for in the Most Recent Balance Sheet; and
(G) any and all
actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, demands, assessments,
audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses incident to any of the
foregoing or to the enforcement of this Section
8.2(a).
(b) In
addition to the indemnification obligations of Buyer and Fonix set forth
elsewhere herein, from and after the Closing, Buyer, Fonix and the Funds jointly
and severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Seller (“Seller Indemnified
Persons”), against and in respect of any and all Damages incurred or
suffered by any Seller Indemnified Person that result from, relate to or arise
out of:
(i) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer or Fonix
under this Agreement, the Buyer Disclosure Schedule or any other exhibit,
schedule or other instrument made or given in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement for the periods of time specified in Section
8.1(a);
(ii) any
material breach or nonfulfillment of any agreement or covenant of Buyer under
this Agreement;
(iii) any
and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings or investigations brought by any
Third Party after the Closing that relate to the business conducted by G-Soft
and its Subsidiaries to the extent that the event giving rise thereto occurred
after the Closing or which result from or arise out of any action or inaction
after the Closing of Buyer or any of its Affiliates; and
(iv) any
and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, demands,
assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses incident to any
of the foregoing or to the enforcement of this Section
8.2(b).
8.3 Limitations on Claims for
Damages
(a) Following
the Closing, claims for Damages caused by or arising out of breach of warranty
or representation under Section 8.2(a) or
8.2(b) may be
made only in accordance with this Article 8.
(b) Anything
to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, Sellers shall not be liable
for any Damages with respect to any breach of warranty or representation under
Section 8.2(a)
unless and until the total of all claims for indemnity or damages with respect
thereto exceeds $50,000 (the “Sellers’
Deductible”), and then the Sellers shall be liable for all such claims
(including the Seller Deductible); provided however, the Buyer
Indemnified Persons’ initial, but not exclusive, remedy with respect to any
Damages described in Section 8.2(a) above
will be to offset any such Damages against interest or principal payable or
outstanding under the Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Seller,
severally, will be liable for any Damages resulting from fraud or an
intentional, willful or knowing breach of any representation or warranty by such
Seller, and each Seller jointly and severally shall be liable for any Damages
resulting from fraud or intentional, willful or knowing breach of any
representation or warranty by the Company set forth herein, and any such Damages
will not count toward the aggregate amount of all Damages being computed for
purposes of the Sellers’ Deductible, and none of the other limitations on
Damages contained in this Section 8.3,
including any limitation with respect to the source of recovery for any such
Damages, will apply to any such Damages.
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(c) Anything
to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, Fonix and Buyer shall not be
liable for any Damages with respect to any breach of warranty or representation
under Section
8.2(b) unless and until the total of all claims for indemnity or damages
with respect thereto exceeds $50,000 (the “Buyer’s Deductible”),
and then Fonix and Buyer shall be liable for all such claims (including the
Buyer’s Deductible).
(d) Any
party seeking indemnification under this Article 8 shall be required to act in
good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to mitigate any Damages they
may suffer.
(e) In
no event shall either party hereto be liable for indirect, special,
consequential, punitive or exemplary damages resulting from, relating to or
arising out of a breach of or claim for indemnification under this Agreement,
even if advised at the time of breach of the possibility of such damages, except
to the extent such damages are the subject of a Third Party Claim for which
indemnification is available under this Agreement.
(f) If,
after a party or its Affiliates receive any indemnification payment hereunder,
the amount of such party’s Damages to which such payment relates is reduced by
recovery, settlement or otherwise under any insurance coverage (or other source
of indemnity or reimbursement), or pursuant to any claim, recovery, settlement
or payment by or against any Third Party, the amount of such reduction (less any
costs, expenses, or Taxes incurred in connection therewith) will promptly be
repaid by the party receiving such amount to the other party.
(g) Nothing
in this Agreement shall limit the liability in amount or otherwise of any Party
with respect to fraud, criminal activity or intentional breach of any covenant
contained in this Agreement.
8.4 Adjustment For Insurance and
Tax Benefits. Any
indemnification payable in accordance with Section 8.2 shall be
net of any amounts actually recovered (after deducting related costs and
expenses) by the indemnitee under this Agreement (the “Indemnitee”) for the
Damages for which such indemnification payment is made, under any insurance
policy, warranty or indemnity from any Third Party existing at the Closing Date,
provided that no Indemnitee shall be obligated to seek any recovery under any
such insurance policy, warranty, indemnity or any Tax benefits actually realized
and recognized by the Indemnitee in respect of any Losses for which
indemnification is made.
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8.5
Payment.
(a) Upon
a determination of liability by a court or adjudicatory body of competent
jurisdiction in respect of Article 8 of this Agreement, the appropriate party
shall pay the Indemnitee the amount so determined (subject to the limitations of
Section 8.3)
within ten (10) Business Days after the date of determination (such tenth
Business Day, the “Due
Date”). If there should be a dispute as to the amount or manner of
determination of any indemnity obligation owed under this Agreement, the
indemnitor under this Agreement (the “Indemnitor”) shall
nevertheless pay when due such portion, if any, of the obligation as shall not
be subject to dispute. The difference, if any, between the amount of the
obligation ultimately determined as properly payable under this Agreement and
the portion, if any, theretofore paid shall bear interest as provided below in
Section 8.5(b).
Upon the payment in full of any claim, either by setoff or otherwise, the
Indemnitor or other Person making payment shall be subrogated to the rights of
the Indemnitee against any Person with respect to the subject matter of such
claim.
(b) If
all or part of any indemnification obligation under this Agreement is not paid
when due, then the Indemnitor shall pay the Indemnitee interest on the unpaid
amount of the obligation for each calendar day from the Due Date until payment
in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal to eighteen percent (18%)
per annum.
8.6
Matters Involving Third
Parties.
(a) If
any third party shall notify any Party (the “Indemnified Party”)
with respect to any matter (a “Third Party Claim”)
which may give rise to a claim for indemnification against any other Party (the
“Indemnifying
Party”) under this Article 8, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly
notify each Indemnifying Party thereof in writing; provided, however, that no
delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party
shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and
then solely to the extent) the Indemnifying Party thereby is
prejudiced.
(b) Any
Indemnifying Party will have the right to assume the defense of the Third Party
Claim with counsel of his or its choice reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party at any time within fifteen (15) days after the Indemnified
Party has given notice of the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the
Indemnifying Party must conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim actively
and diligently thereafter in order to preserve its rights in this regard; and
provided further that the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel at
its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party
Claim.
(c) So
long as the Indemnifying Party has assumed and is conducting the defense of the
Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 8.4 above,
(A) the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or
enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be withheld unreasonably)
unless the judgment or proposed settlement involves only the payment of money
damages by one or more of the Indemnifying Parties and does not impose an
injunction or other equitable relief upon the Indemnified Party and (B) the
Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be withheld
unreasonably).
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(d) In
the event none of the Indemnifying Parties assumes and conducts the defense of
the Third Party Claim in accordance with this Section 8.6, however,
(A) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to, the Third Party Claim in
any manner he or it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the Indemnified Party
need not consult with, or obtain any consent from, any Indemnifying Party in
connection therewith), and (B) the Indemnifying Parties will remain responsible
for any Damages the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim to the fullest
extent provided in this Article 8.
8.7
Exclusive
Remedy;
Offset. Except
in the case of fraud, the remedies provided in this Article 8 shall be the
Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy with respect to G-Soft, its Subsidiaries, and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(a) Each
of the Sellers hereby agrees that he, she or it will not make any claim for
indemnification against any of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries by reason of the fact
that he, she or it was a director, officer, employee, or agent of any such
entity or was serving at the request of any such entity as a partner, trustee,
director, officer, employee, or agent of another entity (whether such claim is
for judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement,
losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such claim is pursuant to any
statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, or otherwise) with respect to any
action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, or demand brought by Buyer against
such Seller (whether such action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, or demand
is pursuant to this Agreement, applicable law, or otherwise).
(b) The
initial, but not exclusive, recourse of any Buyer Indemnitee for recovering any
Damages payable by any Seller pursuant to Section 8.2(a), and
subject to the otherwise applicable limitations of Section 8.2 shall be
for Buyer to offset any such Damages from payments which are due or will become
due to such Seller under this Agreement, the Note, any of the other Transaction
Documents or any other agreement between Buyer or G-Soft and such
Seller. If the offset provided by this Section 8.7(a) does
not provide for a full satisfaction of the Damages payable by any Seller
pursuant to Section
8.2(a), any Buyer Indemnitee shall have the right to pursue other
remedies as provided in this Article 8.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, should Fonix common stock
cease to trade on any exchange, market, trading system or facility, including
any inter-dealer electronic quotation and trading system in the over-the-counter
(OTC) securities market, as a direct consequence of any act or omission of Fonix
for more than thirty (30) days, then Fonix shall pay to the holders of the Fonix
Securities a penalty in the amount of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month
of the then outstanding aggregate stated value of the Fonix Securities, said
penalty to be paid within five (5) days after the end of each calendar
month.
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(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, should G-Soft fail to
timely comply with the requirements of Section 7.8 of this Agreement, and in
addition to any other remedies then available to Fonix hereunder, the unpaid
principal balance of the Note shall be reduced in the amount of $150,000 and
$150,000 for each period of thirty (30) days thereafter during which such
default continues.
ARTICLE
9
TAX
MATTERS
The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
Buyer and Sellers for certain Tax matters following the Closing
Date:
9.1
Cooperation on Tax
Matters.
(a) Buyer,
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the
extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of
Tax Returns after Closing and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with
respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the
other party’s request) the provision of records and information 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. G-Soft and its
Subsidiaries and the Sellers agree (A) to retain all books and records with
respect to Tax matters pertinent to G-Soft and its Subsidiaries relating to any
taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the
statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Buyer or Sellers, any
extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B) to
give the other party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying
or discarding any such books and records and, if the other party so requests,
G-Soft and its Subsidiaries or the Sellers, as the case may be, shall allow the
other party to take possession of such books and records.
(b) Buyer
and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain
any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or any other
Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could
be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby).
(c) Buyer
and Sellers further agree, upon request, to provide the other party with all
information that either party may be required to report pursuant to Section 6043
of the Code and all Treasury Department Regulations promulgated
thereunder.
9.2
Certain
Taxes.
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 Sellers when due, and the Sellers will, at their
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, Buyer will, and will cause
its affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other
documentation.
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ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
Nature of
Certain Obligations. The
covenants of each of the Sellers in Article 2 above concerning the exchange of
his or its G-Soft Shares to Buyer and the representations and warranties of each
of the Sellers in Articles 3 and 4 above are several obligations. The remainder
of the representations, warranties, and covenants in this Agreement are joint
and several obligations. This means that each Seller will be responsible to the
extent provided in Article 8 above for the entirety of any Damages Buyer, Fonix
or the Funds may suffer as a result of any breach thereof.
10.2
No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
10.3
Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire
agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements,
or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they
related in any way to the subject matter hereof.
10.4
Succession and
Assignment. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named
herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may
assign either this Agreement or any of his or its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of Fonix, Buyer, the
Funds and the Seller Representative; provided, however, that Buyer
may (i) assign any or all of its rights and interests hereunder to one or more
of its Affiliates and (ii) designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform
its obligations hereunder (in any or all of which cases Buyer nonetheless shall
remain responsible for the performance of all of its obligations
hereunder).
10.5
Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.
10.6
Headings. The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
10.7
Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder will be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly given if (and then two Business Days after) it is sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below:
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If
to the Sellers:
|
To
the Seller Representative:
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|
G-Soft
Limited
|
|
Xxxx
X-0, 0xx
Xxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Commercial Xxxxxxxx
|
|
000-000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx
|
|
With
a copy to:
|
Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
|
000
00xx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
|
|
If
to Buyer:
|
G-Soft
Acquisition Corporation
|
c/o
Fonix Corporation
|
|
000
Xxxxx 000 Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx 00000
|
|
Attn.: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Executive Vice President
|
|
Fax: (000)
000-0000
|
|
With
a copy to:
|
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
Durham
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx
|
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
|
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
|
|
Fax: (000)
000-0000
|
|
If
to the Funds:
|
Southridge,
LLC
|
Executive
Pavilion
|
|
00
Xxxxx Xx
|
|
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
|
|
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
|
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
|
Any Party
may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder to
the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand,
claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and
until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any Party may change
the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties notice
in the manner herein set forth.
10.8 Governing
Law. 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 the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Delaware.
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10.9 Amendments and
Waivers. No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by Buyer, the Funds and the Seller
Representative. No waiver by any Party of any default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be
deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising
by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
10.10 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.
10.11 Expenses. Each
of the Parties will bear his or its own costs and expenses (including legal fees
and expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Sellers agree that none of G-Soft and its Subsidiaries
has borne or will bear any of the Sellers’ costs and expenses (including any of
their legal fees and expenses) in connection with this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
10.12 Construction and
Interpretation. The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any
Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless
the context requires otherwise. The word “including” shall mean including
without limitation. The term “or” is not exclusive. All
schedules and exhibits hereto or expressly identified in this Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference and taken together with this Agreement
constitute a single agreement. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the words
“herein”, hereof” and “hereunder” or other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause
contained in this Agreement. Wherever from the context it appears
appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the
singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or
neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the
neuter. All references in this Agreement or in the schedules and
exhibits to this Agreement to sections, schedules, disclosure schedules,
exhibits, and attachments shall refer to the corresponding sections, schedules,
disclosure schedules, exhibits, and attachments of or to this
Agreement. All references to any instruments or agreements, including
references to any of this Agreement, shall include any and all modifications or
amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof.
10.13 Incorporation of Exhibits,
Annexes, and Schedules. The
Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof.
[SIGNATURE
TO FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
G-Soft:
G-SOFT
LIMITED,
a
Hong Kong corporation
By:/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
President & Chairman
|
Buyer:
G-SOFT
ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President
|
Funds:
SOUTHRIDGE,
LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
By:
StephenHicks
Title:
Chairman
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Fonix:
FONIX
CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President
|
The
Shareholder Representative:
XXXX
XXXXXXX
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
_________________________
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
Sellers:
REFERENCE
IS MADE TO THE COUNTERPART SELLER’S SIGNATURE PAGE EXECUTED BY EACH SELLER
AND MADE A PART HEREOF
|
COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
SELLERS:
Name of Seller: XXXXXXX WIGDERHAUS | ||
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Wigderhaus
|
||
(signature) | ||
Name:______________________________________________________________
|
||
Title:_______________________________________________________________
|
||
Tax
I.D. or Soc. Sec.
No.:_______________________________________________
|
||
No.
of Shares of G-Soft Common Stock to be
Sold:_______________________________
|
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
SELLERS:
Name of Seller: XXXXX XXXXXXX | ||
By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
||
(signature) | ||
Name:______________________________________________________________
|
||
Title:_______________________________________________________________
|
||
Tax
I.D. or Soc. Sec.
No.:_______________________________________________
|
||
No.
of Shares of G-Soft Common Stock to be
Sold:_______________________________
|
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
SELLERS:
Name of Seller: XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX | ||
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
||
(signature) | ||
Name:______________________________________________________________
|
||
Title:_______________________________________________________________
|
||
Tax
I.D. or Soc. Sec.
No.:_______________________________________________
|
||
No.
of Shares of G-Soft Common Stock to be
Sold:_______________________________
|
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COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE
SELLERS:
Name of Seller: TAFNIT COMMUNICATION LTD. | ||
By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
|
||
(signature) | ||
Name:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
||
Title:
President &
Chairman
|
||
Tax
I.D. or Soc. Sec.
No.:_______________________________________________
|
||
No.
of Shares of G-Soft Common Stock to be
Sold:_______________________________
|
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EXHIBIT
A
G-SOFT
SHAREHOLDERS
Name
|
Number
of Shares
|
Certificate
Number
|
Tafnit
Communication Ltd.
|
20
|
1,
2
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
45
|
3
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
20
|
4
|
Iechiel
Xxxxxxx Wigderhaus
|
15
|
5
|
Total
|
100
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EXHIBIT
B
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS OF SERIES P PREFERRED STOCK
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EXHIBIT
C
NOTE
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EXHIBIT
D
COLLATERAL
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
E
AFFIDAVIT
OF LOST INSTRUMENT
52
EXHIBIT
F
G-SOFT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF OPINION OF XXXX
XXXXXXXX, ESQ.
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EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF OPINION OF DURHAM XXXXX & XXXXXXX
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