AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION AMONG WAFERGEN BIO-SYSTEMS, INC., WAFERGEN ACQUISITION CORP. AND WAFERGEN, INC. May 31, 2007
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
AMONG
WAFERGEN
ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
WAFERGEN,
INC.
May
31,
2007
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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THE
MERGER
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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The
Closing
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2
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1.3
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Actions
at the Closing
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2
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1.4
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Additional
Actions
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3
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1.5
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Conversion
of Company Securities
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3
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1.6
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Dissenting
Shares
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4
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1.7
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Fractional
Shares
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5
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1.8
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Options
and Warrants
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5
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1.9
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Escrow
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6
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1.10
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Certificate
of Incorporation and ByLaws
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7
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1.11
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No
Further Rights
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7
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1.12
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Closing
of Transfer Books
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7
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1.13
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Post-Closing
Adjustment
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7
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1.14
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Exemption
From Registration
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8
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ARTICLE
II
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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8
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2.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power
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8
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2.2
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Capitalization
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9
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2.3
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Authorization
of Transaction
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10
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2.4
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Noncontravention
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10
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2.5
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Subsidiaries
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11
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2.6
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Financial
Statements
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11
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2.7
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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11
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2.8
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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12
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2.9
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Tax
Matters
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12
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2.10
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Assets
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13
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2.11
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Owned
Real Property
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14
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2.12
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Real
Property Leases
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14
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2.13
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Contracts
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14
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2.14
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Accounts
Receivable
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16
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2.15
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Powers
of Attorney
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16
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2.16
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Insurance
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16
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2.17
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Litigation
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16
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2.18
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Employees
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16
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2.19
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Employee
Benefits
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17
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2.20
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Environmental
Matters
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19
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2.21
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Legal
Compliance
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20
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2.22
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Customers
and Suppliers
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20
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2.23
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Permits
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20
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2.24
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Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates
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21
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2.25
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Brokers’
Fees
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21
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2.26
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Books
and Records
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21
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2.27
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Intellectual
Property
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21
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2.28
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Disclosure
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22
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2.29
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Duty
to Make Inquiry
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23
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND
THE ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY
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23
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3.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power
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23
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3.2
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Capitalization
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24
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3.3
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Authorization
of Transaction
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24
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3.4
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Noncontravention
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25
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3.5
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Subsidiaries
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25
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3.6
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Exchange
Act Reports
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26
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3.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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26
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3.8
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Financial
Statements
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27
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3.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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27
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3.10
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Litigation
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27
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3.11
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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28
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3.12
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Tax
Matters
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28
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3.13
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Assets
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29
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3.14
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Owned
Real Property
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29
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3.15
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Real
Property Leases
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29
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3.16
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Contracts
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30
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3.17
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Accounts
Receivable
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31
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3.18
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Powers
of Attorney
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32
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3.19
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Insurance
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32
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3.20
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Warranties
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32
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3.21
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Employees
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32
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3.22
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Employee
Benefits
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33
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3.23
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Environmental
Matters
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35
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3.24
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Permits
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35
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3.25
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Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates
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36
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3.26
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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36
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3.27
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Split-Off
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37
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3.28
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Brokers’
Fees
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37
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3.29
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Disclosure
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37
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3.30
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Interested
Party Transactions
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37
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3.31
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Duty
to Make Inquiry
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38
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3.32
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Accountants
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38
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3.33
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Minute
Books
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38
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3.34
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Board
Action
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38
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ARTICLE
IV
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COVENANTS
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39
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4.1
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Closing
Efforts
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39
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4.2
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Governmental
and Thirty Party Notices and Consents
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39
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4.3
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Current
Report
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39
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4.4
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Operation
of Business
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39
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4.5
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Access
to Information
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41
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4.6
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Operation
of Business
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41
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4.7
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Access
to Information
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43
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4.8
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Expenses
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43
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4.9
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Indemnification
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44
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4.10
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Listing
of Merger Shares
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44
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4.13
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Split-Off
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44
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4.14
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Stock
Option Plan
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44
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4.15
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Information
Provided to Company Stockholders
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44
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4.16
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No
Registration
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45
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4.17
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No
Shorting
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45
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ARTICLE
V
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CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
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45
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5.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
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45
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5.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Parent and the Acquisition
Subsidiary
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46
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5.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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47
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ARTICLE
VI
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INDEMNIFICATION
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49
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6.1
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Indemnification
by the Company Stockholders
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49
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6.2
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Indemnification
by the Parent
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49
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6.3
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Indemnification
Claims by the Parent
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50
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6.4
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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53
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6.5
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Limitations
on Parent’s Claims for Indemnification
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53
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ARTICLE
VII
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DEFINITIONS
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54
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
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57
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8.1
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Termination
by Mutual Agreement
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57
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8.2
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Termination
for Failure to Close
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57
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8.3
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Termination
by Operation of Law
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57
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8.4
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Termination
for Failure to Perform Covenants or Conditions
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57
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8.5
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Effect
of Termination or Default; Remedies
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57
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8.6
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Remedies;
Specific Performance
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58
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ARTICLE
IX
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MISCELLANEOUS
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58
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9.1
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Press
Releases and Announcements
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58
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9.2
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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58
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9.3
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Entire
Agreement
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58
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9.4
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Succession
and Assignment
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58
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9.5
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Counterparts
and Facsimile Signature
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58
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9.6
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Headings
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59
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9.7
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Notices
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59
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9.8
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Governing
Law
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60
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9.9
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Amendments
and Waivers
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60
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9.10
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Severability
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60
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9.11
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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60
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9.12
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Construction
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61
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form
Split-Off Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form
Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Opinion
of Counsel to the Company
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Exhibit
D
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Opinion
of Counsel to the Parent and the Acquisition
Subsidiary
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this
“Agreement”), dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc
(formerly known as La Burbuja Cafe, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”),
Wafergen Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Acquisition
Subsidiary”) and WaferGen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The
Parent, the Acquisition Subsidiary and the Company are each a “Party” and
referred to collectively herein as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS,
this Agreement contemplates a merger of the Acquisition Subsidiary with and
into
the Company, with the Company remaining as the surviving entity after the merger
(the “Merger”), whereby the stockholders of the Company will receive common
stock of the Parent in exchange for their capital stock of the Company;
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with the closing of the Merger, the Parent shall complete a
private placement of up to 8,000,000 units of securities of the Parent, with
the
right,
at the
Parent’s and the Company’s discretion, to sell an additional 1,600,000
units
(the
“Private Placement Offering”), at the purchase price of $1.50 per unit (the “PPO
Price”), each unit consisting of one share of the Parent’s common stock and a
five year warrant to purchase thirty percent (30%) of a share of Parent common
stock for an exercise price of $2.25 per whole share;
WHEREAS,
contemporaneously with the closing of the Merger, the Parent intends to
split-off its wholly owned subsidiary, La Burbuja Leaseco, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Leaseco”), through the sale of all of the outstanding capital
stock of Leaseco (the “Split-Off”) upon the terms and conditions of a split-off
agreement by and among the Parent, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx De La O (the
“Buyer”), the Company and Leaseco, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A
attached
hereto (the “Split-Off Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the Parent, the Acquisition Subsidiary, and the Company desire that the Merger
qualifies as a “plan of reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and not subject the holders of
equity securities of the Company to tax liability under the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt,
adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto,
intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Merger.
Upon
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Acquisition
Subsidiary shall merge with and into the Company at the Effective Time (as
defined below). From and after the Effective Time, the separate corporate
existence of the Acquisition Subsidiary shall cease and the Company shall
continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving
Corporation”). The
“Effective Time” shall be the time at which the Certificate of Merger (the
“Certificate of Merger”) and other appropriate or required documents prepared
and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the
“GCL”)
are
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Merger shall have the effects
set forth in the applicable provisions of the GCL, including Sections 251,
259,
260 and 261 of the GCL.
1.2 The
Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall
take place at the offices of Gottbetter & Partners, LLP in New York, New
York commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on , 2007, or, if all of the conditions
to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby have not been satisfied or waived by such date, on such mutually
agreeable later date as soon as practicable (and in any event not later than
three (3) business days) after the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions
(excluding the delivery of any documents to be delivered at the Closing by
any
of the Parties) set forth in Article V hereof (the “Closing Date”).
1.3 Actions
at the Closing.
At the
Closing:
(a) the
Company shall deliver to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.2;
(b) the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary shall deliver to the Company the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.3;
(c) the
Surviving Corporation shall file the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware;
(d) each
of
the stockholders of record of the Company immediately prior to the Effective
Time (collectively, the “Company Stockholders”) shall, if requested by the
Parent, deliver to the Parent the certificate(s) representing his, her or its
Company Shares (as defined below);
(e) the
Parent agrees to promptly deliver certificates for the Initial Shares (as
defined below) to each Company Stockholder in accordance with Section
1.5;
(f) the
Parent shall deliver to the Company (i) evidence that the Parent’s board of
directors is authorized to consist of five individuals, (ii) the resignations
of
all individuals who served as directors and/or officers of the Parent
immediately prior to the Closing Date, which resignations shall be effective
as
of the Closing Date, (iii) evidence of the appointment of five directors to
serve immediately following the Closing Date, four of whom shall have been
designated by the Company and one of whom shall be designated by the
stockholders of the Parent immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (v)
evidence of the appointment of such executive officers of the Parent to serve
immediately upon the Closing Date as shall have been designated by the Company;
and
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(g) the
Parent, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Indemnification Representative”) and Gottbetter
& Partners, LLP (the “Escrow Agent”) shall execute and deliver the Escrow
Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the
“Escrow Agreement”) and the Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a
certificate for the Escrow Shares (as defined below) being placed in escrow
on
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.9.
1.4 Additional
Actions.
If
at any
time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be
advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances or any other
acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or
confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation, its right, title
or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises,
properties or assets of either the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary or (b)
otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation
and its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be authorized
(to
the fullest extent allowed under applicable law) to execute and deliver, in
the
name and on behalf of either the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary, all such
deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and do, in the name and on
behalf of the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary, all such other acts and things
necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm its right, title
or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises,
properties or assets of the Company or Acquisition Subsidiary, as applicable,
and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.
1.5
Conversion
of Company and Acquisition Subsidiary Securities.
Prior
to
the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of the Series A Preferred
Stock of the Company (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and each issued and
outstanding share of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series B
Preferred Stock”) shall have converted, on a one-for-one basis, into shares of
common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (“Company Shares”), as
provided in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended to date. At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of any Party or the holder of any of the following securities:
(a) Each
Company Share issued and outstanding, on a fully-diluted basis, immediately
prior to the Effective Time (including all shares of Restricted Stock (as
defined below) and other than Company Shares owned beneficially by the Parent
or
the Acquisition Subsidiary and Dissenting Shares (as defined below)) shall
be
converted into and represent the right to receive (subject to the provisions
of
Section 1.6) such number of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share,
of the Parent (“Parent Common Stock”) as is equal to the Common Conversion Ratio
(as defined below). An aggregate of 9,000,000 shares
of
Parent Common Stock shall be issued to the stockholders of the Company and
the
holders of warrants (“Warrants”) and options (“Options”) to acquire Company
Shares, and the holders of Restricted Stock, of which 8,214,523 shares shall
be
issued to Company Stockholders upon conversion of their Company Shares, as
described above, and an aggregate of 785,477 shares shall be reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of the Parent Options and New Warrants (each as
defined below in Sections 1.8(a) and 1.8(d), respectively). Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Company
Stockholders upon conversion of their Company Shares, and the number of shares
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Parent Options and New Warrants
may
be adjusted in accordance with Section 1.8(e).
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(b) The
“Common Conversion Ratio” shall be 0.53991522-for-1. Stockholders
of record of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “Indemnifying
Stockholders”) shall be entitled to receive immediately 95%
of
the shares of Parent Common Stock into which their Company Shares were converted
pursuant to this Section 1.5 (the “Initial Shares”) pro rata in accordance with
their respective holdings of Company Shares immediately prior to the Closing;
the remaining 5% of
the
shares of Parent Common Stock into which their Company Shares were converted
pursuant to this Section 1.5, rounded to the nearest whole number (with 0.5
shares rounded upward to the nearest whole number) (the “Escrow Shares”), shall
be deposited in escrow pursuant to Section 1.9 and shall be held and disposed
of
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and, if and as released
from escrow, will be distributed to the Company Stockholders pro rata according
to their holdings of the Initial Shares as of the Closing. The Initial Shares
and the Escrow Shares shall together be referred to herein as the “Merger
Shares.”
(c) Each
issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the
Acquisition Subsidiary shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
1.6 Dissenting
Shares.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Dissenting Shares” means Company Shares held as of
the Effective Time by a Company Stockholder who has not voted such Company
Shares in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and with
respect to which appraisal shall have been duly demanded and perfected in
accordance with Section 262 of the GCL or Section 13 of the California General
Corporation Law (the “California Corporations Code”) and not effectively
withdrawn or forfeited prior to the Effective Time. Dissenting Shares shall
not
be converted into or represent the right to receive shares of Parent Common
Stock unless such Company Stockholder’s right to appraisal shall have ceased in
accordance with Section 262 of the GCL or Section 1309 of the California
Corporations Code. If such Company Stockholder has so forfeited or withdrawn
his, her or its right to appraisal of Dissenting Shares, then, (i) as of
the occurrence of such event, such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease to be
Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and represent the right to receive
the Merger Shares issuable in respect of such Company Shares pursuant to
Section 1.5, and (ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event,
the Parent shall deliver to such Company Stockholder a certificate representing
95% of the Merger Shares to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 1.5 (which shares shall be considered Initial Shares for all
purposes of this Agreement) and shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a certificate
representing the remaining 5% of the Merger Shares to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Section 1.5 (which shares shall be considered Escrow
Shares for all purposes of this Agreement).
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(b) The
Company shall give the Parent prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal
of any Company Shares, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments
that relate to such demands received by the Company. The Company shall not,
except with the prior written consent of the Parent, make any payment with
respect to any demands for appraisal of Company Shares or offer to settle or
settle any such demands.
1.7 Fractional
Shares.
No
certificates or scrip representing fractional Initial Shares shall be issued
to
Company Stockholders on the surrender for exchange of certificates that
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented Company Shares converted
into Merger Shares pursuant to Section 1.5 (“Certificates”) and such Company
Stockholders shall not be entitled to any voting rights, rights to receive
any
dividends or distributions or other rights as a stockholder of the Parent with
respect to any fractional Initial Shares that would have otherwise been issued
to such Company Stockholders. In lieu of any fractional Initial Shares that
would have otherwise been issued, each former Company Stockholder that would
have been entitled to receive a fractional Initial Share shall, on proper
surrender of such person’s Certificates, receive such whole number of Initial
Shares as is equal to the precise number of Initial Shares to which such Company
Stockholder would be entitled, rounded up or down to the nearest whole number
(with a fractional interest equal to 0.5 rounded upward to the nearest whole
number); provided that each such Company Stockholder shall receive at least
one
Initial Share.
1.8 Options
and Warrants.
(a) As
of the
Effective Time, all Options to purchase Company Shares issued by the Company,
whether vested or unvested (the “Old Options”) shall automatically become
options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock (“Parent Options”) without
further action by the holder thereof. The Parent Option shall constitute an
option to acquire such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as is equal
to
the number of Company Shares subject to the unexercised portion of the Old
Option multiplied by the Common Conversion Ratio (with any fraction resulting
from such multiplication to be rounded to the nearest whole number, and with
0.5
shares rounded upward to the nearest whole number). The exercise price per
share
of each Parent Option shall be equal to the exercise price of the Old Option
divided by the Common Conversion Ratio and the terms of such Parent Options
shall otherwise remain the same. The Parent Options shall be granted under
the
Company's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”), which shall
be adopted and assumed in writing by the Parent in connection with the Merger,
and under the 2003 Plan’s terms, exercisability, vesting schedule, and status as
an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code, if applicable. It is
the intention of the Parties that any Old Options intended to be “incentive
stock options” under Section 422 of the Code shall remain incentive stock
options as Parent Options.
(b) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, the Parent or the Surviving Corporation
shall take appropriate actions to collect the Options and the agreements
evidencing the Options, which shall be deemed to be canceled and shall entitle
the holder to exchange the Options for Parent Options.
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shares of Parent Common Stock shall be reserved for issuance under the 2003
Plan
and shall be issued upon the exercise of the Parent Options in accordance with
this Section 1.8. No additional Options shall at any time hereafter be granted
under the 2003 Plan.
(d) Prior
to
the Effective Time, the Company will solicit the approval of the holder of
the
Warrants granted pursuant to that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement,
dated as of January 30, 2007, by and among the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, as
amended to date (collectively referred to as the “Old Warrants”) to amend his
Warrant rights on the following terms: upon the Closing of the Merger, a new
Warrant (the “New Warrants”) to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock will be
granted to the holder of the Old Warrants that has consented in writing to
such
amendment representing the number of Company Shares subject to the unexercised
portion of the Old Warrant multiplied by the Common Conversion Ratio, and
otherwise on substantially the same terms as the Old Warrants; provided, that
the exercise price of the New Warrants shall be equal to the exercise price
of
the Old Warrants, divided by the Common Conversion Ratio. 115,442 shares
of
Parent Common Stock shall be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the
New
Warrants. As of the Effective Time, any and all outstanding Warrants to purchase
capital stock of the Company, whether vested or unvested, shall be
canceled.
(e) In
the
event that any issued and outstanding Old Options or Old Warrants are exercised
prior to the Effective Time, the number of outstanding Company Shares shall
be
increased by the number of Company Shares issued upon exercise of Old Options
or
Old Warrants, and the number of outstanding Old Options and Old Warrants shall
be reduced by the same number, as applicable. Further, the Common Conversion
Ratio shall be adjusted accordingly, resulting in a decrease in the aggregate
number of shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise
of
the Parent Options and New Warrants, and a proportionate increase in the number
of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to Company Stockholders at the
Effective Time. Accordingly, regardless of the exercise of any Old Option or
Old
Warrant, the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to Company
Stockholders, and, upon exercise, to the holders of Parent Options and New
Warrants, in connection with the Merger (in accordance with Section 1.5 and
this
Section 1.8) shall remain 9,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock.
1.9 Escrow.
On the
Closing Date, the Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a certificate (issued
in the name of the Escrow Agent or its nominee) representing the Escrow Shares,
as described in Section 1.5, for the purpose of securing the
indemnification obligations of the Indemnifying Stockholders set forth in this
Agreement. The Escrow Shares shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to
the
Escrow Agreement, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B attached
hereto. The Escrow Shares shall be held as a trust fund and shall not be subject
to any lien, attachment, trustee process or any other judicial process of any
creditor of any Party, and shall be held and disbursed solely for the purposes
and in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
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1.10 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(a) The
certificate of incorporation of the Company in effect immediately prior to
the
Effective Time shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until duly amended or repealed.
(b) The
bylaws of the Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be
the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended or
repealed.
1.11 No
Further Rights.
From
and after the Effective Time, no Company Shares shall be deemed to be
outstanding, and holders of Certificates shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except as provided herein or by law.
1.12 Closing
of Transfer Books.
At the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and
no
transfer of Company Shares shall thereafter be made. If, after the Effective
Time, Certificates are presented to the Parent or the Surviving Corporation,
they shall be cancelled and exchanged for Initial Shares in accordance with
Section 1.5, subject to Section 1.9 and to applicable law in the case
of Dissenting Shares.
1.13 Post-Closing
Adjustment.
In the
event that, during the period commencing from the Closing Date and ending on
the
second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Parent or the Surviving Corporation
incurs any Loss (as defined below) with respect to, in connection with, or
arising from any Parent Liabilities (as defined below), then promptly following
the filing by the Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
of a quarterly report relating to the most recent completed quarter for which
such determination has been made, the Parent shall issue to the Company
Stockholders and/or their designees such number of shares of Parent Common
Stock
as would result from dividing (x) the whole dollar amount representing such
Losses by (y) the PPO Price, rounded to the nearest whole number (with 0.5
shares rounded upwards to the nearest whole number). The limit on the aggregate
number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable under this Section 1.13 shall
be 2,000,000 shares. As
used
in this Section 1.13: (a) “Loss” shall mean any and all costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, reasonable accountants’ fees,
and damages and losses, net of any insurance proceeds actually received by
the
Party suffering the Loss with respect thereto; (b) “Claims” shall include, but
are not limited to, any claim, notice, suit, action, investigation, other
proceedings (whether actual or threatened); and (c) “Parent Liabilities” shall
mean all Claims against and liabilities, obligations or indebtedness of any
nature whatsoever of Leaseco, whenever accruing, and of the Parent and the
Acquisition Subsidiary, accruing on or before the Closing Date (whether primary,
secondary, direct, indirect, liquidated, unliquidated or contingent, matured
or
unmatured), including, but not limited to (i) any breach by the Parent or the
Acquisition Subsidiary of any of their respective representations or warranties
set forth in Article III herein, (ii) any litigation threatened, pending or
for
which a basis exists against the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (as defined
in
this Agreement); (iii) any and all outstanding debts owed by the Parent or
any
Parent Subsidiary; (iv) any and all internal or employee related disputes,
arbitrations or administrative proceedings threatened, pending or otherwise
outstanding, (v) any and all liens, foreclosures, settlements, or other
threatened, pending or otherwise outstanding financial, legal or similar
obligations of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, (vi) any and all Taxes
for
which Parent or any of its direct or indirect assets may be liable or subject,
for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing
Date, including, without limitation, any and all Taxes resulting from or
attributable to Parent’s ownership or operation of the Leaseco assets, (vii) any
and all Taxes for which Parent or its direct or indirect assets may be liable
or
subject (including, without limitation, the interests and assets of the
Surviving Corporation and any Parent Subsidiary) as a consequence of Parent’s
acquisition, formation, capitalization, ownership, and Split-Off of Leaseco,
whether related to a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or after
the
Closing Date, and (vii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with
effecting the adjustments contemplated by this Section 1.13, as such Parent
Liabilities are determined by the Parent’s independent auditors, on a quarterly
basis. Any shares of Parent Common Stock that are issued under this Section
1.13
shall be issued to the Company Stockholders pro rata according to their
respective holdings of the Initial Shares.
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1.14 Exemption
From Registration.
Parent
and the Company intend that the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof or upon exercise of Parent Options and New
Warrants granted pursuant to Section 1.8 hereof or upon the provisions of
Section 1.13 hereof in each case in connection with the Merger will be issued
in
a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (“Securities Act”), by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act,
Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated by the SEC thereunder and/or Regulation
S
promulgated by the SEC.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company represents and warrants to the Parent that the statements contained
in
this Article II are true and correct, except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule provided by the Company to the Parent on the date hereof and accepted
in writing by the Parent (the “Disclosure Schedule”). The Disclosure Schedule
shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered
paragraphs contained in this Article II, and except to the extent that it
is clear from the context thereof that such disclosure also applies to any
other
paragraph, the disclosures in any paragraph of the Disclosure Schedule shall
qualify only the corresponding paragraph in this Article II. For
purposes of this Article II, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Company”
or any phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge
of the executive officers of the Company, as well as any other knowledge which
such executive officers would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry
with respect to the matter in question.
2.1 Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate
and
tax good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses or the
ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except
where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company has all requisite
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. The Company has
furnished or made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of its
certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The Company is not in default under
or
in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation, as amended
to
date, or its bylaws, as amended to date. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the assets,
business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or future
prospects of the Company taken as a whole.
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2.2 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 43,000,000 shares of which
26,000,000 shares are designated as common stock (Company Shares), 10,000,000
are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, 7,000,000 are designated as Series
B
Preferred Stock, and no Company Shares are held in the treasury of the Company.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Series B Preferred Stock shall convert on a one-for-one basis into Company
Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, (i)
6,774,999 Company Shares are issued and outstanding, of which 355,000 Company
Shares are subject to risk of forfeiture and repurchase rights that lapse over
time (a portion of which have vested as of the date hereof pursuant to the
restricted stock agreements applicable thereto) (“Restricted Stock”), (ii)
6,386,917 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and are outstanding,
and
(iii) 2,052,552 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding.
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate
list of (i) all stockholders of the Company, indicating the number and
class of Company Shares held by each stockholder, (ii) all holders of
Restricted Stock, indicating (A) the date of grant and (B) the terms regarding
the acceleration of vesting; (iii) all outstanding Options and Warrants,
indicating (A) the holder thereof, (B) the number of Company Shares
subject to each Option and Warrant, (C) the exercise price, date of grant,
vesting schedule and expiration date for each Option or Warrant, and
(D) any terms regarding the acceleration of vesting, and (iv) all
stock option plans and other stock or equity-related plans of the Company.
All
of the issued and outstanding Company Shares, and all Company Shares that may
be
issued upon exercise of Options or Warrants will be (upon issuance in accordance
with their terms), duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable
and free of all preemptive rights. Other than the Options and Warrants listed
in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which the
Company is a party or which are binding upon the Company providing for the
issuance or redemption of any of its capital stock. Except as set forth in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or authorized
stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Company.
There are no agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound
with respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or
proxies), registration under the Securities Act, or sale or transfer (including
without limitation agreements relating to pre-emptive rights, rights of first
refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, to
the
knowledge of the Company, there are no agreements among other parties, to which
the Company is not a party and by which it is not bound, with respect to the
voting (including without limitation voting trusts or proxies) or sale or
transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to rights of first
refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the
Company. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares were issued in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
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2.3 Authorization
of Transaction.
The
Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement and, subject to the adoption of this Agreement
and the approval of the Merger by no less than a majority of the votes
represented by the outstanding Company Shares entitled to vote on this Agreement
and the Merger (the “Stockholder Approval”), the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the board of directors of the Company
(i) determined that the Merger is fair and in the best interests of the
Company and the Company Stockholders, (ii) adopted this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of the GCL,
and
(iii) directed that this Agreement and the Merger be submitted to the
Company Stockholders for their adoption and approval and resolved to recommend
that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement
and the approval of the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms.
2.4 Noncontravention.
Subject
to the receipt of Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate
of Merger as required by the GCL,
neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will
(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company, as amended to date, (b) require on
the part of the Company any filing with, or any permit, authorization, consent
or approval of, any court, arbitrational tribunal, administrative agency or
commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency (a
“Governmental Entity”), except for such permits, authorizations, consents and
approvals for which the Company is obligated to use its Reasonable Best Efforts
to obtain pursuant to Section 4.2(a), (c) conflict with, result in a breach
of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, result in the acceleration of obligations under, create in any Party
the
right to terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver
under, any contract or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
the Company is bound or to which any of their assets is subject, except for
(i)
any conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification or
cancellation in any contract or instrument set forth in Section 2.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule, for which the Company is obligated to use its Reasonable
Best Efforts to obtain waiver, consent or approval pursuant to Section 4.2(b),
(ii) any conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification
or cancellation which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect and
would
not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
(iii) any notice, consent or waiver the absence of which would not have a
Company Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) result in the imposition of
any Security Interest (as defined below) upon any assets of the Company or
(e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Company or any of its properties or assets. For
purposes of this Agreement: “Security Interest” means any mortgage, pledge,
security interest, encumbrance, charge or other lien (whether arising by
contract or by operation of law), other than (i) mechanic’s, materialmen’s,
and similar liens, (ii) liens arising under worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance, social security, retirement, and similar legislation,
and (iii) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary
letters of credit, in each case arising in the Ordinary Course of Business
(as
defined below) of the Company and not material to the Company; and “Ordinary
Course of Business” means the ordinary course of the Company’s business,
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to frequency
and amount).
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2.5 Subsidiaries.
The
Company does not have any Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity in which a Party has, directly or indirectly, an equity interest
representing 50% or more of the equity securities thereof or other equity
interests therein (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”); “Parent Subsidiary” is a
Subsidiary of the Parent. Except as set forth in Section 2.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct
or indirect equity participation or similar interest in any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other business
association.
2.6 Financial
Statements.
The
Company has provided or made available to the Parent the audited balance sheet
of the Company (the “Company Balance Sheet”) at December 31, 2006 (the “Company
Balance Sheet Date”), and the related statements of operations and cash flows
for the period from inception through December 31, 2006 (the “Company Financial
Statements”). The Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on
a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, fairly present in
all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred
to therein, comply as to form with the applicable rules and regulations of
the
SEC for inclusion of such Company Financial Statements in the Parent’s filings
with the SEC as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the
“Exchange Act”) and are consistent in all material respects with the books and
records of the Company.
2.7
Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
the
Company Balance Sheet Date, and except as set forth in Section 2.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule, (a) to the knowledge of the Company, there has
occurred no event or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had, or could reasonably be expected to have in the future, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company has not taken any of the actions set
forth in paragraphs (a) through (m) of Section 4.4.
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2.8 Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Except
as
set forth in Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company does not
have
any liability (whether known or unknown, whether absolute or contingent,
whether
liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due), except for
(a) liabilities shown on the Company Balance Sheet referred to in
Section 2.6 and (b) contractual and other liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business which are not required by GAAP to be reflected
on a
balance sheet.
2.9 Tax
Matters.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) “Taxes”
means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or
liabilities, including without limitation income, gross receipts, ad valorem,
premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment insurance, social security,
business license, business organization, environmental, workers compensation,
payroll, profits, license, lease, service, service use, severance, stamp,
occupation, windfall profits, customs, duties, franchise and other taxes
imposed
by the United States of America or any state, local or foreign government,
or
any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United States or
any
such government, and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions
to
tax resulting from, attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax
or
any contest or dispute thereof.
(ii) “Tax
Returns” means all reports, returns, declarations, statements or other
information required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with
Taxes.
(b) The
Company has filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns that it was required
to
file, and all such Tax Returns were complete and accurate in all material
respects. The Company has not ever been a member of a group of corporations
with
which it has filed (or been required to file) consolidated, combined or unitary
Tax Returns. The Company has paid on a timely basis all Taxes that were due
and
payable. The unpaid Taxes of the Company for tax periods through the Company
Balance Sheet Date do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding
accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Company Balance
Sheet.
The Company has not had any actual or potential liability for any Tax obligation
of any taxpayer (including without limitation any affiliated group of
corporations or other entities that included the Company during a prior period).
All Taxes that the Company is or was required by law to withhold or collect
have
been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been paid
to
the proper Governmental Entity.
(c) The
Company has delivered or made available to the Parent complete and accurate
copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports and statements
of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company since the date
of the
Company’s incorporation in Delaware (the “Organization Date”). No examination or
audit of any Tax Return of the Company by any Governmental Entity is currently
in progress or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated.
The
Company has not been informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes
that the Company was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed.
The
Company has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or
agreed to an extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
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(d) The
Company: (i) is not a “consenting corporation” within the meaning of
Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of the Company are
subject to an election under Section 341(f) of the Code; (ii) has not
been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning
of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in
Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code; (iii) has not made any payments,
is not obligated to make any payments, nor is it a party to any agreement
that
could obligate it to make any payments that may be treated as an “excess
parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; (iv) has no actual
or potential liability for any Taxes of any person (other than the Company)
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
federal, state, local, or foreign law), or as a transferee or successor,
by
contract, or otherwise; and (v) has not been required to make a basis
reduction pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-20(b) or Treasury
Regulation Section 1.337(d)-2(b).
(e) None
of
the assets of the Company: (i) is property that is required to be treated
as being owned by any other person pursuant to the provisions of former
Section 168(f)(8) of the Code; (ii) is “tax-exempt use property”
within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code; or (iii) directly or
indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is tax exempt under
Section 103(a) of the Code.
(f) The
Company has not undergone a change in its method of accounting resulting
in an
adjustment to its taxable income pursuant to Section 481 of the
Code.
(g) No
state
or federal “net operating loss” of the Company determined as of the Closing Date
is subject to limitation on its use pursuant to Section 382 of the Code or
comparable provisions of state law as a result of any “ownership change” within
the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code or comparable provisions of any
state law occurring prior to the Closing Date.
2.10 Assets.
The
Company owns or leases all tangible assets reasonably necessary for the conduct
of its businesses as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be
conducted. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule,
each
such tangible asset is free from material defects, has been maintained in
accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating condition
and
repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes
for
which it presently is used. No asset of the Company (tangible or intangible)
is
subject to any Security Interest.
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2.11 Owned
Real Property.
The
Company does not own any real property, except as otherwise listed in Section
2.11 of the Disclosure Schedule.
2.12 Real
Property Leases.
Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all real property leased or
subleased to or by the Company and lists the term of such lease, any extension
and expansion options, and the rent payable thereunder. The Company has
delivered or made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of
the
leases and subleases listed in Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule.
With respect to each lease and sublease listed in Section 2.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(a) the
lease
or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect;
(b) the
lease
or sublease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full
force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms
thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(c) the
Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in breach
or
violation of, or default under, any such lease or sublease, and no event
has
occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened,
which,
after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute
a
breach or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other
party under such lease or sublease;
(d) the
Company has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust
or
encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold; and
(e) to
the
knowledge of the Company, there is no Security Interest, easement, covenant
or
other restriction applicable to the real property subject to such lease,
except
for recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially
impair the current uses or the occupancy by the Company of the property subject
thereto.
2.13 Contracts.
(a) Section
2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written or
oral)
to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property
from or to third parties providing for lease payments in excess of $25,000
per
annum or having a remaining term longer than 12 months;
(ii) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products
or for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for
performance over a period of more than one year, (B) which involves more
than the sum of $25,000, or (C) in which the Company has granted
manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing provisions or exclusive
marketing or distribution rights relating to any products or territory or
has
agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed
to
purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain party;
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(iii) any
agreement which, to the knowledge of the Company, establishes a partnership
or
joint venture;
(iv) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) under which it has created, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness
(including capitalized lease obligations) involving more than $25,000 or
under
which it has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets,
tangible or intangible;
(v) any
agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(vi) any
employment or consulting agreement;
(vii) any
agreement involving any officer, director or stockholder of the Company or
any
affiliate, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under Exchange Act, thereof (an
“Affiliate”);
(viii) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) any
agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Company to indemnify
any
other party thereto (excluding indemnities contained in agreements for the
purchase, sale or license of products entered into in the Ordinary Course
of
Business);
(x) any
other
agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than $25,000
or
not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(xi) any
agreement, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, relating to the
sales
of securities of the Company to which the Company is a party.
(b) The
Company has delivered or made available to the Parent a complete and accurate
copy of each agreement listed in Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule.
With respect to each agreement so listed, and except as set forth in Section
2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule: (i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding
and enforceable and in full force and effect; (ii) the agreement will
continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof
as
in effect immediately prior to the Closing; and (iii) the Company is not
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any other party, in breach or violation
of, or default under, any such agreement, and no event has occurred, is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving
of
notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default
by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party under
such
contract.
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2.14 Accounts
Receivable.
All
accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the Company Balance Sheet
are
valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are current
and
collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it first became due and
payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts on the Company Balance
Sheet. All accounts receivable reflected in the financial or accounting records
of the Company that have arisen since the Company Balance Sheet Date are
valid
receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are collectible (within
90 days after the date on which it first became due and payable), net of
a
reserve for bad debts in an amount proportionate to the reserve shown on
the
Company Balance Sheet.
2.15 Powers
of Attorney.
Except
as set forth in Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company.
2.16 Insurance.
Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy
(including fire, theft, casualty, general liability, workers compensation,
business interruption, environmental, product liability and automobile insurance
policies and bond and surety arrangements) to which the Company is a party.
Such
insurance policies are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by
organizations conducting businesses or owning assets similar to those of
the
Company. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which
coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such
policy. All premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid,
the
Company may not be liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments, and
the
Company is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms
of
such policies. The Company has no knowledge of any threatened termination
of, or
material premium increase with respect to, any such policy. Each such policy
will continue to be enforceable and in full force and effect immediately
following the Effective Time in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
2.17 Litigation. As
of the
date of this Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration
or investigation before any Governmental Entity or before any arbitrator
(a
“Legal Proceeding”) which is pending or has been threatened in writing against
the Company which (a) seeks either damages in excess of $10,000 individually,
or
$25,000 in the aggregate or (b) if determined adversely to the Company
could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
2.18 Employees.
(a) Section
2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Company
whose annual rate of compensation exceeds $50,000 per
year,
along with the position and the annual rate of compensation of each such
person.
Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees
of the
Company who are a party to a non-competition agreement with the Company;
copies
of such agreements have previously been delivered to the Parent. To the
knowledge of the Company, no key employee or group of employees has any plans
to
terminate employment with the Company.
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(b) The
Company is not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement,
nor has
any of them experienced any strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor
practices or other collective bargaining disputes. To the knowledge of the
Company, no organizational effort has been made or threatened, either currently
or within the past two years, by or on behalf of any labor union with respect
to
employees of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company there are no
circumstances or facts which could individually or collectively give rise
to a
suit based on discrimination of any kind.
2.19 Employee
Benefits.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) “Employee
Benefit Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA), and any other written or oral plan, agreement or
arrangement involving direct or indirect compensation, including without
limitation insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, deferred
compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock
appreciation or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement
compensation.
(ii) “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
(iii) “ERISA
Affiliate” means any entity which is, or at any applicable time was, a member of
(1) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b)
of the Code), (2) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as
defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (3) an affiliated service
group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations under
Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included the
Company.
(b) Section 2.19(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Employee
Benefit Plans maintained, or contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate. Complete and accurate copies of (i) all Employee Benefit Plans
which have been reduced to writing, (ii) written summaries of all unwritten
Employee Benefit Plans, (iii) all related trust agreements, insurance
contracts and summary plan descriptions, and (iv) all annual reports filed
on IRS Form 5500, 5500C or 5500R and (for all funded plans) all plan financial
statements for the last five plan years for each Employee Benefit Plan, have
been delivered or made available to the Parent. Each Employee Benefit Plan
has
been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and
each
of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates has in all material respects met
its
obligations with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan and has made all required
contributions thereto. The Company, each ERISA Affiliate and each Employee
Benefit Plan are in compliance in all material respects with the currently
applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations thereunder
(including without limitation Section 4980 B of the Code, Subtitle K,
Chapter 100 of the Code and Sections 601 through 608 and Section 701
et seq. of ERISA). All filings and reports as to each Employee Benefit Plan
required to have been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service or to the
United
States Department of Labor have been duly submitted.
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(c) To
the
knowledge of the Company, there are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Employee Benefit Plans and
proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against
or
involving any Employee Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to
benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan that could give rise to any material
liability.
(d) All
the
Employee Benefit Plans that are intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination letters from the
Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Employee Benefit Plans are
qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code,
no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been
threatened, and no such Employee Benefit Plan has been amended since the
date of
its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect,
and
no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification
or materially increase its cost. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is required
to
satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the Code has been
tested for compliance with, and satisfies the requirements of,
Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the Code for each plan year
ending prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained an Employee Benefit
Plan
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
(f) At
no
time has the Company or any ERISA Affiliate been obligated to contribute
to any
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA).
(g) There
are
no unfunded obligations under any Employee Benefit Plan providing benefits
after
termination of employment to any employee of the Company (or to any beneficiary
of any such employee), including but not limited to retiree health coverage
and
deferred compensation, but excluding continuation of health coverage required
to
be continued under Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable law and
insurance conversion privileges under state law. The assets of each Employee
Benefit Plan which is funded are reported at their fair market value on the
books and records of such Employee Benefit Plan.
(h) No
act or
omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that would
subject
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax
or
liability of any kind imposed under ERISA or the Code or (ii) any contractual
indemnification or contribution obligation protecting any fiduciary, insurer
or
service provider with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.
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(i) No
Employee Benefit Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary
employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9)
of the Code.
(j) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Company
at
any time without liability to the Company as a result thereof and no Employee
Benefit Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or
other
written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits
the Company from amending or terminating any such Employee Benefit
Plan.
(k) Section
2.19(k) of the Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement with any
stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company
(A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are
materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Company
of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or
(C) providing severance benefits or other benefits after the termination of
employment of such director, executive officer or key employee;
(ii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any person may receive
payments from the Company that may be subject to the tax imposed by
Section 4999 of the Code or included in the determination of such person’s
“parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and
(iii) agreement or plan binding the Company, including without limitation
any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan,
stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or Employee Benefit Plan, any
of the
benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which
will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The accruals for vacation, sickness and disability expenses are
accounted for on the Company Balance Sheet and are adequate and materially
reflect the expenses associated therewith in accordance with GAAP.
2.20 Environmental
Matters.
(a) The
Company has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below),
except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written notice of violation,
formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information
request by any Governmental Entity, relating to any Environmental Law involving
the Company, except for litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative
proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute,
rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment, including
without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order
pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and
transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances
or
solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution;
(iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the release or
threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous
materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without
limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping
of
pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (v) the protection of wild life,
marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and
threatened species; (vi) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or
discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vii) health and safety of
employees and other persons; and (viii) manufacturing, processing, using,
distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of
materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or
hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or
hazardous waste. As used above, the terms “release” and “environment” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”).
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(b) Set
forth
in Section 2.20(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a list of all documents
(whether in hard copy or electronic form) that contain any environmental
reports, investigations and audits relating to premises currently or previously
owned or operated by the Company (whether conducted by or on behalf of the
Company or a third party, and whether done at the initiative of the Company
or
directed by a Governmental Entity or other third party) which were issued
or
conducted during the past five years and which the Company has possession
of or
access to. A complete and accurate copy of each such document has been provided
to the Parent.
(c) To
the
knowledge of the Company, there is no material environmental liability with
respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage
or
disposal facility that has been used by the Company.
2.21 Legal
Compliance.
The
Company, and the conduct and operations of its business, is in compliance
with
each applicable law (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any federal,
state, local or foreign government, or any Governmental Entity, except for
any
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
2.22 Customers.
Section 2.22 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each customer
that accounted for more than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Company
during the last full fiscal year and the amount of revenues accounted for
by
such customer during such period. No such customer has notified the Company
in
writing within the past year that it will stop buying services from the Company.
2.23 Permits.
Section
2.23 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all material permits,
licenses, registrations, certificates, orders or approvals from any Governmental
Entity (including without limitation those issued or required under
Environmental Laws and those relating to the occupancy or use of owned or
leased
real property) (“Permits”) issued to or held by the Company. Such listed Permits
are the only material Permits that are required for the Company to conduct
its
business as presently conducted except for those the absence of which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each such Permit is in
full
force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or
cancellation of such Permit is threatened and, to the knowledge of the Company,
there is no reasonable basis for believing that such Permit will not be
renewable upon expiration. Each such Permit will continue in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing.
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2.24 Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates.
Except
as listed in Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Affiliate of the
Company (a) owns any material property or right, tangible or intangible,
which is used in the business of the Company, (b) has any claim or cause of
action against the Company, or (c) owes any money to, or is owed any money
by, the Company. Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule describes any
transactions involving the receipt or payment in excess of $25,000 in any
fiscal
year between the Company and any Affiliate thereof which have occurred or
existed since the Organization Date, other than employment
agreements.
2.25 Brokers’
Fees.
The
Company does not have 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, except as listed in Section 2.25 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
2.26 Books
and Records.
The
minute books and other similar records of the Company contain complete and
accurate records, in all material respects, of all actions taken at any meetings
of the Company’s stockholders, board of directors or any committees thereof and
of all written consents executed in lieu of the holding of any such meetings.
2.27 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
Company owns, is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights
to
use, license and exploit all issued patents, copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade secrets, and registered domain names and all
applications for registration therefor (collectively, the "Intellectual Property
Rights") and all computer programs and other computer software, databases,
know-how, proprietary technology, formulae, and development tools, together
with
all goodwill related to any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property"), in each case as is necessary to conduct their respective businesses
as presently conducted, the absence of which would be considered reasonably
likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Section
2.27(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to all issued
patents and all registered copyrights, trademarks, service marks and domain
names registered with any Governmental Entity or for which an application
for
registration has been filed with any Governmental Entity, (i) the registration
or application number, the date filed and the title, if applicable, of the
registration or application and (ii) the names of the jurisdictions covered
by the applicable registration or application. Section 2.27(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule identifies each agreement currently in effect containing any ongoing
royalty or payment obligations of the Company in excess of $25,000 per annum
with respect to Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property that
are
licensed or otherwise made available to the Company.
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(c) Except
as
set forth on Section 2.27(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, all Intellectual
Property Rights that have been registered with any Governmental Entity are
valid
and subsisting, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, in connection with such
registered Intellectual Property Rights, all necessary registration, maintenance
and renewal fees will have been paid and all necessary documents and
certificates will have been filed with the relevant Governmental
Entities.
(d) The
Company is not nor will, as a result of the consummation of the Merger or
other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, in breach in any material
respect of any license, sublicense or other agreement relating to the
Intellectual Property Rights, or any licenses, sublicenses or other agreements
as to which the Company is a party and pursuant to which the Company uses
any
patents, copyrights (including software), trademarks or other intellectual
property rights of or owned by third parties (the "Third Party Intellectual
Property Rights"), the breach of which would be reasonably likely to result
in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except
as
set forth on Section 2.27(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
not
been named as a defendant in any suit, action or proceeding which involves
a
claim of infringement or misappropriation of any Third Party Intellectual
Property Right and the Company has not received any notice or other
communication (in writing or otherwise) of any actual or alleged infringement,
misappropriation or unlawful or unauthorized use of any Third Party Intellectual
Property. With respect to its marketed products, the Company does not, to
its
knowledge, infringe any third party intellectual property rights. With respect
to its product candidates and products in research or development, after
the
same are marketed, the Company will not, to its knowledge, infringe any third
party intellectual property rights.
(f) To
the
knowledge of the Company, except as set forth on Section 2.27(f) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no other person is infringing, misappropriating or making
any unlawful or unauthorized use of any Intellectual Property Rights in a
manner
that has a material impact on the business of the Company, except for such
infringement, misappropriation or unlawful or unauthorized use as would be
reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.28 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by the Company contained in this Agreement, and
no
statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule or any other document,
certificate or other instrument delivered or to be delivered by or on behalf
of
the Company pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any material
fact
necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or will be made,
in
order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. The Company
has
disclosed to the Parent all material information relating to the business
of the
Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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2.29 Duty
to Make Inquiry.
To the
extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article II are
qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” the Company represents and warrants that
it has made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters
to which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited
to, diligent inquiry by its directors, officers and key personnel.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT
AND
THE ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY
Each
of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary represents and warrants to the
Company
that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct,
except as set forth in the disclosure schedule provided by the Parent and
the
Acquisition Subsidiary to the Company on the date hereof and accepted in
writing
by the Company (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”). The Parent Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and
lettered paragraphs contained in this Article III, and except to the extent
that it is clear from the context thereof that such disclosure also applies
to
any other paragraph, the disclosures in any paragraph of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule shall qualify only the corresponding paragraph in this Article
III. For
purposes of this Article III, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Parent”
or any phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge
of the executive officers of the Parent, as well as any other knowledge which
such executive officers would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry
with respect to the matter in question.
3.1 Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power.
Each of
the Parent and Leaseco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and the Acquisition
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Parent and
the
Parent Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate
and tax good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the nature
of
its businesses or the ownership or leasing of its properties requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing
would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). Each
of the
Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has all requisite 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. The Parent has furnished or made available
to the Company complete and accurate copies of its articles of incorporation
and
bylaws, and the organizational documents of the Parent Subsidiaries. Neither
the
Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of any
provision of its articles of incorporation, as amended to date, or its bylaws,
as amended to date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition
(financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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3.2 Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of 300,000,000 shares of
Parent
Common Stock, of which 11,277,782 shares were issued and outstanding as of
the
date of this Agreement and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of which no shares are outstanding. The Parent Common Stock
is
presently eligible for quotation and trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board (the “OTCBB”) in all 00 xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and is not subject to
any notice of suspension or delisting. Parent
Common Stock is eligible for registration under the Exchange Act. All of
the
issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of all preemptive rights.
There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements
or
commitments to which the Parent is a party or which are binding upon the
Parent
providing for the issuance or redemption of any of its capital stock. There
are
no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar
rights
with respect to the Parent. There are no agreements to which the Parent is
a
party or by which it is bound with respect to the voting (including without
limitation voting trusts or proxies), registration under the Securities Act,
or
sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to
pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along”
rights) of any securities of the Parent. There are no agreements among other
parties, to which the Parent is not a party and by which it is not bound,
with
respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or proxies)
or
sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to rights
of
first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the
Parent. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock were
issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. The
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Shares to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof, when issued
and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Certificate
of
Merger, shall
be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of all preemptive
rights and will be issued in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws.
Furthermore, the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the Parent Options
and
New Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance,
and when issued in accordance with the terms of the Parent Options and New
Warrants shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free
of all preemptive rights and will be issued in compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws. Immediately prior to the Effective Time,
after giving effect to (i) the surrender of 4,277,778 shares of Parent Common
Stock by the Buyer (the “Share Contribution”) in connection with the Split-Off
and (ii) the Stock Split, there will be 7,000,004 shares of Parent Common
Stock
issued and outstanding.
3.3 Authorization
of Transaction.
Each
of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and (in the case of the Parent) the
Escrow
Agreement and the Split-Off Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder. Leaseco has all requisite power and authority to execute
and
deliver the Split-Off Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder.
The
execution and delivery by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary of this
Agreement and (in the case of the Parent) the Split-Off Agreement, and the
agreements contemplated hereby and thereby (collectively, the “Transaction
Documentation”), and the execution by Leaseco of the Split-Off Agreement and the
consummation by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent, the Acquisition Subsidiary
and the Leaseco, respectively. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary and constitutes
a
valid and binding obligation of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary,
enforceable against them in accordance with its terms.
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3.4 Noncontravention.
Subject
to the filing of the Certificate
of Merger as required by the GCL,
neither
the execution and delivery by the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary of
this
Agreement or the Transaction Documentation, nor the consummation by the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary,
(b) require on the part of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary any
filing with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental
Entity, (c) conflict with, result in breach of, constitute (with or without
due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of obligations under, create in any Party any right to terminate, modify
or
cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any contract or
instrument to which the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary is a party or
by
which either is bound or to which any of their assets are subject, except
for
(i) any conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification
or cancellation which would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and
would
not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or
(ii) any notice, consent or waiver the absence of which would not have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) result in the imposition of
any
Security Interest upon any assets of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary
or
(e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary or any
of
their properties or assets.
3.5 Subsidiaries.
(a) Parent
has no Subsidiaries other than the Acquisition Subsidiary and Leaseco. Each
of
the Acquisition Subsidiary and Leaseco is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Acquisition Subsidiary was formed
solely
to effectuate the Merger, Leaseco was formed solely to effectuate the Split-Off,
and neither of them has conducted any business operations since its
organization. The Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete
and accurate copies of the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents
of
the Acquisition Subsidiary. The Acquisition Subsidiary has no assets other
than
minimal paid-in capital, it has no liabilities or other obligations, and
it is
not in default under or in violation of any provision of its charter, bylaws
or
other organizational documents. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of
capital stock of the Acquisition Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly
issued,
fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. All shares of the
Acquisition Subsidiary are owned by Parent free and clear of any restrictions
on
transfer (other than restrictions under the Securities Act and state securities
laws), claims, Security Interests, options, warrants, rights, contracts,
calls,
commitments, equities and demands. There are no outstanding or authorized
options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which the Parent
or the
Acquisition Subsidiary is a party or which are binding on any of them providing
for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any capital stock of any
Parent
Subsidiary. There are no outstanding stock appreciation, phantom stock or
similar rights with respect to the Acquisition Subsidiary. There are no voting
trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings with respect to the
voting
of any capital stock of the Acquisition Subsidiary.
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(b) At
all
times from August 4, 2005, which was the date of incorporation of the Parent,
through the date of this Agreement, the business and operations of the Parent
have been conducted exclusively through the Parent.
(c) The
Parent does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct or indirect
participation or similar interest in any corporation, partnership or limited
liability company, joint venture, trust or business association which is
not a
Subsidiary.
3.6 Exchange
Act Reports.
The
Parent has furnished or made available to the Company complete and accurate
copies, as amended or supplemented, of its (a) Registration Statement on
Form
SB-2, which contained audited financial statements for the period August
4, 2005
(inception) through June 30, 2006, as filed with the SEC, (b) Quarterly Report
on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006 and (c) all
other reports filed by the Parent under Section 13 or subsections (a) or
(c) of Section 14 of the Exchange Act with the SEC since August 28, 2006,
which was the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (such
reports are collectively referred to herein as the “Parent Reports”). The Parent
Reports constitute all of the documents required to be filed by the Parent
under
Section 13 or subsections (a) or (c) of Section 14 of the Exchange Act with
the SEC from August 28, 2006 through
the date of this Agreement. The Parent Reports complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder when filed. As of their respective dates, the Parent Reports did
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
3.7 Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries:
(a) and
the
conduct and operations of their respective businesses, are in compliance
with
each applicable law (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any federal,
state, local or foreign government, or any Governmental Entity, except for
any
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) has
complied with all federal and state securities laws and regulations, including
being current in all of its reporting obligations under such federal and
state
securities laws and regulations;
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(c) has
not,
and the past and present officers, directors and Affiliates of the Parent
have
not, been the subject of, nor does any officer or director of the Parent
have
any reason to believe that Parent or any of its officers, directors or
Affiliates will be the subject of, any civil or criminal proceeding or
investigation by any federal or state agency alleging a violation of securities
laws;
(d) has
not
been the subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, nor
has
it been a party to any material litigation;
(e) has
not,
and the past and present officers, directors and Affiliates have not, been
the
subject of, nor does any officer or director of the Parent have any reason
to
believe that the Parent or any of its officers, directors or affiliates will
be
the subject of, any civil, criminal or administrative investigation or
proceeding brought by any federal or state agency having regulatory authority
over such entity or person;
(f) does
not
and will not on the Closing, have any liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
including but not limited to notes payable and accounts payable, and is not
a
party to any executory agreements; and
(g) is
not a
“blank check company” as such term is defined by Rule 419 of the Securities
Act.
3.8 Financial
Statements.
The
audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of
the
Parent included in the Parent Reports (collectively, the “Parent Financial
Statements”) (i) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and, as appropriate, the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto when filed, (ii) were prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby
(except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, and in the case
of
quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-QSB under the Exchange
Act), (iii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition, results
of
operations and cash flows of the Parent as of the respective dates thereof
and
for the periods referred to therein, and (iv) are consistent with the books
and
records of the Parent.
3.9 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
the date of the balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report,
(a)
there has occurred no event or development which, individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have in the future,
a
Parent Material Adverse Effect
and (b)
neither the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary has taken any or the actions
set forth in paragraphs (a) through (m) of Section 4.6.
3.10 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there
is
no Legal Proceeding which is pending or, to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened
against the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent which, if determined
adversely to the Parent or such Subsidiary, could have, individually or in
the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner challenges
or
seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
For
purposes of this Section 3.10, any such pending or threatened Legal Proceedings
where the amount at issue exceeds or could reasonably be expected to exceed
the
lesser of $10,000 per Legal Proceeding or $25,000 in the aggregate shall
be
considered to possibly result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect
hereunder.
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3.11 Undisclosed
Liabilities.
None of
the Parent and its Subsidiaries has any liability (whether known or unknown,
whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated and whether
due or to become due), except for (a) liabilities shown on the balance
sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report, (b) liabilities which
have arisen since the date of the balance sheet contained in the most recent
Parent Report in the Ordinary Course of Business which do not exceed $1,000.00
and (c) contractual and other liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business which are not required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance
sheet.
3.12 Tax
Matters.
(a) Each
of
the Parent and the Subsidiaries has filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns
that
it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were complete and accurate
in
all material respects. Neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary is or has ever
been
a member of a group of corporations with which it has filed (or been required
to
file) consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns, other than a group of
which
only the Parent and the Subsidiaries are or were members. Each of the Parent
and
the Parent Subsidiaries has paid on a timely basis all Taxes that were due
and
payable. The unpaid Taxes of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries for tax
periods through the date of the balance sheet contained in the most recent
Parent Report do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding
accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on such balance sheet.
Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has any actual or potential
liability for any Tax obligation of any taxpayer (including without limitation
any affiliated group of corporations or other entities that included the
Parent
or any Parent Subsidiary during a prior period) other than the Parent and
the
Parent Subsidiaries. All Taxes that the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is
or
was required by law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected
and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper Governmental
Entity.
(b) The
Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete and accurate
copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports and statements
of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Parent or any Subsidiary
since
August 4, 2005. No examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Parent or
any
Parent Subsidiary by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress or,
to the
knowledge of the Parent, threatened or contemplated. Neither the Parent nor
any
Parent Subsidiary has been informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction
believes that the Parent or such Subsidiary was required to file any Tax
Return
that was not filed. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has waived
any
statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to an extension of
time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
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(c) Neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary: (i) is a “consenting corporation”
within the meaning of Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of
the Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries are subject to an election under
Section 341(f) of the Code; (ii) has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of
the Code; (iii) has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments,
or is a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payments
that
may be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the
Code; (iv) has any actual or potential liability for any Taxes of any
person (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of federal, state, local, or
foreign law), or as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise;
or
(v) is or has been required to make a basis reduction pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-20(b) or Treasury Regulation
Section 1.337(d)-2(b).
(d) None
of
the assets of the Parent or any Subsidiary: (i) is property that is
required to be treated as being owned by any other person pursuant to the
provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code; (ii) is
“tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code;
or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is
tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.
(e) Neither
the Parent nor any Subsidiary has undergone a change in its method of accounting
resulting in an adjustment to its taxable income pursuant to Section 481 of
the Code.
(f) No
state
or federal “net operating loss” of the Parent determined as of the Closing Date
is subject to limitation on its use pursuant to Section 382 of the Code or
comparable provisions of state law as a result of any “ownership change” within
the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code or comparable provisions of any
state law occurring prior to the Closing Date.
3.13 Assets.
Each of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary owns or leases all tangible assets
necessary for the conduct of its businesses as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted. Each such tangible asset is free from
material defects, has been maintained in accordance with normal industry
practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear
and
tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it presently is used. No
asset
of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (tangible or intangible) is subject
to
any Security Interest.
3.14 Owned
Real Property.
Neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary owns any real property.
3.15 Real
Property Leases.
Section
3.15 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists all real property leased or
subleased to or by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary and lists the term
of
such lease, any extension and expansion options, and the rent payable
thereunder. The Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete
and accurate copies of the leases and subleases listed in Section 3.15 of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each lease and sublease listed
in Section 3.15 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule:
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(a) the
lease
or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect;
(b) the
lease
or sublease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full
force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms
thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(c) neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Parent,
any
other party, is in breach or violation of, or default under, any such lease
or
sublease, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Parent, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time,
or
otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other party under such
lease
or sublease;
(d) neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has assigned, transferred, conveyed,
mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or
subleasehold; and
(e) the
Parent is not aware of any Security Interest, easement, covenant or other
restriction applicable to the real property subject to such lease, except
for
recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially
impair the current uses or the occupancy by the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary
of
the property subject thereto.
3.16 Contracts.
(a) Section
3.16 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written
or oral) to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party as of the
date
of this Agreement:
(i) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property
from or to third parties;
(ii) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products
or for the furnishing or receipt of services;
(iii) any
agreement establishing a partnership or joint venture;
(iv) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) under which it has created, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness
(including capitalized lease obligations) involving more than $5,000 or under
which it has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets,
tangible or intangible;
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(v) any
agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(vi) any
employment or consulting agreement;
(vii) any
agreement involving any current or former officer, director or stockholder
of
the Parent or any Affiliate thereof;
(viii) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) any
agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary to indemnify any other party thereto (excluding indemnities contained
in agreements for the purchase, sale or license of products entered into
in the
Ordinary Course of Business);
(x) any
other
agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than $5,000
or
not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(xi) any
agreement, other than as contemplated by the Private Placement Offering,
this
Agreement and the Split-Off, relating to the sales of securities of Parent
or
any Parent Subsidiary to which the Parent or such Subsidiary is a
party.
(b) The
Parent has delivered or made available to the Company a complete and accurate
copy of each agreement listed in Section 3.16 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each agreement so listed: (i) the agreement is
legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding and
enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing
in
accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
and (iii) neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor, to the
knowledge of the Parent, any other party, is in breach or violation of, or
default under, any such agreement, and no event has occurred, is pending
or, to
the knowledge of the Parent, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice,
with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by
the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other
party under such contract.
3.17 Accounts
Receivable.
All
accounts receivable of the Parent and the Subsidiaries reflected on the Parent
Reports are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and
are
current and collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it first
became
due and payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts on the balance
sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report. All accounts receivable
reflected in the financial or accounting records of the Parent that have
arisen
since the date of the balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report
are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are collectible
(within 90 days after the date on which it first became due and payable),
net of
a reserve for bad debts in an amount proportionate to the reserve shown on
the
balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report.
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3.18 Powers
of Attorney.
There
are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Parent or
any
Parent Subsidiary.
3.19 Insurance.
Section 3.19 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy
(including fire, theft, casualty, general liability, workers compensation,
business interruption, environmental, product liability and automobile insurance
policies and bond and surety arrangements) to which the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary is a party. Such insurance policies are of the type and in amounts
customarily carried by organizations conducting businesses or owning assets
similar to those of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries. There is no material
claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned,
denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and
payable under all such policies have been paid, neither the Parent nor any
Parent Subsidiary may be liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments,
and the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are otherwise in compliance in
all
material respects with the terms of such policies. The Parent has no knowledge
of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect
to,
any such policy. Each such policy will continue to be enforceable and in
full
force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms
thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing.
3.20 Warranties.
No
product or service sold or delivered by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary
is
subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of credit or other indemnity other
than
the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale of the Parent or the
appropriate Parent Subsidiary, which are set forth in Section 3.20 of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule.
3.21 Employees.
(a) Section
3.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of
the
Parent and each Parent Subsidiary whose annual rate of compensation exceeds
$50,000 per year, along with the position and the annual rate of compensation
of
each such person. Each current or past employee of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary has entered into a confidentiality/assignment of inventions agreement
with the Parent or such Parent Subsidiary, a copy or form of which has
previously been delivered to the Company. Section 3.21 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary
who are a party to a non-competition agreement with the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary; copies of such agreements have previously been delivered to the
Company. To the knowledge of the Parent, no employee or group of employees
has
any plans to terminate employment with the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary.
(b) Neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any collective
bargaining agreement, nor have any of them experienced any strikes, grievances,
claims of unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes.
The
Parent has no knowledge of any organizational effort made or threatened,
either
currently or since the date of organization of the Parent, by or on behalf
of
any labor union with respect to employees of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary.
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3.22 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Section 3.22(a)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of
all
Employee Benefit Plans maintained, or contributed to, by the Parent, any
Parent
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate. Complete and accurate copies of (i) all
Employee Benefit Plans which have been reduced to writing, (ii) written
summaries of all unwritten Employee Benefit Plans, (iii) all related trust
agreements, insurance contracts and summary plan descriptions, and (iv) all
annual reports filed on IRS Form 5500, 5500C or 5500R and (for all funded
plans)
all plan financial statements for the last five plan years for each Employee
Benefit Plan, have been delivered or made available to the Parent. Each Employee
Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance
with
its terms and each of the Parent, the Parent Subsidiaries and the ERISA
Affiliates has in all material respects met its obligations with respect
to such
Employee Benefit Plan and has made all required contributions thereto. The
Parent, each Subsidiary of the Parent, each ERISA Affiliate and each Employee
Benefit Plan are in compliance in all material respects with the currently
applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations thereunder
(including without limitation Section 4980 B of the Code, Subtitle K,
Chapter 100 of the Code and Sections 601 through 608 and Section 701
et seq. of ERISA). All filings and reports as to each Employee Benefit Plan
required to have been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service or to the
United
States Department of Labor have been duly submitted.
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Parent, there are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Employee Benefit Plans and
proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against
or
involving any Employee Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to
benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan that could give rise to any material
liability.
(c) All
the
Employee Benefit Plans that are intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination letters from the
Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Employee Benefit Plans are
qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code,
no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been
threatened, and no such Employee Benefit Plan has been amended since the
date of
its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect,
and
no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification
or materially increase its cost. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is required
to
satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the Code has been
tested for compliance with, and satisfies the requirements of,
Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the Code for each plan year
ending prior to the Closing Date.
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(d) Neither
the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary, nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained
an Employee Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of
ERISA.
(e) At
no
time has the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate been obligated
to contribute to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA).
(f) There
are
no unfunded obligations under any Employee Benefit Plan providing benefits
after
termination of employment to any employee of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary
(or to any beneficiary of any such employee), including but not limited to
retiree health coverage and deferred compensation, but excluding continuation
of
health coverage required to be continued under Section 4980B of the Code or
other applicable law and insurance conversion privileges under state law.
The
assets of each Employee Benefit Plan which is funded are reported at their
fair
market value on the books and records of such Employee Benefit
Plan.
(g) No
act or
omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan maintained by the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate that would subject the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any kind
imposed under ERISA or the Code or (ii) any contractual indemnification or
contribution obligation protecting any fiduciary, insurer or service provider
with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.
(h) No
Employee Benefit Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary
employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9)
of the Code.
(i) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Parent
at
any time without liability to the Parent as a result thereof and no Employee
Benefit Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or
other
written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits
the Parent from amending or terminating any such Employee Benefit
Plan.
(j) Section
3.22(j) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement
with any stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of
the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (A) the benefits of which are contingent,
or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the occurrence of a
transaction involving the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary of the nature of
any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) providing any term
of employment or compensation guarantee or (C) providing severance benefits
or other benefits after the termination of employment of such director,
executive officer or key employee; (ii) agreement, plan or arrangement
under which any person may receive payments from the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary that may be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Code or included in the determination of such person’s “parachute payment” under
Section 280G of the Code; and (iii) agreement or plan binding the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, including without limitation any stock option
plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase
plan,
severance benefit plan or Employee Benefit Plan, any of the benefits of which
will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated,
by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis
of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The accruals for vacation,
sickness and disability expenses are accounted for on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet and are adequate and materially reflect the expenses associated therewith
in accordance with GAAP.
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3.23 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Each
of
the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable
Environmental Laws, except for violations of Environmental Laws that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Parent, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written
notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation,
inquiry
or information request by any Governmental Entity, relating to any Environmental
Law involving the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except for litigation,
notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings or investigations,
inquiries or information requests that, individually or in the aggregate,
have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Set
forth
in Section 3.23(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a list of all
documents (whether in hard copy or electronic form) that contain any
environmental reports, investigations and audits relating to premises currently
or previously owned or operated by the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary (whether
conducted by or on behalf of the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary or a third
party,
and whether done at the initiative of the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary or
directed by a Governmental Entity or other third party) which were issued
or
conducted during the past five years and which the Parent has possession
of or
access to. A complete and accurate copy of each such document has been provided
to the Parent.
(c) The
Parent is not aware of any material environmental liability of any solid
or
hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that
has
been used by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
3.24 Permits.
Section
3.24 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all permits,
licenses, registrations, certificates, orders or approvals from any Governmental
Entity (including without limitation those issued or required under
Environmental Laws and those relating to the occupancy or use of owned or
leased
real property) (“Parent Permits”) issued to or held by the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary. Such listed Permits are the only Parent Permits that are required
for the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses as presently conducted except for those the absence of which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each such Parent Permit
is in
full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Parent, no suspension
or
cancellation of such Parent Permit is threatened and there is no basis for
believing that such Parent Permit will not be renewable upon expiration.
Each
such Parent Permit will continue in full force and effect immediately following
the Closing.
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3.25 Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates.
No
Affiliate of the Parent or of any Parent Subsidiary (a) owns any property
or right, tangible or intangible, which is used in the business of the Parent
or
any Parent Subsidiary, (b) has any claim or cause of action against the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or (c) owes any money to, or is owed any
money by, the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. Section 3.25 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule describes any transactions involving the receipt or payment
in excess of $1,000 in any fiscal year between the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary
and any Affiliate thereof which have occurred or existed since the beginning
of
the time period covered by the Parent Financial Statements.
3.26 Tax-Free
Reorganization.
(a) The
Parent (i) is not an “investment company” as defined in
Section 368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and (iv) of the Code; (ii) has no present
plan or intention to liquidate the Surviving Corporation or to merge the
Surviving Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity, or to
sell
or otherwise dispose of the stock of the Surviving Corporation which Parent
will
acquire in the Merger, or to cause the Surviving Corporation to sell or
otherwise dispose of its assets, all except in the ordinary course of business
or if such liquidation, merger, disposition is described in
Section 368(a)(2)(C) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(d)(4) or
Section 1368-2(k); and (iii) has no present plan or intention,
following the Merger, to issue any additional shares of stock of the Surviving
Corporation or to create any new class of stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) The
Acquisition Subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, formed
solely
for the purpose of engaging in the Merger, and will carry on no business
prior
to the Merger.
(c) Immediately
prior to the Merger, the Parent will be in control of Acquisition Subsidiary
within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code.
(d) Immediately
following the Merger, the Surviving Corporation will hold at least 90% of
the
fair market value of the net assets and at least 70% of the fair market value
of
the gross assets held by the Company immediately prior to the Merger (for
purposes of this representation, amounts used by the Company to pay
reorganization expenses, if any, will be included as assets of the Company
held
immediately prior to the Merger).
(e) The
Parent has no present plan or intention to reacquire any of the Merger
Shares.
(f) The
Acquisition Subsidiary will have no liabilities assumed by the Surviving
Corporation and will not transfer to the Surviving Corporation any assets
subject to liabilities in the Merger.
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(g) Following
the Merger, the Surviving Corporation will continue the Company’s historic
business or use a significant portion of the Company’s historic business assets
in a business as required by Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(h) The Split-Off
Agreement will constitute a legally binding obligation among the Parent,
Leaseco and Buyer prior to the Effective Time; immediately
following consummation of the Merger, Parent will distribute the
stock of Leaseco to Buyer in cancellation of the Purchase Price Shares (as
such
term is defined in the Split-Off Agreement); no property other than the
capital stock of Leaseco will be distributed by Parent
to Buyer in connection with or following the Merger; upon
execution of the Split-Off Agreement, Buyer will have no right to sell or
transfer the Purchased Price Shares to any person without Parent's prior
written consent, and Parent will not consent (nor will it permit others to
consent) to any such sale or transfer; upon execution of the Split-Off
Agreement, there will be no other plan, arrangement, agreement, contract,
intention, or understanding, whether written or verbal and whether or not
enforceable in law or equity, that
would permit Buyer to vote the Purchase Price
Shares or receive any property or other distributions
from Parent with respect to the Purchase Price Shares other than the
capital stock of Leaseco.
3.27 Split-Off.
As
of the
Effective Time, the Parent will have discontinued all of its business operations
which it conducted prior to the Effective Time by closing the transactions
contemplated by the Split-Off Agreement. Upon the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Split-Off Agreement, the Parent will have no material
liabilities, contingent or otherwise in any way related to its pre-Effective
Time business operations.
3.28 Brokers’
Fees.
Except
as set forth on Section 3.28 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Parent nor the Acquisition Subsidiary 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.
3.29 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by the Parent contained in this Agreement or in
any
of the Transaction Documentation, and no statement contained in the any
document, certificate or other instrument delivered or to be delivered by
or on
behalf of the Parent pursuant to this Agreement or therein, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to
state
any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it
was or
will be made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not
misleading.
The
Parent has disclosed to the Company all material information relating to
the
business of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
3.30 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
for the Split-Off Agreement, to the knowledge of the Parent, no officer,
director or stockholder of Parent or any “affiliate” (as such term is defined in
Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) or “associate” (as such term is defined
in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such person currently has or
has
had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any person that (i)
furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are
proposed to be furnished or sold by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or (ii)
purchases from or sells or furnishes to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary any
goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement
to
which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or by which it may be bound
or
affected. Neither Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has extended or maintained
credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed an extension of
credit,
in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer
(or
equivalent thereof) of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
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3.31 Duty
to Make Inquiry.
To the
extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article III
are
qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” Parent represents and warrants that it has
made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters
to
which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited
to,
diligent inquiry by its directors, officers and key personnel.
3.32 Accountants.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, CPA
is and
has been throughout the periods covered by such financial statements (a)
a
registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), (b) “independent” with respect to Parent within the
meaning of Regulation S-X and (c) in compliance with subsections (g) through
(l)
of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the Commission
and
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Section 3.32 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule lists all non-audit services performed by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
CPA for Parent and/or any Parent Subsidiary since August 4, 2005. The report
of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CPA on the financial statements of Parent for the past fiscal
year did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, or was
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During
Parent’s most recent fiscal year and the subsequent interim periods, there were
no disagreements with Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CPA on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures.
None of the reportable events listed in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation
S-B
occurred with respect to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CPA.
3.33 Minute
Books.
The
minute books and other similar records of the Parent and each Parent Subsidiary
contain, in all material respects, complete and accurate records of all actions
taken at any meetings of directors and stockholders or actions by written
consent in lieu of the holding of any such meetings since the time of
organization of each such corporation through the date of this Agreement.
The
Parent has provided true and complete copies of all such minute books, and
other
similar records to the Company’s representatives.
3.34 Board
Action.
The
Parent’s Board of Directors (a) has unanimously determined that the Merger is
advisable and in the best interests of the Parent’s stockholders and is on terms
that are fair to such Parent stockholders and (b) has caused the Parent,
in its
capacity as the sole stockholder of the Acquisition Subsidiary, and the Board
of
Directors of the Acquisition Subsidiary, to approve the Merger and this
Agreement by unanimous written consent.
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
4.1 Closing
Efforts.
Each of
the Parties shall use its best efforts, to the extent commercially reasonable
(“Reasonable Best Efforts”), to take all actions and to do all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including without limitation using its Reasonable Best Efforts
to
ensure that (i) its representations and warranties remain true and correct
in all material respects through the Closing Date and (ii) the conditions
to the obligations of the other Parties to consummate the Merger are
satisfied.
4.2 Governmental
and Third-Party Notices and Consents.
(a) Each
Party shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its expense, all
waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations from Governmental
Entities, and to effect all registrations, filings and notices with or to
Governmental Entities, as may be required for such Party to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to otherwise comply with
all
applicable laws and regulations in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The
Company shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its expense,
all
such waivers, consents or approvals from third parties, and to give all such
notices to third parties, as are required to be listed in Section 2.4 of
the Disclosure Schedule.
4.3 Current
Report.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Parties
shall prepare a current report on Form 8-K relating to this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Current Report”). Each of the Company and
Parent shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause the Current Report
to be
filed with the SEC within four business days of the execution of this Agreement
and to otherwise comply with all requirements of applicable federal and state
securities laws.
4.4 Operation
of Business.
Except
as contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall conduct its operations
in the
Ordinary Course of Business and in material compliance with all applicable
laws
and regulations and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its Reasonable
Best
Efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep its physical
assets in good working condition, keep available the services of its current
officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers
and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill
and
ongoing business shall not be impaired in any material respect. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, the Company
shall
not, without the written consent of the Parent (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed):
(a) issue
or
sell, or redeem or repurchase, any stock or other securities of the Company
or
any Warrants, Options or other rights to acquire any such stock or other
securities (except pursuant to the conversion or exercise of convertible
securities or Options or Warrants outstanding on the earlier of __, 2007
and the
date hereof), or amend any of the terms of (including without limitation
the
vesting of) any such convertible securities or Options or Warrants;
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(b) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; declare, set aside
or pay
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or
any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(c) create,
incur or assume any indebtedness (including obligations in respect of capital
leases) except in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or
otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity; or make any
loans,
advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person
or
entity;
(d) enter
into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance
agreement or arrangement or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary
Course
of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increase in any manner
the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially modify the employment terms
of, its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, or pay
any
bonus or other benefit to its directors, officers or employees;
(e) acquire,
sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including without
limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of any
corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof), other than purchases and sales of assets in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(f) mortgage
or pledge any of its property or assets or subject any such property or assets
to any Security Interest;
(g) discharge
or satisfy any Security Interest or pay any obligation or liability other
than
in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) amend
its
charter, by-laws or other organizational documents;
(i) change
in
any material respect its accounting methods, principles or practices, except
insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in
GAAP;
(j) enter
into, amend, terminate, take or omit to take any action that would constitute
a
violation of or default under, or waive any rights under, any material contract
or agreement;
(k) institute
or settle any Legal Proceeding;
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(l) take
any
action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the knowledge
that such action or failure to take action would result in (i) any of the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement
becoming untrue or (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article V not being satisfied; or
(m) agree
in
writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
4.5 Access
to Information.
(a) The
Company shall permit representatives of the Parent to have full access (at
all
reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal
business operations of the Company) to all premises, properties, financial
and
accounting records, contracts, other records and documents, and personnel,
of or
pertaining to the Company.
(b) Each
of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary (i) shall treat and hold as
confidential any Company Confidential Information (as defined below),
(ii) shall not use any of the Company Confidential Information except in
connection with this Agreement, and (iii) if this Agreement is terminated
for any reason whatsoever, shall return to the Company all tangible embodiments
(and all copies) thereof which are in its possession. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Company Confidential Information” means any information of the
Company that is furnished to the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary by
the
Company in connection with this Agreement; provided,
however,
that it
shall not include any information (A) which, at the time of disclosure, is
available publicly other than as a result of disclosure by the Parent, the
Acquisition Subsidiary or their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or advisors, (B) which, after disclosure, becomes available publicly
through no fault of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary or their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (C) which the Parent or
the Acquisition Subsidiary knew or to which the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary had access prior to disclosure, provided that the source of such
information is not known by the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary to be
bound
by a confidentiality obligation to the Company, or (D) which the Parent or
the Acquisition Subsidiary rightfully obtains from a source other than the
Company provided that the source of such information is not known by the
Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary to be bound by a confidentiality obligation
to the
Company.
4.6 Operation
of Business.
Except
as contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time, the Parent shall (and shall cause each Parent
Subsidiary to) conduct its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business
and in
material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and, to the
extent
consistent therewith, use its Reasonable Best Efforts to preserve intact
its
current business organization, keep its physical assets in good working
condition, keep available the services of its current officers and employees
and
preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business
dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall
not be
impaired in any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall not (and shall cause
each Parent Subsidiary not to), without the written consent of the
Company:
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(a) issue
or
sell, or redeem or repurchase, any stock or other securities of the Parent
or
any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such stock or other securities,
except
as
contemplated by, and in connection with,
the
Private Placement Offering and the Merger;
(b) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; declare, set aside
or pay
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or
any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, except as contemplated
by,
and in connection with, the Stock Split;
(c) create,
incur or assume any indebtedness (including obligations in respect of capital
leases); assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible
(whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any
other
person or entity; or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to,
or
investments in, any other person or entity;
(d) enter
into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance
agreement or arrangement or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary
Course
of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increase in any manner
the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially modify the employment terms
of, its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, or pay
any
bonus or other benefit to its directors, officers or employees, except for
the
adoption of Parent’s 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “Parent Option Plan”) covering
2,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger and
the
Parent’s assumption of the Company’s 2003 Plan;
(e) acquire,
sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including without
limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of any Parent
Subsidiary or any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof), except as contemplated by, and in connection
with, the Split-Off;
(f) mortgage
or pledge any of its property or assets or subject any such property or assets
to any Security Interest;
(g) discharge
or satisfy any Security Interest or pay any obligation or liability other
than
in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) amend
its
charter, by-laws or other organizational documents;
(i) change
in
any material respect its accounting methods, principles or practices, except
insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in
GAAP;
(j) enter
into, amend, terminate, take or omit to take any action that would constitute
a
violation of or default under, or waive any rights under, any material contract
or agreement;
(k) institute
or settle any Legal Proceeding;
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(l) take
any
action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the knowledge
that such action or failure to take action would result in (i) any of the
representations and warranties of the Parent and/or the Acquisition Subsidiary
set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material respect or
(ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article V not
being satisfied; or
(m) agree
in
writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
4.7 Access
to Information.
(a) The
Parent shall (and shall cause the Acquisition Subsidiary to) permit
representatives of the Company to have full access (at all reasonable times,
and
in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal business operations of
the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary) to all premises, properties, financial
and accounting records, contracts, other records and documents, and personnel,
of or pertaining to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary.
(b) The
Company (i) shall treat and hold as confidential any Parent Confidential
Information (as defined below), (ii) shall not use any of the Parent
Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement, and
(iii) if this Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever, shall
return to the Parent all tangible embodiments (and all copies) thereof which
are
in its possession. For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent Confidential
Information” means any information of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that
is furnished to the Company by the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary in
connection with this Agreement; provided,
however,
that it
shall not include any information (A) which, at the time of disclosure, is
available publicly other than as a result of disclosure by the Company or
its
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (B) which, after
disclosure, becomes available publicly through no fault of the Company or
its
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (C) which the Company
knew or to which the Company had access prior to disclosure, provided that
the
sources of such information is not known by the Company to be bound by a
confidentiality obligation to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or (D) which
the Company rightfully obtains from a source other than the Parent or an
Parent
Subsidiary, provided that the source of such information is not known by
the
Company to be bound by a confidentiality obligation to Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary.
4.8 Expenses.
The
costs and expenses of the Parent and the Company (including legal fees and
expenses of Parent and the Company) incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be payable at Closing from
the
proceeds of the Private Placement Offering.
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4.9 Indemnification.
(a) The
Parent shall not, for a period of three years after the Effective Time, take
any
action to alter or impair any exculpatory or indemnification provisions now
existing in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company for
the
benefit of any individual who served as a director or officer of the Company
at
any time prior to the Effective Time, except for any changes which may be
required to conform with changes in applicable law and any changes which
do not
affect the application of such provisions to acts or omissions of such
individuals prior to the Effective Time.
(b) From
and
after the Effective Time, the Parent agrees that it will, and will cause
the
Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former
director and officer of the Company (the “Indemnified Executives”) against any
costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection
with
any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters
existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted
or
claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent
permitted under Delaware law (and the Parent and the Surviving Corporation
shall
also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware
law, provided the Indemnified Executive to whom expenses are advanced provides
an undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that
such
Indemnified Executive is not entitled to indemnification).
4.10 Listing
of Merger Shares.
The
Parent shall take whatever steps are necessary to cause the Merger Shares
(and
any shares of Parent Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Section
1.13)
to be eligible for quotation on the OTCBB.
4.11 Split-Off.
The
Parent shall take whatever steps are necessary to enable it to effect the
Split-Off as of the Effective Time.
4.12 Stock
Option Plan.
The
Board of Directors and shareholders of Parent shall adopt the Parent Option
Plan
reserving for issuance 2,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock prior to or
as of
the Effective Time. Parent shall also assume the Company’s 2003
Plan.
4.13 Information
Provided to Company Stockholders.
The
Company shall prepare, with the cooperation of the Parent, information to
be
sent to the holders of Company Shares in connection with receiving their
approval of the Merger, this Agreement and related transactions. Such
information shall constitute a disclosure of the offer and issuance of the
shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by the Company Stockholders
in the
Merger. The Parent and the Company shall each use Reasonable Best Efforts
to
cause information provided to such holders to comply with applicable federal
and
state securities laws requirements. Each of the Parent and the Company agrees
to
provide promptly to the other such information concerning its business and
financial statements and affairs as, in the reasonable judgment of the providing
party or its counsel, may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the
information sent, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, and to cause
its
counsel and auditors to cooperate with the other's counsel and auditors in
the
preparation of the information to be sent to the holders of Company Shares.
The
Company will promptly advise the Parent, and the Parent will promptly advise
the
Company, in writing if at any time prior to the Effective Time either the
Company or the Parent shall obtain knowledge of any facts that might make
it
necessary or appropriate to amend or supplement the information sent in order
to
make the statements contained or incorporated by reference therein not
misleading or to comply with applicable law. The information sent shall contain
the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company that the holders
of
Company Shares approve the Merger and this Agreement and the conclusion of
the
Board of Directors of the Company that the terms and conditions of the Merger
are advisable and fair and reasonable to the such holders. Anything to the
contrary contained herein notwithstanding, the Company shall not include
in the
information sent to such holders any information with respect to the Parent
or
its affiliates or associates, the form and content of which information shall
not have been approved by the Parent prior to such inclusion.
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4.14 No
Registration.
For a
period of two years following the Effective Time, the Parent shall not register,
nor shall it take any action to facilitate registration, under the Securities
Act, the Merger Shares, including the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of Parent Options and New Warrants issued pursuant to Section 1.8 of this
Agreement.
4.15 No
Shorting.
The
Company shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure that each Company
Stockholder agrees that it will not, for a period commencing on the date
hereof
and terminating one year after the Effective Time, directly or indirectly,
effect or agree to effect any short sale (as defined in Rule 200 under
Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act), whether or not against the box, establish
any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange
Act) with respect to the Parent Common Stock, borrow or pre-borrow any shares
of
Parent Common Stock, or grant any other right (including, without limitation,
any put or call option) with respect to the Parent Common Stock or with respect
to any security that includes, relates to or derives any significant part
of its
value from the Parent Common Stock or otherwise seek to hedge its position
in
the Parent Common Stock (each, a “Prohibited Transaction”).
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
5.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations.
The
respective obligations of each Party to consummate the Merger are subject
to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) this
Agreement and the Merger shall have received the approval of at least 90%
of the
votes represented by the outstanding Company Shares entitled to vote on this
Agreement and the Merger;
(b) the
completion of the offer and sale of the Private Placement Offering;
and
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(c) satisfactory
completion by Parent and Company of all necessary legal due
diligence.
5.2 Conditions
to Obligations of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary.
The
obligation of each of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary to consummate
the Merger is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Parent) of the
following additional conditions:
(a) the
number of Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 2% of the number of outstanding
Company Shares as of the Effective Time;
(b) at
least
a majority of the holders of each of the issued and outstanding Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall have delivered to the Company a written request for the conversion
of
such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock,
respectively, into Company Shares, and all of the issued and outstanding
Series
A Preferred Common Stock and Series B Preferred Common Stock shall have
converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company prior to the Effective
Time;
(c) the
Company shall have obtained (and shall have provided copies thereof to the
Parent) all waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations,
and
effected all of the registrations, filings and notices, referred to in
Section 4.2 which are required on the part of the Company, except for any
the failure of which to obtain or effect does not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement;
(d) the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement
(when
read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though
made
as of the Effective Time (provided, however, that to the extent such
representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date),
except for any untrue or incorrect representation and warranty that,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(e) the
Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its
agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under
this
Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(f) no
Legal
Proceeding shall be pending wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction would (i) prevent consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
shall be in effect;
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(g) the
Company shall have delivered to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary
a
certificate (the “Company Certificate”) to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in clauses (a )and (c) (with respect to the Company’s
due diligence of the Parent) of Section 5.1 and clauses (a) through (f)
(insofar as clause (f) relates to Legal Proceedings involving the Company)
of this Section 5.2 is satisfied in all respects;
(h) Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx shall have entered into agreements with the Parent pursuant to
which
they shall have agreed to certain restrictions on the sale or other disposition
of the Parent Common Stock received by them in connection with the Merger
for a
period of 24 months following the Closing Date. Such agreements shall also
provide that, during the period commencing 12 months after the Closing Date
and
continuing until 24 months following the Closing Date, each signatory may
sell
under Rule 144 of the Securities Act such number of shares of Parent Common
Stock as do not exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of its holdings of Parent Common
Stock as of the Closing Date;
(i) The
Company shall have waived all of its rights and obligations related to rights
of
first refusal, share repurchase rights, option repurchase rights and lock-up
rights to which the Company was entitled in connection with those certain
Warrant Purchase Agreements, Warrants, Investors’ Rights Agreements, Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreements, Stock Option Agreements, Voting Agreements and
all
other pertinent agreements to which the Company was a party prior to the
Effective Time;
(j) the
Company Stockholders shall have agreed not to engage in any Prohibited
Transactions; and
(k) the
Parent shall have received from Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP, special counsel to the Company, an opinion with respect to
the
matters set forth in Exhibit C
attached
hereto, addressed to the Parent and dated as of the Closing Date.
5.3 Conditions
to Obligations of the Company.
The
obligation of the Company to consummate the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction of the following additional conditions:
(a) the
Parent shall have obtained (and shall have provided copies thereof to the
Company) all of the waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other
authorizations, and effected all of the registrations, filings and notices,
referred to in Section 4.2 which are required on the part of the Parent,
except for any the failure of which to obtain or effect does not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a material
adverse
effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement;
(b) the
representations and warranties of the Parent set forth in this Agreement
(when
read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though
made
as of the Effective Time (provided, however, that to the extent such
representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date),
except for any untrue or incorrect representation and warranty that,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect
or a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(c) each
of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary shall have performed or complied
with
its agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under
this Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(d) no
Legal
Proceeding shall be pending wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction would (i) prevent consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
shall be in effect;
(e) the
Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate (the “Parent
Certificate”) to the effect that each of the conditions specified in clauses (b)
and (c) (with respect to the Parent’s due diligence of the Company) of Section
5.1 and clauses (a) through (d) (insofar as clause (d) relates to
Legal Proceedings involving the Parent and its Subsidiaries) of this
Section 5.3 is satisfied in all respects;
(f) the
Company shall have received from Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, counsel to the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary, an opinion with respect to the matters
set forth in Exhibit
D
attached
hereto, addressed to the Company and dated as of the Closing Date;
(g) the
total
number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior
to the Effective Time shall equal 7,000,004 shares, after giving effect to
the
Share Contribution, but excluding (i) the shares of Parent Common Stock to
be
issued to accredited investors in the Private Placement Offering, (ii) the
issuance of the Merger Shares to be issued to Company Stockholders, holders
of
Restricted Stock and the holders of the Parent Options and New Warrants (upon
the exercise of such Parent Options and New Warrants) in connection with
the
Merger; and (iii) warrants to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock to be
issued to financial advisors in connection with the Private Placement
Offering;
(h) Each
of
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx shall each have employments agreements
mutually satisfactory to the Company, the
Parent
and to
the respective employees;
(i) the
Parent shall have adopted the Parent Option Plan;
(j) the
Parent shall have assumed and adopted the Company’s 2003 Plan;
(k) the
Company shall have received a certificate of Parent’s transfer agent and
registrar certifying that as of the Closing Date there are 11,277,782 shares
of
Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding (without giving effect to the
4,277,778 shares of Parent Common Stock to be retired in connection with
the
Split-Off, after which retirement there will be 7,000,004 shares of Parent
Common Stock issued and outstanding);
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(l) contemporaneously
with the closing of the Merger, the Parent, Leaseco, and the Buyer shall
execute
the Split-Off Agreement, which Split-Off is effective simultaneous with the
Closing of the Merger; and
(m) the
Parent shall have changed its name to such name as is acceptable to the
Company.
ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Indemnification
by the Company Stockholders.
The
Indemnifying Stockholders receiving the Merger Shares pursuant to
Section 1.5 shall indemnify the Parent in respect of, and hold it harmless
against, any and all debts, obligations and other liabilities (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether known or unknown, or
due or
to become due or otherwise), monetary damages, fines, fees, penalties, interest
obligations, deficiencies, losses and expenses (including without limitation
amounts paid in settlement, interest, court costs, costs of investigators,
fees
and expenses of attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other experts,
and other expenses of litigation) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by the
Surviving Corporation or the Parent or any Affiliate thereof resulting from,
relating to or constituting:
(a) any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure to perform any covenant
or
agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Company
Certificate;
(b) any
failure of any Company Stockholder to have good, valid and marketable title
to
the issued and outstanding Company Shares issued in the name of such Company
Stockholder, free and clear of all Security Interests; or
(c) any
claim
by a stockholder or former stockholder of the Company, or any other person
or
entity, seeking to assert, or based upon: (i) ownership or rights to
ownership of any shares of stock of the Company; (ii) any rights of a
stockholder (other than the right to receive the Merger Shares pursuant to
this
Agreement or appraisal rights under the applicable provisions of the California
Corporations Code or GCL), including any option, preemptive rights or rights
to
notice or to vote; (iii) any rights under the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws of the Company; or (iv) any claim that his, her or its shares
were wrongfully repurchased by the Company.
6.2 Indemnification
by the Parent.
(a) The
Parent shall indemnify the Indemnifying Stockholders in respect of, and hold
them harmless against, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the
Indemnifying Stockholders resulting from, relating to or constituting any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure to perform any covenant
or
agreement of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary contained in this
Agreement or the Parent Certificate.
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(b) The
post-Closing adjustment mechanism set forth in Section 1.13 is intended to
secure the indemnification obligations of the Parent under this Agreement
and
shall be the exclusive means for the Indemnifying Stockholders to collect
any
Damages for which they are entitled to indemnification under this Article
VI.
6.3 Indemnification
Claims by the Parent.
(a) In
the
event the Parent is entitled, or seeks to assert rights, to indemnification
under Section 6.1, Parent shall give written notification to the Indemnification
Representative of the commencement of any suit or proceeding relating to
a third
party claim for which indemnification pursuant to this Article VI may be
sought. Such notification shall be given within 20 business days after receipt
by the Parent of notice of such suit or proceeding, and shall describe in
reasonable detail (to the extent known by the Parent) the facts constituting
the
basis for such suit or proceeding and the amount of the claimed damages;
provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Parent in notifying the
Indemnification Representative shall relieve the Indemnifying Stockholders
of
any liability or obligation hereunder except to the extent of any damage
or
liability caused by or arising out of such failure. Within 20 days after
delivery of such notification, the Indemnification Representative, on behalf
of
the Indemnifying Stockholders, may, upon written notice thereof to the Parent,
assume control of the defense of such suit or proceeding with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Parent; provided that the Indemnification Representative
may
not assume control of the defense of a suit or proceeding involving criminal
liability or in which equitable relief is sought against the Parent. If the
Indemnification Representative does not so assume control of such defense,
the
Parent shall control such defense. The party not controlling such defense
(the
“Non-Controlling Party”) may participate therein at its own expense; provided
that if the Indemnification Representative assumes control of such defense
and
the Parent reasonably concludes that the Indemnification Representative and
the
Parent have conflicting interests or different defenses available with respect
to such suit or proceeding, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to
the
Parent shall be considered “Damages” for purposes of this Agreement. The party
controlling such defense (the “Controlling Party”) shall keep the
Non-Controlling Party advised of the status of such suit or proceeding and
the
defense thereof and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by
the
Non-Controlling Party with respect thereto. The Non-Controlling Party shall
furnish the Controlling Party with such information as it may have with respect
to such suit or proceeding (including copies of any summons, complaint or
other
pleading which may have been served on such party and any written claim,
demand,
invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and
shall
otherwise cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense
of such
suit or proceeding. The Indemnification Representative shall not agree to
any
settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such suit or
proceeding without the prior written consent of the Parent, which shall not
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that the consent of the Parent
shall
not be required if the Indemnification Representative agrees in writing to
pay
any amounts payable pursuant to such settlement or judgment and such settlement
or judgment includes a complete release of the Parent from further liability
and
has no other materially adverse effect on the Parent. The Parent shall not agree
to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such
suit
or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Indemnification
Representative, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
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(b) In
order
to seek indemnification under this Article VI, Parent shall give written
notification (a “Claim Notice”) to the Indemnification Representative which
contains (i) a description and the amount (the “Claimed Amount”) of any Damages
incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Parent, (ii) a statement
that the Parent is entitled to indemnification under this Article VI for
such Damages and a reasonable explanation of the basis therefor, and (iii)
a
demand for payment (in the manner provided in paragraph (c) below) in the
amount of such Claimed Amount. The Parent shall also deliver a copy of the
Claim
Notice to the Escrow Agent.
(c) Within
20
days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnification Representative
shall
deliver to the Parent a written response (the “Response”) in which
Indemnification Representative, on behalf of the Indemnifying Stockholders,
shall: (i) agree that the Parent is entitled to receive all of the Claimed
Amount (in which case the Indemnification Representative and the Parent shall
deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three days following the delivery of
the
Response, a written notice executed by both parties instructing the Escrow
Agent
to distribute to the Parent such number of Escrow Shares as have an aggregate
Value (as defined below) equal to the Claimed Amount), (ii) agree that the
Parent is entitled to receive part, but not all, of the Claimed Amount (the
“Agreed Amount”) (in which case the Indemnification Representative and the
Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three days following the
delivery of the Response, a written notice executed by both parties instructing
the Escrow Agent to distribute to the Parent such number of Escrow Shares
as
have an aggregate Value (as defined below) equal to the Agreed Amount), or
(iii) dispute that the Parent is entitled to receive any of the Claimed
Amount. If the Indemnification Representative in the Response disputes its
liability for all or part of the Claimed Amount, the Indemnification
Representative and the Parent shall follow the procedures set forth in
Section 6.3(d) for the resolution of such dispute (a “Dispute”). For
purposes of this Article VI, the “Value” of any Escrow Shares delivered in
satisfaction of an indemnity claim shall be $1.50 per Escrow Share (subject
to
equitable adjustment in the event of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse
stock split or similar event affecting the Parent Common Stock since the
Closing
Date), multiplied by the number of such Escrow Shares.
(d) During
the 60-day period following the delivery of a Response that reflects a Dispute,
the Indemnification Representative and the Parent shall use good faith efforts
to resolve the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved within such 60-day
period, the Indemnification Representative and the Parent shall discuss in
good
faith the submission of the Dispute to a mutually acceptable alternative
dispute
resolution procedure (which may be non-binding or binding upon the parties,
as
they agree in advance) (the “ADR Procedure”). In the event the Indemnification
Representative and the Parent agree upon an ADR Procedure, such parties shall,
in consultation with the chosen dispute resolution service (the “ADR Service”),
promptly agree upon a format and timetable for the ADR Procedure, agree upon
the
rules applicable to the ADR Procedure, and promptly undertake the ADR Procedure.
The provisions of this Section 6.3(d) shall not obligate the
Indemnification Representative and the Parent to pursue an ADR Procedure
or
prevent either such party from pursuing the Dispute in a court of competent
jurisdiction; provided that, if the Indemnification Representative and the
Parent agree to pursue an ADR Procedure, neither the Indemnification
Representative nor the Parent may commence litigation or seek other remedies
with respect to the Dispute prior to the completion of such ADR Procedure.
Any
ADR Procedure undertaken by the Indemnification Representative and the Parent
shall be considered a compromise negotiation for purposes of federal and
state
rules of evidence, and all statements, offers, opinions and disclosures (whether
written or oral) made in the course of the ADR Procedure by or on behalf
of the
Indemnification Representative, or any of the Indemnifying Stockholders,
the
Parent or the ADR Service shall be treated as confidential and, where
appropriate, as privileged work product. Such statements, offers, opinions
and
disclosures shall not be discoverable or admissible for any purposes in any
litigation or other proceeding relating to the Dispute (provided that this
sentence shall not be construed to exclude from discovery or admission any
matter that is otherwise discoverable or admissible). The fees and expenses
of
any ADR Service used by the Indemnification Representative and the Parent
shall
be considered Damages; provided, that if the Indemnifying Stockholders are
determined not to be liable for Damages in connection with such Dispute,
the
Parent shall pay all such fees and expenses. The Parent and the Indemnification
Representative shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, promptly following the
resolution of the Dispute (whether by mutual agreement, pursuant to an ADR
Procedure, as a result of a judicial decision or otherwise), a written notice
executed by both parties instructing the Escrow Agent as to what (if any)
portion of the Escrow Shares shall be distributed to the Parent (which notice
shall be consistent with the terms of the resolution of the
Dispute).
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(e) Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 6.3, if a third party asserts (other
than by means of a lawsuit) that the Parent is liable to such third party
for a
monetary or other obligation which may constitute or result in Damages for
which
such Parent may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI,
and the Parent reasonably determines in good faith that it has a valid business
reason to fulfill such obligation, then (i) Parent shall be entitled to
satisfy such obligation, with prior notice to but without prior consent from
the
Indemnification Representative, (ii) Parent may subsequently make a claim
for indemnification in accordance with the provisions of this Article VI,
and (iii) Parent shall be reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of
this Article VI, for any such Damages for which it is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Article VI (subject to the right of the
Indemnifying Stockholders to dispute the Parent’s entitlement to
indemnification, or the amount for which it is entitled to indemnification,
under the terms of this Article VI).
(f) For
purposes of this Section 6.3 and the last two sentences of
Section 6.4, any references to the Indemnifying Stockholders (except
provisions relating to an obligation to make or a right to receive any payments
provided for in Section 6.3 or Section 6.4) shall be deemed to refer
to the Indemnification Representative. The Indemnification Representative
shall
have full power and authority on behalf of each Indemnifying Stockholder
to take
any and all actions on behalf of, execute any and all instruments on behalf
of,
and execute or waive any and all rights of, the Indemnifying Stockholders
under
this Article VI. The Indemnification Representative shall have no liability
to any Indemnifying Stockholder for any action taken or omitted on behalf
of the
Indemnifying Stockholders pursuant to this Article VI.
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6.4 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, the Company
Certificate or the Parent Certificate shall (a) survive the Closing and any
investigation at any time made by or on behalf of Parent or the Company and
(b) shall expire on the date two years following the Closing Date. If
Parent delivers to an Indemnifying Stockholders, before expiration of a
representation or warranty, either a Claim Notice based upon a breach of
such
representation or warranty, or a notice that, as a result a legal proceeding
instituted by or written claim made by a third party, the Parent reasonably
expects to incur Damages as a result of a breach of such representation or
warranty (an “Expected Claim Notice”), then such representation or warranty
shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the resolution of the matter
covered by such Expected Claim Notice. If the legal proceeding or written
claim
with respect to which an Expected Claim Notice has been given is definitively
withdrawn or resolved in favor of the Parent, the Parent shall promptly so
notify the Indemnifying Stockholders; and if the Parent has delivered a copy
of
the Expected Claim Notice to the Escrow Agent and Escrow Shares have been
retained in escrow after the Termination Date (as defined in the Escrow
Agreement) with respect to such Expected Claim Notice, the Indemnifying
Stockholders and the Parent shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent a
written
notice executed by both parties instructing the Escrow Agent to distribute
such
retained Escrow Shares to the Indemnifying Stockholders in accordance with
the
terms of the Escrow Agreement.
6.5 Limitations
on Parent’s Claims for Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Parent shall not be entitled to recover,
or
be indemnified for, Damages arising out of a misrepresentation or breach
of
warranty set forth in Article II unless and until the aggregate of all such
Damages paid or payable by the Indemnifying Stockholders collectively exceeds
$100,000.00 (the “Damages Threshold”) and then, if such aggregate threshold is
reached, the Parent shall only be entitled to recover for Damages in excess
of
such respective threshold; and in no event shall any Indemnifying Stockholder
be
liable under this Article VI for an aggregate amount, whether paid in cash
or in
shares of Parent Common Stock, greater than the product of the number of
Escrow
Shares held on account of such Indemnifying Stockholder, pursuant to Section
1.5
above, multiplied by the Value. For purposes of the preceding sentence, each
Escrow Share delivered by a party in payment of his or its obligations under
this Article VI shall be valued at the Value.
(b) The
Escrow Agreement is intended to secure the indemnification obligations of
the
Indemnifying Stockholders under this Agreement and shall be the exclusive
means
for the Parent to collect any Damages under this Article VI for which it
is
entitled to indemnification under this Article VI.
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(c) Except
with respect to claims based on fraud, after the Closing, the rights of the
Indemnifying Stockholders and the Parent under this Article VI and the
Escrow Agreement shall be the exclusive remedy of the Indemnifying Stockholders
and the Parent with respect to claims under Section 6.1.
(d) No
Indemnifying Stockholder shall have any right of contribution against the
Surviving Corporation with respect to any breach by the Company of any of
its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements. The amount of Damages
recoverable by Parent under this Article VI with respect to an indemnity
claim shall be reduced by (i) any proceeds received by Parent with respect
to the Damages to which such indemnity claim relates, from an insurance carrier
and (ii) the amount of any tax savings actually realized by Parent, for the
tax year in which such Damages are incurred, which are clearly attributable
to
the Damages to which such indemnity claim relates (net of any increased tax
liability which may result from the receipt of the indemnity payment or any
insurance proceeds relating to such Damages).
ARTICLE
VII
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, each of the following defined terms is defined
in
the Section of this Agreement indicated below.
Defined
Term
|
Section
|
|
Acquisition
Subsidiary
|
Introduction
|
|
ADR
Procedure
|
6.3(d)
|
|
ADR
Service
|
6.3(d)
|
|
Affiliate
|
2.13(a)(vii)
|
|
Agreed
Amount
|
6.3(c)
|
|
Agreement
|
Introduction
|
|
Buyer
|
Introduction
|
|
California
Corporations Code
|
1.6(a)
|
|
CERCLA
|
2.20(a)
|
|
Certificate
of Merger
|
1.1
|
|
Certificates
|
1.7
|
|
Claim
Notice
|
6.3(b)
|
|
Claimed
Amount
|
6.3(b)
|
|
Claims
|
1.13
|
|
Closing
|
1.2
|
|
Closing
Date
|
1.2
|
|
Code
|
Introduction
|
|
Common
Conversion Ratio
|
1.5(b)
|
|
Company
|
Introduction
|
|
Company
Balance Sheet
|
2.6
|
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Company
Balance Sheet Date
|
2.6
|
|
Company
Certificate
|
5.2(f)
|
|
Company
Confidential Information
|
4.5(b)
|
|
Company
Financial Statements
|
2.6
|
|
Company
Material Adverse Effect
|
2.1
|
|
Company
Shares
|
1.5
|
|
Company
Stockholders
|
1.3(d)
|
|
Contemplated
Transactions
|
8.3
|
|
Controlling
Party
|
6.3(a)
|
|
Current
Report
|
4.3
|
|
Damages
|
6.1
|
|
Damages
Threshold
|
6.5(a)
|
|
Defaulting
Party
|
8.6
|
|
Disclosure
Schedule
|
Article II
|
|
Dispute
|
6.3(c)
|
|
Dissenting
Shares
|
1.6(a)
|
|
Effective
Time
|
1.1
|
|
Employee
Benefit Plan
|
2.19(a)(i)
|
|
Environmental
Law
|
2.20(a)
|
|
ERISA
|
2.19(a)(ii)
|
|
ERISA
Affiliate
|
2.19(a)(iii)
|
|
Escrow
Agent
|
1.3(h)
|
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
1.3(h)
|
|
Escrow
Shares
|
1.5(b)
|
|
Exchange
Act
|
2.6
|
|
Expected
Claim Notice
|
6.4
|
|
GAAP
|
2.6
|
|
GCL
|
1.1
|
|
Governmental
Entity
|
2.4
|
|
Indemnification
Representative
|
1.3(g)
|
|
Indemnified
Executives
|
4.9(b)
|
|
Indemnifying
Stockholders
|
1.5(b)
|
|
Initial
Shares
|
1.5(b)
|
|
Intellectual
Property
|
2.27(a)
|
|
Intellectual
Property Rights
|
2.27(a)
|
|
Leaseco
|
Introduction
|
|
Legal
Proceeding
|
2.17
|
|
Loss
|
1.13
|
|
Merger
|
Introduction
|
|
Merger
Shares
|
1.5(b)
|
|
New
Warrants
|
1.8(d)
|
|
Non-Controlling
Party
|
6.3(a)
|
|
Non-Defaulting
Party
|
8.6
|
|
Old
Options
|
1.8(a)
|
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
1.8(d)
|
|
Options
|
1.5(a)
|
|
Ordinary
Course of Business
|
2.4
|
|
Organization
Date
|
2.9(c)
|
|
OTCBB
|
3.2
|
|
Parent
|
Introduction
|
|
Parent
Certificate
|
5.3(e)
|
|
Parent
Common Stock
|
1.5(a)
|
|
Parent
Confidential Information
|
4.7(b)
|
|
Parent
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
III
|
|
Parent
Financial Statements
|
3.8
|
|
Parent
Liabilities
|
1.13
|
|
Parent
Material Adverse Effect
|
3.1
|
|
Parent
Options
|
1.8(a)
|
|
Parent
Option Plan
|
4.6(d)
|
|
Parent
Reports
|
3.6
|
|
Parent
Subsidiary
|
2.5
|
|
Party
|
Introduction
|
|
Permits
|
2.23
|
|
Prohibited
Transaction
|
4.17
|
|
PPO
Price
|
Introduction
|
|
Private
Placement Offering
|
Introduction
|
|
Reasonable
Best Efforts
|
4.1
|
|
Response
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6.3(c)
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Restricted
Stock
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2.2
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SEC
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1.13
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Securities
Act
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1.14
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Security
Interest
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2.4
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Series
A Preferred Stock
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1.5
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Series
B Preferred Stock
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1.5
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Share
Contribution
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3.2
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Split-Off
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Introduction
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Split-Off
Agreement
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Introduction
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Stockholder
Approval
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2.3
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Subsidiary
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2.5
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Surviving
Corporation
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1.1
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Tax
Returns
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2.9(a)(ii)
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Taxes
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2.9(a)(i)
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Transaction
Documentation
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3.3
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2003
Plan
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1.8(a)
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Value
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6.3(c)
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Warrants
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1.5(a)
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination
by Mutual Agreement.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual consent of the Parties,
provided that such consent to terminate is in writing and is signed by each
of
the Parties.
8.2 Termination
for Failure to Close.
This
Agreement shall be automatically terminated if the Closing Date shall not
have
occurred by May 31, 2007.
8.3 Termination
by Operation of Law.
This
Agreement may be terminated by any Party hereto if there shall be any statute,
rule or regulation that renders consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement (the “Contemplated Transactions) illegal or otherwise prohibited,
or a court of competent jurisdiction or any government (or governmental
authority) shall have issued an order, decree or ruling, or has taken any
other
action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of
such
transactions and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have become
final and nonappealable.
8.4 Termination
for Failure to Perform Covenants or Conditions.
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the Effective Time:
(a) by
the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary if: (i) any of the representations
and warranties made in this Agreement by the Company shall not be materially
true and correct, when made or at any time prior to consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions as if made at and as of such time; (ii) any of
the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 hereof have not been fulfilled in
all
material respects by the Closing Date; (iii) the Company shall have failed
to observe or perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement;
or
(iv) as otherwise set forth herein; or
(b) by
the
Company if: (i) any of the representations and warranties of the Parent or
the Acquisition Subsidiary shall not be materially true and correct when
made or
at any time prior to consummation of the Contemplated Transactions as if
made at
and as of such time; (ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.3
hereof have not been fulfilled in all material respects by the Closing Date;
(iii) the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary shall have failed to observe
or perform any of their material respective obligations under this Agreement;
or
(iv) as otherwise set forth herein.
8.5 Effect
of Termination or Default; Remedies.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement as set forth above, this Agreement
shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any
Party
hereto, provided that such Party is a Non-Defaulting Party (as defined below).
The foregoing shall not relieve any Party from liability for damages actually
incurred as a result of such Party’s breach of any term or provision of this
Agreement.
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8.6 Remedies;
Specific Performance.
In the
event that any Party shall fail or refuse to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions or if any default under or beach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or condition of this Agreement on the part of any Party (the
“Defaulting Party”) shall have occurred that results in the failure to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions, then in addition to the other remedies
provided herein, the non-defaulting Party (the “Non-Defaulting Party”) shall be
entitled to seek and obtain money damages from the Defaulting Party, or may
seek
to obtain an order of specific performance thereof against the Defaulting
Party
from a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the Non-Defaulting
Party
seeking such protection must file its request with such court within forty-five
(45) days after it becomes aware of the Defaulting Party’s failure, refusal,
default or breach. In addition, the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled
to
obtain from the Defaulting Party court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred in connection with or in pursuit of enforcing the rights and remedies
provided hereunder.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Press
Releases and Announcements.
No
Party shall issue any press release or public announcement relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the
other
Parties; provided,
however,
that
any Party may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required
by applicable law, regulation or stock market rule (in which case the disclosing
Party shall use reasonable efforts to advise the other Parties and provide
them
with a copy of the proposed disclosure prior to making the
disclosure).
9.2 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; provided,
however,
that
(a) the provisions in Article I concerning issuance of the Merger
Shares and Article VI concerning indemnification are intended for the
benefit of the Company Stockholders and (b) the provisions in
Section 4.9 concerning indemnification are intended for the benefit of the
individuals specified therein and their successors and assigns.
9.3 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, with respect
to the
subject matter hereof.
9.4 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 its rights, interests or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties; provided
that
the Acquisition Subsidiary may assign its rights, interests and obligations
hereunder to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.
9.5 Counterparts
and Facsimile Signature.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature.
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9.6 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.
9.7 Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall
be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly delivered four business days after it is sent by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one business
day after it is sent for next business day delivery via a reputable nationwide
overnight courier service, in each case to the intended recipient as set
forth
below:
If
to the Company or the Parent (subsequent to the Closing):
Bayside
Technology Center
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Copy
to (which copy shall not constitute
notice
hereunder):
Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to the Parent or
the
Acquisition Subsidiary (prior to the Closing):
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, President
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Copy
to (which copy shall not constitute
notice
hereunder):
Gottbetter
& Partners, LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Any
Party
may give any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
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 Party for whom it is
intended. 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.
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9.8 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict
of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdictions
other than those of the State of New York.
9.9 Amendments
and Waivers.
The
Parties may mutually amend any provision of this Agreement at any time prior
to
the Effective Time. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall
be
valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Parties.
No
waiver of any right or remedy hereunder shall be valid unless the same shall
be
in writing and signed by the Party giving such waiver. No waiver by any Party
with respect to any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder 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.
9.10 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. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction
declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the
Parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or
unenforceability shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to
delete
specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term
or
provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that
comes
closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term
or
provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.
9.11 Submission
to Jurisdiction.
Each of
the Parties (a) submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court
sitting in the County of New York in the State of New York in any action
or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees that
all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined
in any such court, and (c) agrees not to bring any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each of
the
Parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any
action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety or other security
that might be required of any other Party with respect thereto. Any Party
may
make service on another Party by sending or delivering a copy of the process
to
the Party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the
giving
of notices in Section 9.7. Nothing in this Section 9.11, however,
shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner
permitted by law.
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9.12 Construction.
(a) The
language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen
by the
Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction
shall
be applied against any Party.
[SIGNATURE
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first
above written.
PARENT:
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Title:
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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ACQUISITION
SUBSIDIARY:
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WAFERGEN
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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COMPANY:
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WAFERGEN,
INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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