ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.6
This
Asset Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is dated August 14, 2006, by and among
River Hawk Aviation, Inc., closely held Nevada corporation (“Seller” or the
“Company”); and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, a resident of Texas (“Xxxxxxxx” or the
“Shareholder”); and Viva International, Inc. a Nevada corporation (“Buyer”).
RECITALS
The
Company is engaged in the business of selling or otherwise transacting in a
broad range of aviation airframes, engines, parts, and components.
Shareholder
owns 75,000,000 (par value $.001) shares of the common stock of Seller, no
par
value per share, which constitutes one hundred percent (100%) of the issued
and
outstanding shares of capital stock of Seller. Seller desires to sell, and
Buyer
desires to purchase, the Assets of Seller for the consideration and subject
to
the terms set forth in this Agreement.
The
parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
SECTION
1 DEFINITIONS
AND USAGE
1.1
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations thereof have
the
meanings specified or referred to in this Section 1.1:
“Accounts
Receivable”--(a) all trade accounts receivable and other rights to payment from
customers of Seller and the full benefit of all security for such accounts
or
rights to payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing amounts
receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or services rendered
to
customers of Seller, (b) all other accounts or notes receivable of Seller and
the full benefit of all security for such accounts or notes and (c) any claim,
remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing.
“Accounts
Receivable Assignment” - as defined in Section 2.11.
“Adjustment
Amount”-- as defined in Section 2.8.
“Agreed
Working Capital”-- as defined in Section 2.9(b).
“Allocation
of Purchase Price” -- the agreed values of the Assets and Assumed Liabilities to
be transferred from Seller to Buyer hereunder, which allocation shall be used
by
the parties for all Tax purposes and in all filings, declarations and reports
with the IRS in respect thereof, including the reports required to be filed
under Section 1060 of the Code.
“Assets”--
as defined in Section 2.1.
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”-- as defined in Section 2.7(a)(ii).
“Assumed
Liabilities”--as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Balance
Sheet”-- as defined in Section 3.4.
“Best
Efforts”-- the efforts that a prudent Person desirous of achieving a result
would use in similar circumstances to achieve that result as expeditiously
as
possible, provided, however, that a Person required to use Best Efforts under
this Agreement will not be thereby required to take actions that would result
in
a material adverse change in the benefits to such Person of this Agreement
and
the Contemplated Transactions or to dispose of or make any change to its
business, expend any material funds or incur any other material burden.
“Xxxx
of
Sale”-- as defined in Section 2.7(a)(i).
“Breach”--
any breach of, or any material inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty
or
any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation,
in or of this Agreement or any other Contract, or any event which with the
passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a
breach, inaccuracy or failure.
“Bulk
Sales Laws”-- as defined in Section 5.10.
“Business
of the Seller” -Seller is a stocking distributor of aircraft, engines, parts,
and components, focusing on high-quality, domestically-manufactured products.
The Company’s products are used primarily for aerospace and military
applications and/or for industrial/commercial applications that require a high
level of certified/assured quality.
“Business
Day”-- any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which
banks in New York are permitted or required to be closed.
“Buyer”--
as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer
Indemnified Persons”-- as defined in Section 11.2.
“Closing”--as
defined in Section 2.6.
“Closing
Date”-- the date on which the Closing actually takes place.
“Closing
Financial Statements”--as defined in Section 3.9.
“Closing
Working Capital”-- as defined in Section 2.9(c).
“COBRA”--
as defined in Section 3.14(f).
“Code”--
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Confidential
Information”--as defined in Section 12.1.
“Consent”--
any approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other authorization.
“Consulting
Agreement”--as defined in Section 2.7(a)(v).
“Contemplated
Transactions”-- all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Contract”--
any agreement, contract, Lease, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied),
whether
or not legally binding.
“Copyrights”--
as defined in Section 3.23(a)(iii).
“Damages”--
as defined in Section 11.2.
“Employee
Plans”-- as defined in Section 3.14(a).
“Encumbrance”--any
charge, claim, community or other marital property interest, condition,
equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, mortgage, right
of
way, easement, encroachment, servitude, right of first option, right of first
refusal or similar restriction, including any restriction on use, voting (in
the
case of any security or equity interest), transfer, receipt of income or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Environment”--
soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including navigable
waters and ocean waters), groundwaters, drinking water supply, stream sediments,
ambient air (including indoor air), plant and animal life and any other
environmental medium or natural resource.
“Environmental,
Health and Safety Liabilities”-- any cost, damages, expense, liability,
obligation or other responsibility arising from or under any Environmental
Law
or Occupational Safety and Health Law, including those consisting of or relating
to:
a. |
any
environmental, health or safety matter or condition (including on-site
or
off-site contamination, occupational safety and health and regulation
of
any chemical substance or product);
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b. |
any
fine, penalty, judgment, award, settlement, legal or administrative
proceeding,
damages, loss, claim, demand or response, remedial or inspection
cost or
expense arising under any Environmental Law or Occupational Safety
and
Health Law;
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c. |
financial
responsibility under any Environmental Law or Occupational Safety
and
Health Law for cleanup costs or corrective action, including any
cleanup,
removal,
containment or other remediation or response actions (“Cleanup”)
required
by any Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law (whether
or
not such Cleanup has been required or requested by any Governmental
Body
or any other Person) and for any natural resource damages; or
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d. |
any
other compliance, corrective or remedial measure required under any
Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and Health Law. The terms
“removal,” “remedial” and “response action” include the types of
activities covered by the United States Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).
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“Environmental
Law”-- any Legal Requirement that requires or relates to:
a. |
advising
appropriate authorities, employees or the public of intended or actual
Releases of pollutants or hazardous substances or materials, violations
of
discharge limits or other prohibitions and the commencement of activities,
such as resource extraction or construction, that could have significant
impact on the Environment;
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b. |
preventing
or reducing to acceptable levels the Release of pollutants or hazardous
substances or materials into the Environment;
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c. |
reducing
the quantities, preventing the Release or minimizing the hazardous
characteristics of wastes that are generated;
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d. |
assuring
that products are designed, formulated, packaged and used so that
they do
not present unreasonable risks to human health or the Environment
when
used or disposed of;
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e. |
protecting
resources, species or ecological amenities;
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f. |
reducing
to acceptable levels the risks inherent in the transportation of
hazardous
substances, pollutants, oil or other potentially harmful substances;
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g. |
cleaning
up pollutants that have been Released, preventing the Threat of Release
or
paying the costs of such clean up or prevention; or
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h. |
making
responsible parties pay private parties, or groups of them, for damages
done to their health or the Environment or permitting self-appointed
representatives of the public interest to recover for injuries done
to
public assets.
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“ERISA”--
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Escrow
Agent”-- as defined in Section 2.3(b)
“Escrow
Deposit” --as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Exchange
Act”-- the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded
Assets”--as defined in Section 2.2.
“Facilities”--
any real property, leasehold or other interest in real property currently owned
or operated by Seller, including the Tangible Personal Property used or operated
by Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the definitions of
“Hazardous Activity” and “Remedial Action” and Sections 3.20 and 11.3,
“Facilities” shall mean any real property, leasehold or other interest in real
property currently or formerly owned or
operated
by Seller, including the Tangible Personal Property used or operated by Seller
at the Facilities specified in Section 3.8.
“GAAP”--
generally accepted accounting principles for financial reporting in the United
States, applied on a basis consistent with the basis on which the Balance Sheet
and the other financial statements referred to in Section 3.4 were prepared.
“Governing
Documents”--with respect to any particular entity, (a) if a corporation, the
articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws; (b) if a general
partnership, the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership; (c)
if
a limited partnership, the limited partnership agreement and the certificate
of
limited partnership; (d) if a limited liability company, the articles of
organization and operating agreement; (e) if another type of Person, any other
charter or similar document adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation or organization of the Person; (f) all equity holders’ agreements,
voting agreements, voting trust agreements, joint venture agreements,
registration rights agreements or other agreements or documents relating to
the
organization, management or operation of any Person or relating to the rights,
duties and obligations of the equity holders of any Person; and (g) any
amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing.
“Governmental
Authorization”--any Consent, license, registration or permit issued, granted,
given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
“Governmental
Body”-- any:
a. |
nation,
state, county, city, town, borough, village, district or other
jurisdiction;
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b. |
federal,
state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
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c. |
governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any agency,
branch, department, board, commission, court, tribunal or other entity
exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers);
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d. |
multinational
organization or body;
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e. |
body
exercising, or entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority
or power; or
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f. |
official
of any of the foregoing.
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“Hazardous
Activity”-- the distribution, generation, handling, importing, management,
manufacturing, processing, production, refinement, Release, storage, transfer,
transportation, treatment or use (including any withdrawal or other use of
groundwater) of Hazardous Material in, on, under, about or from any of the
Facilities or any part thereof into the Environment and any other act, business,
operation or thing that increases the danger, or risk of danger, or poses an
unreasonable risk of harm, to persons or property on or off the Facilities.
“Hazardous
Material”-- any substance, material or waste which is or will foreseeably be
regulated by any Governmental Body, including any material, substance or waste
which is defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous
substance,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,”
“contaminant,” “toxic waste” or “toxic substance” under any provision of
Environmental Law, and including petroleum, petroleum products, asbestos,
presumed asbestos-containing material or asbestos-containing material, urea
formaldehyde and polychlorinated biphenyls.
“Improvements”--
all buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements located on the Land or
included in the Assets, including those under construction.
“Income
Tax Refunds”—as defined in Section 2.1(j)
“Indemnified
Person”--as defined in Section 11.9.
“Indemnifying
Person”--as defined in Section 11.9.
“Intellectual
Property Assets”-- as defined in Section 3.23(a).
“Interim
Balance Sheet”-- as defined in Section 3.4.
“Inventories”--
all inventories of Seller, wherever located, including all finished goods,
work
in process, raw materials, spare parts and all other materials and supplies
to
be used or consumed by Seller in the ordinary course of its continuing business.
“IRS”--
the United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the
United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge”--
an individual will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other
matter if:
a. |
that
individual is actually aware of that fact or matter; or
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b. |
a
prudent individual could be expected to discover or otherwise become
aware
of that fact or matter in the course of conducting a reasonably
comprehensive investigation regarding the accuracy of any representation
or warranty contained in this Agreement.
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A
Person
(other than an individual) will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular
fact
or other matter if any individual who is serving, or who has at any time served,
as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of that Person (or in
any
similar capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of that fact or other
matter (as set forth in (a) and (b) above), and any such individual (and any
individual party to this Agreement) will be deemed to have conducted a
reasonably comprehensive investigation regarding the accuracy of the
representations and warranties made herein by that Person or individual.
“Lease”
-
as defined in Section 2.7(a)(iv).
“Legal
Requirement”-- any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational or other constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law,
code, regulation, statute or treaty.
“Liability”--
with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person of any
kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due,
vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, and
whether or not the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements
of
such Person.
“Marks”--
as defined in Section 3.23(a)(i).
“Material
Consents”-- as defined in Section 7.3.
“Occupational
Safety and Health Law”-- any Legal Requirement designed to provide safe and
healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational safety and health
hazards, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and any program,
whether governmental or private (such as those promulgated or sponsored by
industry associations and insurance companies), designed to provide safe and
healthful working conditions.
“Order”--
any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration
award
of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”--an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been
taken in the Ordinary Course of Business only if that action:
a. |
is
consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices
of such
Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day
operations of such Person;
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b. |
does
not require authorization by the board of directors or Shareholder
of such
Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority)
and does not require any other separate or special authorization
of any
nature; and
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c. |
is
similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken,
without any separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course
of
the normal, day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the
same
line of business as such Person.
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“Patents”--
as defined in Section 3.23(a)(ii).
“Permitted
Encumbrances”-- as defined in Section 3.7.
“Person”--
an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity or a Governmental
Body.
“Proceeding”--
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether
formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted
or
heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Purchase
Price”-- as defined in Section 2.3.
“Record”--
information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an
electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
“Related
Person”- With respect to a particular individual:
a. |
each
other member of such individual’s Family;
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b. |
any
Person that is directly or indirectly controlled by any one or more
members of such individual’s Family;
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c. |
any
Person in which members of such individual’s Family hold (individually or
in the aggregate) a Material Interest; and
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d. |
any
Person with respect to which one or more members of such individual’s
Family serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee
(or in
a similar capacity).
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With
respect to a specified Person other than an individual:
a. |
any
Person that directly or indirectly controls, is directly or indirectly
controlled by or is directly or indirectly under common control with
such
specified Person;
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b. |
any
Person that holds a Material Interest in such specified Person;
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c. |
each
Person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee
of
such specified Person (or in a similar capacity);
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d. |
any
Person in which such specified Person holds a Material Interest;
and
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e. |
any
Person with respect to which such specified Person serves as a general
partner or a trustee (or in a similar capacity).
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For
purposes of this definition, (a) “control” (including “controlling,” “controlled
by,” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and shall be construed as such term is used in the rules promulgated
under the Securities Act; (b) the “Family” of an individual includes (i) the
individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse, (iii) any other natural person who is
related to the individual or the individual’s spouse within the second degree
and (iv) any other natural person who resides with such individual; and (c)
“Material Interest” means direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of voting securities or other voting
interests representing at least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting
power of a Person or equity securities or other equity interests representing
at
least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding equity securities or equity interests
in a Person.
“Release”--
any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying,
injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration on
or
into the Environment or into or out of any property.
“Remedial
Action”--all actions, including any capital expenditures, required or
voluntarily undertaken (a) to clean up, remove, treat or in any other way
address any Hazardous Material or other substance; (b) to prevent the Release
or
Threat of Release or to minimize the further Release of any Hazardous Material
or other substance so it does not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger
public health or welfare or the Environment; (c) to perform pre-remedial studies
and investigations or post-remedial monitoring and care; or (d) to bring all
Facilities and the operations conducted thereon into compliance with
Environmental Laws and environmental Governmental Authorizations.
“Representative”--
with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager, employee,
agent, consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal counsel or
other representative of that Person.
“Retained
Liabilities”-- as defined in Section 2.4(b).
“SEC”--
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured
Subordinated Promissory Note”--as defined in Section 2.7(b)(ii).
“Securities
Act”--as defined in Section 3.3.
“Security
Agreement” - as defined in Section 2.7(b)(ii).
“Seller”--
as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller
Contract”--any Contract (a) under which Seller has or may acquire any rights or
benefits; (b) under which Seller has or may become subject to any obligation
or
liability; or (c) by which Seller or any of the assets owned or used by Seller
is or may become bound.
“Shareholder”--
as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Software”--
all computer software and subsequent versions thereof, including source code,
object, executable or binary code, objects, comments, screens, user interfaces,
report formats, templates, menus, buttons and icons and all files, data,
materials, manuals, design notes and other items and documentation related
thereto or associated therewith.
“Subsidiary”--
with respect to any Person (the “Owner”), any corporation or other Person of
which securities or other interests having the power to elect a majority of
that
corporation’s or other Person’s board of directors or similar governing body, or
otherwise having the power to direct the business and policies of that
corporation or other Person (other than securities or other interests having
such power only upon the happening of a contingency that has not occurred),
are
held by the Owner or one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“Tangible
Personal Property”-- all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office
equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items
of
tangible personal property (other than Inventories) of every kind owned or
leased by Seller (wherever located and whether or not carried on Seller’s
books), together with any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers
or
sellers or lessors of any item or component Part thereof and all maintenance
records and other documents relating thereto.
“Tax”--
any income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, property, part environmental, windfall profit,
customs, vehicle, airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital
stock, franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic
withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum and
other tax, fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever
and any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount
thereon
imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body or payable under any tax-sharing agreement or any other Contract.
“Tax
Return”-- any return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other document or
information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or
submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination,
assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal
Requirement relating to any Tax.
“Third
Party”--a Person that is not a party to this Agreement.
“Third-Party
Claim”-- any claim against any Indemnified Person by a Third Party, whether or
not involving a Proceeding.
“Threat
of Release”-- a reasonable likelihood of a Release that may require action in
order to prevent or mitigate damage to the Environment that may result from
such
Release.
“WARN
Act”-- as defined in Section 3.21(d).
1.2
USAGE
a. |
Interpretation.
In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:
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(i) |
the
singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;
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(ii) |
reference
to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited
by this
Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes
such Person in any other capacity or individually;
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(iii) |
reference
to any gender includes each other gender;
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(iv) |
reference
to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document
or
instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time
in
accordance with the terms thereof;
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(v) |
reference
to any Legal Requirement means such Legal Requirement as amended,
modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and
in
effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and reference to any section or other provision of any
Legal
Requirement means that provision of such Legal Requirement from time
to
time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification,
codification, replacement or reenactment of such section or other
provision;
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(vi) |
“hereunder,”
“hereof,” “hereto,” and words of similar import shall be deemed references
to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section
or
other provision hereof;
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(vii) |
“including”
(and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting
the generality of any description preceding such term;
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(viii) |
“or”
is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”;
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(ix) |
with
respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and
including” and “to” means “to and including;” and
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(x) |
references
to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer
as well
to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
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b. |
Accounting
Terms and Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all
accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP.
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c. |
Legal
Representation of the Parties. This Agreement was negotiated by the
parties with the benefit of legal representation, and any rule of
construction or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement
to be
construed or interpreted against any party shall not apply to any
construction or interpretation hereof.
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SECTION
2 SALE
AND
TRANSFER OF ASSETS; CLOSING
2.1
ASSETS TO BE SOLD
Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase and acquire from Seller, free and clear of any Encumbrances
other
than Permitted Encumbrances, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to
all of Seller’s personal property and assets, tangible and intangible, of every
kind and description, wherever located, including the following (but excluding
the Excluded Assets):
a. |
all
Tangible Personal Property, including those items described in Exhibit
“A”;
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b. |
all
Inventories; including but not limited to Exhibit
“A”
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c. |
all
Seller Contracts, including those listed in Exhibit “B”, and all
outstanding offers or solicitations made by or to Seller to enter
into any
Contract;
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d. |
all
Governmental Authorizations and all pending applications therefore
or
renewals thereof, in each case to the extent transferable to Buyer,
including those listed in Exhibit “C”;
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e. |
all
data and Records related to the operations of Seller, including client
and
customer lists and Records, referral sources, research and development
reports and Records, production reports and Records, service and
warranty
Records, equipment logs, operating guides and manuals, financial
and
accounting Records, creative materials, advertising materials, promotional
materials, studies, reports, correspondence and other similar documents
and Records and, subject to Legal Requirements, copies of all personnel
Records and other Records described in Section 2.2 and certification
documentation for the Inventory;
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f. |
all
of the intangible rights and property of Seller, including Intellectual
Property Assets, company name, going concern value, goodwill, telephone,
telecopy and e-mail addresses and listings and those items listed
in
Exhibits “D”;
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g. |
all
insurance benefits, including rights and proceeds, arising from or
relating to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities prior to the Closing,
unless expended in accordance with this Agreement;
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h. |
all
claims of Seller against third parties relating to the Assets, whether
xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or noncontingent,
including all such claims listed in Exhibit “E”; and
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i. |
all
rights of Seller relating to deposits and prepaid expenses, claims
for
refunds and rights to offset in respect thereof that are not listed
in
Exhibit “F”. As reflected in Exhibit “F”, Seller and the Shareholder may
be entitled to certain Income Tax Refunds relating to the operations
of
Seller. Such Income Tax Refunds are not included in the Assets.
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All
of
the property and assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder are herein referred
to collectively as the “Assets.”
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall
not
include the assumption of any Liability related to the Assets unless Buyer
expressly assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 2.4(a).
2.2
EXCLUDED ASSETS
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following assets of Seller (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”)
are not part of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded
from
the Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the Closing:
a. |
all
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments;
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b. |
all
minute books, stock Records and corporate seals;
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c. |
the
shares of capital stock of Seller held in treasury;
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d. |
all
Accounts Receivable;
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e. |
all
rights of Seller under this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, the Secured Promissory Note, the Security
Agreement and all other documents to be delivered in connection with
the
Contemplated Transactions; and
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f. |
the
property and assets expressly designated in Exhibit “F”, including but not
limited to the Income Tax Refunds and real property owned by Seller
or its
affiliates.
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2.3
CONSIDERATION
a. |
The
consideration for the Assets (the “Purchase Price”) will be (a) Two
million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) plus or minus
the
Adjustment Amount and (b) the issuance of Three million five hundred
thousand shares (3,500,000 shares) pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of Buyer’s Preferred Stock, the subsequent transfer of
which is restricted, in whole for a minimum of one year or in part
for a
minimum of two years, in accordance with Section 144 of the Securities
Act
and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities. In accordance with
Section
2.7(b), at the Closing, the Purchase Price, prior to adjustment on
account
of the Adjustment Amount, shall be delivered by Buyer to Seller as
follows:
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(i) |
One
million dollars ($ 1,000,000.00) by means of one Secured Subordinated
Promissory Note bearing an interest rate of eight percent (8%) per
annum
and shall mature on November 1, 2006; and will be retired as soon
as
practical through the receipt of funds raised through the sale of
debentures or proceeds from a Private Placement Memorandum.
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(ii) |
the
balance as adjusted payable in the form of a second Secured Subordinated
Promissory Note bearing an interest rate of eight percent (8%) per
annum
which
shall mature no later than December 31, 2006 (Attached as Exhibit
“H”) and
will be retired as soon as practical through the receipt of funds
raised
through the sale of debentures or proceeds from a Private Placement
Memorandum. The security for the Secured Subordinated Promissory
Note is
defined in Section 2.7(b)(ii). The Adjustment Amount shall be paid
in
accordance with Section 2.8.
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(iii) |
Issued
at the time of Closing, Three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000)
shares of Preferred Stock (“Shares”), pursuant to Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of Buyer’s Preferred Stock, the subsequent transfer of
which is restricted, in whole for a minimum of one year or in part
for a
minimum of two years, in accordance with Section 144 of the Securities
Act, commencing from the date that consideration is provided for
the
Shares. After the Shares have been held for a minimum of one (1)
year they
shall become eligible for sale at the rate of one percent (1%) per
quarter
of the Company’s total outstanding shares provided that the Company and
the eligible sale of Shares meet the conditions of Section 144 of
the
Securities Act.
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b. Conditions
Precedent to Finality of the Transfer of the Assets.
Until
the Buyer tenders full payment of the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note,
in
the amount of $1,000,000 principal plus interest in the amount of 8% per annum,
as detailed in section 2.3(a)(i) above (“Payment Of The First Note”), the Assets
shall remain in the complete domain and control of the Seller and Shareholder,
and all corporate decisions or actions regarding the use or application of
the
Assts shall require the consent of the Shareholder. Upon Payment Of The First
Note the Assets will transfer to the complete domain and control of the Buyer,
subject to the remain conditions of this Agreement.
2.4
LIABILITIES
a. |
Assumed
Liabilities. On the Closing Date, but effective as of the Closing,
Buyer
shall assume and agree to discharge only the following Liabilities
of
Seller (the “Assumed Liabilities”):
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(i) any
trade
account payable reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet (other than a trade
account payable to any Shareholder or a Related Person of Seller or any
Shareholder) that remains unpaid at and is not delinquent as of the Closing;
(ii) any
trade
account payable (other than a trade account payable to any Shareholder or a
Related Person of Seller or any Shareholder) incurred by Seller in the Ordinary
Course of Business between the date of the Interim Balance Sheet and the Closing
that remains unpaid at and is not delinquent as of the Closing;
(iv) |
any
Liability to Seller’s customers incurred by Seller in the Ordinary Course
of Business for nondelinquent orders outstanding as of the Closing
reflected on Seller’s books (other than any Liability arising out of or
relating to a Breach that occurred prior to the Closing); and
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(v) |
any
liability to Seller’s suppliers for unfilled purchase orders, provided
that such unfilled purchase orders shall be for a quantity of parts
that
will be sold in the Ordinary Course of Business for a cost consistent
with
prevailing market cost.
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b. |
Retained
Liabilities. The Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility
of and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by
Seller.
“Retained Liabilities” shall mean every Liability of Seller other than the
Assumed Liabilities, including:
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(i) |
any
Liability arising out of or relating to products of Seller sold prior
to
the Closing other than to the extent assumed under Section 2.4(a)(iii);
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(ii) |
any
Liability under any Contract assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section
2.4(a)
that arises after the Closing but that arises out of or relates to
any
Breach that occurred prior to the Closing;
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(iii) |
any
Liability for Taxes, including (A) any Taxes arising as a result
of
Seller’s operation of its business or ownership of the Assets prior to the
Closing, (B) any Taxes that will arise as a result of the sale of
the
Assets pursuant to this Agreement and (C) any deferred Taxes of any
nature;
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(iv) |
(iv)
any Liability under any Contract not assumed by Buyer under Section
2.4(a), including any Liability arising out of or relating to Seller’s
credit facilities or any security interest related thereto;
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(v) |
any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities arising out of or relating
to
the operation of Seller’s business or Seller’s leasing, ownership or
operation of real property;
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(vi) |
any
Liability under the Employee Plans or relating to payroll, vacation,
sick
leave, workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits, pension benefits,
employee stock option or profit-sharing plans, health care plans
or
benefits or any other employee plans or benefits of any kind for
Seller’s
employees or former employees or both;
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(vii) |
any
Liability under any employment, severance, retention or termination
agreement with any employee of Seller or any of its Related Persons;
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(viii) |
any
Liability arising out of or relating to any employee grievance whether
or
not the affected employees are hired by Buyer;
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(ix) |
any
Liability of Seller to any Shareholder or Related Person of Seller
or any
Shareholder;
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(x) |
any
Liability to indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any officer,
director, employee or agent of Seller;
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(xi) |
any
Liability to distribute to Shareholder or otherwise apply all or
any part
of the consideration received hereunder;
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(xii) |
any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding pending as of the Closing;
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(xiii) |
any
Liability arising out of any Proceeding commenced after the Closing
and
arising out of or relating to any occurrence or event happening prior
to
the Closing;
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(xiv) |
any
Liability arising out of or resulting from Seller’s compliance or
noncompliance with any Legal Requirement or Order of any Governmental
Body;
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(xv) |
any
Liability of Seller under this Agreement or any other document executed
in
connection with the Contemplated Transactions; and
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(xvi) |
any
Liability of Seller based upon Seller’s acts or omissions occurring after
the Closing.
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2.5
ALLOCATION
The
Purchase Price shall be allocated as shall be agreed at Closing. After the
Closing, the parties shall make consistent use of the allocation, fair market
value and useful lives as agreed for all Tax purposes and in all filings,
declarations and reports with the IRS in respect thereof, including the reports
required to be filed under Section 1060 of the Code. Buyer shall prepare and
deliver IRS Form 8594 to Seller within forty-five (45) days after the Closing
Date to be filed with the IRS. In any Proceeding related to the determination
of
any Tax, neither Buyer nor Seller or Shareholder shall contend or represent
that
such allocation is not a correct allocation.
2.6
CLOSING
The
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place
at the offices of ____________________, ________________, ________, ________,
on
or before October 6, 2006 subject to Due Diligence and respective Board of
Directors approval, unless Buyer and Seller otherwise agree. Subject to the
provisions of Article 9, failure to consummate the purchase and sale provided
for in this Agreement on the date and time and at the place determined pursuant
to this Section 2.6 will not result in the termination of this Agreement and
will not relieve any party of any obligation under this Agreement.
In
such a
situation, the Closing will occur as soon as practicable, subject to Article
9.
2.7
CLOSING OBLIGATIONS
a. |
In
addition to any other documents to be delivered under other provisions
of
this Agreement, at the Closing:
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(i) |
Seller
and Shareholder, as the case may be, shall deliver to Buyer, together
with
funds sufficient to pay (i) all sales taxes, and (ii) all other Taxes
necessary for the transfer, filing or recording thereof:
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(ii) |
a
xxxx of sale for all of the Assets that are Tangible Personal Property
in
the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(i) (the “Xxxx of Sale”) executed by Seller;
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(iii) |
assignments
of all Intellectual Property Assets and separate assignments of all
registered Marks, Patents and Copyrights in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(ii)
executed by Seller;
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(iv) |
such
other deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of title, documents
and other instruments of transfer and conveyance as may reasonably
be
requested by Buyer, each in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer
and
its legal counsel and executed by Seller;
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(v) |
the
lease for the Premises in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(iv) (the “Lease”);
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(vi) |
a
certificate executed by Seller and the Shareholder as to the accuracy
of
their representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement
and
as of the Closing in accordance with Section 7.1 and as to their
compliance with and performance of their covenants and obligations
to be
performed or complied with at or before the Closing in accordance
with
Section 7.2 (Exhibit 2.7(a)(v));
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(vii) |
an
opinion of counsel for the Seller and the Shareholder in form and
substance satisfactory to Buyer and its legal counsel (Exhibit 2.7(a)(vi))
;
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(viii) |
a
certificate of the Secretary of Seller certifying, as complete and
accurate as of the Closing (Exhibit 2.7(a)(vii)), attached copies
of the
Governing Documents of Seller, certifying and attaching all requisite
resolutions or actions of Seller’s board of directors and Shareholder
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and the change of name
contemplated by Section 5.9 and certifying to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Seller executing this Agreement and
any
other document relating to the Contemplated Transactions and accompanied
by the requisite documents for amending the relevant Governing Documents
of Seller required to effect such change of name in form sufficient
for
filing with the appropriate Governmental Body;
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(ix) |
the
Consulting Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(v);
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(x) |
an
assignment of all of the Assets that are intangible personal property
in
the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(ix), which assignment shall also contain
Buyer’s undertaking and assumption of the Assumed Liabilities (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) executed by Seller; and
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(xi) |
the
Allocation of Purchase Price, in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(x).
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b. |
Buyer
shall deliver to Seller and Shareholder, as the case may be, documentation
necessary for the Seller to pay all sales taxes necessary for the
transfer, filing or recording thereof:
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(i) |
a
Promissory Note executed by Buyer and payable to Seller in the principal
amount of One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of Exhibit
“G”
(the “Secured Subordinated Promissory Note”). The Secured Subordinated
Promissory Note shall be secured with a subordinated lien on the
Assets,
which subordinated lien will be evidenced by the Security Agreement.
The
Seller will agree to execute a commercially reasonable subordination
agreement proffered by lenders to Buyer either contemporaneous with
or
subsequent to the Closing, and will execute whatever documents may
be
reasonably necessary to make Seller’s security interest in the Assets
subordinate to Buyer’s lenders;
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(ii) |
the
Security Agreement (Exhibit 2.7(b)(iii)) and Financing Statement
necessary
to perfect Seller’s security interest in the Assets, subject to the
limitations in Section 2.7(b)(ii);
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(iii) |
the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, as such term is defined in Section
2.7(a)(ix) above;
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(iv) |
the
Employment Agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(v);
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(v) |
a
certificate executed by Buyer as to the accuracy of its representations
and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
in
accordance with Section 8.1 and as to its compliance with and performance
of its covenants and obligations to be performed or complied with
at or
before the Closing in accordance with Section 8.2 (Exhibit 2.7(b)(vi));
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(vi) |
an
opinion of counsel for the Buyer in form and substance satisfactory
to
Seller and Stockholder (Exhibit 2.7(b)(vii));
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(vii) |
a
certificate of the Secretary of Buyer certifying, as complete and
accurate
as of the Closing (Exhibit 2.7(b)(viii)), attached copies of the
Governing
Documents of Buyer and certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions
or actions of Buyer’s board of directors approving the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions and certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the
officers of Buyer executing this Agreement and any other document
relating
to the Contemplated Transactions;
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(viii) |
the
executed Lease; and
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(ix) |
the
Allocation of Purchase Price, in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(x).
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2.8
ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT AND PAYMENT
The
“Adjustment Amount” (which may be a positive or negative number) will be equal
to the amount determined by subtracting the Closing Working Capital from the
Agreed Working Capital. If the Adjustment Amount is positive, the Adjustment
Amount shall be subtracted from the cash consideration PORTION OF THE Purchase
price to be paid at Closing. If the Adjustment Amount is negative, the
Adjustment Amount shall be added to the cash consideration to be paid at
Closing.
2.9
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
a. |
“Working
Capital” as of a given date shall mean the amount calculated by
subtracting the Assumed Liabilities as of that date from the sum
of (i)
all Accounts Receivable, regardless of the aging thereof, and (ii)
Inventory included in the Assets as of that date.
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b. |
The
Agreed Working Capital Amount is $ _____________.00.
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c. |
The
day before Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer (i) a list of its
Accounts Receivable as of that date showing the aging thereof, (ii)
a
statement of its Inventory value as of that date, and (iii) a list
of the
Assumed Liabilities as of that date. Buyer shall then determine the
Working Capital as of the Closing by subtracting the Assumed Liabilities
as of that date from the sum of the Accounts Receivable as of that
date
and the Inventory as of that date (the “Closing Working Capital”).
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d. |
The
Adjustment Amount shall be determined by subtracting the Closing
Working
Capital from the Agreed Working Capital.
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2.10
CONSENTS
a. |
If
there are any Material Consents that (set forth in Schedule
1)
have not yet been obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and
effect)
as of the Closing, in the case of each Seller Contract as to which
such
Material Consents were not obtained (or otherwise are not in full
force
and effect) (the “Restricted Material Contracts”), Buyer may waive the
closing conditions as to any such Material Consent and either:
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(i) |
elect
to have Seller continue its efforts to obtain the Material Consents;
or
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(ii) |
elect
to have Seller retain that Restricted Material Contract and all
Liabilities arising therefrom or relating thereto, on a cost neutral
basis
to Seller.
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If
Buyer
elects to have Seller continue its efforts to obtain any Material Consents
and
the Closing occurs, notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.4, neither this Agreement
nor the Assignment and Assumption Agreement nor any other document related
to
the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall constitute a sale,
assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery or an attempted sale,
assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery of the Restricted
Material Contracts, and following the Closing, the parties shall use Best
Efforts, and cooperate with each other, to obtain the Material Consent relating
to each Restricted Material Contract as quickly as practicable. Pending the
obtaining of such Material Consents relating to any Restricted Material
Contract, the parties shall cooperate with each other in any reasonable and
lawful arrangements designed to provide to Buyer the benefits of use of the
Restricted Material Contract for its term (or any right or benefit arising
thereunder, including the enforcement for the benefit of Buyer of any and all
rights of Seller against a third party thereunder). Once a Material Consent
for
the sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance and delivery of a
Restricted Material Contract is obtained, Seller shall promptly assign,
transfer, convey and deliver such Restricted Material Contract to Buyer, and
Buyer shall assume the obligations under such Restricted Material Contract
assigned to Buyer from and after the date of assignment to Buyer pursuant to
a
special-purpose assignment and assumption agreement substantially similar in
terms to those of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement (which special-purpose
agreement the parties shall prepare, execute and deliver in good faith at the
time of such transfer, all at no additional cost to Buyer).
b. |
If
there are any Consents not listed on Exhibit 7.3 necessary for the
assignment and transfer of any Seller Contracts to Buyer (the “Nonmaterial
Consents”) which have not yet been obtained (or otherwise are not in full
force and effect) as of the Closing, Buyer shall elect at the Closing,
in
the case of each of the Seller Contracts as to which such Nonmaterial
Consents were not obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and
effect)
(the “Restricted Nonmaterial Contracts”), whether to:
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(i) |
accept
the assignment of such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, in which
case, as
between Buyer and Seller, such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract shall,
to
the maximum extent practicable and notwithstanding the failure to
obtain
the applicable Nonmaterial Consent, be transferred at the Closing
pursuant
to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement as elsewhere provided
under
this Agreement; or
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(ii) |
reject
the assignment of such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, in which
case,
notwithstanding Sections 2.1 and 2.4, (A) neither this Agreement
nor the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement nor any other document related
to the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions shall constitute a
sale,
assignment, assumption, conveyance or delivery or an attempted sale,
assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery of such
Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, and (B) Seller shall retain such
Restricted Nonmaterial Contract and all Liabilities arising therefrom
or
relating thereto.
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2.11
ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM BUYER TO SELLER
In
the
event that Buyer shall not receive payment of any of the Accounts Receivable
within 90 days of Closing, Buyer may assign such uncollected Accounts Receivable
to Seller at any time within 180 days after Closing (an “Accounts Receivable
Assignment”), provided, however, that if Buyer shall assign any of such Accounts
Receivable to Seller after 120 days after Closing but before 180 days after
Closing, Buyer shall provide Seller with whatever assistance Seller may
reasonably request in the collection of such Accounts Receivable. Upon the
occurrence of an Accounts Receivable Assignment, Buyer shall reduce the amount
of its next payments due under the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note by
the
total amount of the Accounts Receivable assigned. This reduction shall not
be
subject to the escrow provisions of Section 11.8 regarding items proposed to
be
set off by Buyer against its liability to Seller, but shall be deemed to be
agreed to by Seller.
SECTION
3 REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND SHAREHOLDER
Seller
and the Shareholder represent and warrant, jointly and severally, to Buyer
as
follows:
3.1. |
ORGANIZATION
AND GOOD STANDING
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a. |
Exhibit
3.1(a) contains a complete and accurate list of Seller’s jurisdiction of
incorporation and any other jurisdictions in which it is qualified
to do
business as a foreign corporation. Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation, with full corporate power and authority to conduct
its
business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties
and
assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations
under the Seller Contracts. Seller is duly qualified to do business
as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
state
or other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the
properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted
by it, requires such qualification.
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b. |
Complete
and accurate copies of the Governing Documents of Seller, as currently
in
effect, are attached to Exhibit 3.1(b).
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c. |
Seller
has no Subsidiary and, except as disclosed in Exhibit 3.1(c), does
not own
any shares of capital stock or other securities of any other Person.
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3.2
ENFORCEABILITY; AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
a. |
This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller
and each Shareholder, enforceable against each of them in accordance
with
its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Seller and Shareholder
of
the Consulting Agreement, the Noncompetition Agreement and each other
agreement to be executed or delivered by any or all of Seller and
Shareholder at the Closing (collectively, the “Seller’s Closing
Documents”), each of Seller’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of each of Seller and the Shareholder,
enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms. Seller
has
the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute
and
deliver this Agreement and the Seller’s Closing Documents to which it is a
party and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Seller’s
Closing Documents, and such action has been duly authorized by all
necessary action by the Shareholder and board of directors. Each
Shareholder has all necessary legal capacity to enter into this Agreement
and the Seller’s Closing Documents to which such Shareholder is a party
and to perform his obligations hereunder and thereunder.
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b. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.2(b), neither the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement, nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice
or lapse
of time):
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(i) |
Breach
(A) any provision of any of the Governing Documents of Seller or
(B) any
resolution adopted by the board of directors or the Shareholder;
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(ii) |
Breach
or give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge
any
of the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain
any
relief under any Legal Requirement or any Order to which Seller or
the
Shareholder, or any of the Assets, may be subject;
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(iii) |
contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms
or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke,
withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental
Authorization that is held by Seller or that otherwise relates to
the
Assets or to the business of Seller;
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(iv) |
cause
Buyer to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of,
any
Tax, other than one-half of all sales taxes necessary for the transfer,
filing or recording of and of the Assets;
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(v) |
Breach
any provision of, or give any Person the right to declare a default
or
exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance
of, or payment under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Seller
Contract;
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(vi) |
result
in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect
to
any of the Assets; or
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(vii) |
result
in any shareholder of the Seller having the right to exercise dissenters’
appraisal rights.
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c. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.2(c), neither Seller nor the Shareholder
is
required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person
in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
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3.3
CAPITALIZATION
The
authorized equity securities of Seller consist of _75,000,000___________ (___)
shares of common stock, _.001___ par value per share, of which
__75,000,000_________ (______) shares are issued and outstanding, and all of
which are owned by the Shareholder. Shareholder is and will be on the Closing
Date the record and beneficial owner and holder of the shares owned by him,
free
and clear of all Encumbrances. There are no Contracts relating to the issuance,
sale or transfer of any equity securities or other securities of Seller. None
of
the outstanding equity securities of Seller was issued in violation of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any other Legal
Requirement.
3.4
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Seller
has delivered to Buyer:
(a) |
an
unaudited balance sheet of Seller as of 2005 (the “Balance Sheet”), and
the related unaudited statement of income for the year then ended;
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(b) |
unaudited
balance sheets of Seller as of the year end 2005 in each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2005, and the related unaudited statement of income
for
each of the fiscal years then ended; and
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(c) |
an
unaudited balance sheet of Seller as of June 30, 2006, 2006, (the
“Interim
Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited statement of income for the
three (3) months then ended. Such financial statements fairly present
(and
the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.8 will fairly
present) the financial condition and the results of operations of
Seller
as at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in
such
financial statements. The financial statements referred to in this
Section
3.4 and delivered pursuant to Section 5.8 reflect and will reflect
the
consistent application of accounting principles throughout the periods
involved, except as disclosed in the notes to such financial statements.
The financial statements have been and will be prepared from and
are in
accordance with the accounting Records of Seller.
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3.5
BOOKS
AND RECORDS
The
books
of account and other financial Records of Seller, all of which have been made
available to Buyer, are complete and correct and represent actual, bona fide
transactions and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices and maintenance of an adequate system of internal controls. The minute
books of Seller, all of which have been made available to Buyer, contain
accurate and complete Records of all meetings held of, and corporate action
taken by, the Shareholder, the board of directors and committees of the board
of
directors of Seller, and no meeting of the Shareholder, board of directors
or
committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared or are not
contained in such minute books.
3.6
SUFFICIENCY OF ASSETS
Except
as
set forth in Exhibit 3.6, the Assets (a) constitute all of the assets, tangible
and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, necessary to operate Seller’s business
in the manner presently operated by Seller and (b) include all of the operating
assets of Seller.
3.7
TITLE
TO ASSETS; ENCUMBRANCES
Seller
owns good and transferable title to all of the Assets free and clear of any
Encumbrances other than those described in Exhibit 3.7 (“Encumbrances”). Seller
warrants to Buyer that, at the time of Closing, all Assets shall be free and
clear of all Encumbrances other than those identified on Exhibit 3.7 as
acceptable to Buyer (“Permitted Encumbrances”).
3.8 |
CONDITION
OF FACILITIES
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a. |
Use
of the Facilities for the various purposes for which it is presently
being
used is permitted as of right under all applicable zoning legal
requirements and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or
structure classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with
all
applicable Legal Requirements, including those pertaining to zoning,
building and the disabled, are in good repair and in good condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are free from latent and patent
defects. No part of any Improvement encroaches on any real property
not
included in the Facilities, and there are no buildings, structures,
fixtures or other Improvements primarily situated on adjoining property
which encroach on any part of the Land. The Land for each owned Facility
abuts on and has direct vehicular access to a public road or has
access to
a public road via a permanent, irrevocable, appurtenant easement
benefiting such Land and comprising a part of the Facilities, is
supplied
with public or quasi-public utilities and other services appropriate
for
the operation of the Facilities located thereon and is not located
within
any flood plain or area subject to wetlands regulation or any similar
restriction. To Seller’s knowledge, after reasonable investigation, there
is no existing or proposed plan to modify or realign any street or
highway
or any existing or proposed eminent domain proceeding that would
result in
the taking of all or any part of any Facility or that would prevent
or
hinder the continued use of any Facility as heretofore used in the
conduct
of the business of Seller.
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b. |
Each
item of Tangible Personal Property is in repair and operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in
the
Ordinary Course of Business and is free from latent and patent defects.
No
item of Tangible Personal Property is in need of repair or replacement
other than as part of routine maintenance in the Ordinary Course
of
Business. Except as disclosed in Exhibit 3.8(b), all Tangible Personal
Property used in Seller’s business is in the possession of Seller.
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3.9 |
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
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All
Accounts Receivable that are reflected on the Balance Sheet or the Interim
Balance Sheet or on the accounting Records of Seller as of the Closing Date
represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made
or services actually performed by Seller in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Except to the extent paid prior to the Closing Date, such Accounts Receivable
are or will be as of the Closing Date current and collectible net of the
respective reserves shown on the Balance Sheet or the Interim Balance Sheet
or
as included in the Closing Working Capital (which reserves are adequate and
calculated consistent with past practice and, in the case of the reserve in
the
Accounts Receivable included in the Closing Working Capital, will not represent
a greater percentage of the Accounts Receivable reflected in the Accounts
Receivable included in the Closing Working Capital than the reserve reflected
on
the Interim Balance Sheet represented of the Accounts Receivable reflected
thereon and will not represent a material adverse change in the composition
of
such Accounts Receivable in terms of aging). Subject to such reserves, each
of
such Accounts Receivable either has been or will be collected in full, without
any setoff, within ninety (90) days after the day on which it first becomes
due
and payable. There is no contest, claim, defense or right of setoff, other
than
returns in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller, under any Contract with
any account debtor of an Account Receivable relating to the amount or validity
of such Account Receivable. Exhibit 3.9 contains a complete and accurate list
of
all Accounts Receivable as of the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, which
list
sets forth the aging of each such Account Receivable.
3.10 |
INVENTORIES
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All
items
included in the Inventories consist of a quality saleable in the Ordinary Course
of Business of Seller except for items of below-standard quality, all of which
have been written off or written down to net realizable value in the Balance
Sheet or the Interim Balance Sheet or on the accounting Records of Seller as
of
the Closing Date, as the case may be. Seller is not in possession of any
inventory not owned by Seller, including goods already sold. Inventories now
on
hand that were purchased after the date of the Balance Sheet or the Interim
Balance Sheet were purchased in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller at
a
cost not exceeding market prices prevailing at the time of purchase. All items
of Inventory meet the original quality specifications of the respective
manufacturers. The Seller has on file, and such information is included in
the
Assets, proper certification documentation for the Inventory.
3.11
NO
UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
Except
as
set forth in Exhibit 3.11, Seller has no Liability except for Liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet or the Interim Balance Sheet
and current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller
since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet.
3.12
TAXES
a. |
Tax
Returns Filed and Taxes Paid. Seller has filed or caused to be filed
on a
timely basis all Tax Returns and all reports with respect to Taxes
that
are or were required to be filed pursuant to applicable Legal
Requirements. All Tax Returns and reports filed by Seller are true,
correct and complete, subject to amendments thereof in connection
with the
Income Tax Refunds. Seller has paid, or made provision for the payment
of,
all Taxes that have or may have become due for all periods covered
by the
Tax Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any assessment received
by
Seller, except such Taxes, if any, as are listed in Exhibit 3.12(a)
and
are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves
(determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided in the Balance
Sheet and the Interim Balance Sheet. Except as provided in Exhibit
3.12(a), Seller currently is not the beneficiary of any extension
of time
within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made
or is
expected to be made by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where
Seller does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to
taxation
by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances on any of the Assets
that
arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay
any Tax,
and Seller has no Knowledge of any basis for assertion of any claims
attributable to Taxes which, if adversely determined, would result
in any
such Encumbrance.
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b. |
Delivery
of Tax Returns and Information Regarding Audits and Potential Audits.
Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer copies of, and Exhibit
3.12(b) contains a complete and accurate list of, all Tax Returns
filed
since 2002.
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c. |
Proper
Accrual. The charges, accruals and reserves with respect to Taxes
on the
Records of Seller are adequate (determined in accordance with GAAP)
and
are at least equal to Seller’s liability for Taxes. There exists no
proposed tax assessment or deficiency against Seller except as disclosed
in the Balance Sheet or in Exhibit 3.12(c).
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d. |
Specific
Potential Tax Liabilities and Tax Situations.
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(i) |
Withholding.
All Taxes that Seller is or was required by Legal Requirements to
withhold, deduct or collect have been duly withheld, deducted and
collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper
Governmental Body or other Person.
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(ii) |
Tax
Allocation and Indemnity Agreement. Neither Seller nor any Affiliate
has
any liability or has Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that
might
give rise to any liability, specifically for withholding (Payroll
Taxes)
taxes and any failure to withhold or pay any withheld taxes will
not
result in any liability whatsoever to Buyer. Seller hereby further
agrees
and shall remain responsible for any Payroll Taxes that may have
accrue
prior to the Closing Date and pay the same. Seller further agrees
to hold
harmless, indemnify, and defend Buyer against any liabilities that
accrued
prior to Closing Date which arising from all Taxes that Seller is
or was
required by Legal Requirements to withhold, deduct or collect.
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(iii) |
Tax
Sharing or Similar Agreements. There is no tax sharing agreement,
obligation or similar written or unwritten agreement, arrangement,
understanding or practice with respect to Taxes (including any advance
pricing agreement, closing agreement or other arrangement relating
to
Taxes) that will require any payment by Buyer.
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(iv) |
Consolidated
Group. Seller (A) has not been a member of an affiliated group within
the
meaning of Code Section 1504(a) (or any similar group defined under
a
similar provision of state, local or foreign law) and (B) has no
liability
for Taxes of any person (other than Seller and its Subsidiaries)
under
Treas. Reg. sect. 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local
or
foreign law), as a transferee or successor by contract or otherwise.
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(v) |
S
Corporation. Seller is an S corporation as defined in Code Section
1361,
and Seller is not and has not been subject to either the built-in-gains
tax under Code Section 1374 or the passive income tax under Code
Section
1375. Exhibit 3.12(d)(iv) lists all the states and localities with
respect
to which Seller is required to file any corporate, income or franchise
tax
returns and sets forth whether Seller is treated as the equivalent
of an S
corporation by or with respect to each such state or locality. Seller
has
properly filed Tax Returns with and paid and discharged any liabilities
for taxes in any states or localities in which it is subject to Tax.
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(vi) |
Substantial
Understatement Penalty. Seller has disclosed on its federal income
Tax
Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code Section
6662, if any.
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3.13
NO
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
Since
the
date of the Balance Sheet, there has not been any material adverse change in
the
business, operations, prospects, assets, results of operations or condition
(financial or other) of Seller, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, after reasonable
investigation, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may result
in
such a material adverse change.
3.14
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
a. |
Set
forth in Exhibit 3.14(a) is a complete and correct list of all “employee
benefit plans” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, all specified fringe
benefit plans as defined in Section 6039D of the Code, and all other
bonus, incentive-compensation, deferred-compensation, profit-sharing,
stock-option, stock-appreciation-right, stock-bonus, stock-purchase,
employee-stock-ownership, savings, severance, change-in-control,
supplemental-unemployment, layoff, salary-continuation, retirement,
pension, health, life-insurance, disability, accident, group-insurance,
vacation, holiday, sick-leave, fringe-benefit or welfare plan, and
any
other employee compensation or benefit plan, agreement, policy, practice,
commitment, contract or understanding (whether qualified or nonqualified,
currently effective or terminated, written or unwritten) and any
trust,
escrow or other agreement related thereto that (i) is maintained
or
contributed to by Seller or any other corporation or trade or business
controlled by, controlling or under common control with Seller (within
the
meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or 4001(b)
of
ERISA) (“ERISA Affiliate”) or has been maintained or contributed to in the
last six (6) years by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, or with respect
to
which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability,
and
(ii) provides benefits, or describes policies or procedures applicable
to
any current or former director, officer, employee or service provider
of
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, or the dependents of any thereof,
regardless of how (or whether) liabilities for the provision of benefits
are accrued or assets are acquired or dedicated with respect to the
funding thereof (collectively the “Employee Plans”). Exhibit 3.14(a)
identifies as such any Employee Plan that is (w) a “Defined Benefit Plan”
(as defined in Section 414(l) of the Code); (x) a plan intended to
meet
the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code; (y) a “Multiemployer Plan”
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA); or (z) a plan subject to
Title IV
of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan. Also set forth on Exhibit
3.14(a) is a complete and correct list of all ERISA Affiliates of
Seller
during the last six (6) years.
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b. |
Seller
has delivered to Buyer true, accurate and complete copies of (i)
the
documents comprising each Employee Plan (or, with respect to any
Employee
Plan which is unwritten, a detailed written description of eligibility,
participation, benefits, funding arrangements, assets and any other
matters which relate to the obligations of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate);
(ii) all trust agreements, insurance contracts or any other funding
instruments related to the Employee Plans; (iii) all rulings,
determination letters, no-action letters or advisory opinions from
the
IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (“PBGC”) or any other Governmental Body that pertain to each
Employee Plan and any open requests therefore; (iv) the most recent
actuarial and financial reports (audited and/or unaudited) and the
annual
reports filed with any Government Body with respect to the Employee
Plans
during the current year and each of the three preceding years; (v)
all
collective bargaining agreements pursuant to which contributions
to any
Employee Plan(s) have been made or obligations incurred (including
both
pension and welfare benefits) by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, and
all
collective bargaining agreements pursuant to which contributions
are being
made or obligations are owed by such entities; (vi) all securities
registration statements filed with respect to any Employee Plan;
(vii) all
contracts with third-party administrators, actuaries, investment
managers,
consultants and other independent contractors that relate to any
Employee
Plan, (viii) with respect to Employee Plans that are subject to Title
IV
of ERISA, the Form PBGC-1 filed for each of the three most recent
plan
years; and (ix) all summary plan descriptions, summaries of material
modifications and memoranda, employee handbooks and other written
communications regarding the Employee Plans.
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c. |
Except
as disclosed in Exhibit 3.14(c), full payment has been made of all
amounts
that are required under the terms of each Employee Plan to be paid
as
contributions with respect to all periods prior to and including
the last
day of the most recent fiscal year of such Employee Plan ended on
or
before the date of this Agreement and all periods thereafter prior
to the
Closing Date, and no accumulated funding deficiency or liquidity
shortfall
(as those terms are defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412
of the
Code) has been incurred with respect to any such Employee Plan, whether
or
not waived. The value of the assets of each Employee Plan exceeds
the
amount of all benefit liabilities (determined on a plan termination
basis
using the actuarial assumptions established by the PBGC as of the
Closing
Date) of such Employee Plan. Seller is not required to provide security
to
an Employee Plan under Section 401(a)(29) of the Code. The funded
status
of each Employee Plan that is a Defined Benefit Plan is disclosed
on
Exhibit 3.14(c) in a manner consistent with the Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87. Seller has paid in full all required
insurance premiums, subject only to normal retrospective adjustments
in
the ordinary course, with regard to the Employee Plans for all policy
years or other applicable policy periods ending on or before the
Closing
Date.
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d. |
Except
as disclosed in Exhibit 3.14(d), no Employee Plan, if subject to
Title IV
of ERISA, has been completely or partially terminated, nor has any
event
occurred nor does any circumstance exist that could result in the
partial
termination of such Employee Plan. The PBGC has not instituted or
threatened a Proceeding to terminate or to appoint a trustee to administer
any of the Employee Plans pursuant to Subtitle 1 of Title IV of ERISA,
and
no condition or set of circumstances exists that presents a material
risk
of termination or partial termination of any of the Employee Plans
by the
PBGC. None of the Employee Plans has been the subject of, and no
event has
occurred or condition exists that could be deemed, a reportable event
(as
defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) as to which a notice would be required
(without regard to regulatory monetary thresholds) to be filed with
the
PBGC. Seller has paid in full all insurance premiums due to the PBGC
with
regard to the Employee Plans for all applicable periods ending on
or
before the Closing Date.
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e. |
Neither
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability or has Knowledge
of any
facts or circumstances that might give rise to any liability, and
the
Contemplated Transactions will not result in any liability, (i) for
the
termination of or withdrawal from any Employee Plan under Sections
4062,
4063 or 4064 of ERISA, (ii) for any lien imposed under Section 302(f)
of
ERISA or Section 412(n) of the Code, (iii) for any interest payments
required under Section 302(e) of ERISA or Section 412(m) of the Code,
(iv)
for any excise tax imposed by Section 4971 of the Code, (v) for any
minimum funding contributions under Section 302(c)(11) of ERISA or
Section
412(c)(11) of the Code or (vi) for withdrawal from any Multiemployer
Plan
under Section 4201 of ERISA.
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f. |
Seller
has, at all times, complied, and currently complies, in all material
respects with the applicable continuation requirements for its welfare
benefit plans, including (1) Section 4980B of the Code (as well as
its
predecessor provision, Section 162(k) of the Code) and Sections 601
through 608, inclusive, of ERISA, which provisions are hereinafter
referred to collectively as “COBRA” and (2) any applicable state statutes
mandating health insurance continuation coverage for employees.
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g. |
The
form of all Employee Plans is in compliance with the applicable terms
of
ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable laws, including the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993
and
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,
and such
plans have been operated in compliance with such laws and the written
Employee Plan documents. Neither Seller nor any fiduciary of an Employee
Plan has violated the requirements of Section 404 of ERISA. All required
reports and descriptions of the Employee Plans (including Internal
Revenue
Service Form 5500 Annual Reports, Summary Annual Reports and Summary
Plan
Descriptions and Summaries of Material Modifications) have been (when
required) timely filed with the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor
or other
Governmental Body and distributed as required, and all notices required
by
ERISA or the Code or any other Legal Requirement with respect to
the
Employee Plans have been appropriately given.
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h. |
Each
Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of the
Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS,
and
Seller has no Knowledge of any circumstances that will or could result
in
revocation of any such favorable determination letter. Each trust
created
under any Employee Plan has been determined to be exempt from taxation
under Section 501(a) of the Code, and Seller is not aware of any
circumstance that will or could result in a revocation of such exemption.
Each Employee Welfare Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA)
that utilizes a funding vehicle described in Section 501(c)(9) of
the Code
or is subject to the provisions of Section 505 of the Code has been
the
subject of a notification by the IRS that such funding vehicle qualifies
for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(9) of the Code or that
the plan
complies with Section 505 of the Code, unless the IRS does not, as
a
matter of policy, issue such notification with respect to the particular
type of plan. With respect to each Employee Plan, no event has occurred
or
condition exists that will or could give rise to a loss of any intended
tax consequence or to any Tax under Section 511 of the Code.
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i. |
There
is no material pending or threatened Proceeding relating to any Employee
Plan, nor is there any basis for any such Proceeding. Neither Seller
nor
any fiduciary of an Employee Plan has engaged in a transaction with
respect to any Employee Plan that, assuming the taxable period of
such
transaction expired as of the date hereof, could subject Seller or
Buyer
to a Tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or
Section
502(l) of ERISA or a violation of Section 406 of ERISA. The Contemplated
Transactions will not result in the potential assessment of a Tax
or
penalty under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(l) of ERISA
nor
result in a violation of Section 406 of ERISA.
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j. |
Seller
has maintained workers’ compensation coverage as required by applicable
state law through purchase of insurance and not by self-insurance
or
otherwise except as disclosed to Buyer on Exhibit 3.14(j).
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k. |
Except
as required by Legal Requirements and as provided in Section 10.1(d),
the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will not accelerate
the time
of vesting or the time of payment, or increase the amount, of compensation
due to any director, employee, officer, former employee or former
officer
of Seller. There are no contracts or arrangements providing for payments
that could subject any person to liability for tax under Section
4999 of
the Code.
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l. |
Except
for the continuation coverage requirements of COBRA, Seller has no
obligations or potential liability for benefits to employees, former
employees or their respective dependents following termination of
employment or retirement under any of the Employee Plans that are
Employee
Welfare Benefit Plans.
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m. |
None
of the Contemplated Transactions will result in an amendment, modification
or termination of any of the Employee Plans. No written or oral
representations have been made to any employee or former employee
of
Seller promising or guaranteeing any employer payment or funding
for the
continuation of medical, dental, life or disability coverage for
any
period of time beyond the end of the current plan year (except to
the
extent of coverage required under COBRA). No written or oral
representations have been made to any employee or former employee
of
Seller concerning the employee benefits of Buyer.
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n. |
With
respect to any Employee Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” within the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (“Multiemployer Plan”), and any
other Multiemployer Plan to which Seller has at any time had an obligation
to contribute:
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(i) |
all
contributions required by the terms of such Multiemployer Plan and
any
collective bargaining agreement have been made when due; and
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(ii) |
Seller
would not be subject to any withdrawal liability under Part 1 of
Subtitle
E of Title IV of ERISA if, as of the date hereof, Seller were to
engage in
a “complete withdrawal” (as defined in ERISA Section 4203) or a “partial
withdrawal” (as defined in ERISA Section 4205) from such Multiemployer
Plan.
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3.15
COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS
a. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit “C”:
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(i) |
Seller
is, and at all times since January 1, 2001, has been, in full compliance
with each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it or to
the
conduct or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any
of its
assets;
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(ii) |
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice
or
lapse of time) (A) may constitute or result in a violation by Seller
of,
or a failure on the part of Seller to comply with, any Legal Requirement
or (B) may give rise to any obligation on the part of Seller to undertake,
or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action
of any
nature; and
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(iii) |
Seller
has not received, at any time since _________, 200_, any notice or
other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body
or any
other Person regarding (A) any actual, alleged, possible or potential
violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement or
(B) any
actual, alleged, possible or potential obligation on the part of
Seller to
undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial
action of any nature.
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b. |
Exhibit
“C” contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental
Authorization that is held by Seller or that otherwise relates to
Seller’s
business or the Assets. Each Governmental Authorization listed or
required
to be listed in Exhibit “C” is valid and in full force and effect. Except
as set forth in Exhibit “C”:
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(i) |
Seller
is, and at all times since January 1, 2001, has been, in full compliance
with all of the terms and requirements of each Governmental Authorization
identified or required to be identified in Exhibit “C”;
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(ii) |
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without
notice
or lapse of time) (A) constitute or result directly or indirectly
in a
violation of or a failure to comply with any term or requirement
of any
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Exhibit
“C”
or (B) result directly or indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal,
suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any modification to,
any
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Exhibit
“C”;
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(iii) |
Seller
has not received, at any time since January 1, 2001, any notice or
other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Body
or any
other Person regarding (A) any actual, alleged, possible or potential
violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of
any
Governmental Authorization or (B) any actual, proposed, possible
or
potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination
of
or modification to any Governmental Authorization; and
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(iv) |
all
applications required to have been filed for the renewal of the
Governmental Authorizations listed or required to be listed in Exhibit
“C”
have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental
Bodies, and all other filings required to have been made with respect
to
such Governmental Authorizations have been duly made on a timely
basis
with the appropriate Governmental Bodies. The Governmental Authorizations
listed in Exhibit “C” collectively constitute all of the Governmental
Authorizations necessary to permit Seller to awfully conduct and
operate
its business in the manner in which it currently conducts and operates
such business and to permit Seller to own and use its assets in the
manner
in which it currently owns and uses such assets.
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3.16
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; ORDERS
a. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.16(a), there is no pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened Proceeding:
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(i) |
by
or against Seller or that otherwise relates to or may affect the
business
of, or any of the assets owned or used by, Seller; or
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(ii) |
(ii)
that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying,
making illegal or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
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To
the
Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that is
reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement
of
any such Proceeding. Seller has delivered to Buyer copies of all pleadings,
correspondence and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed in Exhibit
3.16(a). There are no Proceedings listed or required to be listed in Exhibit
3.16(a) that could have a material adverse effect on the business, operations,
assets, condition or prospects of Seller or upon the Assets.
b. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.16(b):
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(i) |
there
is no Order to which Seller, its business or any of the Assets is
subject;
and
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(ii) |
to
the Knowledge of Seller, no officer, director, agent or employee
of Seller
is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent
or
employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or
practice
relating to the business of Seller.
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c. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.16(c):
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(i) |
Seller
is, and has been in compliance with all of the terms and requirements
of
each Order to which it or any of the Assets is or has been subject;
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(ii) |
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that is reasonably likely
to
constitute or result in (with or without notice or lapse of time)
a
violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of
any
Order to which Seller or any of the Assets is subject; and
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(iii) |
Seller
has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral
or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding
any
actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to
comply
with, any term or requirement of any Order to which Seller or any
of the
Assets is or has been subject.
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3.17
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS
Except
as
set forth in Exhibit 3.17, since the date of the Balance Sheet, Seller has
conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has
not
been any:
a. |
change
in Seller’s authorized or issued capital stock, grant of any stock option
or right to purchase shares of capital stock of Seller or issuance
of any
security convertible into such capital stock;
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b. |
amendment
to the Governing Documents of Seller;
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c. |
payment
(except in the Ordinary Course of Business) or increase by Seller
of any
bonuses, salaries or other compensation to any shareholder, director,
officer or employee or entry into any employment, severance or similar
Contract with any director, officer or employee;
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d. |
adoption
of, amendment to or increase in the payments to or benefits under,
any
Employee Plan;
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e. |
damage
to or destruction or loss of any Asset, whether or not covered by
insurance;
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f. |
entry
into, termination of or receipt of notice of termination of (i) any
license, distributorship, dealer, sales representative, joint venture,
credit or similar Contract to which Seller is a party, or (ii) any
Contract or transaction involving a total remaining commitment by
Seller;
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g. |
sale
(other than sales of Inventories in the Ordinary Course of Business),
lease or other disposition of any Asset or property of Seller (including
the Intellectual Property Assets) or the creation of any Encumbrance
on
any Asset;
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h. |
cancellation
or waiver of any claims or rights with a value to Seller;
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i. |
indication
by any customer or supplier of an intention to discontinue or change
the
terms of its relationship with Seller;
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j. |
material
change in the accounting methods used by Seller; or
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k. |
Contract
by Seller to do any of the foregoing.
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3.18
CONTRACTS; NO DEFAULTS
a. |
Exhibit
“B” contains an accurate and complete list, and Seller has delivered
to
Buyer accurate and complete copies, of:
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(i) |
each
Seller Contract that involves performance of services or delivery
of goods
or materials by Seller;
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(ii) |
each
Seller Contract that involves performance of services or delivery
of goods
or materials to Seller;
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(iii) |
each
Seller Contract that was not entered into in the Ordinary Course
of
Business and that involves expenditures or receipts of Seller;
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(iv) |
each
Seller Contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to,
use of
or any leasehold or other interest in any real or personal;
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(v) |
each
Seller Contract with any labor union or other employee representative
of a
group of employees relating to wages, hours and other conditions
of
employment;
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(vi) |
each
Seller Contract (however named) involving a sharing of profits, losses,
costs or liabilities by Seller with any other Person;
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(vii) |
each
Seller Contract containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict
Seller’s business activity or limit the freedom of Seller to engage in any
line of business or to compete with any Person;
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(viii) |
each
Seller Contract providing for payments to or by any Person based
on sales,
purchases or profits, other than direct payments for goods;
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(ix) |
each
power of attorney of Seller that is currently effective and outstanding;
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(x) |
each
Seller Contract entered into other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business
that contains or provides for an express undertaking by Seller to
be
responsible for consequential damages;
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(xi) |
each
Seller Contract for capital expenditures;
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(xii) |
each
Seller Contract not denominated in U.S. dollars;
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(xiii) |
each
written warranty, guaranty and/or other similar undertaking with
respect
to contractual performance extended by Seller other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business; and
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(xiv) |
each
amendment, supplement and modification (whether oral or written)
in
respect of any of the foregoing. Exhibit “B” sets forth reasonably
complete details concerning such Contracts, including the parties
to the
Contracts, the amount of the remaining commitment of Seller under
the
Contracts and the location of Seller’s office where details relating to
the Contracts are located.
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b. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit “B”, Shareholder does not have nor may he acquire
any rights under, and Shareholder does not have nor may he become
subject
to any obligation or liability under, any Contract that relates to
the
business of Seller or any of the Assets.
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c. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit “B”:
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(i) |
each
Contract identified or required to be identified in Exhibit “B” and which
is to be assigned to or assumed by Buyer under this Agreement is
in full
force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with
its
terms;
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(ii) |
each
Contract identified or required to be identified in Exhibit “B” and which
is being assigned to or assumed by Buyer is assignable by Seller
to Buyer
without the consent of any other Person; and
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(iii) |
to
the Knowledge of Seller, no Contract identified or required to be
identified in Exhibit “B” and which is to be assigned to or assumed by
Buyer under this Agreement will upon completion or performance thereof
have a material adverse affect on the business, assets or condition
of
Seller or the business to be conducted by Buyer with the Assets.
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d. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit “B”:
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(i) |
Seller
is and, has been, in compliance with all applicable terms and requirements
of each Seller Contract which is being assumed by Buyer;
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(ii) |
each
other Person that has or had any obligation or liability under any
Seller
Contract which is being assigned to Buyer is and, has been, in full
compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of such Contract;
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(iii) |
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice
or
lapse of time) may contravene, conflict with or result in a Breach
of, or
give Seller or other Person the right to declare a default or exercise
any
remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or
payment
under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Seller Contract that
is
being assigned to or assumed by Buyer;
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(iv) |
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists under or by virtue of any
Contract that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would cause
the
creation of any Encumbrance affecting any of the Assets; and
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(v) |
Seller
has not given to or received from any other Person, at any time since
January 1, 2001, any notice or other communication (whether oral
or
written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation
or
Breach of, or default under, any Contract which is being assigned
to or
assumed by Buyer.
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e. |
There
are no renegotiations of, attempts to renegotiate or outstanding
rights to
renegotiate any material amounts paid or payable to Seller under
current
or completed Contracts with any Person having the contractual or
statutory
right to demand or require such renegotiation and no such Person
has made
written demand for such renegotiation.
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f. |
Each
Contract relating to the sale, design, manufacture or provision of
products or services by Seller has been entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business of Seller and has been entered into without the
commission of any act alone or in concert with any other Person,
or any
consideration having been paid or promised, that is or would be in
violation of any Legal Requirement.
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3.19
INSURANCE
a. |
Seller
has delivered to Buyer:
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(i) |
accurate
and complete copies of all policies of insurance (and correspondence
relating to coverage thereunder) to which Seller is a party or under
which
Seller is covered, a list of which is included in Exhibit 3.19(a);
and
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(ii) |
(ii)
accurate and complete copies of all pending applications by Seller
for
policies of insurance.
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b. |
Exhibit
3.19(b) describes:
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(i) |
any
self-insurance arrangement by or affecting Seller, including any
reserves
established thereunder;
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(ii) |
any
Contract or arrangement, other than a policy of insurance, for the
transfer or sharing of any risk to which Seller is a party or which
involves the business of Seller; and
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(iii) |
all
obligations of Seller to provide insurance coverage to Third Parties
(for
example, under Leases or service agreements) and identifies the policy
under which such coverage is provided.
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c. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.19(c):
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(i) |
all
policies of insurance to which Seller is a party or that provide
coverage
to Seller:
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(A) |
are
valid, outstanding and enforceable;
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(B) |
are
issued by an insurer that is financially sound and reputable;
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(C) |
taken
together, provide adequate insurance coverage for the Assets and
the
operations of Seller for all risks normally insured against by a
Person
carrying on the same business or businesses as Seller in the same
location; and
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(D) |
are
sufficient for compliance with all Legal Requirements and Seller
Contracts;
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(ii) |
Seller
has not received (A) any refusal of coverage or any notice that a
defense
will be afforded with reservation of rights or (B) any notice of
cancellation or any other indication that any policy of insurance
is no
longer in full force or effect or that the issuer of any policy of
insurance is not willing or able to perform its obligations thereunder;
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(iii) |
Seller
has paid all premiums due, and has otherwise performed all of its
obligations, under each policy of insurance to which it is a party
or that
provides coverage to Seller; and
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(iv) |
Seller
has given notice to the insurer of all claims that may be insured
thereby.
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3.20
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Except
as
disclosed in Exhibit 3.20:
a. |
Seller
is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with, and has not
been
and is not in violation of or liable under, any Environmental Law.
Neither
Seller nor the Shareholder has any basis to expect, nor has any of
them or
any other Person for whose conduct they are or may be held to be
responsible received, any actual or threatened order, notice or other
communication from (i) any Governmental Body or private citizen acting
in
the public interest or (ii) the current or prior owner or operator
of any
Facilities, of any actual or potential violation or failure to comply
with
any Environmental Law, or of any actual or threatened obligation
to
undertake or bear the cost of any Environmental, Health and Safety
Liabilities with respect to any Facility or other property or asset
(whether real, personal or mixed) in which Seller has or had an interest,
or with respect to any property or Facility at or to which Hazardous
Materials were generated, manufactured, refined, transferred, imported,
used or processed by Seller or any other Person for whose conduct
it is or
may be held responsible, or from which Hazardous Materials have been
transported, treated, stored, handled, transferred, disposed, recycled
or
received.
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b. |
There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims,
Encumbrances, or other restrictions of any nature resulting from
any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities or arising under or
pursuant
to any Environmental Law with respect to or affecting any Facility
or any
other property or asset (whether real, personal or mixed) in which
Seller
has or had an interest.
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c. |
Neither
Seller nor the Shareholder has any Knowledge of or any basis to expect,
nor has any of them, or any other Person for whose conduct they are
or may
be held responsible, received, any citation, directive, inquiry,
notice,
Order, summons, warning or other communication that relates to Hazardous
Activity, Hazardous Materials, or any alleged, actual, or potential
violation or failure to comply with any Environmental Law, or of
any
alleged, actual, or potential obligation to undertake or bear the
cost of
any Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities with respect to
any
Facility or property or asset (whether real, personal or mixed) in
which
Seller has or had an interest, or with respect to any property or
facility
to which Hazardous Materials generated, manufactured, refined,
transferred, imported, used or processed by Seller or any other Person
for
whose conduct it is or may be held responsible, have been transported,
treated, stored, handled, transferred, disposed, recycled or received.
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d. |
Neither
Seller nor any other Person for whose conduct it is or may be held
responsible has any Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities
with
respect to any Facility or, to the Knowledge of Seller, with respect
to
any other property or asset (whether real, personal or mixed) in
which
Seller (or any predecessor) has or had an interest or at any property
geologically or hydrologically adjoining any Facility or any such
other
property or asset.
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e. |
There
are no Hazardous Materials present on or in the Environment at any
Facility or, to Seller’s Knowledge, after reasonable investigation, at any
geologically or hydrologically adjoining property, including any
Hazardous
Materials contained in barrels, aboveground or underground storage
tanks,
landfills, land deposits, dumps, equipment (whether movable or fixed)
or
other containers, either temporary or permanent, and deposited or
located
in land, water, sumps, or any other part of the Facility or such
adjoining
property, or incorporated into any structure therein or thereon.
Neither
Seller nor any Person for whose conduct it is or may be held responsible,
or to the Knowledge of Seller, any other Person, has permitted or
conducted, or is aware of, any Hazardous Activity conducted with
respect
to any Facility or any other property or assets (whether real, personal
or
mixed) in which Seller has or had an interest except in full compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws.
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f. |
There
has been no Release or, to the Knowledge of Seller, Threat of Release,
of
any Hazardous Materials at or from any Facility or at any other location
where any Hazardous Materials were generated, manufactured, refined,
transferred, produced, imported, used, or processed from or by any
Facility, or from any other property or asset (whether real, personal
or
mixed) in which Seller has or had an interest, or to the Knowledge
of
Seller any geologically or hydrologically adjoining property, whether
by
Seller or any other Person.
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g. |
Seller
has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies and results of any
reports, studies, analyses, tests, or monitoring possessed or initiated
by
Seller pertaining to Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Activities
in, on,
or under the Facilities, or concerning compliance, by Seller or any
other
Person for whose conduct it is or may be held responsible, with
Environmental Laws.
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3.21
EMPLOYEES
a. |
Exhibit
“J” contains a complete and accurate list of the following information
for
each employee, director, independent contractor, consultant and agent
of
Seller, including each employee on leave of absence or layoff status:
name; job title; date of hiring or engagement; current compensation
paid
or payable and any change in compensation since; sick and vacation
leave
that is accrued but unused; and service credited for purposes of
vesting
and eligibility to participate under any Employee Plan, or any other
employee or director benefit plan.
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b. |
Exhibit
3.21(b) contains a complete and accurate list of the following information
for each retired employee or director of Seller, or their dependents,
receiving benefits or scheduled to receive benefits in the future:
name;
pension benefits; pension option election; retiree medical insurance
coverage; retiree life insurance coverage; and other benefits.
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c. |
Exhibit
3.21(c) states the number of employees terminated by Seller and contains
a
complete and accurate list of the following information for each
employee
of Seller who has been terminated or laid off, or whose hours of
work have
been reduced by more than fifty percent (50%) by Seller, in the six
(6)
months prior to the date of this Agreement: (i) the date of such
termination, layoff or reduction in hours; and (ii) the reason for
such
termination, layoff or reduction in hours.
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d. |
Seller
has not violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act
(the “WARN Act”) or any similar state or local Legal Requirement. Seller
has terminated no employees during the ninety (90) day period prior
to the
date of this Agreement.
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e. |
To
the Knowledge of Seller, no officer, director, agent, employee,
consultant, or contractor of Seller is bound by any Contract that
purports
to limit the ability of such officer, director, agent, employee,
consultant, or contractor (i) to engage in or continue or perform
any
conduct, activity, duties or practice relating to the business of
Seller
or (ii) to assign to Seller or to any other Person any rights to
any
invention, improvement, or discovery. No former or current employee
of
Seller is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract that
in any
way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the ability of Seller
or
Buyer to conduct the business as heretofore carried on by Seller.
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3.22
LABOR DISPUTES; COMPLIANCE
a. |
Seller
has complied in all respects with all Legal Requirements relating
to
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, equal employment
opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits,
collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar
Taxes
and occupational safety and health. Seller is not liable for the
payment
of any Taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however designated,
for
failure to comply with any of the foregoing Legal Requirements.
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b. |
Except
as disclosed in Exhibit 3.22(b), (i) Seller has not been, and is
not now,
a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract;
(ii) there has not been, there is not presently pending or existing,
and
to Seller’s Knowledge there is not threatened, any strike, slowdown,
picketing, work stoppage or employee grievance process involving
Seller;
(iii) to Seller’s Knowledge no event has occurred or circumstance exists
that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor
dispute;
(iv) there is not pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against or
affecting Seller any Proceeding relating to the alleged violation
of any
Legal Requirement pertaining to labor relations or employment matters,
including any charge or complaint filed with the National Labor Relations
Board or any comparable Governmental Body, and there is no organizational
activity or other labor dispute against or affecting Seller or the
Facilities; (v) no application or petition for an election of or
for
certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending; (vi) no
grievance or arbitration Proceeding exists that might have an adverse
effect upon Seller or the conduct of its business; (vii) there is
no
lockout of any employees by Seller, and no such action is contemplated
by
Seller; and (viii) to Seller’s Knowledge there has been no charge of
discrimination filed against or threatened against Seller with the
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission or similar Governmental Body.
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3.23
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS
a. |
The
term “Intellectual Property Assets” means all intellectual property owned
or licensed (as licensor or licensee) by Seller in which Seller has
a
proprietary interest, including:
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(i) |
Seller’s
name, all assumed fictional business names, trade names, registered
and
unregistered trademarks, service marks and applications (collectively,
“Marks”);
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(ii) |
(ii)
all patents, patent applications and inventions and discoveries that
may
be patentable (collectively, “Patents”);
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(iii) |
(iii)
all registered and unregistered copyrights in both published works
and
unpublished works (collectively, “Copyrights”);
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(iv) |
(iv)
all rights in mask works;
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(v) |
(v)
all know-how, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information,
customer lists, Software, technical information, data, process technology,
plans, drawings and blue prints (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); and
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(vi) |
(vi)
all rights in internet web sites and internet domain names presently
used
by Seller (collectively “Net Names”).
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b. |
Exhibit
“D” contains a complete and accurate list and summary description,
including any royalties paid or received by Seller, and Seller has
delivered to Buyer accurate and complete copies, of all Seller Contracts
relating to the Intellectual Property Assets, except for any license
implied by the sale of a product and perpetual, paid-up licenses
for
commonly available Software programs under which Seller is the licensee.
There are no outstanding and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no threatened
disputes or disagreements with respect to any such Contract.
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c. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit “D”, the Intellectual Property Assets are all
those necessary for the operation of Seller’s business as it is currently
conducted. Seller is the owner or licensee of all right, title and
interest in and to each of the Intellectual Property Assets, free
and
clear of all Encumbrances, and has the right to use without payment
to a
Third Party all of the Intellectual Property Assets, other than in
respect
of licenses listed in Exhibit “D”.
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x. |
Xxxxx
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(i) |
Exhibit
“D” contains a complete and accurate list and summary description of
all
Marks.
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(ii) |
Except
as identified in Exhibit “D”, all Marks have been registered with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office, are currently in compliance
with all formal Legal Requirements (including the timely post-registration
filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal
applications), are valid and enforceable and are not subject to any
maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety (90)
days
after the Closing Date.
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(iii) |
(iii)
No Xxxx has been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation
or
cancellation Proceeding and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no such action is
threatened with respect to any of the Marks.
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(iv) |
To
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no potentially interfering trademark or
trademark application of any other Person.
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(v) |
No
Xxxx is infringed or, to Seller’s Knowledge, has been challenged or
threatened in any way. None of the Marks used by Seller infringes
or is
alleged to infringe any trade name, trademark or service xxxx of
any other
Person.
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(vi) |
All
products and materials containing a Xxxx xxxx the proper federal
registration notice where permitted by law.
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e. |
Trade
Secrets
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(i) |
With
respect to each Trade Secret, the documentation relating to such
Trade
Secret, if any, is current, accurate and sufficient in detail and
content
to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper use without
reliance on the knowledge or memory of any individual.
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(ii) |
Seller
has taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets (including the enforcement
by Seller of a policy requiring each employee or contractor to execute
proprietary information and confidentiality agreements substantially
in
Seller’s standard form, and all current and former employees and
contractors of Seller have executed such an agreement).
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(iii) |
Seller
has good title to and an absolute right to use the Trade Secrets.
The
Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature
and, to
Seller’s Knowledge, have not been used, divulged or appropriated either
for the benefit of any Person (other than Seller) or to the detriment
of
Seller. No Trade Secret is subject to any adverse claim or has been
challenged or threatened in any way or infringes any intellectual
property
right of any other Person.
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f. |
Net
Names
|
(i) |
Exhibit
3.23(f) contains a complete and accurate list and summary description
of
all Net Names.
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(ii) |
All
Net Names have been registered in the name of Seller and are in compliance
with all formal Legal Requirements.
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(iii) |
No
Net Name has been or is now involved in any dispute, opposition,
invalidation or cancellation Proceeding and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no
such action is threatened with respect to any Net Name.
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(iv) |
(iv)
To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no domain name application pending of any
other person which would or would potentially interfere with or infringe
any Net Name.
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(v) |
(v)
No Net Name is infringed or, to Seller’s Knowledge, has been challenged,
interfered with or threatened in any way. No Net Name infringes,
interferes with or is alleged to interfere with or infringe the trademark,
copyright or domain name of any other Person.
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3.24
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT AND EXPORT CONTROL AND
ANTIBOYCOTT LAWS
a. |
Seller
and its Representatives have not, to obtain or retain business, directly
or indirectly offered, paid or promised to pay, or authorized the
payment
of, any money or other thing of value (including any fee, gift, sample,
travel expense or entertainment with a value in excess of one hundred
dollars ($100.00) in the aggregate to any one individual in any year)
or
any commission payment, to:
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(i) |
any
person who is an official, officer, agent, employee or representative
of
any Governmental Body or of any existing or prospective customer
(whether
government owned or non-government owned);
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(ii) |
any
political party or official thereof;
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(iii) |
any
candidate for political or political party office; or
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(iv) |
any
other individual or entity;
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while
knowing or having reason to believe that all or any portion of such money or
thing of value would be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly,
to
any such official, officer, agent, employee, representative, political party,
political party official, candidate, individual, or any entity affiliated with
such customer, political party or official or political office.
b. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.24(b), Seller has made all payments to
Third
Parties by check mailed to such Third Parties’ principal place of business
or by wire transfer to a bank located in the same jurisdiction as
such
party’s principal place of business.
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c. |
Each
transaction is properly and accurately recorded on the books and
Records
of Seller, and each document upon which entries in Seller’s books and
Records are based is complete and accurate in all respects. Seller
maintains a system of internal accounting controls adequate to insure
that
Seller maintains no off-the-books accounts and that Seller’s assets are
used only in accordance with Seller’s management directives.
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d. |
Seller
has at all times been in compliance with all Legal Requirements relating
to export control and trade embargoes. No product sold or service
provided
by Seller during the last five (5) years has been, directly or indirectly,
sold to or performed on behalf of Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Libya or North
Korea.
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e. |
Except
as set forth in Exhibit 3.24(e), Seller has not violated the antiboycott
prohibitions contained in 50 U.S.C. sect. 2401 et seq. or taken any
action
that can be penalized under Section 999 of the Code. Except as set
forth
in Exhibit 3.24(e), during the last five (5) years, Seller has not
been a
party to, is not a beneficiary under and has not performed any service
or
sold any product under any Seller Contract under which a product
has been
sold to customers in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates or the Republic
of
Yemen.
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3.25
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RELATED PERSONS
Except
as
disclosed in Exhibit 3.25, neither Seller nor the Shareholder nor any Related
Person of any of them has, or has had, any interest in any property (whether
real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) used in or
pertaining to Seller’s business. Neither Seller, Shareholder nor any Related
Person of any of them owns, or has owned, of record or as a beneficial owner,
an
equity interest or any other financial or profit interest in any Person that
has
(a) had business dealings or a material financial interest in any transaction
with Seller other than business dealings or transactions disclosed in Exhibit
3.25, each of which has been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business with
Seller at substantially prevailing market prices and on substantially prevailing
market terms or (b) engaged in competition with Seller with respect to any
line
of the products or services of Seller (a “Competing Business”) in any market
presently served by Seller, except for ownership of less than one percent (1%)
of the outstanding capital stock of any Competing Business that is publicly
traded on any recognized exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Except
as
set forth in Exhibit 3.25, neither Seller, Shareholder nor any Related Person
of
either of them is a party to any Contract with, or has any claim or right
against, Seller.
3.26
BROKERS OR FINDERS
Neither
Seller nor any of its Representatives have incurred any obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions
or other similar payments in connection with the sale of Seller’s business or
the Assets or the Contemplated Transactions. Seller and the Shareholder
indemnify Buyer, its Shareholder, directors, officers, employees and agents
from
any liability for payment any brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commission
or other similar payments.
3.27
SECURITIES LAW MATTERS
Seller
is
acquiring the Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes for its own account and
not
with a view to its distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act. The Seller hereby understands and acknowledges that in absence
of the registration of these securities on a registration statement that SEC’s
declares to be effective under Rule 5 of the Securities Act that no interest
in
these securities may be sold, distributed, assigned, offered or pledged unless
such transaction is exempt from Rule 5.
3.28
SOLVENCY
a. |
Seller
is not now insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any of
the
Contemplated Transactions. As used in this section, “insolvent” means that
the sum of the debts and other probable Liabilities of Seller exceeds
the
present fair saleable value of Seller’s assets.
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b. |
Immediately
after giving effect to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions:
(i) Seller will be able to pay its Liabilities as they become due
in the
usual course of its business; (ii) Seller will not have unreasonably
small
capital with which to conduct its present or proposed business; (iii)
Seller will have assets (calculated at fair market value) that exceed
its
Liabilities; and (iv) taking into account all pending and threatened
litigation, final judgments against Seller in actions for money damages
are not reasonably anticipated to be rendered at a time when, or
in
amounts such that, Seller will be unable to satisfy any such judgments
promptly in accordance with their terms (taking into account the
maximum
probable amount of such judgments in any such actions and the earliest
reasonable time at which such judgments might be rendered) as well
as all
other obligations of Seller. The cash available to Seller, after
taking
into account all other anticipated uses of the cash, will be sufficient
to
pay all such debts and judgments promptly in accordance with their
terms.
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3.29
DISCLOSURE
a. |
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by Seller or the
Shareholder in this Agreement, any Exhibit hereto, the certificates
delivered pursuant to Section 2.7(a) or otherwise in connection with
the
Contemplated Transactions contains any untrue statement or omits
to state
a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the
circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.
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b. |
Seller
does not have Knowledge of any fact, after reasonable investigation,
that
has specific application to Seller (other than general economic or
industry conditions) and that may materially adversely affect the
assets,
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations
of
Seller that has not been set forth in this Agreement.
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SECTION
4 REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller and Shareholder as follows:
4.1
ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING
Buyer
is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as it is now conducted.
4.2
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
a. |
This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. Upon the
execution
and delivery by Buyer of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement,
the
Consulting Agreement, the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note, the
Security Agreement, the Lease and each other agreement to be executed
or
delivered by Buyer at losing (collectively, the “Buyer’s Closing
Documents”), each of the Buyer’s Closing Documents will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against
Buyer in
accordance with its respective terms. Buyer has the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Buyer’s Closing Documents and to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the Buyer’s Closing Documents, and such action
has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
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b. |
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer nor the consummation
or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Buyer will
give
any Person the right to prevent, delay or otherwise interfere with
any of
the Contemplated Transactions pursuant to:
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(i)
any
provision of Buyer’s Governing Documents;
(ii)
any
resolution adopted by the board of directors or the Shareholder of Buyer;
(iii)
any
Legal Requirement or Order to which Buyer may be subject; or
(iv)
any
Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer may be bound.
Buyer
is
not and will not be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
4.3
CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS
There
is
no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against Buyer and that challenges,
or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise
interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions. To Buyer’s Knowledge, no
such Proceeding has been threatened.
4.4
BROKERS OR FINDERS
Neither
Buyer nor any of its Representatives have incurred any obligation or liability,
contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions
or other similar payment in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
SECTION
5 COVENANTS
OF SELLER PRIOR TO CLOSING
5.1
ACCESS AND INVESTIGATION
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, and upon reasonable advance
notice received from Buyer, Seller shall (and Shareholder shall cause Seller
to)
(a) afford Buyer and its Representatives and prospective lenders and their
Representatives (collectively, “Buyer Group”) full and free access, during
regular business hours, to Seller’s personnel, properties (including subsurface
testing), Contracts, Governmental Authorizations, books and Records and other
documents and data, such rights of access to be exercised in a manner that
does
not unreasonably interfere with the operations of Seller; (b) furnish Buyer
Group with copies of all such Contracts, Governmental Authorizations, books
and
Records and other existing documents and data as Buyer may reasonably request;
(c) furnish Buyer Group with such additional financial, operating and other
relevant data and information as Buyer may reasonably request; and (d) otherwise
cooperate and assist, to the extent reasonably requested by Buyer, with Buyer’s
investigation of the properties, assets and financial condition related to
Seller. In addition, Buyer shall have the right to have the Real Property and
Tangible Personal Property inspected by Buyer Group, at Buyer’s sole cost and
expense, for purposes of determining the physical condition and legal
characteristics of the Real Property and Tangible Personal Property. In the
event subsurface or other destructive testing is recommended by any of Buyer
Group, Buyer shall be permitted to have the same performed. Buyer shall restore
the Real Property as close to its pre-test condition as is reasonably
practicable.
5.2
OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS OF SELLER
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller shall (and Shareholder shall
cause Seller to):
a. |
conduct
its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business;
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b. |
except
as otherwise directed by Buyer in writing, and without making any
commitment on Buyer’s behalf, use its Best Efforts to preserve intact its
current business organization, keep available the services of its
officers, employees and agents and maintain its relations and good
will
with suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, employees, agents
and
others having business relationships with it;
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x. |
xxxxxx
with Buyer prior to implementing operational decisions of a material
nature, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
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d. |
otherwise
report periodically to Buyer concerning the status of its business,
operations and finances;
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e. |
make
no material changes in management personnel without prior consultation
with Buyer;
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f. |
maintain
the Assets in a state of repair and condition that complies with
Legal
Requirements and is consistent with the requirements and normal conduct
of
Seller’s business;
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g. |
keep
in full force and effect, without amendment, all material rights
relating
to Seller’s business;
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h. |
comply
with all Legal Requirements and contractual obligations applicable
to the
operations of Seller’s business;
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i. |
continue
in full force and effect the insurance coverage under the policies
set
forth in Exhibit 3.19 or substantially equivalent policies;
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j. |
except
as required to comply with ERISA or to maintain qualification under
Section 401(a) of the Code, not amend, modify or terminate any Employee
Plan without the express written consent of Buyer, and except as
required
under the provisions of any Employee Plan, not make any contributions
to
or with respect to any Employee Plan without the express written
consent
of Buyer, provided that Seller shall contribute that amount of cash
to
each Employee Plan necessary to fully fund all of the benefit liabilities
of such Employee Plan on a plan-termination basis as of the Closing
Date;
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k. |
cooperate
with Buyer and assist Buyer in identifying the Governmental Authorizations
required by Buyer to operate the business from and after the Closing
Date
and either transferring existing Governmental Authorizations of Seller
to
Buyer, where permissible, or obtaining new Governmental Authorizations
for
Buyer;
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l. |
upon
request from time to time, execute and deliver all documents, make
all
truthful oaths, testify in any Proceedings and do all other acts
that may
be reasonably necessary or desirable in the opinion of Buyer to consummate
the Contemplated Transactions, all without further consideration;
and
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m. |
maintain
all books and Records of Seller relating to Seller’s business in the
Ordinary Course of Business.
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5.3
NEGATIVE COVENANT
Except
as
otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and
the
Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Shareholder shall not permit Seller to,
without the prior written Consent of Buyer, (a) take any affirmative action,
or
fail to take any reasonable action within its control, as a result of which
any
of the changes or events listed in Sections 3.13 or 3.17 would be likely to
occur; (b) make any modification to any material Contract or Governmental
Authorization, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) allow the
levels of finished goods, supplies or other materials included in the
Inventories to vary materially from the levels customarily maintained; or (d)
enter into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or
governmental investigation relating to the Assets, the business of Seller or
the
Assumed Liabilities.
5.4
REQUIRED APPROVALS
As
promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall make
all
filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by it in order to consummate
the Contemplated Transactions. Seller and Shareholder also shall cooperate
with
Buyer and its Representatives with respect to all filings that Buyer elects
to
make or, pursuant to Legal Requirements, shall be required to make in connection
with the Contemplated Transactions. Seller and Shareholder also shall cooperate
with Buyer and its Representatives in obtaining all Material Consents (including
taking all actions requested by Buyer to cause early termination of any
applicable waiting period under the HSR Act).
5.5
NOTIFICATION
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller and Shareholder shall
promptly notify Buyer in writing if any of them becomes aware of
(a) |
any
fact or condition that causes or constitutes a Breach of any of Seller’s
representations and warranties made as of the date of this Agreement
or
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(b) |
the
occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any fact or condition
that
would or be reasonably likely to (except as expressly contemplated
by this
Agreement) cause or constitute a Breach of any such representation
or
warranty had that representation or warranty been made as of the
time of
the occurrence of, or Seller’s or the Shareholder’s discovery of, such
fact or condition. Such delivery shall not affect any rights of Buyer
under Section 9.2 and Article 11. During the same period, Seller
and
Shareholder also shall promptly notify Buyer of the occurrence of
any
Breach of any covenant of Seller or Shareholder in this Article 5
or of
the occurrence of any event that may make the satisfaction of the
conditions in Article 7 impossible or unlikely.
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5.6
NO
NEGOTIATION
Until
such time as this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, neither
Seller nor the Shareholder shall directly or indirectly solicit, initiate,
encourage or entertain any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate
with, provide any nonpublic information to or consider the merits of any
inquiries or proposals from any Person (other than Buyer) relating to any
business combination transaction involving Seller, including the sale by
Shareholder of Seller’s stock, the merger or consolidation of Seller or the sale
of Seller’s business or any of the Assets (other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business). Seller and Shareholder shall notify Buyer of any such inquiry or
proposal within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt or awareness of the same
by
Seller or the Shareholder.
5.7
BEST
EFFORTS
Seller
and Shareholder shall use their Best Efforts to cause the conditions in Article
7 and Section 8.3 to be satisfied.
5.8
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Until
the
Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer within ten (10) days after the
end
of each month a copy of the balance sheet and income statement for such month
prepared in a manner and containing information consistent with Seller’s current
accountant-prepared, unaudited financial statements.
5.9
USE
OF NAME
In
the
event that Seller shall assume from the Buyer an uncollectible account
receivable and then collect such account receivable, Buyer shall cooperate
with
Seller to enable it to negotiate for Seller’s benefit a check that may be
payable to “River Hawk Aviation, Inc.” or similar name.
5.10
PAYMENT OF LIABILITIES
Seller
shall pay or otherwise satisfy in the Ordinary Course of Business all of its
Liabilities and obligations. Buyer and Seller hereby waive compliance with
the
bulk-transfer provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar law)
(“Bulk Sales Laws”) in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
5.11
INCORPORATION OF SELLER
Seller
agrees to cooperate in the post Closing incorporation of Seller in the State
of
Nevada.
SECTION
6
COVENANTS
OF BUYER PRIOR TO CLOSING
6.1
REQUIRED APPROVALS
As
promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall make,
or
cause to be made, all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made by
it to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Buyer also shall cooperate, and cause
its Related Persons to cooperate, with Seller (a) with respect to all filings
Seller shall be required by Legal Requirements to make and (b) in obtaining
all
Consents identified in Exhibit 3.2(c), provided,
however,
that Buyer shall not be required to dispose of or make any change to its
business, expend any material funds or incur any other burden in order to comply
with this Section 6.1.
6.2
BEST
EFFORTS
Buyer
shall use its Best Efforts to cause the conditions in Article 8 and Section
7.3
to be satisfied.
SECTION
7 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Buyer’s
obligation to purchase the Assets and to take the other actions required to
be
taken by Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to
the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by
Buyer, in whole or in part):
(i) |
delivery
of the Closing Documents and transfer of Assets;
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7.1
ACCURACY OF REPRESENTATIONS
a. |
All
of Seller’s and Shareholder’s representations and warranties in this
Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these representations
and
warranties (considered individually), shall have been accurate in
all
material respects as of the date of this Agreement, and shall be
accurate
in all material respects as of the time of the Closing as if then
made.
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b. |
Each
of the representations and warranties in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.4,
and each
of the representations and warranties in this Agreement that contains
an
express materiality qualification, shall have been accurate in all
respects as of the date of this Agreement, and shall be accurate
in all
respects as of the time of the Closing as if then made.
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7.2
SELLER’S PERFORMANCE
All
of
the covenants and obligations that Seller and Shareholder are required to
perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing
(considered collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations
(considered individually), shall have been duly performed and complied with
in
all material respects.
7.3
CONSENTS
Each
of
the Consents identified in Exhibit 7.3 (the “Material Consents”) shall have been
obtained and shall be in full force and effect.
7.4
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
Seller
and Shareholder shall have caused the documents and instruments required by
Section 2.7(a) and the following documents to be delivered (or tendered subject
only to Closing) to Buyer:
a. |
an
opinion of _____________, Esquire, dated the Closing Date, in the
form of
Exhibit 7.4(a);
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b. |
The
articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto of Seller, duly
certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the
jurisdiction of Seller’s incorporation (Exhibit 7.4(b));
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c. |
If
requested by Buyer, any Consents or other instruments that may be
required
to permit Buyer’s qualification in each jurisdiction in which Seller is
licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under
the
name “River Hawk Aviation” or any derivative thereof;
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d. |
Releases
of all Encumbrances on the Assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances;
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e. |
Certificates
dated as of a date not earlier than the third business day prior
to the
Closing as to the good standing of Seller and payment of all applicable
State Taxes by Seller, executed by the appropriate officials of the
State
of _Texas and each jurisdiction in which Seller is licensed or qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation as specified in Exhibit 3.1(a);
and
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f. |
Such
other documents as Buyer may reasonably request for the purpose of:
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(i) |
evidencing
the accuracy of any of Seller’s representations and warranties;
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(ii) |
evidencing
the performance by Seller or the Shareholder of, or the compliance
by
Seller or the Shareholder with, any covenant or obligation required
to be
performed or complied with by Seller or such Shareholder;
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(iii) |
evidencing
the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Article 7;
or
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(iv) |
otherwise
facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
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7.5
NO
PROCEEDINGS
Since
the
date of this Agreement, there shall not have been commenced or threatened
against Buyer, or against any Related Person of Buyer, any Proceeding (a)
involving any challenge to, or seeking Damages or other relief in connection
with, any of the Contemplated Transactions or (b) that may have the effect
of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, imposing limitations or conditions on
or
otherwise interfering with any of the Contemplated Transactions.
7.6
NO
CONFLICT
Neither
the consummation nor the performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions
will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time),
contravene or conflict with or result in a violation of or cause Buyer or any
Related Person of Buyer to suffer any adverse consequence under (a) any
applicable Legal Requirement or Order or (b) any Legal Requirement or Order
that
has been published, introduced or otherwise proposed by or before any
Governmental Body, excluding Bulk Sales Laws.
7.7
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS
Buyer
shall have received such Governmental Authorizations as are necessary or
desirable to allow Buyer to operate the Assets from and after the Closing.
7.8
ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
Buyer
shall have received an environmental site assessment report, with respect to
Seller’s Facilities, if any, which report shall be acceptable in form and
substance to Buyer in its sole discretion.
7.9
WARN
ACT NOTICE PERIODS AND EMPLOYEES
a. |
All
requisite notice periods under the Warn Act shall have expired.
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b. |
Substantially
all employees of Seller shall be available for hiring by Buyer, in
its
sole discretion, on and as of the Closing
Date.
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SECTION
8 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO SELLER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Seller’s
obligation to sell the Assets and to take the other actions required to be
taken
by Seller at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by
Seller in whole or in part):
(i) |
deliver
of the Purchase Price consistent with the terms of Section
2.3
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8.1
ACCURACY OF REPRESENTATIONS
All
of
Buyer’s representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these representations and warranties (considered
individually), shall have been accurate in all material respects as of the
date
of this Agreement and shall be accurate in all material respects as of the
time
of the Closing as if then made.
8.2
BUYER’S PERFORMANCE
All
of
the covenants and obligations that Buyer is required to perform or to comply
with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing (considered
collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered
individually), shall have been performed and complied with in all material
respects.
8.3
CONSENTS
Each
of
the Consents identified in Exhibit 8.3 shall have been obtained and shall be
in
full force and effect.
8.4
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
Buyer
shall have caused the documents and instruments required by Section 2.7(b)
and
the following documents to be delivered (or tendered subject only to Closing)
to
Seller and Shareholder:
a. |
an
opinion of The Law Offices of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Ltd., dated the Closing
Date, in the form of Exhibit 2.7(b)(vii); and
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b. |
such
other documents as Seller may reasonably request for the purpose
of
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(i) |
evidencing
the accuracy of any representation or warranty of Buyer,
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(ii) |
evidencing
the performance by Buyer of, or the compliance by Buyer with, any
covenant
or obligation required to be performed or complied with by Buyer
or
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(iii) |
evidencing
the satisfaction of any condition referred to in this Article 8.
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8.5
NO
INJUNCTION
There
shall not be in effect any Legal Requirement or any injunction or other Order
that (a) prohibits the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and (b)
has
been adopted or issued, or has otherwise become effective, since the date of
this Agreement.
SECTION
9 TERMINATION
9.1
TERMINATION EVENTS
By
fifteen (15) days notice without cure by the deficient party, given prior to
or
at the Closing, subject to Section 9.2, this Agreement may be terminated as
follows:
a. |
by
Buyer if a material Breach of any provision of this Agreement has
been
committed by Seller or Shareholder and such Breach has not been waived
by
Buyer;
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b. |
by
Seller if a material Breach of any provision of this Agreement has
been
committed by Buyer and such Breach has not been waived by Seller;
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c. |
by
Buyer if any condition in Article 7 has not been satisfied as of
the date
specified for Closing in the first sentence of Section 2.6 or if
satisfaction of such a condition by such date is or becomes impossible
(other than through the failure of Buyer to comply with its obligations
under this Agreement), and Buyer has not waived such condition on
or
before such date;
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d. |
by
Seller if any condition in Article 8 has not been satisfied as of
the date
specified for Closing in the first sentence of Section 2.6 or if
satisfaction of such a condition by such date is or becomes impossible
(other than through the failure of Seller or the Shareholder to comply
with their obligations under this Agreement), and Seller has not
waived
such condition on or before such date;
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e. |
by
mutual consent of Buyer and Seller;
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f. |
by
Buyer if the Closing has not occurred on or before October 6, 2006,
or
such later date as the parties may agree upon, unless the Buyer is
in
material Breach of this Agreement; or
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g. |
by
Seller if the Closing has not occurred on or before October 6, 2006,
or
such later date as the parties may agree upon, unless the Seller
or
Shareholder are in material Breach of this Agreement.
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9.2
EFFECT OF TERMINATION
a. |
Each
party’s right of termination under Section 9.1 is in addition to any other
rights it may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise
of
such right of termination will not be an election of remedies. If
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, all obligations
of the
parties under this Agreement will terminate, except that the obligations
of the parties in this Section 9.2 and Articles 12 and 13 (except
for
those in Section 13.5) will survive, provided, however, that, if
this
Agreement is terminated because of a Breach of this Agreement by
the
nonterminating party or because one or more of the conditions to
the
terminating party’s obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a
result of the party’s failure to comply with its obligations under this
Agreement, the terminating party’s right to pursue all legal remedies will
survive such termination unimpaired.
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b. |
In
the event the Agreement shall be terminated by Buyer under Sections
9.1(a)
or 9.1(c), the Escrow Deposit, if any, and all interest earned thereon,
shall be returned to Buyer. In this event, all obligations of the
Escrow
Agent shall cease.
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c. |
In
the event the Agreement shall be terminated for any other reason,
the
Escrow Deposit, and all interest earned thereon, shall be paid to
Seller
as liquidated damages. In this event, all obligations of the Escrow
Agent
shall cease.
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SECTION
10 ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
10.1
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
a. |
Information
on Active Employees. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term
“Active
Employees” shall mean all employees employed on the Closing Date by Seller
for its business who are:
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(i) |
bargaining
unit employees currently covered by a collective bargaining agreement;
or
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(ii) |
employed
exclusively in Seller’s business as currently conducted, including
employees on temporary leave of absence, including family medical
leave,
military leave, temporary disability or sick leave, but excluding
employees on long-term disability leave.
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b. |
Employment
of Active Employees by Buyer.
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(i) |
Buyer
is not obligated to hire any additional Active Employee other than
those
listed in Exhibit “J”, but may interview all Active Employees. Buyer will
provide Seller with a list of Active Employees to whom Buyer has
made an
offer of employment that has been accepted to be effective on the
Closing
Date (the “Hired Active Employees”). Subject to Legal Requirements, Buyer
will have reasonable access to the Facilities and personnel Records
(including performance appraisals, disciplinary actions, grievances
and
medical Records) of Seller for the purpose of preparing for and conducting
employment interviews with all Active Employees and will conduct
the
interviews as expeditiously as possible prior to the Closing Date.
Access
will be provided by Seller upon reasonable prior notice during normal
business hours. Effective immediately before the Closing, Seller
will
terminate the employment of all of its Hired Active Employees that
are not
listed in Exhibit “J”.
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(ii) |
Neither
Seller nor the Shareholder nor their Related Persons shall solicit
the
continued employment of any Active Employee (unless and until Buyer
has
informed Seller in writing that the particular Active Employee will
not
receive any employment offer from Buyer) or the employment of any
Hired
Active Employee after the Closing. Buyer shall inform Seller promptly
of
the identities of those Active Employees to whom it will not make
employment offers, and Seller shall assist Buyer in complying with
the
WARN Act as to those Active
Employees.
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(iii) |
It
is understood and agreed that (A) Buyer’s expressed intention to extend
offers of employment as set forth in this section shall not constitute
any
commitment, Contract or understanding (expressed or implied) of any
obligation on the part of Buyer to a post-Closing employment relationship
of any fixed term or duration or upon any terms or conditions other
than
those that Buyer may establish pursuant to individual offers of
employment, and (B) employment offered by Buyer is “at will” and may be
terminated by Buyer or by an employee at any time for any reason
(subject
to any written commitments to the contrary made by Buyer or an employee
and Legal Requirements). Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed
to
prevent or restrict in any way the right of Buyer to terminate, reassign,
promote or demote any of the Hired Active Employees after the Closing
or
to change adversely or favorably the title, powers, duties,
responsibilities, functions, locations, salaries, other compensation
or
terms or conditions of employment of such employees.
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c. |
Salaries
and Benefits.
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(i) |
Seller
shall be responsible for (A) the payment of all wages and other
remuneration due to Active Employees with respect to their services
as
employees of Seller through the close of business on the Closing
Date,
including pro rata bonus payments and all vacation pay earned prior
to the
Closing Date; (B) the payment of any termination or severance payments
and
the provision of health plan continuation coverage in accordance
with the
requirements of COBRA and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA; and
(C) any
and all payments to employees required under the WARN
Act.
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(ii) |
Seller
shall be liable for any claims made or incurred by Active Employees
and
their beneficiaries through the Closing Date under the Employee Plans.
For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a charge will be
deemed
incurred, in the case of hospital, medical or dental benefits, when
the
services that are the subject of the charge are performed and, in
the case
of other benefits (such as disability or life insurance), when an
event
has occurred or when a condition has been diagnosed that entitles
the
employee to the benefit.
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d. |
Seller’s
Retirement Plans. All Hired Active Employees who are participants
in
Seller’s retirement plans shall retain their accrued benefits, if any,
under Seller’s retirement plans as of the Closing Date, and Seller (or
Seller’s retirement plans) shall retain sole liability for the payment of
such benefits as and when such Hired Active Employees become eligible
thereforee under such plans. All Hired Active Employees shall become
fully
vested in their accrued benefits under Seller’s retirement plans as of the
Closing Date, and Seller will so amend such plans if necessary to
achieve
this result. Seller shall cause the assets of each Employee Plan
to equal
or exceed the benefit liabilities of such Employee Plan on a
plan-termination basis as of the Closing.
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e. |
No
Transfer of Assets. Neither Seller nor Shareholder nor their respective
Related Persons will make any transfer of pension or other employee
benefit plan assets to Buyer.
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f. |
General
Employee Provisions.
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(i) |
Seller
and Buyer shall give any notices required by Legal Requirements and
take
whatever other actions with respect to the plans, programs and policies
described in this Section 10.1 as may be necessary to carry out the
arrangements described in this Section 10.1.
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(ii) |
Seller
and Buyer shall provide each other with such plan documents and summary
plan descriptions, employee data or other information as may be reasonably
required to carry out the arrangements described in this Section
10.1.
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(iii) |
If
any of the arrangements described in this Section 10.1 are determined
by
the IRS or other Governmental Body to be prohibited by law, Seller
and
Buyer shall modify such arrangements to as closely as possible reflect
their expressed intent and retain the allocation of economic benefits
and
burdens to the parties contemplated herein in a manner that is not
prohibited by law.
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(iv) |
Seller
shall provide Buyer with completed I-9 forms and attachments with
respect
to all Hired Active Employees, except for such employees as Seller
certifies in writing to Buyer are exempt from such requirement.
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(v) |
Buyer
shall not have any responsibility, liability or obligation, whether
to
Active Employees, former employees, their beneficiaries or to any
other
Person, with respect to any employee benefit plans, practices, programs
or
arrangements (including the establishment, operation or termination
thereof and the notification and provision of COBRA coverage extension)
maintained by Seller.
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10.2
PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES RESULTING FROM SALE OF ASSETS BY SELLER
Seller
shall pay in a timely manner all Taxes resulting from or payable in connection
with the sale of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement, regardless of the Person
on whom such Taxes are imposed by Legal Requirements, except that Buyer shall
pay one-half of all sales taxes imposed on the transfer of the Assets.
10.3
PAYMENT OF OTHER RETAINED LIABILITIES
In
addition to payment of Taxes pursuant to Section 10.2, Seller shall pay, or
make
adequate provision for the payment, in full all of the Retained Liabilities
and
other Liabilities of Seller under this Agreement. If any such Liabilities are
not so paid or provided for, or if Buyer reasonably determines that failure
to
make any payments will impair Buyer’s use or enjoyment of the Assets or conduct
of the business previously conducted by Seller with the Assets, Buyer may,
at
any time after the Closing Date, elect to make all such payments directly (but
shall have no obligation to do so) and set off and deduct the full amount of
all
such payments from the first maturing installments of the unpaid principal
balance of the Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes pursuant to Section 11.8.
Buyer shall receive full credit under the Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes
and this Agreement for all payments so made.
10.4
REMOVING EXCLUDED ASSETS
On
or
before the Closing Date, Seller shall remove all Excluded Assets from all
Facilities and other Real Property to be occupied by Buyer. Such removal shall
be done in such manner as to avoid any damage to the Facilities and other
properties to be occupied by Buyer and any disruption of the business operations
to be conducted by Buyer after the Closing. Any damage to the Assets or to
the
Facilities resulting from such removal shall be paid by Seller at the Closing.
Should Seller fail to remove the Excluded Assets as required by this Section,
Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation, (a) to remove the Excluded
Assets at Seller’s sole cost and expense; (b) to store the Excluded Assets and
to charge Seller all storage costs associated
therewith;
(c) to treat the Excluded Assets as unclaimed and to proceed to dispose of
the
same under the laws governing unclaimed property; or (d) to exercise any other
right or remedy conferred by this Agreement or otherwise available at law or
in
equity. Seller shall promptly reimburse Buyer for all costs and expenses
incurred by Buyer in connection with any Excluded Assets not removed by Seller
on or before the Closing Date.
10.5
REPORTS AND RETURNS
Seller
shall promptly after the Closing prepare and file all reports and returns
required by Legal Requirements relating to the business of Seller as conducted
using the Assets, to and including the Closing.
10.6
ASSISTANCE IN PROCEEDINGS
Seller
will cooperate with Buyer and its counsel in the contest or defense of, and
make
available its personnel and provide any testimony and access to its books and
Records in connection with, any Proceeding involving or relating to (a) any
Contemplated Transaction or (b) any action, activity, circumstance, condition,
conduct, event, fact, failure to act, incident, occurrence, plan, practice,
situation, status or transaction on or before the Closing Date involving Seller
or its business or the Shareholder.
10.7
NONCOMPETITION, NONSOLICITATION AND NONDISPARAGEMENT
a. |
Noncompetition.
For a period of two (2) years after the Closing Date, neither Seller
nor
Shareholder shall, anywhere in the United States, directly or indirectly
invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, advise, render
services
to or guarantee the obligations of any Person engaged in or planning
to
become engaged in the Business of the Seller (“Competing Business”),
provided, however, that Seller may purchase or otherwise acquire
up to
(but not more than) five percent (5%) of any class of the securities
of
any Person (but may not otherwise participate in the activities of
such
Person) if such securities are listed on any national or regional
securities exchange or have been registered under Section 12(g) of
the
Exchange Act.
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b. |
Nonsolicitation.
For a period of two (2) years after the Closing Date, neither Seller
nor
Shareholder shall, directly or indirectly:
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(i) |
solicit
the business of any Person who is a customer of Buyer;
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(ii) |
cause,
induce or attempt to cause or induce any customer, supplier, licensee,
licensor, franchisee, employee, consultant or other business relation
of
Buyer to cease doing business with Buyer, to deal with any competitor
of
Buyer or in any way interfere with its relationship with Buyer;
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(iii) |
cause,
induce or attempt to cause or induce any customer, supplier, licensee,
licensor, franchisee, employee, consultant or other business relation
of
Seller on the Closing Date or within the year preceding the Closing
Date
to cease doing business with Buyer, to deal with any competitor of
Buyer
or in any way interfere with its relationship with Buyer; or
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(iv) |
hire,
retain or attempt to hire or retain any employee or independent contractor
of Buyer or in any way interfere with the relationship between Buyer
and
any of its employees or independent
contractors.
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c. |
Nondisparagement.
After the Closing Date, neither Seller nor Shareholder shall disparage
Buyer or any of Buyer’s shareholders, directors, officers, employees or
agents.
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d. |
Modification
of Covenant. If a final judgment of a court or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction determines that any term or provision contained in Section
10.7(a) through (c) is invalid or unenforceable, then the parties
agree
that the court or tribunal will have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or geographic area of the term or provision, to delete specific
words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term
or
provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable
and that
comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable
term or provision. This Section 10.7 will be enforceable as so modified
after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be
appealed. This Section 10.7 is reasonable and necessary to protect
and
preserve Buyer’s legitimate business interests and the value of the Assets
and to prevent any unfair advantage conferred on Seller.
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10.8
CUSTOMER AND OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
After
the
Closing, Seller and Shareholder will cooperate with Buyer in its efforts to
continue and maintain for the benefit of Buyer those business relationships
of
Seller existing prior to the Closing and relating to the business to be operated
by Buyer after the Closing, including relationships with lessors, employees,
regulatory authorities, licensors, customers, suppliers and others, and Seller
will satisfy the Retained Liabilities in a manner that is not detrimental to
any
of such relationships. Seller and Shareholder will refer to Buyer all inquiries
relating to such business. Neither Seller nor any of its officers, employees,
agents or the Shareholder shall take any action that would tend to diminish
the
value of the Assets after the Closing or that would interfere with the business
of Buyer to be engaged in after the Closing, including disparaging the name
or
business of Buyer.
10.9
RETENTION OF AND ACCESS TO RECORDS
After
the
Closing Date, Buyer shall retain for a period consistent with Buyer’s
record-retention policies and practices those Records of Seller delivered to
Buyer. Buyer also shall provide Seller and Shareholder and their Representatives
reasonable access thereto, during normal business hours and on at least three
days’ prior written notice, to enable them to prepare financial statements or
tax returns or deal with tax audits. After the Closing Date, Seller shall
provide Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to Records that are
Excluded Assets, during normal business hours and on at least three days’ prior
written notice, for any reasonable business purpose specified by Buyer in such
notice.
10.10
FURTHER ASSURANCES
Subject
to the proviso in Section 6.1, the parties shall cooperate reasonably with
each
other and with their respective Representatives in connection with any steps
required to be taken as part of their respective obligations under this
Agreement, and shall (a) furnish upon request to each other such further
information; (b) execute and deliver to each other such other documents; and
(c)
do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request
for
the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the Contemplated
Transactions.
SECTION
11 INDEMNIFICATION;
REMEDIES
11.1
SURVIVAL
All
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations in this Agreement, the
certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7 and any other certificate or
document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and
the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, subject to Section 11.7. The
right to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon such
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations shall not be affected
by
any investigation (including any environmental investigation or assessment)
conducted with respect to, or any Knowledge acquired (or capable of being
acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy
of or compliance with any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation.
The waiver of any condition based upon the accuracy of any representation or
warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or
obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, reimbursement or
other
remedy based upon such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations.
11.2
INDEMNIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT BY SELLER AND SHAREHOLDER
Seller
and each Shareholder, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless
Buyer, and its Representatives, shareholders, subsidiaries and Related Persons
(collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Persons”), and will reimburse the Buyer
Indemnified Persons for any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including
costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses)
or diminution of value, whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim
(collectively, “Damages”), arising from or in connection with:
a. |
any
Breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or the Shareholder
in (i) this Agreement (ii) the certificates delivered pursuant to
Section
2.7 (for this purpose, each such certificate will be deemed to have
stated
that Seller’s and the Shareholder’s representations and warranties in this
Agreement fulfill the requirements of Section 7.1 as of the Closing
Date
as if made on the Closing Date), (iii) any transfer instrument or
(iv) any
other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Seller
or
the Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement;
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b. |
any
Breach of any covenant or obligation of Seller or the Shareholder
in this
Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument
delivered by Seller or the Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement;
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c. |
any
Liability arising out of the ownership or operation of the Assets
prior to
the Closing other than the Assumed Liabilities;
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d. |
any
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon
any agreement or understanding made, or alleged to have been made,
by any
Person with Seller or the Shareholder (or any Person acting on their
behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions;
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e. |
any
product or component thereof manufactured by or shipped, or any services
provided by, Seller, in whole or in part, prior to the Closing Date;
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f. |
any
noncompliance with any Bulk Sales Laws or fraudulent transfer law
in
respect of the Contemplated Transactions;
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g. |
any
liability under the WARN Act or any similar state or local Legal
Requirement that may result from an “Employment Loss”, as defined by 29
U.S.C. sect. 2101(a)(6), caused by any action of Seller prior to
the
Closing or by Buyer’s decision not to hire previous employees of Seller;
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h. |
any
Employee Plan established or maintained by Seller; or
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i. |
any
Retained Liabilities.
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11.3
INDEMNIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT BY SELLER-- ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
In
addition to the other indemnification provisions in this Article 11, Seller
and
each Shareholder, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Buyer
and the other Buyer Indemnified Persons, and will reimburse Buyer and the other
Buyer Indemnified Persons, for any Damages (including costs of cleanup,
containment or other remediation) arising from or in connection with:
a. |
any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities arising out of or relating
to: (i) the ownership or operation by any Person at any time on or
prior
to the Closing Date of any of the Facilities, Assets or the business
of
Seller, or (ii) any Hazardous Materials or other contaminants that were
present on the Facilities or Assets at any time on or prior to the
Closing
Date; or
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b. |
any
bodily injury (including illness, disability and death, regardless
of when
any such bodily injury occurred, was incurred or manifested itself),
personal injury, property damage (including trespass, nuisance, wrongful
eviction and deprivation of the use of real property) or other damage
of
or to any Person or any Assets in any way arising from or allegedly
arising from any Hazardous Activity conducted by any Person with
respect
to the business of Seller or the Assets prior to the Closing Date
or from
any Hazardous Material that was (i) present or suspected to be present
on
or before the Closing Date on or at the Facilities (or present or
suspected to be present on any other property, if such Hazardous
Material
emanated or allegedly emanated from any Facility and was present
or
suspected to be present on any Facility, on or prior to the Closing
Date)
or (ii) Released or allegedly Released by any Person on or at any
Facilities or Assets at any time on or prior to the Closing Date.
Buyer
will be entitled to control any Remedial Action, any Proceeding relating
to an Environmental Claim and, except as provided in the following
sentence, any other Proceeding with respect to which indemnity may
be
sought under this Section 11.3. The procedure described in Section
11.9
will apply to any claim solely for monetary damages relating to a
matter
covered by this Section 11.3.
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11.4
INDEMNIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT BY BUYER
Buyer
will indemnify and hold harmless Seller, and will reimburse Seller, for any
Damages arising from or in connection with:
a. |
any
Breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement
or in any certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered
by Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement;
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b. |
any
Breach of any covenant or obligation of Buyer in this Agreement or
in any
other certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement;
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c. |
any
claim by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or
similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged
to have
been made by such Person with Buyer (or any Person acting on Buyer’s
behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions;
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d. |
any
Assumed Liabilities; or
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e. |
any
liability arising out of the ownership or operation of the Assets
after
the Closing, other than the Retained Liabilities.
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11.5
LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT-- SELLER AND SHAREHOLDER
Seller
and Shareholder shall have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise)
with
respect to claims under Section 11.2(a) until the total of all Damages with
respect to such matters exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Total
damages shall not exceed the Purchase Price. However, this Section 11.5 will
not
apply to claims under Section 11.2(c) through (i) or to matters arising in
respect of Sections 3.14, 3.20, 3.29, or to any Breach of any of Seller’s and
Shareholder’s representations and warranties of which the Seller had Knowledge,
after reasonable investigation, at any time prior to the date on which such
representation and warranty is made or any intentional Breach by Seller or
the
Shareholder of any covenant or obligation,
and
Seller and the Shareholder will be jointly and severally liable for all Damages
with respect to such Breaches.
11.6
LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT-- BUYER
Buyer
will have no liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to claims
under Section 11.4(a) until the total of all Damages with respect to such
matters exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). However, this Section
11.6 will not apply to claims under Section 11.4(c), 11.4(d), 11.4(e) or matters
arising in respect of Section 4.4 or to any Breach of any of Buyer’s
representations and warranties of which Buyer had Knowledge at any time prior
to
the date on which such representation and warranty is made or any intentional
Breach by Buyer of any covenant or obligation, and Buyer will be liable for
all
Damages with respect to such Breaches.
11.7
TIME
LIMITATIONS
(a) |
If
the Closing occurs, Seller and Shareholder will have liability (for
indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any Breach of (i) a
covenant
or obligation to be performed or complied with prior to the Closing
Date
(other than those in Sections 2.1 and 2.4(b) and Articles 10 and
12, as to
which a claim may be made at any time) or (ii) a representation or
warranty, only if Buyer notifies Seller or Shareholder on or before
October 6, 2009 of a claim specifying the factual basis of the claim
in
reasonable detail to the extent then known by Buyer.
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(b) |
If
the Closing occurs, Buyer will have liability (for indemnification
or
otherwise) with respect to any Breach of (i) a covenant or obligation
to
be performed or complied with prior to the Closing Date (other than
those
in Article 12, as to which a claim may be made at any time) or (ii)
a
representation or warranty, only if Seller or Shareholder notify
Buyer on
or before October 6, 2009 of a claim specifying the factual basis
of the
claim in reasonable detail to the extent then known by Seller or
the
Shareholder.
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11.8
RIGHT OF SETOFF
Upon
notice to Seller specifying in reasonable detail the basis therefore, Buyer
may
propose to set off any amount to which it may be entitled under this Article
11
against amounts otherwise payable under the Secured Subordinated Promissory.
Any
amount so proposed shall be deposited by Buyer into an escrow account maintained
by its attorney until such claim is agreed to by the parties or otherwise
finally determined. The proposal to exercise such right of setoff by Buyer
in
good faith, whether or not ultimately determined to be justified, will not
constitute an event of default under the Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes
or any instrument securing the Secured Subordinated Promissory Notes. Neither
the exercise of nor the failure to exercise such right of setoff or to give
a
notice of a claim will constitute an election of remedies or limit Buyer in
any
manner in the enforcement of any other remedies that may be available to it.
11.9
THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
a. |
Promptly
after receipt by a Person entitled to indemnity under Section 11.2,
11.3
(to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 11.3) or
11.4 (an
“Indemnified Person”) of notice of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim
against it, such Indemnified Person shall give notice to the Person
obligated to indemnify under such Section (an “Indemnifying Person”) of
the assertion of such Third-Party Claim, provided that the failure
to
notify the Indemnifying Person will not relieve the Indemnifying
Person of
any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Person, except
to the
extent that the Indemnifying Person demonstrates that the defense
of such
Third-Party Claim is prejudiced by the Indemnified Person’s failure to
give such notice.
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b. |
If
an Indemnified Person gives notice to the Indemnifying Person pursuant
to
Section 11.9(a) of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying
Person shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such Third-Party
Claim and, to the extent that it wishes (unless (i) the Indemnifying
Person is also a Person against whom the Third-Party Claim is made
and the
Indemnified Person determines in good faith that joint representation
would be inappropriate or (ii) the Indemnifying Person fails to provide
reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Person of its financial capacity
to defend such Third-Party Claim and provide indemnification with
respect
to such Third-Party Claim), to assume the defense of such Third-Party
Claim with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After
notice
from the Indemnifying Person to the Indemnified Person of its election
to
assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person
shall not, so long as it diligently conducts such defense, be liable
to
the Indemnified Person under this Article 11 for any fees of other
counsel
or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such Third-Party
Claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person
in
connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim, other than
reasonable costs of investigation. If the Indemnifying Person assumes
the
defense of a Third-Party Claim, (i) such assumption will conclusively
establish for purposes of this Agreement that the claims made in
that
Third-Party Claim are within the scope of and subject to indemnification,
and (ii) no compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claims may
be
effected by the Indemnifying Person without the Indemnified Person’s
Consent unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation
of
Legal Requirement or any violation of the rights of any Person; (B)
the
sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by
the
Indemnifying Person; and (C) the Indemnified Person shall have no
liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such Third-Party
Claims effected without its Consent. If notice is given to an Indemnifying
Person of the assertion of any Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying
Person does not, within ten (10) days after the Indemnified Person’s
notice is given, give notice to the Indemnified Person of its election
to
assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person
will
be bound by any determination made in such Third-Party Claim or any
compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Person.
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c. |
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an Indemnified Person determines in good faith
that
there is a reasonable probability that a Third-Party Claim may adversely
affect it or its Related Persons other than as a result of monetary
damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement, the Indemnified Person may, by notice to the Indemnifying
Person, assume the exclusive right to defend, compromise or settle
such
Third-Party Claim, but the Indemnifying Person will not be bound
by any
determination of any Third-Party Claim so defended for the purposes
of
this Agreement or any compromise or settlement effected without its
Consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld).
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d. |
Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 13.4, Seller and each Shareholder hereby
consent
to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any court in which a Proceeding
in
respect of a Third-Party Claim is brought against any Buyer Indemnified
Person for purposes of any claim that a Buyer Indemnified Person
may have
under this Agreement with respect to such Proceeding or the matters
alleged therein and agree that process may be served on Seller and
Shareholder with respect to such a claim anywhere in the world.
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e. |
With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under
this
Article 11: (i) both the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying
Person,
as the case may be, shall keep the other Person fully informed of
the
status of such Third-Party Claim and any related Proceedings at all
stages
thereof where such Person is not represented by its own counsel,
and (ii)
the parties agree (each at its own expense) to render to each other
such
assistance as they may reasonably require of each other and to cooperate
in good faith with each other in order to ensure the proper and adequate
defense of any Third-Party Claim.
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f. |
With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under
this
Article 11, the parties agree to cooperate in such a manner as to
preserve
in full (to the extent possible) the confidentiality of all Confidential
Information and the attorney-client and work-product privileges.
In
connection therewith, each party agrees that: (i) it will use its
Best
Efforts, in respect of any Third-Party Claim in which it has assumed
or
participated in the defense, to avoid production of Confidential
Information (consistent with applicable law and rules of procedure),
and
(ii) all communications between any party hereto and counsel responsible
for or participating in the defense of any Third-Party Claim shall,
to the
extent possible, be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client
or work-product privilege.
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11.10
OTHER CLAIMS
A
claim
for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third-Party Claim may be
asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought and shall
be
paid promptly after such notice.
SECTION
12 CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1
DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
a. |
As
used in this Article 12, the term “Confidential Information” includes any
and all of the following information of Seller, Buyer or Shareholder
that
has been or may hereafter be disclosed in any form, whether in writing,
orally, electronically or otherwise, or otherwise made available
by
observation, inspection or otherwise by either party (Buyer on the
one
hand or Seller and Shareholder, collectively, on the other hand)
or its
Representatives (collectively, a “Disclosing Party”) to the other party or
its Representatives (collectively, a “Receiving Party”):
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(i) |
all
information that is a trade secret under applicable trade secret
or other
law;
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(ii) |
all
information concerning product specifications, data, know-how, formulae,
compositions, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs,
drawings,
samples, inventions and ideas, past, current and planned research
and
development, current and planned manufacturing or distribution methods
and
processes, customer lists, current and anticipated customer requirements,
price lists, market studies, business plans, computer hardware, Software
and computer software and database technologies, systems, structures
and
architectures;
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(iii) |
all
information concerning the business and affairs of the Disclosing
Party
(which includes historical and current financial statements, financial
projections and budgets, tax returns and accountants’ materials,
historical, current and projected sales, capital spending budgets
and
plans, business plans, strategic plans, marketing and advertising
plans,
publications, client and customer lists and files, contracts, the
names
and backgrounds of key personnel and personnel training techniques
and
materials, however documented), and all information obtained from review
of the Disclosing Party’s documents or property or discussions with the
Disclosing Party regardless of the form of the communication; and
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(iv) |
all
notes, analyses, compilations, studies, summaries and other material
prepared by the Disclosing Party to the extent containing or based,
in
whole or in part, upon any information included in the foregoing.
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b. |
Any
trade secrets of a Disclosing Party shall also be entitled to all
of the
protections and benefits under applicable trade secret law and any
other
applicable law. If any information that a Disclosing Party deems
to be a
trade secret is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to
be a
trade secret for purposes of this Article 12, such information shall
still
be considered Confidential Information of that Disclosing Party for
purposes of this Article 12 to the extent included within the definition.
In the case of trade secrets, each of Buyer, Seller and Shareholder
hereby
waives any requirement that the other party submit proof of the economic
value of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.
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12.2
RESTRICTED USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
a. |
Each
Receiving Party acknowledges the confidential and proprietary nature
of
the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party and agrees that
such
Confidential Information (i) shall be kept confidential by the Receiving
Party; (ii) shall not be used for any reason or purpose other than
to
evaluate and consummate the Contemplated Transactions; and (iii)
without
limiting the foregoing, shall not be disclosed by the Receiving Party
to
any Person, except in each case as otherwise expressly permitted
by the
terms of this Agreement or with the prior written consent of an authorized
representative of Seller with respect to Confidential Information
of
Seller or Shareholder (each, a “Seller Contact”) or an authorized
representative of Buyer with respect to Confidential Information
of Buyer
(each, a “Buyer Contact”). Each of Buyer and Seller and Shareholder shall
disclose the Confidential Information of the other party only to
its
Representatives who require such material for the purpose of evaluating
the Contemplated Transactions and are informed by Buyer, Seller or
Shareholder, as the case may be, of the obligations of this Article
12
with respect to such information. Each of Buyer, Seller and Shareholder
shall (iv) enforce the terms of this Article 12 as to its respective
Representatives; (v) take such action to the extent necessary to
cause its
Representatives to comply with the terms and conditions of this Article
12; and (vi) be responsible and liable for any breach of the provisions
of
this Article 12 by it or its Representatives.
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b. |
Unless
and until this Agreement is terminated, Seller and each Shareholder
shall
maintain as confidential any Confidential Information (including
for this
purpose any information of Seller or Shareholder of the type referred
to
in Sections 12.1(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), whether or not disclosed
to Buyer)
of the Seller or Shareholder relating to any of the Assets or the
Assumed
Liabilities. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Seller may use
any
Confidential Information of Seller before the Closing in the Ordinary
Course of Business in connection with the transactions permitted
by
Section 5.2.
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c. |
From
and after the Closing, the provisions of Section 12.2(a) above shall
not
apply to or restrict in any manner Buyer’s use of any Confidential
Information of the Seller or Shareholder relating to any of the Assets
or
the Assumed Liabilities.
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12.3
EXCEPTIONS
Sections
12.2(a) and (b) do not apply to that part of the Confidential Information of
a
Disclosing Party that a Receiving Party demonstrates (a) was, is or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this
Article 12 or the Confidentiality Agreement by the Receiving Party or its
Representatives; (b) was or is developed by the Receiving Party independently
of
and without reference to any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party;
or (c) was, is or becomes available to the Receiving Party on a nonconfidential
basis from a Third Party not bound by a confidentiality agreement or any legal,
fiduciary or other obligation restricting disclosure. Neither Seller nor the
Shareholder shall disclose any Confidential Information of Seller or Shareholder
relating to any of the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities in reliance on the
exceptions in clauses (b) or (c) above.
12.4
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
If
a
Receiving Party becomes compelled in any Proceeding or is requested by a
Governmental Body having regulatory jurisdiction over the Contemplated
Transactions to make any disclosure that is prohibited or otherwise constrained
by this Article 12, that Receiving Party shall provide the Disclosing Party
with
prompt notice of such compulsion or request so that it may seek an appropriate
protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the
provisions of this Article 12. In the absence of a protective order or other
remedy, the Receiving Party may disclose that portion (and only that portion)
of
the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that, based upon advice
of
the Receiving Party’s counsel, the Receiving Party is legally compelled to
disclose or that has been requested by such Governmental Body, provided,
however, that the Receiving Party shall use reasonable efforts to obtain
reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded by any Person
to
whom any Confidential Information is so disclosed. The provisions of this
Section 12.4 do not apply to any Proceedings between the parties to this
Agreement.
12.5
RETURN OR DESTRUCTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
If
this
Agreement is terminated, each Receiving Party shall (a) destroy all Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party prepared or generated by the Receiving
Party
without retaining a copy of any such material; (b) promptly deliver to the
Disclosing Party all other Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party,
together with all copies thereof, in the possession, custody or control of
the
Receiving Party or, alternatively, with the written consent
of
a
Seller Contact or a Buyer Contact (whichever represents the Disclosing Party)
destroy all such Confidential Information; and (c) certify all such destruction
in writing to the Disclosing Party, provided, however, that the Receiving Party
may retain a list that contains general descriptions of the information it
has
returned or destroyed to facilitate the resolution of any controversies after
the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information is returned.
12.6
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
The
Disclosing Party is not waiving, and will not be deemed to have waived or
diminished, any of its attorney work product protections, attorney-client
privileges or similar protections and privileges as a result of disclosing
its
Confidential Information (including Confidential Information related to pending
or threatened litigation) to the Receiving Party, regardless of whether the
Disclosing Party has asserted, or is or may be entitled to assert, such
privileges and protections. The parties (a) share a common legal and commercial
interest in all of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that is
subject to such privileges and protections; (b) are or may become joint
defendants in Proceedings to which the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information covered by such protections and privileges relates; (c) intend
that
such privileges and protections remain intact should either party become subject
to any actual or threatened Proceeding to which the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information covered by such protections and privileges relates;
and
(d) intend that after the Closing the Receiving Party shall have the right
to
assert such protections and privileges. No Receiving Party shall admit, claim
or
contend, in Proceedings involving either party or otherwise, that any Disclosing
Party waived any of its attorney work-product protections, attorney-client
privileges or similar protections and privileges with respect to any
information, documents or other material not disclosed to a Receiving Party
due
to the Disclosing Party disclosing its Confidential Information (including
Confidential Information related to pending or threatened litigation) to the
Receiving Party.
SECTION
13 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
13.1
EXPENSES
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement will bear
its
respective fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated
Transactions, including all fees and expense of its Representatives. If this
Agreement is terminated, the obligation of each party to pay its own fees and
expenses will be subject to any rights of such party arising from a Breach
of
this Agreement by another party.
13.2
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCLOSURES
Any
public announcement, press release or similar publicity with respect to this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will be issued, if at all, at such
time and in such manner as Buyer determines. Except with the prior consent
of
Buyer or as permitted by this Agreement, neither Seller, Shareholder nor any
of
their Representatives shall disclose to any Person (a) the fact that any
Confidential Information of Seller or Shareholder has been disclosed to Buyer
or
its Representatives, that Buyer or its Representatives have inspected any
portion of the Confidential Information of Seller or Shareholder, that any
Confidential Information of Buyer has been disclosed to Seller, Shareholder
or
their Representatives or that Seller, Shareholder or
their
Representatives have inspected any portion of the Confidential Information
of
Buyer or (b) any information about the Contemplated Transactions, including
the
status of such discussions or negotiations, the execution of any documents
(including this Agreement) or any of the terms of the Contemplated Transactions
or the related documents (including this Agreement). Seller and Buyer will
consult with each other concerning the means by which Seller’s employees,
customers, suppliers and others having dealings with Seller will be informed
of
the Contemplated Transactions, and Buyer will have the right to be present
for
any such communication. Buyer retains the right to disclose this Agreement
in
its entirety in public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
13.3
NOTICES
All
notices, Consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted by
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a party when
(a)
delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized
overnight courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile or e-mail
with
confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment; or (c) received
or
rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers or e-mail addresses
and marked to the attention of the person (by name or title) designated below
(or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or person as a
party
may designate by notice to the other parties):
Seller
(before the Closing): River
Hawk Aviation, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxx 0000 X. Xxxxx
000-000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax
no.:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail
address: chumphrey@River Xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
mandatory copy to: ___N/A_________________,
Esquire
__________________
__________________
Fax
no.:
(___) _______________
E-mail
address: ______________
Seller
(after the Closing): River
Hawk Aviation, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
___________________
Fax
no.:
(___) ________
E-mail
address: chumphrey@River Xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
mandatory copy to: The
Law
Offices of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Ltd.
0000
X.
Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Fax
no.:
(___) ___-____
E-mail
address: ________@________
Shareholder: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
___________________________
___________________________
Fax
no.:
(000) 000-0000_______
E-mail
address: chumphrey@River Xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
mandatory copy to: ____________________,
Esquire
__________________
__________________
Fax
no.:
(___) _______________
E-mail
address: ______________
Buyer: Viva
International, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
__________________
Fax
no.:
(____)
______________
E-mail
address: xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
mandatory copy to: The
Law
Offices of Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Ltd.
0000
X.
Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Fax
no.:
(___) ___-____
E-mail
address: ________@________
13.4
JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS
Any
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Contemplated
Transaction may be brought in the courts of the State of Michigan, County of
________, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States
District Court for the ________ District, and each of the parties
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any
such
proceeding, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to venue or to
convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Proceeding shall
be heard and determined only in any such court and agrees not to bring any
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Contemplated
Transaction in any other court. The parties agree that either or both of them
may file a copy of this paragraph with any court as written evidence of the
knowing, voluntary and bargained agreement between the parties irrevocably
to
waive any objections to venue or to convenience of forum. Process in any
Proceeding referred to in the first sentence of this section may be served
on
any party anywhere in the world.
13.5
ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT
Buyer,
Seller and Shareholder acknowledge and agree that each respective party would
be
irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed
in accordance with their specific terms and that any Breach of this Agreement
by
either party could not be adequately compensated in all cases by monetary
damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which
a
party hereto may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to
enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance
and
to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent Breaches
or
threatened Breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting
any bond or other undertaking.
13.6
WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE
The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any of the documents referred
to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege,
and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will
preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or
the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or any
of
the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party,
in
whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless
in
writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and
(c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any
obligation of that party or of the right of the party giving such notice or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
13.7
ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION
This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, between
the
parties with respect to its subject matter (including any letter of intent
and
any confidentiality agreement between Buyer and Seller) and constitutes (along
with the Exhibits and other documents delivered pursuant to this Agreement)
a
complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the
parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended,
supplemented, or otherwise modified except by a written agreement executed
by
the party to be charged with the amendment.
13.8
ASSIGNMENTS, SUCCESSORS AND NO THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS
No
party
may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that
Buyer may assign any of its rights and delegate any of its obligations under
this Agreement to any Subsidiary of Buyer and may collaterally assign its rights
hereunder to any financial institution providing financing in connection with
the Contemplated Transactions. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement
will apply to, be binding in all respects upon and inure to the benefit of
the
successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
Nothing
expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person
other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable right, remedy
or
claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this
Agreement, except such rights as shall inure to a successor or permitted
assignee pursuant to this Section 13.9.
13.9
SEVERABILITY
If
any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain
in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or
unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
13.10
CONSTRUCTION
The
headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience
only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references
to
“Articles” and “Sections” refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of
this Agreement.
13.11
TIME OF ESSENCE
With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement,
time is of the essence.
13.12
GOVERNING LAW
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
New
York without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles that would require the
application of any other law.
13.13
EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange
of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission
shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the
parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes.
Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to be their
original signatures for all purposes.
13.14
SHAREHOLDER OBLIGATIONS
The
liability of each Shareholder hereunder shall be joint and several with Seller
and with the other Shareholder. Where in this Agreement provision is made for
any action to be taken or not taken by Seller, Shareholder jointly and severally
undertake to cause Seller to take or not take such action, as the case may
be.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Shareholder shall be jointly
and severally liable with Seller for the indemnities set forth in Article 11.
13.15
REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER AND SHAREHOLDER
a. |
Seller
hereby constitutes and appoints Shareholder as its representative
(“Selling Parties’ Representative”) and its true and lawful attorney in
fact, with full power and authority in its name and on its behalf:
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(i) |
to
act in the absolute discretion of the Selling Parties Representative,
but
only with respect to the following provisions of this Agreement,
with the
power to: (A) designate the accounts for payment of the Purchase
Price
pursuant to Section 2.7(b)(i); (B) act pursuant to Section 2.9 with
respect to any Purchase Price adjustment; (C) consent to the assignment
of
rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section 13.9; (D)
give and
receive notices pursuant to Section 13.3; (E) terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.1 or waive any provision of this Agreement
pursuant
to Article 8, Section 9.1 and Section 13.6; (F) accept service of
process
pursuant to Section 13.4; and (G) act in connection with any matter
as to
which Seller and the Shareholder, jointly and severally, have obligations,
or are Indemnified Persons, under Article 11; and
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(ii) |
in
general, to do all things and to perform all acts, including executing
and
delivering all agreements, certificates, receipts, instructions and
other
instruments contemplated by or deemed advisable to effectuate the
provisions of this Section 13.15. This appointment and grant of power
and
authority is coupled with an interest and is in consideration of
the
mutual covenants made herein and is irrevocable and shall not be
terminated by any act of either of the Shareholder or Seller or by
operation of law, whether by the death or incapacity of the Shareholder
or
by the occurrence of any other event. Each Shareholder and Seller
hereby
consents to the taking of any and all actions and the making of any
decisions required or permitted to be taken or made by the Selling
Parties
Representative pursuant to this Section 13.15. Each of the Shareholder
and
Seller agree that the Selling Parties Representative shall have no
obligation or liability to any Person for any action or omission
taken or
omitted by the Selling Parties Representative in good faith hereunder,
and
each of the Shareholder shall, on a proportionate basis in accordance
with
his or her ownership interest in the Seller, indemnify and hold the
Selling Parties Representative harmless from and against any and
all loss,
damage, expense or liability (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) which the Selling Parties Representative may sustain as
a result
of any such action or omission by the Selling Parties Representative
hereunder.
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c. |
Buyer
shall be entitled to rely upon any document or other paper delivered
by
the Selling Parties Representative as (i) genuine and correct and
(ii)
having been duly signed or sent by the Selling Parties Representative,
and
the Buyer shall not be liable to either the Shareholder or Seller
for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by Buyer in such reliance.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
RIVER
HAWK AVIATION, INC.
by:
/s/
______________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, _________
SHAREHOLDER
/s/
_________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
VIVA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
by:
/s/
_____________________
Name:
_____________________
Title:
______________________
ESCROW
AGENT
/s/
________________
________________,
Esquire, with regard to
Sections
2.3(b), 9.2(b) and 9.2(c) only
“EXHIBIT
A”
Inventory
Part
No:
|
Description
|
Qty
|
CD
|
Tag
|
List
Price
|
List
Source
|
Total
$
|
3507002-1
|
BEARING
|
90
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
1,319
|
HONEYWELL
|
118,710
|
3214488-4
|
DUAL
PRPS VLV
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
664411-2
|
PLATE
|
9
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
6,900
|
HONEYWELL
|
62,100
|
2101990-3
|
CONTROL
|
3
|
SV
|
TA,
FORM 337
|
33,400
|
HONEYWELL
|
100,200
|
103638-1
|
VALVE
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
5,096
|
HONEYWELL
|
5,096
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
3105700-4
|
PUMP
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
79,089
|
HONEYWELL
|
79,089
|
2117420-1
|
COMPUTER
|
1
|
SV
|
**
FORM 337
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
692546-4
|
VALVE
|
6
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
7,701
|
HONEYWELL
|
46,206
|
977250-11
|
PUMP
ASSY
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
62,544
|
TENIX
|
62,544
|
975975-2
|
HOUSING
|
1
|
OH
|
*
FORM 337
|
56,616
|
TENIX
|
56,616
|
968824-4
|
WHEEL
|
1
|
OH
|
*
FORM 337
|
113,242
|
TENIX
|
113,242
|
969233-2
|
LINER
|
1
|
OH
|
*
8130-3
|
12,811
|
TENIX
|
12,811
|
3104204-5
|
IMPELLER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
71,000
|
HONEYWELL
|
71,000
|
3104449-5
|
GEAR
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
24,797
|
HONEYWELL
|
24,797
|
867918-3
|
HOUSING
|
1
|
OH
|
GT,
FORM 337
|
82,400
|
TENIX
|
82,400
|
868155-1
|
HOUSING,
COMP
|
1
|
OH
|
*
FORM 337
|
67,300
|
TENIX
|
67,300
|
975975-2
|
HOUSING
|
1
|
OH
|
*
FORM 337
|
56,616
|
TENIX
|
56,616
|
976806-7
|
PLENUM
|
1
|
OH
|
*
JAA FORM 1
|
137,098
|
TENIX
|
137.098
|
3074953-1
|
NOZZLE,
MIXER
|
2
|
SV
|
*
8130-3
|
45,490
|
TENIX
|
90,980
|
3104213-5
|
1st
Stg DIFFUSER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
24,388
|
HONEYWELL
|
24,388
|
949592-4
|
LIMITER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
18,764
|
TENIX
|
18,764
|
897711-4
|
GOVERNOR
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
34,500
|
TENIX
|
34,500
|
893731-12
|
DIAPHRAGM
HSG
|
1
|
OH
|
*
JAA FORM 1
|
31,150
|
TENIX
|
31,150
|
3071523-4
|
STATOR,
#4 LPC
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
37,895
|
TENIX
|
37,895
|
868938-1
|
TANK
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
47,563
|
TENIX
|
47,563
|
805501-1
|
TRANSDUCER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
22,043
|
TENIX
|
22,043
|
38847-1
|
TRANSDUCER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
42,197
|
TENIX
|
42,197
|
3826563-1
|
DESWIRL
|
1
|
OH
|
*
JAA FORM 1
|
29,218
|
TENIX
|
29,218
|
378383-2
|
HOUSING
1st
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
10,810
|
TENIX
|
10,810
|
3600000-6
|
SCREEN
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
19,758
|
TENIX
|
19,758
|
3500542-9
|
SCROLL
HSG
|
1
|
OH
|
*
8130-3
|
35,917
|
TENIX
|
35,917
|
3230444-2
|
GEARSHAFT
SHD
|
1
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
27,460
|
TENIX
|
27,460
|
3104602-1
|
HOUSING
ASSY
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
20,157
|
TENIX
|
20,157
|
103310-10
|
VALVE
|
1
|
SV
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
24,720
|
TENIX
|
24,720.00
|
109382-28-1
|
LOAD
CNTL VLV
|
1
|
OH
|
PA,
8130-3
|
33,280
|
TENIX
|
33,280.00
|
158610-8-2
|
REGULATOR
|
1
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
24,630
|
TENIX
|
24,630.00
|
2101322-16
|
CONTROL
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
33,198
|
TENIX
|
33,198.00
|
2101562-1
|
CABLE
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
25,848
|
TENIX
|
25,848.00
|
2119886-3
|
SELECTOR
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
22,920
|
TENIX
|
22,920.00
|
2118600-7
|
SRL
CONTROLLER
|
1
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
3234118-1
|
SHAFT
|
3
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
4,536
|
TENIX
|
13,608.00
|
319935-2
|
S/O
VALVE ASSY
|
2
|
NE
|
*
8130-3
|
5,396
|
HONEYWELL
|
10,792.00
|
3104881-1
|
CAP
OIL TANK
|
2
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Part
No:
|
Description
|
Qty
|
CD
|
Tag
|
List
Price
|
List
Source
|
Total
$
|
896808-1
|
GEAR
|
1
|
AR
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
379319
|
SEAL
BRG
|
2
|
NE
|
*
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
6KE43CA
|
P6KE43CA
|
14
|
NE
|
EE,
PACK SLIP
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
TOTAL
|
LIST
PRICE
|
$2,568,511.00
|
|||||
Tag
Certification Source:
*
Allied
Signal
** Airsearch
XX Xxxxx
Aviation
XX Xxxxxxx
Turbine
PA Piedmont
Aviation
EE Electronic
Expediter
One
(1)
SAAB 340A Aircraft, Manufacturer’s Serial Number 340A-024, and Registration
Number N111PX less core engines but with QEC and otherwise in serviceable
condition.
Aircraft
Specifications
Aircraft
Type A/C
Serial No A/C
Reg'n Build
Date
SAAB
340A 340A-024 N111PX May
1985
Total
Hrs Total
Cycles Delivery
Date
38,648.9 41,995 8
- May -
85
Airframe
Configuration and Features
o |
MTOW
28,000 lbs.
|
o |
33
passenger seats
|
x |
Xxxxx
Propellers
|
o |
Collins/King
Avionics
|
o |
no
APU
|
o |
with
TCAS
|
o |
CAT
II approaches not approved
|
o |
Forward
galley configuration
|
o |
Aft
lav configuration
|
o |
DFDR
FAR modified for increased parameters IAW SB340-31-028, 000-00-000,
000-00-000, 000-00-000, 000-00-000 and 000-00-000 via PA
00-003
|
o |
B
& D digital engine instrumentation interchangeability approved IAW
STC's SA2473CE, SA2494CE, SA2472CE, SA2470CE, SA2471CE and SA2493CE
as
documented on Comair 337 dated July 20,
1989.
|
o |
Additional
inner wing and vertical stab de-ice boots installed at build (SAAB
Mod
1099)
|
“EXHIBIT
B”
Seller
Contracts
There
are
no present or recurring contracts that are part or parcel to the Asset Purchase
Agreement.
“EXHIBIT
C”
Governmental
Authorizations and Approved Vendor List
I. |
River
Hawk presently maintains the following Governmental
Authorizations:
|
i. |
e.g.,
NONE
|
II. |
River
Hawk is presently certified as an approved vendor according to the
Federal
Aviation Regulations (FARs) and as audited by the
following:
|
i. |
e.g.,
Honeywell
|
ii. |
e.g.,
Dallas Aerospace
|
iii. |
“EXHIBIT
D”
INTANGIBLE
RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
ASSETS OF SELLER
I. |
The
company name River Hawk Aviation, although not a registered
trademark.
|
II. |
Goodwill
associated with the ongoing commercial relationships of River Hawk
Aviation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
|
“EXHIBIT
E”
CLAIMS
OF SELLER AGAISNT THIRD PARTIES
I. |
There
are no present or anticipated Third Party Claims against the Seller,
Xxxxxxxx, or a Seller related
party.
|
“EXHIBIT
F”
EXCLUDED
ASSETS
I. |
Present
lease of premises, if any;
|
II. |
Accounts
Receivables as of the Date of Closing, see “Exhibit
I”;
|
“EXHIBIT
G”
PROMISSORY
NOTE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000
[follows]
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED
STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "1933 ACT"), OR UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, BUT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED
BY
THE REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF FOR PURPOSES OF INVESTMENT AND IN RELIANCE ON
STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE 1933 ACT, AND UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR
ASSIGNED EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
1933 ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
SECURED
SUBORDINATED PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal
Amount: $1,000,000
Date
of
Note: September _______, 2006
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, VIVA INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby
promises to pay to the order of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx ("Lender" or “Holder”), the
principal sum of One million dollars ($1,000,000) or such other greater or
lesser amount as may be outstanding, together with interest at the rate of
eight
percent (8%) per annum on the unpaid outstanding principal due and payable
as
follows on November 1, 2006 (the “Closing Date”).
1. Any
payment not paid when due shall bear interest thereafter at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum until paid. This note may be prepaid in whole or in
part
at any time.
2.
The
indebtedness represented by this Note is secured pursuant to the Security
Agreement dated as of the Closing Date in favor of Lender, a copy of which
is
attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
3.
Acceptance
by Lender of any partial payment shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver
by
Lender to require prompt payment of this Note upon demand. Any partial payment
will be applied (a) first, to the payment of accrued interest, and (b) second,
(to the extent that the amount of such prepayment exceeds the amount of all
such
accrued interest), to the payment of principal.
4. In
Lender’s discretion, at any time prior to the consummation of the private
placement for common stock of the company or securities convertible into common
stock of the Company (a “Private Placement”), Lender may convert all or any
portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note into the securities
offered by the Company in its next Private Placement following execution of
this
Note on the same terms as such securities are sold to the other investors in
the
Private Placement. In such event, any accrued by unpaid interest outstanding
at
the time of the conversion of this Note and any outstanding principal under
this
Note not so converted shall be paid in full by the Company simultaneously upon
such conversion.
5. Subordination.
The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is hereby expressly subordinated, to
the
extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the
prior
payment in full of all the Company's Senior Indebtedness, as hereinafter
defined.
5.1
Senior Indebtedness. As used in this Note, the term "Senior Indebtedness" shall
mean the principal of and unpaid accrued interest on (i) indebtedness of the
Company or with respect to which the Company is a guarantor to banks, insurance
companies, lease financing institutions or other financial institutions
regularly engaged in the business of lending money, which is for money borrowed
(or purchase or lease of equipment in the case of lease financing) by the
Company (whether or not secured) in the ordinary course of business, and (ii)
any such indebtedness or any debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness
issued in exchange for such Senior Indebtedness, or any indebtedness arising
from the satisfaction of such Senior Indebtedness by a guarantor.
5.2
Default on Senior Indebtedness. If there should occur any receivership,
insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, bankruptcy, reorganization
or arrangements with creditors (whether or not pursuant to bankruptcy or other
insolvency laws) sale of all or substantially all of the assets, dissolution,
liquidation or any other marshaling of the assets and liabilities of the
Company, or if this Note shall be declared due and payable upon the occurrence
of an event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness, then (i) no
amount shall be paid by the Company in respect of the principal of or interest
on this Note at the time outstanding, unless and until the principal of and
interest on the Senior Indebtedness then outstanding shall be paid in full,
except that the Lender shall have the right to proceed against and receive
the
Securities pledged by the Company as security for this Note pursuant to the
Security Agreement between the Company and the Lender dated as of the same
date
as this Note, and (ii) no claim or proof of claim shall be filed with the
Company by or on behalf of the Holder of this Note that shall assert any right
to receive any payments in respect of the principal of and interest on this
Note, except subject to the payment in full of the principal of and interest
on
all of the Senior Indebtedness then outstanding. If there occurs an event of
default that has been declared in writing with respect to any Senior
Indebtedness, or in the instrument under which any Senior Indebtedness is
outstanding, permitting the lender of such Senior Indebtedness to accelerate
the
maturity thereof, then, unless and until such event of default shall have been
cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, or all Senior Indebtedness shall
have been paid in full, no payment shall be made in respect of the principal
of
or interest on this Note, unless within 90 days after the happening of such
event of default, the maturity of such Senior Indebtedness shall not have been
accelerated.
5.3
Effect of Subordination. Subject to the rights, if any, of the lenders of Senior
Indebtedness under this Section 5 to receive cash, securities or other
properties otherwise payable or deliverable to the Holder of this Note, nothing
contained in this Section 5 shall impair, as between the Company and the Lender,
the obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
to
pay to the Lender the principal hereof and interest hereon as and when the
same
become due and payable, or shall prevent the Holder of this Note, upon default
hereunder, from exercising all rights, powers and remedies otherwise provided
herein or by applicable law.
5.4
Subrogation. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness and
until
this Note shall be paid in full, the Lender shall be subrogated to the rights
of
the lenders of Senior Indebtedness (to the extent of payments or distributions
previously made to such lenders of Senior Indebtedness pursuant to the
provisions of Section 5 above) to receive payments or distributions of assets
of
the Company applicable to the Senior Indebtedness. No such payments or
distributions applicable to the Senior Indebtedness shall, as between the
Company and its creditors, other than the lenders of Senior Indebtedness and
the
Lender, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of this Note;
and for the purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the
lenders of Senior Indebtedness to which the Lender would be entitled except
for
the provisions of this Section 5 shall, as between the company and its
creditors, other than the lenders of Senior Indebtedness and the Lender, be
deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior
Indebtedness.
5.5
Undertaking. By its acceptance of this Note, the Lender agrees to execute and
deliver such documents as may be reasonably requested from time to time by
the
Company or the lender of any Senior Indebtedness in order to implement the
foregoing provisions of this Section 5.
6.
Non-Recourse. If the Company fails to pay when due the principal of or interest
on this Note, or otherwise fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
Note, the Lender's sole remedy shall be to retain the Collateral (as defined
in
the Security Agreement), and the Company shall have no further obligation to
the
Lender under this Note or otherwise.
7.
In
the
event of any action to enforce payment of this Note, in addition to all other
relief, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable
attorney's fees and expenses.
8.
The
Company hereby waives presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest,
demand, nonpayment or dishonor.
9.
The
Company will be deemed to be in default under this Note and the outstanding
unpaid principal balance of this Note, together with all interest accrued
thereon, will immediately become due and payable in full, without the need
for
any further action on the part of Lender, upon the occurrence of any of the
following events (each an "EVENT OF DEFAULT"): (a) upon the filing by or against
the Company of any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy or any
petition for relief under the federal bankruptcy code or any other state or
federal law for the relief of debtors: provided, however, with respect to an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy, such petition has not been dismissed within
thirty (30) days after the filing of such petition; (b) upon the execution
by
the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or the appointment
of
a receiver, custodian, trustee or similar party to take possession of the
Company's assets or property; or (c) upon any material breach, default or
violation by the Company of any term, condition, obligation, representation
or
covenant of any agreement between the Company and Lender or the Security
Document. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, in the Event
of
Default, the Company shall have the right for ten (15) days to cure any Event
of
Default.
10.
This
Note
is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of
New York.
11.
As
of the
date of this Note, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Lender that
the
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to (i) enter into this Note, and (ii) carry on its
business.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1 Successors
and Assigns. Subject to the exceptions specifically set forth in this Note,
the
terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the respective executors, administrators, heirs, successors and permitted
assigns of the parties. This Note (or a portion hereof) may be assigned by
Lender without the consent of Borrower.
12.2 Loss
or
Mutilation of Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to
Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, together
with indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Company, in the case of loss, theft
or
destruction, or the surrender and cancellation of this Note, in the case of
mutilation, Company shall execute and deliver to Lender a new promissory note
of
like tenor and denomination as this Note.
12.3 Notices.
Any notice, demand, offer, request or other communication required or permitted
to be given pursuant to the terms of this Note shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed effectively given the earlier of (i) when received, (ii) when delivered
personally, (iii) one business day after being delivered by facsimile (with
receipt of appropriate confirmation), (iv) one business day after being
deposited with an overnight courier service, or (v) four days after being
deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and addressed
to
the recipient at the addresses set forth below unless another address is
provided to the other party in writing:
If
to
the Company, to:
Viva
International, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
__________________
Fax
no.:
(____)
______________
E-mail
address: xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
The
Xxxx
Law Group, PLLC
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
if
to
Lender, to:
River
Hawk Aviation, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxx 0000 X.
Xxxxx
000-000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax
no.:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail
address: chumphrey@River Xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Executed
as of the date first set forth above:
THE
COMPANY:
VIVA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
____________________________
By:
Its:
_________________
1
Exhibit
A
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
This
SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Security
Agreement")
is
dated as of ________________, 2006 (the
"Effective
Date"),
by and
between
Viva
International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"),
and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx (the
"Lender
").
WHEREAS,
on the Effective Date, the Company entered into a Secured Subordinated
Promissory Note (the “Note”)
with
the Lender to evidence a loan made to the Company in the total amount of
$1,000,000 (the "Loan");
and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce Lender to make the Loan to the Company, the Company has
agreed to grant to the Lender a security interest in the Company’s assets to
secure the amounts currently owing, and any additional amounts which may be
owing, by the Company pursuant to the Note and the terms hereof.
NOW,
THEREFOREE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Defined
Terms.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise
requires:
“Code”
shall
mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the
Closing Date.
“Collateral”
shall
have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning given such term in the Note.
“Note”
shall
mean the Secured Subordinated Promissory Note entered by and among the Company
and the Lender on ______________________, 2006.
“Obligations”
shall
mean the unpaid Loan and all Interest thereon (as such terms are defined in
the
Note) pursuant to the Note and the Note, including all costs of
collection.
All
of
other capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Note.
2. Grant
of Security Interest.
As
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when
due
of all the Obligations, the Company hereby grants to the Lender a security
interest in equal proportion in all of the Company's right, title and interest
in, to and under the following, whether now existing or hereafter acquired
(all
of which collateral being hereinafter collectively called the "Collateral"):
(a)
Accounts.
All
present and future accounts owned by the Company, including and together with
any and all contract rights, accounts receivable, security deposits (where
not
otherwise prohibited by law or agreement), and other rights of any kind to
receive payments for services rendered and goods supplied by the Company,
together with agreements, customer lists, client lists, and accounts, invoices,
agings, verification reports and other records relating in any way to such
accounts.
(b)
Contracts.
All
contracts, contract rights, royalties, license rights, leases, instruments,
undertakings, documents or other agreements in or under which the Company may
now or hereafter have any right, title or interest whether now existing or
hereinafter created and all forms of obligations owing to the Company arising
out of the sale or lease of goods, the licensing of technology or the rendering
of services by the Company, whether or not earned by performance, and any and
all credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefore, as well as
all
merchandise returned to or reclaimed by the Company.
(c)
Equipment,
Furnishings and Miscellaneous Personal Property.
All
presently owned and hereafter acquired furniture, furnishings, equipment,
machinery, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers) computer hardware
and software, accounting or bookkeeping systems, client or customer lists and
information, data sheets and other records of any kind, wherever located, stored
or inventoried, which are used or which may be used in the Company’s business;
(d)
Fixtures.
All
materials used by the Company in connection with its business operations,
including, but not limited to, supplies, trade equipment, appliances, apparatus
and any other items, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company, and now
or
hereafter attached to, or installed in (temporarily or permanently) any real
property now or in the future owned or leased by the Company;
(e)
General
Intangibles.
All
general intangibles and other personal property of the Company, now owned or
hereinafter acquired, including, without limitation, the following: (a) permits,
authorizations and approvals presently and hereafter issued by any federal,
state, municipal or local governmental or regulatory authority in favor of
the
Company; (b) all plans, specifications, renderings and other similar materials
presently owned or hereafter acquired by the Company; (c) all presently existing
and hereafter created contracts, leases, licenses and agreements to which the
Company is a party; (d) all presently and hereafter existing policies and
agreements of insurance in favor of the Company; (e) all presently and hereafter
existing equity contribution agreements and other equity financing arrangements
in favor of the Company; (f) all copyrights, chattel paper, electronic chattel
paper, licenses, money, insurance proceeds, contract rights, subscription lists,
mailing lists, licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
styles, patents, patent applications, franchise agreements, blueprints,
drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, infringements, claims,
computer programs, computer discs, computer tapes, literature, reports,
catalogs, design rights, income tax refunds, payments of insurance and rights
to
payment of any kinds, trade names, refundable, returnable or reimbursable fees,
deposits or other funds or evidences of credit or indebtedness deposited by
or
on behalf of the Company with any governmental agencies, boards, corporations,
providers of utility services, public or private; (g) all presently existing
and
hereafter acquired computer programs, computer software and other electronic
systems and materials of any kind of the Company; (h) goodwill; and (i) all
other presently existing and hereafter acquired documents, accounts, general
intangibles and intangible personal property of any kind.
(f)
Documents.
All
documents, cash, deposit accounts, securities, securities entitlements,
securities accounts, investment property, financial assets, letters of credit,
certificates of deposit, instruments, chattel paper, and electronic chattel
paper now owned or hereafter acquired and the Company’s books relating to the
foregoing.
(g)
Copyrights.
All
copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like
protections in each work of authorship and derivative work thereof, whether
published or unpublished, now owned or hereafter acquired; all trade secret
rights, including all rights to unpatented inventions, know-how, operating
manuals, license rights and agreements and confidential information, now owned
or hereafter acquired; all mask work or similar rights available for the
protection of semiconductor chips, now owned or hereafter acquired; all claims
for damages by way of any past, present and future infringement of any of the
foregoing.
(h)
Proceeds.
All of
the Company’s books and records relating to the foregoing and any and all
present and future accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, electronic
chattel paper, products, accessions, replacements, betterments and substitutions
for any of the foregoing described property, and all proceeds arising from
or by
virtue of, or from the sale or disposition of, or collections with respect
to,
or insurance proceeds payable with respect to, or claims against any other
persons, corporations or other entities with respect to, all or any part of
the
foregoing described property and interests.
3. Rights
of Lender; Limitations on Lender Obligations.
It is
expressly agreed by the Company that, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall remain liable under each of its contracts
and
documents to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be
observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant
to
the terms and provisions of its contracts and documents. Lender shall have
no
obligation or liability under any of the Company’s contracts and documents by
reason of or arising out of this Security Agreement or the granting to Lender
of
a security interest therein or the receipt by Lender of any payment relating
to
any of its contracts and documents pursuant hereto, nor shall Lender be required
or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of
the
Company under or pursuant to any of its contracts and documents, or to make
any
payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any
payment received by it or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under
any of its contracts and documents, or to present or file any claim, or to
take
any action to collect or enforce any performance or the payment of any amounts
which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time
or
times.
4. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants that the chief executive office and
chief
place of business of the Company is Viva International, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 and the Company will not change such
chief executive office and chief place of business or remove such records unless
the Company shall have given the Lender at least 10 days' prior written notice
thereof.
5. Covenants.
The
Company covenants and agrees with the Lender that from and after the date of
this Security Agreement and until the Obligations are fully
satisfied:
(a)
Further
Documentation.
At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Lender, and at
the
sole expense of the Company, the Company will promptly and duly execute and
deliver any and all such further documents and take such further action as
Lender may reasonably request in carrying out the terms and conditions of this
Security Agreement and the rights and powers herein granted, including, without
limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the
Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the
security interests granted hereby.
(b)
Continuous
Perfection.
The
Company will not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner
unless the Company shall have given the Lender at least 10 days' prior written
notice thereof and shall have taken all action (or made arrangements to take
such action substantially simultaneously with such change if it is impossible
to
take such action in advance) necessary or reasonably requested by the Lender
to
amend any financing statement or continuation statement filed with respect
to
the Collateral so that it is not misleading.
(c)
Insurance.
The
Company will insure the Collateral against such risks and hazards as other
companies similarly situated insure against, in amounts and under policies
which
it currently holds and under such additional or substituted amounts or policies
as it may from time to time determine, which shall be reasonably acceptable
to
the Lender (providing that no cancellation of such insurance shall be effective
without 30 days written notice to the Lender and containing loss payable clauses
to the Lender as its interest may appear) and all premiums thereon shall be
paid
by the Company.
6. Remedies,
Rights Upon Default.
(a) In
addition to any other rights given to the Lender hereunder, if an Event of
Default shall occur and be continuing and the Lender shall have declared the
amounts owing under the Note to be due and payable (or such amounts shall have
automatically, become due and payable), all payments received by the Company
under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be held by the Company
in trust for the Lender, shall be segregated from other funds of the Company
and
shall, if requested by the Lender forthwith upon receipt by the Company be
turned over to the Lender, in the same form as received by the Company (duly
endorsed by the Company to the Lender, if required).
(b) If
any
Event of Default shall occur and be continuing the Lender may exercise in
addition to all other rights and remedies granted to it in this Security
Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or
relating to the Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under
the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
expressly agrees that in any such event, the Lender, without demand of
performance or other demand, (except the notice specified below of time and
place of public or private sale) to or upon the Company or any other person
may
forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or
any
part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, assign, give option or options
to purchase, or sell or otherwise dispose of and deliver said Collateral (or
contract to do so), or any part thereof, in one or more parcels at public or
private sale or sales, at any exchange broker's board or at the Lender office
or
elsewhere at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for
future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Lender shall have
the
right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law,
upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of said
Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption, which equity
of
redemption the Company hereby releases. The Company further agrees, at the
Lender’s request, to assemble the Collateral, make it available to the Lender at
places which the Lender shall reasonably select, whether at the Company's
premises or elsewhere. The Lender shall apply the net proceeds of any such
collection, recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, after
deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred therein
or
incidental to the care, safe keeping or otherwise of any or all of the
Collateral or in any way relating to the rights of the Lender hereunder,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses, to the payment in
whole
or in part of the Obligations, the Company remaining liable for any deficiency
remaining unpaid after the application, and only after so paying over such
net
proceeds and after the payment by the Lender of any other amount required by
any
provision of law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company waives
all claims, damages and demands against the Lender or Lender arising out of
the
repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral. The Company agrees that
the
Lender need not give more than 10 days notice of the time and place of any
public sale or of the time after which a private sale may take place and that
such notice is reasonable notification of such matters. The Company shall remain
liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the
Collateral are insufficient to pay all amounts to which Lender and Lender is
entitled.
(c)
The
Company hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the extent
permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Security
Agreement or any Collateral.
7. Application
of Proceeds.
The
Proceeds of all sales and collections in respect of any Collateral shall be
applied as follows:
(a)
First,
to
the payment of the costs and expenses of such sales and collections, the
expenses of the Lender and the reasonable fees and expenses of its
counsel;
(b)
Second,
any surplus then remaining to the payment of the Obligations in such order
and
manner as the Lender may in its sole discretion determine; and
(c)
Third,
any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the Company.
8. Limitation
on Lender Duty in Respect of Collateral.
Beyond
the use of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Lender shall not have
any
duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession
or
control of any agent or nominee of it or any income thereon or as to the
preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining
thereto.
9. Notices.
Any
notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall
be
in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile (receipt confirmed
electronically) or shall be sent by a reputable express delivery service or
by
certified mail, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, addressed as
follows:
If
to
the Company, to:
Viva
International, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
__________________
Fax
no.:
(____)
______________
E-mail
address: xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
The
Xxxx
Law Group, PLLC
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxx
Fax: (000)
000-0000
if
to
Lender, to:
River
Hawk Aviation, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxx 0000 X.
Xxxxx
000-000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax
no.:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail
address: chumphrey@River Xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Either
party hereto may change the above specified recipient or mailing address by
notice to the other party given in the manner herein prescribed. All notices
shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above
(if
delivered personally or by facsimile, provided that any such facsimile is
received during regular business hours at the recipient's location) or on the
day shown on the return receipt (if delivered by mail or delivery
service).
10. Severability.
Any
provision of this Security Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in
any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
11. No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.
The
Lender shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have
waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder and no waiver shall be valid
unless in writing, signed by the Lender, and then only to the extent therein
set
forth. A waiver by the Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Lender
would otherwise have had on any future occasion. No failure to exercise nor
any
delay in exercising on the part of the Lender, any right, power or privilege
hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or future
exercise thereof or the exercise or any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies hereunder provided are cumulative and may be exercised
singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies
provided by law. None of the terms or provisions of this Security Agreement
may
be waived, altered, modified or amended except by an instrument in writing,
duly
executed by the Company and the Lender.
12. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Security Agreement and all obligations of the Company hereunder shall be binding
upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company, and shall, together
with the rights and remedies of the Lender hereunder, inure to the benefit
of
the Lender and its successors and permitted assigns; provided that the Company
may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Lender. This Security Agreement may be assigned by the
Lender without the consent of the Company.
13. Governing
Law.
This
Security Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
domestic laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice
of
law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California
or
any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of California.
14. Counterparts.
This
Security Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts each of which will
be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the
same
agreement.
15. Facsimile.
This
Security Agreement may be executed using facsimiles of signatures, and a
facsimile of a signature shall be deemed to be the same, and equally
enforceable, as an original of such signature.
16. Termination.
At such
time as the Obligations have been fully paid in cash, the security interest
created hereby shall automatically terminate, the Lender shall take all such
actions as may be requested by the Company to evidence such termination and
to
release the liens created hereby, at the Company's expense.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed in its
name
on the date first set forth above.
VIVA
INTERNATIONAL, INC, INC.
By: ________________________
Name:
Title:
LENDER:
By: ________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
“EXHIBIT
H”
PROMISSORY
NOTE IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO PAY FOR BALANCE OF THE CASH CONSIDERATION PORTION
OF THE OF THE PURCHASE PRICE
[follows]
“EXHIBIT
I”
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLES
There
are
no Accounts Receivables that will survive the Asset Purchase Agreement. All
Accounts receivables shall remain with Seller and shall remain for account
of
Seller.
“EXHIBIT
J”
ACTIVE
EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
A.
EMPLOYEE
NAME SALARY DATE
HIRED LEAVE
ACCRUED
1. |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
B.
CONTRACTOR
NAME TERMS TERMINATION
DATE
“EXHIBIT
K”
NON-COMPETE
AGREEMENT
Schedule
1
MATERIAL
CONSENTS
There
are
no Material Consents in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement.