AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG SOUTHERN MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC., HASCO HOLDINGS, LLC BBC GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC. and SOUTHERN MEDICAL ACQUISITION, INC. Dated as of May 8, 2009
Exhibit
2.1
BY
AND AMONG
SOUTHERN
MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC.,
HASCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
and
SOUTHERN
MEDICAL ACQUISITION, INC.
Dated
as of May 8, 2009
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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RECITALS
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
II. THE MERGER
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9
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2.1
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The
Merger.
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9
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2.2
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Effective
Time Of The Merger.
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9
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2.3
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Closing.
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9
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2.4
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Surviving
Corporation.
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9
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ARTICLE
III. EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT
CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
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10
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3.1
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Effect
on Merger Sub Capital Stock.
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10
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3.2
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Effect
on Shares.
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10
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3.3
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Effect
on Options.
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10
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3.4
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Effect
on Warrants.
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10
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3.5
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Exchange
of Certificates; Payment.
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10
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ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHERN
SHAREHOLDER
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4.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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11
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4.2
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Corporate
Documents
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11
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4.3
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Capitalization
of Southern.
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12
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4.4
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Authorization
of Transaction.
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12
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4.5
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Noncontravention.
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12
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4.6
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Southern
Financial Information.
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13
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4.7
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Events
Subsequent to Southern Balance Sheet.
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13
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4.8
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Tax
Matters.
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15
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4.9
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Title
to Assets.
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4.10
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Real
Property.
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17
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4.11
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Leased
Real Property.
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17
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4.12
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Condition
of Facilities.
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4.13
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Southern
Intellectual Property.
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4.14
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Affiliate
Transactions.
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18
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4.15
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Contracts.
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19
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4.16
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Powers
of Attorney.
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19
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4.17
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Litigation.
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19
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4.18
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Employee
Benefits.
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(i)
4.19
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Banking
Relationships.
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4.20
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Insurance.
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4.21
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Employees.
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21
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4.22
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Labor
Relations.
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4.23
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Legal
Compliance.
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4.24
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Brokers’
Fees.
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4.25
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Undisclosed
Liabilities.
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4.26
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Disclosure.
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ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTEES OF PARENT AND MERGER
SUB.
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5.1
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Representations
of Parent Concerning the Transaction.
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5.2
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Power
and Authority.
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5.3
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No
Subsidiaries.
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5.4
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Merger
Sub Common Stock.
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ARTICLE
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.
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6.1
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Access
to Information.
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6.2
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Effect
of Access.
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ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS.
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7.1
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Preservation
of Business.
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7.2
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Current
Information.
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7.3
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Material
Transactions.
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7.4
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Public
Disclosures.
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7.5
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Confidentiality.
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7.6
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No
Shop.
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7.7
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Other
Actions.
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7.8
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Accounting
Methods.
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7.9
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Documentation.
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7.10
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Cooperation.
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7.11
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Notice
of Subsequent Events.
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7.12
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Filing
of SEC Reports.
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ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.
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8.1
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Mutual
Conditions.
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8.2
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
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8.3
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Southern.
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ARTICLE
IX. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
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9.1
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Survival
of Representations.
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9.2
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Indemnification.
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9.3
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Conditions
of Indemnification.
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9.4
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Remedies
Cumulative.
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(ii)
ARTICLE
X. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
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10.1
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Termination.
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10.2
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Effect
of Termination.
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10.3
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Amendment.
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10.4
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Extension;
Waiver.
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10.5
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Procedure
for Termination, Amendment Extension or Waiver.
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ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS.
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11.1
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Notices.
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11.2
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Further
Assurances.
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11.3
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Governing
Law.
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11.4
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Commissions.
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11.5
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Captions.
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11.6
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Integration
of Exhibits and Schedules.
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49
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11.7
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Entire
Agreement.
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11.8
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Expenses.
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11.9
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Counterparts.
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49
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11.10
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Binding
Effect.
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11.11
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No
Rule of Construction.
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(iii)
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER (this “Agreement”) is entered into as
of May 8, 2009, among SOUTHERN
MEDICAL & MOBILITY,
INC., an Alabama corporation (“Southern”), HASCO HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas
limited liability company and the sole shareholder of Southern (the “Southern Shareholder”), BBC GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH,
INC., a Florida corporation (“Parent”) and SOUTHERN MEDICAL
ACQUISITION,
INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger
Sub”).
RECITALS
A. Following
discussions and negotiations between Southern and Parent, the Parties agreed
upon a plan for Parent to acquire Southern through the statutory merger of
Merger Sub with and into Southern, with Southern to survive as a subsidiary of
Parent (the “Merger”)
and the Parent, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, and the Board of
Directors of Merger Sub, each has adopted and approved this
Agreement.
B. It
is intended that the acquisition of Southern by Parent pursuant hereto shall
qualify as a reverse subsidiary merger under the provisions of Section
368(a)(2)(E) of the Code.
C. The
respective Boards of Directors of Southern, the Parent and the Merger Sub has
deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective shareholders to
consummate the business combination provided for herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein, the parties do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
(a) “Affiliate” shall mean, as to
any Person, any other Person controlled by, under the control of, or under
common control with, such Person. As used in this definition,
“control” shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of
securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise), provided that, in any event, any Person which owns or holds directly
or indirectly five per cent (5%) or more of the voting securities or five per
cent (5%) or more of the partnership or other equity interests of any other
Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to
control such other Person.
(b) “Agreement” means this
Agreement and Plan of Merger.
(c) “Applicable Law” or “Applicable Laws” means any and
all laws, ordinances, constitutions, regulations, statutes, treaties, rules,
codes, licenses, certificates, franchises, permits, principles of common law,
requirements and Orders adopted, enacted, implemented, promulgated, issued,
entered or deemed applicable by or under the authority of any Governmental Body
having jurisdiction over a specified Person or any of such Person’s properties
or assets.
(d) “Articles of Merger” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
(e) “Best Efforts” means 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 Effect in the benefits to such Person of this Agreement and the
Merger.
(f) “Breach” means any breach of,
or any 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.
(g) “Business” means Southern’s
business of sale and rental of durable medical equipment and
supplies.
(h) “Business Day” means any day
other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on which banks in
Pennsylvania are permitted or required to be closed.
(i)
“Certificates” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).
(j)
“Closing” shall mean the
exchange of the Shares for the Merger Consideration as set forth
herein.
(k) “Closing Date” shall mean the
date on which the Closing, except for the physical tender of Certificates by
holders of Shares, is completed.
(l) “Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(m) “Code of Alabama” shall mean
the Code of Alabama 1975, Alabama Business Corporation Act,
Sec 10-2B-1.01, et
seq. and Alabama
Business Entities Conversion and Merger Act, 10-15-1, et seq.
(n) “Competing Transaction” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.6.
(o) “Confidential Information”
means any information pertaining to the business, operations, marketing,
customers, financing, forecasts and plans of any Party provided to or learned by
any other Party during the course of negotiation of the
Merger. Information shall be treated as Confidential Information
whether such information has been marked “confidential” or in a similar
manner.
(p) “Consent” means any approval,
consent, license, permits, ratification, waiver or other
authorization.
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(q) “Contract” means any agreement,
contract, lease, license, consensual obligation, promise, undertaking,
understanding, commitment, arrangement, instrument or document (whether written
or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally
binding.
(r) “Damages” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).
(s) “DGCL” shall mean the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as amended.
(t) “Disclosure Schedules” means
the disclosure schedules delivered by each Party to the other Parties as
required by this Agreement on the date hereof and initialed by the Parties, as
subsequently updated or supplemented by the Parties prior to the
Closing. The Disclosure Schedules will be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this
Agreement. The Disclosure Schedules shall be attached hereto as Exhibit A
and by reference made a part hereof.
(u) “Effective Time” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
(v) “Employee Benefit Plan” has the
meaning set forth in ERISA Section 3(3).
(w) “Encumbrance” means and
includes:
(a) with
respect to any personal property, any security or other property interest or
right, claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, security interest, contingent or
conditional sale, or other title claim or retention agreement or lease or use
agreement in the nature thereof, interest or other right or claim of third
parties, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law, and
including any agreement to grant or submit to any of the foregoing in the
future; and
(b) with
respect to any real property (whether and including owned real estate or Leased
Real Estate), any mortgage, lien, easement, interest, right-of-way, condemnation
or eminent domain proceeding, encroachment, any building, use or other form of
restriction, encumbrance or other claim (including adverse or prescriptive) or
right of Third Parties (including Governmental Bodies), any lease or sublease,
boundary dispute, and agreements with respect to any real property including:
purchase, sale, right of first refusal, option, construction, building or
property service, maintenance, property management, conditional or contingent
sale, use or occupancy, franchise or concession, whether voluntarily incurred or
arising by operation of law, and including any agreement to grant or submit to
any of the foregoing in the future.
(x) “ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and
regulations issued by the Department of Labor pursuant to ERISA or any successor
law.
(y) “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(z) “GAAP” means at any particular
time generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently
applied on a going concern basis, using consistent audit scope and materiality
standards.
(aa) “Governing Documents” means
with respect to any particular entity, the articles or certificate of
incorporation and the bylaws; all equityholders’ 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 equityholders of any Person; and any amendment or supplement
to any of the foregoing.
(bb) “Governmental Authorization”
means 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 Applicable Law.
(cc) “Governmental Body” means: (i)
nation, state, county, city, town, borough, village, district, tribe or other
jurisdiction; (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, tribal or other
government; (iii) 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); (iv)
multinational organization or body; (v) body exercising, or entitled or
purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; or (vi) official of any of the
foregoing.
(dd) “Improvements” means all
buildings, structures, fixtures and improvements located on Land, including
those under construction.
(ee) “Indemnified Party” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.3.
(ff) “Indemnifying Party” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.3.
(gg) “IRS” means the United States
Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States
Department of the Treasury.
(hh) “Knowledge” means actual
knowledge without independent investigation.
(ii) “Land” means all parcels and
tracts of land in which any Person has an ownership or leasehold
interest.
(jj) “Material Adverse Effect” or
“Material Adverse
Change” means, in connection with any Person, any event, change or effect
that is materially adverse, individually or in the aggregate, to the condition
(financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, revenues, income,
business, operations, results of operations or prospects of such Person, taken
as a whole.
(kk) “Merger” has the meaning set
forth in the recitals.
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(ll) “Merger Consideration” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
(mm) “Merger Sub” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
(nn) “Merger Sub Common Stock”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4.
(oo) “Order” means any writ,
directive, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
(pp) “Ordinary Course of Business”
means an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the
Ordinary Course of Business only if that action: (i) 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; (ii) does
not require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders 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
(iii) 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.
(qq) “Parent” has the meaning given
in the preamble above.
(rr) “Parent Business” means
Parent’s business of identifying and acquiring, through merger, acquisition or
sale of its common stock, an operating business with growth
potential.
(ss) “Parent Common Stock” means the
common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Parent.
(tt) “Parent Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(o).
(uu) “Parent’s Counsel” means Xxx X.
Xxxx, PLC, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxx X. Xxxx,
Esq.
(vv) “Parent Employee Plans” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(r)(i).
(ww)
“Parent Financial
Information” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(f).
(xx) “Parent Intellectual Property”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(m).
(yy) “Parent Interim Balance Sheet”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(f)(ii).
(zz) “Parent SEC Reports” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(n).
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(aaa) “Parent Tax Affiliate” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.1(h)(i).
(bbb) “Party” or “Parties” means Southern,
Parent and/or Merger Sub.
(ccc) “Person” shall mean an
individual, company, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization, joint stock
corporation or other similar organization, government or any political
subdivision thereof, or any other legal entity.
(ddd) “Proceeding” means 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.
(eee) “Real Property” means any Land
and Improvements and all privileges, rights, easements, hereditaments and
appurtenances belonging to or for the benefit of any Land, including all
easements appurtenant to and for the benefit of any Land (a “Dominant Parcel”) for, and as
the primary means of access between, the Dominant Parcel and a public way, or
for any other use upon which lawful use of the Dominant Parcel for the purposes
for which it is presently being used is dependent, and all rights existing in
and to any streets, alleys, passages and other rights-of-way included thereon or
adjacent thereto (before or after vacation thereof) and vaults beneath any such
streets.
(fff) “Real Property Lease” means any
lease or rental agreement pertaining to the occupancy of any improved space on
any Land.
(ggg)
“Related Person” means
with respect to any Person: (i) any Person that directly or indirectly controls,
is directly or indirectly controlled by or is directly or indirectly under
common control with such specified Person; (ii) any Person that holds a Material
Interest in such specified Person; (iii) each Person that serves as a director,
officer, partner, executor or trustee of such specified Person (or in a similar
capacity); (iv) any Person in which such specified Person holds a Material
Interest; (v) any Person with respect to which such specified Person serves as a
general partner or a trustee (or in a similar capacity), and (vi) for any Person
who is an individual, any Person who is a member of such Person’s
Family.
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.
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(hhh) “Representative” means 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.
(iii) “SEC” means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(jjj)
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(kkk) “Security Interest” means any
mortgage, pledge, security interest, Encumbrance, charge, claim, or other lien,
other than: (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s and similar liens; (b)
liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that the taxpayer is
contesting in good faith through appropriate Proceedings; (c) liens arising
under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement
and similar legislation; (d) liens arising in connection with sales of foreign
receivables; (e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary
letters of credit; (f) purchase money liens and liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements; and (g) other liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in connection with the borrowing of
money.
(lll) “Shareholder” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble.
(mmm) “Shares” shall mean all issued
and outstanding shares of Southern’s voting common stock, par value $1.00 per
share.
(nnn) “Southern” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble.
(ooo) “Southern Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).
(ppp) “Southern Board” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
(qqq) “Southern Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
(rrr) “Southern Employee Plans” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.18.
(sss) “Southern Financial
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6
below.
(ttt) “Southern Intellectual
Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(a).
(uuu)
“Southern Option” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
(vvv) “Southern Shareholder” is HASCO
Holdings, LLC
(www) “Southern Tax Affiliate” has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(a).
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(xxx) “Southern Warrant” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
(yyy) “Subsidiary” means 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.
(zzz) “Surviving Corporation” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
(aaaa) “Tangible Personal Property”
means all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, computer
hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible personal
property of every kind owned or leased by a Party (wherever located and whether
or not carried on a Party’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.
(bbbb) “Tax” or “Taxes” means, with respect to
any Person, (i) all income taxes (including any tax on or based upon net income,
gross income, income as specially defined, earnings, profits or selected items
of income, earnings or profits) and all gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem,
transfer, franchise, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, commercial rent, premium, property or windfall
profit taxes, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, customs duties and other
taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with all
interest and penalties, additions to tax and other additional amounts imposed by
any taxing authority (domestic or foreign) on such person (if any) and (ii) any
liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i)
above as a result of (A) being a “transferee” (within the meaning of Section
6901 of the Code or any Applicable Law) of another person, (B) being a member of
an affiliated, combined or consolidated group or (C) a contractual arrangement
or otherwise.
(cccc) “Tax Return” means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement
relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.
(dddd) “Third Party” means a Person
that is not a Party to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II. THE
MERGER
2.1 The
Merger. Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the DGCL and the Code of Alabama, at the Effective Time,
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Southern in accordance with the
provisions of Title 8, § 252 of the DGCL and the Code of Alabama 1975, Alabama Business Corporation
Act, § 10-2B-1.01, et
seq. and Alabama
Business Entities Conversion and Merger Act, § 10-15-1, et seq. Following the
Effective Time, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and
Southern shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (hereinafter
sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”) as a business corporation
incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama under the name “Southern
Medical & Mobility, Inc.” and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and
obligations of Merger Sub in accordance with the DGCL and the Code of
Alabama.
2.2 Effective
Time Of The Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such
time (the “Effective
Time”) as a duly executed Certificate of Merger is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and a Certificate of Merger is filed
with the Secretary of State of Alabama.
2.3 Closing. The
Closing will take place at the offices of Xxx X. Xxxx, PLC on a date and at the
time to be agreed upon by the parties (the “Closing Date”), following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII or such
other time, date and place as Parent, Merger Sub and Southern may
agree.
2.4 Surviving
Corporation.
(a) The
Articles of Incorporation of Southern shall be the Articles of Incorporation of
the Surviving Corporation, until duly amended in accordance with the terms
thereof and of the Code of Alabama.
(b) The
By-laws of Southern shall be the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation until duly
amended in accordance with their terms and as provided by the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and the DGCL.
(c) Those
individuals set forth on Schedule 2.4 shall,
from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation
until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and
qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the Surviving Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and Code of
Alabama.
(d) Those
individuals set forth on Schedule 2.4 shall,
from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the Surviving Corporation
until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or
until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the
Surviving Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.
(e) If
at any time after the Effective Time, any party shall consider that any further
deeds, assignments, conveyances, agreements, documents, instruments or
assurances in law or any other things are necessary or desirable to vest,
perfect, confirm or record in the Surviving Corporation the title to any
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Merger Sub by reason
of, or as a result of, the Merger, or otherwise to carry out the provisions of
this Agreement, the remaining parties, as applicable, shall execute and deliver,
upon request, any instruments or assurances, and do all other things necessary
or proper to vest, perfect, confirm or record title to such property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises in the Surviving Corporation, and otherwise to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
III. EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF
THE
CONSTITUENT
CORPORATIONS; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
3.1 Effect on
Merger Sub Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of
the common stock of Merger Sub, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the
part of the holder thereof, be converted into one fully paid and non-assessable
share of common stock, no stated par value per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
3.2 Effect on
Shares.
(a) As
of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the
part of Southern, the one (1) issued and outstanding Share immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive 554,676,000
shares of Parent Common Stock, provided that, such amount shall be adjusted to
ensure that the Southern Shareholder owns that number of shares of Parent Common
Stock equal to a minimum of 50% of the Parent Common Stock calculated on a fully
diluted basis on the Closing Date.
(b) The
conversion ratio is as follows: the amount of issued and outstanding
common stock of Southern Medical & Mobility, Inc. owned by Hasco Holdings,
LLC is one (1) share. Hasco Holdings, LLC shall receive 554,676,000 shares of
common stock of BBC Graphics of Palm Beach, Inc. BBC Graphics of Palm
Beach, Inc. shall receive said one (1) share of Southern Medical & Mobility,
Inc. common stock. The conversion ratio, therefore, is one (1) share of Southern
Medical & Mobility, Inc. for 554,676,000 shares of BBC Graphics of Palm
Beach, Inc.
(c) The
shares of Parent Common Stock issued in connection with the Merger shall
constitute the “Merger
Consideration”.
3.3 Effect on
Options. (Not applicable. No Southern Options
outstanding)
3.4 Effect on
Warrants. (Not applicable. No Southern Warrants
outstanding)
3.5 Exchange
of Certificates; Payment.
(a) The
Southern Shareholder shall surrender to Parent at the Effective Time the
certificates representing all of the outstanding Shares (“Certificates”), duly endorsed
in blank, or accompanied by blank stock powers, with signatures guaranteed in a
manner reasonably acceptable to Parent’s Counsel. The Southern
Shareholder shall use reasonable commercial efforts to cure promptly any
deficiencies with respect to the endorsement of any certificate or other
documents of conveyance with respect to such Certificate or with respect to the
stock powers accompanying any such Certificate. Upon such surrender,
the Southern Shareholder shall be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration
by delivery of certificates evidencing ownership of shares of Parent Common
Stock.
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(b) At
and after the Effective Time, until the Certificates have been surrendered, such
Certificates shall be deemed to evidence only the right to receive the
appropriate Merger Consideration.
(c)
After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer
books of the Surviving Corporation of Shares. If, after the Effective
Time, any Certificate(s) representing Shares is or are presented to the
Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the appropriate
Merger Consideration as provided for, and in accordance with, the provisions of
this Article III.
ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHERN SHAREHOLDER
As a
material inducement for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, each of Southern and the
Southern Shareholder, jointly and severally makes the following representations
and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, each of which
is relied upon by Parent and Merger Sub regardless of any investigation made or
information obtained by Parent (unless and to the extent specifically and
expressly waived in writing by Parent on or before the Closing
Date):
4.1 Organization
and Good Standing
(a) Southern
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Alabama. Southern 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 and the failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse
Effect on Southern. Schedule 4.1(a)
contains a complete and accurate list of every jurisdiction in which Southern is
qualified to do business.
(b) Southern
has no Subsidiary and does not own any shares of capital stock or other
securities of any other Person.
(c) Southern
Shareholder is a limited liability company duly organized validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas.
4.2 Corporate
Documents Schedule 4.2
shall consist of true and correct copies of:
(a) the
Governing Documents, as amended, of Southern;
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(b) the
minute book of Southern containing all existing records of all Proceedings,
Consents, actions and meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors of
Southern; and
(c) the
stock transfer ledger of Southern and a shareholder list setting forth all
owners of the capital stock of Southern as they appear in the stock transfer
ledger of Southern.
4.3 Capitalization
of Southern. The entire
authorized capital stock of Southern consists (a) of ten (10) shares of common
stock having no stated par value per share, of which one (1) share is issued and
outstanding; and (b) zero (0) shares of preferred stock. All of
Southern’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock have been duly
authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are held of
record by the stockholders listed on the shareholder list attached as Schedule
4.3. Other than this Agreement or as set forth on
Schedule 4.3,
there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts,
calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights, registration rights or
other agreements or commitments to which Southern is a party or which are
binding upon Southern providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of
any of its capital stock, nor any outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock or similar rights with respect to Southern.
4.4 Authorization
of Transaction.
(a) Southern
has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder. On the Closing Date, this
Agreement shall be duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of Southern in accordance with Applicable Laws and Southern’s Governing
Documents. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Southern, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions. Other than filing the appropriate Articles of Merger,
Southern does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain
any Consent of any Governmental Body in order to consummate the
Merger. The Board of Directors of Southern (the “Southern Board”) has duly and
validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and approved the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and has taken all
corporate actions required to be taken by the Southern’s Board for the
consummation of the Merger.
(b) Southern
Shareholder has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder. On the Closing Date, this
Agreement shall be duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of Southern Shareholder in accordance with the Texas Limited Liability
Company Act. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Southern Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions. The Manager and Members of Southern Shareholder) have
duly and validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
approved the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and have
taken all company actions required to be taken for the consummation of the
Merger.
4.5 Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the Merger, by
Southern and Southern Shareholder will:
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(a) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Southern or Southern Shareholder is subject or any
provision of the Governing Documents of Southern or Southern Shareholder;
or
(b) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest or other arrangement to
which Southern or Southern Shareholder is a party or by which either is bound or
to which any of their respective asets is subject (or result in the imposition
of any Security Interest upon any of its assets), except where the violation,
conflict, Breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification,
cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security Interest would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of Southern or Southern
Shareholder or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
Merger.
4.6 Southern
Financial Information. Schedule 4.6
shall include the following financial information (collectively, the “Southern Financial
Information”): audited balance sheets and statements of income, changes
in stockholders’ equity and cash flow as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (“Southern Financial Information for
2008”), for Southern.
4.7 Events
Subsequent to Southern Financial Information for 2008. Since
the date of the Southern Financial Information for 2008, there has not been,
occurred or arisen, with respect to Southern:
(a) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents;
(b) any
reclassification, split up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock;
(c) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(d) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(e) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(f) the
organization of any Subsidiary or the acquisition of any shares of capital stock
by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in any business;
(g) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of the its properties or assets whether or
not covered by insurance;
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(h) any
sale, lease, transfer, or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(i) the
execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j) any
acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses) involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which it
is bound;
(k) any
Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(l) any
grant of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Southern Intellectual Property;
(m) any
sale, assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees, affiliates
or shareholders) of any Southern Intellectual Property;
(n) any
capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving more
than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o) any
capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans,
and acquisitions) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(p) any
issuance of any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $10,000;
(q) any
delay or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other
liabilities;
(r) any
cancellation, compromise, waiver, or release of any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(s) any
loan to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers, and employees either involving more than $1,000 individually or $5,000
in the aggregate;
(t) the
adoption, amendment, modification, or termination of any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of
any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken away any such action
with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
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(u) any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(v) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and
employees;
(w) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(x) any
taking of other action or entering into any other transaction other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business, or entering into any transaction with any insider
of Southern, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the Disclosure
Schedules;
(y) any
other event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on Southern (whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing); or
(z) any
agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
4.8 Tax
Matters.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8: (i) Southern
and (ii) each other Person included in any consolidated or combined Tax
Return and part of an affiliated group, within the meaning of Section 1504 of
the Code, of which Southern is or has been a member (“Southern Tax Affiliate”), for
the years that it was a Southern Tax Affiliate:
(a) has
timely paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it through the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any Taxes shown due on any Tax
Return);
(b) has
filed or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Southern and each
Southern Tax Affiliate were complete and correct in all material respects;
and
(c) has
not requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(b) Southern
has previously delivered true, correct and complete copies of all Federal Tax
Returns filed by or on behalf of Southern through the date hereof for the
periods ending on or after December 31, 2007.
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.8(c):
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(a) since
January 1, 2006, neither Southern nor any Southern Tax Affiliate (for the
years that it was a Southern Tax Affiliate) has been notified by the IRS or any
other Governmental Body that any issues have been raised (and no such issues are
currently pending) by the IRS or any other Governmental Body in connection with
any Tax Return filed by or on behalf of Southern or any Southern Tax Affiliate;
there are no pending Tax audits and no waivers of statutes of limitations have
been given or requested with respect to Southern or any Southern Tax Affiliate
(for years that it was a Southern Tax Affiliate); no Tax liens have been filed
against Southern or unresolved deficiencies or additions to Taxes have been
proposed, asserted or assessed against Southern or any Southern Tax Affiliate
(for the years that it was a Southern Tax Affiliate);
(b) full
and adequate accrual has been made (A) on the Southern Balance Sheet,
and the books and records of Southern for all income taxes currently due and all
accrued Taxes not yet due and payable by Southern for all periods ending on or
prior to the Southern Balance Sheet Date, and (B) on the books and
records of Southern for all Taxes payable by Southern for all periods beginning
after the Southern Balance Sheet Date;
(c) Southern
has not incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the Southern Balance
Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and
consistent with past practices;
(d) Southern
has not (A) made an election (or had an election made on its behalf by another
person) to be treated as a “consenting corporation” under Section 341(f) of
the Code or (B) a “personal holding company” within the meaning of Section 542
of the Code;
(e) Southern
has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the
collection or withholding of Taxes (such as Taxes or withholding of Taxes from
the wages of employees);
(f) Southern
has no liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement with any Person and all
Tax sharing agreements to which Southern has been bound have been
terminated;
(g) Southern
has not incurred any liability to make any payments either alone or in
conjunction with any other payments that:
(A) shall
be non-deductible under, or would otherwise constitute a “parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state local or foreign Applicable Law related to Taxes);
or
(B) are
or may be subject to the imposition of an excise Tax under Section 4999 of the
Code;
(h) Except
as stated in Schedule 4.8(c), Southern has not agreed to (nor has any other
Person agreed to on its behalf) and is not required to make any adjustments or
changes on, before or after the Closing Date, to its accounting methods pursuant
to Section 481 of the Code, and the IRS has not proposed any such
adjustments or changes in the accounting methods of Southern;
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(i) no
claim has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Southern does not file Tax Returns that Southern is or may
be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(j) the
consummation of the Merger will not trigger the realization or recognition of
intercompany gain or income to Southern under the Federal consolidated return
regulations with respect to Federal, state or local taxes; and
(k) Southern
is not currently, nor has it been at any time during the previous five years, a
“U.S. real property holding corporation” and, therefore, the Shares are not
“U.S. real property interests,” as such terms are defined in Section 897 of
the Code.
4.9 Title to
Assets. Southern has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets owned or leased and used by it
to operate the Business in the manner presently operated by Southern, as
reflected in the Southern Financial Information.
4.10 Real
Property. Southern does not own or hold an ownership interest
in any Real Property.
4.11 Leased
Real Property. Schedule 4.11
contains a correct street address for all tracts, parcels and subdivided lots in
which Southern has a leasehold interest and an accurate description of all Real
Property Leases pursuant to which Southern has a leasehold
interest.
4.12 Condition
of Facilities.
(a) Use
of the Real Property of Southern for the various purposes for which it is
presently being used is permitted as of right under all Applicable Laws related
to zoning and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or structure
classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with all
Applicable Laws, 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 Real Property of
Southern, and there are no buildings, structures, fixtures or other Improvements
primarily situated on adjoining property which encroach on any part of the
Land.
(b) Each
item of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good 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, all Tangible Personal Property
used in the Business is in the possession of Southern.
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4.13 Southern
Intellectual Property.
(a) Southern
owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal enforceable rights to use all:
(i) trademarks and service marks (registered or unregistered), trade dress,
trade names and other names and slogans embodying business goodwill or
indications of origin, all applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii)
patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and software (including
password unprotected interpretive code or source code, object code, development
documentation, programming tools, drawings, specifications and data) and all
applications and patents in any jurisdiction pertaining to the foregoing,
including re-issues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals
or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including confidential and other non-public
information (iv) copyrights in writings, designs, software programs, mask works
or other works, applications or registrations in any jurisdiction for the
foregoing and all moral rights related thereto; (v) databases and all database
rights; and (vi) Internet web sites, domain names and applications and
registrations pertaining thereto (collectively, “Southern Intellectual
Property”) that are used in the Business except for any such failures to
own, be licensed or process that would not be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as may be evidenced by patents issued after the date hereof, there are no
conflicts with or infringements of any material Southern Intellectual Property
by any third party and the conduct of the Business as currently conducted does
not conflict with or infringe any proprietary right of a third
party.
(c) Schedule 4.13(c) sets
forth a complete list of all patents, registrations and applications pertaining
to the Southern Intellectual Property owned by Southern. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.13(c),
all such Southern Intellectual Property listed is owned by Southern, free and
clear of liens or Encumbrances of any nature.
(d) Schedule 4.13(d)
sets forth a complete list of all material licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements in which Southern has granted rights to any person to use the
Southern Intellectual Property. Southern will not, as a result of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement, be in Breach of any license, sublicense or other agreement
relating to the Southern Intellectual Property.
(e) Southern
owns or has the right to use all software currently used in and material to the
Business.
4.14 Affiliate
Transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14,
no officer, director, or employee of Southern or any member of the immediate
family of any such officer, director or employee, or any entity in which any of
such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than any publicly-held
corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the stock of which is
beneficially owned by any of such persons), has any agreement with Southern or
any interest in any of their property of any nature, used in or pertaining to
the Business (other than the ownership of capital stock of the corporation as
disclosed in Section 4.3). None of the foregoing Persons has any
direct or indirect interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of Southern
or in any Person from whom or to whom Southern leases any property or transacts
business of any nature.
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4.15 Contracts. Schedule 4.15 is
a true, complete and accurate list of all written or oral Contracts (including a
brief description of all oral arrangements) executed by an officer or duly
authorized employee of Southern or to which Southern is a party
either:
(a) involving
more than $10,000, or
(b) in
the nature of a collective bargaining agreement, employment agreement, or
severance agreement with any of its directors, officers and
employees.
Southern
has or will deliver prior to Closing to Parent a correct and complete copy of
each Contract listed in Schedule 4.15 (the
“Southern
Contracts”). Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.15: (i)
Southern has fully complied with all material terms of the Southern Contracts;
(ii) other parties to the Southern Contracts have fully complied with the terms
of the Southern Contracts; and (iii) there are no disputes or complaints with
respect to nor has Southern received any notices (whether oral or in writing)
that any other party to the Southern Contracts is terminating, intends to
terminate or is considering terminating, any of the Southern Contracts listed or
required to be listed in Schedule
4.15.
4.16 Powers of
Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed
on behalf of Southern.
4.17 Litigation.
(a) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.17(a),
there is no pending or, to Southern’s Knowledge, threatened
Proceeding:
(a) by
or against Southern or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Business
which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(b) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, the Merger.
To the
Knowledge of Southern, 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. Southern has delivered to Parent copies of all
pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed
in Schedule
4.17(a). There are no Proceedings listed or required to be
listed in Schedule
4.17(a) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.17(b):
(a) there
is no material Order to which Southern or the Business is subject;
and
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(b) to
the Knowledge of Southern, no officer, director, agent or employee of Southern
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.
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.17(c):
(a) Southern
has been and is in compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each
Order to which it or the Business is or has been subject;
(b) 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 Southern
or the Business is subject; and
(c) Southern
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 Southern or the Business is
subject.
4.18 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Schedule 4.18 lists
all material (i) Employee Benefit Plans of Southern, (ii) bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred
compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, and (iii) employment or consulting
agreements, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee
(or any beneficiary thereof) of Southern, in the case of a plan described in (i)
or (ii) above, that is currently maintained by Southern or with respect to which
Southern has an obligation to contribute, and in the case of an agreement
described in (iii) above, that is currently in effect (the “Southern Employee
Plans”). Southern has heretofore made available to Parent true
and complete copies of the Southern Employee Plans and any amendments thereto,
any related trust, insurance contract, summary plan description, and, to the
extent required under ERISA or the Code, the most recent annual report on Form
5500 and summaries of material modifications.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.18(b), no
Southern Employee Plan is (1) a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of
Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, (2) a “multiple employer plan” within the
meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code, or (3) is
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.18(c),
there is no Proceeding pending or, to Southern’s Knowledge, threatened against
the assets of any Southern Employee Plan or, with respect to any Southern
Employee Plan, against Southern other than Proceedings that would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to Southern’s Knowledge
there is no Proceeding pending or threatened in writing against any fiduciary of
any Southern Employee Plan other than Proceedings that would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Each
of the Southern Employee Plans has been operated and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, including,
but not limited to, ERISA and the Code.
(e) Each
of the Southern Employee Plans that is intended to be “qualified” within the
meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination,
notification, or opinion letter from the IRS.
(f) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.18(f), no
director, officer, or employee of Southern will become entitled to retirement,
severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or accelerated benefits (including
any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of restrictions with respect to
equity-based awards) under any Southern Employee Plan solely as a result of
consummation of the Merger.
4.19 Banking
Relationships. Schedule 4.19 sets
forth the names and locations of all banks, trust companies, savings and loan
associations and other financial institutions at which Southern maintains safe
deposit boxes or accounts of any nature and the names of all persons authorized
to have access thereto, draw thereon or make withdrawals therefrom.
4.20 Insurance. Schedule 4.20 is an
accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind or
nature, including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen’s compensation
and other forms of insurance owned or held by or covering Southern or all or any
portion of its property and assets.
4.21 Employees.
(a) Schedule 4.21
contains a complete and accurate list of each employee of Southern, including
each employee on leave of absence or layoff status, and such employee’s name,
job title, date of hiring or engagement, date of commencement of employment or
engagement, current compensation paid or payable, and service credited for
purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any Southern Employee
Plan, or any other employee or director benefit plan.
(b) To
the Knowledge of Southern, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or
contractor of Southern 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 or (ii) to assign to Southern or to any other
Person any rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery. No
former or current employee of Southern is a party to, or is otherwise bound by,
any Contract that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the
ability of Southern or Parent to conduct the Business as heretofore carried on
by Southern.
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4.22 Labor
Relations. Southern is not a party to any collective
bargaining or similar agreement. To the Knowledge of Southern, there
are no strikes, work stoppages, unfair labor practice charges or grievances
pending or threatened against Southern by any employee of Southern or any other
Person or entity. Southern believes that its relationship with its
employees is good.
4.23 Legal
Compliance.
(a) To
the Knowledge of Southern, Southern is in material compliance with all
Applicable Laws (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any Governmental
Bodies having jurisdiction over Southern, including any requirements relating to
antitrust, consumer protection, currency exchange, equal opportunity, health,
occupational safety, pension and securities matters.
(b) Schedule 4.23(b)
contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization that is
held by Southern or that otherwise relates to the Business. Each
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Schedule 4.23(b) is
valid and in full force and effect. The Governmental Authorizations
listed in Schedule
4.23(b) collectively constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations
necessary to permit Southern to lawfully conduct and operate the
Business.
4.24 Brokers’
Fees. Southern has no liability or obligation to pay any fees
or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the Merger for
which Southern, Parent or Merger Sub could become liable or
obligated.
4.25 Undisclosed
Liabilities. To the Knowledge of Southern, it has no liability
(and to the Knowledge of Southern, there is no basis for any present or future
Proceeding, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them giving rise
to any liability), except for
(a) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Southern Balance Sheet;
or
(b) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of the
Southern Balance Sheet.
4.26 Disclosure. The
representations and warranties of Southern contained in this Agreement or in any
Exhibits hereto do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained herein or in such Exhibits not
misleading.
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ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB.
As a
material inducement for Southern to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby, Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and
severally make the following representations and warranties as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, each of which is relied upon by Southern
regardless of any investigation made or information obtained by Southern (unless
and to the extent specifically and expressly waived in writing by Southern on or
before the Closing Date):
5.1 Representations
of Parent Concerning the Transaction.
(a) Organization and Good
Standing.
(a) Parent
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. Parent 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 and the failure to be so qualified would have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Schedule 5.1(a)(i)
contains a complete and accurate list of every jurisdiction in which Parent is
qualified to do business.
(b) Parent
has no Subsidiary and does not own any shares of capital stock or other
securities of any other Person.
(c) Merger
Sub is a corporation duly organized and validly existing and is in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. Merger Sub’s authorized
capital consists of ten (10) shares of common stock, par value ten cents ($0.10)
per share. One (1) share is issued and registered in the name of
Parent.
(b) Authorization of
Transaction. Parent has full power and authority (including full
corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of Parent, enforceable in accordance with
its terms and conditions. Parent is not required to give any notice
to, make any filing with or obtain any Consent of, any Governmental Body in
order to consummate the Merger except for such notice filings as may be required
under Applicable Laws.
(c) Capitalization of
Parent. The entire authorized capital stock of Parent consists
of 750,000,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $0.001 per share, of
which 87,500,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and 3,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, none of which is issued and outstanding. All issued
and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized, are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Other than this
Agreement and as disclosed on Schedule 5.1(c),
there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts,
calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights or other agreements or
commitments to which Parent is a party or which are binding upon Parent
providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its capital
stock, nor any outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or
similar rights with respect to Parent.
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(d) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor consummation of the Merger,
will:
(a) violate
any Applicable Law, Order, stipulation, charge or other restriction of any
Governmental Body to which Parent is subject or any provision of its Governing
Documents; or
(b) conflict
with, result in a Breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any Person the right to accelerate, terminate, modify
or cancel, or require any notice under any contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness, Security Interest, or other arrangement to
which Parent is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any of its
assets), except where the violation, conflict, Breach, default, acceleration,
termination, modification, cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security
Interest would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition of
Parent or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the Merger.
(e) Affiliate
Transactions. No officer, director, or employee of Parent or
any member of the immediate family of any such officer, director or employee, or
any entity in which any of such persons owns any beneficial interest (other than
any publicly-held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities
exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than one percent of the
stock of which is beneficially owned by any of such Persons), has any agreement
with Parent or any interest in any of their property of any nature, used in or
pertaining to the Parent Business. None of the foregoing Persons has
any direct or indirect interest in any competitor, supplier or customer of
Parent or in any Person from whom or to whom Parent leases any property or
transacts business of any nature.
(f) Parent Financial
Information. Schedule 5.1(f)
shall include the following financial information (collectively, the “Parent Financial
Information”):
(a) audited
Balance sheets and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flow as of and for each of the years ended September 30, 2007 and September
30, 2008, for Parent; and
(b) unaudited
Balance sheets and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flow as of and for the six months ended March 31, 2009 (the “Parent Interim Balance Sheet”)
for Parent. Parent Financial Information present fairly the financial
condition of Parent as of such dates and the results of operations of Parent for
such periods, in accordance with GAAP and are consistent with the books and
records of Parent (which books and records are correct and
complete).
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(g) Events Subsequent to Parent
Interim Balance Sheet. Since the date of Parent Interim
Balance Sheet, there has not been, occurred or arisen, with respect to
Parent:
(a) any
change or amendment in its Governing Documents;
(b) any
reclassification, split up or other change in, or amendment of or modification
to, the rights of the holders of any of its capital stock;
(c) any
direct or indirect redemption, purchase or acquisition by any Person of any of
its capital stock or of any interest in or right to acquire any such
stock;
(d) any
issuance, sale, or other disposition of any capital stock, or any grant of any
options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain (including upon
conversion, exchange, or exercise) any capital stock;
(e) any
declaration, set aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution with
respect to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind) or any redemption,
purchase, or other acquisition of any of its capital stock;
(f) the
organization of any Subsidiary (other than the Merger Sub) or the acquisition of
any shares of capital stock by any Person or any equity or ownership interest in
any business;
(g) any
damage, destruction or loss of any of the its properties or assets whether or
not covered by insurance;
(h) any
sale, lease, transfer, or assignment of any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than for a fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(i) the
execution of, or any other commitment to any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j) any
acceleration, termination, modification, or cancellation of any agreement,
contract, lease, or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and licenses), involving more than $10,000 to which it is a party or by which it
is bound;
(k) any
Security Interest or Encumbrance imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(l) any
grant of any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any
Parent Intellectual Property;
(m) any
sale, assignment or transfer (including transfers to any employees, affiliates
or shareholders) of any Parent Intellectual Property;
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(n) any
capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) involving more
than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(o) any
capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the securities or
assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital investments, loans,
and acquisitions) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(p) any
issuance of any note, bond, or other debt security or created, incurred,
assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation involving more than $10,000;
(q) any
delay or postponement of the payment of accounts payable or other
liabilities;
(r) any
cancellation, compromise, waiver, or release of any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) involving more than $10,000 and outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(s) any
loan to, or any entrance into any other transaction with, any of its directors,
officers, and employees either involving more than $500 individually or $2,500
in the aggregate;
(t) the
adoption, amendment, modification, or termination of any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance, or other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of
any of its directors, officers, and employees (or taken away any such action
with respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(u) any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or
modified the terms of any existing such contract or agreement;
(v) any
increase in the base compensation of any of its directors, officers, and
employees;
(w) any
charitable or other capital contribution in excess of $2,500;
(x) any
taking of other action or entrance into any other transaction other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business, or entrance into any transaction with any insider
of Parent, except as disclosed in this Agreement and the Disclosure
Schedules;
(y) any
other event or occurrence that may have or could reasonably be expected to have
an Material Adverse Effect on Parent (whether or not similar to any of the
foregoing); or
(z) any
agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
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(h) Tax
Matters.
(a) Parent
and each other Person included in any consolidated or combined Tax Return and
part of an affiliated group, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Parent
Code, of which Parent is or has been a member (“Parent Tax Affiliate”), for
the years that it was a Parent Tax Affiliate of Parent:
(A) has
timely paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it though the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date (including any Taxes shown due on any Tax
Return);
(B) has
filed or caused to be filed in a timely and proper manner (within any applicable
extension periods) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it with the
appropriate Governmental Body in all jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are
required to be filed; and all tax returns filed on behalf of Parent and each
Parent Tax Affiliate were completed and correct in all material respects;
and
(C) has
not requested or caused to be requested any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed.
(b) Parent
has previously delivered true, correct and complete copies of all Federal Tax
Returns filed by or on behalf of Parent through the date hereof for the periods
ending on or after December 31, 2005.
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(h)(iii):
(A) since
January 1, 2006, neither Parent nor any Parent Tax Affiliate (for the years
that it was a Parent Tax Affiliate) has been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other Governmental Body that any issues have been raised (and no
such issues are currently pending) by the IRS or any other Governmental Body in
connection with any Tax Return filed by or on behalf of Parent or any Parent Tax
Affiliate; there are no pending Tax audits and no waivers of statutes of
limitations have been given or requested with respect to Parent or any Parent
Tax Affiliate (for years that it was a Parent Tax Affiliate); no Tax liens have
been filed against Parent or unresolved deficiencies or additions to Taxes have
been proposed, asserted or assessed against Parent or any Parent Tax Affiliate
(for the years that it was a Parent Tax Affiliate);
(B) full
and adequate accrual has been made (i) on the Parent Interim Balance Sheet, and
the books and records of Parent for all income Taxes currently due and all
accrued Taxes not yet due and payable by Parent for all periods ending on or
prior to the Parent Interim Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) on the books and
records of Parent and for all Taxes payable by Parent for all periods beginning
after the Parent Interim Balance Sheet Date;
(C) Parent
has not incurred any liability for Taxes from and after the Parent Interim
Balance Sheet Date other than Taxes incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
and consistent with past practices;
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(D) Parent
has not (i) made an election (or had an election made on its behalf by another
person) to be treated as a “consenting corporation” under Section 341(f) of
the Code or (ii) a “personal holding company” within the meaning of Section 542
of the Code;
(E) Parent
has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the
collection or withholding of Taxes (such as Taxes or withholding of Taxes from
the wages of employees);
(F) Parent
has no liability in respect of any Tax sharing agreement with any Person and all
Tax sharing agreements to which Parent has been bound have been
terminated;
(G) Parent
has not incurred any Liability to make any payments either alone or in
conjunction with any other payments that:
(1) shall
be non-deductible under, or would otherwise constitute a “parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state local or foreign income Tax Law); or
(2) are
or may be subject to the imposition of an excise Tax under Section 4999 of the
Code;
(H) Parent
has not agreed to (nor has any other Person agreed to on its behalf) and is not
required to make any adjustments or changes on, before or after the Closing
Date, to its accounting methods pursuant to Section 481 of the Code, and
the Internal Revenue Service has not proposed any such adjustments or changes in
the accounting methods of Parent;
(I) no
claim has been made within the last three years by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction in which Parent does not file Tax Returns that Parent is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(J) the
consummation of the Merger will not trigger the realization or recognition of
intercompany gain or income to Parent under the Federal consolidated return
regulations with respect to Federal, state or local Taxes;
(K) none
of Parent’s shareholders are foreign Persons within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation § 1.1445-2(b) of the rules and regulations promulgated under
Section 1445 of the Code, and Southern has been furnished with a true and
accurate certificate of Parent so stating which complies in all respects with
Treasury Regulation § 1.1445-2(b)(2) of such rules and regulations;
and
(L) Parent
is not currently, nor has it been at any time during the previous five years, a
“U.S. real property holding corporation” and, therefore, the Parent Common Stock
is not “U.S. real property interests,” as such terms are defined in
Section 897 of the Code.
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(i) Title to
Assets. Parent has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets owned or leased and used by it
to operate the Parent Business in the manner presently operated by Parent, as
reflected in Parent Financial Information.
(j) Real
Property. Parent does not own or hold an ownership interest in
any Real Property.
(k) Leased Real Property.
Schedule 5.1(k)
contains a correct legal description, street address and tax parcel
identification number of all tracts, parcels and subdivided lots in which Parent
has a leasehold interest and an accurate description (by location, name of
lessor, date of lease and term expiration date) of all Real Property Leases
pursuant to which Parent has a leasehold interest.
(l) Condition of
Facilities.
(a) Use
of the Real Property of Parent for the various purposes for which it is
presently being used is permitted as of right under all Applicable Laws related
to zoning and is not subject to “permitted nonconforming” use or structure
classifications. All Improvements are in compliance with all
Applicable Laws, 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. To the
Knowledge of Parent, no part of any Improvement encroaches on any real property
not included in the Real Property of Parent, and there are no buildings,
structures, fixtures or other Improvements primarily situated on adjoining
property which encroach on any part of the Land.
(b) Each
item of Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good 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. All Tangible Personal Property used in the Parent
Business is in the possession of Parent.
(m) Parent Intellectual
Property.
(a) Parent
owns, or is licensed or otherwise possesses legal enforceable rights to use all:
(i) trademarks and service marks (registered or unregistered), trade dress,
trade names and other names and slogans embodying business goodwill or
indications of origin, all applications or registrations in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith; (ii)
patentable inventions, technology, computer programs and software
(including password unprotected interpretive code or source code,
object code, development documentation, programming tools, drawings,
specifications and data) and all applications and patents in any jurisdiction
pertaining to the foregoing, including re-issues, continuations, divisions,
continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions; (iii) trade secrets, including
confidential and other non-public information (iv) copyrights in writings,
designs, software programs, mask works or other works, applications or
registrations in any jurisdiction for the foregoing and all moral rights related
thereto; (v) databases and all database rights; and (vi) Internet Web sites,
domain names and applications and registrations pertaining thereto
(collectively, “Parent
Intellectual Property”) that are used in the Parent Business except for
any such failures to own, be licensed or process that would not be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Except
as may be evidenced by patents issued after the date hereof, there are no
conflicts with or infringements of any material Parent Intellectual Property by
any Third Party and the conduct of the Parent Business as currently conducted
does not conflict with or infringe any proprietary right of a Third
Party.
(c) Schedule 5.1(m)(iii)
sets forth a complete list of all patents, registrations and applications
pertaining to Parent Intellectual Property owned by Parent. Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.1(m)(iii),
all such Parent Intellectual Property listed is owned by Parent, free and clear
of liens or Encumbrances of any nature.
(d) Schedule 5.1(m)(iv)
sets forth a complete list of all material licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements in which Parent has granted rights to any person to use Parent
Intellectual Property. Parent will not, as a result of the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement, be in Breach of any license, sublicense or other agreement relating
to Parent Intellectual Property.
(e) Parent
owns or has the right to use all software currently used in and material to the
Parent Business.
(n) SEC Reports and Financial
Statements. Since April 1, 2007, Parent has filed with the SEC
all reports and other filings required to be filed by Parent in accordance with
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Parent SEC Reports”). As of
their respective dates, Parent SEC Reports complied in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Parent SEC Reports and, except to the extent that information contained in any
Parent SEC Report has been revised or superseded by a later Parent SEC Report
filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the
Parent SEC Reports contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Parent
included in Parent SEC Reports were prepared from and are in accordance with the
accounting books and other financial records of Parent, were prepared in
accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by the rules of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and presented fairly
the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set
forth in Parent SEC Reports, Parent has no liabilities or obligations of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) other than
liabilities or obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business. Parent SEC Reports accurately disclose (i) the terms and
provisions of all stock option plans, (ii) transactions with affiliates, and
(iii) all material contracts required to be disclosed pursuant to Item
601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
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(o) Contracts. Schedule 5.1(o)
is a true, complete and accurate list of all written or oral contracts,
understandings, agreements and other arrangements (including a brief description
of all such oral arrangements) executed by an officer or duly authorized
employee of Parent or to which Parent is a party either:
(a) involving
more than $10,000, or
(b) in
the nature of a collective bargaining agreement, employment agreement, or
severance agreement with any of its directors, officers and
employees.
Parent
has delivered or will, prior to Closing, deliver to Southern a correct and
complete copy of each Contract (redacted copies for names are acceptable) listed
in Schedule 5.1(o)
(the “Parent
Contracts”). Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.1(o):
(i) Parent has fully complied with all material terms of Parent Contracts; (ii)
to the Knowledge of Parent, other parties to Parent Contracts have fully
complied with the terms of Parent Contracts; and (iii) there are no disputes or
complaints with respect to nor has Parent received any notices (whether oral or
in writing) that any other party to Parent Contracts is terminating, intends to
terminate or is considering terminating, any of Parent Contracts listed or
required to be listed in Schedule 5.1(o).
(p) Powers of
Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed
on behalf of Parent.
(q) Litigation.
(a) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(i),
there is no pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened
Proceeding:
(A) by
or against Parent or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Parent Business
which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect;
or
(B) that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, the Merger.
To the
Knowledge of Parent, 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. Parent has delivered to Southern copies of all
pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to each Proceeding listed
in Schedule 5.1(q)(i). There
are no Proceedings listed or required to be listed in Schedule 5.1(q)(i)
that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(ii):
(A) there
is no material Order to which Parent or the Parent Business is subject;
and
(B) to
the Knowledge of Parent, no officer, director, agent or employee of Parent 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
Parent Business.
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.1(q)(iii):
(A) Parent
has been and is in compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each
Order to which it or the Parent Business is or has been subject;
(B) 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 Parent
or the Parent Business is subject; and
(C) Parent
has not received any notice, or received but subsequently resolved to the
satisfaction of the Governmental Body or other Person (evidence of such approval
is attached as Schedule 5.1(q)(iii)),
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
Parent or the Parent Business is subject.
(r) Employee
Benefits.
(a) Schedule 5.1(r)(i)
lists all material (i) Employee Benefit Plans of Parent, (ii) bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, incentive, deferred
compensation, supplemental retirement, severance, and fringe benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, and (iii) employment or consulting
agreements, for the benefit of, or relating to, any current or former employee
(or any beneficiary thereof) of Parent, in the case of a plan described in (i)
or (ii) above, that is currently maintained by Parent or with respect to which
Parent has an obligation to contribute, and in the case of an agreement
described in (iii) above, that is currently in effect (the “Parent Employee
Plans”). Parent has heretofore made available to Southern true
and complete copies of Parent Employee Plans and any amendments thereto, any
related trust, insurance contract, summary plan description, and, to the extent
required under ERISA or the Code, the most recent annual report on Form 5500 and
summaries of material modifications.
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(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.1(r)(ii),
no Parent Employee Plan is (1) a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of
Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, (2) a “multiple employer plan” within the
meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code, or (3) is
subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.1(r)(iii),
there is no Proceeding pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against the
assets of any Parent Employee Plan or, with respect to any Parent Employee Plan,
against Parent other than Proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to Parent’s Knowledge there is no
Proceeding pending or threatened in writing against any fiduciary of any Parent
Employee Plan other than Proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Each
of Parent Employee Plans has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and applicable law, including, but not
limited to, ERISA and the Code.
(e) Each
of Parent Employee Plans that is intended to be “qualified” within the meaning
of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination,
notification, or opinion letter from the IRS.
(f) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.1(r)(vi),
no director, officer, or employee of Parent will become entitled to retirement,
severance or similar benefits or to enhanced or accelerated benefits (including
any acceleration of vesting or lapsing of restrictions with respect to
equity-based awards) under any Parent Employee Plan solely as a result of
consummation of the Merger.
(s) Insurance. Schedule 5.1(s)
is an accurate and complete description of all policies of insurance of any kind
or nature, including, but not limited to, fire, liability, workmen’s
compensation and other forms of insurance owned or held by or covering Parent or
all or any portion of its property and assets.
(t) Employees.
(a) Schedule 5.1(t)(i)
contains a complete and accurate list of each employee of Parent, including each
employee on leave of absence or layoff status, their name; job title; date of
hiring; date of commencement of employment; current compensation paid or payable
and any change in compensation since September 30, 2007.
(b) To
the Knowledge of Parent, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or
contractor of Parent 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 Parent Business or (ii) to assign to Parent or to any other
Person any rights to any invention, improvement, or discovery. No
former or current employee of Parent is a party to, or is otherwise bound by,
any Contract that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect the
ability of Parent to conduct the Parent Business.
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(u) Labor
Relations. Parent is not a party to any collective bargaining
or similar agreement. To the Knowledge of Parent, there are no
strikes, work stoppages, unfair labor practice charges or grievances pending or
threatened against Parent by any employee of Parent or any other person or
entity.
(v) Legal
Compliance.
(a) To
the Knowledge of Parent, Parent is in material compliance with all Applicable
Laws of any Governmental Bodies having jurisdiction over Parent, including any
requirements relating to antitrust, consumer protection, currency exchange,
equal opportunity, health, occupational safety, pension and securities
matters.
(b) Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization that is
held by Parent or that otherwise relates to the Parent Business. Each
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
is valid and in full force and effect. The Governmental
Authorizations listed in Schedule 5.1(v)(ii)
collectively constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to
permit Parent to lawfully conduct and operate the Parent Business.
(w) Brokers’
Fees. Parent has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the Merger for which
Parent, Merger Sub or Southern could become liable or
obligated.
(x) Undisclosed
Liabilities. To the Knowledge of Parent, it has no liability
(and to the Knowledge of Parent, there is no basis for any present or future
Proceeding, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any of them giving rise
to any liability), except for
(a) liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Parent Interim Balance Sheet;
or
(b) liabilities
which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business since the date of Parent
Interim Balance Sheet.
(y) Disclosure. The
representations and warranties of Parent contained in this Agreement or in any
Exhibits hereto do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements and
information contained herein or in such Exhibits not misleading.
5.2 Power and
Authority. Parent and Merger Sub each has the corporate power
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and, subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth herein, has taken all action required by
law, its Governing Documents or otherwise, to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and such related documents. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement does not and, subject to the receipt of required
regulatory approvals and any other required Third-Party Consents, the
consummation of the Merger contemplated hereby will not, violate any provisions
of the Governing Documents of Parent or Merger Sub or any mortgage, lien, lease,
agreement, instrument, order, arbitration award, judgment or decree to which
Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which it or its properties is bound, any
legal or other restrictions of any kind to which Parent or Merger Sub is
subject, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the property
or assets of Parent or Merger Sub. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger
Sub. This Agreement is a valid obligation of Parent and Merger Sub
and is legally binding on each in accordance with its terms.
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5.3 No
Subsidiaries. Merger Sub does not own stock in and does not
control, directly or indirectly, any other corporation, association or business
organization. Merger Sub is not a party to any joint venture or
partnership.
5.4 Merger
Sub Common Stock. Parent owns, beneficially and of record, all
of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Common Stock”), all
which Merger Sub Common Stock is validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and
non-assessable, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Parent has the
corporate power to vote such shares of Merger Sub Common Stock pursuant to this
Agreement. Parent has, or will by the Effective Time have, taken all
such actions as may be required in its capacity as the sole stockholder of
Merger Sub to approve the Merger.
ARTICLE
VI. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.
6.1 Access to
Information. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date,
each Party will give to the other and its counsel, accountants and other
representatives full access to all the properties, documents, contracts,
personnel files and other records and shall furnish copies of such documents and
with such information with respect to its affairs as may from time to time be
reasonably requested. Each Party will disclose to the other and make
available to such Party and its representatives all books, contracts, accounts,
personnel records, letters of intent, papers, records, communications with
regulatory authorities and other documents relating to the business and
operations of Southern, Merger Sub or Parent, as the case may
be. In addition, Southern shall make available to Parent all such
banking, investment and financial information as shall be necessary to allow for
the efficient integration of Southern’s banking, investment and financial
arrangements with those of Parent at the Effective Time. Access of
Parent pursuant to the foregoing shall be granted at a reasonable time and upon
reasonable notice.
6.2 Effect of
Access.
(a) Nothing
contained in this Article VI shall be deemed to create any duty or
responsibility on the part of either Party to investigate or evaluate the value,
validity or enforceability of any Contract or other asset included in the assets
of the other Party.
(b) With
respect to matters as to which any Party has made express representations or
warranties herein, the Parties shall be entitled to rely upon such express
representations and warranties irrespective of any investigations made by such
Parties, except to the extent that such investigations result in actual
knowledge of the inaccuracy or falsehood of particular representations and
warranties.
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ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS.
7.1 Preservation
of Business.
(a) Prior
to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, Southern will use
its Best Efforts to preserve the Business, to keep available to Parent and the
Surviving Corporation the services of the present employees of Southern, and to
preserve for Parent and the Surviving Corporation the goodwill of the suppliers,
customers and others having business relations with
Southern. Southern shall conduct its Business only in the usual and
ordinary course as it has previously been conducted, including, without
limitation, its policies and practices relating to the collection of accounts
receivable and the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities, and not
introduce any new methods of management, operations or accounting, without
Parent’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld);
maintain its assets in as good working order and condition as at present,
ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material obligations under material
agreements and leases relating to or affecting it, and keep in full force and
effect present insurance policies.
(b) Prior
to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, Parent will use its
Best Efforts to preserve the Parent Business, to keep available to Parent the
services of the present employees of Parent, and to preserve for Parent the
goodwill of the suppliers, customers and others having business relations with
Parent. Parent shall conduct the Parent Business only in the usual
and ordinary course as it has previously been conducted, including, without
limitation, its policies and practices relating to the collection of accounts
receivable and the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities, and not
introduce any new methods of management, operations or accounting, without
Parent’s prior written consent of Southern (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld); maintain its assets in as good working order and condition as at
present, ordinary wear and tear excepted; perform all material obligations under
material agreements and leases relating to or affecting it, and keep in full
force and effect present insurance policies. Without the prior
written consent of Southern, Parent shall not permit Merger Sub to take any
actions or conduct any operations other than in connection with the
Merger.
7.2 Current
Information. During the period from the date of this Agreement
to the Effective Time, each Party hereto shall promptly notify each other Party
of any (i) significant change in the normal course of business or operations of
the Parent Business, (ii) Proceeding (or communications indicating that the same
may be contemplated), or the institution or threat or settlement of Proceedings,
in each case involving the Parties the outcome of which, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Party, taken as a whole or (iii) event which such Party reasonably believes
could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of any party
hereto to consummate the Merger. Southern shall notify Parent of any
breach of any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub of which
Southern has Knowledge prior to the Closing. Parent shall notify
Southern of any breach of any representation or warranty of Southern of which
Parent has Knowledge prior to the Closing.
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7.3 Material
Transactions. Prior to the Effective Time, no Party will
(other than (i) as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, (ii) with
respect to transactions for which there is a binding commitment existing prior
to the date hereof disclosed in the Disclosure Schedules, and (iii) transactions
described on Schedule
7.3 which do not vary materially from the terms set forth on such Schedule 7.3, or in
the Ordinary Course of Business without first obtaining the written consent of
the other Parties):
(a) declare
or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to shareholders, whether in
cash, stock or other property;
(b) amend
its Governing Documents or enter into any agreement to merge or consolidate
with, or sell a significant portion of its assets to, any other
Person;
(c) except
pursuant to options, warrants, conversion rights or other contractual rights
disclosed in either Section 4.3 or Schedule 5.1(c),
issue any shares of its capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights
to subscribe for or purchase such common or other capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such common or other capital
stock;
(d) directly
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its common or other capital
stock;
(e) effect
a reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, exchange of shares, readjustment
or other similar change in or to any capital stock or otherwise reorganize or
recapitalize;
(f) except
as set forth in Schedule 7.3(f),
enter into any employment contract which is not terminable upon notice of ninety
(90) days or less, at will, and without penalty except as provided herein or
grant any increase (other than ordinary and normal increases consistent with
past practices) in the compensation payable or to become payable to officers or
salaried employees, grant any stock options or, except as required by law, adopt
or make any change in any bonus, insurance, pension or other Employee Benefit
Plan, agreement, payment or agreement under, to, for or with any of such
officers or employees;
(g) make
any payment or distribution to the trustee under any bonus, pension, profit
sharing or retirement plan or incur any obligation to make any such payment or
contribution which is not in accordance with such Party’s usual past practice,
or make any payment or contributions or incur any obligation pursuant to or in
respect of any other plan or contract or arrangement providing for bonuses,
options, executive incentive compensation, pensions, deferred compensation,
retirement payments, profit sharing or the like, establish or enter into any
such plan, contract or arrangement, or terminate or modify any
plan;
(h) prepay
any debt in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), borrow or agree to borrow
any amount of funds except in the Ordinary Course of Business or, directly or
indirectly, guarantee or agree to guarantee obligations of others, or fail to
pay any monetary obligation in a timely manner prior to
delinquency;
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(i) enter
into any agreement, contract or commitment having a term in excess of three (3)
months or involving payments or obligations in excess of $10,000 in the
aggregate, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j) amend
or modify any material Contract;
(k) agree
to increase the compensation or benefits of any employee (except for normal
annual salary increases in accordance with past practices);
(l) place
on any of its assets or properties any pledge, charge or other Encumbrance,
except as otherwise authorized hereunder, or enter into any transaction or make
any contract or commitment relating to its properties, assets and business,
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or as otherwise disclosed
herein;
(m) guarantee
the obligation of any person, firm or corporation, except in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(n) make
any loan or advance in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or cancel or accelerate
any material indebtedness owing to it or any claims which it may possess or
waive any material rights of substantial value;
(o) sell
or otherwise dispose of any Real Property or any material amount of any tangible
or intangible personal property other than leasehold interests in closed
facilities, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) commit
any act or fail to do any act which will cause a Breach of any Contract and
which will have a Material Adverse Effect on its business, financial condition
or earnings;
(q) violate
any Applicable Law which violation might have a Material Adverse Effect on such
Party;
(r) purchase
any real or personal property or make any other capital expenditure where the
amount paid or committed is in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per
expenditure;
(s) except
in the Ordinary Course of Business, enter into any agreement or transaction with
any of such Party’s Affiliates; or
(t) engage
in any transaction or take any action that would render untrue in any material
respect any of the representations and warranties of such Party contained in
this Agreement, as if such representations and warranties were given as of the
date of such transaction or action.
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7.4 Public
Disclosures. Parent and Southern will consult with each other
before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall not issue
any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such
consultation except as may be required by Applicable Law. The Parties
shall issue a joint press release, mutually acceptable to Southern and Parent,
promptly upon execution and delivery of this Agreement.
7.5 Confidentiality. Parent
and Southern shall hold, and shall use their best efforts to cause their
respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other
consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence, unless compelled to
disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law,
all Confidential Information, and each Party shall not release or disclose such
Confidential Information to any other Person, except its auditors, attorneys,
financial advisors, bankers and other consultants and advisors in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.6 No
Shop. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of (i)
the Effective Time, (ii) May 15, 2009, or (iii) until this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with Article X hereof, neither
Parent, Southern nor Merger Sub shall initiate, solicit or encourage
(including by way of furnishing assistance or proprietary information), or take
any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal
relating to, or that may reasonably be expected to lead to, any “Competing
Transaction” (as defined below), or enter into any discussions or negotiate with
any person or entity in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a Competing
Transaction, or agree to or endorse any Competing Transaction, or authorize or
permit any of its Representatives to take any such action, and each Party shall
promptly notify the other Party of all relevant terms (including the identity of
the parties involved) of any such inquiries and proposals received by such Party
or any such officer, director, investment banker, financial advisor, attorney,
accountant or other representative relating to any of such matters and if such
inquiry or proposal is in writing, such Party shall promptly deliver or cause to
be delivered to the other Party a copy of such inquiry or
proposal. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Competing Transaction” shall
mean any of the following (other than the Merger) (i) any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction; (ii)
any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of
the assets of any Party; (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer for more than
fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of any Party
or other form of investment in, or purchase of, capital stock of any Party; (iv)
any current Affiliate acquiring beneficial ownership of, or any group (as such
term is defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) being formed which
beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of,
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding shares of the capital stock
of any Party; or (v) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to
do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the
foregoing. In the event that the provisions of this Section 7.6 are
violated by any Party or by any Party’s Representatives, and the Merger is not
consummated, then, in addition to other remedies available to the non-violating
Party, the non-violating Party will be entitled to receive from the violating
Party all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses relating to the Merger), which such non-violating Party has
incurred.
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7.7 Other
Actions. None of Southern, Parent or Merger Sub shall
knowingly or intentionally take any action, or omit to take any action, if such
action or omission would, or reasonably might be expected to, result in any of
its representations and warranties set forth herein being or becoming untrue in
any material respect, or in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
this Agreement not being satisfied, or delay the Effective Time or
(unless such action is required by Applicable Law) which would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the ability of Southern or Parent to obtain any Consents
required for the consummation of the Merger without imposition of a condition or
restriction which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving
Corporation or which would otherwise materially impair the ability of Southern
or Parent to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement or materially delay such consummation. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Southern shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain all Consents required of Third Parties in respect of the Merger under all
material Contracts to which Southern is a party, including without limitation
lessor consents under the lease of Southern’s corporate
headquarters.
7.8 Accounting
Methods. Prior to Closing, Southern will not change, in any
material respect, its methods of accounting in effect at its most recent fiscal
year end except as required by changes in GAAP as concurred by Southern’s
independent accountants.
7.9 Documentation. True
and complete copies of all documents required by this Agreement will be
delivered by Southern to Parent and by Parent to Southern within five (5) days
from the date hereof.
7.10 Cooperation.
(a) Parent
and Southern shall together or pursuant to an allocation of responsibility
agreed to between them, (i) cooperate with one another in determining whether
any filings are required to be made or consents are required to be obtained in
any jurisdiction prior to the Effective Time in connection with the consummation
of the Merger and cooperate in making any such filings promptly and in seeking
to obtain timely any such Consents, (ii) use their respective commercially
reasonable efforts to cause to be lifted any impediment preventing consummation
of the Merger, or any part thereof, or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, and (iii) furnish to one another and to one another’s counsel all such
information as may be required to affect the foregoing actions.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, and unless this Agreement shall
have been validly terminated as provided herein, each of Parent and Southern
shall use all reasonable efforts (i) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
necessary to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on
such party (or any subsidiaries or affiliates of such party) with respect to
this Agreement and to consummate the Merger, subject to the vote of its
stockholders described above, and (ii) to obtain (and to cooperate with the
other party to obtain) any Consent by any Governmental Body and/or any Third
Party which is required to be obtained or made by such Party or any of its
Affiliates in connection with this Agreement and the Merger. Each of
Parent and Southern will promptly cooperate with and furnish information to the
other in connection with any such burden suffered by, or requirement imposed
upon, either of them or any of their Affiliates in connection with the
foregoing.
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7.11 Notice of
Subsequent Events. Southern shall notify Parent of any
changes, additions or events of which it has or obtains knowledge as to which it
concludes or reasonably should conclude would cause any material change in or
material addition to any Disclosure Schedule delivered by Southern under this
Agreement or otherwise would, in Southern’s reasonable judgment, likely result
in a breach of this Agreement by Southern prior to the Closing Date, promptly
after the occurrence of the same.
7.12 Filing of
SEC Reports. Parent shall
prepare and file all Parent SEC Reports with the SEC on a timely basis and in
full compliance with all SEC rules and regulations. In the event that
the SEC issues any comments regarding a Parent SEC Report, then Parent will use
its Best Efforts to address and respond to such comments in a complete manner as
soon as reasonably practicable.
ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.
8.1 Mutual
Conditions. The respective obligations of each party to effect
the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions (any of which may be waived in writing by
Parent, Merger Sub and Southern):
(a) None
of Parent, Merger Sub or Southern shall be subject to any Order by a court of
competent jurisdiction which (i) prevents or materially delays the consummation
of the Merger or (ii) would impose any material limitation on the ability of
Parent effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the common stock of
the Surviving Corporation or any material portion of the assets or Business,
taken as a whole.
(b) No
statute, rule or regulation, shall have been enacted by any Governmental Body
that makes the consummation of the Merger illegal.
(c) Parent,
Merger Sub and Southern shall have received all Consents of Third Parties that
are required of such Third Parties prior to the consummation of the Merger, in
form and substance acceptable to Parent or Southern, as the case may be, except
where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or authorization would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Surviving Corporation.
8.2 Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations
of Parent and Merger Sub under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction,
at or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Southern contained herein that are qualified
as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the Closing Date
with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date, and each
of the representations and warranties of Southern that are not so qualified
shall be true in all material respects.
(b) Southern
shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants,
agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by Southern at or prior to the
Closing.
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(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before any
court or Governmental Body requesting or looking toward an Order that (a)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Merger, (b) could have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent’s ability to exercise control over or manage Southern
after the Closing or (c) could have a Material Adverse Effect on
Southern.
(d) On
the Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
Merger.
(e) Southern
shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed
by a duly authorized officer of Southern certifying the fulfillment of the
conditions specified in Sections 8.2(a), (b) and (c).
(f) Southern
shall have delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed
by the Secretary of Southern, certifying as to (i) Southern’s Governing
Documents, (ii) resolutions with respect to the Merger adopted by Southern’s
board of directors and shareholders attached thereto, and (iii) incumbency and
signatures of the persons who have executed this Agreement and any other
documents, certificates and agreements to be executed and delivered at the
Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(g) All
documents to be delivered by Southern to Parent at the Closing shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to Parent.
(h) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of Parent Counsel, in connection with (a) the
execution and delivery by Southern of this Agreement or (b) the consummation by
Southern of the Merger and copies of all such Consents shall have been delivered
to Parent.
(i) Parent
shall receive possession of the Certificates.
(j) Southern
shall have executed and delivered to Parent a Certificate of Conversion Ratio in
the form attached as Exhibit
B hereto.
(k) Southern
shall have delivered to Parent the financial statements set forth in Section
4.6, audited by an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to Parent, the results of which audits shall be satisfactory to
Parent.
(l) Parent
shall have completed a business and legal due diligence investigation of
Southern, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Parent.
8.3 Conditions
to the Obligations of Southern. The obligations
of Southern under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction, at or before
the Closing, of each of the following conditions:
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(a) The
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained herein that
are qualified as to materiality shall be true in all respects on and as of the
Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties made as of a
specific date which shall be true in all material respects as of such date) with
the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date, and each of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub that are not so
qualified shall be true in all material respects.
(b) Parent
and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with
all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this Agreement
to be so performed or complied with by Parent and Merger Sub at or prior to the
Closing.
(c) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding by or before any
court or Governmental Body requesting or looking toward an Order, that (a)
restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Merger or (b) could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or Merger Sub.
(d) On
the Closing Date, there shall be no effective Order issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction restraining or prohibiting the consummation of the
Merger.
(e) Parent
and Merger Sub shall have delivered to Southern a certificate, dated the Closing
Date, executed by a duly authorized officer of Parent and Merger Sub, certifying
to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 8.3(a), (b) and
(c).
(f) Parent
shall have delivered to Southern a certificate, dated Closing Date, executed by
the Secretary of Parent, certifying as to (i) Parent and Merger Sub’s
Governing Documents, (ii) resolutions with respect to the Merger adopted by
Parent’s and Merger Sub’s respective boards of directors and shareholders
attached thereto, and (iii) incumbency and signatures of the persons who
have executed this Agreement and any other documents, certificates and
agreements to be executed and delivered at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement.
(g) All
documents to be delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to Southern at the Closing
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Southern.
(h) All
Consents of all Third Parties and Governmental Bodies shall have been obtained
that are necessary, in the opinion of counsel to Southern, in connection with
(a) the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and
(b) the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, and copies of all such Consents shall have been delivered to
Southern.
(i) (reserved)
(j) (reserved)
(k) Parent
shall deliver to Southern Shareholder a certificate evidencing ownership of the
shares of Parent Common Stock described in Section 3.2.
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(l) The
Southern Shareholder shall have given all necessary approvals and consents
required under the
laws of the State of Texas
(m) The
Merger shall qualify as a tax-free transaction to each of Parent, Southern and
the Southern Shareholder.
(n) Parent
and Merger Sub shall have executed and delivered to Southern a Certificate of
Conversion Ratio in the form attached as Exhibit
B hereto.
(o) Parent
shall have completed a reverse split of its Common Stock in a ratio of at least
1-for-10.
(p) All
liabilities listed on its balance sheet as “Due to Stockholder” shall be
satisfied by payment in cash or issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to the
shareholders of Parent who are owed such amounts.
ARTICLE
IX. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Survival
of Representations. All representations and warranties made by
any party to this Agreement or pursuant hereto, as modified by any Disclosure
Schedule, exhibit, certificate or other document executed and delivered pursuant
hereto shall survive the Closing and any investigation made by or on behalf of
any party hereto for a period of two (2) years following the Closing
Date. All statements contained herein or in any schedule, exhibit,
certificate or other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto shall be
deemed representations and warranties for purposes of Sections 9.1, 8.2(a), and
8.3(a). The right to indemnification or other remedy based upon such
representations and warranties shall not be affected by any investigation
conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired at any time, whether before
or after execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with
respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of any such representation or
warranty.
9.2 Indemnification.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Southern shall defend and
hold harmless Parent, and its Representatives, Affiliates, successors and
assigns, from and against all Claims, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities,
deficiencies, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including interest,
penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this
indemnification or in any litigation between the Parties or with Third Parties
(collectively, “Damages”) asserted against,
resulting to, imposed upon, suffered or incurred by Parent (or any of its
officers, managers, members, employees, Affiliates, successors or assigns),
directly or indirectly, by reason of or resulting from (i) any failure of
Southern to duly perform or observe any term, provision, instrument, covenant or
agreement to be performed or observed by it, prior to the Closing, pursuant to
this Agreement and/or (ii) a breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement of Southern contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement, provided,
however, that the maximum liability of Southern (collectively and not
individually) to Parent for Damages under this Section 9.2(a) shall not exceed
$100,000.00.
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(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Parent shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Southern (and its respective Representatives,
Affiliates, successors and assigns) at any time after consummation of the
Closing, from and against all Damages asserted against, resulting to, imposed
upon or incurred by Southern, directly or indirectly, by reason of or resulting
from: (i) any failure of Parent or Merger Sub to duly perform or
observe any term, provision, instrument, covenant or agreement to be performed
or observed by it, prior to the Closing, pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) a
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Parent or
Merger Sub contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, provided, however, that the
maximum liability of Parent and the Parent Stockholders to Southern
(collectively and not individually) for Damages under this Section 9.2(b)
shall not exceed $100,000.00.
(c) Notwithstanding
any provision hereof to the contrary, Southern shall not be liable to Parent and
the Surviving Corporation, and Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not be
liable to Southern, unless the aggregate Damages exceed $50,000, and then only
to the extent that the aggregate Damages exceed $50,000.
9.3 Conditions
of Indemnification. The obligations and liabilities of Parent
on the one hand, and Southern, on the other hand, as indemnifying parties (each,
an “Indemnifying Party”)
to indemnify Southern, Parent and the Surviving Corporation, as applicable
(each, an “Indemnified
Party”), under Section 9.2 with respect to Claims made by Third Parties
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
The
Indemnified Party shall give written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any
Damages with respect to which it seeks indemnification promptly after the
discovery by such party of any matters giving rise to such Claim for
indemnification; provided,
however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations
under Section 9.2 unless it shall have been prejudiced by the omission to
provide such notice. In case any Claim is brought against an
Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in
the defense thereof and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense
thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, and
after notice from the Indemnifying Party of its election so to assume the
defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified
Party under Section 9.2 for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by
the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that (i)
if the Indemnifying Party shall elect not to assume the defense of such claim or
action or (ii) if the Indemnified Party reasonably determines that there may be
a conflict between the positions of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified
Party in defending such Claim, then separate counsel shall be entitled to
participate in and conduct such defense, and the Indemnifying Party shall be
liable for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the Indemnified
Party in connection with such defense (but not more than one
counsel). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any Claim effected without its written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall not,
without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, settle or compromise any Claim to which the
Indemnified Party is a party or consent to entry of any judgment in respect
thereof. The Indemnifying Party further agrees that it will not,
without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, settle or compromise any
claim or consent to entry of any judgment in respect thereof in any pending or
threatened Claim in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder
(whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or potential party to such
Claim) unless such settlement or compromise includes an unconditional release of
the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such
Claim.
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9.4 Remedies
Cumulative. Except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, the remedies provided herein shall be
cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Party hereto of any other
rights or the seeking of any other remedies against any other Party
hereto.
ARTICLE
X. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
10.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at anytime prior to the Effective Time:
(a) by
mutual written consent of Parent, Merger Sub and Southern;
(b) by
Parent or Southern:
(a) if
the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before May 15, 2009, unless the
failure to consummate the Merger is the result of a willful and material Breach
of this Agreement by the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement;
(b) if
any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued
an Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action
shall have become final and non-appealable;
(c) in
the event of a Breach by the other Party of any representation, warranty,
covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement which cannot be or has
not been cured within thirty (30) days after the giving of written notice to the
breaching Party of such Breach (provided that the terminating Party is not then
in Breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained
in this Agreement);
(d) in
the event that (i) all of the conditions to the obligation of such Party to
effect the Merger set forth in Section 8.1 shall have been satisfied and (ii)
any condition to the obligation of such Party to effect the Merger set forth in
Section 8.2 (in the case of Parent or Merger Sub) or Section 8.3 (in the case of
Southern) is not capable of being satisfied prior to the end of the period
referred to in Section 10.1(b)(i); or
(e) if
there shall have occurred prior to the Effective Time changes in Applicable Law
that, in the aggregate, shall have a Material Adverse Effect on either
Party.
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10.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no
effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of any Party except to
the extent that such termination results from the willful and material Breach by
a Party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements
set forth in this Agreement, in which case the terminating Party shall have the
right to pursue any remedies available to it at law or in
equity.
10.3 Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of each of the Parties.
10.4 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the Parties
may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts of the other Parties, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document
delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (iii) waive compliance with any of the
agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement
on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such
Party.
10.5 Procedure
for Termination, Amendment Extension or Waiver. A termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1, an amendment of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.3, or an extension or waiver pursuant to Section
10.4 shall, in order to be effective, require in the case of Parent, Merger Sub
or Southern, action by its Board of Directors or the duly authorized designee of
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS.
11.1 Notices. Any
communications required or desired to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have
been properly given if sent by hand delivery or by facsimile and overnight
courier or overnight courier to the parties hereto at the following addresses,
or at such other address as either party may advise the other in writing from
time to time:
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If to
Parent or Merger Sub:
BBC
Graphics of Palm Beach, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., Chairman
Tel: (000)
000-0000
with a
copy to:
Xxx
X. Xxxx, PLC
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx
X. Xxxx, Esquire
Tel:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
If to
Southern:
Southern
Medical and Mobility, Inc.
0000
Xxxx X-00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., President
(000)
000-0000
All such
communications shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date of hand
delivery or facsimile or on the next Business Day following the deposit of such
communications with the overnight courier.
11.2 Further
Assurances. Each Party hereby agrees to perform any further
acts and to execute and deliver any documents which may be reasonably necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
11.3 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applied without
giving effect to any conflicts of law principles.
11.4 Commissions. Each of the
Parties hereto represents and warrants that no broker or finder is entitled to
any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commission in connection with the
Merger. Each of the Parties hereto shall pay or discharge, and shall
indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against, all claims or
liabilities for brokerage commissions or finder’s fees incurred by reason of any
action taken by it.
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11.5 Captions. The
captions or headings in this Agreement are made for convenience and general
reference only and shall not be construed to describe, define or limit the scope
or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.
11.6 Integration
of Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement are integral parts of this Agreement as if fully set
forth herein.
11.7 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, including all Exhibits and
Disclosure Schedules attached hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement of
the parties and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements
between the parties, written or oral, with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement may not be changed or terminated
orally, but may only be changed by an agreement in writing signed by the party
or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification,
extension, discharge or termination is sought.
11.8 Expenses. Except
as expressly provided otherwise, each party hereto will bear its own costs and
expenses (including fees and expenses of auditors, attorneys, financial
advisors, bankers, brokers and other consultants and advisors) incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
11.9 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
together constitute and be one and the same instrument.
11.10 Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to
the benefit of, the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns,
and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this
Agreement. No Party may assign any right or obligation hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
11.11 No Rule
of Construction. The Parties agree that, because all Parties
participated in negotiating and drafting this Agreement, no rule of construction
shall apply to this Agreement which construes ambiguous language in favor of or
against any Party by reason of that Party’s role in drafting this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent,
Merger Sub, Southern, and Southern Shareholder have caused this Agreement and
Plan of Merger to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers, all
as of the day and year first above written.
By
Parent:
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BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
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By:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., Chairman
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By
Merger Sub:
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SOUTHERN
MEDICAL ACQUISITION, INC.
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By:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., Chairman
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By
Southern:
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SOUTHERN
MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC.
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By:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., President
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By
Southern Shareholder:
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HASCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
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By:
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx.,
Manager
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SCHEDULE OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Disclosure
Schedules
Exhibit A
Disclosure
Schedules
Schedule
2.4
DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS OF SURVIVING CORPORATION
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., Chairman of the Board of Directors
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxx
Lucky
Xxxxx
XxXxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
OFFICERS
OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., Chief Executive Officer and President
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Vice President and Secretary
Xxxx
Lucky, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Chief Operating Officer
Carrey
Tiller, DC, Chief Medical Officer
Schedule
4.1(a)
JURISDICTIONS
IN WHICH SOUTHERN IS QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS
Southern is qualified to do business in
the State of Alabama.
Schedule
4.2
SOUTHERN
CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
Schedule
4.2(i)
SOUTHERN
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AS AMENDED
Schedule
4.2(ii)
SOUTHERN
MINUTE BOOK
Schedule
4.2(iii)
SOUTHERN
STOCK TRANSFER LEDGER AND SHAREHOLDERS LIST
SHARES
OF XXXX XXXXXXX,
FORMER
SOUTHERN SHAREHOLDER
SHARES
OF XXXXXX XXXXXXX,
FORMER
SOUTHERN SHAREHOLDER
SHARES
OF XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX,
FORMER
SOUTHERN SHAREHOLDER
SHARE
OF HASCO HOLDINGS, LLC,
CURRENT
SOUTHERN SHAREHOLDER,
AND
RELATED DOCUMENTS
SHAREHOLDER
LIST FOR SOUTHERN MEDICAL & MOBILITY, INC.
SHAREHOLDER
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# OF SHARES
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HASCO
HOLDINGS, LLC
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one
(1) share of
common
stock
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Schedule
4.6
SOUTHERN
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Balance sheets for FY 2007 and FY 2008
attached.
Schedule
4.8
SOUTHERN
TAX MATTERS
With respect to
4.8(c): Prior to the 2008 acquisition of Southern by HASCO Holdings,
LLC, Southern was an S-corporation. Following the acquisition of Southern by
HASCO Holdings, LLC, Southern dropped its S-corporation election, thereby
converting Southern to C-corporation status.
Southern is a C-corporation as of the Effective Time.
Schedule
4.11
SOUTHERN
LEASED REAL PROPERTY
Southern
leases the real property and improvements from which it conducts its business of
sale and rental of durable medical equipment and supplies. The leased real
property is a 12,000 square foot facility located at 1416 West X-00 Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000. The lease is for a term of five (5) years,
commencing July, 2008. Gross rent charged for the facility is $5,500.00 per
month. Southern holds a renewal option at the conclusion of the five (5) year
term.
Schedules
4.13(c) & 4.13(d)
SOUTHERN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Other than Southern’s websites,
trademarks and service marks, Southern holds no intellectual
property.
Schedule
4.14
SOUTHERN
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. AKA Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx., is the father of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., AKA Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx.. Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xx. is the President of Southern. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. is the manager of
HASCO Holdings, LLC, the sole owner of Southern prior to the Closing. Members of
the Xxxxxxx family own all of the membership interests in HASCO Holdings,
LLC
Attached to this Schedule 4.14
are:
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1.
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PROMISSORY
NOTE dated June 2, 2008 in the principal amount of $3,350,000, the maker
of which is Southern and the payee of which is Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xx.
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2.
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SECURITY
AGREEMENT dated June 2, 2008, between Southern as Pledgor and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. as Secured
Party.
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3.
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AMENDMENT
TO PROMISSORY NOTE dated June 2, 2008 (instrument #1 above), also dated
June 2, 2008, the maker of which is Southern and the Lender of which is
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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4.
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UCC
FINANCING STATEMENT recorded with the Alabama Secretary of State on
September 29, 2008, Debtor on which is Southern and the Secured Party on
which is Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xx.
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Schedule
4.15
SOUTHERN
CONTRACTS
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1.
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Headquarters
lease (see Schedule 4.11, above).
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2.
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Employment
contracts with Southern employees, which are oral and
at-will.
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3.
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A
Southern vendor from which Southern purchases substantial quantities of
inventory, is contractually bound to provide Southern with extra
incentives if certain sales goals are met. There is no obligation by
Southern to purchase any inventory from this
vendor.
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Schedule
4.17
SOUTHERN
LITIGATION
None
Schedule
4.18
SOUTHERN
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Thirty-eight (38) employees receive
health insurance benefits through Blue Cross/Blue Shiled of Alabama. Southern
pays 70% of the premiums; the employees pay 30% of the premiums.
Employees
are provided paid vacations, holiday pay, sick leave, and personal
leave.
Schedule
4.19
SOUTHERN
BANKING RELATIONSHIPS
Southern maintains its bank accounts at
RBC Centura Bank of Mobile, Alabama. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx may draw on these accounts.
Schedule
4.20
SOUTHERN
INSURANCE
Southern maintains a fleet of twelve
(12) vehicles, which are insured by State Farm.
Southern maintains a commercial general
liability insurance policy with $1,000,000 policy limits per occurrence, with
VGM Insurance.
Southern maintains worker’s
compensation insurance with the Sheffield Fund.
Schedule
4.23(b)
SOUTHERN
GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS
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1.
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Medicare
authorization number
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2.
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Medicaid
authorization number
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3.
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Alabama
pharmacy license to dispense oxygen
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4.
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Mississippi
pharmacy license to dispense oxygen
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5.
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State
of Alabama durable medical equipment
license
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6.
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Alabama
Board of Home Medical Equipment Service Providers
license
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7.
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Mobile
City business license
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8.
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Alabama
sales tax license
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9.
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City
of Fairhope, Alabama business
license
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Schedule
5.1(a)(1)
JURISDICTIONS
IN WHICH PARENT IS QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS
Parent is qualified to do business in
the State of Florida.
Schedule
5.1(c)
PARENT
AGREEMENTS REGARDING CAPITAL STOCK
Pursuant to Schedule 4.6 of that
certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 22, 2008 between Parent, HASCO
Holdings, LLC, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Parent, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx have agreed to the issuance by Parent of a combined total of 9.9%
of Parent’s common stock following this merger, equaling 35,280,480 shares of
Parent’s common stock to be issued to Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and 35,240,480 shares of
Parent’s common stock to be issued to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, in consideration for the
forgiveness by Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and by Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of an indebtedness of
$149,871.00 owing by Parent to Xxxxxxxxxx and Druzak.
On March 1, 2001 the board of directors
and a majority of the shareholders adopted the 2001 stock option plan, under
which 1,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved, for issuance upon exercise
of options granted from time to time under the 2001 stock option plan. Incentive
stock options (ISOs) and non-qualified options may be issued under this
plan.
Schedule
5.1(f)
PARENT
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Parent’s audited balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flow as of and
for each of the years ended September 30, 2007, in SEC Form 10-KSB; and
September 30, 2008, in SEC Form 10-KSB, are attached
Parent’s unaudited Balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flow as of and
for the six months ended March 31, 2009 are attached, in SEC Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 31, 2008; and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2009.
BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
FORM
10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
FORM
10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2008
BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
FORM
10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
DECEMBER
31, 2008
BBC
GRAPHICS OF PALM BEACH, INC.
FORM
10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
MARCH
31, 2009
Schedule
5.1(h)
PARENT
TAX MATTERS
By Articles Of Amendment to Articles of
Incorporation, Parent changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to December
31. See Articles of
Amendment which follow.
Schedule
5.1(k)
PARENT
LEASED REAL PROPERTY
None
Schedule
5.1(m)
PARENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
None
Schedule
5.1(o)
PARENT
CONTRACTS
None
Schedule
5.1(q)
PARENT
LITIGATION
None
Schedule
5.1(r)
PARENT
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
There are no employees at this
time.
On March 1, 2001 the board of directors
and a majority of the shareholders adopted the 2001 stock option plan, under
which 1,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved, for issuance upon exercise
of options granted from time to time under the 2001 stock option plan. Incentive
stock options (ISOs) and non-qualified options may be issued under this
plan.
Schedule
5.1(t)(1)
PARENT
EMPLOYEES
No
employees
Schedule
5.1(v)(ii)
GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATIONS
None
Schedule
7.3
MATERIAL
TRANSACTIONS
None