AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION AMONG INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS CORP. INVIVO THERAPEUTICS ACQUISITION CORP. AND INVIVO THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION October 26, 2010
AMONG
INVIVO
THERAPEUTICS ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
INVIVO
THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
October
26, 2010
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I: THE MERGER
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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Private
Placement Offering
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2
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1.3
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Registration
Statement
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2
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1.4
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Bridge
Loan
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2
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1.5
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The
Closing
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3
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1.6
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Actions
at the Closing
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3
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1.7
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Additional
Actions
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3
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1.8
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Conversion
of Company Securities
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4
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1.9
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Dissenting
Shares
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4
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1.10
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Fractional
Shares
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5
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1.11
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Options
and Warrants
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5
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1.12
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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6
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1.13
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Certificate
of Incorporation and ByLaws
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6
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1.14
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No
Further Rights
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6
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1.15
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Closing
of Transfer Books
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6
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1.16
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Post-Closing
Adjustment
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7
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1.17
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Exemption
From Registration
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8
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ARTICLE
II: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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8
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2.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power
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8
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2.2
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Capitalization
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9
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2.3
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Authorization
of Transaction
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9
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2.4
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Noncontravention
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10
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2.5
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Subsidiaries
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10
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2.6
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Financial
Statements
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11
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2.7
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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11
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2.8
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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11
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2.9
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Tax
Matters
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11
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2.10
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Assets
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13
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2.11
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Owned
Real Property
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13
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2.12
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Real
Property Leases
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13
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2.13
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Contracts
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14
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2.14
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Accounts
Receivable
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15
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2.15
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Powers
of Attorney
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15
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2.16
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Insurance
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15
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2.17
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Litigation
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16
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2.18
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Employees
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16
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2.19
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Employee
Benefits
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16
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2.20
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Environmental
Matters
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19
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2.21
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Legal
Compliance
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19
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2.22
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Customers
and Suppliers
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20
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2.23
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Permits
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20
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2.24
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Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates
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20
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2.25
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Brokers’
Fees
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20
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2.26
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Books
and Records
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20
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2.27
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Intellectual
Property
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20
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2.28
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Disclosure
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22
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2.29
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Duty
to Make Inquiry
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22
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ARTICLE
III: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND THE
ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY
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22
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3.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power
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22
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3.2
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Capitalization
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23
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3.3
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Authorization
of Transaction
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24
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3.4
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Noncontravention
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24
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3.5
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Subsidiaries
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24
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3.6
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Exchange
Act Reports
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25
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3.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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25
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3.8
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Financial
Statements; Internal Controls
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26
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3.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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27
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3.10
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Litigation
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27
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3.11
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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27
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3.12
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Tax
Matters
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28
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3.13
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Assets
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29
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3.14
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Owned
Real Property
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29
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3.15
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Real
Property Leases
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29
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3.16
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Contracts
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30
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3.17
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Accounts
Receivable
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31
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3.18
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Powers
of Attorney
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31
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3.19
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Insurance
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31
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3.20
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Warranties
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32
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3.21
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Employees
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32
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3.22
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Employee
Benefits
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32
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3.23
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Environmental
Matters
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34
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3.24
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Permits
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35
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3.25
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Certain
Business Relationships With Affiliates
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35
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3.26
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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35
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3.27
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Split-Off
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36
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3.28
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Brokers’
Fees
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36
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3.29
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Disclosure
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36
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3.30
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Interested
Party Transactions
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37
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3.31
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Duty
to Make Inquiry
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37
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3.32
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Accountants
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37
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3.33
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Minute
Books
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37
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3.34
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Board
Action
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37
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ARTICLE
IV: COVENANTS
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38
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4.1
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Closing
Efforts
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38
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4.2
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Governmental
and Thirty Party Notices and Consents
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38
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4.3
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Current
Report
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38
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4.4
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Operation
of Business
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38
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4.5
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Access
to Information
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40
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4.6
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Operation
of Business
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40
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4.7
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Access
to Information
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42
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4.8
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Expenses
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42
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4.9
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Indemnification
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42
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4.10
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Quotation
of Merger Shares
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43
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4.11
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Split-Off
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43
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4.12
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Stock
Option Plan
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43
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4.13
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Information
Provided to Company Stockholders
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43
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4.14
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No
Shorting
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44
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ARTICLE
V: CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
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44
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5.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
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44
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5.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Parent and the Acquisition
Subsidiary
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44
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5.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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46
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ARTICLE
VI: INDEMNIFICATION
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48
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6.1
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Indemnification
by the Company Stockholders
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48
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6.2
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Indemnification
by the Parent
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48
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6.3
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Indemnification
Claims by the Parent
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48
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6.4
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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50
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6.5
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Limitations
on Parent’s Claims for Indemnification
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50
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ARTICLE
VII: DEFINITIONS
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51
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ARTICLE
VIII: TERMINATION
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53
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8.1
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Termination
by Mutual Agreement
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53
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8.2
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Termination
for Failure to Close
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53
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8.3
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Termination
by Operation of Law
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53
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8.4
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Termination
for Failure to Perform Covenants or Conditions
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53
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8.5
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Effect
of Termination or Default; Remedies
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54
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8.6
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Remedies;
Specific Performance
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54
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ARTICLE
IX: MISCELLANEOUS
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54
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9.1
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Press
Releases and Announcements
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54
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9.2
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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54
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9.3
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Entire
Agreement
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55
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9.4
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Succession
and Assignment
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55
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9.5
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Counterparts
and Facsimile Signature
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55
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9.6
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Headings
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55
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9.7
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Notices
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55
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9.8
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Governing
Law
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56
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9.9
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Amendments
and Waivers
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56
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9.10
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Severability
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56
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9.11
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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57
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9.12
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Construction
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57
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Split-Off Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to the Company
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to the Parent and the Acquisition
Subsidiary
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v
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this “Agreement”), dated as of October 26, 2010, by and among InVivo
Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Design Source, Inc.), a Nevada corporation
(the “Parent”), InVivo Therapeutics Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the “Acquisition Subsidiary”) and InVivo Therapeutics Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”). The Parent, the Acquisition Subsidiary
and the Company are each a “Party” and referred to collectively herein as the
“Parties.”
WHEREAS,
this Agreement contemplates a merger of the Acquisition Subsidiary with and into
the Company, with the Company remaining as the surviving entity after the merger
(the “Merger”), whereby the stockholders of the Company will receive common
stock of the Parent in exchange for their capital stock of the
Company;
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with the closing of the Merger, the Parent shall complete a
private placement of 7,000,000 units of securities of the Parent, at the
purchase price of $1.00 per unit (the “PPO Price”), with the right, at the
placement agent’s and the Company’s discretion, to sell up to an additional
6,000,000 units (the “Private Placement Offering”), each unit consisting of one
share of the Parent’s common stock and one five year warrant to purchase one
share of Parent common stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per
share;
WHEREAS,
immediately following the Merger, the Parent intends to split-off its wholly
owned subsidiary, DSource Split Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Split-Off
Subsidiary”), through the sale of all of the outstanding capital stock of the
Split-Off Subsidiary (the “Split-Off”) upon the terms and conditions of a
split-off agreement by and among the Parent, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (the “Buyers”), the Company and the Split-Off
Subsidiary, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto (the “Split-Off Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
the Parent, the Acquisition Subsidiary, and the Company desire that the Merger
qualifies as a “plan of reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and not subject the holders of
equity securities of the Company to tax liability under the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants
herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt,
adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto,
intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Merger. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Acquisition Subsidiary shall merge with and into the Company at
the Effective Time (as defined below). From and after the Effective
Time, the separate corporate existence of the Acquisition Subsidiary shall cease
and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the
“Surviving Corporation”). The “Effective Time” shall be the time at
which the Certificate of Merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) and other
appropriate or required documents prepared and executed in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “GCL”) are
filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Merger shall have
the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the GCL, including
Sections 251, 259, 260 and 261 of the GCL.
1.2 Private Placement
Offering. In conjunction with the closing of the Merger,
Parent shall complete a private placement of 7,000,000 units of securities of
the Parent, at a price of $1.00 per unit, with the right, at the placement
agent’s and the Company’s discretion, to sell up to an additional 6,000,000
units. Each unit shall consist of one share of common stock of Parent (the
“Parent Common Stock”) and one five year warrant to purchase one share of Parent
Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share (the “Parent PPO Warrant”).
The Parent PPO Warrant shall be callable by Parent if the bid price for the
Parent’s Common Stock is 100% or more above the warrant exercise price for 20
consecutive trading days after effectiveness of Parent’s registration statement
registering, among other securities of Parent, the resale of the shares of
Parent Common Stock underlying the Parent PPO Warrants (the “Registration
Statement”). The closing of the Merger and the Private Placement Offering will
occur simultaneously and each will be a condition of the other. Parent and the
Company have engaged a registered broker-dealer (the “Placement Agent”) to serve
as the exclusive placement agent for the Private Placement Offering and be
compensated in accordance with its standard terms for such services. The terms
of the Placement Agent’s engagement as placement agent shall be set forth in a
Placement Agent Agreement.
1.3 Registration
Statement. The Registration Statement will be prepared on Form
S-1 or such other available form and shall be used to register, to the extent
practicable, resales of (i) the shares of Parent Common Stock constituting part
of the units, (ii) the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the Parent PPO
Warrants constituting part of the units, and (iii) the shares of Parent Common
Stock underlying the Parent Bridge Warrants (as defined in Section 1.4). The
terms and conditions of such registration shall be set forth in a Registration
Rights Agreement between Parent and the holders of registrable
securities.
1.4 Bridge
Loan. The Company has effected the Bridge Loan in the amount
of $500,000 (the “Bridge Loan”), pursuant to which it issued convertible
promissory notes of the Company (the “Bridge Notes”) and 36,310 common stock
purchase warrants to investors. Upon the closing of the Merger (i) the Bridge
Notes will automatically convert into Private Placement Offering units at a
price of $1.00 per unit and (ii) the warrants accompanying the Bridge Notes
shall automatically convert into warrants to acquire 500,000 shares of the
Parent’s Common Stock at a price of $1.00 per share (the “Parent Bridge
Warrants”). The aggregate principal amount of the converted Bridge Notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest due thereon at the time of conversion will be deemed
part of the gross proceeds of the Private Placement Offering. The placement
agent for the Bridge Loan received Company Warrants which shall automatically
convert at the closing of the Merger into Parent Bridge Warrants to acquire
100,000 shares of the Parent’s Common Stock at a price of $1.00 per
share.
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1.5 The
Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Gottbetter &
Partners, LLP in New York, New York commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on
the date hereof, or, if all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby have not been satisfied or
waived by such date, on such mutually agreeable later date as soon as
practicable (and in any event not later than three (3) business days) after the
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions (excluding the delivery of any
documents to be delivered at the Closing by any of the Parties) set forth in
Article V hereof (the “Closing Date”).
1.6 Actions at the
Closing. At the Closing:
(a) the
Company shall deliver to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.2;
(b) the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary shall deliver to the Company the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.3;
(c) the
Surviving Corporation shall file the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware;
(d) each
of the stockholders of record of the Company immediately prior to the Effective
Time (collectively, the “Company Stockholders”) shall, if requested by the
Parent, deliver to the Parent the certificate(s) representing his, her or its
shares of Company common stock (the “Company Shares”);
(e) the
Parent agrees to promptly deliver certificates for the Merger Shares (as defined
below) to each Company Stockholder in accordance with Section 1.8;
(f) the
Parent shall deliver to the Company (i) evidence that the Parent’s board of
directors is authorized to consist of five individuals, (ii) the resignations of
all individuals who served as directors and/or officers of the Parent
immediately prior to the Closing Date, which resignations shall be effective as
of the Closing Date, (iii) evidence of the appointment of five directors to
serve immediately following the Closing Date, four of whom shall have been
designated by the Company and one of whom shall be designated by the Placement
Agent immediately prior to the Closing Date, provided that such appointee is
reasonably acceptable to the Company, and (v) evidence of the appointment of
such executive officers of the Parent to serve immediately upon the Closing Date
as shall have been designated by the Company; and
(g) the
Private Placement Offering shall be completed and the proceeds therefrom
distributed in accordance with the terms of the Private Placement
Offering.
1.7 Additional
Actions. If at any time after the Effective Time the Surviving
Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale,
assignments or assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable
or proper (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the
Surviving Corporation, its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the
rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of either the
Company or Acquisition Subsidiary or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its proper officers and directors
or their designees shall be authorized (to the fullest extent allowed under
applicable law) to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of either the
Company or Acquisition Subsidiary, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments
and assurances and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Acquisition
Subsidiary, all such other acts and things necessary, desirable or proper to
vest, perfect or confirm its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the
rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of the
Company or Acquisition Subsidiary, as applicable, and otherwise to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement.
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1.8 Conversion of Company and
Acquisition Subsidiary Securities. At the Effective Time, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the
holder of any of the following securities:
(a) Each
Company Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
other than Dissenting Shares (as defined below) shall be converted into and
represent the right to receive (subject to the provisions of Section 1.9) such
number of shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Parent
(“Parent Common Stock”) as is equal to the Common Conversion Ratio (as defined
in Section 1.8(b)). An aggregate of approximately 31,647,190 shares of Parent Common
Stock shall be issued to the stockholders of the Company. In
addition, each Company stock option and common stock purchase warrant issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and
represent the right to receive such number of Parent stock options (the “Parent
Options”) and Parent Bridge Warrants as is equal to the Common Conversion Ratio
(as defined in Section 1.8(b) and a corresponding number of shares of Parent
Common Stock shall be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Parent
Options and Parent Bridge Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of
shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Company Stockholders upon
conversion of their Company Shares, and the number of shares reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of Parent Options and Parent Bridge Warrants may be
adjusted in accordance with Section 1.11(e).
(b) The
“Common Conversion Ratio” shall be 13.7706-for-1. Stockholders of record
of the Company as of the Closing Date shall be entitled to receive
immediately all of
the shares of Parent Common Stock into which their Company Shares were converted
pursuant to this Section 1.8 (the “Merger Shares”).
(c) Each
issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Acquisition Subsidiary shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
1.9 Dissenting
Shares.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Dissenting Shares” means Company Shares held as of
the Effective Time by a Company Stockholder who has not voted such Company
Shares in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and with
respect to which appraisal shall have been duly demanded and perfected in
accordance with Section 262 of the GCL and not effectively withdrawn or
forfeited prior to the Effective Time. Dissenting Shares shall not be
converted into or represent the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock
unless such Company Stockholder’s right to appraisal shall have ceased in
accordance with Section 262 of the GCL. If such Company Stockholder
has so forfeited or withdrawn his, her or its right to appraisal of Dissenting
Shares, then, (i) as of the occurrence of such event, such holder’s
Dissenting Shares shall cease to be Dissenting Shares and shall be converted
into and represent the right to receive the Merger Shares issuable in respect of
such Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.8, and (ii) promptly
following the occurrence of such event, the Parent shall deliver to such Company
Stockholder a certificate representing the Merger Shares to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Section 1.8.
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(b) The
Company shall give the Parent prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal
of any Company Shares, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments
that relate to such demands received by the Company. The Company
shall not, except with the prior written consent of the Parent, make any payment
with respect to any demands for appraisal of Company Shares or offer to settle
or settle any such demands.
1.10 Fractional
Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
Merger Shares shall be issued to Company Stockholders on the surrender for
exchange of certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented Company Shares converted into Merger Shares pursuant to Section 1.8
(“Certificates”) and such Company Stockholders shall not be entitled to any
voting rights, rights to receive any dividends or distributions or other rights
as a stockholder of the Parent with respect to any fractional Merger Shares that
would have otherwise been issued to such Company Stockholders. In
lieu of any fractional Merger Shares that would have otherwise been issued, each
former Company Stockholder that would have been entitled to receive a fractional
Merger Share shall, on proper surrender of such person’s Certificates, receive
such whole number of Merger Shares as is equal to the precise number of Merger
Shares to which such Company Stockholder would be entitled, rounded up or down
to the nearest whole number (with a fractional interest equal to 0.5 rounded
upward to the nearest whole number); provided that each such Company Stockholder
shall receive at least one Merger Share.
1.11 Options and
Warrants.
(a) As of the
Effective Time, all stock options to purchase Company Shares issued by the
Company, whether vested or unvested (the “Company Options”), shall automatically
become Parent Options without further action by the holder thereof. Each Parent
Option shall constitute an option to acquire such number of shares of Parent
Common Stock as is equal to the number of Company Shares subject to the
unexercised portion of the Company Option multiplied by the Common Conversion
Ratio (with any fraction resulting from such multiplication to be rounded to the
nearest whole number, and with 0.5 shares rounded upward to the nearest whole
number). The exercise price per share of each Parent Option shall be
equal to the exercise price of the Company Option divided by the Common
Conversion Ratio and the terms of such Parent Options shall otherwise remain the
same. The Parent Options shall be granted under the Company's
2007 Employee, Director and Consultant Stock Plan, as amended (the
“2007 Plan”), which shall be adopted and assumed in writing by the Parent in
connection with the Merger, and under the 2007 Plan’s terms, exercisability,
vesting schedule, and status as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of
the Code, if applicable. It is the intention of the Parties that any Company
Options intended to be “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code
shall remain incentive stock options as Parent Options.
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(b) As
soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Parent or the Surviving
Corporation shall take appropriate actions to collect the Company Options and
the agreements evidencing the Company Options, which shall be deemed to be
canceled and shall entitle the holder to exchange the Company Options for Parent
Options.
(c) 5,915,615
shares of Parent Common Stock shall be reserved for issuance under the 2007 Plan
being assumed by Parent at Closing, and shall be issued upon the exercise of the
Parent Options in accordance with this Section 1.11. No additional
Options shall at any time hereafter be granted under the 2007 Plan.
(d) Upon
the Closing of the Merger, Parent Bridge Warrants to purchase an aggregate of
600,000 shares of Parent Common Stock at a price of $1.00 per share will be
granted to the holders of Company common stock purchase warrants (the “Company
Warrants”). 600,000 shares of Parent Common
Stock shall be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of the Parent Bridge
Warrants. As of the Effective Time, any and all outstanding Company
Warrants to purchase capital stock of the Company, whether vested or unvested,
shall be canceled.
(e) In
the event that any issued and outstanding Company Options or Company Warrants
are exercised prior to the Effective Time, the number of outstanding Company
Shares shall be increased by the number of Company Shares issued upon exercise
of Company Options and Company Warrants, and the number of outstanding Company
Options and Company Warrants shall be reduced by the same number, as applicable.
This will result in a decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Parent
Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Parent Options and
Parent Bridge Warrants, and an increase in the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock issuable to Company Stockholders at the Effective
Time. Accordingly, regardless of the exercise of any Company
Warrants, the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to Company
Stockholders, and, upon exercise, to the holders of Parent Options and Parent
Warrants, in connection with the Merger (in accordance with Section 1.5 and this
Section 1.11) shall remain constant.
1.12 [Intentionally
Omitted].
1.13 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws.
(a) The
certificate of incorporation of the Company in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until duly amended or repealed.
(b) The
bylaws of the Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended or
repealed.
1.14 No Further
Rights. From and after the Effective Time, no Company Shares
shall be deemed to be outstanding, and holders of Certificates shall cease to
have any rights with respect thereto, except as provided herein or by
law.
1.15 Closing of Transfer
Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed and no transfer of Company Shares shall thereafter be
made. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the
Parent or the Surviving Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for
Merger Shares in accordance with Section 1.8, subject to applicable law in
the case of Dissenting Shares.
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1.16 Post-Closing
Adjustment. In the event that, during the period commencing
from the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date,
the Parent or the Surviving Corporation incurs any Loss (as defined below) with
respect to, in connection with, or arising from any Parent Liabilities (as
defined below), then promptly following the filing by the Parent with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of a quarterly report relating to
the most recent completed quarter for which such determination has been made,
the Parent shall issue to the Company Stockholders and/or their designees such
number of shares of Parent Common Stock as would result from dividing (x) the
whole dollar amount representing such Losses by (y) the PPO Price, rounded to
the nearest whole number (with 0.5 shares rounded upwards to the nearest whole
number). The limit on the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common
Stock issuable under this Section 1.16 shall be 3,100,000 shares. As
used in this Section 1.16: (a) “Loss” shall mean any and all costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, reasonable accountants’ fees,
and damages and losses, net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the
Party suffering the Loss with respect thereto; (b) “Claims” shall include, but
are not limited to, any claim, notice, suit, action, investigation, other
proceedings (whether actual or threatened); and (c) “Parent Liabilities” shall
mean all Claims against and liabilities, obligations or indebtedness of any
nature whatsoever of Split-Off Subsidiary, whenever accruing, and of the Parent
and the Acquisition Subsidiary, accruing on or before the Closing Date (whether
primary, secondary, direct, indirect, liquidated, unliquidated or contingent,
matured or unmatured), including, but not limited to (i) any litigation
threatened, pending or for which a basis exists against the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary (as defined in this Agreement); (ii) any and all outstanding debts
owed by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary; (iii) any and all internal or
employee related disputes, arbitrations or administrative proceedings
threatened, pending or otherwise outstanding, (iv) any and all liens,
foreclosures, settlements, or other threatened, pending or otherwise outstanding
financial, legal or similar obligations of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary,
(v) any and all Taxes for which Parent or any of its direct or indirect assets
may be liable or subject, for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on
or before the Closing Date, including, without limitation, any and all Taxes
resulting from or attributable to Parent’s ownership or operation of the
Split-Off Subsidiary assets, (vi) any and all Taxes for which Parent or its
direct or indirect assets may be liable or subject (including, without
limitation, the interests and assets of the Surviving Corporation and any Parent
Subsidiary) as a consequence of Parent’s acquisition, formation, capitalization,
ownership, and Split-Off of Split-Off Subsidiary, whether related to a taxable
period (or portion thereof) ending on or after the Closing Date, and (vii) all
fees and expenses incurred in connection with effecting the adjustments
contemplated by this Section 1.16, as such Parent Liabilities are determined by
the Parent’s independent auditors, on a quarterly basis. Any shares
of Parent Common Stock that are issued under this Section 1.16 shall be issued
to the Company Stockholders pro rata according to their respective holdings of
the Merger Shares.
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1.17 Exemption From
Registration. Parent and the Company intend that the shares of
Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Section 1.8 hereof or upon
exercise of Parent Options and Parent Warrants granted pursuant to Section 1.11
hereof or upon the provisions of Section 1.16 hereof in each case in connection
with the Merger will be issued in a transaction exempt from registration under
the Securities Act, by reason of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, Rule 506 of
Regulation D promulgated by the SEC thereunder (“Regulation D”) and/or
Regulation S promulgated by the SEC (“Regulation S”) and that, except as
otherwise disclosed in Schedule 1.17 hereof, all recipients of such shares of
Parent Common Stock shall either be “accredited investors” or not “U.S. Persons”
as such terms are defined under Regulation D and Regulation S,
respectively.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company represents and warrants to the Parent that the statements contained in
this Article II are true and correct, except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule provided by the Company to the Parent on the date hereof and accepted
in writing by the Parent (the “Disclosure Schedule”). The Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and
lettered paragraphs contained in this Article II, and except to the extent
that it is clear from the context thereof that such disclosure also applies to
any other paragraph, the disclosures in any paragraph of the Disclosure Schedule
shall qualify only the corresponding paragraph in this Article II. For purposes of this
Article II, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Company” or any phrase of
similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the executive
officers of the Company, as well as any other knowledge which such executive
officers would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry with respect to
the matter in question.
2.1 Organization, Qualification
and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in corporate and tax good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses or the ownership or
leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except where the failure
to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect (as defined below). The Company has all requisite corporate
power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own
and use the properties owned and used by it. The Company has
furnished or made available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of its
certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The Company is not in
default under or in violation of any provision of its certificate of
incorporation, as amended to date, or its bylaws, as amended to
date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on the assets, business, condition
(financial or otherwise), results of operations or future prospects of the
Company taken as a whole.
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2.2 Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,510 shares of which
5,000,000 shares are designated as common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the
“Company Shares”) and 510 shares are designated as preferred
stock. As of the date of this Agreement and the Closing, and assuming
receipt of the proceeds of the Private Placement Offering and conversion by the
holders of all of the Company’s convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”),
there are (i) 2,297,884 Company Shares issued and outstanding; (ii) 429,579
Company Options issued and outstanding; and (iii) 43,572 Company Warrants issued
and outstanding. Section 2.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of (i) all holders
of Company Shares, indicating the number of Company Shares held by each holder;
(ii) all holders of Convertible Notes, indicating the amount of Convertible
Notes held by each holder and (iii) all holders of Company Options and Company
Warrants indicating (A) the number of Company Shares subject to each
Company Option and Company Warrant, (B) the exercise price, date of grant,
vesting schedule and expiration date for each Company Option or Company Warrant,
and (C) any terms regarding the acceleration of vesting, and (iii) all
stock option plans and other stock or equity-related plans of the
Company. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares, and all
Company Shares that may be issued upon exercise of Company Options or Company
Warrants will be (upon issuance in accordance with their terms), duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of all preemptive
rights. Other than the Company Options and Company Warrants listed in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule and except as otherwise discussed in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or authorized
options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which the Company is a
party or which are binding upon the Company providing for the issuance or
redemption of any of its capital stock. Except as set forth in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or authorized
stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no agreements to which the Company is a party or by which it
is bound with respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts
or proxies), registration under the Securities Act, or sale or transfer
(including without limitation agreements relating to pre-emptive rights, rights
of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of
the Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no agreements among other
parties, to which the Company is not a party and by which it is not bound, with
respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or proxies) or
sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to rights of
first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any securities of the
Company. Except as listed in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule,
all of the issued and outstanding Company Shares and Convertible Notes were
issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.
2.3 Authorization of
Transaction. The Company has all requisite power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement and, subject to the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the
Merger by no less than a majority of the votes represented by the outstanding
Company Shares entitled to vote on this Agreement and the Merger (the
“Stockholder Approval”), the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the board of directors of the Company
(i) determined that the Merger is fair and in the best interests of the
Company and the Company Stockholders, (ii) adopted this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of the GCL, and (iii) directed that this
Agreement and the Merger be submitted to the Company Stockholders for their
adoption and approval and resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders
vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the
Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms.
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2.4 Noncontravention. Subject
to the receipt of Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate of
Merger as required by the GCL, neither the execution and delivery by the Company
of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, as amended to date,
(b) require on the part of the Company any filing with, or any permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any court, arbitrational tribunal,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory
authority or agency (a “Governmental Entity”), except for such permits,
authorizations, consents and approvals for which the Company is obligated to use
its Reasonable Best Efforts (as defined in Section 4.1), to obtain pursuant to
Section 4.2(a), (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with
or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the
acceleration of obligations under, create in any Party the right to terminate,
modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any contract
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound
or to which any of their assets is subject, except for (i) any conflict, breach,
default, acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation in any contract
or instrument set forth in Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, for which the
Company is obligated to use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain waiver,
consent or approval pursuant to Section 4.2(b), (ii) any conflict, breach,
default, acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation which would not
have a Company Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (iii) any notice,
consent or waiver the absence of which would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (d) result in the imposition of any Security Interest
(as defined below) upon any assets of the Company or (e) violate any order,
writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company
or any of its properties or assets. For purposes of this Agreement:
“Security Interest” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
charge or other lien (whether arising by contract or by operation of law), other
than (i) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, and similar liens, (ii) liens
arising under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security,
retirement, and similar legislation, and (iii) liens on goods in transit
incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business (as defined below) of the Company and not material
to the Company; and “Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of
the Company’s business, consistent with past custom and practice (including with
respect to frequency and amount).
2.5 Subsidiaries. The
Company does not have any Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity in which a Party has, directly or indirectly, an equity interest
representing 50% or more of the equity securities thereof or other equity
interests therein (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”); “Parent
Subsidiary” is a Subsidiary of the Parent. Except as set forth in Section 2.5 of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not control directly or indirectly or
have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar interest in any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or
other business association.
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2.6 Financial
Statements. The Company will provide or make available to the
Parent prior to the Closing: (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company (the “Company Balance Sheet”) at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009
(December 31, 2009 hereinafter defined as the “Company Balance Sheet Date”), and
the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the period
from November 28, 2005 (inception) through December 31, 2009 (the “Company
Year-End Financial Statements”); and (b) the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company (the “Company Interim Balance Sheet”) at June 30, 2010 (June 30, 2010
hereinafter defined as the “Company Interim Balance Sheet Date”) and the related
statement of operations and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010
(the “Company Interim Financial Statements” and together with the Year-End
Financial Statements, the “Company Financial Statements”). The
Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as
of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein, comply
as to form with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC for inclusion of
such Company Financial Statements in the Parent’s filings with the SEC as
required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), and are consistent in all material respects with the books and records of
the Company.
2.7 Absence of Certain
Changes. Since the Company Interim Balance Sheet Date, and
except for the indebtedness incurred in connection with the Bridge Loan or as
set forth in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) to the knowledge
of the Company, there has occurred no event or development which, individually
or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have in the
future, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company has not
taken any of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (m) of
Section 4.4.
2.8 Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 2.8 of the
Disclosure Schedules, the Company does not have any liability (whether known or
unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated and
whether due or to become due), except for (a) liabilities shown on the
Company Interim Balance Sheet referred to in Section 2.6,
(b) liabilities which have arisen since the Company Interim Balance Sheet
Date in the Ordinary Course of Business and (c) contractual and other
liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not required
by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet.
2.9 Tax Matters.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) “Taxes”
means all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or
liabilities, including without limitation income, gross receipts, ad valorem,
premium, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment insurance, social security,
business license, business organization, environmental, workers compensation,
payroll, profits, license, lease, service, service use, severance, stamp,
occupation, windfall profits, customs, duties, franchise and other taxes imposed
by the United States of America or any state, local or foreign government, or
any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of the United States or any
such government, and any interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to
tax resulting from, attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax or
any contest or dispute thereof.
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(ii) “Tax
Returns” means all reports, returns, declarations, statements or other
information required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with
Taxes.
(b) The
Company has filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns that it was required to
file, and all such Tax Returns were complete and accurate in all material
respects. The Company has not ever been a member of a group of
corporations with which it has filed (or been required to file) consolidated,
combined or unitary Tax Returns. The Company has paid on a timely
basis all Taxes that were due and payable. The unpaid Taxes of the
Company for tax periods through the Company Balance Sheet Date do not exceed the
accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set
forth on the Company Balance Sheet. The Company has not had any
actual or potential liability for any Tax obligation of any taxpayer (including
without limitation any affiliated group of corporations or other entities that
included the Company during a prior period). All Taxes that the
Company is or was required by law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld
or collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper
Governmental Entity.
(c) The
Company has delivered or made available to the Parent complete and accurate
copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company since the date of the
Company’s incorporation in Delaware (the “Organization Date”). No
examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Company by any Governmental Entity
is currently in progress or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or
contemplated. The Company has not been informed by any jurisdiction that the
jurisdiction believes that the Company was required to file any Tax Return that
was not filed. The Company has not waived any statute of limitations
with respect to Taxes or agreed to an extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(d) The
Company: (i) is not a “consenting corporation” within the meaning of
Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of the Company are
subject to an election under Section 341(f) of the Code; (ii) has not
been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in
Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code; (iii) has not made any payments,
is not obligated to make any payments, nor is it a party to any agreement that
could obligate it to make any payments that may be treated as an “excess
parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; (iv) has no actual
or potential liability for any Taxes of any person (other than the Company)
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
federal, state, local, or foreign law), or as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise; and (v) has not been required to make a basis
reduction pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-20(b) or Treasury
Regulation Section 1.337(d)-2(b).
(e) None
of the assets of the Company: (i) is property that is required to be
treated as being owned by any other person pursuant to the provisions of former
Section 168(f)(8) of the Code; (ii) is “tax-exempt use property”
within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code; or (iii) directly or
indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is tax exempt under
Section 103(a) of the Code.
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(f) The
Company has not undergone a change in its method of accounting resulting in an
adjustment to its taxable income pursuant to Section 481 of the
Code.
(g) No
state or federal “net operating loss” of the Company determined as of the
Closing Date is subject to limitation on its use pursuant to Section 382 of
the Code or comparable provisions of state law as a result of any “ownership
change” within the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code or comparable
provisions of any state law occurring prior to the Closing Date.
2.10 Assets. The
Company owns or leases all tangible assets reasonably necessary for the conduct
of its businesses as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be
conducted. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Disclosure
Schedule, each such tangible asset is free from material defects, has been
maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating
condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the
purposes for which it presently is used. No asset of the Company
(tangible or intangible) is subject to any Security Interest.
2.11 Owned Real
Property. The Company does not own any real property, except
as otherwise listed in Section 2.11 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
2.12 Real Property
Leases. Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
real property leased or subleased to or by the Company and lists the term of
such lease, any extension and expansion options, and the rent payable
thereunder. The Company has delivered or made available to the Parent
complete and accurate copies of the leases and subleases listed in
Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each
lease and sublease listed in Section 2.12 of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) the
lease or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect;
(b) the
lease or sublease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(c) neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in breach
or violation of, or default under, any such lease or sublease, and no event has
occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which,
after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a
breach or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other
party under such lease or sublease;
(d) the
Company has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or
encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold; and
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(e) to
the knowledge of the Company, there is no Security Interest, easement, covenant
or other restriction applicable to the real property subject to such lease,
except for recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not
materially impair the current uses or the occupancy by the Company of the
property subject thereto.
2.13 Contracts.
(a) Section
2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written or oral)
to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property
from or to third parties providing for lease payments in excess of $50,000 per
annum or having a remaining term longer than 12 months;
(ii) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products
or for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for
performance over a period of more than one year, (B) which involves more
than the sum of $50,000, or (C) in which the Company has granted
manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing provisions or exclusive
marketing or distribution rights relating to any products or territory or has
agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to
purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain party;
(iii) any
agreement which, to the knowledge of the Company, establishes a partnership or
joint venture;
(iv) other
than the Bridge Notes and the Convertible Notes, any agreement (or group of
related agreements) under which it has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed
(or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness (including capitalized
lease obligations) involving more than $50,000 or under which it has imposed (or
may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(v) any
agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(vi) any
employment or consulting agreement;
(vii) any
agreement involving any officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any
affiliate, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under Exchange Act, thereof (an
“Affiliate”);
(viii) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) any
agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Company to indemnify any
other party thereto (excluding indemnities contained in agreements for the
purchase, sale or license of products entered into in the Ordinary Course of
Business);
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(x) any
other agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than
$50,000 or not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(xi) any
agreement, other than as contemplated by this Agreement and the Bridge Loan,
relating to the sales of securities of the Company to which the Company is a
party.
(b) The
Company has delivered or made available to the Parent a complete and accurate
copy of each agreement listed in Section 2.13 of the Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each agreement so listed, and except as set
forth in Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule: (i) the
agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding and
enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in
accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
and (iii) the Company is not nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is any
other party, in breach or violation of, or default under, any such agreement,
and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is
threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise,
would constitute a breach or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party under such contract.
2.14 Accounts
Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Company reflected
on the Company Interim Balance Sheet are valid receivables subject to no setoffs
or counterclaims and are current and collectible (within 90 days after the date
on which it first became due and payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad
debts on the Company Interim Balance Sheet. All accounts receivable
reflected in the financial or accounting records of the Company that have arisen
since the Company Balance Sheet Date are valid receivables subject to no setoffs
or counterclaims and are collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it
first became due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts in an amount
proportionate to the reserve shown on the Company Interim Balance
Sheet.
2.15 Powers of
Attorney. Except as set forth in Section 2.15 of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on
behalf of the Company.
2.16 Insurance. Section 2.16
of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy (including fire, theft,
casualty, general liability, workers compensation, business interruption,
environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies and bond and
surety arrangements) to which the Company is a party. Such insurance
policies are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by organizations
conducting businesses or owning assets similar to those of the
Company. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as
to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of
such policy. All premiums due and payable under all such policies
have been paid, the Company may not be liable for retroactive premiums or
similar payments, and the Company is otherwise in compliance in all material
respects with the terms of such policies. The Company has no
knowledge of any threatened termination of, or material premium increase with
respect to, any such policy. Each such policy will continue to be
enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Effective
Time in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
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2.17 Litigation. As of the date of this
Agreement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation before any Governmental Entity or before any arbitrator (a “Legal
Proceeding”) which is pending or has been threatened in writing against the
Company which (a) seeks either damages in excess of $50,000 individually, or
$100,000 in the aggregate or (b) if determined adversely to the Company
could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
2.18 Employees.
(a) Section
2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Company
whose annual rate of compensation exceeds $75,000 per year, along with the
position and the annual rate of compensation of each such
person. Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of
all employees of the Company who are a party to a non-competition agreement with
the Company; copies of such agreements have previously been delivered to the
Parent. To the knowledge of the Company, no key employee or group of
employees has any plans to terminate employment with the Company.
(b) The
Company is not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, nor has
any of them experienced any strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor
practices or other collective bargaining disputes. To the knowledge
of the Company, no organizational effort has been made or threatened, either
currently or within the past two years, by or on behalf of any labor union with
respect to employees of the Company. To the knowledge of the Company
there are no circumstances or facts which could individually or collectively
give rise to a suit based on discrimination of any kind.
2.19 Employee
Benefits.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) “Employee
Benefit Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA), and any other written or oral plan, agreement or
arrangement involving direct or indirect compensation, including without
limitation insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, deferred
compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock
appreciation or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement
compensation.
(ii) “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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(iii) “ERISA
Affiliate” means any entity which is, or at any applicable time was, a member of
(1) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b)
of the Code), (2) a group of trades or businesses under common control (as
defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (3) an affiliated service
group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations under
Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included the
Company.
(b) Section 2.19(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Employee
Benefit Plans maintained, or contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate. Complete and accurate copies of (i) all Employee
Benefit Plans which have been reduced to writing, (ii) written summaries of
all unwritten Employee Benefit Plans, (iii) all related trust agreements,
insurance contracts and summary plan descriptions, and (iv) all annual
reports filed on IRS Form 5500, 5500C or 5500R and (for all funded plans) all
plan financial statements for the last five plan years for each Employee Benefit
Plan, have been delivered or made available to the Parent. Each
Employee Benefit Plan has been administered in all material respects in
accordance with its terms and each of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates has
in all material respects met its obligations with respect to such Employee
Benefit Plan and has made all required contributions thereto. The
Company, each ERISA Affiliate and each Employee Benefit Plan are in compliance
in all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA and
the Code and the regulations thereunder (including without limitation
Section 4980 B of the Code, Subtitle K, Chapter 100 of the Code and
Sections 601 through 608 and Section 701 et seq. of
ERISA). All filings and reports as to each Employee Benefit Plan
required to have been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service or to the United
States Department of Labor have been duly submitted.
(c) To
the knowledge of the Company, there are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Employee Benefit Plans and
proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against or
involving any Employee Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to
benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan that could give rise to any material
liability.
(d) All
the Employee Benefit Plans that are intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination letters from the
Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Employee Benefit Plans are
qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code,
no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been
threatened, and no such Employee Benefit Plan has been amended since the date of
its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect, and
no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification
or materially increase its cost. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is
required to satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the Code
has been tested for compliance with, and satisfies the requirements of,
Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the Code for each plan year
ending prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained an Employee Benefit Plan
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
(f) At
no time has the Company or any ERISA Affiliate been obligated to contribute to
any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA).
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(g) There
are no unfunded obligations under any Employee Benefit Plan providing benefits
after termination of employment to any employee of the Company (or to any
beneficiary of any such employee), including but not limited to retiree health
coverage and deferred compensation, but excluding continuation of health
coverage required to be continued under Section 4980B of the Code or other
applicable law and insurance conversion privileges under state
law. The assets of each Employee Benefit Plan which is funded are
reported at their fair market value on the books and records of such Employee
Benefit Plan.
(h) No
act or omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that
would subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to (i) any material fine,
penalty, tax or liability of any kind imposed under ERISA or the Code or (ii)
any contractual indemnification or contribution obligation protecting any
fiduciary, insurer or service provider with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan.
(i) No
Employee Benefit Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary
employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9)
of the Code.
(j) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Company at
any time without liability to the Company as a result thereof and no Employee
Benefit Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other
written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits
the Company from amending or terminating any such Employee Benefit
Plan.
(k) Section
2.19(k) of the Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement with any
stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company
(A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are
materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Company
of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or
(C) providing severance benefits or other benefits after the termination of
employment of such director, executive officer or key employee;
(ii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any person may receive
payments from the Company that may be subject to the tax imposed by
Section 4999 of the Code or included in the determination of such person’s
“parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and
(iii) agreement or plan binding the Company, including without limitation
any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan,
stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or Employee Benefit Plan, any of the
benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which
will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The accruals for vacation, sickness and disability
expenses are accounted for on the Company Interim Balance Sheet and are adequate
and materially reflect the expenses associated therewith in accordance with
GAAP.
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2.20 Environmental
Matters.
(a) The
Company has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below),
except for violations of Environmental Laws that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written notice of
violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or
information request by any Governmental Entity, relating to any Environmental
Law involving the Company, except for litigation, notices of violations, formal
administrative proceedings or investigations, inquiries or information requests
that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law,
statute, rule or regulation or the common law relating to the environment,
including without limitation any statute, regulation, administrative decision or
order pertaining to (i) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and
transportation of industrial, toxic or hazardous materials or substances or
solid or hazardous waste; (ii) air, water and noise pollution;
(iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the release or
threatened release into the environment of industrial, toxic or hazardous
materials or substances, or solid or hazardous waste, including without
limitation emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of
pollutants, contaminants or chemicals; (v) the protection of wild life,
marine life and wetlands, including without limitation all endangered and
threatened species; (vi) storage tanks, vessels, containers, abandoned or
discarded barrels, and other closed receptacles; (vii) health and safety of
employees and other persons; and (viii) manufacturing, processing, using,
distributing, treating, storing, disposing, transporting or handling of
materials regulated under any law as pollutants, contaminants, toxic or
hazardous materials or substances or oil or petroleum products or solid or
hazardous waste. As used above, the terms “release” and “environment”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”).
(b) Set
forth in Section 2.20(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a list of all
documents (whether in hard copy or electronic form) that contain any
environmental reports, investigations and audits relating to premises currently
or previously owned or operated by the Company (whether conducted by or on
behalf of the Company or a third party, and whether done at the initiative of
the Company or directed by a Governmental Entity or other third party) which
were issued or conducted during the past five years and which the Company has
possession of or access to. A complete and accurate copy of each such
document has been provided to the Parent.
(c) To the
knowledge of the Company, there is no material environmental liability with
respect to any solid or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or
disposal facility that has been used by the Company.
2.21 Legal Compliance. The
Company, and the conduct and operations of its business, is in compliance with
each applicable law (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any federal,
state, local or foreign government, or any Governmental Entity, except for any
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.22 Customers. Section 2.22
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of each customer that accounted for
more than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Company during the last full
fiscal year and the amount of revenues accounted for by such customer during
such period. No such customer has notified the Company in writing
within the past year that it will stop buying services from the
Company.
2.23 Permits. Section
2.23 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all material permits,
licenses, registrations, certificates, orders or approvals from any Governmental
Entity (including without limitation those issued or required under
Environmental Laws and those relating to the occupancy or use of owned or leased
real property) (“Permits”) issued to or held by the Company. Such
listed Permits are the only material Permits that are required for the Company
to conduct its business as presently conducted except for those the absence of
which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each such
Permit is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no
suspension or cancellation of such Permit is threatened and, to the knowledge of
the Company, there is no reasonable basis for believing that such Permit will
not be renewable upon expiration. Each such Permit will continue in
full force and effect immediately following the Closing.
2.24 Certain Business
Relationships With Affiliates. Except as listed in Section
2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, no Affiliate of the Company (a) owns any
material property or right, tangible or intangible, which is used in the
business of the Company, (b) has any claim or cause of action against the
Company, or (c) owes any money to, or is owed any money by, the
Company. Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule describes any
transactions involving the receipt or payment in excess of $50,000 in any fiscal
year between the Company and any Affiliate thereof which have occurred or
existed since the Organization Date, other than employment
agreements.
2.25 Brokers’
Fees. The Company does not have any liability or obligation to
pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as listed in Section 2.25 of
the Disclosure Schedule.
2.26 Books and
Records. The minute books and other similar records of the
Company contain complete and accurate records, in all material respects, of all
actions taken at any meetings of the Company’s stockholders, board of directors
or any committees thereof and of all written consents executed in lieu of the
holding of any such meetings.
2.27 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
Company owns, is licensed or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights to
use, license and exploit all issued patents, copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade secrets, and registered domain names and all
applications for registration therefor (collectively, the "Intellectual Property
Rights") and all computer programs and other computer software, databases,
know-how, proprietary technology, formulae, and development tools, together with
all goodwill related to any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property"), in each case as is necessary to conduct its business as presently
conducted, the absence of which would be considered reasonably likely to result
in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Section
2.27(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to all issued
patents and all registered copyrights, trademarks, service marks and domain
names registered with any Governmental Entity or for which an application for
registration has been filed with any Governmental Entity, (i) the registration
or application number, the date filed and the title, if applicable, of the
registration or application and (ii) the names of the jurisdictions covered
by the applicable registration or application. Section 2.27(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies each agreement currently in effect containing any
ongoing royalty or payment obligations of the Company in excess of $50,000 per
annum with respect to Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property
that are licensed or otherwise made available to the Company.
(c) Except
as set forth on Section 2.27(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, all Intellectual
Property Rights that have been registered with any Governmental Entity are valid
and subsisting, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, in connection with such
registered Intellectual Property Rights, all necessary registration, maintenance
and renewal fees will have been paid and all necessary documents and
certificates will have been filed with the relevant Governmental
Entities.
(d) The
Company is not nor will, as a result of the consummation of the Merger or other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, in breach in any material
respect of any license, sublicense or other agreement relating to the
Intellectual Property Rights, or any licenses, sublicenses or other agreements
as to which the Company is a party and pursuant to which the Company uses any
patents, copyrights (including software), trademarks or other intellectual
property rights of or owned by third parties (the "Third Party Intellectual
Property Rights"), the breach of which would be reasonably likely to result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except
as set forth on Section 2.27(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not
been named as a defendant in any suit, action or proceeding which involves a
claim of infringement or misappropriation of any Third Party Intellectual
Property Right and the Company has not received any notice or other
communication (in writing or otherwise) of any actual or alleged infringement,
misappropriation or unlawful or unauthorized use of any Third Party Intellectual
Property. With respect to its marketed products, the Company does not, to its
knowledge, infringe any third party intellectual property rights. With respect
to its product candidates and products in research or development, after the
same are marketed, the Company will not, to its knowledge, infringe any third
party intellectual property rights.
(f) To
the knowledge of the Company, except as set forth on Section 2.27(f) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no other person is infringing, misappropriating or making
any unlawful or unauthorized use of any Intellectual Property Rights in a manner
that has a material impact on the business of the Company, except for such
infringement, misappropriation or unlawful or unauthorized use as would be
reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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2.28 Disclosure. No
representation or warranty by the Company contained in this Agreement, and no
statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule or any other document,
certificate or other instrument delivered or to be delivered by or on behalf of
the Company pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact
necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or will be made, in
order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. The
Company has disclosed to the Parent all material information relating to the
business of the Company or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.29 Duty to Make
Inquiry. To the extent that any of the representations or
warranties in this Article II are qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” the
Company represents and warrants that it has made due and reasonable inquiry and
investigation concerning the matters to which such representations and
warranties relate, including, but not limited to, diligent inquiry by its
directors, officers and key personnel.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND THE ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY
Each of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Company
that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct,
except as set forth in the disclosure schedule provided by the Parent and the
Acquisition Subsidiary to the Company on the date hereof and accepted in writing
by the Company (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”). The Parent
Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the
numbered and lettered paragraphs contained in this Article III, and except
to the extent that it is clear from the context thereof that such disclosure
also applies to any other paragraph, the disclosures in any paragraph of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule shall qualify only the corresponding paragraph in
this Article III. For purposes of this
Article III, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Parent” or any phrase of
similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the executive
officers of the Parent, as well as any other knowledge which such executive
officers would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry with respect to
the matter in question.
3.1 Organization, Qualification
and Corporate Power. Parent is a “shell company” as defined
under Section 12(b)(2) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
Act. Each of the Parent and Split-Off Subsidiary is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Nevada, and the Acquisition Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Each of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses or the
ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). Each of the Parent and
the Parent Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned
and used by it. The Parent has furnished or made available to the
Company complete and accurate copies of its articles of incorporation and
bylaws, and the organizational documents of the Parent
Subsidiaries. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is in
default under or in violation of any provision of its articles of incorporation,
as amended to date, or its bylaws, as amended to date. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Parent Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse
effect on the assets, business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations or future prospects of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
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3.2 Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of 100,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock, of which 22,762,027 (11,218,457 pre-split) shares were issued and
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. The Parent Common Stock
is presently eligible for quotation and trading on OTC Markets and is not
subject to any notice of suspension or delisting. The Parent Common Stock is
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. All of the issued
and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of all preemptive
rights. Except as contemplated by the Bridge Loan, the Private
Placement Offering, the Transaction Documentation (as defined in Section 3.3) or
described in Section 3.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments
to which the Parent is a party or which are binding upon the Parent providing
for the issuance or redemption of any of its capital stock. There are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights
with respect to the Parent. There are no agreements to which the
Parent is a party or by which it is bound with respect to the voting (including
without limitation voting trusts or proxies), registration under the Securities
Act, or sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating to
pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along”
rights) of any securities of the Parent. There are no agreements
among other parties, to which the Parent is not a party and by which it is not
bound, with respect to the voting (including without limitation voting trusts or
proxies) or sale or transfer (including without limitation agreements relating
to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any
securities of the Parent. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
Parent Common Stock were issued in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws. The approximately 31,647,190 Merger Shares to be
issued at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof, when issued and delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Certificate of Merger, shall be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of all preemptive
rights and will be issued in compliance with applicable federal and state
securities laws. Furthermore, the shares of Parent Common Stock underlying the
Parent Options and Parent Warrants have been duly and validly authorized and
reserved for issuance, and when issued in accordance with the terms of the
Parent Options and Parent Warrants shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable and free of all preemptive rights and will be issued in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Immediately after
the Effective Time, without giving effect to the Merger but after giving effect
to (i) the surrender of 14,747,555 (7,268,457 pre-split) shares of Parent Common
Stock by the Buyers (the “Share Contribution”) in connection with the Split-Off,
(ii) a cancellation of 1,014,490 (500,000 pre-split) shares, and (iii) a 2.02898
for 1 forward stock split, there will be 7,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock
issued and outstanding.
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3.3 Authorization of
Transaction. Each of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
(in the case of the Parent) the Escrow Agreement and the Split-Off Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. Split-Off
Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the
Split-Off Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder. The
execution and delivery by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary of this
Agreement and (in the case of the Parent) the Split-Off Agreement, and the
agreements contemplated hereby and thereby (collectively, the “Transaction
Documentation”), and the execution by Split-Off Subsidiary of the Split-Off
Agreement and the consummation by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent, the
Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off Subsidiary,
respectively. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary and constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary, enforceable
against them in accordance with its terms.
3.4 Noncontravention. Subject
to the filing of the Certificate of Merger as required by the GCL, neither the
execution and delivery by the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary of this
Agreement or the Transaction Documentation, nor the consummation by the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the articles or
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary, (b) require on the part of the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary any filing with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of,
any Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in breach of, constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in
the acceleration of obligations under, create in any Party any right to
terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
contract or instrument to which the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary is a
party or by which either is bound or to which any of their assets are subject,
except for (i) any conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination,
modification or cancellation which would not have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or (ii) any notice, consent or waiver the absence of
which would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely
affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) result in
the imposition of any Security Interest upon any assets of the Parent or the
Acquisition Subsidiary or (e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary or any of their properties or assets.
3.5 Subsidiaries.
(a) Parent
has no Subsidiaries other than the Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off
Subsidiary. Each of the Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate
and tax good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. The Acquisition Subsidiary was formed solely to
effectuate the Merger, the Split-Off Subsidiary was formed solely to effectuate
the Split-Off, and neither of them has conducted any business operations since
its organization. The Parent has delivered or made available to the
Company complete and accurate copies of the charter, bylaws or other
organizational documents of the Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off
Subsidiary. Each of the Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off Subsidiary has
no assets other than minimal paid-in capital, it has no liabilities or other
obligations, and it is not in default under or in violation of any provision of
its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Acquisition Subsidiary and
the Split-Off Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. All shares of the
Acquisition Subsidiary and the Split-Off Subsidiary are owned by Parent, free
and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions under the
Securities Act and state securities laws), claims, Security Interests, options,
warrants, rights, contracts, calls, commitments, equities and
demands. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants,
rights, agreements or commitments to which the Parent, the Split-Off Subsidiary
or the Acquisition Subsidiary is a party or which are binding on any of them
providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any capital stock of
any Parent Subsidiary. There are no outstanding stock appreciation,
phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Acquisition Subsidiary or
the Split-Off Subsidiary. There are no voting trusts, proxies or
other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of any capital
stock of the Acquisition Subsidiary or the Split-Off Subsidiary.
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(b) At
all times from April 2, 2003, which was the date of incorporation of the Parent,
through the date of this Agreement, the business and operations of the Parent
have been conducted exclusively through the Parent.
(c) The
Parent does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct or indirect
participation or similar interest in any corporation, partnership or limited
liability company, joint venture, trust or business association which is not a
Subsidiary.
3.6 Exchange Act
Reports. The Parent has furnished or made available to the
Company complete and accurate copies, as amended or supplemented, of its (a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, as filed
with the SEC, which contained audited balance sheets of the Parent as of March
31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended; and (b) all other
reports filed by the Parent under Section 13 or subsections (a) or (c) of
Section 14 of the Exchange Act with the SEC (such reports are collectively
referred to herein as the “Parent Reports”). The Parent Reports
constitute all of the documents required to be filed by the Parent with the SEC,
including under Section 13 or subsections (a) or (c) of Section 14 of the
Exchange Act, through the date of this Agreement. The Parent Reports
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder when filed. As of the date
hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters
received from the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the Parent
Reports. As of their respective dates, the Parent Reports did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No order
suspending the effectiveness of the Parent’s registration statement on Form SB-2
has been issued by the SEC and, to the Parent’s knowledge, no proceedings for
that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
3.7 Compliance with
Laws. Each of the Parent and its Subsidiaries:
(a) and
the conduct and operations of their respective businesses, are in compliance
with each applicable law (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any
federal, state, local or foreign government, or any Governmental Entity, except
for any violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect;
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(b) has
complied with all federal and state securities laws and regulations, including
being current in all of its reporting obligations under such federal and state
securities laws and regulations;
(c) has
not, and the past and present officers, directors and Affiliates of the Parent
have not, been the subject of, nor does any officer or director of the Parent
have any reason to believe that Parent or any of its officers, directors or
Affiliates will be the subject of, any civil or criminal proceeding or
investigation by any federal or state agency alleging a violation of securities
laws;
(d) has
not been the subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, nor
has it been a party to any material litigation;
(e) has
not, and the past and present officers, directors and Affiliates have not, been
the subject of, nor does any officer or director of the Parent have any reason
to believe that the Parent or any of its officers, directors or affiliates will
be the subject of, any civil, criminal or administrative investigation or
proceeding brought by any federal or state agency having regulatory authority
over such entity or person; and
(f) does
not and will not on the Closing, have any liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
including but not limited to notes payable and accounts payable, and is not a
party to any executory agreements.
3.8 Financial Statements;
Internal Controls.
(a) The
audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of the
Parent included in the Parent Reports (collectively, the “Parent Financial
Statements”) (i) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and, as appropriate, the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto when filed, (ii) were prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby
(except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto, and in the case of
quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange
Act), (iii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Parent as of the respective dates thereof and
for the periods referred to therein, and (iv) are consistent with the books and
records of the Parent.
(b) The
Parent has designed and maintains a system of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of
financial reporting for the Parent and its Subsidiaries. The Parent
(i) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to reasonably
ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Parent in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms and is accumulated and communicated to the Parent’s management as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and
(ii) has disclosed to the Parent’s auditors and the Board of Directors of
the Parent (and made summaries of such disclosures available to Parent)
(A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably
likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Parent’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the Parent’s internal controls over financial
reporting. The Parent is in compliance in all material respects with
all effective provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
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(c) Neither
the Parent nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any director,
officer, auditor, accountant or representative of the Parent or any Subsidiary
has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any substantive
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, that the
Parent or any Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing
practices. No current or former attorney representing the Parent or
any Subsidiary has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws,
breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Parent or any Subsidiary,
or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, to the
current Board of Directors of the Parent or any committee thereof or to any
current director or executive officer of the Parent.
(d) To
the knowledge of the Parent, no employee of the Parent or any Subsidiary has
provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the
commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible
violation of any applicable legal requirements of the type described in
Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act by the Parent or any Subsidiary.
Neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any
director, officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Parent or
any Subsidiary, has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in
any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act
of such employee described in Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
3.9 Absence of Certain
Changes. Since the date of the balance sheet contained in the
most recent Parent Report, (a) there has occurred no event or development which,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to
have in the future, a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (b) neither the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary has taken any or the actions set forth in
paragraphs (a) through (m) of Section 4.6.
3.10 Litigation. Except
as disclosed in the Parent Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, there is
no Legal Proceeding which is pending or, to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened
against the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent which, if determined
adversely to the Parent or such Subsidiary, could have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner challenges or
seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. For purposes of this Section 3.10, any such pending or
threatened Legal Proceedings where the amount at issue exceeds or could
reasonably be expected to exceed the lesser of $10,000 per Legal Proceeding or
$25,000 in the aggregate shall be considered to possibly result in a Parent
Material Adverse Effect hereunder.
3.11 Undisclosed
Liabilities. None of the Parent and its Subsidiaries has any
liability (whether known or unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether
liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due), except for (a)
liabilities shown on the balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent
Report, (b) liabilities which have arisen since the date of the balance sheet
contained in the most recent Parent Report in the Ordinary Course of Business
which do not exceed $5,000 and (c) contractual and other liabilities incurred in
the Ordinary Course of Business which are not required by GAAP to be reflected
on a balance sheet.
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3.12 Tax
Matters.
(a) Each
of the Parent and the Subsidiaries has filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns
that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were complete and
accurate in all material respects. Neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary is or
has ever been a member of a group of corporations with which it has filed (or
been required to file) consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns, other than
a group of which only the Parent and the Subsidiaries are or were
members. Each of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has paid on a
timely basis all Taxes that were due and payable. The unpaid Taxes of
the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries for tax periods through the date of the
balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report do not exceed the
accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set
forth on such balance sheet. Neither the Parent nor any Parent
Subsidiary has any actual or potential liability for any Tax obligation of any
taxpayer (including without limitation any affiliated group of corporations or
other entities that included the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary during a prior
period) other than the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries. All Taxes
that the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is or was required by law to withhold
or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required,
have been paid to the proper Governmental Entity.
(b) The
Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete and accurate
copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Parent or any Subsidiary since
April 2, 2003. No examination or audit of any Tax Return of the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary by any Governmental Entity is currently in
progress or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened or
contemplated. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has been
informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that the Parent or
such Subsidiary was required to file any Tax Return that was not
filed. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has waived any
statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to an extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(c) Neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary: (i) is a “consenting corporation”
within the meaning of Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of
the Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries are subject to an election under
Section 341(f) of the Code; (ii) has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of
the Code; (iii) has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments,
or is a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payments that
may be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the
Code; (iv) has any actual or potential liability for any Taxes of any
person (other than the Parent and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of federal, state, local, or
foreign law), or as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; or
(v) is or has been required to make a basis reduction pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-20(b) or Treasury Regulation
Section 1.337(d)-2(b).
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(d) None
of the assets of the Parent or any Subsidiary: (i) is property that is
required to be treated as being owned by any other person pursuant to the
provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code; (ii) is
“tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code;
or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is
tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.
(e) Neither
the Parent nor any Subsidiary has undergone a change in its method of accounting
resulting in an adjustment to its taxable income pursuant to Section 481 of
the Code.
(f) No
state or federal “net operating loss” of the Parent determined as of the Closing
Date is subject to limitation on its use pursuant to Section 382 of the
Code or comparable provisions of state law as a result of any “ownership change”
within the meaning of Section 382(g) of the Code or comparable provisions
of any state law occurring prior to the Closing Date.
3.13 Assets. Each
of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary owns or leases all tangible assets
necessary for the conduct of its businesses as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted. Each such tangible asset is free
from material defects, has been maintained in accordance with normal industry
practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and
tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it presently is
used. No asset of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (tangible or
intangible) is subject to any Security Interest.
3.14 Owned Real
Property. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary owns
any real property.
3.15 Real Property
Leases. Section 3.15 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists
all real property leased or subleased to or by the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary and lists the term of such lease, any extension and expansion
options, and the rent payable thereunder. The Parent has delivered or
made available to the Company complete and accurate copies of the leases and
subleases listed in Section 3.15 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each lease and sublease listed in
Section 3.15 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule:
(a) the
lease or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect;
(b) the
lease or sublease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the
terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(c) neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any
other party, is in breach or violation of, or default under, any such lease or
sublease, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Parent, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or
otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other party under such lease
or sublease;
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(d) neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has assigned, transferred, conveyed,
mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or
subleasehold; and
(e) the
Parent is not aware of any Security Interest, easement, covenant or other
restriction applicable to the real property subject to such lease, except for
recorded easements, covenants and other restrictions which do not materially
impair the current uses or the occupancy by the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary of
the property subject thereto.
3.16 Contracts.
(a) Section
3.16 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written
or oral) to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party as of the date
of this Agreement:
(i) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property
from or to third parties;
(ii) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products
or for the furnishing or receipt of services;
(iii) any
agreement establishing a partnership or joint venture;
(iv) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) under which it has created, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness
(including capitalized lease obligations) involving more than $5,000 or under
which it has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets,
tangible or intangible;
(v) any
agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(vi) any
employment or consulting agreement;
(vii) any
agreement involving any current or former officer, director or stockholder of
the Parent or any Affiliate thereof;
(viii) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) any
agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary to indemnify any other party thereto (excluding indemnities contained
in agreements for the purchase, sale or license of products entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business);
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(x) any
other agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than
$5,000 or not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(xi)
any agreement, other than as contemplated by the Private Placement Offering,
this Agreement and the Split-Off, relating to the sales of securities of Parent
or any Parent Subsidiary to which the Parent or such Subsidiary is a
party.
(b) The
Parent has delivered or made available to the Company a complete and accurate
copy of each agreement listed in Section 3.16 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each agreement so
listed: (i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding and
enforceable and in full force and effect; (ii) the agreement will continue
to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect
immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in
effect immediately prior to the Closing; and (iii) neither the Parent nor
any Parent Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any other party, is
in breach or violation of, or default under, any such agreement, and no event
has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, is threatened,
which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would
constitute a breach or default by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or, to the
knowledge of the Parent, any other party under such contract.
3.17 Accounts
Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Parent and the
Subsidiaries reflected on the Parent Reports are valid receivables subject to no
setoffs or counterclaims and are current and collectible (within 90 days after
the date on which it first became due and payable), net of the applicable
reserve for bad debts on the balance sheet contained in the most recent Parent
Report. All accounts receivable reflected in the financial or
accounting records of the Parent that have arisen since the date of the balance
sheet contained in the most recent Parent Report are valid receivables subject
to no setoffs or counterclaims and are collectible (within 90 days after the
date on which it first became due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts
in an amount proportionate to the reserve shown on the balance sheet contained
in the most recent Parent Report.
3.18 Powers of
Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed
on behalf of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
3.19 Insurance. Section 3.19
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy (including fire,
theft, casualty, general liability, workers compensation, business interruption,
environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies and bond and
surety arrangements) to which the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a
party. Such insurance policies are of the type and in amounts
customarily carried by organizations conducting businesses or owning assets
similar to those of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries. There is
no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been
questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All
premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid, neither the
Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary may be liable for retroactive premiums or
similar payments, and the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are otherwise in
compliance in all material respects with the terms of such
policies. The Parent has no knowledge of any threatened termination
of, or material premium increase with respect to, any such
policy. Each such policy will continue to be enforceable and in full
force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms
thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing.
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3.20 Warranties. No
product or service sold or delivered by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is
subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of credit or other indemnity other than
the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale of the Parent or the
appropriate Parent Subsidiary, which are set forth in Section 3.20 of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule.
3.21 Employees.
(a) The
Parent Reports contain all material information concerning the employees of
Parent.
(b) Neither
the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any collective
bargaining agreement, nor have any of them experienced any strikes, grievances,
claims of unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining
disputes. The Parent has no knowledge of any organizational effort
made or threatened, either currently or since the date of organization of the
Parent, by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
3.22 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Section 3.22(a)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all
Employee Benefit Plans maintained, or contributed to, by the Parent, any Parent
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate. Complete and accurate copies of
(i) all Employee Benefit Plans which have been reduced to writing,
(ii) written summaries of all unwritten Employee Benefit Plans,
(iii) all related trust agreements, insurance contracts and summary plan
descriptions, and (iv) all annual reports filed on IRS Form 5500, 5500C or
5500R and (for all funded plans) all plan financial statements for the last five
plan years for each Employee Benefit Plan, have been delivered or made available
to the Parent. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been administered in
all material respects in accordance with its terms and each of the Parent, the
Parent Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates has in all material respects met
its obligations with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan and has made all
required contributions thereto. The Parent, each Subsidiary of the
Parent, each ERISA Affiliate and each Employee Benefit Plan are in compliance in
all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA and the
Code and the regulations thereunder (including without limitation
Section 4980 B of the Code, Subtitle K, Chapter 100 of the Code and
Sections 601 through 608 and Section 701 et seq. of
ERISA). All filings and reports as to each Employee Benefit Plan
required to have been submitted to the Internal Revenue Service or to the United
States Department of Labor have been duly submitted.
(b) To
the knowledge of the Parent, there are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Employee Benefit Plans and
proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against or
involving any Employee Benefit Plan or asserting any rights or claims to
benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan that could give rise to any material
liability.
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(c) All
the Employee Benefit Plans that are intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination letters from the
Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such Employee Benefit Plans are
qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code,
no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been
threatened, and no such Employee Benefit Plan has been amended since the date of
its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect, and
no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification
or materially increase its cost. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is
required to satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the Code
has been tested for compliance with, and satisfies the requirements of,
Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the Code for each plan year
ending prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Neither
the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary, nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained
an Employee Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of
ERISA.
(e) At
no time has the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate been
obligated to contribute to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(f) There
are no unfunded obligations under any Employee Benefit Plan providing benefits
after termination of employment to any employee of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary (or to any beneficiary of any such employee), including but not
limited to retiree health coverage and deferred compensation, but excluding
continuation of health coverage required to be continued under
Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable law and insurance conversion
privileges under state law. The assets of each Employee Benefit Plan
which is funded are reported at their fair market value on the books and records
of such Employee Benefit Plan.
(g) No
act or omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any
ERISA Affiliate that would subject the Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any
ERISA Affiliate to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any kind
imposed under ERISA or the Code or (ii) any contractual indemnification or
contribution obligation protecting any fiduciary, insurer or service provider
with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.
(h) No
Employee Benefit Plan is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary
employee’s beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9)
of the Code.
(i) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Parent at
any time without liability to the Parent as a result thereof and no Employee
Benefit Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other
written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits
the Parent from amending or terminating any such Employee Benefit
Plan.
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(j) Section
3.22(j) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule discloses
each: (i) agreement with any stockholder, director, executive
officer or other key employee of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary
(A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are
materially altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Parent or
any Parent Subsidiary of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, (B) providing any term of employment or compensation
guarantee or (C) providing severance benefits or other benefits after the
termination of employment of such director, executive officer or key employee;
(ii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any person may receive
payments from the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that may be subject to the tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or included in the determination of
such person’s “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and
(iii) agreement or plan binding the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary,
including without limitation any stock option plan, stock appreciation right
plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or
Employee Benefit Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the
vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the
benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The accruals for vacation, sickness
and disability expenses are accounted for on the Most Recent Balance Sheet and
are adequate and materially reflect the expenses associated therewith in
accordance with GAAP.
3.23 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Each
of the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable
Environmental Laws, except for violations of Environmental Laws that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There is no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened civil or criminal
litigation, written notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or
investigation, inquiry or information request by any Governmental Entity,
relating to any Environmental Law involving the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary,
except for litigation, notices of violations, formal administrative proceedings
or investigations, inquiries or information requests that, individually or in
the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Set
forth in Section 3.23(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a list of all
documents (whether in hard copy or electronic form) that contain any
environmental reports, investigations and audits relating to premises currently
or previously owned or operated by the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary (whether
conducted by or on behalf of the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary or a
third party, and whether done at the initiative of the Parent or a Parent
Subsidiary or directed by a Governmental Entity or other third party) which were
issued or conducted during the past five years and which the Parent has
possession of or access to. A complete and accurate copy of each such
document has been provided to the Parent.
(c) The
Parent is not aware of any material environmental liability of any solid or
hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has
been used by the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
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3.24 Permits. Section
3.24 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all permits,
licenses, registrations, certificates, orders or approvals from any Governmental
Entity (including without limitation those issued or required under
Environmental Laws and those relating to the occupancy or use of owned or leased
real property) (“Parent Permits”) issued to or held by the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary. Such listed Permits are the only Parent Permits that are
required for the Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses as presently conducted except for those the absence of which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each such Parent
Permit is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the Parent, no
suspension or cancellation of such Parent Permit is threatened and there is no
basis for believing that such Parent Permit will not be renewable upon
expiration. Each such Parent Permit will continue in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing.
3.25 Certain Business
Relationships With Affiliates. No Affiliate of the Parent or
of any Parent Subsidiary (a) owns any property or right, tangible or
intangible, which is used in the business of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary, (b) has any claim or cause of action against the Parent or any
Parent Subsidiary, or (c) owes any money to, or is owed any money by, the
Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. Section 3.25 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule describes any transactions involving the receipt or payment
in excess of $1,000 in any fiscal year between the Parent or a Parent Subsidiary
and any Affiliate thereof which have occurred or existed since the beginning of
the time period covered by the Parent Financial Statements.
3.26 Tax-Free
Reorganization.
(a) The
Parent (i) is not an “investment company” as defined in
Section 368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and (iv) of the Code; (ii) has no present
plan or intention to liquidate the Surviving Corporation or to merge the
Surviving Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity, or to sell
or otherwise dispose of the stock of the Surviving Corporation which Parent will
acquire in the Merger, or to cause the Surviving Corporation to sell or
otherwise dispose of its assets, all except in the ordinary course of business
or if such liquidation, merger, disposition is described in
Section 368(a)(2)(C) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(d)(4) or
Section 1368-2(k); and (iii) has no present plan or intention,
following the Merger, to issue any additional shares of stock of the Surviving
Corporation or to create any new class of stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) The
Acquisition Subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, formed solely
for the purpose of engaging in the Merger, and will carry on no business prior
to the Merger.
(c) Immediately
prior to the Merger, the Parent will be in control of Acquisition Subsidiary
within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code.
(d) Immediately
following the Merger, the Surviving Corporation will hold at least 90% of the
fair market value of the net assets and at least 70% of the fair market value of
the gross assets held by the Company immediately prior to the Merger (for
purposes of this representation, amounts used by the Company to pay
reorganization expenses, if any, will be included as assets of the Company held
immediately prior to the Merger).
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(e) The
Parent has no present plan or intention to reacquire any of the Merger
Shares.
(f) The
Acquisition Subsidiary will have no liabilities assumed by the Surviving
Corporation and will not transfer to the Surviving Corporation any assets
subject to liabilities in the Merger.
(g) Following
the Merger, the Surviving Corporation will continue the Company’s historic
business or use a significant portion of the Company’s historic business assets
in a business as required by Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(h) The
Split-Off Agreement will constitute a legally binding obligation among the
Parent, the Split-Off Subsidiary and Buyers prior to the Effective Time;
immediately following consummation of the Merger, Parent will distribute the
stock of the Split-Off Subsidiary to Buyers in cancellation of the Purchase
Price Shares (as such term is defined in the Split-Off Agreement); no property
other than the capital stock of the Split-Off Subsidiary will be distributed by
Parent to Buyer in connection with or following the Merger; upon execution of
the Split-Off Agreement, Buyer will have no right to sell or transfer the
Purchase Price Shares to any person without Parent's prior written consent, and
Parent will not consent (nor will it permit others to consent) to any such sale
or transfer; upon execution of the Split-Off Agreement, there will be no other
plan, arrangement, agreement, contract, intention, or understanding, whether
written or verbal and whether or not enforceable in law or equity, that would
permit Buyer to vote the Purchase Price Shares or receive any property or other
distributions from Parent with respect to the Purchase Price Shares other than
the capital stock of the Split-Off Subsidiary.
3.27 Split-Off. Immediately
after the Effective Time, the Parent will have discontinued all of its business
operations which it conducted prior to the Effective Time by closing the
transactions contemplated by the Split-Off Agreement. Upon the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Split-Off Agreement, without
giving effect to the Merger, the Parent will have no liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to liabilities in
any way related to its pre-Effective Time business operations.
3.28 Brokers’
Fees. Except as set forth on Section 3.28 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Parent nor the Acquisition Subsidiary has any
liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.29 Disclosure. No
representation or warranty by the Parent contained in this Agreement or in any
of the Transaction Documentation, and no statement contained in the any
document, certificate or other instrument delivered or to be delivered by or on
behalf of the Parent pursuant to this Agreement or therein, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state
any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or
will be made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not
misleading. The Parent has disclosed to the Company all material
information relating to the business of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.30 Interested Party
Transactions. Except for the Split-Off Agreement, to the
knowledge of the Parent, no officer, director or stockholder of Parent or any
“affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act)
or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of
any such person currently has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an
interest in any person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that are
furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by Parent or any
Parent Subsidiary or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to Parent or any
Parent Subsidiary any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any
contract or agreement to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or by
which it may be bound or affected. Neither Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary has extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of
credit, or renewed an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or
for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Parent or
any Parent Subsidiary.
3.31 Duty to Make
Inquiry. To the extent that any of the representations or
warranties in this Article III are qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” Parent
represents and warrants that it has made due and reasonable inquiry and
investigation concerning the matters to which such representations and
warranties relate, including, but not limited to, diligent inquiry by its
directors, officers and key personnel.
3.32 Accountants. Sherb
& Co. LLP (“Sherb”), is and has been the Parent’s registered public
accounting firm since October 10, 2007. Throughout its engagement by Parent,
Sherb has been (a) a registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section
2(a)(12) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), (b) “independent” with respect to
Parent within the meaning of Regulation S-X and (c) in compliance with
subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the related
rules of the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The
report of Sherb on the financial statements of Parent for the past fiscal year
did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it
qualified as to audit scope or accounting principles, although it did express
uncertainty as to Parent’s ability to continue as a going
concern. During Parent’s most recent fiscal year and the subsequent
interim periods, there were no disagreements with Sherb on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedures. None of the reportable events listed in Item
304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K occurred with respect to Sherb.
3.33 Minute
Books. The minute books and other similar records of the
Parent and each Parent Subsidiary contain, in all material respects, complete
and accurate records of all actions taken at any meetings of directors and
stockholders or actions by written consent in lieu of the holding of any such
meetings since the time of organization of each such corporation through the
date of this Agreement. The Parent has provided true and complete
copies of all such minute books, and other similar records to the Company’s
representatives.
3.34 Board
Action. The Parent’s Board of Directors (a) has unanimously
determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of the
Parent’s stockholders and is on terms that are fair to such Parent stockholders
and (b) has caused the Parent, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of the
Acquisition Subsidiary, and the Board of Directors of the Acquisition
Subsidiary, to approve the Merger and this Agreement by unanimous written
consent.
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
4.1 Closing
Efforts. Each of the Parties shall use its best efforts, to
the extent commercially reasonable (“Reasonable Best Efforts”), to take all
actions and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation using
its Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure that (i) its representations and
warranties remain true and correct in all material respects through the Closing
Date and (ii) the conditions to the obligations of the other Parties to
consummate the Merger are satisfied.
4.2 Governmental and Third-Party
Notices and Consents.
(a) Each
Party shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its expense, all
waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations from Governmental
Entities, and to effect all registrations, filings and notices with or to
Governmental Entities, as may be required for such Party to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to otherwise comply with all
applicable laws and regulations in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The
Company shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its expense, all
such waivers, consents or approvals from third parties, and to give all such
notices to third parties, as are required to be listed in Section 2.4 of
the Disclosure Schedule.
4.3 Current
Report. As soon as reasonably practicable after the execution
of this Agreement, the Parties shall prepare a current report on Form 8-K
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the
“Current Report”). Each of the Company and Parent shall use its
Reasonable Best Efforts to cause the Current Report to be filed with the SEC
within four business days of the execution of this Agreement and to otherwise
comply with all requirements of applicable federal and state securities
laws.
4.4 Operation of
Business. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, during the period
from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall conduct
its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in material compliance
with all applicable laws and regulations and, to the extent consistent
therewith, use its Reasonable Best Efforts to preserve intact its current
business organization, keep its physical assets in good working condition, keep
available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its
relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with
it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall not be impaired in
any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, without the
written consent of the Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed):
(a) issue
or sell, or redeem or repurchase, any stock or other securities of the Company
or any Company Warrants, Company Options or other rights to acquire any such
stock or other securities (except pursuant to the conversion or exercise of
convertible securities or Company Options or Company Warrants outstanding on the
date hereof), or amend any of the terms of (including without limitation the
vesting of) any such convertible securities or Company Options or Company
Warrants;
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(b) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; declare, set aside or pay
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(c) create,
incur or assume any indebtedness (including obligations in respect of capital
leases) except in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Bridge Loan; assume,
guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly,
contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity; or
make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any
other person or entity;
(d) enter
into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance
agreement or arrangement or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary Course
of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increase in any manner the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially modify the employment terms
of, its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, or pay any
bonus or other benefit to its directors, officers or employees;
(e) acquire,
sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including without
limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of any
corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof), other than purchases and sales of assets in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(f)
mortgage or pledge any of its property or assets or subject
any such property or assets to any Security Interest;
(g) discharge
or satisfy any Security Interest or pay any obligation or liability other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) amend
its charter, by-laws or other organizational documents;
(i)
change in any material respect its
accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required
by a generally applicable change in GAAP;
(j)
enter into, amend, terminate, take or omit
to take any action that would constitute a violation of or default under, or
waive any rights under, any material contract or agreement;
(k) institute
or settle any Legal Proceeding;
(l)
take any action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the
knowledge that such action or failure to take action would result in
(i) any of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
this Agreement becoming untrue or (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger
set forth in Article V not being satisfied; or
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(m) agree
in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
4.5 Access to
Information.
(a) The
Company shall permit representatives of the Parent to have full access (at all
reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal
business operations of the Company) to all premises, properties, financial and
accounting records, contracts, other records and documents, and personnel, of or
pertaining to the Company.
(b) Each
of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary (i) shall treat and hold as
confidential any Company Confidential Information (as defined below),
(ii) shall not use any of the Company Confidential Information except in
connection with this Agreement, and (iii) if this Agreement is terminated
for any reason whatsoever, shall return to the Company all tangible embodiments
(and all copies) thereof which are in its possession. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Company Confidential Information” means any information of the
Company that is furnished to the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary by the
Company in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that it
shall not include any information (A) which, at the time of disclosure, is
available publicly other than as a result of disclosure by the Parent, the
Acquisition Subsidiary or their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or advisors, (B) which, after disclosure, becomes available publicly
through no fault of the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary or their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (C) which the Parent or
the Acquisition Subsidiary knew or to which the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary had access prior to disclosure, provided that the source of such
information is not known by the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary to be bound
by a confidentiality obligation to the Company, or (D) which the Parent or
the Acquisition Subsidiary rightfully obtains from a source other than the
Company provided that the source of such information is not known by the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary to be bound by a confidentiality obligation to the
Company.
4.6 Operation of
Business. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Parent shall
(and shall cause each Parent Subsidiary to) conduct its operations in the
Ordinary Course of Business and in material compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its Reasonable Best
Efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep its physical
assets in good working condition, keep available the services of its current
officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers
and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and
ongoing business shall not be impaired in any material
respect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to
the Effective Time, the Parent shall not (and shall cause each Parent Subsidiary
not to), without the written consent of the Company:
(a) issue
or sell, or redeem or repurchase, any stock or other securities of the Parent or
any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such stock or other securities,
except as contemplated by, and in connection with, the Private Placement
Offering and the Merger;
(b) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; declare, set aside or pay
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, except as contemplated by,
and in connection with, the Stock Split;
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(c) create,
incur or assume any indebtedness (including obligations in respect of capital
leases); assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible
(whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other
person or entity; or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or
investments in, any other person or entity;
(d) enter
into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance
agreement or arrangement or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary Course
of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increase in any manner the
compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially modify the employment terms
of, its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, or pay any
bonus or other benefit to its directors, officers or employees, except for the
adoption of Parent’s 2010 Stock Option Plan (the “Parent Option Plan”) covering
3,500,000 shares of Parent Common Stock;
(e) acquire,
sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including without
limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of any Parent
Subsidiary or any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof), except as contemplated by, and in connection
with, the Split-Off;
(f) mortgage
or pledge any of its property or assets or subject any such property or assets
to any Security Interest;
(g) discharge
or satisfy any Security Interest or pay any obligation or liability other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) amend
its charter, by-laws or other organizational documents except that Parent shall
adopt such new by-laws as shall be mutually agreed to by the Parent and the
Company.
(i) change
in any material respect its accounting methods, principles or practices, except
insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in
GAAP;
(j) enter
into, amend, terminate, take or omit to take any action that would constitute a
violation of or default under, or waive any rights under, any material contract
or agreement;
(k) institute
or settle any Legal Proceeding;
(l) take
any action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the
knowledge that such action or failure to take action would result in
(i) any of the representations and warranties of the Parent and/or the
Acquisition Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any
material respect or (ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article V not being satisfied; or
(m) agree
in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
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4.7 Access to
Information.
(a) The
Parent shall (and shall cause the Acquisition Subsidiary to) permit
representatives of the Company to have full access (at all reasonable times, and
in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal business operations of the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary) to all premises, properties, financial
and accounting records, contracts, other records and documents, and personnel,
of or pertaining to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary.
(b) The
Company (i) shall treat and hold as confidential any Parent Confidential
Information (as defined below), (ii) shall not use any of the Parent
Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement, and
(iii) if this Agreement is terminated for any reason whatsoever, shall
return to the Parent all tangible embodiments (and all copies) thereof which are
in its possession. For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent
Confidential Information” means any information of the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary that is furnished to the Company by the Parent or the Acquisition
Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that it
shall not include any information (A) which, at the time of disclosure, is
available publicly other than as a result of disclosure by the Company or its
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (B) which, after
disclosure, becomes available publicly through no fault of the Company or its
directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, (C) which the Company
knew or to which the Company had access prior to disclosure, provided that the
sources of such information is not known by the Company to be bound by a
confidentiality obligation to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or (D) which
the Company rightfully obtains from a source other than the Parent or an Parent
Subsidiary, provided that the source of such information is not known by the
Company to be bound by a confidentiality obligation to Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary.
4.8 Expenses. The
costs and expenses of the Parent and the Company (including legal fees and
expenses of Parent and the Company) incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be payable at Closing from the
proceeds of the Private Placement Offering with the exception of Placement Agent
legal fees and expenses that will be payable from the Placement Agent’s 3%
non-accountable expense allowance. The Parent’s legal fees shall be limited to
$145,000 in the aggregate. The Parent’s expenses shall be limited to reasonable
expenses actually incurred.
4.9 Indemnification.
(a) Except
as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Parent shall not, for a period
of three years after the Effective Time, take any action to alter or impair any
exculpatory or indemnification provisions now existing in the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company for the benefit of any individual who
served as a director or officer of the Company at any time prior to the
Effective Time, except for any changes which may be required to conform with
changes in applicable law and any changes which do not affect the application of
such provisions to acts or omissions of such individuals prior to the Effective
Time.
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(b) From
and after the Effective Time, the Parent agrees that it will, and will cause the
Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former
director and officer of the Company (the “Indemnified Executives”) against any
costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or amounts paid in settlement incurred in connection with
any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters
existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or
claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent
permitted under Nevada or Delaware law, as applicable (and the Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest
extent permitted under Nevada or Delaware law, as applicable,
provided the Indemnified Executive to whom expenses are advanced provides an
undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such
Indemnified Executive is not entitled to indemnification).
4.10 Quotation of Merger
Shares. The Parent shall take whatever steps are necessary to
cause the Merger Shares (and any shares of Parent Common Stock that may be
issued pursuant to Section 1.16) to be eligible for quotation on OTC
Markets.
4.11 Split-Off. The
Parent shall take whatever steps are necessary to enable it to effect the
Split-Off immediately after the Effective Time.
4.12 Stock Option
Plan. The Board of Directors of Parent shall adopt, prior to
or as of the Effective Time, the 2010 Option Plan, subject to stockholder
approval, reserving for issuance 3,500,000 shares of Parent Common Stock.
4.13 Information Provided to
Company Stockholders. The Company shall prepare, with the
cooperation of the Parent, information to be sent to the holders of Company
Shares in connection with receiving their approval of the Merger, this Agreement
and related transactions. Such information shall constitute a disclosure of the
offer and issuance of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by the
Company Stockholders in the Merger. The Parent and the Company shall each use
Reasonable Best Efforts to cause information provided to such holders to comply
with applicable federal and state securities and business corporation law
requirements. Each of the Parent and the Company agrees to provide promptly to
the other such information concerning its business and financial statements and
affairs as, in the reasonable judgment of the providing party or its counsel,
may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the information sent, or in any
amendments or supplements thereto, and to cause its counsel and auditors to
cooperate with the other's counsel and auditors in the preparation of the
information to be sent to the holders of Company Shares. The Company will
promptly advise the Parent, and the Parent will promptly advise the Company, in
writing if at any time prior to the Effective Time either the Company or the
Parent shall obtain knowledge of any facts that might make it necessary or
appropriate to amend or supplement the information sent in order to make the
statements contained or incorporated by reference therein not misleading or to
comply with applicable law. The information sent shall contain the
recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company that the holders of
Company Shares approve the Merger and this Agreement and the conclusion of the
Board of Directors of the Company that the terms and conditions of the Merger
are advisable and fair and reasonable to the such holders. Anything to the
contrary contained herein notwithstanding, the Company shall not include in the
information sent to such holders any information with respect to the Parent or
its affiliates or associates, the form and content of which information shall
not have been approved by the Parent prior to such inclusion.
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4.14 No
Shorting. The Parent and the Company shall use their
Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure that each officer and director of Parent and
each Stockholder of Parent beneficially owning 5% or more of the Parent Common
Stock after giving effect to the Merger, Split-Off and Private Placement
Offering, agrees that it will not, for a period commencing on the date hereof
and terminating one year after the Effective Time, directly or indirectly,
effect or agree to effect any short sale (as defined in Rule 200 under
Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act), whether or not against the box, establish
any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange
Act) with respect to the Parent Common Stock, borrow or pre-borrow any shares of
Parent Common Stock, or grant any other right (including, without limitation,
any put or call option) with respect to the Parent Common Stock or with respect
to any security that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its
value from the Parent Common Stock or otherwise seek to hedge its position in
the Parent Common Stock (each, a “Prohibited Transaction”).
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
5.1 Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party to
consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(a) this
Agreement and the Merger shall have received the approval of at least 80% of the
votes represented by the outstanding Company Shares entitled to vote on this
Agreement and the Merger;
(b) the
completion of the offer and sale of the Private Placement Offering;
(c) satisfactory
completion by Parent and Company of all necessary legal due
diligence;
(d) consummation
of all required definitive instruments and agreements including, but not limited
to, the Merger Agreement, in forms acceptable to the Company and
Parent;
(e) the
Company and Parent obtaining all necessary board, shareholder, and third party
consents; and
(f) that
there be no injunction or order in effect by any governmental authority
prohibiting the Merger.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary. The obligation of
each of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary to consummate the Merger is
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Parent) of the following
additional conditions:
(a) the
number of Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 20% of the number of outstanding
Company Shares as of the Effective Time;
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(b) the
Company shall have obtained (and shall have provided copies thereof to the
Parent) all waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations, and
effected all of the registrations, filings and notices, referred to in
Section 4.2 which are required on the part of the Company, except for any
the failure of which to obtain or effect does not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
(c) the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (when
read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made
as of the Effective Time (provided, however, that to the extent such
representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date),
except for any untrue or incorrect representation and warranty that,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) the
Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its
agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under this
Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(e) no
Legal Proceeding shall be pending wherein an unfavorable judgment, order,
decree, stipulation or injunction would (i) prevent consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
shall be in effect;
(f) the
Company shall have delivered to the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary a
certificate (the “Company Certificate”) to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in clauses (a ) and (c) (with respect to the Company’s
due diligence of the Parent) of Section 5.1 and clauses (a) through (e)
(insofar as clause (e) relates to Legal Proceedings involving the Company)
of this Section 5.2 is satisfied in all respects;
(g) the
Company’s officers, directors and 5% shareholders shall enter into lock-up
agreements with the Parent pursuant to which they shall have agreed to certain
restrictions on the sale or other disposition of the Parent Common Stock
acquired by them prior to the Merger for a term equal to the earlier of (i)
twelve months from the Closing Date; or (ii) six months following the effective
date of the Registration Statement;
(h) the
Company Stockholders shall have agreed not to engage in any Prohibited
Transactions;
(i) the
Parent shall have received from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the
Company, an opinion with respect to the matters set forth in Exhibit C
attached hereto, addressed to the Parent and the Placement Agent and dated as of
the Closing Date;
(j) that
there have been no material adverse changes to the Company’s business since the
date of this Agreement; and
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(k) the
Company shall have provided audited financial statements from an independent
accounting firm, qualified to conduct public company audits, for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and the operating results and period end financial condition
reflected therein shall not have been materially different from the unaudited
financial statements already provided for the same period.
5.3 Conditions to Obligations of
the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate the
Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional
conditions:
(a) the
Parent shall have obtained (and shall have provided copies thereof to the
Company) all of the waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other
authorizations, and effected all of the registrations, filings and notices,
referred to in Section 4.2 which are required on the part of the Parent,
except for any the failure of which to obtain or effect does not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement;
(b) the
representations and warranties of the Parent set forth in this Agreement (when
read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made
as of the Effective Time (provided, however, that to the extent such
representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date),
except for any untrue or incorrect representation and warranty that,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect
or a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) each
of the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary shall have performed or complied
with its agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with
under this Agreement as of or prior to the Effective Time;
(d) no
material Legal Proceedings shall be pending or threatened against Parent or the
Acquisition Subsidiary and no Legal Proceeding shall be pending wherein an
unfavorable judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction would
(i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (ii) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, and no such judgment, order,
decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect;
(e) the
Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate (the “Parent
Certificate”) to the effect that each of the conditions specified in clauses (b)
and (c) (with respect to the Parent’s due diligence of the Company) of Section
5.1 and clauses (a) through (d) (insofar as clause (d) relates to
Legal Proceedings involving the Parent and its Subsidiaries) of this
Section 5.3 is satisfied in all respects;
(f) the
Company shall have received from Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, counsel to the
Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary, an opinion with respect to the matters
set forth in Exhibit
D attached hereto, addressed to the Company and the Placement Agent and
dated as of the Closing Date;
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(g) the
total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
after the Effective Time, shall equal 7,000,000 shares, after giving effect to a
2.02898 for 1 forward stock split, the Split-Off, and the cancellation of
500,000 pre-split shares, but excluding (i) the shares of Parent Common Stock to
be issued to investors in the Private Placement Offering, (ii) the issuance of
the Merger Shares to be issued to Company Stockholders and the holders of the
Parent Options and Parent Bridge Warrants (upon the exercise of such Parent
Options and Parent Bridge Warrants) in connection with the Merger; and (iii) the
issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock underlying warrants (A) to be issued
to investors in the Private Placement Offering (upon the exercise thereof); and
(B) to be issued to the Placement agent in the Private Placement Offering (upon
the exercise of warrants to be issued to the Placement Agent in connection with
the sale of units under the Private Placement Offering).
(h) Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx shall have an employment agreement mutually satisfactory to the
Company, the Parent and Xx. Xxxxxxxx;
(i) the
Parent shall have adopted the Parent Option Plan;
(j) the
Company shall have received a certificate of Parent’s transfer agent and
registrar certifying that as of the Closing Date there are 22,762,027 post-split
shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding (without giving effect to
the cancellation of 1,014,490 shares of Parent Common Stock and the retirement,
pursuant to the Split-Off, of 14,747,555 post-split shares of Parent Common
Stock, such transactions to be effected immediately after the Effective Time,
after which cancelation and retirement there will be 7,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock issued and outstanding);
(k) contemporaneously
with the closing of the Merger, the Parent, the Split-Off Subsidiary, and the
Buyer shall execute the Split-Off Agreement, which Split-Off shall be effective
immediately following the Closing of the Merger;
(l) after
giving prior effect to the Split-Off, the Parent shall have no
liabilities;
(m) the
Parent shall have filed with the SEC and transmitted to its shareholders of
record at least 10 days prior to the Closing the information required by Rule
14f-1 under the Exchange Act; and
(n)
that there have been no material adverse changes to the
Parent’s business since the date of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Indemnification by the
Company. The Company shall indemnify the Parent in respect of,
and hold it harmless against, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the
Parent resulting from, relating to or constituting any misrepresentation, breach
of warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Company
contained in this Agreement or the Company Certificate.
6.2 Indemnification by the
Parent. The Parent shall indemnify the Company in respect of,
and hold it harmless against, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the
Company resulting from, relating to or constituting any misrepresentation,
breach of warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary contained in this Agreement or the Parent
Certificate.
6.3 Indemnification Claims by
the Parties.
(a) In
the event that a Party is entitled, or seeks to assert rights, to
indemnification under this Article VI, the Party seeking indemnification (the
“Indemnitee”) shall give written notification to the Party from whom
indemnification is sought (the “Indemnitor”) of the commencement of any suit or
proceeding relating to a third party claim for which indemnification pursuant to
this Article VI may be sought. Such notification shall be given
within 20 business days after receipt by the Indemnitee of notice of such suit
or proceeding, and shall describe in reasonable detail (to the extent known by
the Indemnitee) the facts constituting the basis for such suit or proceeding and
the amount of the claimed damages; provided, however, that no delay on the part
of the Indemnitee in notifying the Indemnitor shall relieve the Indemnitor of
any liability or obligation hereunder except to the extent of any damage or
liability caused by or arising out of such failure. Within 20 days
after delivery of such notification, the Indemnitor may, upon written notice
thereof to the Indemnitee, assume control of the defense of such suit or
proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided that
the Indemnitor may not assume control of the defense of a suit or proceeding
involving criminal liability or in which equitable relief is sought against the
Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor does not so assume control of such
defense, the Indemnitee shall control such defense. The party not
controlling such defense (the “Non-Controlling Party”) may participate therein
at its own expense; provided that if the Indemnitor assumes control of such
defense and the Indemnitee reasonably concludes that the Indemnitor and the
Indemnitee have conflicting interests or different defenses available with
respect to such suit or proceeding, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel
to the Indemnitee shall be considered “Damages” for purposes of this
Agreement. The party controlling such defense (the “Controlling
Party”) shall keep the Non-Controlling Party advised of the status of such suit
or proceeding and the defense thereof and shall consider in good faith
recommendations made by the Non-Controlling Party with respect
thereto. The Non-Controlling Party shall furnish the Controlling
Party with such information as it may have with respect to such suit or
proceeding (including copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which
may have been served on such party and any written claim, demand, invoice,
billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and shall otherwise
cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense of such suit or
proceeding. The Indemnitor shall not agree to any settlement of, or
the entry of any judgment arising from, any such suit or proceeding without the
prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; provided that the consent of the Indemnitee shall not be
required if the Indemnitor agrees in writing to pay any amounts payable pursuant
to such settlement or judgment and such settlement or judgment includes a
complete release of the Indemnitee from further liability and has no other
materially adverse effect on the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee shall not
agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such
suit or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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(b) In
order to seek indemnification under this Article VI, Indemnitee shall give
written notification (a “Claim Notice”) to the Indemnitor which contains (i) a
description and the amount (the “Claimed Amount”) of any Damages incurred or
reasonably expected to be incurred by the Indemnitee, (ii) a statement that the
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Article VI for such
Damages and a reasonable explanation of the basis therefor, and (iii) a demand
for payment (in the manner provided in paragraph (c) below) in the amount
of such Claimed Amount.
(c) Within
20 days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnitor shall deliver to the
Indemnitee a written response (the “Response”) in which Indemnitor
shall: (i) agree that the Indemnitee is entitled to receive all
of the Claimed Amount, (ii) agree that the Indemnitee is entitled to
receive part, but not all, of the Claimed Amount (the “Agreed Amount”), or
(iii) dispute that the Indemnitee is entitled to receive any of the Claimed
Amount. If the Indemnitor in the Response disputes its liability for
all or part of the Claimed Amount, the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall
follow the procedures set forth in Section 6.3(d) for the resolution of
such dispute (a “Dispute”).
(d) During
the 60-day period following the delivery of a Response that reflects a Dispute,
the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall use good faith efforts to resolve the
Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved within such 60-day period,
the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall discuss in good faith the submission of
the Dispute to a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution procedure
(which may be non-binding or binding upon the parties, as they agree in advance)
(the “ADR Procedure”). In the event the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee
agree upon an ADR Procedure, such parties shall, in consultation with the chosen
dispute resolution service (the “ADR Service”), promptly agree upon a format and
timetable for the ADR Procedure, agree upon the rules applicable to the ADR
Procedure, and promptly undertake the ADR Procedure. The provisions
of this Section 6.3(d) shall not obligate the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee
to pursue an ADR Procedure or prevent either such party from pursuing the
Dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if the Indemnitor
and the Indemnitee agree to pursue an ADR Procedure, neither the Indemnitor nor
the Indemnitee may commence litigation or seek other remedies with respect to
the Dispute prior to the completion of such ADR Procedure. Any ADR
Procedure undertaken by the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall be considered a
compromise negotiation for purposes of federal and state rules of evidence, and
all statements, offers, opinions and disclosures (whether written or oral) made
in the course of the ADR Procedure by or on behalf of the Indemnitor, or any of
the Indemnifying Stockholders, the Indemnitee or the ADR Service shall be
treated as confidential and, where appropriate, as privileged work
product. Such statements, offers, opinions and disclosures shall not
be discoverable or admissible for any purposes in any litigation or other
proceeding relating to the Dispute (provided that this sentence shall not be
construed to exclude from discovery or admission any matter that is otherwise
discoverable or admissible). The fees and expenses of any ADR Service
used by the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall be considered
Damages.
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(e) Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 6.3, if a third party asserts (other
than by means of a lawsuit) that the Indemnitee is liable to such third party
for a monetary or other obligation which may constitute or result in Damages for
which such Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Article VI, and the Indemnitee reasonably determines in good faith that it
has a valid business reason to fulfill such obligation, then (i)
Indemnitee shall be entitled to satisfy such obligation, with prior notice to
but without prior consent from the Indemnitor, (ii) Indemnitee may
subsequently make a claim for indemnification in accordance with the provisions
of this Article VI, and (iii) Indemnitee shall be reimbursed, in
accordance with the provisions of this Article VI, for any such Damages for
which it is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI
(subject to the right of the Indemnitor to dispute the Indemnitee’s entitlement
to indemnification, or the amount for which it is entitled to indemnification,
under the terms of this Article VI).
6.4 Survival of Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement, the Company Certificate or the Parent Certificate shall
(a) survive the Closing and any investigation at any time made by or on
behalf of Parent or the Company and (b) shall expire on the date two years
following the Closing Date. If Parent delivers to an Indemnifying
Stockholders, before expiration of a representation or warranty, either a Claim
Notice based upon a breach of such representation or warranty, or a notice that,
as a result a legal proceeding instituted by or written claim made by a third
party, the Parent reasonably expects to incur Damages as a result of a breach of
such representation or warranty (an “Expected Claim Notice”), then such
representation or warranty shall survive until, but only for purposes of, the
resolution of the matter covered by such Expected Claim Notice. If
the legal proceeding or written claim with respect to which an Expected Claim
Notice has been given is definitively withdrawn or resolved in favor of the
Parent, the Parent shall promptly so notify the Indemnifying Stockholders; and
if the Parent has delivered a copy of the Expected Claim Notice to the Escrow
Agent and Escrow Shares have been retained in escrow after the Termination Date
(as defined in the Escrow Agreement) with respect to such Expected Claim Notice,
the Indemnifying Stockholders and the Parent shall promptly deliver to the
Escrow Agent a written notice executed by both parties instructing the Escrow
Agent to distribute such retained Escrow Shares to the Indemnifying Stockholders
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
6.5 Limitations on Claims for
Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Party shall be entitled to recover, or be
indemnified for, Damages arising out of a misrepresentation or breach of
warranty set forth in Article II unless and until the aggregate of all such
Damages paid or payable by the Indemnitor collectively exceeds $50,000 (the
“Damages Threshold”) and then, if such aggregate threshold is reached, the
Indemnitee shall only be entitled to recover for Damages in excess of such
respective threshold; and in no event shall any Indemnitor be liable under this
Article VI for an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000.
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ARTICLE
VII
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, each of the following defined terms is defined in
the Section of this Agreement indicated below.
Defined Term
|
Section
|
|
Acquisition
Subsidiary
|
Introduction
|
|
ADR
Procedure
|
6.3(d)
|
|
ADR
Service
|
6.3(d)
|
|
Affiliate
|
2.13(a)(vii)
|
|
Agreed
Amount
|
6.3(c)
|
|
Agreement
|
Introduction
|
|
Buyers
|
Introduction
|
|
CERCLA
|
2.20(a)
|
|
Certificate
of Merger
|
1.1
|
|
Certificates
|
1.10
|
|
Claim
Notice
|
6.3(b)
|
|
Claimed
Amount
|
6.3(b)
|
|
Claims
|
1.16
|
|
Closing
|
1.5
|
|
Closing
Date
|
1.5
|
|
Code
|
Introduction
|
|
Common
Conversion Ratio
|
1.8(b)
|
|
Company
|
Introduction
|
|
Company
Balance Sheet
|
2.6
|
|
Company
Balance Sheet Date
|
2.6
|
|
Company
Certificate
|
5.2(f)
|
|
Company
Confidential Information
|
4.5(b)
|
|
Company
Financial Statements
|
2.6
|
|
Company
Material Adverse Effect
|
2.1
|
|
Company
Options
|
1.11(a)
|
|
Company
Shares
|
1.6(d)
|
|
Company
Stockholders
|
1.6(d)
|
|
Company
Warrants
|
1.11(d)
|
|
Contemplated
Transactions
|
8.3
|
|
Controlling
Party
|
6.3(a)
|
|
Convertible
Notes
|
2.2
|
|
Current
Report
|
4.3
|
|
Damages
|
6.1
|
|
Damages
Threshold
|
6.5(a)
|
|
Defaulting
Party
|
8.6
|
|
Disclosure
Schedule
|
Article II
|
|
Dispute
|
6.3(c)
|
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Defined Term
|
Section
|
|
Dissenting
Shares
|
1.9(a)
|
|
Effective
Time
|
1.1
|
|
Employee
Benefit Plan
|
2.19(a)(i)
|
|
Environmental
Law
|
2.20(a)
|
|
ERISA
|
2.19(a)(ii)
|
|
ERISA
Affiliate
|
2.19(a)(iii)
|
|
Escrow
Agent
|
1.6(g)
|
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
1.6(g)
|
|
Escrow
Shares
|
1.8(b)
|
|
Exchange
Act
|
2.6
|
|
Expected
Claim Notice
|
6.4
|
|
GAAP
|
2.6
|
|
GCL
|
1.1
|
|
Governmental
Entity
|
2.4
|
|
Indemnified
Executives
|
4.9(b)
|
|
Intellectual
Property
|
2.27(a)
|
|
Intellectual
Property Rights
|
2.27(a)
|
|
Legal
Proceeding
|
2.17
|
|
Loss
|
1.16
|
|
Merger
|
Introduction
|
|
Merger
Shares
|
1.8(b)
|
|
Non-Controlling
Party
|
6.3(a)
|
|
Non-Defaulting
Party
|
8.6
|
|
Ordinary
Course of Business
|
2.4
|
|
Organization
Date
|
2.9(c)
|
|
OTCBB
|
3.2
|
|
Parent
|
Introduction
|
|
Parent
Bridge Warrants
|
1.4
|
|
Parent
Certificate
|
5.3(e)
|
|
Parent
Common Stock
|
1.8(a)
|
|
Parent
Confidential Information
|
4.7(b)
|
|
Parent
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
III
|
|
Parent
Financial Statements
|
3.8
|
|
Parent
Liabilities
|
1.16
|
|
Parent
Material Adverse Effect
|
3.1
|
|
Parent
Options
|
1.8(a)
|
|
Parent
Option Plan
|
4.6(d)
|
|
Parent
PPO Warrants
|
1.2
|
|
Parent
Reports
|
3.6
|
|
Parent
Subsidiary
|
2.5
|
|
Party
|
Introduction
|
|
Permits
|
2.23
|
|
Prohibited
Transaction
|
4.15
|
|
PPO
Price
|
Introduction
|
|
Private
Placement Offering
|
Introduction
|
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Defined Term
|
Section
|
|
Reasonable
Best Efforts
|
4.1
|
|
Registration
Statement
|
1.2
|
|
Response
|
6.3(c)
|
|
SEC
|
1.16
|
|
Securities
Act
|
1.3(c)
|
|
Security
Interest
|
2.4
|
|
Share
Contribution
|
3.2
|
|
Split-Off
|
Introduction
|
|
Split-Off
Agreement
|
Introduction
|
|
Split-Off
Subsidiary
|
Introduction
|
|
Stockholder
Approval
|
2.3
|
|
Subsidiary
|
2.5
|
|
Surviving
Corporation
|
1.1
|
|
Tax
Returns
|
2.9(a)(ii)
|
|
Taxes
|
2.9(a)(i)
|
|
Transaction
Documentation
|
3.3
|
|
2010
Plan
|
1.11(a)
|
|
Value
|
6.3(c)
|
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination by Mutual
Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by
mutual written consent of the Parties.
8.2 Termination for Failure to
Close. This Agreement shall be automatically terminated if the
Closing Date shall not have occurred by December 31, 2010, unless such date is
extended by mutual written consent of the Parties.
8.3 Termination by Operation of
Law. This Agreement may be terminated by any Party hereto if
there shall be any statute, rule or regulation that renders consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Contemplated Transactions)
illegal or otherwise prohibited, or a court of competent jurisdiction or any
government (or governmental authority) shall have issued an order, decree or
ruling, or has taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the consummation of such transactions and such order, decree, ruling
or other action shall have become final and nonappealable.
8.4 Termination for Failure to
Perform Covenants or Conditions. This Agreement may be
terminated prior to the Effective Time:
(a) by
the Parent and the Acquisition Subsidiary if: (i) any of the
representations and warranties made in this Agreement by the Company shall not
be materially true and correct, when made or at any time prior to consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions as if made at and as of such time;
(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 hereof have not been
fulfilled in all material respects by the Closing Date; (iii) the Company
shall have failed to observe or perform any of its material obligations under
this Agreement; or (iv) as otherwise set forth herein; or
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(b) by
the Company if: (i) any of the representations and warranties of the Parent
or the Acquisition Subsidiary shall not be materially true and correct when made
or at any time prior to consummation of the Contemplated Transactions as if made
at and as of such time; (ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.3
hereof have not been fulfilled in all material respects by the Closing Date;
(iii) the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary shall have failed to observe
or perform any of their material respective obligations under this Agreement; or
(iv) as otherwise set forth herein.
8.5 Effect of Termination or
Default; Remedies. In the event of termination of this
Agreement as set forth above, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
there shall be no liability on the part of any Party hereto, provided that such
Party is a Non-Defaulting Party (as defined below). The foregoing
shall not relieve any Party from liability for damages actually incurred as a
result of such Party’s breach of any term or provision of this
Agreement.
8.6 Remedies; Specific
Performance. In the event that any Party shall fail or refuse
to consummate the Contemplated Transactions or if any default under or beach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or condition of this Agreement on the
part of any Party (the “Defaulting Party”) shall have occurred that results in
the failure to consummate the Contemplated Transactions, then in addition to the
other remedies provided herein, the non-defaulting Party (the “Non-Defaulting
Party”) shall be entitled to seek and obtain money damages from the Defaulting
Party, or may seek to obtain an order of specific performance thereof against
the Defaulting Party from a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the
Non-Defaulting Party seeking such protection must file its request with such
court within forty-five (45) days after it becomes aware of the Defaulting
Party’s failure, refusal, default or breach. In addition, the
Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to obtain from the Defaulting Party court
costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with or in pursuit
of enforcing the rights and remedies provided hereunder.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Press Releases and
Announcements. No Party shall issue any press release or
public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without the
prior written approval of the other Parties; provided, however, that any
Party may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required by
applicable law, regulation or stock market rule (in which case the disclosing
Party shall use reasonable efforts to advise the other Parties and provide them
with a copy of the proposed disclosure prior to making the
disclosure).
9.2 No Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or
remedies upon any person other than the Parties and their respective successors
and permitted assigns; provided, however, that
(a) the provisions in Article I concerning issuance of the Merger
Shares and Article VI concerning indemnification are intended for the
benefit of the Company Stockholders , (b) the provisions in
Section 4.9 concerning indemnification are intended for the benefit of the
individuals specified therein and their successors and assigns, and (c) the
provisions of Articles II and III covering the representations and warranties of
the Company to the Parent and the Parent and Acquisition Subsidiary to the
Company are also intended for the benefit of the Placement Agent.
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9.3 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to
herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties and supersedes any
prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the Parties,
written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.4 Succession and
Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any
of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written
approval of the other Parties; provided that the Acquisition Subsidiary may
assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Parent.
9.5 Counterparts and Facsimile
Signature. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement
may be executed by facsimile signature.
9.6 Headings. The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
9.7 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication
hereunder shall be deemed duly delivered four business days after it is sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one
business day after it is sent for next business day delivery via a reputable
nationwide overnight courier service, in each case to the intended recipient as
set forth below:
If
to the Company or the Parent (subsequent to the Closing):
|
Copy
to (which copy shall not constitute notice hereunder):
|
|
InVivo
Therapeutics Corporation
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP
|
|
One
Broadway, 00xx
Xxxxx
|
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xx. 02142
|
000
Xxxx 00xx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
|
|
Attn: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, President
|
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
|
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
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If
to the Parent or the Acquisition Subsidiary (prior to the Closing):
|
Copy
to (which copy shall not constitute notice hereunder):
|
|
Gottbetter
& Partners, LLP
|
||
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
488
Madison Avenue, 00xx
Xxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
|
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, President
|
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
|
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
Any Party
may give any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
using any other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger
service, telecopy, telex, ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice,
request, demand, claim or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly
given unless and until it actually is received by the Party for whom it is
intended. Any Party may change the address to which notices,
requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be
delivered by giving the other Parties notice in the manner herein set
forth.
9.8 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect
to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of
Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of
any jurisdictions other than those of the State of Delaware.
9.9 Amendments and
Waivers. The Parties may mutually amend any provision of this
Agreement at any time prior to the Effective Time. No amendment of
any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by all of the Parties. No waiver of any right or
remedy hereunder shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed
by the Party giving such waiver. No waiver by any Party with respect
to any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder
shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation
or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights
arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
9.10 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any
situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of
the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or
unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making the determination of
invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to limit the term or
provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or
unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and
enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so
modified.
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9.11 Submission to
Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties (a) submits to the
jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the County of New York in
the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court, and (c) agrees
not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement in any other court. Each of the Parties waives any defense
of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought
and waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any
other Party with respect thereto. Any Party may make service on
another Party by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the Party to be
served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in
Section 9.7. Nothing in this Section 9.11, however, shall
affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner
permitted by law.
9.12 Construction.
(a) The
language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the
Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall
be applied against any Party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
PARENT:
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ACQUISITION
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INVIVO
THERAPEUTICS ACQUISITION CORP.
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INVIVO
THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
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