STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of the 12th day
of November, 2010, by and among VALIANT HEALTH CARE, INC., a Florida corporation
(together with its successors and assigns, “Valiant” or the “Buyer”), ATLANTIC
MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. (“Xxxxx”) and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
(“Xxxxxxxx”) (collectively where appropriate Mejer and Xxxxxxxx are referred to
as the “Shareholders” and each individually a “Shareholder”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in the business of providing a full line of durable
medical products and services in south Florida;
WHEREAS,
the Shareholders own all of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital
stock of the Company (the “Company Stock”);
WHEREAS,
the Shareholders desire to sell, and the Buyer desires to purchase, the Company
Stock pursuant to this Agreement (the “Acquisition”); and
WHEREAS,
it is the intention of the parties hereto that upon consummation of the purchase
and sale of the Company Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the Buyer shall own
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
SALE OF
STOCK
1.1 Sale of
Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, at
the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Shareholders shall sell, assign,
transfer and deliver the Company Stock to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall
purchase the Company Stock from the Shareholders.
1.2 Initial Purchase Price and
Other Consideration. The purchase price for the Company Stock
(the “Purchase Price”) will be as provided below. Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in consideration of the sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Company Stock, the Buyer
will deliver or cause to be delivered the Purchase Price as
follows:
(a) at
the Initial Closing (as defined herein) and in exchange for 49% of the Company
Stock, the Buyer shall pay to the Shareholders 1,500,000 unregistered Class A
common shares of Valiant, $.0001 par value, which are the same as, and contain
the same rights as, Buyer’s existing Class A common shares currently outstanding
(the “Shares”). The Shareholders agree and acknowledge that the
Shares are “restricted securities” pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may only be transferred in compliance
with applicable regulations pertaining thereto. The distribution of
the funds referred to in Section 1.2(b) and of the Shares to each of the
Shareholders will be made at the cost of Valiant and pursuant to the allocation
provided in Exhibit
A. The parties hereto agree that until such time as a Final
Closing (as defined herein) shall occur, neither party shall under any
circumstances sell, assign, or otherwise transfer or use as collateral for any
loan or other form of indebtedness either the Company Stock or the Shares as it
relates to such party.
(b) within
180 days from the date of this Agreement, a Final Closing shall occur and the
Buyer shall pay to the Shareholders One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000) by wire transfer for the remaining 51% of the Company Stock of the
Shareholders and options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Buyer’s Class A
common stock at an exercise price of $0.52 per share for a two-year
term. In the event that Buyer is unable to pay this additional
consideration within the 180 day timeframe, then this Agreement shall be
terminated and the Buyer shall (i) return the 49% of Company Stock it has
received pursuant to Section 1.2(a) above and (ii) subject to Section 8.1(a) pay
the Shareholders $30,000; and the Shareholders will be obligated to return 92.5%
of the Shares and keep the remaining 7.5% (112,500 shares).
(c) at
and as of any Final Closing for the remaining 51% of Company Stock described
above in Section 1.2(b), but not before such date and except as provided below,
the debts and liabilities of the Company shall be assumed by the
Buyer. It is agreed to by the parties that Buyer shall only assume
those equipment or other personal property leases and any other assumed
agreements that have been incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices under which the lease or other payments are “current” as of
the Final Closing Date and all of such leases or agreements that are being
assumed are listed on Schedule
1.2(c)(1). It is also agreed to by the parties that Buyer
shall not be assuming any other outstanding loans, lines of credit, credit card
debt or any outstanding tax liabilities, all such excluded liabilities being
listed on Schedule
1.2(c)(2) shall be the responsibility of the
Shareholders. Finally, the parties hereto agree that all
accounts receivable of the Company existing as of the Final Closing Date and
listed on Schedule
1.2(c)(3) shall remain the property of the Shareholders and that in the
event that Buyer receives payment for any of these receivables, such amount
shall be transferred to the Shareholders.
1.3 Time and Place of
Closing. The initial closing of the transactions contemplated
by Section 1.2(a) of this Agreement (the “Initial Closing”) shall take place at
10:00 a.m. on November 9, 2010, or at such other time as the Parties may
mutually agree (the date on which the Initial Closing actually occurs, the
“Initial Closing Date”). The place of the Closing shall be at the
offices of Valiant, 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000, or such other location as may be mutually agreed by the
parties. The closing of the transactions contemplated by Section
1.2(b) of this Agreement (the “Final Closing”) shall be at such time and
location as may be mutually agreed by the parties (the date on which the Final
Closing actually occurs, the “Final Closing Date”.
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1.4 Deliveries at Initial
Closing.
(a) Deliveries
by the Shareholders and the Company. At the Initial Closing,
the Shareholders and the Company shall deliver to the Buyer:
(i) stock
certificates representing the 49% of the Company Stock, endorsed in blank or
accompanied by stock powers executed in blank.
(b) Deliveries
by the Buyer. At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver to the
Shareholders and the Company:
(i) the
Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.2(a) hereof.
1.5 Deliveries at Final
Closing.
(a) Deliveries
by the Shareholders and the Company. At the Final Closing, the
Shareholders and the Company shall deliver to the Buyer:
(i) stock
certificates representing the 51% of the Company Stock, endorsed in blank or
accompanied by stock powers executed in blank; and
(ii)
the documents referred to in Sections 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13
hereof
(b) Deliveries
by the Buyer. At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver to the
Shareholders and the Company:
(i) the
Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.2(b) hereof; and
(ii) the
documents referred to in Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6
hereof.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE
COMPANY
As an
inducement to the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, and with the knowledge that the Buyer and
Valiant shall rely thereon, the Shareholders and the Company hereby jointly and
severally represent and warrant to Valiant, as of the date hereof and as of each
of the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date (but, for the avoidance
of doubt, not as of any date subsequent to the Final Closing Date), as set
forth. (Information set forth in the Schedules attached hereto
specifically refers to the article and section of this Agreement to which such
information is responsive. To avoid unnecessary redundancy, an item
disclosed in one Schedule need not be disclosed again in another Schedule if one
disclosure satisfactorily and substantially discloses the information sought in
the other).
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2.1 Corporate.
(a) Organization. The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and (where applicable)
in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. The Company has
elected to be taxed as an “S–corporation”. No entity has ever merged
with or been consolidated into the Company.
(b) Corporate
Power. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business
as and where such is now being conducted. The Company is duly
qualified or otherwise authorized as a foreign corporation to transact business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which a failure to be so
qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 2.21
hereof).
(c) Subsidiaries. Except
as set forth in Schedule 2.1(c), the
Company does not currently own, and has never owned, directly or indirectly, any
capital stock or other equity securities of any corporation or have any direct
or indirect equity or other ownership interest in any entity or
business.
(d) Corporate Documents,
Etc. Copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation
and bylaws of the Company, including any amendments thereto, which have been
delivered by the Company to the Buyer are true, correct and complete copies of
such instruments as presently in effect. The corporate minute book
and stock records of the Company which have been furnished to the Buyer for
inspection are true, correct and complete in all material respects, including
all transactions and actions with respect to the capital stock of the
Company.
(e) Capitalization and Title to
Company Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company is
as set forth in Schedule
2.1(e). No shares of such capital stock are issued and
outstanding except for shares identified in Schedule
2.1(e). The shares of capital stock of the Company are owned
of record and beneficially by the Shareholders in the amounts set forth in Schedule 2.1(e),
which sets forth the address of each of the Shareholders. Except as
set forth in Schedule
2.1(e), all shares of capital stock identified on Schedule 2.1(e) are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and the Shareholders have full
power and authority to convey, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities, restrictions, claims and obligations of every kind ("Encumbrances"),
all such shares of capital stock and, upon delivery of such shares of capital
stock, as provided in Section 1.4, the Buyer will acquire good and marketable
title to the Company Stock, free and clear of all
Encumbrances. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(e),
there are no (i) securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the
capital stock or other securities of the Company, (ii) options, warrants or
other rights to purchase or subscribe to capital stock or other securities of
the Company, or securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock or other securities of the Company or (iii) contracts,
commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind relating to
the issuance, sale or transfer of any capital stock or other equity securities
of the Company, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such
options, warrants or other rights. Schedule 2.1(e) sets
forth, with respect to each issuance of stock of the Company, the date of
issuance, the purchaser(s), and the consideration received
therefor. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(e), no
person or entity has, or ever has had, any ownership interest in the assets,
properties or business of the Company. There are no options,
contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind
to purchase any ownership interest in the Company or any of its properties,
business or assets.
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2.2 Authorization;
Validity. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
other agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby (such other
agreements, instruments and documents sometimes referred to herein as the
“Ancillary Instruments”) and the performance of the obligations set forth herein
and therein, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company
and the Shareholders, as may be required by applicable law, and no other or
further act on the part of the Company or the Shareholders is necessary
therefor. The Shareholders have unanimously approved this
transaction. This Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments have been
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Shareholders and the Company and
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Instruments by the appropriate parties, this Agreement and the
Ancillary Instruments constitute and will constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Shareholders and the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles. The
remedy of specific performance and other forms of equitable relief may be
subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any proceeding therefor may be brought.
2.3 No
Violation. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.3, no
consent, authorization or approval of, or declaration, filing or registration
with, any governmental, administrative or regulatory body, or any consent,
authorization or approval of any other third party, is necessary in order to
enable the Shareholders or the Company to enter into and perform their
respective obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated therein will:
(a) be
in violation of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or
constitute a breach of the terms of any evidence of indebtedness or agreement
relating to the Company’s business to which the Company is a party;
(b) cause
a default under any mortgage or deed of trust or other lien, charge or
encumbrance to which any asset of the Company or the Company Stock is subject or
under any contract relating to the Company’s business to which the Company is a
party, or permit the termination of any such contract by another
person;
(c) result
in the creation or imposition of any security interest, lien, charge or other
encumbrance upon any asset of the Company or the Company Stock under any
agreement or commitment to which the Company is bound;
(d) accelerate,
or constitute an event entitling, or which would, upon notice or lapse of time
or both, entitle the holder of any indebtedness of the Company or a Shareholder
to accelerate the maturity of any such indebtedness;
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(e)
conflict with or result in the breach of any writ, injunction
or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality binding on the Company or
a Shareholder; or
(f) violate
any statute, law or regulation of any jurisdiction as such statute, law or
regulation relates to the properties or business of the Company.
2.4 Financial
Statements. Attached as Schedule 2.4 are
copies of the Company’s financial statements for the two fiscal years
immediately preceding the date of this Agreement (the “Company
Statements”). Except as provided on Schedule 2.4, the
Company Statements were prepared from the books and records of the Company in a
manner substantially conforming to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) and present the financial condition of the Company in accordance with
GAAP as of the date thereof.
2.5 Accounts Receivable; Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Accounts
Receivable. To the best of the Shareholders’
knowledge and belief, (i) all accounts receivable of the Company reflected on
the Company Statements, other than as described in Schedule 2.5(a), and
those arising since the date of the Company Statements, represent arm’s length
sales actually made in the ordinary course of business; should be collected in
the ordinary course of business not later than the 120-day anniversary of the
Closing Date (without regard to reserves); are subject to no counterclaim or set
off; and are not in dispute and (ii) items contained in Schedule 2.5(a)
should be collected no later than the first anniversary of the Closing
Date. Schedule 2.5(a)
contains an aged schedule of accounts receivable with respect to the Company
included in the Company Statements and as of a date not more than 20 days prior
to the date hereof.
(b) Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities. All liabilities, commitments or obligations of
the Company with respect to the Company’s business (whether secured or unsecured
and whether accrued, absolute, contingent, direct or indirect or otherwise and
whether due or to become due) are set forth or adequately reserved against in
the Company Statements, except for commercial liabilities and obligations
incurred since the date of the Company Statements in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice and which will not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The total of all such non-ordinary course of business
liabilities in respect of accounts payable incurred since the date of the
Company Statements through the date of this Agreement, does not exceed
$10,000. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.5(b)
hereto and to the extent described in the Company Statements, the Shareholders
have no knowledge of any basis for the assertion against the Company of any
liability, and there are no circumstances, conditions, happenings, events or
arrangements, contractual or otherwise, known to the Shareholders which may
likely give rise to liabilities, except commercial liabilities and obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice.
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2.6 Title to Properties;
Encumbrances.
(a) Merchantable
Title. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.6(a), the
Company has good and merchantable title to all of its assets, businesses and
properties used or useful in the Company’s business and necessary to permit the
Company to carry on the Company’s business as presently conducted, and with
respect to real property leased by the Company for use in the Company’s
business, good and marketable leasehold estates or lessee's interests,
including, without limitation, all such properties (tangible and intangible)
reflected in the Company Statements (except for inventory disposed of in the
ordinary course of business since the date of such Company Statements) free and
clear of all mortgages, liens (statutory or otherwise), security interests,
claims, pledges, licenses, equities, options, conditional sales contracts,
assessments, levies, easements, covenants, reservations, restrictions,
rights-of-way, exceptions, limitations, mineral rights, charges or Encumbrances
of any nature whatsoever (collectively, “Liens”) except, in the case of real
property identified on Schedule 2.1l(a), for
Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings (and which have been sufficiently accrued or reserved
against in the Company Statements), municipal and zoning ordinances and
easements for public utilities, none of which interfere with the use of the
property as currently utilized (the “Permitted Liens”). None of the
assets, business or properties of the Company used or useful in the Company’s
business are subject to any restrictions with respect to the transferability
thereof and title thereto will not be affected in any way by the transactions
contemplated hereby other than as disclosed in Schedule
2.6(a).
(b) Condition. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.6(b), all
property and assets owned or utilized by the Company in the Company’s business
are in good operating condition and repair (except such minor defects as do not
interfere with the use thereof in the conduct of the normal operations of the
Company), have been maintained consistent with the standards generally followed
in the industry and were sufficient to carry on the Company’s business as
conducted during the preceding 12 months.
2.7 Inventory. All
inventory of the Company is reflected on Schedule 2.7, and all
such inventory consists of a quality and quantity useable and saleable in the
ordinary course of business not later than the first anniversary of the Closing
Date (except for immaterial amounts and except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 2.7) and has
a commercial value at least equal to the value shown on Schedule 2.7, which
value has been established in accordance with GAAP at the lower of cost or
market. Except for certain inventory consigned to certain customers
of the Company (the value of which is immaterial to the value of the inventory
listed on Schedule 2.
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is located on Real Property (as hereinafter defined) of the
Company.
2.8 Compliance with
Laws.
(a) Compliance. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.8(a), to
the best of Shareholders’ knowledge and belief, the Company (including all of
its operations, practices, properties, real or personal, owned or leased, and
assets) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign
laws, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations (collectively, “Laws”), a
violation of which, if uncured, would have a Material Adverse Effect, including,
without limitation, Laws applicable to the offer or sale of securities,
discrimination in employment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, occupational
safety and health, trade practices, competition and pricing, product warranties,
zoning, building and sanitation, employment, retirement and labor relations,
product advertising, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,
the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, Medicare and Medicaid compliance and the
Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined). Except as set forth in
Schedule
2.8(a), neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has at any time
owned any Real Property (as hereinafter defined). Except as set forth
in Schedule
2.8(a), neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Shareholders,
any landlord of the Company, has received notice of any violation or alleged
violation of, or is subject to liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
direct or indirect) for past or continuing violation of, any Laws. To
the knowledge of the Shareholders after due inquiry, all reports and returns
required to be filed by the Company with any governmental authority have been
filed, and were accurate and complete when filed. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing:
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(i) Neither
the Company nor the Shareholders have received any notice of or otherwise have
any knowledge about any claim or likely potential claim that the operation of
the Company’s business as now conducted or any condition existing at any of the
facilities in which the Company’s business is conducted allegedly constitutes a
nuisance or other tortious interference with the rights of any person or persons
in such a manner as to give rise to or constitute the grounds for a suit,
action, claim or demand by any such person or persons seeking compensation or
damages or seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit any aspect of the
conduct of such businesses or the manner in which they are now
conducted;
(ii) the
Company has made all required payments to its unemployment compensation reserve
accounts with the appropriate governmental departments of the states where it is
required to maintain such accounts, and, to the knowledge of the Shareholders
after due inquiry, each of such accounts has a positive balance;
(iii) the
Company, for the past three (3) years, has not been required to file any reports
under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, or
under all other applicable health and safety laws and regulations, except for
reports, the failure to file which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Licenses and
Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8(b), to
the best of Shareholders’ knowledge and belief, the Company does not require any
licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations, or consents from any governmental
and regulatory authorities for the conduct of the Company’s business (as
presently conducted as proposed to be conducted), or for the operation of the
facilities. To the best of Shareholders’ knowledge and belief, the
Company (including its operations, properties, whether owned or leased, and
assets) (i) is and has been in compliance with all such permits and licenses,
approvals, authorizations and consents applicable to the conduct of the
Company’s business in the State of Florida, and (ii) except for such items, the
failure to obtain which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect, is and has been in compliance with all such permits and
licenses, approvals, authorizations and consents applicable to the conduct of
the Company’s business outside of the State of Florida.
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(c) Environmental
Matters. The applicable Laws relating to pollution or
protection of the environment, including Laws relating to emissions, discharges,
generation, storage, release or threatened release of pollutants, contaminants,
asbestos, lead-based paints, chemicals or industrial, toxic, hazardous or
petroleum or petroleum-based substances or wastes (“Waste”) into the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, land
surface or subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of Waste including, without limitation, the Clean Water Act, the Clean
Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances
Control Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability
Act (“CERCLA”), as amended, and their state and local counterparts are herein
collectively referred to as the “Environmental Laws.” Except as set forth on
Schedule
2.8(c), including, if any, the Phase I environmental reports attached
thereto, to the knowledge of the Shareholders after due inquiry, no Waste exists
on or under the Real Property (as defined in Section 2.11(a) herein) and neither
the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Shareholders, any of its predecessors
in title, or any other person, has ever used the Real Property for the
processing, handling, manufacture, generation, treatment, storage, or disposal
of any Waste, nor has the Real Property been used as a landfill or as a dump for
garbage, refuse or Waste. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.8, the Company is in material compliance
with all limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in the
Environmental Laws or contained in any regulations, code, plan, order, decree,
judgment, injunction, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or
approved thereunder. Except as specifically described in Schedule
2.8(c), there is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand,
notice or demand letter, claim, hearing, notice of violation, investigation or
proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of the Shareholders after due inquiry,
threatened, against the Company, or to the knowledge of the Shareholders after
due inquiry, any landlord of the Company, relating in any way to the
Environmental Laws or any regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment,
injunction, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.8(c),
there are no past or present (or, to the best of the knowledge of the Company
and the Shareholders) future events, conditions, circumstances, activities,
practices, incidents, actions, omissions or plans which may interfere with or
prevent compliance or continued compliance with the Environmental Laws or with
any regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction, notice or
demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, or which may
give rise to any liability, including, without limitation, liability under
CERCLA or similar state or local Laws, or otherwise form the basis of any claim,
action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, notice of violation, remediation
plan, study or investigation, based on or related to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the
environment, of any Waste.
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(d) HIPAA/GLB/Business Associate
Compliance. To the extent applicable to Company, the
Company, in its ordinary business operation, has complied and is currently in
compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations and with
the requirements of all applicable state regulations implementing Title V of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (“GLB”) that are applicable to Company’s relationship
with any Business Associate (as such term is defined in HIPAA and/or
GLB). To the extent that Company has access to Protected Health
Information (“PHI”), and except as necessary to complete the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or for internal management and compliance
purposes, Company agrees to not use or further disclose PHI other than as
permitted or required by HIPAA or as required by law. Company has
developed, documented, implemented, maintained, and used appropriate safeguards
to prevent disclosure of PHI other than as provided for by this
Agreement. These safeguards include proper training and discipline of
workforce and restrictions on physical access. The safeguards will be
designed to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of, and to prevent
intentional or unintentional non-permitted or violating use or disclosure of
PHI. Company agrees to mitigate, to the extent practicable, any
harmful effect that is known to Company of a use or disclosure of PHI by Company
in violation of the requirements of this Agreement or applicable
law. Company has entered into appropriate Business Associate
Agreements as required by HIPAA in which it agrees to ensure that any agent,
including a subcontractor, to whom it provides PHI, received from, or created or
received by Company either directly or on behalf of any Business Associate,
agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through this Agreement
to Company with respect to such information.
2.9 Litigation. Except
as set forth in Schedule 2.9, there
is no action, suit, arbitration proceeding, investigation or inquiry, pending
before any court, arbitrator or federal, state, foreign, municipal or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality
or, to the knowledge of the Shareholders, threatened against the Company or its
directors (in their capacity as officers or directors of the Company), business
or assets, nor do the Shareholders know, or have grounds to know, of any
reasonable basis for any such proceedings, investigations or
inquiries. Schedule 2.9 also
identifies all such actions, suits, proceedings, investigations and inquiries to
which the Company or any of the Company’s directors (in their capacity as
officers or directors of the Company) have ever been parties, wherein either the
amount in controversy exceeded $10,000 or the relief sought or requested
required remedial action other than the payment of money. Except as
set forth in Schedule
2.9, neither the Company, its business or assets is subject to any
judgment, order, writ or injunction of any court, arbitrator or federal, state,
foreign, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau,
agency or instrumentality.
2.10 Contracts and
Commitments.
(a) Real Property
Leases. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.10(a), the
Company does not have any leases of real property which are used or useful in
the Company’s business.
(b) Personal Property
Leases. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.10(b), the
Company does not have any leases of personal property which are used or useful
in the Company’s business involving consideration or other expenditure in excess
of $1,000 or involving performance over a period of more than six (6)
months.
(c) Purchase
Commitments. The Company does not have any purchase
commitments for inventory items or supplies for use in the Company’s business
that, together with amounts on hand, constitute in excess of three months normal
usage, or which are at an excessive price.
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(d) Sales
Commitments. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(d), the
Company does not have any sales contracts or commitments to customers with
respect to the Company’s business which aggregate in excess of $10,000 to any
one customer (or group of affiliated customers). The Company does not
have any sales contracts or commitments with respect to the Company’s business
except those made in the ordinary course of business, at arm’s
length.
(e) Contracts With Certain
Persons. The Company does not have any agreement,
understanding, contract or commitment (written or oral) with any current or
former officer, director, employee, agent, or consultant with respect to the
Company’s business that is not cancelable by the Company on notice of not longer
than 30 days without liability, penalty or premium of any nature or kind
whatsoever.
(f) Power of
Attorney. The Company has not given any power of attorney with
respect to the Company’s business, which is currently in effect, to any person,
firm or corporation for any purpose whatsoever.
(g) Collective Bargaining
Agreements. The Company is not a party to any collective
bargaining agreements with any unions, guilds, shop committees or other
collective bargaining groups.
(h) Loan
Agreements. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.10(h), the
Company is not obligated under any loan agreement, promissory note, letter of
credit, or other evidence of indebtedness as a signatory, guarantor or
otherwise.
(i)
Guarantees. Except
as set forth in Schedule 2.10(i), the
Company has not guaranteed the payment or performance of any person, firm or
corporation, agreed to indemnify any person or act as a surety, or otherwise
agreed to be contingently or secondarily liable for the obligations of any
person.
(j)
Contracts Subject to
Renegotiation. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(j), the
Company is not a party to any contract with any governmental body (with respect
to the Company’s business) which is subject to renegotiation.
(k) Burdensome or Restrictive
Agreements. The Company is not a party to or bound by any
agreement, deed, lease or other instrument with respect to the Company’s
business which is so burdensome as to materially restrict the operation of the
Company’s business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement requiring the Company to
assign any interest in any trade secret or proprietary information, or with
respect to the Company’s business, prohibiting or restricting the Company from
competing in any business or geographical area or soliciting customers or
otherwise restricting it from carrying on its business anywhere in the
world.
(l)
Other Material
Contracts. Except as described in Schedule 2.10(l) or
in any other Schedule, the Company does not have any lease, contract or
commitment of any nature involving consideration or other expenditure in excess
of $10,000, or involving performance over a period of more than six (6) months,
or which is otherwise individually material to the operations of its
business.
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(m)
No
Default. The Company is not in default under any lease,
contract or commitment, nor has any event or omission occurred which through the
passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material
default thereunder or cause the acceleration of any obligations of the Company
thereunder, result in the creation of any Lien on any of the assets owned, used
or occupied by the Company in connection with the Company’s business or give
rise to an automatic termination, or the right of discretionary termination
thereof. No third party is in default under any lease, contract or
commitment to which the Company is a party, nor has any event or omission
occurred which, through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both,
would constitute a default thereunder or give rise to an automatic termination,
or the right of discretionary termination, thereof.
2.11 Real
Estate.
(a) Real
Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.11(a), the
Company (nor any Affiliate of the Company (as defined in Section 2.21(m)) does
not now own and has not at any time during the course of its existence or during
the course of the existence of any predecessor to the Company owned any real
property. Schedule 2.11(a) sets
forth all real property used or occupied by the Company in the conduct of the
Company’s business (the “Real Property”). Schedule 2.11(a)
identifies the leases (oral or written) and all amendments thereto and
extensions thereof, under which the Company now uses any such Real Property (the
“Leases”), as well as any guarantors of tenant’s obligations under such Leases,
true and correct copies of which written Leases (or descriptions of oral Leases
or arrangements) the Company has delivered to the Buyer. Schedule 2.11(a)
further identifies any lease under which any subtenants, tenants, assignees,
licensees, concessionaires or other entities, other than the Company, have a
right to occupy all or any portion of the Real Property, and true and correct
copies of all such leases have been delivered by the Company to the Buyer (or,
if an oral arrangement, such arrangements have been fully described on Schedule
2.11(a)). Except where the absence thereof would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, all of the Real Property has permanent rights of access
to dedicated public highways. The Company and the Shareholders have
no notice or knowledge of any fact or condition existing on the Real Property
which would prohibit or adversely affect the ordinary rights of access to and
from the Real Property, and there is no pending or threatened restriction or
denial, governmental or otherwise, with respect to such ingress and
egress. Except where the absence thereof would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, all of the Real Property is serviced by public
utilities.
(b) No Condemnation or
Expropriation. Neither the whole nor any portion of the
property or any other assets of the Company used or useful in the Company’s
business is currently subject to any governmental decree or order to be sold or
is being condemned, expropriated or otherwise taken by any public authority with
or without payment of compensation therefor, nor to the knowledge of the
Shareholders has any such condemnation, expropriation or taking been
proposed.
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(c) Leases. All
of the Leases, true and complete copies of which have been delivered or made
available to the Buyer, are in effect and the Company is not in default under or
with respect to any material term of the Leases, nor has the Company received or
sent any notice of any default under or with respect to any of the
same. No other party to any of the Leases is in material default
under or with respect to any of the same.
2.12 Trade
Rights.
(a) Schedule 2.12
lists all Trade Rights (as defined below) of the type described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) and, to the extent practicable,
clause (v) of Section 2.12(e) in which the Company (with respect to its
business) now has any interest, specifying whether such Trade Rights are owned,
controlled, used or held (under license or otherwise) by it, and also indicating
which of such Trade Rights are registered or in the process of
registration.
(b) All
Trade Rights shown as registered in Schedule 2.12
have been properly registered, all pending registrations and applications have
been properly made and filed and all annuity, maintenance, renewal and other
fees relating to registrations or applications are current.
(c) To
conduct the Company’s businesses as such is currently being conducted, the
Company does not require any Trade Rights that it does not already
have. To the knowledge of the Shareholders, the Company is not
infringing nor has it infringed any Trade Rights of another in the operation of
its business, nor, to the knowledge of the Shareholders, is any other person
infringing the Trade Rights of the Company. The Company has not
granted any license or made any assignment of any Trade Rights listed on Schedule 2.12,
nor does the Company pay any royalties or other consideration for the right to
use any Trade Rights of others. There are no inquiries,
investigations, claims or litigation, challenging or threatening to challenge
the right, title and interest of the Company with respect to its continued use
and right to preclude others from using any of its Trade Rights. All
Trade Rights of the Company are enforceable and in good standing. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair
any Trade Rights owned or used by the Company.
(d) The
Company has used commercially prudent efforts to protect the Trade Rights owned
or used by it.
(e) As
used herein, the term “Trade Rights” shall mean and
include: (i) all United States, state and foreign trademark
rights, business identifiers, trade dress, service marks, trade names and brand
names, including all claims for infringement, and all registrations thereof and
applications therefor and all goodwill associated with the foregoing accruing
from the dates of first use thereof; (ii) all United States and foreign
copyrights, copyright registrations and copyright applications, including all
claims for infringement, and all other rights associated with the foregoing and
the underlying works of authorship; (iii) all United States and foreign
patents and patent applications, including all claims for infringement and all
international proprietary rights associated therewith; (iv) all contracts
or agreements granting any right, title, license or privilege under the
intellectual property rights of any third party; and (v) all inventions,
mask works and mask work registrations, know-how, discoveries, improvements,
designs, trade secrets, shop and royalty rights, employee and third party
covenants and agreements respecting confidentiality, intellectual property and
non-competition (including, without limitation, agreements executed by potential
purchasers of the Company’s businesses, or any part thereof) and all other types
of intellectual property.
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2.13 Broker’s or Finder’s
Fees. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.13, no
agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf of the Company or the
Shareholders is, or will be, entitled to any commission or broker’s or finder’s
fees from any of the parties hereto, or from any person controlling, controlled
by or under common control with any of the parties hereto, in connection with
any of the transactions contemplated herein.
2.14 Employee Benefit
Plans.
(a) Disclosure. Schedule 2.14(a) sets
forth all pension, thrift, savings, profit sharing, retirement, incentive bonus
or other bonus, medical, dental, life, accident insurance, benefit, employee
welfare, disability, group insurance, stock purchase, stock option, stock
appreciation, stock bonus, executive or deferred compensation, hospitalization
and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements,
and any employment or consulting contracts, “golden parachutes,” collective
bargaining agreements, severance agreements or plans, vacation and sick leave
plans, programs, arrangements and policies, including, without limitation, all
“employee benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), all employee manuals and all
written or binding oral statements of policies, practices or understandings
relating to employment, which are provided to, for the benefit of, or relate to,
any persons employed by the Company in the Company’s business (“Company
Employees”). The items described in the foregoing sentence are
hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as “Employee Plans/Agreements,”
and each individually as an “Employee Plan/Agreement.” True and correct copies
of all the Employee Plans/Agreements, including all amendments thereto, have
heretofore been provided to the Buyer. No Employee Plan/Agreement is
a “multi-employer plan” (as defined in Section 401 of ERISA), and the Company
has never contributed or been obligated to contribute to any such multi-employer
plan.
(b) Prohibited
Transactions. There have been no “prohibited transactions”
within the meaning of Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) for which a statutory or
administrative exemption does not exist with respect to any Employee
Plan/Agreement, and no event or omission has occurred in connection with which
the Company or any of its respective assets or any Employee Plan/Agreement,
directly or indirectly, could be subject to any liability under ERISA or the
Code.
(c) Payments and
Compliance. With respect to each Employee Plan/Agreement, all
payments due from the Company to date have been made and all amounts properly
accrued to date as liabilities of the Company which have not been paid, have
been properly recorded on the books of the Company and to the extent they relate
to employees employed by the Company as of the date thereof, are reflected in
the Company Statements in such detail as required by the format of those
Statements.
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(d) Post-Retirement
Benefits. With respect to each Employee Plan/Agreement which
provides welfare benefits of the type described in Section 3(1) of ERISA: (i) no
such Employee Plan/Agreement provides medical or death benefits with respect to
current or former employees, directors or consultants of the Company beyond
their termination of employment, other than coverage mandated by Sections
601-608 of ERISA and 4980B(f) of the Code; (ii) each such Employee
Plan/Agreement has been administered in compliance with Sections 601-608 of
ERISA and 4980B(f) of the Code; and (iii) no such Employee Plan/Agreement has
reserves, assets, surpluses or prepaid premiums.
(e) No Triggering of
Obligations. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any current or former employee of the
Company to severance pay, any payment pursuant to any “golden parachute” or
other agreement providing for payment to any employee of the Company upon a
change in control of the Company, unemployment compensation or any other
payment, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (ii) accelerate the
time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due to any
such employee or former employee or (iii) result in any prohibited transaction
described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code for which an
exemption is not available.
(f) Future
Commitments. The Company does not have any announced plan or
legally binding commitment to create any additional Employee Plans/Agreements or
to amend or modify any existing Employee Plan/Agreement.
2.15 Employment
Compensation. Schedule 2.15
contains a true and correct list of all employees to whom the Company is paying
compensation, including bonuses and incentives for services rendered or
otherwise, the annual salary, average commission, or hourly wage compensation of
each such employee, and any bonus paid to each respective employee relating to
services rendered during the 2009 fiscal year and for the first two
quarters of 2010. Copies of all W-2 forms distributed to each employee of the
Company in respect of compensation received from the Company in the 2009 tax
year and the first two quarters of 2010 have been provided to or made available
to Buyer.
2.16 Labor
Matters. To the best of Shareholders’ knowledge and belief,
the Company is currently in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations relating to the employment of labor, including those related to
wages, hours and authorizations, except for such matters of non-compliance as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the best of Shareholders’ knowledge and belief, the
Company has paid or caused to be paid all compensation, including bonuses and
accrued vacation pay, if any, due and payable to its employees through the date
hereof and will cause such amounts to be paid through the Closing Date. Within
the last five (5) years the Company has not experienced any labor disputes,
union organization attempts or any work stoppage due to labor
disagreements. Except to the extent set forth in Schedule 2.16, (i)
there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company
pending or threatened; (ii) there is no labor strike, dispute, request for
representation, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or threatened against or
affecting the Company nor any secondary boycott with respect to products of the
Company; (iii) no question concerning representation has been raised or is
threatened respecting the employees of the Company; and (iv) no grievance which
might have a Material Adverse Effect.
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2.17 Tax
Matters.
(a) Provision For
Taxes. The provision made for taxes on the Company Statements
is sufficient for the payment of all federal, state, foreign, county, local and
other income, ad valorem, excise, profits, franchise, occupation, payroll,
sales, use, gross receipts and other taxes (and any interest and penalties) and
assessments, whether or not disputed, for which the Company may be liable at the
date of such Company Statements and for all years and periods prior
thereto. Since the date of such Company Statements, the Company has
not incurred any taxes other than taxes incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent in type and amount with past practices.
(b) Tax Returns
Filed. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17(b), all
federal, state, foreign, county, local and other tax returns required to be
filed by or on behalf of the Company as of the date of this Agreement have been
timely filed (or if filed late, all applicable penalties and interest have been
paid) and, when filed, were true and correct in all material respects, and the
taxes shown as due thereon were paid, adequately accrued or timely contested in
good faith. True and complete copies of the tax returns filed by the
Company for the three (3) most recent fiscal years have been delivered to the
Buyer. The Company has duly withheld and paid all taxes which it is
required to withhold and pay relating to salaries and other compensation
heretofore paid or owing to its respective employees, independent contractors or
other third parties.
(c) Tax
Audits. The federal and state income tax returns of the
Company have not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any
state taxing authorities and the Company has not received from the IRS or from
the tax authorities of any state, county, local or other jurisdiction any notice
of underpayment of taxes or other deficiency which has not been paid nor any
objection to any return or report filed by the Company. There are no outstanding
agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitations applicable
to any tax return or report.
(d) S - Corporation
Status. The Company has been an “S-corporation” within the
meaning of the Code at all times since its incorporation.
(e) Other Tax
Matters. The Company is not a party to any tax allocation or
sharing agreement. The Company (i) has not been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income tax return (other than a
group the common parent of which was the Company) and (ii) has no liability for
the taxes of any person or entity under Reg. 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision
of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise.
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2.18 Insurance.
(a) Policies in
Effect. Set forth in Schedule 2.18(a) is a
complete and accurate list of all policies of fire, liability, product
liability, workers compensation, health and other forms of insurance presently
in effect with respect to the business and properties of the Company, true and
correct copies of which have heretofore been delivered to the
Buyer. All such policies are valid, outstanding and enforceable
policies and provide insurance coverage for the properties, assets and
operations of the Company as set forth therein; and no such policy (nor any
previous policy) provides for or is subject to any currently enforceable
retroactive rate or premium adjustment, loss sharing arrangement or other actual
or contingent liability arising wholly or partially out of events arising prior
to the date hereof. The Company has not been refused any insurance
with respect to any aspect of the operation of its business nor has its coverage
been limited by any insurance carrier to which it has applied for insurance or
with which it has carried insurance during the last three years. To
the knowledge of the Shareholders, the Company has duly and timely made all
material claims it has been entitled to make under each policy of
insurance. The Shareholders have no notice or knowledge of any claim
by the Company pending under any such policies as to which coverage has been
questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies, and the
Shareholders know of no basis for denial of any claim under any such
policy. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.18(a), the
Company has not received any written notice from or on behalf of any insurance
carrier issuing any such policy that insurance rates therefor will hereafter be
substantially increased (except to the extent that insurance rates may be
increased for all similarly situated risks) or that there will hereafter be a
cancellation or termination of such policy or an increase in a deductible (or an
increase in premiums in order to maintain an existing deductible) or non-renewal
of any such policy, and the Shareholders have no knowledge of any act or
omission of the Company which could result in cancellation of any such policy
prior to its scheduled expiration date.
(b) Workers’ Compensation
Coverage.
(i) Current Claims. Set
forth separately in Schedule 2.18(b) is a
list of all claims made for work-related injuries or other work-related claims
for which the Company or the Company’s insurer has continuing obligations to any
current or former employee of the Company under any state workers’ compensation
law or any policy of workers’ compensation insurance, including, without
limitation, the obligation to pay temporary or total disability benefits,
medical benefits, periods of open medical treatment which may require payments
of medical benefits in the future, or any other obligations (the “Workers’
Compensation Claims”), and (2) a list of all the current or former employees of
the Company who have or had a Workers’ Compensation Claim, including current or
former employees of the Company who have given notice to the Company of an
injury or work-related claim which has not yet resulted in a Workers’
Compensation Claim, including the date of the accident or occurrence giving rise
to such claim, the total payments made to or on behalf of such current or former
employee and, if known, the date on which any obligations to each such employee
terminate.
(ii) Increased Risk or
Premium. The Company has never been denied workers’
compensation insurance or been placed in a high-risk or increased-risk pool or
been categorized under a similar rating system reflecting an above-average
incidence of work-related injuries for purposes of determining the Company’s
workers’ compensation insurance premium.
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2.19 Liens. There have
been no liens filed, including liens released by payment, bond to discharge
lien, or otherwise, against the premises of any project on which the Company was
the general contractor by any subcontractor, materialman, supplier or other
party in the past five (5) years, and neither the Company nor the Shareholders
have been provided any notice or been given any other reason to believe, foresee
or otherwise anticipate the filing of any lien by any subcontractor,
materialman, supplier or other party who might file such lien.
2.20 Funds Held In
Trust. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.20, the
Company is not holding or in possession of any funds as trustee or in any other
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of any subcontractor, materialman, supplier
or other party pursuant to any state law establishing a trust or fiduciary
relationship between the Company and any such party.
2.21 Absence of Certain
Changes. Except as and to the extent set forth in Schedule 2.21 (or
specifically required by the terms of this Agreement), since the date of the
Company Statements there has been no:
(a) Adverse
Change. Material adverse change in the financial condition,
assets, liabilities or operations of the Company and, to the knowledge of the
Shareholders, in the business prospects of the Company (a “Material Adverse
Effect”);
(b) Damage. Loss,
damage or destruction, whether covered by insurance or not, affecting the
business or properties (owned or leased) of the Company;
(c) Increase in
Compensation. Material increase in the compensation, salaries
or wages payable or to become payable to any employee or agent of the Company
(including, without limitation, any increase or change pursuant to any bonus,
pension, profit sharing, retirement or other plan or commitment), other than
changes in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, or
any bonus or other employee benefit granted, made or accrued, except those made
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(d) Labor
Disputes. Labor dispute or disturbance, other than routine
labor union or individual grievances which are not material to the business,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company or the Company’s
business;
(e) Commitments. Material
commitment or transaction by the Company (including, without limitation, any
borrowing or capital expenditure) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(f) Dividends. Declaration,
setting aside, or payment of any dividend or any other distribution in respect
of capital stock of the Company; any redemption, purchase or other acquisition
by the Company of any of its capital stock, or any security relating thereto,
including any options or rights to purchase or acquire capital stock of the
Company;
(g) Disposition of
Property. Sale, lease or other transfer or disposition of any
properties or assets of the Company used or useful in the Company’s business,
except in the ordinary course of business;
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(h) Indebtedness. Material
indebtedness for borrowed money incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the
Company;
(i)
Liens. Mortgage,
pledge, Lien or Encumbrance made on or affecting any of the assets of the
Company;
(j)
Amendment
of Contracts. Entering into, amendment, extension or
termination by the Company of any material contract or lease, or any waiver of
material rights thereunder, other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(k) Payments, Loans and
Advances. Any payment, loan or advance (other than advances to
employees in the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment in
accordance with past practice) to any person;
(l)
Credit. Any
change in the policies or practices of the Company with respect to the Company's
business and the granting of credit;
(m)
Payments to
Affiliates. Payment to any Affiliate of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall
mean: any organization or entity that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, either the Company; the Shareholders, officers and directors of the
Company; the spouse of any such person; any person who would be the heir or
descendant of any such person if he or she were not living; and any entity in
which any of the foregoing has a direct or indirect interest, except through
ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any entity
whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the
national over-the-counter market;
(n) Status of
Employees. Change in status or continuation of employment of
any employee identified in Section 2.15 of this Agreement, other than changes
occurring in the ordinary course of business.
(o) Unusual
Events. Other events or conditions not in the ordinary course
of business of the Company which have had a Material Adverse Effect or which
would be prohibited by the terms of Section 4.1(b) hereof.
2.22 Major Customers and
Suppliers.
(a) Major
Customers. Schedule 2.22(a)
contains a list of the 10 largest customers of the Company for each of the two
(2) most recent fiscal years and for the first two quarters of 2010 (determined
on the basis of the total dollar amount of revenues realized by the Company)
showing the total revenues realized by the Company with respect to each such
customer during each such year. Neither the Company nor the
Shareholders have received notice, and the Shareholders have no knowledge of any
facts, other than ordinary fluctuations in the business needs of the Company’s
customers, reasonably indicating that any of the customers listed on Schedule 2.22(a) will
not continue to be customers of the Company after the Closing at substantially
the same terms as heretofore.
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(b) Major
Suppliers. Schedule 2.22(b)
contains a list of the 10 largest suppliers to the Company for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2009 and for the first two quarters of 2010 (determined on
the basis of the total dollar amount of purchases) showing the total dollar
amount of purchases from each such supplier during such
period. Neither the Company nor the Shareholders have received
notice, and the Shareholders have no knowledge of any facts reasonably
indicating, or have any reason to believe, other than as a result of changes or
fluctuations occurring in the ordinary course of business, that any of the
suppliers listed on Schedule 2.22(b) will
not continue to be suppliers to the Company after the Closing and will not
continue to supply the Company with substantially the same quantity and quality
of goods as historically supplied at competitive prices consistent with past
pricing practices.
2.23 Assets Necessary to
Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.23, the
Company presently has, and at the Closing will have, good, valid and
merchantable title to all property and assets, tangible and intangible, and all
leases, licenses and other agreements necessary to permit the Company to carry
on the Company’s business as presently conducted.
2.24 Power of Attorney.
The Shareholders have not given any power of attorney with respect to the
Company Stock, which is currently in effect, to any person, firm or corporation
for any purpose whatsoever.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF VALIANT
As an
inducement to the Shareholders to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby, and with the knowledge that the Company
and the Shareholders shall rely thereon, Valiant hereby represents and warrants
to the Company and the Shareholders, as of the date hereof and as of each of the
Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date (but, for the avoidance of
doubt, not as of any date subsequent to the Final Closing Date), as set
forth. (Information set forth in the Schedules attached hereto
specifically refers to the article and section of this Agreement to which such
information is responsive. To avoid unnecessary redundancy, an item
disclosed in one Schedule need not be disclosed again in another Schedule if one
disclosure satisfactorily and substantially discloses the information sought in
the other).
3.1 Due Incorporation and
Qualification. Valiant is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of its state of incorporation, and has the
corporate power to carry on its business as now being conducted and to own or
lease its properties and assets as now owned, leased or operated by
it. Valiant is duly qualified or otherwise authorized as a foreign
corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which a failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect on its
business.
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3.2 Authorization. Valiant
has full corporate power and authority under its articles or certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, and its Board of Directors has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize it, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including execution and
delivery of other agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby (the
“Ancillary Instruments”), and assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments by the Company, the
Shareholder and any other appropriate parties, this Agreement and the Ancillary
Instruments constitute and will constitute the valid and binding obligations of
Valiant, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement
may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally
and the remedy of specific performance and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any proceeding therefor may be brought.
3.3 Corporate Documents,
Etc. Copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation
and bylaws of Valiant, including any amendments thereto, which have been made
available by Valiant to the Company via the SEC Xxxxx system are true, correct
and complete copies of such instruments as presently in effect. The
corporate minute book and stock records of Valiant which have been made
available to the Company for inspection are true, correct and complete in all
material respects, including all transactions and actions with respect to the
capital stock of Valiant.
3.4 Capitalization and Title to
Company Stock. The authorized capital stock of Valiant is as
set forth in Schedule
3.4. No shares of such capital stock are issued and
outstanding except for shares identified in Schedule
3.4. The Shares of capital stock of Valiant that are being
paid as part of the Purchase Price will equate to approximately 5% of the issued
and outstanding shares after the consummation of this
transaction. All shares of capital stock outstanding on the date of
this Agreement are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and Valiant has
full power and authority to convey, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities, restrictions, claims and obligations of every kind (“Encumbrances”),
all such shares of capital stock and, upon delivery of the Shares, as provided
in Section 1.4, the Shareholders will acquire good and marketable title to
Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances. There are no (i)
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the capital stock or
other securities of Valiant, (ii) options, warrants or other rights to purchase
or subscribe to capital stock or other securities of Valiant, or securities
which are convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other securities
of Valiant or (iii) contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings or
arrangements of any kind relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any
capital stock or other equity securities of Valiant. Other than the
issuance of the Shares hereunder, there are no options, contracts, commitments,
agreements, understandings or arrangements of any kind to purchase any ownership
interest in Valiant or any of its properties, business or assets.
3.5 No
Violation. No consent, authorization or approval of, or
declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental, administrative or
regulatory body, or any consent, authorization or approval of any other third
party, is necessary in order to enable Valiant to enter into and perform its
respective obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Instruments nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated therein will:
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(a) be
in violation of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Valiant or constitute
a breach of the terms of any evidence of indebtedness or agreement relating to
Valiant’s business to which Valiant is a party;
(b) cause
a default under any mortgage or deed of trust or other lien, charge or
encumbrance to which any asset of Valiant or Valiant Stock is subject or under
any contract relating to Valiant’s business to which Valiant is a party, or
permit the termination of any such contract by another person;
(c) result
in the creation or imposition of any security interest, lien, charge or other
encumbrance upon any asset of Valiant or Valiant Stock under any agreement or
commitment to which Valiant is bound;
(d) accelerate,
or constitute an event entitling, or which would, upon notice or lapse of time
or both, entitle the holder of any indebtedness of Valiant to accelerate the
maturity of any such indebtedness;
(e) conflict
with or result in the breach of any writ, injunction or decree of any court or
governmental instrumentality binding on Valiant; or
(f)
violate any statute, law or regulation of any jurisdiction as
such statute, law or regulation relates to the properties or business of
Valiant.
3.6 Financial
Statements. Attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on October 6, 2010 are copies of Valiant’s financial statements for
the two fiscal years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, which
except as provided therein, were prepared from the books and records of Valiant
in a manner substantially conforming to U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) and present the financial condition of Valiant in accordance
with GAAP as of the date thereof.
3.7 Compliance with
Laws.
(i) Compliance. To
the best of Valiant’ knowledge and belief, Valiant (including all of its
operations, practices, properties, real or personal, owned or leased, and
assets) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign
laws, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations (collectively, “Laws”), a
violation of which, if uncured, would have a Material Adverse Effect, including,
without limitation, Laws applicable to the offer or sale of securities,
discrimination in employment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, occupational
safety and health, trade practices, competition and pricing, product warranties,
zoning, building and sanitation, employment, retirement and labor relations,
product advertising, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,
the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, Medicare and Medicaid compliance and the
Environmental Laws (as herein defined). Valiant does not own any Real
Property (as herein defined). Neither Valiant, nor to its knowledge,
has any landlord of Valiant, received notice of any violation or alleged
violation of, or is subject to liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
direct or indirect) for past or continuing violation of, any Laws. To
the knowledge of Valiant after due inquiry, all reports and returns required to
be filed by Valiant with any governmental authority have been filed, and were
accurate and complete when filed.
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(ii) Licenses and
Permits. To the best of Valiant’s knowledge and belief and
except for the approval of certain “registration” states in order to sell
franchises, Valiant does not require any licenses, permits, approvals,
authorizations, or consents from any governmental and regulatory authorities for
the conduct of Valiant’s business (as presently conducted as proposed to be
conducted). To the best of Valiant’s knowledge and belief, Valiant
(including its operations, properties, whether owned or leased, and assets) (i)
is and has been in compliance with all such permits and licenses, approvals,
authorizations and consents applicable to the conduct of Valiant’s business in
the State of Florida, and (ii) except for such items, the failure to obtain
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect, is and has been in compliance with all such permits and licenses,
approvals, authorizations and consents applicable to the conduct of Valiant’s
business outside of the State of Florida.
(iii) HIPAA/GLB/Business Associate
Compliance. To the extent applicable to Valiant,
Valiant, in its ordinary business operation, has complied and is currently in
compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations and with
the requirements of all applicable state regulations implementing Title V of the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act (“GLB”) that are applicable to its relationship with any
Business Associate (as such term is defined in HIPAA and/or GLB). To
the extent that Valiant has access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”), and
except as necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or for internal management and compliance purposes, Valiant agrees to not use or
further disclose PHI other than as permitted or required by HIPAA or as required
by law. Valiant has developed, documented, implemented, maintained,
and used appropriate safeguards to prevent disclosure of PHI other than as
provided for by this Agreement. These safeguards include proper
training and discipline of workforce and restrictions on physical
access. The safeguards will be designed to preserve the integrity and
confidentiality of, and to prevent intentional or unintentional non-permitted or
violating use or disclosure of PHI. Valiant agrees to mitigate, to
the extent practicable, any harmful effect that is known to Valiant of a use or
disclosure of PHI by Valiant in violation of the requirements of this Agreement
or applicable law. Valiant has entered into appropriate Business
Associate Agreements as required by HIPAA in which it agrees to ensure that any
agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides PHI, received from, or
created or received by Valiant either directly or on behalf of any Business
Associate, agrees to the same restrictions and conditions that apply through
this Agreement to Valiant with respect to such information.
3.8 Litigation. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.8, there
is no action, suit, arbitration proceeding, investigation or inquiry, pending
before any court, arbitrator or federal, state, foreign, municipal or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality
or, to the knowledge of Valiant, threatened against Valiant or its directors (in
their capacity as officers or directors of Valiant), business or assets, nor
does Valiant know, or have grounds to know, of any reasonable basis for any such
proceedings, investigations or inquiries.
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3.9 Labor
Matters. To the best of Valiant’s knowledge and belief,
Valiant is currently in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations relating to the employment of labor, including those related to
wages, hours and authorizations, except for such matters of non-compliance as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the best of Valiant’s knowledge and belief, Valiant has
paid or caused to be paid all compensation, including bonuses and accrued
vacation pay, if any, due and payable to its employees through the date hereof
and will cause such amounts to be paid through the Closing Date. To
Valiant’s knowledge and belief, there is no unfair labor practice charge or
complaint against Valiant pending or threatened; (ii) there is no labor strike,
dispute, request for representation, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or
threatened against or affecting Valiant nor any secondary boycott with respect
to products of Valiant; (iii) no question concerning representation has been
raised or is threatened respecting the employees of Valiant; and (iv) no
grievance which might have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.10 Tax
Matters.
(a) Provision For
Taxes. The provision made for taxes on Valiant’s financial
statements is sufficient for the payment of all federal, state, foreign, county,
local and other income, ad valorem, excise, profits, franchise, occupation,
payroll, sales, use, gross receipts and other taxes (and any interest and
penalties) and assessments, whether or not disputed, for which Valiant may be
liable at the date of such statements and for all years and periods prior
thereto. Since the date of such statements, Valiant has not incurred
any taxes other than taxes incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent in type and amount with past practices.
(b) Tax Returns
Filed. All federal, state, foreign, county, local and other
tax returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Valiant as of the date of
this Agreement have been timely filed (or if filed late, all applicable
penalties and interest have been paid) and, when filed, were true and correct in
all material respects, and the taxes shown as due thereon were paid, adequately
accrued or timely contested in good faith.
(c) Tax
Audits. The federal and state income tax returns of Valiant
have not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any state
taxing authorities and Valiant has not received from the IRS or from the tax
authorities of any state, county, local or other jurisdiction any notice of
underpayment of taxes or other deficiency which has not been paid nor any
objection to any return or report filed by Valiant. There are no outstanding
agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitations applicable
to any tax return or report.
3.11 Absence of Certain
Changes. Except as and to the extent set forth in Schedule 3.11 (or
specifically required by the terms of this Agreement) or as may have been
reported by Valiant in its filings with the SEC, since the date of Valiant
financial statements there has been no:
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(a) Adverse
Change. Material adverse change in the financial condition,
assets, liabilities or operations of Valiant and, to the knowledge of Valiant,
in the business prospects of Valiant (a “Material Adverse Effect”);
(b) Damage. Loss,
damage or destruction, whether covered by insurance or not, affecting the
business or properties (owned or leased) of Valiant;
(c) Increase in
Compensation. Material increase in the compensation, salaries
or wages payable or to become payable to any employee or agent of Valiant
(including, without limitation, any increase or change pursuant to any bonus,
pension, profit sharing, retirement or other plan or commitment), other than
changes in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, or
any bonus or other employee benefit granted, made or accrued, except those made
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(d) Labor
Disputes. Labor dispute or disturbance, other than routine
labor union or individual grievances which are not material to the business,
financial condition or results of operations of Valiant or Valiant’s
business;
(e) Commitments. Material
commitment or transaction by Valiant (including, without limitation, any
borrowing or capital expenditure) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(f) Dividends. Declaration,
setting aside, or payment of any dividend or any other distribution in respect
of capital stock of Valiant; any redemption, purchase or other acquisition by
Valiant of any of its capital stock, or any security relating thereto, including
any options or rights to purchase or acquire capital stock of
Valiant;
(g) Disposition of
Property. Sale, lease or other transfer or disposition of any
properties or assets of Valiant used or useful in Valiant’s business, except in
the ordinary course of business;
(h) Indebtedness. Material
indebtedness for borrowed money incurred, assumed or guaranteed by
Valiant;
(i)
Liens. Mortgage,
pledge, Lien or Encumbrance made on or affecting any of the assets of
Valiant;
(j)
Amendment of
Contracts. Entering into, amendment, extension or termination
by Valiant of any material contract or lease, or any waiver of material rights
thereunder, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Payments, Loans and
Advances. Any payment, loan or advance (other than advances to
employees in the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment in
accordance with past practice) to any person;
(l)
Credit. Any
change in the policies or practices of Valiant with respect to Valiant’s
business and the granting of credit;
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(m) Payments to
Affiliates. Payment to any Affiliate of
Valiant. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” shall
mean: any organization or entity that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, either Valiant, officers and directors of Valiant; the spouse of any such
person; any person who would be the heir or descendant of any such person if he
or she were not living; and any entity in which any of the foregoing has a
direct or indirect interest, except through ownership of less than five percent
(5%) of the outstanding shares of any entity whose securities are listed on a
national securities exchange or traded in the national over-the-counter
market;
(n) Unusual
Events. Other events or conditions not in the ordinary course
of business of Valiant which have had a Material Adverse Effect or which would
be prohibited by the terms of Section 4.1 hereof.
3.12 Assets Necessary to
Business. Valiant presently has, and at the Closing will have,
good, valid and merchantable title to all property and assets, tangible and
intangible, and all leases, licenses and other agreements necessary to permit it
to carry on its business as presently conducted.
3.13 Non-Contravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Instruments nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does or will violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of, constitute a default
under, result in the termination of or permit any third party to terminate (with
or without notice, lapse of time or pursuant to any legal or equitable
principle) or accelerate the performance required on the part of Valiant by the
terms of, or accelerate the maturity of or require the prepayment of any
indebtedness of Valiant under, any judgment, order, decree, agreement or
instrument to or by which it or any of its assets is subject or
bound.
3.14 Broker’s or Finder’s
Fees. No agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf of the Buyer is,
or will be, entitled to any commission or broker’s or finder’s fees from any of
the parties hereto, or from any person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with any of the parties hereto, in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated herein.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
4.1 Conduct of
Business.
(a) Between
the date hereof and the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date, each
party shall use its best efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course
and in such a manner so that the representations and warranties contained in
Articles II and III hereof shall continue to be true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing
Date.
(b) The
Shareholders shall cause the Company to refrain from:
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(i) incurring
any liability or obligation of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise), except in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) permitting
any of its assets to be subjected to any mortgage, pledge, Lien, security
interest, Encumbrance, restriction or charge of any kind, except in the ordinary
course of business;
(iii) selling,
transferring or otherwise disposing of any assets, except in the ordinary course
of business;
(iv) making
any capital expenditure or commitment therefor, except in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) increasing
its indebtedness for borrowed money, except current borrowings in the ordinary
course of business, or making any loan to any person;
(vi) writing
off as uncollectible any accounts receivable, except write-offs in the ordinary
course of business charged to applicable reserves, none of which individually or
in the aggregate shall be material to the Company, and write-offs taken in
connection with transactions made in conjunction with this
Agreement;
(vii) granting
any increase in the rate of wages, salaries, bonuses or other remuneration of
any executive employee or other employees, except in the ordinary course of
business and only after prior written notice to the Buyer;
(viii) canceling
or waiving any claims or rights of substantial value;
(ix) making
any change in any method of accounting or auditing practice;
(x) otherwise
conducting the Company’s business or entering into any transaction with respect
thereto other than in the usual and ordinary manner and in the ordinary course;
or
(xi)
agreeing, whether or not in writing, to do any of the
foregoing.
4.2 Preservation of
Business. Each party shall (consistent with its normal
business practices) preserve its business, and maintain its relationships with
its present suppliers and customers.
4.3 Notice of
Events. Each party shall promptly notify the other party of
(i) any event, condition or circumstance occurring from the date hereof through
the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date that may reasonably be
construed to constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement, or (ii) any
event, occurrence, transaction or other item which would have been required to
have been disclosed on any Schedule or statement delivered hereunder, had such
event, occurrence, transaction or item existed on the date hereof, other than
items arising in the ordinary course of business which would not render any
representation or warranty of such party materially misleading.
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4.4 Examinations and
Inspections.
(a) Prior
to the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date, the Buyer shall be
entitled, through its employees and representatives, including, without
limitation, the Buyer’s accountants, legal counsel, bankers and advisors, to
make such inspection of the assets, properties, business and operations of the
Company, and such examination of the books, records and financial condition of
the Company as the Buyer reasonably desires. Any such inspections and
examinations shall be conducted after reasonable notice during regular business
hours and under reasonable circumstances which do not disrupt the business,
properties or assets of the Company and with respect to inspections and
examinations involving the property and assets of third parties, subject to the
consent of such third parties and consistent with their policies. For
the purpose of facilitating such review, examination or inspection, the Company
and the Shareholders shall furnish the representatives of the Buyer with all
such information and copies of such documents concerning the affairs of the
Company as such representatives may reasonably request and cause their officers,
employees, agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate with such
representatives in connection with such review and examination.
(b) The
Buyer agrees that, with respect to any information or documents obtained from
the Company or the Shareholders concerning the Company’s assets, properties,
customers, policies, finances, costs, sales, revenues, rights, obligations,
liabilities, strategies, business and operations (“Confidential Information”),
unless and until the Final Closing shall occur: (a) such Confidential
Information is confidential and/or proprietary to the Company and is entitled to
and shall receive treatment as such by the Buyer (except to the extent that any
such information is readily ascertainable from public or published information
or trade sources), and (b) the Buyer will, and will cause all of its employees,
representatives, agents and advisors who have access to any Confidential
Information to, hold in confidence and not disclose or use (except in respect of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) any such Confidential
Information. The Buyer, the Company and the Shareholders shall also
each comply with the restrictions on publicity set forth in Section 9.2 of this
Agreement. If the Final Closing shall not occur, all documents and
other materials obtained by the Buyer from the Company or the Shareholders
immediately shall be returned. The Buyer further agrees that if the Final
Closing shall not occur, neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall
“misappropriate” (as such term is defined in the State of Florida’s adoption of
the Uniform Trade Secrets Act or any such similar statute adopted in such state)
any Confidential Information or use any Confidential Information to compete with
the Company. The Buyer agrees that the damages which could result to the Company
upon the Buyer’s actual or threatened breach of this Section 4.4 would be
substantial but not determinable with specificity, and that injunctive relief
(in addition to any form of relief at law) would be appropriate to prevent any
such breach.
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4.5 Third Party
Consents. The Shareholders agree to attempt to obtain, prior
to the Final Closing Date, such consents and approvals as may be required from
parties to material contracts or other agreements with the Company in order to
prevent the Company from suffering a Material Adverse Effect as a result of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, preliminary approval of the
transfer of the Company’s CMS Medicare Certification Number from the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services and from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (“JCAHO”). The Buyer agrees to provide to
the Shareholders such assistance and information as may be required to obtain
the consents and approvals referred to above. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute
an agreement by the Company to assign, or the Buyer to assume and agree to pay,
perform or otherwise discharge, any material contracts or other agreements if an
attempted assignment or assumption thereof without the consent of a third person
would constitute a breach thereof, unless and until such consent is
obtained.
4.6 Properties. The
Shareholders shall cause the Company to maintain all of its properties used in
the operation of the Company’s business in customary repair, order and
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and will maintain insurance upon
all such properties, in such amounts and of such kinds as are comparable to that
in effect on the date hereof.
4.7 Books and
Records. Until the Final Closing, the Shareholders shall cause
the Company to maintain its books, accounts and records in the usual manner on a
basis consistent with prior years and Shareholders shall maintain reasonable
access to such books and records after the Final Closing as may be reasonably
required.
4.8 Material
Contracts. The Shareholders shall cause the Company to refrain
from amending, modifying or consenting to the termination of, any material
contract or other material agreements of the Company or waiving any of the
Company’s material rights with respect thereto.
4.9 Severance Pay, Vacation Pay
and Bonus Accruals. No severance pay, vacation pay or bonus
accruals will be payable to employees of the Company as of the Final Closing
Date.
4.10 Employment Agreements with
Mejer and Xxxxxxxx. At the Final Closing, the Buyer shall
offer to enter into an employment agreement with Mejer and Xxxxxxxx in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto (the
"Employment Agreement"), and to terminate, effective as of the Final Closing
Date, any existing agreement to which such individual has respecting employment
with the Company.
4.11 Intentionally
removed.
4.12 Tax
Matters.
(a) Tax Periods Ending on or
Before Final Closing Date. The Shareholders shall timely
prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all tax returns
for the Company for the period from January 1, 2010 (or January 1, 2011 if the
Final Closing Date occurs in 2011) to the Final Closing Date; provided, however,
that, for the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that liability for the amount of
the taxes due with respect to such period shall remain with the
Company.
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(b) Cooperation on Tax
Matters. Each of the Buyer, the Company and the Shareholders
shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other
party, in connection with the filing of tax returns pursuant to this Section
4.12 and in connection with any audit, litigation or other proceeding with
respect to taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and
(upon the request of any other party) the provision of records and information
which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding
and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. The Shareholders agree (i) to retain all books and records
with respect to tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable
period beginning before the Final Closing Date until the expiration of the
statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by the Buyer or the Company,
any extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all
record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (ii) to
give the Buyer and the Company reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the Buyer or Company
so requests, the Shareholders shall allow the Buyer to take possession of such
books and records. The Buyer and the Shareholders further agree to
use their reasonable best efforts to obtain, upon request, any certificate or
other document from any governmental authority or any other person or entity as
may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any tax that could be imposed
(including, without limitation, with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby).
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO
OBLIGATION OF THE BUYER TO
CLOSE
The
obligation of the Buyer to complete the Initial Closing and any Final Closing is
subject to the fulfillment on or prior to the Initial Closing Date and any Final
Closing Date of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the
Buyer only in writing:
5.1 Completion of Due Diligence
Investigation., The Buyer shall not have discovered any fact or
development in the course of the Buyer’s due diligence investigation of the
Company which relates to or involves the Company’s business, ownership or
capital stock which would, in the reasonable judgment of the Buyer, have a
Material Adverse Effect or challenge the validity or legality of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.2 Representations and
Covenants. The representations and warranties of the
Shareholders and the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Initial Closing Date and any
Final Closing Date; provided, however, that the Shareholders and the Company
shall not be obligated to prepare any of the Schedules required in Article II
herein until any Final Closing. The Shareholders and the Company
shall have performed and complied with all covenants and agreements (including,
without limitation, those contained in Article IV) required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing
Date.
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5.3 Litigation. No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body, or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body, to restrain or prevent the carrying out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or to seek damages in connection with such
transactions, that has or could reasonably be expected to have, in the opinion
of the attorneys of the Buyer, a Material Adverse Effect.
5.4 No Material Adverse
Change. The Buyer shall be satisfied, in its reasonable
discretion, that since December 31, 2009, there has been no Material Adverse
Effect.
5.5 Good Standing Certificates,
Etc. The Shareholders shall have delivered all such documents
or instruments with respect to the Company’s corporate existence and the Buyer’s
counsel may have reasonably requested prior to the Final Closing
Date.
5.6 Consents. Prior
to any Final Closing, the Shareholders shall have obtained and delivered to the
Buyer such consents as the Buyer may have reasonably requested that the Company
obtain in accordance with Section 4.5 hereof, except where the failure to so
obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
5.7 Employment and Other
Agreements. At the Final Closing, the Buyer shall have
received the Employment Agreements specified in Section 4.10, all in a form
mutually satisfactory to the Buyer and the Shareholders and executed by the
parties to be bound thereby.
5.8 Release of
Liabilities. At the Final Closing, the Buyer shall have
received a certificate from the Shareholders certifying that all obligations of
the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates including, without limitation,
those debts or obligations to the Shareholders and/or its Affiliates pursuant to
any contract, agreement, understanding or otherwise have been extinguished
without any consideration from the Company, and the Company shall have been
fully released therefrom with respect to any future liability thereon unless
agreed to otherwise by the Buyer.
5.9 Resolutions. At
the Initial Closing, there shall have been delivered to the Buyer a copy of the
resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and by the
Shareholders (if required), and at any Final Closing, certified as accurate by
an executive officer of the Company, as the case may be, as of the Final Closing
Date, authorizing and approving certain corporate and organizational matters
relating to the Company.
5.10 Governmental Permits and
Approvals. All permits and approvals from any governmental or
regulatory body required for the lawful consummation of the Initial Closing and
any Final Closing shall have been obtained.
5.11 Shareholders’
Certificate. There shall have been delivered to the Buyer a
certificate from the Shareholders, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the
representations and warranties of the Shareholders contained herein are true and
correct on and as of the Final Closing Date.
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5.12 Intentionally
removed.
5.13 Other
Documents. The Shareholders and the Company shall have
delivered all other documents, instruments or writings required to be delivered
to the Buyer at or prior to the Initial Closing and any Final Closing pursuant
to this Agreement and such other certificates of authority (including good
standing certificates), documents, instruments or writings as the Buyer may
reasonably request.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO
OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY
AND SHAREHOLDERS TO CLOSE
The
obligation of the Company and Shareholders to complete the Initial Closing and
any Final Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or prior to the Initial
Closing Date or any Final Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of
which may be waived by the Company and Shareholders only in
writing:
6.1 Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Buyer
and Valiant contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing
Date; provided, however, that the Buyer shall not be obligated to prepare any of
the Schedules required by Article III herein until any Final
Closing. Valiant shall have performed and complied with all covenants
and agreements (including, without limitation, those contained in Article IV)
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Buyer on or
prior to the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date.
6.2 Litigation. No
action, suit or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body, or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body, to restrain or prevent the carrying out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or to seek damages in connection with such
transactions, that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.3 Governmental Permits and
Approvals. All permits and approvals from any governmental or
regulatory body required for the lawful consummation of the Initial Closing and
any Final Closing shall have been obtained.
6.4 Resolutions. There
shall have been delivered to the Shareholders a copy of the resolutions duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Buyer as of the Initial Closing Date,
and certified accurate by an executive officer of the Buyer as of the Final
Closing Date, authorizing and approving the execution and delivery by the Buyer
of this Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.5 Officer’s
Certificate. There shall have been delivered to the
Shareholders a certificate of the chief executive officer of the Buyer, dated
the Final Closing Date, certifying that the representations and warranties of
the Buyer contained herein are true and correct on and as of the Final Closing
Date.
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6.6 Employment
Agreements. At the Final Closing, the Shareholders shall have
received the Employment Agreements specified in Section 4.10, all in a form
mutually satisfactory to the Shareholders and executed by the parties to be
bound thereby.
6.7 No Material Adverse
Change. The Company and Shareholders shall be satisfied, in
their reasonable discretion, that after the execution of this Agreement, there
has been no Material Adverse Effect.
6.8 Other
Documents. The Buyer shall have delivered the Shares and all
other documents, instruments or writings required to be delivered to the
Shareholders at or prior to the Initial Closing pursuant to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, such other certificates of authority (including
good standing certificates), documents, instruments or writings as the
Shareholders may reasonably request. The Buyer shall have delivered
the remaining Purchase Price specified by Section 1.2(b) and all other
documents, instruments or writings required to be delivered to the Shareholders
at or prior to the Final Closing pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, such other certificates of authority (including good standing
certificates), documents, instruments or writings as the Shareholders may
reasonably requires.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 For
purposes of this Article VII, it is agreed and understood that the Buyer shall
not obtain recovery, nor shall the Shareholders be liable, more than one time or
under more than one section of this Agreement for the same underlying claim or
breach. Survival. The
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the
Closing only until the expiration of two (2) years following the Initial Closing
(however, in the event that a Final Closing occurs, the survival shall be from
that date) (the “Limitations Period”); provided, however, that the
representations and warranties of the Shareholders with respect to any matters
set forth in Sections 2.8 or 2.17 of this Agreement shall survive for the period
of time equal to the statute of limitations applicable to such matter or
matters.
7.2 Indemnification by the
Shareholders. The Shareholders shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the Buyer and the Company (which term shall include, for purposes
of this Article VII, their respective successors, assigns, directors, officers,
employees and agents) against any and all losses, damages, deficiencies, suits,
claims, demands, judgments, costs, expenses or other liabilities (“Losses”)
resulting from, arising from, or relating to (i) any breach of a representation
or warranty of the Shareholders and/or the Company contained in Article II of
this Agreement (but only if such indemnity is sought during the Limitations
Period), (ii) any failure by the Shareholders to perform or comply with any
covenant, agreement or obligation contained in this Agreement (but only if such
indemnity is sought during the Limitations Period), (iii) the conduct of the
business of the Company prior to the Initial Closing and Final Closing if such
occurs, except to the extent such Losses were reflected in the Company
Statements (but only if such indemnity is sought during the Limitations Period),
and (iv) any of the matters described in Section 2.5(b) (Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities) or Section 2.9 (Litigation) hereof regardless of whether such
matter(s) are set forth in Schedule 2.5(b) or Schedule 2.9. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Buyer shall not be entitled to recover any Losses for the
inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty by the Shareholders or
the Company which was actually known or disclosed to the Buyer at or prior to
the Initial Closing or Final Closing, if such occurs.
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7.3 Indemnification by the
Buyer. The Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Shareholders against any and all Losses resulting from, arising from, or
relating to (i) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Buyer
contained in Article III of this Agreement (but only if such indemnity is sought
during the Limitations Period), (ii) any failure by the Buyer to perform or
comply with any covenant, agreement or obligation contained in this Agreement
(but only if such indemnity is sought during the Limitations Period), (iii) the
conduct of the Company on and after the Initial or Final Closing, as applicable,
and (iv) any of the matters described in Section 3.8 (Litigation) hereof
regardless of whether such matters are set forth in Schedule
3.8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholders shall not be
entitled to recover any Losses for the inaccuracy or breach of any
representation or warranty by the Buyer which was actually known or disclosed to
the Shareholders at or prior to the Initial Closing or Final Closing, if such
occurs.
7.4 Limitations of
Claims.
(a) No
indemnification pursuant to this Article VII shall be available to any party
until the aggregate of all Losses exceeds $25,000.
(b) Anything
to the contrary herein notwithstanding, except for indemnification from the
Shareholders pursuant to Section 7.2(iii) and/or (iv) hereof, the aggregate
indemnification to be provided by any party pursuant to this Article VII shall
not exceed the Purchase Price.
(c) The
amount of any Loss for which indemnification is provided under this Article VII
shall be limited to the Purchase Price and shall be net of (i) any amounts
recovered or recoverable by the Indemnified Party pursuant to any
indemnification by or indemnification agreement with any third party, (ii) any
insurance proceeds or other cash receipts or sources of reimbursement available
as an offset against such Loss (and no right of subrogation shall accrue to any
third party indemnitor, insurer or reimburser hereunder), and (iii) an amount
equal to any reduction of income taxes attributable to such Loss. If
the amount to be netted hereunder from any payment required under Sections 7.2
or 7.3 is determined after payment by the Indemnifying Party of any amount
required to be paid to an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article VII, the
Indemnified Party shall repay to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after such
determination, any amount that the Indemnifying Party would not have had to pay
pursuant to this Article VII had such determination been made at the time of
such payment. Indemnification payments hereunder shall be treated as
adjustments to the Purchase Price.
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7.5 Procedures.
(a) A
party seeking indemnification pursuant to Sections 7.2 or 7.3 (an “Indemnified
Party”) shall give prompt notice to the party from whom such indemnification is
sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) of the assertion of any claim or assessment,
or the commencement of any action, suit, audit or proceeding, by a third party
in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder (a “Third Party Claim”)
and will give the Indemnifying Party such information with respect thereto as
the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request, but no failure to give such
notice shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability hereunder (except
to the extent the Indemnifying Party has suffered actual prejudice
thereby). Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the
Indemnifying Party, within five (5) business days after the Indemnified Party’s
receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers)
received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third Party
Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by
written notice (the “Notice”) to the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days
of receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of the commencement or assertion
of any Third Party Claim, to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, using
counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnified Party. Should the Indemnifying Party so elect to assume
the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable
to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the
Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. If the
Indemnifying Party shall fail to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim
within such thirty (30) day period, the Indemnified Party shall have the right
to undertake the defense of such Third Party Claim on behalf of the Indemnifying
Party. Regardless of whether the Indemnifying Party elects to assume
the defense of any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit
any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge such Third
Party Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent.
(b) The
Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall in any
event have the right to participate, at its own expense, in the defense of any
Third Party Claim which the other is defending.
(c) The
Indemnifying Party, if it shall have assumed the defense of any Third Party
Claim in accordance with the terms hereof, shall have the right, upon five (5)
days prior written notice to the Indemnified Party, to consent to the entry of
judgment with respect to, or otherwise settle such Third Party Claim provided
the Indemnifying Party agrees that as between the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be solely obligated to satisfy
and discharge such judgment or settlement unless (i) the Third Party Claim
involves equitable or other non-monetary damages or (ii) in the reasonable
judgment of the Indemnified Party such settlement would have a continuing
material adverse effect on the Indemnified Party’s business (including any
material impairment of its relationships with customers and suppliers), in which
case such settlement only may be made with the written consent of the
Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
(d) Whether
or not the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute any claim involving
a third party, all the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or
prosecution thereof and shall furnish records, information and testimony, and
attend such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as
may be reasonably requested in connection therewith. Such cooperation
shall include access during normal business hours afforded to the Indemnifying
Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Third
Party Claim, and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder, and the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for
all its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection
therewith.
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the Initial or Final Closing, as
applicable, as follows:
(a) at
the election of the Buyer, but only in the event that the termination under this
section is the result of (i) a review of the Company’s financial statements
revealing any material misstatement or that the actual revenues or profits
stated therein or the gross margin provided thereby being greater than 15% less
than the revenues, profits or gross margin provided by in the last year of the
Company Statements described in Section 2.4 or (ii) the Company has lost its
Medicare certification, ability to xxxx under Medicare or lost its Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accreditation, and only
under these circumstances Buyer shall not be responsible for the $30,000 payment
specified in Section 1.2(b) and the Shareholders will be required to return 100%
of the Shares delivered to them pursuant to Section 1.2;
(b) at
the election of the Shareholders or the Buyer, if any legal proceeding is
commenced or threatened by any governmental or regulatory body or other person
seeking to prevent the Initial or Final Closing or consummation of any
transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and either the Shareholders or the
Buyer, as the case may be, reasonably and in good xxxxx xxxxx it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed in view of such legal proceeding or threat
thereof;
(c) by
the Shareholders or the Buyer, in the event that the Final Closing has not
occurred by 180 days from the date of this Agreement; and
(d) at
any time on or prior to the Initial or Final Closing Date, by mutual written
consent of the parties hereto.
8.2 Post-Termination
Obligations. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 8.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no further force and
effect, except for the last sentence of Section 1.2(b) and Sections 4.4(b)
(Confidential Information), 9.2 (Announcements), 9.4 (Governing Law), 9.6
(Notice), 9.7 (Expenses), 9.8 (Entire Agreement), and 9.10 (Headings), and none
of the parties hereto shall have any liability in respect of such termination,
except that any party shall be liable for any material and intentional or
willful violation of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of
such party contained in this Agreement which violation led to termination
hereunder. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Final
Closing, then the Company Stock in Buyer’s possession at the time of such
termination shall be returned to the Company.
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Further
Action. If, at any time following the Initial Closing and
Final Closing if it should occur, any further action as may reasonably be
required by the Buyer to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest in
the Buyer all right, title and interest in and to the Company Stock,
Shareholders shall take such action.
9.2 Announcements. Prior
to Initial and Final Closing, none of the parties hereto shall issue any press
release, place any advertisement or make any other public statement relating to
or in connection with this Agreement or the matters contained herein without
obtaining the prior approval of all parties hereto as to the content and manner
of presentation and publication thereof, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
9.3 Assignment; Parties in
Interest. Except as expressly provided herein, the rights and
obligations of a party hereunder may not be assigned, transferred or encumbered
without the prior written consent of the other parties. The Buyer may
assign its rights and obligations hereunder, subject to a guaranty from the
Buyer of the assignee's performance thereof, to any direct or indirect
subsidiary or other entity controlled by the Buyer, or to any parent corporation
of the Buyer, for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated
herein. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit
of, and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the
parties hereto. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to confer
upon any other person or entity any right or remedy under or by reason of this
Agreement.
9.4 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
according to the internal laws of the State of Florida, excluding any choice of
law rules that may direct the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction.
9.5 Amendment and
Modification. The parties may amend, modify and supplement
this Agreement in such manner as may be agreed upon in writing among
them.
9.6 Notice. All
notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be: (a) personally delivered; (b) sent by telecopier,
facsimile transmission or other electronic means of transmitting written
documents; or (c) sent to the parties at their respective addresses indicated
herein by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid, or by private overnight mail courier service. The
respective addresses to be used for all such notices, demands or requests are as
follows:
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(a) If
to Valiant, to:
Valiant
Healthcare, Inc.
0000 X.
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chairwoman
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
(b) If
to the Shareholders, to:
0000 XX
00xx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
If
personally delivered, such communication shall be deemed delivered upon actual
receipt; if electronically transmitted pursuant to this paragraph, such
communication shall be deemed delivered the next business day after transmission
(and sender shall bear the burden of proof of delivery); if sent by overnight
courier pursuant to this paragraph, such communication shall be deemed delivered
upon receipt; and if sent by U.S. mail pursuant to this paragraph,
such communication shall be deemed delivered as of the date of delivery
indicated on the receipt issued by the relevant postal service, or, if the
addressee fails or refuses to accept delivery, as of the date of such failure or
refusal. Any party to this Agreement may change its address for the
purposes of this Agreement by giving notice thereof in accordance with this
Section 9.6.
9.7 Expenses. Regardless
of whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, each of
the parties shall bear its own legal expenses and the expenses of its agents in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that
the Shareholders shall pay the legal expenses and the expenses of the agents of
the Company through the Initial Closing Date and any Final Closing Date should
it occur.
9.8 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and
Schedules attached hereto (which Exhibits and Schedules are hereby incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof) and the Ancillary Documents,
embodies the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
among the parties with respect thereto.
9.9 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
9.10 Headings. The
table of contents and article and section headings herein are for convenience of
reference only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement, and shall not be
deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have cause their duly authorized
representatives to execute this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
By:
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/s Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: Chairwoman
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ATLANTIC
MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxx X.
Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: President
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Shareholders:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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EXHIBIT
A
PURCHASE PRICE
ALLOCATION
Shareholder
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Cash
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Shares
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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$ | 750,000 | 750,000 | |||||
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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$ | 750,000 | 750,000 |
EXHIBIT
B
Intentionally
Removed.
EXHIBIT
C
Intentionally
removed.
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT