STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made and entered into effective as of the ____ day of February, 2007, by and
among PC Net (the “Buyer”),
The
Seven Corporation of Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”),
and
IceWeb, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Seller”).
In
consideration of the respective representations, warranties, covenants, and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration,
the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE
AND SALE.
On
the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, as of the Closing, the Seller
shall sell, transfer and assign to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall purchase
and
acquire from the Seller free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
restrictions (“Liens”),
1,000
shares of common stock of the Company, constituting all of the issued and
outstanding securities of the Company (the “Securities”).
The
consideration for the Securities and the other agreements herein shall be the
full release set forth herein and the waiver of certain amounts that may be
owed
by Seller to Buyer. The
closing of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of IceWEB, located at 000 Xxx Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 on the date hereof.
2.
DELIVERABLES.
At
Closing, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer: (a)
a
certificate for the Securities, duly endorsed for transfer to the Buyer; and
(b)
all records, documents and files of the Company, including without limitation,
all minute books, stock records, internal accounting records, corporate seal
and
business files, as regularly kept by the Company, in either electronic and/or
paper format and (c) any consents required by any third parties in connection
with this Agreement and (d) copies of resolutions of the Company and Seller
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and (e) resignations of each officer and
director of the Company dated as of the date hereof.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY AND SELLER.
The
Company and the Seller jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Buyer
the following matters as of the date hereof:
3.1 Organization;
Authority; Binding.
Each of
the Company and Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. The Company is
qualified to do business and in good standing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Except as limited by Addendum
A
attached
hereto, the Company has full corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its property, and has full power and authority to carry on its business
as now conducted and to enter into and to perform this Agreement. Each
of
the Company and the Seller have the requisite corporate or other power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other deliverables
referenced in Section 2 (the “Deliverables”),
to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This
Agreement and the Deliverables have been duly executed by Company and the Seller
and delivered to Buyer, and constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement
of
Company and the Seller, enforceable against Company and the Seller in accordance
with its terms.
3.2 Title;
Capitalization.
The
Seller owns good, valid and marketable title to the Securities, free and clear
of any and all Liens (including any spousal interests, community or otherwise).
Upon delivery of the Securities to the Buyer on the date of Closing in
accordance with this Agreement and upon the consummation of the Transaction,
good, valid and marketable title to the Securities, free and clear of any and
all Liens, will pass to the Buyer. The
Securities (i) have been duly and validly issued; (ii) are fully paid
and nonassessable; and (iii) are held of record by the Seller. There are no
outstanding or authorized equity or stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar
rights with respect to the Company, nor are there any voting trusts, proxies,
membership agreements or any other agreements or understandings with respect
to
the voting of the Securities. There are no options, warrants or other rights
to
subscribe for or purchase any capital stock or other equity interests of the
Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that otherwise
confer on the holder any right to acquire any equity interests or capital stock
of the Company, or preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first offer
nor are there any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings,
arrangements or restrictions to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound relating to any shares of the Securities or any other equity
securities of the Company, whether or not outstanding.
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3.3. No
Breach.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Deliverables
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Company and
the
Seller do not and will not violate the Company’s organizational documents, and
laws, rules and regulations, foreign and domestic (each, “Law”)
applicable to the Company or seller or any Company contracts or agreement.
3.4 Compliance
With Laws.
To the
knowledge of the Seller, the Company has complied with all Laws applicable
to
the Company and its business and assets. To
the
knowledge of the Seller,
there is
no litigation, proceeding (arbitral or otherwise), claim, action, suit,
judgment, decree, settlement, rule or order, or audit, examination or
investigation, of any nature pending, rendered, or threatened by or against
Company.
3.5 Payable;
Receivables; Tax Matters.
To the
knowledge of the Seller, except as limited by Addendum
A
attached
hereto, Schedule 3.5 lists all of the Liabilities and receivables
of the
Company. The Company has timely filed all Tax Returns required to have been
filed in respect of the Company and all Taxes of the Company required to have
been paid or reserved, have been fully and timely paid or reserved.
As used
herein, “Liabilities”
means
any and all debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature, whether accrued
or
fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, known or unknown,
liquidated or unliquidated, or determined or determinable, “Tax”
means
any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts, and other charges
of
any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and
additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any government
or
taxing authority and “Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other
documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or
information) filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination,
assessment or collection of any Taxes of Company.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.
The
Buyer
represents and warrants to the Company and the Seller the following matters
as
of the date hereof:
4.1 Authority;
Binding.
The
Buyer has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
the
other Deliverables to which the Buyer is a party, to perform his obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. This Agreement and the Deliverables to which Buyer is a party
have
been duly executed by Buyer and delivered to Seller, and constitute the legal,
valid and binding agreement of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance
with its terms.
4.2. No
Breach.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Deliverables
to which Buyer is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby by Buyer do not and will not violate any Laws applicable to the Buyer
or
any Buyer contracts or agreement.
4.3 Disclosure
of Assets and Liabilities.
To the
knowledge of Buyer, and except as limited by Addendum
A
attached
hereto, Buyer has disclosed all of the Company’s assets and liabilities to
Seller.
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4.4 Acknowledgments
Regarding the Securities. Buyer
acknowledges the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the “Act”), and may not be resold unless the Securities are
registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available.
The Buyer represents and warrants that he is acquiring the Securities for his
account for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution of
the
Securities. The certificate representing the Securities contains a legend
thereon incorporating language as follows:
“The
shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) or any state securities laws. The
shares have been acquired for investment and may not be sold or transferred
in
the absence of an effective Registration Statement for the shares under the
Act
unless in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, registration
is
not required under the Act or any applicable state securities
laws.”
5. INDEMNIFICATION.
5.1 Indemnification
by Seller.
The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, its affiliates, and each
of
their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees, agents
and representatives (collectively, the “Buyer
Parties”)
against and from and in respect of any and all Losses which arise or result
from
(a) (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty
made by the Seller or the Company, (ii) the non-fulfillment by the Seller
or the Company of any unwaived covenant or agreement, in each case, as contained
in this Agreement or in any of the other Deliverables, or (iii) any Liabilities
of the Company incurred as of the Closing Date that are not directly related
to
the business of the Company, or (b) enforcing Buyer Parties’
indemnification rights provided for hereunder. “Losses”
means
all actions, proceedings, investigations, charges, claims, demands, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs,
amounts paid in settlement, liabilities, obligations, Taxes, Liens, losses,
expenses, and fees.
5.2 Indemnification
by Buyer.
The
Buyer
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, its affiliates and subsidiaries,
and each of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers,
employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Seller
Parties”)
against and from and in respect of any and all Losses which arise or result
from
(a) (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty
made by the Buyer, or (ii) the non-fulfillment by the Buyer or the Company
of any unwaived covenant or agreement, in each case, as contained in this
Agreement, or (b) enforcing Seller Parties’ indemnification rights provided
for hereunder.
5.3 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement
shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the Closing hereunder,
and,
after the Closing (a) the representations and warranties made in Sections
3.1, 3.2,
3.3, 4.1,
and
4.2
shall
survive without limit and (b) all other representations and warranties shall
survive until the date 24 months after the Closing. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, the covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby indefinitely.
6.
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Confidentiality.
The
Buyer, the Company, and the Seller shall each keep confidential and not directly
or indirectly reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer any information
obtained by each with respect to the Buyer, the Company, or the Seller and
negotiations preceding this Agreement, including the terms of this Agreement
(the “Confidential
Information”),
and
each will use such Confidential Information solely in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing
limitation, no party to this Agreement shall be required to keep confidential
or
return any Confidential Information that (a) is known or available through
other
lawful sources not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the disclosing
party; (b) is or becomes publicly known or generally known in the industry
through no fault of the receiving party or its agents; or (c) is required to
be
disclosed pursuant to Law including public company reporting requirements
(provided the other parties are given reasonable prior notice).
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6.2 Release
and Covenant Not to Xxx.
Except
as set forth in the last sentence of this Section
6.2,
each
party hereto (the “Releasing
Party”),
for
such party and such party’s heirs, successors, assigns, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, and shareholders does hereby release each
other
party and their officers, directors, stockholders, agents, employees,
successors, assigns, subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Released
Party”)
from
and against any and all claims, demands, obligations, agreements, debts and
liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity,
which any Releasing Party now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against
the Released Parties arising on or prior to the Closing or on account of or
arising out of any matter occurring on or prior to the Closing, and whether
or
not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing. From and
after the Closing, each Releasing Party hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain
from, directly or indirectly, asserting any claim or demand, or commencing
or
causing to be commenced, any proceeding of any kind against any Released Party,
based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, (a) Buyer does not release any claim against
the Company (but does release all such claims against the Seller) for any
compensation due and owing as of the Closing and (b) no party releases any
claim
that such party has, has ever had or may hereafter have against any other party
under this Agreement or any agreement entered into in connection with this
Agreement.
6.3 Asset
List; Certain Payables; Expenses.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the assets listed on Schedule 6.3
are
Company assets. If an asset is not on this list but is owned by the Company,
it
shall remain an asset of the Company after the Closing. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH
IN
SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY WARRANTS ONLY GOOD TITLE TO
THE
COMPANY ASSETS. THE COMPANY AND THE SELLER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES
WITH RESPECT TO COMPANY ASSETS, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SAID ASSETS ARE IN “AS
IS CONDITION WITH ALL FAULTS”.
All
amounts owed by the Company to the Seller, including any inter-company
receivable, prior to the date hereof are hereby forgiven and terminated.
6.4 Restrictive
Covenants.
The
Seller agrees that neither it nor its affiliates will, until at least two years
after the Closing of the Transaction, (a) engage in the staffing services
business, as that business has been conducted by the Company (the “Company
Business”), but the Seller and its subsidiaries may and will continue to sell
computer hardware, software, bandwidth, professional services, and related
goods
and services, including network engineering, maintenance, help desk, software
development and business process engineering (“Seller’s Business”) and to the
extent that the sale or service of power supplies is an incidental aspect of
Seller’s Business, neither Seller nor any of its subsidiaries shall in any way
be restricted from engaging in such business, and Seller may engage in Seller’s
Business with, and sell goods and services to, any current, prior, or future
customer or prospect of the Company, (b) directly or indirectly, encourage,
induce, attempt to induce, solicit or attempt to solicit (on such person’s or
entity’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity) any individual
or entity to terminate his, her or its service (whether as an employee or
independent contractor) with the Company, or (c) induce, attempt to induce,
solicit, or otherwise cause, directly or indirectly, any “Company
Customer”
(which
shall include for this purpose any person or entity who was a Company customer
within the previous 18 months or who has currently received a proposal to
provide goods or services from the Company) to (i) cease being a client or
customer of or to not become a client or customer of the Company, or (ii) to
reduce the amount of business of such Company Customer from the Company, or
otherwise to discontinue or alter, in a manner adverse to the Company, such
business relationship. Buyer agrees that it will not engage in Seller’s
Business, except to the extent that an incidental aspect of the Company Business
may overlap with Seller’s Business, and neither Buyer, nor the Company, shall in
any way be restricted from engaging in the Company Business because of such
incidental services.
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6.5 Stock
and Options.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that the Buyer shall continue to own the stock
(the “Seller
Stock”)
and
options (the “Seller
Options”)
described on Schedule 6.5 after the Closing. The Seller Options shall remain
subject to the Seller’s option plan and related documents. Other than
restrictions imposed by securities laws, the Seller and Buyer acknowledge that
the Seller Stock is not subject to any restrictions imposed by the Seller or
any
stockholders or similar agreement to which the Seller is a party. The Seller
and
the Buyer further agree that the Buyer will provide limited consulting services
to the Seller for the next 6 months. These services shall relate to providing
transitional service that Buyer believes are reasonable and are needed by Seller
to ensure that the business of the Company is properly severed from the business
of the Seller.
6.6 Transitional
Services; Further Assurances.
For 6
months following the Closing, the Seller shall continue to provide all web
hosting services and e-mail services to the Company that it provided prior
to
the Closing at no cost to the Company,
however,
that,
following the Closing, except as directed by Company, Seller shall not directly
or indirectly, access, reveal, report, publish disclose or transfer any of
the
Company’s files, e-mails or any other information maintained by Seller pursuant
to Seller providing the web hosting and e-mail services. Seller will turn over
all website code, files, mail and other documentation related to the Company
promptly after the Closing and/or its receipt thereof. The Seller shall forward
all calls related to the Company or its business to Buyer for at least one
year
after Closing. If at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Agreement each of the parties will take such
further action (including the execution and delivery of such further instruments
and documents) as any other party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost
and expense of the requesting party (unless the requesting party is entitled
to
indemnification therefor).
7.
ANCILLARY
MATTERS.
Except
as otherwise expressly set forth herein, each party shall bear its respective
legal and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with its negotiating,
executing and performing this Agreement. Each party has been represented by
counsel. No rule of construction to the effect that any provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted or construed against the party whose counsel
drafted that provision shall apply. This Agreement may be amended only by the
execution and delivery of a written instrument by or on behalf of the Seller,
the Company and the Buyer. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, and no other person or entity shall have any right (whether
third party beneficiary or otherwise) hereunder. This Agreement may not be
assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties;
provided, however, that Buyer may assign all or any portion of this Agreement
to
any affiliate of Buyer. All notices, demands and other communications pertaining
to this Agreement shall be in writing. Notices shall be deemed given
five (5) business days after being mailed by certified or registered United
States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or on the first business
day after being sent, prepaid, by nationally recognized overnight
courier/delivery service that issues a receipt or other confirmation of
delivery. Unless
otherwise specifically agreed in writing to the contrary the failure of any
party at any time to require performance by the other of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect such party’s right thereafter to enforce the same.
This Agreement and the other documents explicitly referenced herein constitute
the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the
same
effect as if the signature on each such counterpart were on the same instrument.
Facsimiles of signatures shall be deemed to be originals. In case any one or
more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected
or
impaired. Any illegal or unenforceable term shall be deemed to be void and
of no
force and effect only to the minimum extent necessary to bring such term within
the provisions of applicable Law and such term, as so modified, and the balance
of this Agreement shall then be fully enforceable.
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8.
CHOICE
OF LAW;
JURISDICTION.
This
Agreement is to be construed and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware,
with respect to any matter relating to the corporation law as it applies to
Seller; and the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia for all other purposes
(without giving effect to principles of conflicts of Laws). Buyer, Company
and
Seller irrevocably agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of
or
in connection with this Agreement, including without limitation with respect
to
the indemnification provisions, shall be brought in any state court located
in
Fairfax County, Virginia (or in any court in which appeal from such courts
may
be taken), and party agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense,
or
otherwise, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not
subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the action, suit
or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action,
suit or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter
hereof may not be enforced in or by such court, and hereby agrees not to
challenge such jurisdiction or venue by reason of any offsets or counterclaims
in any such action, suit or proceeding.
(Signatures
on following page)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the date first written
above.
BUYER:
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PC Net | ||
By: ______________________ | ||
Name: ____________________ | ||
Title: _____________________ | ||
COMPANY: | ||
The Seven Corporation of Virginia | ||
By: ______________________ | ||
Name: ____________________ | ||
Title: _____________________ | ||
SELLER: | ||
IceWeb, Inc. | ||
By: ______________________ | ||
Name: ____________________ | ||
Title: _____________________ |
Addendum
A
Although
Seller has been in control of the administrative duties of the Company, Buyer
has been conducting the day-to-day business of the Company for some time. Seller
is not apprised of all of Buyer’s day-to-day activities in conducting the
business of the Company. All of Seller’s and the Company’s representations with
respect to the activities of the Company are expressly limited by, and subject
to, the acts and omissions (if any) of Buyer. Furthermore, all of Buyer’s
representations with respect to the activities of the Company are expressly
limited by, and subject to, the acts and omissions (if any) of Seller. Neither
the Seller nor the Company in any way represents or warrants any of the acts
and
omissions (if any) of Buyer that have not been expressly ratified by the Seller
and the Company. Buyer in no way represents or warrants any of the acts and
omissions (if any) of Seller on behalf of the Company that have not been
expressly ratified by the Company.
Schedule
3.5
Liabilities
and Receivables
Liabilities
|
||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
$
|
43,740.00
|
||
PC
NET
|
11,024.00
|
|||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
892.00
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
6,552.00
|
|||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
3,475.00
|
|||
Preferred
Office Club
|
135.00
|
|||
Xxxxxxx.xxx
|
$
|
1033.50
|
||
Total
Liabilities:
|
$
|
66,851.50
|
||
Assets
/ Receivables
|
||||
PO189526L3,
Document 93662
|
$
|
3,832.50
|
||
PO189526L3,
Document 93663
|
2,800.00
|
|||
PO189526L3,
Document 93664
|
1,960.00
|
|||
PO189526L3,
Document 93665
|
11,400.00
|
|||
PO189526L3,
Document 93666
|
980.00
|
|||
PO118447-V2
|
8,400.00
|
|||
XX000000
Xxxx #0
|
12,000.00
|
|||
PO209527-L1
|
4,865.00
|
|||
PO189526-L4
|
875.00
|
|||
PO209527-L2
|
4,375.00
|
|||
Salary
Paid to Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
5,625.00
|
|||
Vacation
Accrual
|
324.51 | |||
Social
Sec/Medicare Taxes Paid
|
433.12 | |||
Healthcare/Benefits
Employer Paid
|
248.09
|
|||
Total
Receivables:
|
$
|
58,118.22
|
Schedule
6.3
Company
Assets
The
Company’s assets include: One laptop computer, all Company e-mails and Company
files (both hard copy and electronic) and all past due faxes, orders, contracts,
and mail with regard to Company business.