STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of November 4,
2015 is by and among WALA INC. d/b/a ARCMAIL TECHNOLOGY, a Louisiana corporation
(“Company”), Xxxx Xxxxx (”Seller”) and IGAMBIT INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Purchaser”).
R E C I T A L S
A.
Company is engaged in the business of creating and providing email archiving
and management solutions to customers throughout the United States.
B.
Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company.
C.
Purchaser desires to Purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser,
all of the Purchased Stock upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Recitals and the respective covenants,
agreements, conditions, representations and warranties hereinafter contained, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, Purchaser, and the Seller hereby agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS.
Unless otherwise defined below in this Section 1, the various capitalized terms used in
this Agreement shall have the definitions ascribed to them herein.
“Acquired Business” means the business operated by the Company up to the Closing
Date including without limitation the creating and providing of email archiving and management
solutions to customers throughout the United States.
“Agreement” means this Stock Purchase Agreement.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the annual financial statements (balance sheets
statements of income and retained earnings, statement of cash flow and supplementary
statements, together with footnotes) for the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2013 and December 31, 2014 audited, reviewed and prepared by a certified public accounting
firm.
“Benefit Plans” means any pension plan, profit sharing plan, bonus plan, incentive
compensation plan, stock ownership plan, stock purchase plan, stock option plan, stock
appreciation plan, employee benefit plan, employee benefit policy, retirement plan, deferred
compensation plan or agreement, cafeteria plan, dependent care plan, fringe benefit program,
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employee insurance plan, severance plan or agreement, change in control plan or agreement,
employment agreement (other than the Employment Agreements), disability plan, health care
plan, sick leave plan, death benefit plan, multi-employer pension or welfare benefit plan, or any
other plan or program to provide retirement income, fringe benefits or other benefits to former or
current employees.
“Claim” means an action, suit, proceeding, demand, claim or counterclaim or legal,
administrative or arbitral proceeding or investigation.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” means the Four Million (4,000,000) authorized shares of common
stock of the Company, without par value.
“Contract” means all agreements, whether oral or written and whether express or
implied (whether legally binding or not), including contracts, contract rights, promises,
commitments, undertakings, customer accounts, orders, leases, guarantees, warranties and
representations and franchises to which either the Seller or Company is a party.
“Copyrights” means all copyrights (whether or not registered), Moral Rights, and all
registrations and applications for registration thereof, as well as rights to renew copyrights, in
each case that are licensed by Company and/or otherwise used in the Acquired Business as
currently operated.
“Creditors” means, those parties to which either Seller or Company owes any one or
more of the liabilities included in the Noteholder Debt amount, as set forth on Schedule 2.8.
“Environmental Claim” means any claim, action, cause of action, investigation or notice
by any person or entity alleging liability (including, without limitation, liability for investigatory
costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from (i) the presence, or
release into the environment, of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, or (ii)
any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws relating to pollution or protection of human
health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground
water, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, Laws relating to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or
to the generation, manufacture, processing, handling, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate” means a Person aggregated with another Person as a single employer
under any of Sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m), or 414(o) of the Code.
“Existing Plans” means the existing Benefit Plans of the Company listed and described
on Schedule 3.24.
“Financial Statements” means the Audited Financial Statements and Interim Financial
Statements, collectively.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Authorities” means all agencies, authorities, bodies, boards,
commissions, courts, instrumentalities, legislatures and offices of any nature whatsoever of any
government, quasi-governmental unit or political subdivision, whether foreign, federal, state,
county, district, municipality, city or otherwise (each, a “Governmental Authority”).
“Holdback Amount” means One Million (1,000,000) iGambit Common voting shares as
defined in Section 2.3(a).
“Indebtedness” means all liabilities or obligations of the relevant Person, whether
primary or secondary or absolute or contingent: (a) for borrowed money; (b) evidenced by
notes, bonds, debentures, guaranties or similar obligations; (c) under leases which in accordance
with GAAP constitute capital leases; (d) secured by liens on any assets of that Person; or (e)
resulting from cash, book or bank overdrafts.
“Intellectual Property” means all (i) Patents, (ii) Know-how, (iii) Trademarks, (iv)
Copyrights, (v) Software Programs (including but not limited to “off-the-shelf” shrink-wrap and
click-wrap software programs), in each case that are licensed by Company and/or otherwise used
in the Acquired Business as currently operated, and (vi) all other intellectual property rights and
industrial property rights (of every kind and nature throughout the universe and however
designated), whether arising by operation of law, contract, license or otherwise, in each case that
are licensed by Company and/or otherwise used in the Acquired Business as currently operated.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means, collectively, any and all known or hereafter
known tangible and intangible rights under patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws,
and any other intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights worldwide, of
every kind and nature throughout the universe, however designated, whether arising by operation
of law, contract, license or otherwise.
“Interim Financial Statements” means the unaudited, internally prepared financial
statements (balance sheet and statement of income) for the Company for the period beginning
January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, reviewed and prepared by a certified public
accounting firm.
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“Investment” by any Person means: (a) any transfer or delivery of cash, stock or other
property or value by such Person in exchange for Indebtedness, stock or any other security of
another Person; (b) any loan, advance or capital contribution to or in any other Person; (c) any
guaranty, creation or assumption of any liability or obligation of any other Person; or (d) any
investments in any fixed property or fixed assets other than fixed properties and fixed assets
acquired and used in the ordinary course of the business of that Person.
“Key Company Employees or Company Employees” means the following employees of
Company: Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“Know-how” means any and all product specifications, processes, methods, product
designs, plans, trade secrets, ideas, concepts, inventions, manufacturing, engineering and other
manuals and drawings, physical and analytical, safety, quality control, technical information,
data, research records, all promotional literature, customer and supplier lists and similar data and
information, which, in each case, are licensed to or owned by Company and/or otherwise used in
the Acquired Business as currently operated; and any and all other confidential or proprietary
technical and business information which are licensed to or owned by Company and/or otherwise
used in the Acquired Business as currently operated.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to a given matter the actual knowledge of the Seller, or
any officer of Company, or the knowledge that the Seller, or any officer of Company, should
possess in the exercise of reasonable diligence and investigation with respect to the matter.
“Liability” means any direct or indirect indebtedness, liability, assessment, expense,
claim, loss, damage, deficiency, obligation or responsibility, known or unknown, disputed or
undisputed, joint or several, vested or unvested, executory or not, fixed or unfixed, xxxxxx or
inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, determinable or undeterminable,
accrued or unaccrued, absolute or not, actual or potential, contingent or otherwise (including but
not limited to any liability under any guarantees, letters of credit, performance credits or with
respect to insurance loss accruals).
“Law” means any federal, state, local, foreign, provincial or other governmental law, rule
or regulation of any kind, and any and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Liens” means (i) liens arising in the ordinary course of the business by operation of law
for amounts not yet due in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, landlords and
materialmen and (ii) liens for Taxes which are not yet due or payable.
“Leased Real Estate” means the real property subject to the Real Estate Leases,
including all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures thereon.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change in or effect upon (a) the
financial condition, assets, liabilities, or operations of (x) the Company taken as a whole, (y) the
Acquired Business of the Company and the Company assets (taken as a whole), or (b) the ability
of the Seller to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, provided that none of the following
shall be deemed to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in
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determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: any adverse change, event,
development, or effect arising from or relating to (i) general business or economic conditions,
including such conditions which affect the Acquired Business industry generally (provided they
do not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company, as a whole), (ii) national or
international political or social conditions, (iii) financial, banking, or securities markets
(including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security or any market
index), (iv) changes in United States generally accepted accounting principles, or (v) changes in
law, rules, regulations, orders, or other binding directives issued by any governmental authority,
provided they do not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” means any substance or material that is on the
date hereof or on the Closing Date prohibited, controlled or regulated by any governmental
authority under any Environmental Laws, including, without limitation, chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum, petroleum derivatives
or other hydrocarbons, petroleum products, dangerous substances, designated substances,
controlled products or subject waste, all as defined in or pursuant to any Environmental Laws.
“Noteholder Debt” means all note holder debt of Company to certain Creditors
described in that certain Stock Purchase and Redemption Agreement, Promissory Notes and
Security Agreements dated September 1, 2014 by and between Wala Inc., d/b/a Arcmail
Technology, Xxxx Xxxxx and those entities and/or individuals listed in the Stock Purchase and
Redemption Agreement, Promissory Notes and Security Agreements, (the “Noteholders”) as set
forth on Schedule 2.8.
“Moral Rights” means, collectively, rights to claim authorship of a work, to object to or
prevent any modification of a work, to withdraw from circulation or control the publication or
distribution of a work, and any similar rights, whether existing under judicial or statutory law of
any country or jurisdiction worldwide, or under any treaty or similar legal authority, regardless
of whether such right is called or generally referred to as a “moral right.”
“Owned Real Estate” means the real property, if any, titled in the name of the Company,
together with all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures thereon and all rights
pertaining thereto.
“Patents” means all patents, patent disclosures and patent applications (including,
without limitation, all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, re-
examinations and extensions of the foregoing) owned by or licensed to Company and/or
otherwise used in the Acquired Business as currently operated.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permitted Liens” means: (i) the Noteholder Debt and liens associated therewith and (ii)
with respect to Licensed Intellectual Property, the rights held by the applicable licensors thereof.
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“Person” means any individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, trust, association,
entity or government or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
“Preferred Stock” means the One Million, Fifty Thousand (1,050,000) authorized
shares of Series A preferred stock of the Company, with a par value ($0.10) and a face amount of
Three and 50/100 dollars ($3.50), (“Series A Preferred’), and Two Million (2,000,000)
authorized shares of Series B preferred stock of the Company, with a par value ($0.10) and a
face amount of Two and 50/100 dollars ($2.50), (“Series B Preferred’).
“Purchased Stock” means collectively, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Preferred Stock, as set forth in Section 3.2(d)(i).
“Real Estate Leases” means the real estate leases, subleases and other occupancy
agreements to which the Company is a party listed separately as set forth on Schedule 3.10(a).
“Software Programs” means all of the Company’s computer software programs,
products and services included in the Intellectual Property, including all program code, databases
and documentation, without regard to form of media or storage.
“Taxes” means: (1) any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other
charges of any kind, imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority, including
taxes or other charges on, measured by, or with respect to income, franchise, windfall or other
profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security,
workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the
nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added or gains taxes; license,
registration and documentation fees; and customers’ duties, tariffs and similar charges; (2) any
Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (1) as a result of being a
member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group for any taxable period; (3) any
Liability for the payment of amounts of the type described in (1) or (2) as a result of being a
transferee of, or a successor in interest to, any Person or as a result of an express or implied
obligation to indemnify any Person; and (4) any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and
additional amounts imposed in connection with or with respect to any amounts described in (1),
(2) or (3).
“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, form or other documentation
(including any additional or supporting material and any amendments or supplements) filed or
maintained, or required to be filed or maintained, with respect to or in connection with the
calculation, determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes.
“Trademarks” means (i) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, labels,
logos and all other names and slogans used exclusively with any products or embodying
associated goodwill of the Acquired Business related to such products, whether or not registered,
and any applications or registrations therefor, and (ii) any associated goodwill incident thereto;
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in each case owned by or licensed to Company and/or otherwise used in the Acquired Business
as currently operated.
2.
PURCHASE OF PURCHASED STOCK.
2.1
Stock Purchased. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, Seller will validly sell, transfer, assign and convey to Purchaser, and Purchaser
will accept and purchase from Seller, on the Closing Date, the Purchased Stock.
2.2
Delivery of Stock. At the Closing, the Seller shall deliver, transfer and
assign all of the Purchased Stock to Purchaser by delivering stock certificates representing all of
the Purchased Stock duly endorsed or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank,
with any required transfer stamps affixed thereto, and otherwise in proper form for transfer, as
shall be necessary to vest in Purchaser full, complete, good and marketable title to such
Purchased Stock free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), claims and
encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, all such documents to be in form and substance
satisfactory to counsel for Purchaser.
2.3
Purchase Price. The “Purchase Price” to be paid by Purchaser to the
Seller for the Purchased Stock shall be referred to as the “Shares” and is composed of the
following:
(a) 10,500,000 of iGambit Inc.’s Common voting shares to the Seller,
and/or Seller’s designees at Closing; plus
(b) the Holdback Amount.
2.4
[Intentionally Omitted
2.5
[Intentionally Omitted
2.6
Closing.
(a)
Time and Place. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the sale and purchase of the Purchased Stock contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take
place at the offices of iGambit Inc., 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx X, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
00000, within three (3) days of the satisfaction (or waiver, as applicable), of the conditions to
Closing set forth in Section 8 hereof, or at such other time, date or place as the parties hereto
may mutually agree upon in writing hereof, or remotely by exchanging executed counterparts of
this Agreement, and the other agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents to be
entered into, or delivered, in connection herewith or therewith (collectively, the “Transaction
Documents”), and delivery of the Purchase Price. The time and date of the Closing are herein
referred to as the “Closing Date,” and the term “Closing Date” shall include the date on which
the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated.
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(b)
Deliveries by Purchaser to the Seller. At the Closing, Purchaser (or its
designee) shall deliver or cause to be delivered each of the following:
(i)
instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates,
registered in the name of the Seller or Seller’s designee in the amount of 11,500,000 of iGambit
Inc.’s duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Common Voting Shares;
such shares shall be issued in two certificates, one certificate for 10,500,000 Shares and one
certificate for the Holdback Amount of 1,000,000 Shares, and the Purchaser shall instruct its
transfer agent to cause the Certificates to be deposited with Ayres, Shelton, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx, LLC (the “Escrow Agent”) in an escrow account (the “Shares in Escrow”), which the
Escrow Agent shall hold pursuant to the provisions of an escrow agreement (the “Agreed
Shares Escrow Agreement”) in such form as may be agreed by the parties hereto prior to
Closing and thereafter attached hereto as Exhibit 2.6(b)(1).
The Shares in Escrow shall remain with the Escrow Agent as collateral to the
Noteholders in connection to the Stock Purchase and Redemption Agreement, Promissory Notes
and Security Agreements dated September 1, 2014 by and between the Company, Seller and
those entities and/or individuals listed in the Stock Purchase and Redemption Agreement in
consideration of the consent of the holders of the Noteholder Debt, which waive restrictions on
the transfer of the Purchased Stock. The Escrow Agent shall release any remaining Shares to
Seller upon repayment of all such debt obligation.
(ii)
The Employment Agreements (as defined herein), executed
by the Purchaser;
(iii) A Certificate of the Secretary of Purchaser showing the
signatures of those officers of Purchaser, respectively, authorized to sign this Agreement, the
Employment Agreement, and all other Transaction Documents on behalf of Purchaser certifying
that said signatures are the signatures of said authorized officers;
(iv)
Good standing certificates of Purchaser, dated no earlier
than ten (10) calendar days prior to the Closing Date, certifying that Purchaser is in good
standing in the State of Delaware;
(v)
Resolutions of the shareholders (if necessary) and the
directors of Purchaser certified by the Secretary of Purchaser as having been duly and validly
adopted and as being in full force and effect on the date hereof, authorizing the execution and
delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and other Transaction Documents, and authorizing the
performance by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(vi)
A duly executed certificate of Purchaser described in
Section 7.1 hereof; and
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(vii) All other documents necessary or appropriate, in the
reasonable opinion of Seller, to effectuate the purchase and sale of Purchased Stock at the
Closing in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)
Deliveries by the Seller. At Closing, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Purchaser (or its designee) each of the following:
(i)
the certificates, documents and instruments of transfer and
conveyances set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement duly endorsed or executed by the Seller,
as provided therein;
(ii)
A Certificate of the Secretary of Company showing the signatures
of those officers of Company, authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of Company and
certifying that said signatures are the signatures of said authorized officers;
(iii) A copy of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Company,
together with all amendments and supplements thereto, certified by the Secretary of Company as
being true and complete in all material respects;
(iv)
Good standing certificates of Company dated no earlier than ten
(10) calendar days prior to the Closing Date, certifying respectively (i) that Company is in good
standing in the State of Louisiana and is qualified to do business in the State of Louisiana; (ii)
that Seller is qualified to do business in all of the other states in which Company then does
business;
(v)
Resolutions of the shareholders and the directors of Company
certified by the Secretary of Company as having been duly and validly adopted and as being in
full force and effect on the date hereof, authorizing the execution and delivery by Seller of this
Agreement and other Transaction Documents, and authorizing the performance by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(vi)
A duly executed certificate of Seller described in Section 8.3
hereof;
(vii) Duly executed employment agreement from the Key Company
Employees in a form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3(c)(vii) (the “Employment Agreements”)
which shall provide a minimum three (3) year term, and shall provide that such Key Company
Employees will participate in the programs generally offered to the Purchaser’s executive team
with respect to performance bonuses, medical benefits, insurance and the like;
(viii) [Intentionally Omitted];
(ix) [Intentionally Omitted];
(x) [Intentionally Omitted];
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(xi) Duly executed written consents from each of the parties to each of
the Significant Contracts referred to in Section 3.13 and set forth on Schedule 3.13, attached
hereto, to the extent such consent is required pursuant to the terms thereof, in such form as
Purchaser shall in the exercise of reasonable discretion determine (collectively, the “Consents”);
(xii) Duly executed assignments of the existing Leases referred to on
Schedule 3.10(a) attached hereto, from Company to Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser, and the consent of the landlord under such Lease to such assignment;
(xiii) Duly executed confidentiality agreements from each
of
Company’s employees that are offered and accept employment with the Purchaser (other than
Key Company Employees, whose non-competition obligations shall be set forth in the
Employment Agreement ) in a form satisfactory to Purchaser (collectively, the “Confidentiality
Agreements”);
(xiv) [Intentionally Omitted];
(xv) the original corporate record books and stock record books of the
Company; and
(xvi) All other documents necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable
opinion of Purchaser, to effectuate the purchase and sale of the Purchased Stock at the Closing,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
2.7
Further Assurances. In addition to the actions, documents and instruments
specifically required to be taken or delivered hereby, prior to and after the Closing and without
further consideration, each party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such other assignments,
transfers, consents and other documents and instruments and take such other actions as any party
or its/his counsel may reasonably request to complete and perfect the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER.
The Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that the following representations
and warranties are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and will be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, except as modified by the
schedules attached hereto:
3.1
Ownership of Purchased Stock; Authority; Consents.
(a) Ownership. Except for Permitted Liens, Seller is the owner of, and has good
and marketable title to, that number of the shares of Purchased Stock as is set forth in Schedule
3.2(d), attached hereto, as being owned by such Seller, free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances, and has full legal title and power and the authorizations and approvals necessary
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to sell, transfer and deliver such shares of the Purchased Stock to Purchaser. Seller has not
granted a currently effective power of attorney or proxy to any Person with respect to all or any
portion of its shares of the Purchased Stock. Upon delivery of the certificates for such shares of
Purchased Stock by Seller pursuant to this Agreement, Purchaser will acquire good and
marketable title to such shares of Purchased Stock, free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances.
(b) Authority. Seller has all requisite power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, and the related agreements referred to herein, and to carry out Seller’s obligations
hereunder. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the other documents and
instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto and the consummation by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly authorized by Seller.
This Agreement and the related agreements, documents and instruments referred to herein have
been duly executed and delivered by Seller who is a party thereto and constitutes the valid and
legally binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their
respective terms.
(c) Consents. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court,
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except those set forth in Schedule 3.1(c) or Schedule 3.13,
attached hereto. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1(c) or Schedule 3.13, the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company and the Seller of this Agreement, and the
consummation by the Company and the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, does not
and will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, require the consent
of any third party under any contract, agreement, lease or license to which the Company or the
Seller is a party.
3.2
Corporate Matters.
(a)
Organization and Qualification; Power. The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Louisiana.
The Company is duly qualified and/or licensed, as the case may be, and in good standing in each
of the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 3.2(a), attached hereto, which are the only jurisdictions
where the nature of its activities or the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it
require such qualification or licensing. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
it is now being conducted.
(b)
Subsidiaries. The Company has no subsidiaries and does not own any
stock, limited liability company interests or other equity interests in any Person.
(c)
Compliance; Binding Effect. Except as provided on Schedule 3.2(c), the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the related agreements, documents and instruments
referred to herein, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not: (i)
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violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company; (ii) constitute a
default under, or constitute an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both
would become a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, pledge,
security interest or other encumbrance upon any of the assets of the Company under, or create
any rights of termination, cancellation, purchase, or acceleration in any Person under, any
mortgage, lien, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a
party or by which the Company or its assets are bound; or (iii) violate or conflict with any Law,
order, writ, injunction, judgment, arbitration award, decree or other restriction of any kind or
character to which the Company or its assets are subject or bound.
(d)
Capitalization of the Company; Ownership of Common Stock.
(i) The entire authorized capital stock of the Company consists of the
Preferred Stock, of which, one thousand (1,000) shares of Series A Preferred are issued and
outstanding, no shares of Series B Preferred are issued and outstanding, and Common Stock, of
which no shares are issued and outstanding. Seller is the sole owner of record of the issued and
outstanding one thousand (1000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock ,who is the only owner of
any equity interest in the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock and Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned of record by the Seller as set forth in Schedule 3.2(d), attached
hereto, and except for the Permitted Liens are free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances
and restrictions whatsoever. The Company has complied with, and is in material compliance
with, all applicable securities Laws, including without limitation with respect to the issuance,
sale and/or the repurchase of any shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock.
(ii) There are no outstanding options, warrants, conversion rights or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase, or other contracts with respect to, any capital stock of the
Company pursuant to which the Company is or may become obligated to issue or redeem or
exchange any shares of the Company’s capital stock.
(e)
Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws; Minute Books; Records. The
Company has heretofore delivered to Purchaser true and complete copies of the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as amended and in effect on the date of this
Agreement. The minute books of the Company which heretofore have been provided to
Purchaser for examination contain complete and accurate records of all written corporate action
taken by the board of directors and stockholders of the Company through the date hereof, and
completely and accurately reflect all transactions in the shares of capital stock of the Company.
The accounting books and records of the Company are complete and correct and are maintained
in a manner consistent with past practice. The officers and directors of the Company as of the
date of this Agreement are as set forth in Schedule 3.2(e), attached hereto, to this Agreement.
3.3
Authority; Validity. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by the
Company pursuant hereto and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Company. Other than
instruments required pursuant to this Agreement, no further corporate act or proceeding on the
part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the other documents and
instruments to be executed and delivered by the Company pursuant hereto or the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the
related agreements, documents and instruments referred to herein to which the Company is a
party have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitute the valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms.
3.4
Financial. The Seller previously furnished to Purchaser materially true and
correct copies of the Company’s Financial Statements, copies of all of which are attached hereto
as Schedule 3.4. Except as indicated in Schedule 3.4 attached hereto, the Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied through the applicable periods
involved (except that the Interim Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end
adjustments and do not include footnotes), and present fairly the financial condition of the
Company as of the respective dates of such Financial Statements and the results of operations for
the respective periods then ended. Since December 31, 2012, there has been no change in the
accounting methods or practices of the Company, no change in the Company’s policies with
respect to depreciation or amortization including useful lives of assets or rates for depreciation or
amortization, and no change in the Company’s policies with respect to pricing inventory or
capitalizing costs.
3.5
Absence of Changes.
(a)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, attached hereto, and except as
disclosed in the Financial Statements, since January 1, 2013, there has been no (i) adverse
change in the business, property or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of
the Company, either individually or taken as a whole, from that shown in the Financial
Statements, (ii) damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which singly
or in the aggregate adversely affects the Company’s assets or the business or financial condition
of the Company, (iii) commitment to increase or effected increase in either the rate of
compensation or the actual compensation payable or to become payable by the Company to any
of its officers or employees over the amount paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014,
(iv) new contract, agreement, license or transaction or termination of any previously existing
contract, agreement or license other than in the ordinary course of business, (v) actual or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, threatened labor trouble or strike affecting the Company, (vi)
cancellation or other written termination of a relationship with the Company, or written notice to
the Company of a future cancellation or other termination of a relationship with the Company,
by any single supplier or customer of the Company who accounted for more than 2% of the
Company’s purchases or sales, determined by reference to the Company’s fiscal year ended
December 31, 2014, (vii) commitment for, declaration, setting aside, or payment of any dividend
or other distribution in respect of any of the Company’s capital stock, or (viii) transaction or
transactions by the Company outside the ordinary course of business.
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(b)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, since January 1, 2015, there has been
no direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by the Company of any shares of
its capital stock.
(c)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, since January 1, 2015, the Company
has not granted or permitted any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to
any of the Company’s officers or employees, or granted or permitted any increase in the benefits
under any bonus, insurance, pension or other benefit plan, payment or arrangement made to, for
or with any such employees or officers (including without limitation any sale bonus or stay
bonus to employees with respect to the transactions contemplated herein).
3.6
Absence of Undisclosed Liability. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6
attached hereto, or as disclosed on the Financial Statements, to the Knowledge of the Seller there
are no liabilities or obligations of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, accrued,
contingent or absolute, and whether or not determined or determinable (other than the liabilities
of the Company set forth on the Financials Statements), to which the Company or the Acquired
Business will be subject following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
there is no existing claim, condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be
expected to result in any such liability or obligation.
3.7
Powers of Attorney. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7 attached hereto,
there are no employees or agents of the Company who hold powers of attorney to act with
respect to the Company, its assets or the Acquired Business.
3.8
Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8 attached hereto, the
Company is not bound by any order, judgment, stipulation or consent decree of any court or
governmental agency affecting its assets, or limiting or affecting its operations; there is no suit,
action, or legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceeding or governmental investigation
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened in writing that could adversely affect the
business, financial condition or assets of the Company; there are no labor strikes, filed
grievances or other labor troubles pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against
the Company, and there is no pending arbitration proceeding arising out of any union agreement
to which the Company is or was a party; there are not currently pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Seller, threatened against the Company any investigations of charges or complaints, and
there are no outstanding uncorrected or unresolved citations, charges, complaints, orders or
judgments, issued or made by any governmental agency, or by a court, with respect to its
application or enforcement of the Laws relating to the Company’s business operations,
environmental protection, labor relations, employee safety and health, wages, hours and other
labor standards, and fair employment; and no judgment or pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, threatened claim exists under any applicable worker’s compensation Law by reason of
employment of the employees of the Company that is not fully covered by worker’s
compensation insurance.
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3.9
Licenses; Compliance With Laws and Regulations.
(a) Governmental Licenses. To the Knowledge of the Seller the Company
has all governmental licenses and permits necessary to conduct its business, and such licenses
and permits are in full force and effect and listed on Schedule 3.9(a). Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.9(a), no violations are or have been recorded and remain outstanding in respect of
such licenses or permits and no proceeding looking toward the revocation or limitation of any of
them is pending or threatened to the Knowledge or Seller. Set forth in attached Schedule 3.9(a)
is a complete list of all inspection reports, complaints, citations and notices of violations or
alleged violations received by the Company within the period of two (2) years prior to the date
hereof from any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company or its business.
(b) Compliance With Laws and Regulations. Except as provided in
Schedule 3.9(b), attached hereto, to the Knowledge of the Seller the Company is in compliance
with all applicable Laws relating to the operation of its business and its products, the Leased
Real Estate, and its other assets, including, without limitation, all zoning, building, fire,
plumbing, product, health and safety Laws including applicable product, safety and consumer
protection specifications, guidelines and standards, including without limitation those related to
the lead content of children’s products, and no notice has been served upon it claiming violation
of any of the foregoing. Except as provided in Schedule 3.10(e) attached hereto, to the
Knowledge of the Seller the Leased Real Estate and all buildings and improvements situated
thereon, and the use thereof by the Company complies with all Laws, easements and restrictions,
if any.
3.10 Title to and Condition of Property.
(a)
Real Property Used. The Leased Real Estate, as set forth on
Schedule 3.10(a) attached hereto, constitutes all real property used by the Company in the
Acquired Business. The Company does not own any Owned Real Estate.
(b)
Title. Except for the Permitted Liens and ordinary Liens, the
Company owns good and marketable title to, and has undisputed possession of, all of its assets
and properties, free and clear of all options, adverse claims, restrictions, tenancies, debts, claims,
security interests, defects of title, mortgages, liens, pledges, charges or encumbrances of any
nature whatsoever.
(c)
Condition; Sufficiency. The assets of the Company (together with
the Leased Real Estate) constitute all of the property relating to or used or held for use in
connection with the Acquired Business on this date, and comprise all property necessary for the
continued conduct of the Acquired Business after the Closing by the Company as conducted
prior to the Closing by the Company. To the Knowledge of the Seller, subject only to ordinary
wear and tear, the assets of the Company are usable and used in the Acquired Business, have
been well maintained and are in good operating condition and repair. Since January 1, 2014, no
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such asset essential to the operation of the Acquired Business has been destroyed, diverted by the
Company to other uses, or otherwise disposed of by the Company without having been
adequately replaced.
(d)
Insurance. The Company, the Acquired Business, the Leased Real
Estate and all of the Company’s assets have been and are insured, and will be insured through
the Closing Date, in the amounts and against the risks set forth in Schedule 3.10(d), attached
hereto. The Company is not in default with respect to any provision contained in any insurance
policy for the Company and has not failed to give notice or present any claim under any such
policy in due and timely fashion. During the last two years, the Company has not had any
insurance policy or coverage thereunder cancelled, withdrawn or not renewed by the insurer.
The Company has not received notice of and the Seller are not aware of any cancellation or
threat of cancellation of such insurance. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(d), no property
damage, personal injury or products liability claims have been made, or are pending, against the
Company that are not fully covered by insurance (except to the extent of co-insurance and
deductibles reflected in the applicable insurance policies).
(e)
Leased Real Estate. There are no commenced, or to the Knowledge of the
Seller, planned public improvements related to the Leased Real Estate which may result in
special assessments or area wide charges for which the Company would be responsible as lessee
of the Leased Real Estate, or which might otherwise adversely affect such Leased Real Estate;
no governmental agency or court order has been issued requiring repairs, alterations or
correction of any existing conditions of the Leased Real Estate; there is no pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, planned or contemplated condemnation or similar action or change in
any zoning or building ordinance affecting the Leased Real Estate; to the Knowledge of the
Seller there are no structural or mechanical defects in the Leased Real Estate, including
adequacy and quality of well and sanitary disposal systems or defects which are reasonably
likely to result in the discharge of pollutants into the environment; to the Knowledge of the
Seller there is no violation of or nonconformance with any Law requiring or calling attention to
the need for any work, repairs, construction, alteration or installation affecting the Leased Real
Estate; to the Knowledge of the Seller all buildings and other improvements situated on the
Leased Real Estate are located within the boundary lines thereof and any applicable setback lines
without overlap; and to the Knowledge of the Seller no part of the Leased Real Estate is located
within a flood or lakeshore erosion hazard area. All of the Leased Real Estate has rights of
access to public roads.
3.11 Taxes and Tax Returns.
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11:
(1)
The Company has timely filed or timely requested extensions to
file those Tax Returns that are currently due for all taxable periods ending on or before the
Closing Date and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete. Copies of all such Tax
Returns for the periods ending on or after December 31, 2014 have been given to the Purchaser;
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(2)
The Company has paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority,
or has established, in accordance with GAAP and consistent with past practice, accruals that are
reflected on the Company’s financial statements (as provided to the Purchaser hereunder) for the
payment of all Taxes imposed on the Company or for which the Company could be liable,
whether to taxing authorities or to other persons (pursuant to a tax sharing agreement or
otherwise) for all taxable periods beginning on or before the Closing Date;
(3)
No extension of time has been requested or granted for the
Company to file any Tax Return that has not yet been filed or to pay any Tax that has not yet
been paid;
(4)
The Company has not received notice of a determination by a
Governmental Authority that Taxes are owed by the Company (such determination to be referred
to as a “Tax Deficiency”) that has not been resolved as of the date of Closing and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, no Tax Deficiency is proposed or threatened;
(5)
All Tax Deficiencies have been paid or finally settled and all
amounts determined by settlement to be owed have been paid;
(6)
Except in the case of a Lien for ad valorem property taxes not yet
due and payable, there is no unpaid Tax (a) that constitutes a Lien upon any of the assets of the
Company or (b) for which the Purchaser would be liable under applicable Law by reason of
having acquired the Purchased Stock;
(7)
There are no presently outstanding waivers or extensions or
requests for waiver or extension of the time within which a Tax Deficiency may be asserted or
assessed;
(8)
No issue has been raised in any examination, investigation, audit,
Claim or proceeding relating to Taxes (a “Tax Audit”) which, by application of similar
principles to any past, present or future period, would result in a Tax Deficiency for such period
and no Claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the
Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(9)
There are no pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, threatened,
Tax Audits of the Company;
(10) To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no requests for rulings in respect
of any Tax pending between the Company and any Governmental Authority;
(11) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has complied with all
applicable Laws in all material respects relating to the withholding and payment of Taxes and
has timely withheld and paid to the proper Governmental Authorities all amounts required to
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have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor or shareholder;
(12) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has disclosed on its federal
income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code;
(13) To Seller’s Knowledge, none of the assets of the Company is
property that it is required to be treated as being owned by any other person pursuant to the “safe
harbor lease” provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code;
(14) None of the assets of the Company directly or indirectly secures
any debt, the interest on which is tax-exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code;
(15) None of the assets of the Company is “tax-exempt use property”
within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code;
(16) The Company does not have, and has not had, a permanent
establishment in any foreign country, as defined in any applicable tax treaty or convention
between the United States and such foreign country; and
(17) Neither the Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or Tax
sharing agreement
(b)
Schedule 3.11 contains: (1) a schedule of the filing dates of all Tax
Returns required to be filed by the Company; (2) a description of all past Tax Audits involving
the Company; and (3) a list of the states, territories and jurisdictions (whether foreign or
domestic) to which any Tax is properly payable by the Company. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.11, to Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has retained all supporting and backup
papers, receipts, spreadsheets and other information reasonably necessary for: (A) the
preparation of all Tax Returns that have not yet been filed; and (B) the defense of all Tax Audits
involving taxable periods either ending on or during the six years prior to the Closing Date or
from which there are unutilized net operating loss, capital loss or investment tax credit
carryovers.
(c)
To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has collected and remitted to the
appropriate Governmental Authority all sales and use or similar Taxes required to have been
collected, including any interest and any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount unpaid,
and has been furnished properly completed exemption certificates for all exempt transactions.
To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has collected and/or remitted to the appropriate
Governmental Authority all property Taxes, customs duties, fees, and assessments which are
other than in the nature of income taxes or charge of any kind whatsoever (including Taxes
assessed to real property and water and sewer rents relating thereto), including any interest and
any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount unpaid.
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3.12 Vacation Pay. Schedule 3.12, attached hereto, sets forth the true and
correct amount of vacation, holiday and sick pay unpaid as of the date hereof for all employees
of the Company (i) who have not as of the date hereof taken vacation, holiday or sick time
earned prior to the date hereof; or (ii) who have not earned vacation, holiday or sick time as of
the date hereof but will earn vacation, holiday or sick time for any period or partial period of
employment prior to the date hereof if they continue as employees of the Company to the date
when such vacation, holiday or sick time will accrue to them. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.12, as of the date hereof, the Company does not have any liability, obligation or commitment
to any of its employees for vacation, holiday or sick pay earned or accrued up to and including
the date hereof, whether or not vested.
3.13 Contracts and Commitments.
(a)
Significant Contracts. Except for the Contracts set forth in Schedule 3.13
to this Agreement, the Company and the Seller are not a party to, and are not in any way
obligated under, (i) any agreement, contract or commitment containing any covenant limiting the
freedom of the Company to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person; (ii) any
contract, agreement or commitment with the Company’s present or past officers, employees,
agents, consultants or advisors that is not cancelable by the Company on notice of not longer
than thirty (30) days and without liability, penalty or premium; (iii) any contract, agreement or
commitment relating to the disposition of assets of the Company, other than in the ordinary
course of business; (iv) any agreement requiring the consent of any other person to the transfer
or the sale by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or to a change in
control with respect to the Company; (v) any lease of, or agreement to purchase or sell, any
capital asset; (vi) any management, consulting, personal service, agency or other contract which
provides for rendition of services or for any commission, bonus, incentive, consulting or
additional compensation; (vii) any agreement or note evidencing any Indebtedness; (viii) any
license, other than licenses for off-the-shelf software applications; (ix) any agreement with an
agent, dealer, distributor, sales representative or franchisee; (x) any agreement for the storage,
transportation, treatment or disposal of any Materials of Environmental Concern; (xi) any
agreement restricting the right of the Company to use or disclose any information in its
possession; (xii) any partnership, joint venture or similar relationship; (xiii) any open purchase
order by the Company to any vendor, or from any customer of the Company, which involves an
amount in excess of $25,000; (xiv) any other agreement which involves an amount in excess of
$25,000, or is not in the ordinary course of business of the Company; or (xv) any agreement with
any third party for the manufacture of the Company’s products.
(b)
[Intentionally Omitted].
(c)
Consents; Renewals; Defaults. The Company has not received any notice
or other written information indicating (i) that any of the Contracts set forth in the attached
Schedule 3.13 will not be renewed upon expiration or (ii) that with respect to any Contract set
forth in the attached Schedule 3.13 requiring consent as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, the party whose consent is required will not give that consent. The Company
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is not in default under any of the Contracts, and there has not occurred any event which with the
lapse of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a default by the Company. To the
Knowledge of the Seller the Contracts are valid and binding in accordance with their respective
terms and are in full force and effect without any default, waiver or indulgence thereunder by the
Company, or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, by any other party thereto.
3.14 Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Names.
Schedule 3.14 sets forth a true and correct listing of all intellectual property, patents, trade
names, trademarks, service marks, common-law trademarks, copyrights (registered and
common-law), and domain names, and all registrations and applications for any of the foregoing,
owned, possessed, licensed or used by the Company or otherwise used in the Acquired Business.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14, the Company owns the entire right, title and interest in and
to the items listed on Schedule 3.14, and such items are not subject to any pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, threatened litigation or other adverse claims. To the Knowledge of the
Seller such items do not violate any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person. There have
been no written claims or assertions by any other Person of infringement of any of such items by
the Company. None of the items listed on Schedule 3.14 is invalid or unenforceable, and all
filings required to keep such items effective and enforceable have been made by the Company.
The Company has not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise conflicted with, and the operation
of the Acquired Business as currently conducted will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise
conflict with, any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, and the Company has not received
notice of any claims alleging any of the foregoing. The Company owns and possesses, or has a
valid and enforceable right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights used in the operation of the
Acquired Business as presently conducted.
3.15 Environmental Matters.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15
(a)
The Company is and has been in material compliance with all
Environmental Laws and has not received any communication (written or oral), whether from a
governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company is
not in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, and to the Knowledge of the Seller there
are no present circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future.
(b)
There is no Environmental Claim pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, threatened against the Company, or against any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim the Company has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or,
to the Knowledge of the Seller, by operation of law.
(c) The Company has not caused any past or present actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release,
emission, discharge, presence, or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could
form the basis of any Environmental Claim against the Company or any person or entity whose
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liability for any Environmental Claim the Company has or may have retained or assumed either
contractually or , to the Knowledge of the Seller, by operation of Law. To the Knowledge of the
Seller, no Person has caused any past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions,
events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence, or
disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any
Environmental Claim against the Company or any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim the Company has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or,
to the Knowledge of the Seller, by operation of Law.
(d)
Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the
Company has not stored, disposed or arranged for the disposal of Materials of Environmental
Concern on all off site and on site locations, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Seller, there are no
underground storage tanks located on property at any time owned or leased by the Company, (iii)
to the Knowledge of the Seller, there is no asbestos contained in or forming part of the Leased
Real Estate or any building, building component, structure or office space owned or leased by
the Company, and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Seller, no polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) are
used or stored at the Leased Real Estate or any property owned, leased or used by the Company.
3.16 Computer Systems. To the Knowledge of Seller and other than the
normal rotation of older computer hardware, software and equipment that have not been
disposed of, all of the computer hardware and software systems, and all equipment including
imbedded microprocessors, owned, leased or used by the Company (including, without
limitation, those related to equipment, manufacturing processes, quality control activities,
accounting and bookkeeping records and record keeping activities, environmental, HVAC and
other facility controls, and security and communications systems) are fully operational and are
operating properly as designed.
3.17 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 hereto,
since December 31, 2013, the Company has not, directly or indirectly, purchased, leased from or
otherwise acquired any property or obtained any services from, or sold, leased to or otherwise
disposed of any property or furnished any services to, or otherwise dealt with, in the ordinary
course of business or otherwise, any Seller or any other Person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.
3.18 Bank Accounts. Schedule 3.18 attached hereto contains a complete list of
each bank, financial institution and brokerage company in which the Company has an account
together with the type of account and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or
have access thereto.
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3.19 No Pending Transactions. Except for this Agreement, neither the
Company nor the Seller is a party to or is bound by any agreement, undertaking or commitment:
(a) to merge or consolidate the Company with, or to have the Company acquire all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of, any other Person; (b) to sell, lease or exchange all
or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to any other Person; (c) to sell or
exchange all or substantially all of the capital stock of the Company to any other Person; or (d)
to reorganize the Company.
3.20 Indebtedness; Investments.
(a)
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.20 attached hereto, the Company
does not have any Indebtedness.
(b)
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.20, the Company does not own,
or have any right or obligation to acquire, any Investment.
(c)
Any indebtedness of the Company to the Seller is subordinated to
the Noteholder Debt so that the Seller is only repaid after the Noteholders are repaid on the
Noteholder Debt.
3.21 Product Warranties. Disclosed on Schedule 3.21 to this Agreement is a
true and accurate list of all of the forms of product warranty or guaranty now in effect or
outstanding with respect to products sold or leased by the Company and all of the forms of
product warranty or guaranty which have been issued by the Company during the past two years.
3.22 Warranty Claims and Customer Complaints. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.22, there are no existing or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened claims or
customer complaints against the Company (i) for or related to any alleged defective product or
(ii) for or related to any product which alleges failure to meet any service or product warranties
of the Company or any applicable standard or specification of any contract or purchase order for
such product or any applicable foreign, federal, state or local Law, in either case which involve
costs to the Company in excess of $5,000 or which in the aggregate for all claims and customer
complaints against the Company exceed $25,000. Schedule 3.22 accurately describes all such
claims or customer complaints (exceeding the dollar thresholds set forth in the previous
sentence) received by the Company during the past two years including, with respect to each
such claim or customer complaint, a description of (i) the nature of the claim or customer
complaint and (ii) the date of the claim or customer complaint.
3.23 Employees.
(a)
To the Knowledge of the Seller, the Company is in compliance with all
applicable Laws respecting labor and employment, applicant and employee background
checking, immigration, discrimination in employment, terms and conditions of employment,
wages, hours and occupational safety and health and employment practices, and is not engaged
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in any unfair labor practice. There are no outstanding claims against the Company for any
payment to any trust or other fund or to any governmental entity, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees other than
routine payments to be made in the ordinary course. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23, there
are no pending claims against the Company under any workers compensation plan or policy or
for long term disability. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23, there is not currently, and there
has not been in the past three years, any legal proceeding against the Company based on actual
or alleged wrongful termination, unlawful or unfair dismissal, or race, age, sex, disability or
other harassment or discrimination. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23, to the Knowledge of
the Seller there are not currently, and there have not been in the past three years, any activities or
proceedings of any labor union to organize any employees of the Company. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.23, none of the managers or corporate staff departments’ heads of the Company
have given written notice to the Company within the past six months that any such employee
intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company.
(b)
Schedule 3.23 contains a complete and accurate list of the following
information for each employee of the Company, including each employee on leave of absence or
layoff status: name; job title; and the current and the prior year’s compensation or remuneration
(including any bonus). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.23, the Company has not made any
promises for the payment of any bonuses, backpay or other remuneration to any employees,
contractors or other Persons in any way related to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(c)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.23, attached hereto, the Company is not a
party to, and is not negotiating, any collective bargaining or other labor union contract or
employment agreements with its employees or with any organization representing any of its
employees, and is not bound by any other agreement with a labor organization; the Company
does not have any agreements, arrangements or commitments that contain any severance or
termination pay or liabilities or obligations for any bonus, deferred compensation, pension, profit
sharing or retirement arrangement with any employee or former employee, and the Company is
not presently paying any pension, deferred compensation or retirement allowance to any former
employee.
3.24 Benefit Plans.
(a)
Except for the Existing Plans, as set forth on Schedule 3.24 attached
hereto, the Company does not maintain any Benefit Plan. The Seller has delivered to Purchaser
true and correct copies of each of the Existing Plans for which written documentation exists,
together with copies of any summary plan or similar description thereof and the most recent
actuarial reports, reviewed financial statements and Form 5500 and schedules, if any, with
respect thereto. Each of the Existing Plans is in compliance in all respects with applicable Law,
including without limitation, the Code and ERISA, and any Benefit Plan terminated by the
Company during the five-year period ending with the date of this Agreement was in compliance
with such Law and was terminated in compliance with such Law. All of the Existing Plans
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which are intended to meet the requirements of Section 301(a) of the Code have been determined
by the Internal Revenue Service to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 301(a) of the
Code or timely application has been made therefor, and there are no facts Known to the Seller
which would adversely affect the qualified status of such Existing Plans. The Company is not in
default in any respect in performing its obligations under any of the Existing Plans, and all
contributions, payments, liabilities or obligations under any Existing Plans that are required to
have been paid on or before the date hereof have been paid or that are required to have been
accrued on the date hereof on the books of account of the Company by GAAP applied
consistently with the past practice of the Company for year-end financial statements have been
so accrued.
(b)
With respect to each Existing Plan, all reports required under ERISA or
any other applicable Law or regulation to be filed by or on behalf of such Plan with the relevant
governmental authority the failure of which to file could reasonably result in liability to the
Company have been duly filed and all such reports are true and correct as of the date given.
(c)
Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates nor any Existing
Plan has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” (as such term is defined in Section 3975 of the
Code and Sections 306 and 308 of ERISA), which would subject the Company (after giving
effect to any exemption) or any Existing Plan to the tax or penalty on prohibited transactions
imposed by Section 3975 of the Code, Section 502 of ERISA or any other liability.
(d)
Except for the Company’s voluntary discontinuance of a non-matching
401-K Plan, due to five (5) years employee non-participation, no Existing Plan has been
terminated, nor has any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 312(a) of the
Code) been incurred (without regard to any waiver granted under Section 312 of the Code), and
no funding waiver from the Internal Revenue Service has been received or requested with
respect to any Existing Plan and neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates failed to
make any contributions or to pay any amounts due and owing as required by Section 312 of the
Code, Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any Existing Plan prior to the due date of such
contribution under Section 312 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, nor has there been any
reportable event or any event requiring disclosure under Section 3031(c)(3)(C), 3063(a) or
3068(f) of ERISA with respect to any Existing Plan.
(e)
The value of the assets of each Existing Plan which is a “defined benefit”
plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) equaled or exceeded the present value of the
“benefit liabilities” (as defined in Section 3001(a)(16) of ERISA) of each such plan as of the end
of the preceding plan year, using the plan’s actuarial assumptions as in effect for such plan year.
(f)
There are no claims (other than claims for benefits in the normal course),
actions or lawsuits asserted or instituted against, and there are no pending or to the Knowledge
of the Seller threatened litigation or claims against, the assets of any Existing Plan or against any
fiduciary of such Existing Plan with respect to the operation of such Existing Plan, which, if
adversely determined, could have an adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets
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or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company.
(g)
Except as specified otherwise in Schedule 3.24 attached to this
Agreement, each of the Existing Plans can be terminated by the Company within a period of 30
days following the Closing Date, without payment of any additional compensation or amount or
the additional vesting or acceleration of any benefits under any of such plans, and none of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall result in the acceleration of any payments
under any Existing Plan.
(h)
Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred (a) any
liability to the PBGC (other than routine claims and premium payments), (b) any withdrawal
liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 3219 of
ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 3201 of ERISA as a result of a complete or
partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 3203 or 3205 of ERISA) from a
multiemployer plan described in Section 3(37) of ERISA or (c) any liability under ERISA
Section 3062 to the PBGC, or to a trustee appointed under Section 3032 of ERISA.
(i)
Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates nor any organization
to which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates is a successor or parent corporation (as
described in Section 3069(a) of ERISA) has engaged in a transaction described in Section 3069
of ERISA.
(j)
The Company does not maintain and has not established any “welfare
benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA), other than those listed on Schedule
1.1 to this Agreement, which provides for continuing benefits or coverage for any participant or
any beneficiary of a participant after such participant’s termination of employment except as
may be required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
(“COBRA”), and the regulations thereunder.
(k)
The Company and each of its ERISA Affiliates maintaining a “welfare
benefit plan” (within the meaning Section 3(1) of ERISA) has complied with all applicable
notice and continuation coverage requirements of COBRA and the regulations thereunder such
that there would not result any tax, penalty or liability to the Company.
(l)
Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has any liability as a
successor of any other organization to any Benefit Plan (or beneficiary, sponsor, trustee or
fiduciary of such plan) pursuant to successor liability rules of Title IV of ERISA or federal
common law. (m) Except as set forth in
3.25 Multi-Employer Plans. Neither the Company nor any of its ERISA
Affiliates contributes, is required to contribute and since January 1, 1976 has contributed, to any
multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.
3.26 Benefit Claims. No person has asserted any claim under which the
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Company has any liability under any Benefit Plan maintained by the Company or to which the
Company is a party, or under any worker’s compensation or similar Law, which is not fully
covered by insurance maintained with unaffiliated, financially sound, reputable insurers or, if not
insured, for which an adequate reserve is not reflected on the Financial
Statements.
3.27 Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Seller in this
Agreement, and no statement, certificate or schedule furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf
of the Company or the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, or any document or certificate
delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with actions contemplated
hereby, contains or shall contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or shall omit a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading.
3.28 Broker’s and Finder’s Fees. Except for the persons listed on Schedule
3.28 attached to this Agreement, no broker, finder, agent, representative or similar intermediary
has acted as a broker for or on behalf of the Seller in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled
to a brokerage commission, finder’s fee, advisory fee or other like payment (each, a “Broker’s
Fee”) in connection herewith, based on any agreement or understanding with Seller or any
action taken by Seller. Any such Broker’s Fee based on any agreement or understanding with
Seller or any action taken by Seller which may be due in connection with the purchase and sale
contemplated by this Agreement will be borne by the Seller who entered into the agreement to
pay.
3.29 Securities Act Acknowledgements, Representations, Warranties and
Covenants.
(a)
Acknowledgments. Seller, agrees and acknowledge that: (1) no federal or
state agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness of the distribution of the
Shares for investment, or any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares; (2) the Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or the securities
acts of any state and, as a result, the Shareholder must bear the economic risk of the investment
indefinitely because the Shares may not be sold unless subsequently registered under the Act and
the securities laws of any appropriate states or an exemption from such registration is available,
and that such registration under the Act and the securities laws of any such states is unlikely at
any time in the future; (3) iGambit does not have any present intention and is under no obligation
to register the Shares, whether upon initial issuance or upon any transfer thereof under the Act
and applicable state securities laws, and Rule 144 and/or Rule 145 may not be available as a
basis for exemption from registration; and (4) unless and until registered under the Act, all
certificates evidencing the Shares, whether upon initial issuance or upon any transfer thereof,
will bear a legend, prominently stamped or printed thereon, reading substantially as follows:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES
MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN
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EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR PURSUANT TO
AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”
(b)
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. (1) The Shares are being
acquired for the Company’s Shareholder’s (collectively “Shareholder”) own account for
investment and not for distribution or resale to others and the Shareholder will not sell or
otherwise transfer the Shares, whether by dividend or other distribution or upon liquidation or
dissolution or otherwise, unless they are registered under the Act and the securities acts of any
appropriate state or unless an exemption from such registration is available and iGambit is
satisfied that such exemption is available; (2) the acquisition of the Shares by the Shareholder
hereunder is consistent with its general investment objectives and the Shareholder understands
that the acquisition of the Shares is a speculative investment involving a high degree of risk,
including the risk of total loss of such investment, and there is now no established market for
iGambit’s capital stock and there is no assurance that any public market for such stock will
develop; (3) the Shareholder has adequate means of providing for his current needs and possible
personal contingencies and he has no need for liquidity in this investment and can bear the risk
of losing his entire investment in the Shares; (4) iGambit has made available to the Shareholder
at a reasonable time prior to its investment the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers
concerning the Shares and to obtain any additional information which iGambit possesses or can
acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary in connection with the
investment but the Shareholder agrees and acknowledges, however, that he has relied solely
upon this Agreement and his own independent investigation in making the decision to invest in
the Shares; (5) the Shareholder understands that the distribution of the Shares is limited solely to
“accredited investors,” as that term is defined under Regulation D of the Securities Act and the
Seller is an “accredited investor” (as so defined); (6) the Shareholder is a sophisticated investor
and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he is capable of
understanding the merits and risks inherent in the proposed acquisition of the Shares; (7) the
Shareholder is acquiring the Shares without having been furnished any specific offering
literature or prospectus but has relied generally upon information filed by iGambit with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and acknowledges that no representations or warranties
have been made to the Shareholders or his representatives by iGambit or the Purchaser, or any
officer, employee, agent or affiliate of iGambit or the Purchaser other than as contained in this
Agreement and the Shareholder must independently seek advice from its own tax and other
advisor(s) and is not relying on any tax or other advice received from iGambit or the Purchaser
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (8) the Shareholder has
neither relied upon nor seen any form of advertising or general solicitation in connection with
the distribution of the Shares.
4.
COVENANTS OF THE SELLER.
The Seller hereby covenant and agree as follows:
4.1
Full Cooperation; Access to Information. The Seller shall cooperate in good faith
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with Purchaser in causing the transactions that are the subject of this Agreement to be
consummated. Seller shall permit Purchaser and its counsel, accountants, employees and other
representatives, prior to Closing, to make such investigations of Company’s business, operations,
assets, employees, contracts, books, records and financial information, all as Purchaser deems
necessary or advisable in the conduct of its due diligence investigation into Seller’s business,
operations and assets. Seller shall give to Purchaser and its counsel, accountants, employees and
other representatives access, to the fullest extent possible without unreasonably interfering with
Company’s business operations, to all of Company’s personnel, properties, books, contracts,
commitments and records, and will promptly furnish to Purchaser copies of all such documents
and records and information with respect to Company’s affairs as Purchaser may from time to
time in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion request. Purchaser shall not be under any
obligation to continue with its due diligence investigation if, at any time, the results of its due
diligence investigation are not fully satisfactory to it for any reason in its sole discretion.
4.2
No Inconsistent Action. Seller will not take any action which is inconsistent with
or impairs the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which
would make inaccurate the representations or warranties made by the Seller herein.
4.3
Non-Solicitation. In consideration of the expense and effort that will be expended
by Purchaser in its due diligence investigation, the Seller, nor their affiliates will, directly,
indirectly or otherwise, solicit or entertain offers from, negotiate with or in any manner
encourage, discuss, entertain, accept or consider any proposal of any other person or entity
relating to a disposition (directly or indirectly) of all or any portion of the assets of the Company,
the stock of the Company, or a merger involving Company, or the issuance of any shares of or
other equity securities of the Company, at any time during the term of this Agreement, or, to
raise funds in the form of debt or equity for use in the Seller’s operations, other than as
contemplated pursuant to Section 10 hereof, until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date, or, if
applicable, the termination of this Agreement.
4.4
[Intentionally Omitted].
4.5
Prohibited Actions Pending Closing.
Unless otherwise provided for herein or approved by Purchaser in writing, from
the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Seller shall cause the Company not to do or enter into
the following:
(a)
amend or otherwise change its Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws or
other organizational documents;
(b)
issue or sell, authorize for issuance or sale, grant any options or make
any other agreements with third parties with respect to the Seller’s and/or the Company’s stock;
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(c)
authorize or incur any additional debt for money borrowed, or incur any
additional debt, liability or obligation other than in the ordinary course of business, other than in
favor of Purchaser;
(d)
mortgage, pledge or subject to Lien or other encumbrance any of its
properties or assets, or agree to do so;
(e)
sell or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell or dispose of any of its assets
or properties other than in the ordinary course of business;
(f)
amend or terminate any lease, contract, undertaking or other
commitment listed in any of the disclosure schedules annexed hereto to which it is a party, or to
take action or fail to take any action, constituting any event of default thereunder;
(g)
assume, guarantee or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of
any other party or agree to do so;
(h)
make any change in accounting methods or principles;
(i)
compromise or settle any material Claim, other than with the consent of
the Purchaser;
(j)
acquire any of the Seller’s or Company’s capital stock or other
ownership interests of any other entity or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another
entity;
(k)
take any action prior to the Closing Date which would breach any of the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement;
(l)
take any action or omit to take any action if taking or omitting to take
such action could have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m)
agree to take any of the actions described in this Section 4.5.
4.6
Conduct of Business Pending Closing.
From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Seller covenants and agrees to
cause the Company to:
(a)
maintain its existence in good standing;
(b)
maintain proper business and accounting records;
(c)
maintain all insurance on the Company’s assets in effect on the date of this
Agreement; and
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(d)
continue to diligently operate its business in the ordinary course.
4.7
Further Assurances. Upon the reasonable request of any party at any time after the
Closing, the other parties shall promptly execute and deliver such documents and instruments
and take such additional action as the requesting party may reasonably request to effectuate the
purposes of this Agreement.
5.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER.
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller, that the following representations
and warranties are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and will be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date:
5.1
Organization and Good Standing. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own or hold under lease the
properties it now owns or holds under lease
5.2
Authority. Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
Purchaser and its members, officers and directors have taken all action necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery of any and all instruments necessary or
appropriate to effectuate fully the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement has
been properly executed and delivered by Purchaser and (assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Seller) constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of Purchaser, and is enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
5.3
No Conflict. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
carrying out of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in any violation, termination or
modification of, or conflict with, the articles of organization, certificate of incorporation or by-
laws of Purchaser or any of the contracts or other instruments to which Purchaser is a party, or of
any judgment, decree or order applicable to Purchaser.
5.4
Broker’s and Finder’s Fees. No broker, finder, agent, representative or similar
intermediary has acted as a broker for or on behalf of the Purchaser in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker, finder, agent or similar
intermediary is entitled to a Broker’s Fee in connection herewith, based on any agreement or
understanding with Purchaser or any action taken by Purchaser. Any such Broker’s Fee based
on any agreement or understanding with Purchaser or any action taken by Purchaser which may
be due in connection with the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement will be borne
by the Purchaser who has entered into the agreement to pay.
5.5
Valid Issuance of Shares. The Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and free of restrictions on transfer other than applicable state and federal
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securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by the Seller and/or Shareholder. Assuming the
accuracy of the representations of the Seller in Section 3.29 of this Agreement, the Shares will be
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Shares have been
duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance, will be validly issued, fully paid and free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state
securities laws and Liens created by or imposed by the Shareholder. Based in part upon the
representations of the Seller in Section 3.29 of this Agreement, the Shares will be issued in
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No Person has any preemptive
rights or rights of first refusal by reason of or in connection with the issuance of any Shares.
5.6
Litigation. There are no Claims pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser,
threatened against Purchaser which seek to enjoin or rescind the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or otherwise prevent Purchaser from complying with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement.
5.7
Limitation on Warranties. Purchaser has no knowledge that (a) any of the
representations and warranties of Seller in this Agreement and the Schedules are not true and
correct in all material respects or (b) there are any material errors in, or material omissions from,
the Schedules.
5.8
Outstanding Company Debt Obligations. After Closing, the Company shall,
among other items, continue to be liable for the Noteholder Debt. Such debt obligations shall be
secured by the Shares and Company’s assets in accordance with certain Security Agreement
among the Company, holders of the Noteholder Debt and Seller.
5.9
Capital Transaction. After Closing, Purchaser hereby agrees that if at any time
prior to the Noteholders being paid in full there is a Capital Transaction or Sale involving
Purchaser, in either event in an amount in excess of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,500,000.00), then the Noteholders shall immediately be paid in full pursuant to their
applicable Promissory Notes. For purposes of this Section, the following terms have the
following meanings: (a) “Capital Transaction” is defined to mean the addition of capital in the
form of senior debt, junior debt and/or equity. (b) “Sale” is defined to mean the sale of
Purchaser’s business, whether through a sale of assets (outside the normal course of business) or
stock.
6.
INDEMNIFICATION AND SURVIVAL.
6.1
Indemnification by the Seller. Subject to the other provisions of this Section 6,
the Seller hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its
respective successors and assigns, at all times from and after the date of Closing, against and in
respect of any and all demands, Claims, causes of action, administrative orders and notices,
losses, costs, fines, liabilities, penalties, interest, damages and expenses (including, without
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limitation, reasonable attorney fees and expenses) (“Losses”), resulting from, in connection with
or arising out of:
(i)
any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or breach or non-fulfillment of
any agreement or covenant on the part of the Seller under this Agreement, or from any
inaccuracy or misrepresentation in or omission from any certificate or other instrument or
document furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Seller at Closing;
(ii)
all Claims, assessments, judgments, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses of any nature incident to any of the matters indemnified against pursuant to this
Section 6.1, including, without limitation, all such costs and expenses incurred in the
defense thereof or in the enforcement of any rights of the Purchaser hereunder.
6.2
Indemnification by Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and their respective successors and assigns, at all times
from and after the date of Closing against and in respect of any and all Losses resulting from, in
connection with or arising out of:
(i)
any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or breach or non-fulfillment of
any agreement or covenant on the part of the Purchaser under this Agreement or from any
inaccuracy or misrepresentation in or omission from any certificate or other instrument or
document furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of Purchaser at Closing;
(ii)
all Claims, assessments, judgments, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses of any nature incident to any of the matters indemnified against pursuant to this
Section 6.2, including, without limitation, all such costs and expenses incurred in the
defense thereof or in the enforcement of any rights of the Seller hereunder; and/or
(iii) the operation or ownership of the Acquired Business after the Closing,
except to the extent a Purchaser is indemnified pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof.
6.3
Notice and Defense.
(a)
If at any time a party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnitee”)
shall receive notice from any third party of any asserted Loss claimed to give rise to
indemnification hereunder, the Indemnitee shall promptly give notice thereof (“Claims Notice”)
to the party obligated to provide indemnification (the “Indemnitor”) of such Loss. The Claims
Notice shall set forth a brief description of the Loss, in reasonable detail, and, if known or
reasonably estimable, the amount of the Loss that has been or may be suffered by the
Indemnitee. The failure of the Indemnitee to give a Claims Notice promptly shall not waive or
otherwise affect the Indemnitor’s obligations with respect thereto, except to the extent that the
Indemnitor is prejudiced as a result of such failure (or to the extent the associated claim is barred
by another provision hereof regarding any survival period). All indemnity claims by the
Indemnitee shall be bona fide. Any claim for indemnification with respect to any of such matters
which is not asserted by a notice given as herein provided specifically identifying the particular
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breach underlying such claim and the reasonable detail of facts and Losses relating thereto
within the specified periods of survival may not be pursued until and unless properly made, and
if regarding a representation or warranty, within the applicable survival period as set forth in
Section 6.7. Thereafter, the Indemnitor shall have, at its election, the right to compromise or
defend any such matter at the Indemnitor’s sole cost and expense through counsel chosen by the
Indemnitor and approved by the Indemnitee (which approval shall not unreasonably be
withheld); provided, however, that (i) Indemnitor provides evidence reasonably satisfactory to
Indemnitee that Indemnitor has the financial wherewithal to satisfy and discharge the Loss in
full, and (ii) any such compromise or defense shall be conducted in a manner which is reasonable
and not contrary to the Indemnitee’s interests, and the Indemnitee shall in all events have a right
to veto any such compromise or defense which is unreasonable or which would jeopardize in any
material respect any assets or business of the Indemnitee or any of its affiliates or increase the
potential liability of, or create a new liability for, the Indemnitee or any of its affiliates and,
provided further that the Indemnitor shall in all events indemnify the Indemnitee and its affiliates
against any damage resulting from the manner in which such matter is compromised or
defended, including any failure to pay any such claim while such litigation is pending.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnitor receives a firm offer to settle a third party
Claim, and the Indemnitor desires to accept such offer, the Indemnitor will give written notice to
the Indemnitee to that effect. In the event that the Indemnitor does so undertake to compromise
and defend a claim, the Indemnitor shall notify the Indemnitee of its intention to do so. Each
party agrees in all cases to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the defending
party and its counsel in the compromise of or defending of any such liabilities or claims. In
addition, the nondefending party shall at all times be entitled to monitor such defense through the
appointment, at its own cost and expense, of advisory counsel of its own choosing.
(b)
In the event any Indemnitee should have an indemnity claim against any
Indemnitor hereunder which does not involve a third party Claim, the Indemnitee shall transmit
to the Indemnitor a Claims Notice. The Indemnitor shall have fifteen (15) business days after
receipt of any such Claims Notice in which to object in writing to the claim or claims made by
Indemnitee in such Claims Notice, which written objection (the “Objection Notice”) shall state,
in reasonable detail, the basis for Indemnitor’s objection. In the event that Indemnitor does
deliver an Objection Notice with respect to any claim or claims made in any Claims Notice, the
Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall, within the fifteen (15) day period beginning as of the date
of the receipt by Indemnitee of the Objection Notice, attempt in good faith to agree upon the
proper resolutions of each of such claims. If the parties should so agree, a written memorandum
setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties. If no agreement can
be reached after good faith negotiations within such 15-day negotiating period (or such extended
period as the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall mutually agree upon in writing), the parties
may pursue their remedies at law (subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement).
6.4
Indemnification Limits and Restrictions.
(a)
De Minimis. No indemnification shall be payable by Seller with respect to
any indemnity claim under clause (i) of Section 6.1 with respect to any individual Loss (or series
of related Losses arising out of the same or substantially similar circumstances) which is (or, for
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such a series, are in the aggregate) less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) (the “De
Minimis Amount”); provided, however, that, in each case subject to the other terms of this
Section 6, if such Loss (or Losses) exceeds the De Minimis Amount, then all of such
indemnification shall be payable for the entire amount of such Loss (or Losses), including the
portion that is less than the De Minimis Amount.
(b)
Holdback Amount; Set-Off
(i) Pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement, the Seller and Purchaser
have agreed that the Holdback Amount shall be withheld from payment at the Closing, subject to
this Section 6.4.
(ii) The Holdback Amount is being withheld by the Purchaser for the
purpose of allowing Purchaser and the Company to recover therefrom the amount of any claims
for indemnification Purchaser and the Company may have against the Seller under Section 6.1
above or any other provisions of this Agreement. The Holdback Amount is the maximum
amount that the Seller may be liable for its indemnification obligations pursuant to this Section
6. Except for intentional misrepresentation or fraud, the Seller shall not be personally liable for
any indemnifications obligations pursuant to this Article VI beyond the Holdback Amount.
(ii) The Holdback Amount shall be paid to the Seller on the Survival Date,
as defined in Section 6.7 below, provided that in the event the Company or the Purchaser has any
claims for indemnification against the Seller under Section 6.2 above or any other provisions of
this Agreement for which the Purchaser or the Company, as applicable, has given notice to the
Seller in accordance with the terms herein, the Purchaser shall continue to withhold the portion
of the Holdback Amount subject to such claims until the parties fully and finally resolve such
claims.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Purchaser
determines in good faith that it is entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1,
Purchaser may, and in addition to any other right or remedy it or they may have, set-off all or
any portion of their good faith estimate of the amount of such indemnification claim (a “Set-Off
Amount”) against the Holdback Amount that is payable under Section 2.3, provided Purchaser
notifies the Seller in writing (a “Set-Off Notice”) that Purchaser intends to make such set-off at
least ten (10) days prior to the date such Holdback Amount is payable under this Section 6.4.
(e)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Losses shall
not include (i) consequential, special or punitive damages or (ii) fees and expenses of more than
one counsel with respect to any indemnified claim or claims arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances unless counsel to the Indemnitee has provided a written opinion to
the Indemnitor stating that legal conflict of interest requires that the Indemnitor have separate
counsel.
6.5
Seller Indemnification. With respect to any indemnity claim under Section 6.1,
Purchaser hereby agrees that it shall seek recourse and remedy for such indemnifiable Losses
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(subject to Sections 6.4 above) solely by enforcing its rights against the Holdback Amount which
is due or may become due to Seller under this Agreement.
6.6
Subrogation. After any indemnification payment is made to Purchaser pursuant
to this Section 6, Seller shall, to the extent of such payment and to the extent permitted by
applicable law and applicable contracts, be subrogated to all rights (if any) of the Purchaser
against any third party in connection with the Losses to which such payment relates. Without
limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Purchaser shall execute, upon the written
request of the Indemnitor, any instrument reasonably necessary to evidence such subrogation
rights.
6.7
Survival. All representations and warranties of Seller, Company and Purchaser
under this Agreement will survive the Closing until, and will expire at the later of (i) 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, on later of (i) the first (1st) anniversary of completion of the first audit of Purchaser
after the Closing, or (ii) that date which is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date (the
“Survival Date”). All covenants requiring performance prior to Closing shall expire on the
Closing Date and all covenants requiring performance by any party after the Closing shall
survive the Closing in accordance with their terms and claims for breach therefor may be made
at any time until the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such claims. If a Claim
Notice is delivered before the expiration of the applicable survival period, the matters that are
the subject of such Claim Notice shall survive until such indemnity claim is finally resolved.
Any Claim Notice resulting from any alleged breach or inaccuracy of any representation or
warranty herein must be asserted in writing which contains specific facts, allegations and
amounts sought by an Indemnitee to the Indemnitor prior to the Survival Date.
6.8
Exclusive Remedy. Except for the remedies provided to the Seller in Section 10,
the indemnification given by the parties under this Agreement shall be the parties’ sole and
exclusive remedy, each against the other, with respect to all matters of any kind or nature
whatsoever respecting this Agreement and the transactions hereunder.
7.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER.
The obligations of the Seller under this Agreement are subject only to the delivery
by Purchaser of the Purchase Price as described in Section 2.3 hereof and the delivery of (or, at
the option of Seller, the waiver of delivery of) the documents described in Section 2.6(b) hereof
and the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
7.1
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties of the Purchaser contained herein and in any other agreements or instruments
provided for herein shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof.
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a certificate to such effect at the Closing as to the
representations and warranties of the Purchaser.
7.2
No Action or Proceeding. No claim, action, suit, investigation or other court
proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or governmental agency which
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presents a risk of the restraint or prohibition of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or the obtaining of material damages or other relief in connection therewith.
7.3
Consents and Actions; Contracts. All requisite regulatory and/or other consents
and approvals of third parties, including but not limited to those set forth on Schedule 3.1(c) or
Schedule 3.13, attached hereto, shall have been obtained and completed.
7.4
Other Evidence. The Purchaser shall have furnished to Seller such further
certificates and documents evidencing their due action in accordance with this Agreement as
Seller shall reasonably request.
8.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER. The
obligations of Purchaser to proceed to Closing under this Agreement are subject to the
fulfillment (or, at the option of Purchaser, the waiver) at or prior to the Closing Date of each of
the following conditions:
8.1
Delivery of Purchased Stock. The Seller shall have delivered the certificates,
documents and instruments of transfer and conveyances set forth in Section 2.2 of this
Agreement duly endorsed or executed by the Seller, as provided herein;
8.2
Delivery of Audited Financials. The Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser
audited Financial Information as defined in Section 3.4 herein.
8.3
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties of the Seller contained herein and in any other agreements or instruments provided for
herein shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof. Seller shall
deliver to Purchaser a certificate to such effect at the Closing as to the representations and
warranties of the Seller.
8.4
No Action or Proceeding. No claim, action, suit, investigation or other court
proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or governmental agency which
presents a risk of the restraint or prohibition of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or the obtaining of material damages or other relief in connection therewith.
8.5
Consents and Actions; Contracts. All requisite regulatory and/or other consents
and approvals of third parties, including but not limited to the consents of the Creditors, and
those set forth on Schedule 3.13, attached hereto, shall have been obtained and completed. The
Seller shall have provided Purchaser with evidence satisfactory to Purchaser in its reasonable
discretion that (i) there are no applicable rights of first refusal, rights of first negotiation, rights
of first offer or similar rights of any kind that would require Seller to provide any third party
with notice, an opportunity to discuss, consent, negotiate or to engage in any of the transactions
contemplated hereby prior to consummation by Seller; or (ii) that any and all such rights have
been waived by the party possessing such rights.
8.6
No Outstanding Options or Warrants. The Seller has provided Purchase with
evidence satisfactory to Purchaser, in its sole and absolute discretion that outstanding or
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authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights
or other agreements or commitments to which Seller is a party to or which are binding upon
Seller providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of Seller’s capital stock or
other equity or any rights or interests exercisable therefor, as set forth on Schedule 3.2(d),
attached hereto, have been (a) cancelled or (b) have been duly authorized, are validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, are not subject to, nor were issued in violation of, any preemptive
rights, and is owned of record and beneficially by the parties set forth on Schedule 3.12, attached
hereto.
8.7
Delivery of Ancillary Agreements. The Seller shall have furnished to Purchaser
documents described in Section 2.6(c) hereof.
8.8
Delivery of Lease Agreement. The Seller shall have furnished to Purchaser a fully
executed assignment of Lease and consent of Landlord pursuant to Section 2.6(c)(xii) hereof.
8.9
Other Evidence. The Seller Shall have furnished to Purchaser such further
certificates and documents evidencing their due action in accordance with this Agreement as
Purchaser shall reasonably request.
9.
TERMINATION.
This Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
(a)
At any time upon the mutual written consent of the parties hereto;
(b)
At any time prior to the Closing by Purchaser by written notice to the
Seller if Purchaser is not satisfied for any reason with its due diligence review; or
(c)
Automatically and without further act if the Closing has not occurred for
any reason on or prior to November 15, 2015, or on such date as may have been extended by the
mutual written consent of the parties hereto.
(d)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.
10.
FINANCING AND INITIAL INVESTMENT COMMITMENT
Within three days after Closing (the “Post Closing Period”), Purchaser shall have
received a minimum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) (“Initial Investment
Commitment”) of funds, to be used solely as working capital for the mutually agreed upon
consolidated business plan of the Company. If the Initial Investment Commitment is not
received by Purchaser within the Post Closing Period, then the Seller has the right, in his sole
discretion, to declare that this Agreement, and any ancillary agreements, are declared null and
void, ab initio, so that the Purchased Stock is returned to the Seller and the Shares are returned to
the Purchaser, provided that the Purchaser shall indemnify the Company for any of the acts
during the Post Closing Period that are listed in Section 4.5 and Section 4.6 which cause the
Company to suffer Losses. Such indemnification shall be subject to the provisions of Section
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6.3. Notwithstanding Section 12.1, if Purchaser does not satisfy the Initial Investment Amount
within the Post Closing Period, then the Purchaser shall pay all of the Seller and the Company’s
closing costs and other expenses relating hereto, including fees and disbursements of its counsel
and accountants.
All parties to this Agreement hereby agree that a portion of the Initial Investment
Commitment will be used to satisfy the outstanding debt of the Company due Ayres, Shelton,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLC, with one-half of such outstanding debt due Ayres, Shelton,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLC to be satisfied out of the Initial Investment Commitment within
fifteen (15) days of Closing and the other one-half of such outstanding debt due Ayres, Shelton,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLC to be satisfied out of the Initial Investment Commitment within
forty-five (45) days of Closing.
11.
PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS
(a)
Right to Piggyback. After Closing, if the Purchaser at any time determines
to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any
offering of its securities for its own account or for the account of any stockholder who holds its
securities (other than (i) a registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any similar or successor form to
such forms, (ii) a registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees,
directors or consultants of the Purchaser pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee
benefit plan arrangement or (iii) a registration of non-convertible debt securities) (a “Piggyback
Registration”) then, as expeditiously as reasonably possible following such determination, the
Purchaser shall give written notice (the “Incidental Registration Notice”) of its intention to
effect such a registration to the Seller, and such notice shall offer Seller the opportunity to
register such number of registrable securities as each such Seller may request in writing. The
Purchaser shall include in such registration statement all such registrable securities which are
requested in writing by the Seller (a “Piggyback Participation Notice”) to be included therein,
on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold in such registration, such
Piggyback Participation Notice to be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of the
Incidental Registration Notice. If Seller does not timely deliver a Piggyback Participation
Notice, then he shall be deemed to have waived his right to participate in the Piggyback
Registration. If the Seller decides not to include all of his registrable securities in any Piggyback
Registration, then Seller shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any registrable
securities in any subsequent Piggyback Registration as may be filed by the Purchaser with
respect to offerings of the Purchaser’s securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
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(b)
Underwriter Exception. If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten
secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company’s securities, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities
requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such
offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company will include
in such registration a pro rata share of registrable securities requested to be included in such
registration statement as calculated by dividing the number of registrable securities requested to
be included in such registration statement by the number of the Company’s securities requested
to be included in such registration statement by all selling security holders. In such event, the
Seller shall continue to have registration rights under this Agreement with respect to any
registrable securities not so included in such registration statement.
(c)
Piggyback Expenses. The registration expenses of the Seller shall be paid
by the Purchaser in all Piggyback Registrations. The obligation of the Purchaser to bear, or to
pay or reimburse the Seller for, registration expenses shall apply irrespective of whether any
sales of registrable securities ultimately take place.
12.
MISCELLANEOUS.
12.1 Expenses. Each party to this Agreement shall pay all of its own closing costs and
other expenses relating hereto, including fees and disbursements of its counsel and accountants,
whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
12.2 [Intentionally Omitted.
12.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder or in connection
herewith shall be in writing and delivered as follows:
If to the Seller, to:
Wala, Inc.
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxx
0000 X. Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
with a copy to:
Ayres, Shelton, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLC
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esquire
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
If to Purchaser, to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esquire
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iGambit Inc.
0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Las Olas Centre II, Suite 1150
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all notices, requests, instructions and
demands which may be given by any party hereto to any other party in the course of the
transactions herein contemplated shall be in writing and shall be served by express mail through
the U.S. Postal Service or similar expedited overnight commercial carrier. Service of such
notices, demands and requests shall be presumed to have occurred on the date that is one (1) day
after the date upon which the item was delivered to the U.S. Postal Service or similar expedited
overnight commercial carrier, provided the item was properly addressed, all postage and
shipping charges were prepaid by the sender and the commercial carrier issued a dated receipt to
the sender acknowledging the commercial carrier’s receipt of the item. All such notices,
demands and requests shall be addressed as set forth above. Any party may change the address
at which it is to receive notice by like written notice to all other parties hereunder.
12.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the lists,
schedules and documents delivered pursuant hereto, which are a part hereof) is intended by the
parties to and does constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior understandings,
written or oral, between the parties, and this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived,
discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of the amendment, modification, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
12.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of
competent jurisdiction illegal, void or unenforceable, the other provisions shall not be effected,
but shall remain in full force and effect.
12.6 Modification and Amendment. This Agreement may not be modified or amended
except by an instrument in writing duly executed by the parties hereto, and no waiver of
compliance of any provision or condition hereof and no consent provided for herein shall be
effective unless evidenced by an instrument in writing duly executed by the party hereto seeking
to be charged with such waiver or consent.
12.7 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in every provision of this Agreement
where time is a factor.
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12.8 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Exclusive Venue.
(a)
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York exclusive of the choice of law rules thereof.
(b)
Exclusive Venue. The parties hereto agree that exclusive venue for any
litigation, action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement shall lie in the County
Court in and for Suffolk County, New York, or, if federal diversity jurisdiction then exists, in the
United States District Court for the District of New York and each of the parties hereto expressly
waives any right to contest such venue for any reason whatsoever.
(c)
Waiver of Trial By Jury. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
LITIGATION, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
12.9 Specific Performance.
The parties hereto recognize that if the Seller does not perform under the
provisions of this Agreement or any other agreements or instruments provided for in this
Agreement, then monetary damages alone would not be adequate to compensate the Purchaser
for its injury. The Purchaser shall therefore be entitled, in addition to any remedies that may be
available at law or in equity including, without limitation, monetary damages, to obtain specific
performance of the obligations of the Seller. If any action is brought by the Purchaser to
specifically enforce this Agreement or any other agreements or instruments provided for herein,
the Seller shall waive the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
12.10 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legatees, beneficiaries, personal
representatives and other legal representatives and assigns, as the case may be. This Agreement
may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of each other party
hereto; provided, however, that each party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any
affiliate of such party.
12.11 Enumerations and Headings. The enumerations and headings contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way be held or deemed to
define, limit, describe, explain, modify, amplify or add to the interpretation, construction or
meaning of any provision or the scope or intent of this Agreement, or in any way effect this
Agreement.
12.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, all of
which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one original Agreement. This Agreement
may be executed by delivery of a facsimile or .pdf copy of an executed signature page with the
same force and effect as the delivery of an originally executed signature page. In the event any
party delivers a facsimile or .pdf copy of a signature page to this Agreement, such party shall
deliver an originally executed signature page at any time thereafter upon request; provided,
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however, that the failure to deliver any such originally executed signature page shall not affect
the validity of the signature page delivered by facsimile or .pdf, which has and shall continue to
have the same force and effect as the originally executed signature page.
12.13 [Intentionally Omitted].
12.14 Disclosure. The parties hereto will consult with each other and reach mutual
agreement before issuing any press release or otherwise making any statement or disclosure, oral
or written, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however, that each party will be permitted to make, without the agreement of the other, such
disclosures to the public or to governmental entities as that party’s counsel reasonably deems
necessary to maintain compliance with applicable laws. Except as provided above, the existence
and/or contents of this Agreement shall not be disclosed by the Seller without the Purchaser’s
prior written consent.
12.15 Confidentiality. Except as required by law or to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “Transactions”), neither the Seller, nor the Purchaser, nor
the employees, attorneys, accountants and other agents and representatives of any of the
foregoing (collectively, “Representatives”) will disclose or use any Confidential Information (as
defined below), whether already furnished or to be furnished in the future to any party hereto or
their Representatives in any manner other than in connection with the evaluation and negotiation
of the transactions proposed in this Agreement once executed and delivered; except to the extent
that disclosure is required by law. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information”
means the existence and terms of this Agreement and any information regarding Purchaser, the
Seller, their affiliates or the Transactions. Confidential Information does not include information
that a party to this Agreement can demonstrate (i) is generally available to or known by the
public other than as a result of improper disclosure; (ii) is obtained by the disclosing party from a
source other than the other party or its Representatives; or (iii) was in the possession of the other
party prior to the date hereof other than as a result of improper disclosure and was obtained other
than in connection with consideration of the transactions set forth in this Agreement, provided
that such source was not bound by a duty of confidentiality with respect to such information.
Upon the written request of any party, the other party will promptly return any Confidential
Information in its possession or in the possession of its Representatives.
12.16 [Intentionally Omitted].
12.17 Rules of Usage. In this Agreement, unless a clear intention appears otherwise:
(a) the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa; (b) reference to any Person
includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and
assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity
excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually; (c) reference to any gender includes
each other gender; (d) reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such
agreement, document or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof; (e) reference to any law means such law as amended,
modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time,
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including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (f) ”hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto,” and
words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular section or other provision hereof; (g) ”including” (and with correlative meaning
“include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding such
term; (h) ”or” is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”; (i) with respect to the determination of
any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding”;
(j) references to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
addenda, schedules or amendments thereto; and (k) section references shall be deemed to refer to
all subsections thereof, unless otherwise expressly indicated.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stock Purchase
Agreement under seal on the date first above written.
WITNESS:
PURCHASER:
iGambit Inc.
a Delaware corporation
By:
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: CEO & President
COMPANY:
Wala Inc.
a Louisiana corporation
By:
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: CEO
SELLER:
Xxxx Xxxxx
By:
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
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