SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT among CONSULTAMERICA, INC., VIRTUALSCOPICS, LLC and THE CONTROLLING MEMBERS OF VIRTUALSCOPICS, LLC November 4, 2005
EXHIBIT
2.1
among
CONSULTAMERICA,
INC.,
VIRTUALSCOPICS,
LLC and
THE
CONTROLLING MEMBERS OF VIRTUALSCOPICS, LLC
November
4, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
No.
The
Exchange Offer
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2
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1.1
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Exchange
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2
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1.2
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Certificate
of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers
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2
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1.3
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Manner
and Basis of Exchanging Membership Units
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3
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1.4
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Surrender
and Exchange of Certificates
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4
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1.5
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Options
and Warrants
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4
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1.6
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Parent
Common Stock
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7
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1.7
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Tax
Consequences
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7
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1.8
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Further
Assurances
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7
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2.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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7
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2.1
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Organization,
Standing, Etc
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7
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2.2
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Qualification
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8
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2.3
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Capitalization
of the Company
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8
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2.4
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Indebtedness
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8
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2.5
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Company
Members
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8
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2.6
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Acts
and Proceedings
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8
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2.7
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Compliance
with Laws and Instruments
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8
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2.8
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Binding
Obligations
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10
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2.9
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Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees
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10
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2.10
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Financial
Statements
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10
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2.11
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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10
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2.12
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Changes
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11
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2.13
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Schedule
of Assets and Contracts
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11
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2.14
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Employees
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14
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2.15
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Tax
Returns and Audits
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14
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2.16
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Patents
and Other Intangible Assets
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16
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2.17
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
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16
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2.18
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Title
to Property and Encumbrances
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17
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2.19
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Insurance
Coverage
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17
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2.20
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Litigation
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17
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2.21
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Licenses
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17
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2.22
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Interested
Party Transactions
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17
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2.23
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Hazardous
Waste
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19
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2.24
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Customers,
Suppliers and Independent Contractors
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19
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2.25
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Questionable
Payments
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19
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2.26
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Obligations
to or by Members
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19
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2.27
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Disclosure
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19
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3.
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Representations
and Warranties of Parent
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19
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3.1
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Organization
and Standing
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19
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3.2
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Corporate
Authority
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20
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3.3
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Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees
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20
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3.4
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Capitalization
of Parent
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20
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3.5
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Validity
of Shares
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21
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3.6
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SEC
Reporting and Compliance
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21
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3.7
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Financial
Statements
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23
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3.8
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Governmental
Consents
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23
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3.9
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Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments
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24
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3.10
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Binding
Obligations
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24
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3.11
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No
General Solicitation
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24
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3.12
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Absence
of Borrowed Indebtedness and Assets; Undisclosed
Liabilities
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24
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3.13
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Parent
Contracts
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25
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3.14
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Changes
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26
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3.15
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Tax
Returns and Audits
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26
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3.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
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28
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3.17
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Litigation
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28
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3.18
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Interested
Party Transactions
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28
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3.19
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Questionable
Payments
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30
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3.20
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Obligations
to or by Stockholders
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30
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3.21
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Records
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30
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3.22
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Accounts;
Powers of Attorney
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30
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3.23
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Disclosure
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30
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4.
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Additional
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Members
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30
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4.1
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Acts
and Proceedings
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30
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4.2
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Compliance
with Laws and Instruments
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31
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4.3
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Binding
Obligation
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31
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4.4
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Title
to Shares
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31
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4.5
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Information
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31
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4.6
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Resale
of Stock
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31
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5.
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Additional
Agreements
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31
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5.1
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Access
and Information
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31
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5.2
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Additional
Agreements
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33
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5.3
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Publicity
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33
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5.4
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Appointment
of Directors
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33
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5.5
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Parent
Name Change
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34
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5.6
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Initial
Closing of Private Placement
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34
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5.7
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Long-Term
Incentive Plan
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34
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5.8
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Issuance
of Shares
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34
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5.9
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Capital
Markets Initiatives
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34
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6.
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Closing;
Deliveries
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35
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6.1
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Closing
Date
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35
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6.2
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Closing
Deliveries of the Company and the Members
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35
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6.3
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Deliveries
of Parent
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36
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7.
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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39
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8.
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Amendment
of Agreement
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39
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9.
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Definitions
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39
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10.
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Miscellaneous
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43
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10.1
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Notices
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43
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10.2
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Entire
Agreement
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44
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10.3
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Expenses
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44
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10.4
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Time
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44
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10.5
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Severability
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44
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10.6
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Successors
and Assigns
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45
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10.7
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No
Third Parties Benefited
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46
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10.8
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Counterparts
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46
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10.9
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Recitals,
Schedules and Exhibits
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46
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10.10
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Section
Headings and Gender
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46
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10.11
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Governing
Law
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46
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ii
LIST
OF EXHIBITS AND DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
Exhibits
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A
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Form
of Approval and Acceptance by Other Members
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B
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Certificate
of Incorporation of Parent
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C
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By-laws
of Parent
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D
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Certificate
of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
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E
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Form
of Opinion of Company’s Counsel
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F
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Form
of Opinion of Parent’s Counsel
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G
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Form
of Releases of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Company
Disclosure Schedules
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1.1
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Schedule
of Members, Member Units and Allocation of Parent Common Stock
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1.5(a)
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Treatment
of Options
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1.5(b)
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Treatment
of Company Warrants
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2.3
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Capitalization
of the Company
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2.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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2.9
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Company
Broker’s and Finder’s Fees
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2.10
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Financial
Statements
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2.11
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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2.12
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Changes
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2.13(a)
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Schedule
of Leased Real and Personal Property
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2.13(b)
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Material
Agreements
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2.13(c)
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Schedule
of Insurance
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2.13(d)
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Schedule
of Patents and Other Intangible Assets
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2.14
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Employees
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2.16
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Ownership
of Intellectual Property
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2.17
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Schedule
of Employee Benefit Plans
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2.20
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Litigation
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2.22
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Interested
Party Transactions
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2.26
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Obligations
to or by Members
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Parent
Disclosure Schedules
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3.3
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Parent
Broker’s and Finder’s Fees
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3.6
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SEC
Reporting
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3.9
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Compliance
with Laws
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3.18
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Interested
Party Transactions
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3.21
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Bank
Accounts; Powers of Attorney
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iii
THIS
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November __, 2005,
by
and among CONSULTAMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
VIRTUALSCOPICS, LLC, a New York limited liability company (the “Company”),
and
the members of the Company whose names appear on the signature pages hereof
(the
“Controlling
Members”)
solely
for the purpose of agreeing with respect to itself or himself to Sections 1,
4,
7, 9 and 10 hereof.
W
I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of Parent and the Company have each determined
that the Parent’s acquisition of the Company is fair to and in the best
interests of their respective entities and the equity holders
thereof;
WHEREAS, in
furtherance thereof, it is proposed that such acquisition be accomplished by
all
of the members of the Company (the “Members”)
contributing, selling and transferring to Parent all of their Membership Units
(defined below) pursuant to an offer by Parent to issue in exchange therefor
newly issued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Parent
(“Parent
Common Stock”),
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (the “Exchange
Offer”);
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of Parent and the Board of Directors of the Company
have
approved this Agreement and transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Exchange Offer;
WHEREAS,
to induce Parent and the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Controlling
Members have agreed to accept the Exchange Offer and become parties to this
Agreement solely for the purpose of agreeing with respect to itself or himself
to Sections 1, 4, 7, 9 and 10 hereof; and
WHEREAS,
simultaneously with the closing of the Exchange Offer, Parent (as it will exist
as of such time) is selling investment units (“Units”),
with
each unit consisting of one share of its series A convertible preferred stock,
par value $.001 per share, initially convertible into 400 shares of Parent
Common Stock (“Parent
Preferred Stock”),
and a
detachable warrant (“Parent
Warrant”)
to
purchase 200 shares of Parent Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.00 per
share (subject to adjustment), in a private placement to accredited investors
(the “Private
Placement”),
at a
price of $1,000 per Unit, pursuant to the terms of a Confidential Private
Placement Memorandum, dated October 3, 2005, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time (the “Memorandum”),
for
the purpose of expanding the business of the Company following the closing
of
the Exchange Offer (the “Exchange”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter
set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The
Exchange Offer.
1.1 Exchange.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon execution and delivery
hereof, the Parent hereby offers to the Members to acquire their Membership
Units solely in consideration and exchange for newly and duly issued, fully
paid
and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock as provided for in Section
1.3(a) hereof. This Exchange Offer shall be deemed accepted upon execution
and
delivery of this Agreement by the Controlling Members and by each of the other
Members (the “Other
Members”)
who
have previously executed and delivered to the Company an “Approval and
Acceptance” in the form attached as Exhibit
A
hereto.
In addition, the Exchange Offer shall be deemed accepted by any Other Member
who
has not executed an Approval and Acceptance but who is obligated to do so
pursuant to Section 8.04 of the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2003 (the “Operating
Agreement”).
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, (i) the
Controlling Members and each of the Other Members shall contribute, transfer,
assign and deliver to Parent, and Parent agrees to acquire from such Members,
all of the outstanding Membership Units owned by them as specifically set forth
on Schedule 1.1 hereto, and (ii) solely in consideration and exchange therefor,
Parent shall issue to the Members an aggregate of 17,326,576 newly and duly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance
with the Exchange Ratio as provided for in Section 1.3(a) hereof.
(c) As
a
result of the Exchange, the Company shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary
of
Parent.
1.2 Certificate
of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers.
(a) The
Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, as in effect immediately prior to the
Closing, attached as Exhibit
B
hereto,
shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent from and after the Closing
until further amended in accordance with applicable law; except that ARTICLE
FIRST of the Certificate of Incorporation of Parent shall be amended immediately
prior to the closing to read in its entirety as follows: “The name of the
corporation is VirtualScopics, Inc.”
(b) The
By-laws of Parent, as in effect immediately prior to the Closing, attached
as
Exhibit
C
hereto,
shall be the By-laws of Parent from and after the Closing until amended in
accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and such
By-laws.
(c) Pursuant
to Section 5.3 below, the directors and officers of the Company in office
immediately prior to the Closing shall become the directors and officers of
Parent immediately following the Closing, and each shall hold his or her
respective office or offices thereafter until his or her successor shall have
been elected and shall have qualified in accordance with applicable law, or
as
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of
Parent.
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1.3 Manner
and Basis of Exchanging Membership Units.
(a) At
the
Closing, the Common Membership Units, Series A Preferred Membership Units,
Series B Preferred Membership Units and Series C Preferred Membership Units
of
the Company (collectively, the “Membership
Units”)
beneficially owned by the Members, which Membership Units constitute all of
the
issued and outstanding membership units of the Company, shall, be contributed
and transferred to the Parent and the Parent shall issue, and authorize its
Transfer Agent to issue, the Parent Common Stock specified below to each Member
in accordance with the following exchange ratios (the “Exchange
Ratios”).
Class
of Member
|
No.
of
Membership
Units
|
No.
of Shares of
Parent
Common Stock
|
Applicable
Exchange
Ratio
|
Holders
of Common Membership Units
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10,885,458
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10,365,133
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1:0.9522
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Holders
of Series A Preferred Membership Units
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2,850,915
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3,093,243
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1:1.085
|
Holders
of Series B Preferred Membership Units
|
1,378,102
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1,553,121
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1:1.127
|
Holders
of Series C Preferred Membership Units
|
2,068,882
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2,315,079
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1:1.119
|
Total
|
17,183,357
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17,326,576
|
(b) No
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Exchange. If
the
number of Membership Units a Member holds immediately prior to the Closing
multiplied by the applicable Exchange Ratio would result in the issuance of
a
fractional share of Parent Common Stock, that product will be rounded down
to
the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock if it is less than
the
fraction of one-half (.5) of one share of Parent Common Stock or rounded up
to
the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock if the said product
is
equal to or greater than the fraction of one-half (.5) of one share of Parent
Common Stock.
(c) Each
Membership Unit held in the treasury of the Company immediately prior to the
Closing shall be cancelled and cease to exist.
(d) After
the
Closing, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the transfer
books of the Membership Units that were outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing.
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1.4 Surrender
and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) At
the
Closing, Parent shall deliver to its Transfer Agent a letter of instruction
to
prepare and deliver to the Company’s counsel, who shall act as exchange agent
for the benefit of the Members (the “Exchange
Agent”),
(i) certificates representing the appropriate number of shares of Parent
Common Stock issuable pursuant to Sections 1.1 and 1.3 hereof (such
shares
of Parent Common Stock, the “Exchange
Fund”),
in
exchange for all outstanding Membership Units. The shares of Parent Common
Stock
evidenced by the certificates shall be registered in the names of the Members
and shall be in the denominations for each of them set forth opposite their
respective names on Schedule
1.1
hereto.
(b) Promptly
following the Closing, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record
of
a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Closing represented
outstanding Membership Units (the “Certificates”)
whose
Membership Units were contributed to Parent and thereby converted into the
right
to receive shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Sections 1.1 and 1.3
hereof: (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass
only
upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such
form and have such other customary provisions as Parent and the Company may
reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the
surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates representing shares
of Parent Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to
the
Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal duly executed, the
holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
a
certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock
that
such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Sections
1.1
and 1.3, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In
the
event of a transfer of ownership of Membership Units that are not registered
in
the transfer records of the Company, a certificate representing the proper
number of shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a transferee if the
Certificate representing such Membership Units is presented to the Exchange
Agent accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer
and by evidence that any applicable transfer taxes have been paid. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.4(b), each Certificate that
immediately prior to the Closing represented any outstanding Membership Units
shall be deemed at and after the Closing to represent only the right to receive
upon surrender as aforesaid the consideration specified in Section 1.3(a) hereof
for the holder thereof.
1.5 Options
and Warrants.
(a) At
the
Closing, the terms of each outstanding option granted by the Company to purchase
an aggregate of 2,457,422 Common Membership Units (a “Company
Option”)
under
the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company (the “Company
Incentive Plan”),
whether vested or unvested, shall be amended by action of the Board of Directors
of the Company to provide that, at the Closing, each Company Option outstanding
immediately prior to the Closing shall be deemed to constitute and shall become
an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under
such Company Option, the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock (the
“Parent
Stock Options”)
as the
holder of such Company Option would have been entitled to receive pursuant
to
the Exchange had such holder exercised such Company Option in full immediately
prior to the Closing,
at a
price per share of Parent Common Stock equal to (i) the aggregate exercise
price
for the Common Membership Units otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company
Option divided by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock
deemed purchasable pursuant to such Company Option; provided,
however,
that,
after aggregating all the shares of a holder subject to Company Options, any
fractional share of Parent Common Stock resulting from such calculation for
such
holder shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Schedule
1.5(a)
attached
hereto sets forth the name of each holder of Company Options, the aggregate
number of shares of Common Membership Units which each such person may purchase
pursuant to his or her Company Options and the aggregate number of shares of
Parent Common Stock which each such person may purchase pursuant to the
operation of this Section 1.5(a). In connection with the implementation of
this
Section 1.5(a), prior to the Closing, the Board of Directors of the Company
has,
pursuant to authority granted to it under the Company Incentive Plan, adopted
a
resolution modifying the terms and conditions of the Company Options to provide
that, following the Closing, such options shall be exercisable for shares of
Parent Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.5(a).
In
furtherance of the foregoing, Parent agrees to assume at the Closing all the
obligations of the Company under the Company Incentive Plan, including, without
limitation, the outstanding Company Options and the obligation to issue the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock set forth on Schedule
1.5(a)
upon the
exercise of the Company Options.
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(b) (i)
At
the Closing, all outstanding warrants issued by the Company to purchase an
aggregate of 559,221 Common Membership Units (the “Company
Warrants”),
will
by their terms be converted into a warrant to acquire that number of shares
of
Parent Common Stock which is equal to the same number of shares of Parent Common
Stock as the holder of such Warrant would have been entitled to receive pursuant
to the Exchange had such holder exercised such Warrant in full immediately
prior
to the Closing. Schedule
1.5(b)
attached
hereto sets forth the name of each holder of Company Warrants, the type of
Company Warrant held by such holder, the aggregate number of Common Membership
Units which each such person may purchase pursuant to the exercise of his or
her
Company Warrants and the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock
which
each such person may purchase upon exercise of Company Warrants acquired upon
such exchange, conversion or amendment. Parent expressly assumes the obligation
to deliver on and after the Closing shares of Parent Common Stock to the holders
of Company Warrants upon exercise of the Company Warrants in accordance with
the
applicable Exchange Ratio, all in accordance with the provisions of this Section
1.5(b).
(ii)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall take all
actions as may be necessary and desirable in order to effectuate the
transactions contemplated by this Section 1.5(b).
(c) As
soon
as practicable after the Closing, Parent shall deliver to the holders of: (i)
Company Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders’ rights pursuant
to the Company Incentive Plan and the agreements evidencing the grants of such
Company Options and that such Company Options and agreements shall be assumed
by
Parent and shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions (subject
to
the adjustments required by this Section 1.5 after giving effect to the
Exchange), and (ii) Company Warrants new warrant agreements and/or warrants
evidencing such holders' rights to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock
(subject to the adjustments required by this Section 1.5 after giving effect
to
the Exchange).
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(d) Parent
shall take all action necessary and appropriate, on or prior to the Closing,
to
authorize and reserve a number of shares of Parent Common Stock sufficient
for
issuance upon the exercise of assumed Company Options and Company Warrants
following the Closing as contemplated by this Section 1.5.
(e) Other
than the Company Options and the Company Warrants, all options, warrants and
rights to purchase Membership Units outstanding as of the Closing will be
exercised or terminated prior to or effective upon the Closing, and Parent
shall
not assume or have any obligation with respect to such options, warrants or
rights.
1.6 Parent
Common Stock.
Parent
agrees that it will cause the Parent Common Stock to be issued in exchange
for
the Membership Units at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.3(a) to be available
for such purpose. Parent further agrees that, immediately prior to the Closing,
there will be 4,562,500 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding,
not including the securities to be issued in the Private Placement.
1.7 Tax
Consequences.
The
parties to this Agreement intend and desire that, for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes, the securities exchange (the “Exchange”)
to
take place pursuant to the Exchange Offer shall constitute a tax-free
reorganization within the meaning of Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code
of
1986, as amended (the "Code"),
and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.8 Further
Assurances.
From
time to time, from and after the Closing, as and when requested by Parent or
its
successors or assigns, the proper officers and directors of the Company as
of
the Closing shall, for and on behalf and in the name of the Company or
otherwise, shall execute and deliver all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments
and other instruments and shall take or cause to be taken such further actions
as Parent or its successors or assigns may deem necessary or desirable in order
to confirm or record or otherwise transfer to Parent title to and possession
of
all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and immunities
of
the Company or otherwise to carry out fully the provisions and purposes of
this
Agreement.
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent that, except as set forth
in
the Memorandum or the Company Disclosure Schedules attached hereto, as
follows:
2.1 Organization,
Standing, Etc.
The
Company is a limited liability company duly organized and existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York, and has all requisite power
and authority to carry on its business, to own or lease its properties and
assets, to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the terms hereof and
thereof. Copies of the Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement of
the
Company, that have been delivered to Parent prior to the execution of this
Agreement are true and complete and have not since been amended or repealed.
The
Company has no subsidiaries or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock
ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or business.
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2.2 Qualification.
The
Company is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign limited liability
company and is in good standing in the State of New York, which is the only
jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned
or
leased makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be
so
qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on
the properties, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company
taken as a whole (“Material
Adverse Effect”).
2.3 Capitalization
of the Company.
There
are 10,885,458 Common Membership Units, 2,850,915 Series A Preferred Membership
Units, 1,378,102 Series B Preferred Membership Units and 2,068,882 Series C
Preferred Membership Units issued and outstanding, and such Membership Units
are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and, none of such Membership Units
have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any person. The offer,
issuance and sale of the Membership Units were (a) exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) registered
or
qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification) under the
registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities
laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable securities
laws. Except for Company Warrants to purchase 559,221 Common Membership Units
(exchangeable for 532,490 shares of Parent Common Stock hereunder) and Company
Options to purchase 2,457,422 Common Membership Units (exchangeable for
2,340,934 shares of Parent Common Stock hereunder) or as otherwise disclosed
in
Schedule
2.5,
the
Company has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue Membership
Units or other Equity Securities of the Company, and there are no outstanding
securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Membership Units
or other Equity Securities of the Company.
2.4 Indebtedness.
The
Company has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, except as disclosed on the
Balance Sheet and Schedule
2.12.
2.5 Company
Members.
Schedule
1.1
hereto
contains a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record
owner
of all of the outstanding Membership Units and other Equity Securities of the
Company, together with the number and percentage of securities held. To the
best
knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in the Operating Agreement, there
is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders
of Membership Units affecting the nomination or election of directors or the
exercise of the voting rights of Membership Units.
2.6 Acts
and Proceedings.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized
by the Board of Directors of the Company, and all of the acts and other
proceedings required for the due and valid authorization, execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement have been validly and appropriately
taken.
2.7 Compliance
with Laws and Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) will not require any authorization, consent or approval of, or filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency or instrumentality, except
such as shall have been obtained prior to the Closing or as set forth in
Schedule
2.7,
(b)
will not cause the Company to violate or contravene (i) any provision of law,
(ii) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (iii) any order,
judgment or decree of any court, or (iv) any provision of the Articles of
Organization or Operating Agreement of the Company, (c) will not violate or
be
in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice
or
lapse of time, or both) a default under, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other contract,
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or any of its properties is bound or affected, except where any such violation,
conflict, breach or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any property or asset of the Company. The Company is not in violation
of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in default under,
any
term or provision of its Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement or
any
indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement
or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or
by which the Company or any of its properties is bound or affected, in each
case
except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.8 Binding
Obligations.
This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company
and
is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as
such
enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
2.9 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
No
Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated herein will have,
any right or valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other
compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity, except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.9
hereto.
2.10 Financial
Statements.
Attached hereto as Schedule
2.10
are (a)
the Company’s audited statement of financial position as of December 31, 2004,
and audited statements of operations, changes in members’ equity and cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2004, together with the related independent
auditors’ report of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP and (b) the Company’s unaudited
statement of financial position (the “Balance Sheet”) as of June 30, 2005
(the “Balance Sheet Date”). Such financial statements (i) are in accordance with
the books and records of the Company, (ii) present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the Company at the dates therein specified
and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the
periods therein specified and (iii) have been prepared in all material respects
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods (subject, in the
case of the June 30, 2005 financial statements to normal year-end adjustments
and the lack of all footnotes required for audited financial
statements).
2.11 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company has no material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising
out
of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as
disclosed in Schedule
2.11
and/or
Schedule
2.12
hereto,
(b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the Balance Sheet or
the
Notes to the Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred and
obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course
of
business since the Balance Sheet Date, none of which (individually or in the
aggregate) have Material Adverse Affect, and (d) by the specific terms of any
written agreement, document or arrangement identified in the Schedules hereto
or
which are not required to be disclosed thereby.
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2.12 Changes.
Since
the Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in Schedule
2.12
hereto,
the Company has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities,
absolute, accrued, or, to the Company’s knowledge, contingent, whether due or to
become due, except for fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in connection
with the Private Placement, the Exchange and related transactions, and current
liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business, (b)
discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing, or paid any
obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Balance
Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date, in each
case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or
subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than in
the
usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any
of
its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled
or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right, of material
value, (f) suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and
ordinary course of business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties,
(i)
made or granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts
payable under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay,
insurance, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or
arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practice, or entered into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any
Membership Units or other securities or granted any options (including employee
options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared or paid
any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased
or redeemed, any of its outstanding Membership Units, (l) suffered or
experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the financial condition
of
the Company other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary
course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with
all such other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (m) made any change in the accounting
principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation or amortization
policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any amendment
or
termination of any material contract, agreement or license to which it is a
party which has a Material Adverse Effect, (o) suffered any material loss not
reflected in the Balance Sheet or its statement of operations for the period
ended on the Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement
for payment of, bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance
or
termination pay to any present or former officer, director, employee,
stockholder or consultant, (q) made or agreed to make any charitable
contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of $5,000 in
the
aggregate, or (r) entered into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself,
to
do any of the foregoing.
2.13 Schedule
of Assets and Contracts.
Attached hereto as Schedules
2.13(a) through 2.13(d)
are
various schedules listing assets and contracts of the Company, as described
herein.
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(a) Schedule
2.13(a)
contains
a true and complete list of all real property leased by the Company, including
a
brief description of each item thereof and of the nature of the Company’s
interest therein, and of all tangible personal property owned or leased by
the
Company having a cost or fair market value of greater than $10,000, including
a
brief description of each item and of the nature of the interest of the Company
therein. All the property listed in Schedule
2.13(a)
as being
leased by the Company is held by the Company under valid and enforceable leases
having the rental terms, termination dates and renewal and purchase options
described in Schedule
2.13(a);
and
there is not, under any such lease, any existing default or event of default
or
event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default
by
the Company, and the Company has not received any notice or claim of any such
default. The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Except
as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Balance Sheet or the notes thereto,
or as disclosed in Schedule
2.13(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in the
ordinary course of business that is material to the Company. Except as disclosed
in Schedule
2.13(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral (a) agreement with any labor
union, (b) agreement for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of
materials, supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements,
(c)
agreement for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person
on a full-time basis or any agreement with any Person for consulting services,
(d) bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option,
deferred compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar
plan, contract or understanding with respect to any or all of the employees
of
the Company or any other Person, (e) indenture, loan or credit agreement, note
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, promissory note or
other
agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed
Money or subjecting any asset or property of the Company to any Lien or
evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranty of any Indebtedness, (g) other than
as
set forth in Schedule
2.13(a)
hereto,
lease or agreement under which the Company is lessee of or holds or operates
any
property, real or personal, owned by any other Person under which payments
to
such Person exceed $20,000 per year or with an unexpired term (including any
period covered by an option to renew exercisable by any other party) of more
than 60 days, (h) lease or agreement under which the Company is lessor or
permits any Person to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned
or
controlled by the Company, (i) agreement granting any preemptive right, right
of
first refusal or similar right to any Person, (j) agreement or arrangement
with
any Affiliate or any “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) of the Company or any present or former officer, director or
stockholder of the Company, (k) agreement obligating the Company to pay any
royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or
intangible property, (1) covenant not to compete or other restriction on its
ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (m) distributor,
dealer, manufacturer’s representative, sales agency, franchise or advertising
contract or commitment, (n) agreement to register securities under the
Securities Act, (o) collective bargaining agreement, or (p) agreement or other
commitment or arrangement with any Person continuing for a period of more than
three months from the Closing Date which involves an expenditure or receipt
by
the Company in excess of $20,000. Except as disclosed in Schedule
2.13(b),
none of
the agreements, contracts, leases, instruments or other documents or
arrangements listed in Schedules
2.13(a) through 2.13(d)
requires
the consent of any of the parties thereto other than the Company to permit
the
contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other document or arrangement to
remain effective following consummation of the Exchange and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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(c) Schedule
2.13(c)
contains
a true and complete list of all insurance policies and insurance coverage with
respect to the Company, its business, premises, properties, assets, employees
and agents.
(d) Schedule
2.13(d)
contains
a true and complete list of all patents, patent applications, trade names,
trademarks, trademark registrations and applications, copyrights, copyright
registrations and applications, and grants of licenses, both domestic and
foreign, presently owned, possessed, used or held by the Company; and, except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.16,
the
Company owns the entire right, title and interest in and to the same, free
and
clear of all Liens and restrictions. Schedule
2.13(d)
also
contains a true and complete list of all licenses granted to or by the Company
with respect to the foregoing. Except as disclosed in Schedule
2.13(d),
none of
the Company’s patents, patent applications, trade names, trademarks, trademark
registrations and applications, copyrights, copyright registrations and
applications and grants of licenses set forth in Schedule
2.13(d)
are
subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Members,
threatened challenge. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement,
nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will give any licensor
or licensee of the Company any right to change the terms or provisions of,
terminate or cancel, any license to which the Company is a party.
(e) The
Company has furnished to Parent true and complete copies of all agreements
and
other documents and a description of all applicable oral agreements disclosed
or
referred to in Schedules
2.13(a) through 2.13(d),
as well
as any additional agreements or documents, requested by Parent. The Company
has
in all material respects performed all obligations required to be performed
by
it to date and is not in default in any respect under any of the contracts,
agreements, leases, documents, commitments or other arrangements to which it
is
a party or by which it or any of its property is otherwise bound or affected.
To
the best knowledge of the Company, all parties having material contractual
arrangements with the Company are in substantial compliance therewith and none
are in material default thereunder. The Company does not have outstanding any
power of attorney.
2.14 Employees.
The
Company has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the
employment of labor, and the Company has encountered no material labor union
difficulties. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.14,
and
other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment compensation, the
Company is not under any obligation or liability to any officer, director,
employee or Affiliate of the Company.
2.15 Tax
Returns and Audits.
All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns of the Company have been
accurately prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and
all
federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods
covered by such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material
and have become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge
of
the Company, the Company is not and has not been delinquent in the payment
of
any Tax. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not had a Tax
deficiency assessed against it. None of the Company’s federal income tax returns
nor any state or local income or franchise tax returns has been audited by
governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Balance Sheet
are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Company with
respect to the period ended on the Balance Sheet Date. There are no federal,
state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations,
claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of
the
Company now pending, and the Company has not received any notice of any proposed
audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes
or any Tax Returns.
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2.16 Patents
and Other Intangible Assets.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.16,
the
Company (i) owns or has the right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims
and restrictions, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing used in or
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to be
conducted without infringing upon a claimed right of any Person under or with
respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated to make any payments
by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensor of, any patent,
trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright or other intangible asset, with
respect to the use thereof or in connection with the conduct of its business.
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company owns or has the unrestricted right to
use
all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas,
patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs,
processes, computer programs and technical data (collectively, “intellectual
property”) required for the development, operation and sale of its products, and
all related technologies, products and services.
2.17 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
2.17
hereto,
there are no “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the
ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices,
contracts, policies or programs other than programs merely involving the regular
payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed
to by the Company. The plans listed in Schedule
2.17
hereto
are hereinafter referred to as the “Employee
Benefit Plans.”
(b) All
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan have been given to Parent or its
advisors.
(c) All
Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”),
and
any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, claims or lawsuits
which have been asserted or instituted against any Employee Benefit Plan, the
assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans, the
plan
sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or
against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation
of such plan.
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(e) There
is
no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, investigation or
pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other
government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) No
actual
or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent, liability exists with respect
to the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or
obligation of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial
statements of the Company or the Schedules to this Agreement, and to the
knowledge of the Company, no contingent liability exists under ERISA with
respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
2.18 Title
to Property and Encumbrances.
The
Company has good, valid and marketable title to all properties and assets used
in the conduct of its business free of all Liens (except as set forth in
Schedule
2.16)
and
other encumbrances, except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary
imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.19 Insurance
Coverage.
There
is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers
of recognized responsibility, insuring the Company and its properties, products
and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are
customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or
similar business and similarly situated. No suit, proceeding or action or threat
of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the Company
within the last five years due to alleged bodily injury, disease, medical
condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction
of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed
by the Company.
2.20 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
2.20
hereto,
there is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative
or
other governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and
the Members, threatened against or affecting the Company or its properties,
assets or business that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is not in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any governmental
agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
2.21 Licenses.
The
Company possesses from the appropriate governmental authorities (including,
without limitation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) all licenses,
permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the
Company to engage in the business currently conducted by it, (except for those,
the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect), and all are in full force and effect.
2.22 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
2.22
hereto,
no officer, director or member of the Company or any Affiliate or “associate”
(as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such
Person or the Company has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an
interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that
are
furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Company or
(ii)
purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any goods or services,
or
(b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Company
is a
party or by which it may be bound or affected.
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2.23 Hazardous
Waste.
There
is no substance or material defined or designated as hazardous or toxic waste,
material, substance or other similar term, by any environmental statute,
regulation or ordinance currently in effect, on, about, or in any of the
real
property in which the Company now has or previously had any leasehold or
ownership interest.
2.24 Customers,
Suppliers and Independent Contractors.
Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not been advised that any material
customer, supplier or independent contractor of the Company intends to terminate
or materially curtail its business relationship with the Company which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.25 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, member,
agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the
Company, has used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made
any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees
from corporate funds; established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded
fund
of corporate monies or other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on
the
books of record of any such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
2.26 Obligations
to or by Members.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
2.26,
the
Company has no liability or obligation or commitment to any Member or any
Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) of any Member, nor does any Member or any such Affiliate or
associate have any liability, obligation or commitment to the
Company.
2.27 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed
in
the schedules or exhibits hereto by the Company or in the Memorandum (except
as
to information relating to Parent), when considered as a whole together with
all
other information furnished to Parent, contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading.
3. Representations
and Warranties of Parent.
Parent
represents and warrants to the Company and the Members as follows:
3.1 Organization
and Standing.
Parent
is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware. Parent has heretofore delivered to the Company complete
and correct copies of its Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws as now in
effect. Parent has full corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted and to own or lease its properties and assets.
Parent does not have any subsidiaries or direct or indirect interest (by way
of
stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or business. Parent is, or as of the Closing,
will be, duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and is
in
good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or
its
properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent.
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3.2 Corporate
Authority.
Parent
has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
other agreements to be made pursuant thereto, and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Exchange, the Private Placement and the
Stock
Repurchase Transaction. All corporate acts and proceedings required for the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Private Placement and Stock Repurchase Transaction and such other agreements
and
documents by Parent in connection therewith have been duly and validly taken
or
will have been so taken prior to the Closing.
3.3 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
No
person, firm, corporation or other entity is entitled by reason of any act
or
omission of Parent to any broker’s or finder’s fees, commission or other similar
compensation with respect to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
or
with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Exchange, the Private Placement and the Stock Repurchase
Transaction, except for Xxxxxxxxxx Securities Corporation and Matrix USA, LLC
with respect to the Private Placement and as disclosed in Schedule
3.3
hereto.
3.4 Capitalization
of Parent.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 85,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock, of which 4,562,500 shares are issued and outstanding on the date
hereof, and (ii) 15,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, none of
which are issued or outstanding, prior to taking into consideration the issuance
of Parent Common Stock in the Exchange or Parent Preferred Stock in the Private
Placement, and after taking into consideration the repurchase and cancellation
of Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 6.3(j) hereof (the
“Stock
Repurchase Transaction”). The
Parent has reserved for issuance under its 2004 Non-Statutory Stock Option
Plan,
1,500,000 shares of Parent Common Stock. The Parent has no other shares of
capital stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of any other options
or
any warrants and no shares of capital stock are reserved for issuance to any
party, including upon the conversion of any outstanding convertible notes,
debentures or securities. Parent has no outstanding options, rights, calls,
preemptive rights, subscriptions or commitments to issue any Equity Securities
of Parent. Except for the Stock Repurchase Transaction, Parent has no
contractual obligations to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of
capital stock of Parent or to provide funds to make any investment (in the
form
of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other entity.
(b) There
is
no plan or arrangement to issue capital stock by Parent except as set forth
in
this Agreement and the Private Placement. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement or granted in the Private Placement as described in the Memorandum,
there are no registration rights. There is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan,
anti-takeover plan or other agreement or understanding to which the Parent
is a
party or by which it is bound with respect to any Equity Securities of Parent.
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3.5 Validity
of Shares.
(a) All
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are (i) validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) were not issued in violation
of
the preemptive rights of any person, (iii) were issued in transactions that
were
(A) exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act, (B) registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration
or
qualification) under the registration or qualification requirements of all
applicable state securities laws and (C) accomplished in conformity with all
other applicable securities laws.
(b) The
17,326,576 shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant
to
Section 1.3(a) hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
not
in violation of any pre-emptive rights. Based, in part, on the representations
and warranties of the Members as contemplated by Section 4 hereof and assuming
the accuracy thereof, the issuance of the Parent Common Stock upon the Exchange
pursuant to Section 1.3(a) will be exempt from the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act and from the qualification or
registration requirements of any applicable state blue sky or securities laws.
(c) The
Stock
Repurchase Transaction will be accomplished in accordance with and will not
violate applicable law.
3.6 SEC
Reporting and Compliance.
(a) Parent
filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-120253) under the
Securities Act which became effective on January 11, 2005, and has not been
withdrawn. To Parent’s knowledge, all shares held by selling stockholders in
such registration statement, other than those held by Affiliates of Parent,
have
been sold in accordance with the Plan of Distribution set forth in such
registration statement.
(b) Since
January 11, 2005, Parent has filed with the Commission all registration
statements, proxy statements, information statements, reports, schedules, forms
and other documents required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission on a timely basis
(or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any
such
reports or other documents prior to the expiration of any such extension).
Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant
to
Rule 12h-3 of the Exchange Act.
(c) Parent
has delivered or made available to the Company true and complete copies of
its
registration statement (including all amendments thereto and supplements to
the
prospectus contained therein) and reports (collectively, the “Parent
SEC Documents”)
filed
by Parent with the Commission. The Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective
dates (or, if amended, supplemented or superseded by a filing prior to the
date
hereof, then as of the date of such amendment, supplement or superseding filing)
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act
or
the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder applicable thereto, and did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
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(d) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.6,
Parent
has not filed, and nothing has occurred with respect to which Parent would
be
required to file, any report on Form 8-K since August 31, 2005. Prior to and
until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and all
amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission
since August 31, 2005 and all subsequent registration statements and reports
filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the
Commission and any and all subsequent documents or notices filed by the Parent
with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.
(e) Parent
is
not an investment company within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment
Company Act.
(f) The
shares of Parent Common Stock are quoted on the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Bulletin
Board under the symbol “CSAA.OB,” and Parent is in compliance in all material
respects with all rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board applicable
to
it and the Parent Common Stock.
(g) The
Parent SEC Documents include all certifications and statements required of
it,
if any, by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), and each of such
certifications and statements contain no qualifications or exceptions to the
matters certified therein other than a knowledge qualification, permitted under
such provision, and have not been modified or withdrawn and neither the Company
nor any of its officers has received any notice from the SEC or any other
Governmental Entity questioning or challenging the accuracy, completeness,
form
or manner of filing or submission of such certifications or statements.
(h) Parent
has otherwise complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other
applicable federal and state securities laws.
3.7 Financial
Statements.
The
balance sheets, and statements of income, changes in financial position and
stockholders’ equity contained in the Parent SEC Documents (i) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior
periods (and, in the case of unaudited financial information, on a basis
consistent with year-end audits), (ii) are in accordance with the books and
records of the Parent, and (iii) present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition of the Parent at the dates therein specified and the results
of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein
specified. The financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005 (the “Parent
Financial Statements”)
are
audited by, and include the related opinion of Most & Company, LLP, Parent’s
independent public accounting firm.
3.8 Governmental
Consents.
All
consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or
state
governmental authority on the part of Parent required in connection with the
consummation of the Exchange, the Private Placement and the Stock Repurchase
Transaction have been or shall have been obtained prior to, and be effective
as
of, the Closing.
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3.9 Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the Exchange, the Private Placement and the Stock Repurchase Transaction:
(a)
will not require any authorization, consent or approval of, or filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency or instrumentality, except
(i) such as shall have been obtained prior to the Closing, or (ii) as set
forth
in Schedule
3.9;
(b)
will not cause the Parent to violate or contravene (i) any provision of law,
(ii) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (iii) any order,
judgment or decree of any court, or (iv) any provision of its Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws; (c) will not violate or be in conflict with in
a
material manner, result in a material breach of or constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) a material default under, any indenture,
loan
or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other
material contract, agreement or instrument to which the Parent is a party
or by
which the Parent or any of its properties are bound or affected, except where
any such violation, conflict, breach or default could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) will not result in the creation
or
imposition of any material Lien upon any property or asset of the Parent.
Parent
is not in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
in
default under, any term or provision of its Certificate of Incorporation
or
By-laws, to its knowledge, or any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed
of
trust, mortgage, security agreement, except as could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, or any other material agreement
or instrument to which the Parent is a party or by which it or any of its
properties are bound or affected.
3.10 Binding
Obligations.
This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent,
and
is enforceable against the Parent, in accordance with its terms, except as
such
enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
3.11 No
General Solicitation.
In
issuing the Parent Common Stock in the Exchange hereunder, neither Parent nor,
to its knowledge, anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell the Parent
Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or advertising.
3.12 Absence
of Borrowed Indebtedness and Assets; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Parent
does not have has any material obligation or liability (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due),
arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except
(i) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (i) to the extent set forth on
or
reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent as of August 31, 2005 (the
“Parent
Balance Sheet”)
or the
Notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (iii) current liabilities incurred
and
obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course
of
business since August 31, 2005 (the “Parent
Balance Sheet Date”),
none
of which (individually or in the aggregate) materially and adversely affects
the
financial condition of the Parent, and (iv) by the specific terms of any written
agreement, document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC
Documents, none of which require the performance of any future
obligations.
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(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, Parent has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money and
immediately prior to the Closing, Parent will have no material tangible assets.
There is no real property owned or leased by Parent. Parent currently operates
out of office space located at 00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
provided
by Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx at no cost with no written lease agreement. Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx are Parent’s sole employees.
3.13 Parent
Contracts.
(a) The
Parent SEC Reports contain true and accurate copies of all agreements required
to be filed as material contracts under Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-B under
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (“Parent
Material Contracts
") and
it is not a party to any other contracts, agreements or understandings of any
kind. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent is not a party to nor bound by
any
severance or other agreement with any employee, consultant or contractor
pursuant to which such Person would be entitled to receive any additional
compensation or an accelerated payment of compensation as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Each
of
the Parent Material Contracts constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and is in full
force and effect, except as may be limited by (i) bankruptcy laws and other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) general principles
of equity. Parent is not in breach or default in any material respects of any
provisions of any Parent Material Contract and, to Parent's knowledge, no event
has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would constitute a material
breach or default by Parent or permit termination, modification or acceleration
thereunder, and which with respect to each of the foregoing, could not be timely
cured by Parent. Parent does not have any knowledge of any termination or
material breach or anticipated termination or material breach by the other
parties to any Parent Material Contract or commitment to which it is a party
or
to which any of its assets are subject.
(c) To
Parent’s knowledge, no party to any Parent Material Contracts has a claim
against Parent in respect of any breach or default thereunder.
(d) No
terms
and conditions of any Parent Material Contract or other arrangement or
understanding between Parent and any other Person in effect on the date of
his
Agreement prevent, delay or materially restrict Parent's ability to deploy
material portion of its assets or resources as it deems appropriate, and after
the Closing shall prevent, delay or materially restrict Parent's ability to
deploy any material portion of its assets or resources as it deems
appropriate.
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3.14 Changes.
Since
the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents,
the Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute,
accrued or, to the Parent’s knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due,
except for current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of
business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing,
or
paid any obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the
Parent Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance
Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c)
mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course
of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or
released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, (g) entered into
any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h)
encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or salary
increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any profit sharing,
bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension, retirement
or
other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into
any
employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds,
notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee
stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared
or
paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or
purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (1) suffered or
experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the financial condition
of
the Parent other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary
course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with
all such other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, (m) made any change in the
accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation
or
amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any
amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement or license to
which
it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent
Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the year ended on the Parent
Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment
of,
bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination
pay
to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant,
(q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any
non-business expenses in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered
into
any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
3.15 Tax
Returns and Audits.
All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns of Parent have been accurately
prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal,
state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered
by
such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material and have
become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect upon Parent. Parent is not and has
not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. Parent has not had a Tax
deficiency assessed against it. None of Parent’s federal income tax returns nor
any state or local income or franchise tax returns has been audited by
governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance
Sheet are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by Parent
with
respect to the period ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. There are no
federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings,
investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any
Tax Returns of Parent now pending, and Parent has not received any notice of
any
proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating
to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
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3.16 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no “employee benefit plans”
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit
or
fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other
than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or
bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Parent. Any plans
listed in the Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the
“Parent
Employee Benefit Plans.”
(b) Any
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been given to the Company
or
its advisors.
(c) All
Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or
foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits which
have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan,
the
assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans,
the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Parent Employee Benefit
Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent Employee Benefit Plan with respect
to
the operation of such plan.
(e) There
is
no pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, investigation or pending
or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
the
Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency
with respect to any Parent Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) No
actual
or contingent liability exists with respect to the funding of any Parent
Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Parent
Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial statements of Parent
or the Parent SEC Documents, and to the knowledge of Parent, no contingent
liability exists under ERISA with respect to any “multi-employer plan,” as
defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
3.17 Litigation.
There
is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened
against or affecting Parent or its properties, assets or business. Parent is
not
in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award of any court or any governmental agency or
instrumentality or arbitration authority.
3.18 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents or on Schedule
3.18,
no
officer, director or stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as
such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such Person
or
Parent has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any
Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished
or
sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Parent or (ii) purchases
from or sells or furnishes to the Parent any goods or services, or (b) a
beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Parent is a party
or by which it may be bound or affected.
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3.19 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
Parent nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated
with or acting on behalf of the Parent, has used any corporate funds for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to
government officials or employees from corporate funds; established or
maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets;
made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such
corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or
other unlawful payment.
3.20 Obligations
to or by Stockholders.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents or on Schedule
3.18,
the
Parent has no liability or obligation or commitment to any stockholder of Parent
or any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) of any stockholder of Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent
or any such Affiliate or associate have any liability, obligation or commitment
to Parent.
3.21 Records.
The
books of accounts, corporate records and minute books of the Parent are complete
and correct in all material respects. Complete and accurate copies of all such
books of account, corporate records and minute books of the Company have been
provided to the Company.
3.22 Accounts;
Powers of Attorney.
Schedule 3.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule hereto sets forth a complete
and
correct list showing: (a) all banks in which Parent maintains a bank account
or
safe deposit box (collectively, “Bank
Accounts”),
together with, as to each such Bank Account, the account number, the names
of
all signatories thereof and the authorized powers of each such signatory and,
with respect to each such safe deposit box, the number thereof and the names
of
all Persons having access thereto; and (b) the names of all Persons holding
powers of attorney from Parent, true and correct copies thereof which have
been
delivered to Company.
3.23 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by Parent herein and no information disclosed in
the
schedules or exhibits hereto by Parent when considered as a whole together
with
all other information furnished to the Company contains any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein misleading.
4. Additional
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Members.
Each of
the Controlling Members severally represents and warrant to, and covenants
with,
Parent as follows:
4.1 Acts
and Proceedings.
Such
Member has full right, power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform
this Agreement and all acts and proceedings required for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of this Agreement
by such Member have been lawfully and validly taken.
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4.2 Compliance
with Laws and Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by such Member of this Agreement and each
of
the other documents contemplated hereby and the consummation by such Member
of
the transactions contemplated hereby (a) will not cause such Member to violate
or contravene (i) any provision of law, (ii) any rule or regulation of any
agency or government or (iii) any order, judgment or decree of any court and
(b)
will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under, any
indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement
or other agreement or instrument to which such Member is bound or
affected.
4.3 Binding
Obligation.
This
Agreement and each of the other agreements and documents being entered into
by
such Member in connection herewith constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Member and is enforceable against such Member in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency
and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity.
4.4 Title
to Shares.
Such
Member has good, valid and marketable title to all Membership Units indicated
on
Schedule
1.1
hereto
as being owned by such Member, free and clear of all Liens except as indicated
on Schedule
1.1
hereto.
To the knowledge of such Member, except as set forth in the Operating Agreement,
there is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial
holders of Membership Units affecting the exercise of the voting rights of
such
units, and such Member is not a party to or bound or affected by any such voting
trust, agreement or arrangement.
4.5 Information.
Each
Member has had an opportunity to ask and receive answers to any questions he,
she or it may have had concerning the terms and conditions of the Exchange
and
the Parent Common Stock to be issued therein and has obtained any additional
information that he, she or it has requested.
4.6 Resale
of Stock.
Each
Member is acquiring Parent Common Stock to be purchased for himself or for
itself from the Parent for investment, and not with a view to selling or
otherwise distributing any of said Parent Common Stock in violation of the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state; provided,
however,
that
the provisions of this paragraph shall not prejudice such Member’s right at all
times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any of the Parent Common Stock
so
acquired by such Member pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act, or under an exemption from such registration available
under
the Securities Act.
5. Additional
Agreements.
5.1 Access
and Information.
The
Company and Parent shall each afford to the other and to the other’s
accountants, counsel and other representatives full access, during normal
business hours throughout the period prior to the Closing, to all of its
properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited
to tax returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the
other
all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other
party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this
Section 5.1 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each
party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in strict
confidence, all such information (other than such information which: (i) is
already in such party’s possession; (ii) becomes generally available to the
public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors,
officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors; or (iii) becomes available
to
such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto
or its advisors provided that such source is not known by such party to be
bound
by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party
hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise
publicly available; provided,
however,
that
(A) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers,
employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such
information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby
(it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and
representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature
of
such information), (B) any disclosure of such information may be made as to
which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing,
and
(C) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative
or governmental order or request; provided,
however,
that
the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other
party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance
with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained
or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party
will furnish only that portion of such information which is legally required
and
will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information
furnished).
If this
Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents
and
other materials (including copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf
from
the other party as a result of this Agreement or in connection herewith, whether
so obtained before or after the execution hereof.
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5.2 Additional
Agreements.
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all
action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable
under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In order to obtain any necessary
governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, consent, extension
or
approval, each of Parent and the Company agrees to take all reasonable actions
and to enter into all reasonable agreements as may be necessary to obtain
timely
governmental or regulatory approvals and to take such further action in
connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at any time after the Closing
any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of
this
Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors of Parent and the Company
shall
take all such necessary action.
5.3 Publicity.
No
party shall issue any press release or public announcement pertaining to the
Exchange that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent and the Company,
except as Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in order to comply with
the rules of the Commission or of the principal trading exchange or market
for
Parent Common Stock and after reasonable advance notice to the
Company.
5.4 Appointment
of Directors.
At the
Closing, Parent shall accept the resignations of the current officers and
directors of Parent as provided by Section 6.3(j) hereof, and shall increase
the
size of the Board of Directors of Parent to five (5) directors of the Company
and cause the existing directors of the Company to be elected to the Board
of
Directors of Parent. Two additional Parent directors may be nominated by
Sovereign at any time during the two-year period after the Closing Date and
at
that time the size of the Board of Directors shall be increased to accommodate
such additional directors. Parent agrees that Sovereign’s director nominees
shall continue to be nominated for election during such period. Sovereign’s
nominees shall be reasonably acceptable to Parent (as constituted following
the
Exchange) and, if required, considered independent under applicable market
rules. Each of the Sovereign appointees shall be appointed to be a member of
the
audit or compensation committees of Parent’s Board of Directors. The Sovereign
directors shall be entitled to the same cash and/or equity-based compensation
granted to other directors of Parent.
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5.5 Parent
Name Change.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Parent shall take all required legal actions
to change its corporate name to VirtualScopics, Inc. by means of an amendment
to
its Certificate of Incorporation.
5.6 Initial
Closing of Private Placement.
As of
the Closing, the Parent shall take such actions as are necessary to close on
the
sale of a minimum of 3,000 Units, to accredited investors only, through a
registered broker-dealer, pursuant to Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated
under the Securities Act in accordance with and as described in the Memorandum.
5.7 Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
Immediately following the Closing, Parent may establish a new long-term
incentive plan under which the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock
authorized for issuance shall be 3,900,000 shares of Parent Common Stock. The
new long-term incentive plan will be used for attracting and retaining
employees, management, directors and outside consultants and shall be granted
from time to time under the guidance and approval of Parent's Compensation
Committee, and in accordance with such plan.
5.8 Issuance
of Shares.
At the
Closing, Parent shall issue 100,000 restricted shares of Parent Common Stock
to
AIDE Consulting Co., as compensation for certain advisory services rendered
on
behalf of Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The parties agree and acknowledge that such shares are included
in
the 4,562,500 shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the
Closing. The stock certificate evidencing the shares of Parent Common Stock
to
be issued pursuant to this Section 5.10 shall bear a standard Securities Act
restrictive legend.
5.9 Capital
Markets Initiatives.
The
Company and Parent agree to place, at the Closing, $250,000 of the net proceeds
received by Parent in the Private Placement into a segregated bank account
designated by Sovereign for capital markets initiatives and related investor
relations purposes during the twelve (12) months following the Closing with
a
firm or firms reasonably acceptable to Parent. Such account shall be in the
name
of, and managed by Sovereign in trust for and for the benefit of, Parent.
Sovereign shall release the funds contained in such account and make all
expenditures relating to the matters described in this Section 5.9 with the
funds contained in such account based on periodic authorizations of the Chairman
of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of Parent, as reasonably approved
in
each case by Sovereign.
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6. Closing;
Deliveries.
6.1 Closing
Date.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the consummation of the sale of a minimum of 3,000 Units for not less than
$3,000,000 in gross proceeds pursuant in the Private Placement (the
“Closing
Date”)
in
accordance with the terms set forth in the Memorandum. All proceedings to be
taken and all documents to be executed at the Closing, including those in
connection with the Private Placement and this Agreement, shall be deemed to
have been taken, delivered and executed simultaneously, and no proceeding shall
be deemed taken nor documents deemed executed or delivered until all have been
taken, delivered and executed. The Closing shall occur at the offices of
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP referred to in Section 10.1 hereof. At the Closing,
Parent shall present to the Transfer Agent for delivery to each Member the
certificate representing the Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
Sections 1.1 and 1.3 hereof to them in accordance with Sections 1.4 and 4
hereof. Such presentment for delivery shall be against delivery to Parent of
the
certificates, opinions, agreements and other instruments referred to in Section
6.1 below. Parent will deliver at such Closing to the Company the officers’
certificate, agreements, instruments and opinion referred to in Section 6.2
below. All of the other documents and certificates and agreements referenced
in
this Section 6 will also be executed as described therein. The Company and
the
Parent may waive compliance with any of the closing deliveries specified in
this
Section 6. At or immediately following the Closing, the Parent shall cause
to be
delivered to the Company all records and documents relating to the Parent which
the Parent possesses, including, without limitation, books, records, government
filings, tax returns, charter documents, corporate records, stock record books,
consent decrees, orders, and correspondence, director and stockholder minutes
and resolutions, stock ownership records, financial information and records,
electronic files containing any financial information and records, and other
documents associated with Parent.
6.2 Closing
Deliveries of the Company and the Members.
At
Closing, the Company, shall deliver the following documents to
Parent:
(a) A
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed on the Company’s behalf by its
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, certifying the
following:
(i) the
representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement are true
and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date;
(ii) the
Company has performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with
by it
on or before the Closing Date; and
(iii) there
does not exist on the Closing Date any Default or Event of Default or any event
or condition that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a Default or Event of Default, and since the Balance Sheet Date,
there has been no change that has or will have a Material Adverse Effect on
the
Company, except as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(b) An
opinion of Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, Rochester, New York, counsel for the
Company, to the effect set forth in Exhibit
E
hereto.
(c) A
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Company’s Secretary,
certifying that: (i) all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of,
and
filings and registrations with, any court, governmental body or instrumentality
that are required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the Exchange shall have been duly made or obtained, and all
material consents by third parties that are required for the Exchange have
been
obtained; and (ii) no action or proceeding before any court, governmental body
or agency has been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit,
or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the carrying
out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Copies
of
the Approvals and Acceptances executed and delivered to the Company by the
Other
Members accepting the terms of the Exchange Offer.
(e) Copies
of
resolutions of the Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary of the
Company, authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant
hereto.
(f) A
certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying
the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute this
Agreement and any documents referred to herein, and further certifying that
the
Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement of the Company delivered to
Parent at the time of the execution of this Agreement have been validly adopted
and have not been amended or modified.
(g) All
written consents, satisfactory in form and substance to Parent, from each party
to the leases, contracts, instruments and other documents listed in Schedules
2.13(a)
through
2.13(d)
consenting to the change in ownership upon the effectiveness of the Exchange,
of
all of the rights and interests of the Company in and to such leases, contracts,
instruments and documents, except to the extent the failure to so obtain such
consents could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(h) Evidence
as of a recent date of the good standing and existence of the Company issued
by
the Department of State of the State of New York and evidence that the Company
is qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction
where
the character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification necessary.
(i) Such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby as Parent or its counsel may reasonably
request.
6.3 Deliveries
of Parent.
At
Closing, Parent shall deliver the following documents to the
Company:
(a) A
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed on its behalf by its President
or
other duly authorized officers, certifying the following: (i) the
representations and warranties of Parent under this Agreement are true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date; (ii) Parent has performed
and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or before
the Closing Date; and (iii) there does not exist on the Closing Date any Default
or Event of Default or any event or condition, that with the giving of notice
or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Default of Event of Default, and
since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, there has been no change that has or will
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent.
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(b) An
opinion of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP, New York, New York, special counsel for
Parent, to the effect set forth in Exhibit
F
hereto.
(c) A
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Secretary of Parent,
certifying that: (i) all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of,
and
filings and registrations with, any court, governmental body or instrumentality
that are required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the Exchange shall have been duly made or obtained, and all
material consents by third parties required for the Exchange have been obtained;
and (ii) no action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency
has been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to
obtain substantial damages in respect of, this Agreement or the carrying out
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Copies
of
resolutions of Parent’s Board of Directors, certified by the Secretary,
authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Exchange,
the
Private Placement and the Stock Repurchase Transaction and all other documents
and instruments to be delivered by it pursuant hereto.
(e) A
certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of Parent certifying the
names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute this
Agreement and any documents referred to herein, and further certifying that
the
Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designation of the
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) and By-laws of Parent appended thereto
have not been amended or modified.
(f) A
certificate of Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., Parent’s transfer
agent and registrar, certifying as of the business day prior to the date any
securities are first issued in the Private Placement, and before taking into
consideration the Exchange and the Stock Repurchase Transaction, a true and
complete list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares
of
Parent Common Stock held by each record owner.
(g) A
letter
from the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock that would be issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date after taking
into consideration the into consideration the closing of the Exchange and the
Stock Repurchase Transaction.
(h) An
agreement in writing from Most & Company, LLP in favor of Parent, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to deliver copies of
the
audit opinions with respect to any and all financial statements of Parent that
had been audited by such firm and any consents that may be required by Parent
to
be included in such financial statements in registration statements to be filed
in the future by Parent.
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(i) An
agreement in writing from Sherb & Company, LLP in favor of Parent, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to deliver copies of
the
audit opinions with respect to any and all financial statements of Parent that
had been audited by such firm and any consents that may be required by Parent
to
be included such financial statements in registration statements to be filed
in
the future by Parent.
(j) (i)
the
executed resignations of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx as directors
and officers of Parent, (ii) executed releases from each of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
G,
and
(iii) stock powers executed in blank by Xx. Xxxxxxxx evidencing the
cancellation of 69,862,500 shares of Parent Common Stock owned by him, and
by
Xx. Xxxxxxxx evidencing the cancellation of 675,000 shares of Parent Common
Stock owned by her.
(k) Evidence
as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of Parent
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and evidence that
the
Parent is qualified to transact business as foreign corporations and are in
good
standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction
where
the character of the property owned or leased by them or the nature of their
activities makes such qualification necessary.
(l) Such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Company or its counsel may reasonably
request.
8. Amendment
of Agreement.
This
Agreement may be amended or modified at any time in all respects by an
instrument in writing executed by Parent and the Company, provided that any
amendment that materially and adversely affects the rights or changes the
obligation of any Member (as opposed to the Company) shall require the consent
of any such Member.
9. Definitions.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 9 shall have
the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this Agreement, applicable
to
both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms herein
defined.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is
under common control with, the indicated Person.
“Agreement”
shall
mean this Agreement.
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“Balance
Sheet”
and
“Balance
Sheet Date”
shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 2.10 hereof.
“Certificates”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.4(b).
“Closing”
and
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 6.1 hereof.
“Code”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the recitals.
“Commission”
shall
mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common
Membership Units”
shall
mean the common membership units of the Company.
“Company”
shall
mean VirtualScopics, LLC, a New York limited liability company.
“Company
Incentive Plan”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5 hereof.
“Company
Options”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(b).
“Company
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.5(b).
“Controlling
Members”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble.
“Default”
shall
mean a default or failure in the due observance or performance of any covenant,
condition or agreement on the part of the Company to be observed or performed
under the terms of this Agreement if such default or failure in performance
shall remain unremedied for ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of
such default.
“Employee
Benefit Plans”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.17 hereof.
“Equity
Security”
shall
mean any stock, interest or similar equity security of an issuer or any security
(whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money) convertible, with or without
consideration, into any stock, interest or similar equity security, or any
security (whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money) carrying any
warrant, option or right to subscribe to or purchase any stock, interest or
similar equity security, or any such warrant, option or right.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as
amended.
“Exchange”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Recitals.
“Exchange
Agent”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.4(b)
“Exchange
Offer”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in the Recitals.
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“Exchange
Ratios”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.3(a).
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Event
of Default”
shall
mean (a) the failure of the Company to pay any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money,
or any interest or premium thereon, within five (5) days after the same shall
become due, whether such Indebtedness shall become due by scheduled maturity,
by
required prepayment, by acceleration, by demand or otherwise, (b) an event
of
default under any material agreement or instrument evidencing or securing or
relating to any such Indebtedness, or (c) the failure of the Company to perform
or observe any material term, covenant, agreement or condition on its part
to be
performed or observed under any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing
or relating to any such Indebtedness when such term, covenant or agreement
is
required to be performed or observed.
“GAAP”
shall
mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect
from time to time.
"knowledge"
and
"know"
means,
when referring to any person or entity, the actual
knowledge of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer
or the person or entity of the particular matter or fact with respect to which
it is used,
“Indebtedness”
shall
mean any obligation of the Company which under generally accepted accounting
principles is required to be shown on the balance sheet of the Company as a
liability, excluding however, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
short
term liabilities.
“Indebtedness
for Borrowed Money”
shall
mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without
limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the purchase
price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using
available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable
or
expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the
Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar
written obligation to pay money, or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by
the
Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable.
“Investment
Company Act”
shall
mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Lien”
shall
mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of
any
kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code
of
any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by statute or other
law.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.2 hereof.
“Members”
shall
mean all holders of Membership Units or other securities of the
Company.
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“Membership
Units”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.3(a).
“Operating
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(a).
“Other
Members”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.1(a).
“Parent”
shall
mean ConsultAmerica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Parent
Balance Sheet Date”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.14 hereof.
“Parent
Common Stock”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals.
“Parent
Employee Benefit Plans”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.17 hereof.
“Parent
Financial Statements”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.7 hereof.
“Parent
Preferred Stock”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals.
“Parent
SEC Documents”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.6 hereof.
“Parent
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Recitals.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies
not
at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently
be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of
pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, laborers’ and materialmens’ and similar
Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or
are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred
in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or
credits and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of
its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its
business.
“Person”
shall
include all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations,
limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures and other entities
and
governments and agencies and political subdivisions.
“Private
Placement”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals.
“Securities
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Series
A Preferred Membership Unit”
shall
mean the series A preferred membership units of the Company.
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“Series
B Preferred Membership Unit”
shall
mean the series B preferred membership units of the Company.
“Series
C Preferred Membership Unit”
shall
mean the series C preferred membership units of the Company.
“Stock
Repurchase Transaction”
shall
have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.4(a).
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
shall
mean (a) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs,
imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income,
franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value
added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes,
inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes,
rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative
minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest
thereon, penalties, fines, damages,
costs,
fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed
by
the United States or other applicable jurisdiction; (b) any liability for the
payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a result of being a member
of
an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result
of transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason
of Regulation section 1.1502-6; and (c) any liability for the payments of any
amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result
of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect
to the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) or
(b).
“Tax
Return”
shall
include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and
partnership returns filed on Form 1065) required to be supplied to a Tax
authority relating to Taxes.
“Term
Sheet”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.2 hereof.
“Transfer
Agent”
means
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co., Parent’s transfer agent and
registrar.
“Units”
shall
have the meaning assigned to it in the Recitals.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1 Notices.
Any
notice, request or other communication hereunder shall be given in writing
and
shall be served either personally by overnight delivery or delivered by mail,
certified return receipt and addressed to the following addresses:
If
to Parent:
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Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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a copy to:
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Traurig, LLP
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MetLife
Building
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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If
to the Company:
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LLC
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Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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0
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Forth, Esq. and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Esq.
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Notices
shall be deemed received at the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) business
days following mailing. Counsel for a party (or any authorized representative)
shall have authority to accept delivery of any notice on behalf of such
party.
10.2 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and other
documents referred to herein, contains the entire understanding of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes
all
prior agreements and undertakings between the parties with respect to such
subject matter, including, without limitation, that certain Summary of Terms
and
Conditions for Merger and Private Placement dated August 26, 2005, (the “Term
Sheet”) between Sovereign and the Company.
10.3 Expenses.
Each
party shall bear and pay all of the legal, accounting and other expenses
incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; provided that the Company shall assume and pay all actual, reasonable
and necessary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent and Sovereign, capped
at
an aggregate amount of $245,000, and Xxxxxxxxxx (including legal, printing,
delivery and travel costs), capped at an aggregate amount of
$55,000.
10.4 Time.
Time is
of the essence in the performance of the parties’ respective obligations herein
contained.
10.5 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any
other jurisdiction.
10.6 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, assigns and heirs; provided, however, that
no
Member shall directly or indirectly transfer or assign any of his, her or its
rights hereunder in whole or in part without the written consent of the Parent
and the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any such transfer
or assignment without said consent shall be void.
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10.7 No
Third Parties Benefited.
This
Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of
the
parties hereto (including all Members who acquire shares of Parent Common
Stock), their successors, assigns and heirs, and no other Person shall have
any
right or action under this Agreement.
10.8 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, with the same effect
as
if all parties had signed the same document. Each such counterpart shall be
an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute a single
agreement.
10.9 Recitals,
Schedules and Exhibits.
The
Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein
and,
by this reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
10.10 Section
Headings and Gender.
The
Section headings used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall
not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All
personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other genders,
whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, and the singular
shall
include the plural, and vice versa, whenever and as often as may be
appropriate.
10.11 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, except to the extent
that the laws of the State of Delaware
govern
the requirements for the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock. This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Monroe County, New York. The parties
to
this Agreement agree that any breach of any term or condition of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be a breach occurring
in the State of New York by virtue of a failure to perform an act required
to be
performed in the State of New York. The parties to this Agreement irrevocably
and expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of
New York located in Monroe County, New York for the purpose of resolving any
disputes among the parties relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the
laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, or any judgment entered
by any court in prospect hereof brought in Monroe County, New York, and further
irrevocably waive any claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in
Monroe County, New York has been brought in an inconvenient forum. With respect
to any action before the above courts, the parties hereto agree to service
of
process by certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the party in question.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be binding
and effective as of the day and year first above written.
PARENT:
CONSULTAMERICA,
INC.
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Title: CEO |
THE
COMPANY:
VIRTUALSCOPICS,
LLC
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: CFO |
The
undersigned members of VirtualScopics, LLC execute and deliver this Agreement
for the sole purpose of agreeing to the terms of Section 1 (The Exchange Offer),
Section 4 (Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Each Member),
Section 7 (Survival of Representations and Warranties), Section 8 (Amendment
of
Agreement), Section 9 (Definitions), and Section 10
(Miscellaneous).
LOEB
INVESTORS COMPANY 147, LP
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Bagatelle | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Bagatelle |
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Title: General Partner | ||
Address:__________________________
Fax:______________________________
Membership Units: 1,425,458 Common Units;
2,850,915 Series A Preferred Units |
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TRILLIUM
EQUITY NETWORK XI, LLC
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. Frame
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Frame
Title:
Vice President
Membership
Units: 333,333 Series C Preferred Units
TRILLIUM
GROUP, LLC
By: /s/
Xxxxx X’Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X’Xxxxxxx
Title:
General Partner
Membership
Units: 184,000 Common Units
THE
MONROE FUND, LLC
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. XxXxx
Name:
Trillium Capital Partners, LLC
Title:
Fund Manager
By:
_/s/
Xxxxxx X. DeLeo_________
Name:
Xxxxxx X. XxXxx
Title:
President
Membership
Units: 222,222 Series C Preferred Units
By: /s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:
Xx.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Ph.D.
Address:___________________________
Fax:_______________________________
Membership
Units: 1,225,000 Common Units
By: /s/
Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxx
Name:
Xx.
Xxxx Xxxxx-Xxxx, Ph.D.
Address:___________________________
Fax:_______________________________
Membership
Units: 2,050,000 Common Units; and 13,333 Series C Preferred Units
By: /s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, M.D. Ph.D.
Address:___________________________
Fax:_______________________________
Membership
Units: 1,225,000 Common Units
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