ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. And DEL-INC ACQUISITION LLC (as Buyers) And DELTRON, INC. And ITS SUBSIDIARY AND SHAREHOLDERS (as Sellers) Dated June 1, 2007
by
and among
SOLOMON
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
And
DEL-INC
ACQUISITION LLC
(as
Buyers)
And
DELTRON,
INC.
And
ITS
SUBSIDIARY AND SHAREHOLDERS
(as
Sellers)
Dated
June 1, 2007
This
Asset Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”)
is
dated June 1, 2007, by and among Solomon
Technologies, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Buyer”)
by
itself and through its wholly-owned subsidiary Del-Inc
Acquisition LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (“Acquisition
Sub”;
together with Buyer, the “Buyers”),
Deltron,
Inc.,
a
Pennsylvania corporation (“Seller”),
Corporacion
Delinc S.A. de CV,
a
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico corporation
(“Subsidiary”),
Xxxxx
Xxxxx,
a
resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Anton”),
and
the other shareholders listed in Part 3.3 hereto (“Other
Shareholders”;
together with Anton, collectively, “Shareholders”).
RECITALS
Seller,
by itself and through Subsidiary, is engaged in the business of manufacturing
and selling power supplies and related equipment (the “Business”).
Subsidiary
is a subsidiary of Seller and owns and operates a manufacturing facility in
Reynosa, Mexico for manufacture of products in the Business.
Seller
owns 999 shares of the stock of Subsidiary and Anton owns 1 share of the stock
of Subsidiary, which constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of Subsidiary as of the date of this
Agreement.
Shareholders
own 1,108,000 shares of the common stock, no par value per share, of Seller,
which constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares
of capital stock of Seller.
Buyer
owns all of the issued and outstanding ownership interests of Acquisition
Sub.
Seller
desires to sell, and Buyers desire to purchase, the Business and substantially
all of the assets of Seller including, but not limited to all of Seller’s shares
of capital stock of Subsidiary being transferred to Buyer, and Seller desires
to
assign and Acquisition Sub agrees to assume certain liabilities related to
the
Business, for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
The
parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND USAGE
1.1 Definitions
and Usage. For
purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meaning set forth in
Annex 1.1.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE; CLOSING
2.1 Assets
to be Sold. Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
but effective as of the Closing Date, Seller shall sell, convey, assign,
transfer and deliver to Acquisition Sub, and Acquisition Sub shall purchase
and
acquire from Seller (except that the Subsidiary Stock, as defined below, shall
be transferred to Buyer), free and clear of any Encumbrances other than
Permitted Encumbrances, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all
of Seller’s property and assets, real, personal or mixed, tangible and
intangible, of every kind and description, wherever located, including the
following (but excluding the Excluded Assets):
(a) Intentionally
Deleted;
(b) all
machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, computer hardware,
supplies, materials, and other items of tangible personal property (other than
Inventories) of every kind owned or leased by Seller (wherever located and
whether or not carried on Seller’s books) that is necessary to operate the
Business as presently being conducted, including those items described in Part
3.10(b), but excluding the Excluded Equipment (“Tangible Personal Property”);
(c) all
Inventories, other than the Excluded Inventories;
(d) all
Accounts Receivable;
(e) all
Seller Contracts including those listed in Part 3.20(a), but excluding those
listed in Part 2.2(f);
(f) all
Governmental Authorizations and all pending applications therefor or renewals
thereof arising from or relating to the Business or Assets, in each case to
the
extent transferable to Buyer, including those listed in Part
3.17(b);
(g) all
data
and Records related to the operations of Seller, including client and customer
lists and Records, referral sources, research and development reports and
Records, production reports and Records, service and warranty Records, equipment
logs, operating guides and manuals, financial and accounting Records, creative
materials, advertising materials, promotional materials, studies, reports,
correspondence and other similar documents and Records and, subject to Legal
Requirements, copies of all personnel Records, excluding any Excluded Records;
(h) all
of
the intangible rights and property of Seller arising from or relating to the
Business or Assets, including Intellectual Property Rights, going concern value,
goodwill, telephone, telecopy, websites and e-mail addresses and listings and
those items listed in Parts 3.25(a) and (b);
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(i) all
insurance benefits, including rights and proceeds, arising from or relating
to
the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities prior to the Closing Date, unless expended
in accordance with this Agreement;
(j) all
claims of Seller against third parties relating to the Assets, whether xxxxxx
or
inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or noncontingent;
(k) all
rights of Seller relating to deposits and prepaid expenses, claims for refunds
and rights to offset in respect thereof arising from or relating to the Business
or Assets;
(l) all
of
Seller’s rights in the name “Deltron, Inc.” and other trade names or trademarks
owned by Seller or which Seller has a right to use under contract, common law
or
otherwise in connection with the Business, and any logo or xxxx, whether or
not
registered, owned by Seller or that Seller has a right to use under contract,
common law or otherwise in connection with the Business;
(m) all
product certifications and ratings and all pending applications therefor or
renewals thereof arising from or relating to the Business or Assets (the
“Certifications”), including those listed in Part 3.17(c); and
(n) all
of
Seller’s shares of the capital stock of Subsidiary as of the Closing Date (the
“Subsidiary
Stock”).
All
of
the property and assets to be transferred to Buyer (directly or though
Acquisition Sub) hereunder are herein referred to collectively as the
“Assets”.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall
not
include the assumption of any Liability related to the Assets unless Acquisition
Sub expressly assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 2.4(a).
2.2 Excluded
Assets. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following assets of Seller (collectively, the “Excluded
Assets”)
are
not part of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded from
the
Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the Closing:
(a) all
cash
and cash equivalents;
(b) all
minute books, stock Records, Records related to Seller’s franchise as a
corporation and corporate seals of Seller (the “Excluded
Records”);
(c) the
shares of capital stock of Seller held in treasury;
(d) all
rights of Seller in the tangible personal property listed in Part 2.2(d) (the
“Excluded
Equipment”);
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(e) all
insurance policies and rights thereunder (except to the extent specified in
Section 2.1(i));
(f) all
of
the Seller Contracts listed in Part 2.2(f);
(g) all
claims for refund of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever
nature;
(h) all
rights in connection with and assets of the Employee Plans;
(i) all
rights of Seller under this Agreement;
(j) all
rights of Seller in the Pennsylvania Facility (subject to the Lease being
entered into pursuant to this Agreement); and
(k) all
inventories used by Seller in connection with the operation of the machine
shop
at the Pennsylvania Facility (the “Excluded
Inventories”).
2.3 Purchase
Price; Adjustment; Payment.
(a) Purchase
Price for Seller’s Assets and Subsidiary Stock. The
consideration for the Assets and the Subsidiary Stock (the “Purchase
Price”)
will
be: (i) Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,800,000) for Seller’s
Assets (excluding the Subsidiary Stock), (ii) plus
Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) for the Subsidiary Stock, (iii) plus
the
value of Seller’s Accrued Expenses as of the Closing Date as listed on Part 3.5
at Closing, (iv) adjusted upward or downward in accordance with the purchase
price adjustment provisions set forth in Section 2.3(b) below, and (v) the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Adjustment
to Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price shall be adjusted, upward or downward, in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.3(b). Any adjustment to the Purchase Price made
pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) shall be referred to as the “Adjustment
Amount”.
(i) Adjustment
Calculation. “Working
Capital”
is
the
value of Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Accounts Receivables and Inventories
minus
the
value of Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Accounts Payable (including $50,000 of the
interest due under Seller’s note payable to Anton, but excluding all other
obligations under Seller’s note payable to Anton) and accrued expenses. Seller’s
Working Capital as of the date of the Balance Sheet is $1,204,032 (“Target
Working Capital”).
Seller’s Working Capital as of the Closing Date shall be calculated pursuant to
the procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b)(ii). If the Closing Date Working
Capital is within $25,000 (more or less) of the Target Working Capital, then
no
adjustment to the Purchase Price shall be made. If the Closing Date Working
Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital by more than $25,000, then the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the amount that the Closing Date
Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital. If the Closing Date Working
Capital is less than the Target Working Capital by more than $25,000, then
the
Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the amount that the Closing Date
Working Capital is less than the Target Working Capital.
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(ii) Procedure.
(A) As
soon
as reasonably practical following the Closing Date but in no event more than
30
days thereafter, Buyer or Acquisition Sub, at their expense, shall cause their
independent accounting firm to prepare an audited consolidated balance sheet
of
Seller and Subsidiary as of the Closing Date prepared in accordance with GAAP,
together with a statement of the Closing Date Working Capital (the “Closing
Date Balance Sheet”).
Seller’s accountants may accompany Buyers’ accountants and examine all of
Buyers’ accountants’ work papers related thereto. Buyers shall deliver the
Closing Date Balance Sheet to Seller within 45 days of the Closing Date. In
the
event that Seller disputes the Closing Date Balance Sheet in any respect, Seller
shall so notify Buyers within 10 business days of receipt (which notice shall
specify in reasonable detail the disputed items). If the parties are unable
to
resolve such dispute within 10 business days thereafter, it shall be resolved
in
accordance with Section 2.3(b)(iii) hereof.
(B) In
anticipation of the Closing and as soon as reasonably practical following
December 31, 2006, Buyer or Acquisition Sub, at their expense, may cause their
independent accounting firm to prepare an audited consolidated balance sheet
of
Seller and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2006 prepared in accordance with GAAP,
together with a statement of Working Capital as of that date (the “December
Working Capital”).
If
such audit is conducted and the results of such audit show that the December
Working Capital is less than the Target Working Capital by more than $25,000,
then at Closing, the Cash Payment shall be decreased by, and the Escrow Funds
shall be increased by, the amount that the December Working Capital is less
than
the Target Working Capital (“Working
Capital Holdback Amount”)
and
the Working Capital Holdback Amount shall be disbursed in accordance with the
Escrow Agreement.
(iii) Disputes.
If
the
parties are unable to resolve such disputes set forth in subsection (ii) hereof,
the items that remain in dispute (the “Disputed
Items”)
shall
be submitted to an independent accounting firm that is mutually acceptable
to
Buyers and Seller (the “Independent
Accountant”)
for
determination. In connection with its review, the Independent Accountant shall
(i) have the right to undertake such procedures as it may deem reasonably
appropriate and examine all work papers utilized in connection with the
preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, and (ii) only make a
determination as to the Disputed Items. The decision of the Independent
Accountant as to the Closing Date Working Capital amount shall be final and
binding upon the parties, without any right of further appeal. The expense
of
the Independent Accountant shall be borne by Buyers, on the one hand, and
Seller, on the other hand, in proportion to the relative differences between
(x)
the final position of the parties prior to submission of the matter to the
Independent Accountant and (y) the determination of the Independent
Accountant.
(iv) Books
and Records. Seller
shall make its books and records and the books and records of Subsidiary
available to Buyers, Buyers’ accountants or the Independent Accountants, as the
case may be, during Seller’s and Subsidiary’s normal business hours, at Seller’s
and Subsidiary’s facilities, upon reasonable advance notice, in order that the
provisions of this Section 2.3 may carried out.
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(c) Payment
of Purchase Price. In
accordance with Section 2.7(b), at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be
delivered by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, to Seller as follows:
(i) delivery
by Acquisition Sub of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,400,000),
plus
the
value of the Accrued Expenses, minus
the
Working Capital Holdback Amount, if any (the “Cash
Payment”)
paid
to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds;
(ii)
delivery by Buyer of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) (the “Stock
Payment”)
paid
to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds (Anton authorizes
payment of his portion of the Stock Payment to be delivered to Seller for his
benefit) provided
that,
in the
event that Seller or Anton, in accordance with the provisions referenced in
Section 10.13(a) hereof, determine that there is a tax liability arising out
of
a gain realized on the sale of the Subsidiary Stock, then Seller and/or Anton
shall pay the amount of such tax liability to Subsidiary and Subsidiary shall
make such payment to Mexico’s Servicio
de Administración Tributaria (Tax Administration Service) (the
“Mexican
Tax Payment”,
as
required by applicable Legal Requirements;
(iii) delivery
by Acquisition Sub of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) plus
the
Working Capital Holdback Amount, if any (the “Escrow
Funds”)
paid
to the Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds;
and
(iv) delivery
by Buyers of all required documents of transfer required for the balance of
the
Purchase Price by the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
(d) Payment
of Adjustment Amount.
(i) If
the Adjustment Amount is payable to Seller, it shall be paid by Buyers in cash
within 10 business days after it is finally determined and the Working Capital
Holdback Amount shall be released to Seller in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement.
(ii) If
the
Adjustment Amount is payable to Buyers, it shall be paid in cash within 10
business days after it is finally determined by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, or at Buyers’ option, such payment may be made, in whole or in
part, out of the Escrow Funds pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
If
the Adjustment Amount is less than the Working Capital Holdback Amount, the
difference shall be released by Escrow Agent to Seller up to the amount of
the
Working Capital Holdback Amount.
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2.4 Liabilities
(a) Assumed
Liabilities. On
the
Closing Date, Acquisition Sub shall assume and agree to discharge only the
following Liabilities of Seller (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(i) the
trade
accounts payable (other than an accounts payable to any Shareholder or a Related
Person of Seller or any Shareholder, except that Acquisition Sub will assume
$50,000 of the interest due under Seller’s note payable to Anton, but assumes no
other obligations under Seller’s note payable to Anton) incurred by Seller in
the Ordinary Course of Business that remains unpaid at, and are not delinquent
as of the Closing Date, and will be listed on a supplement to Part 2.4(a)(i)
at
the Closing as of the Closing Date; Seller’s trade accounts payable as of the
date of this Agreement are listed in Part 2.4(a)(i); and
(ii) the
accrued Commissions set forth on Part 3.4(b) (if and to the extent they become
payable in accordance with Seller’s applicable Seller Contracts assigned to
Acquisition Sub).
(b) Retained
Liabilities. The
Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and shall be
retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by Seller. “Retained
Liabilities”
shall
mean every Liability of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities.
2.5 Allocation.
On
or
before the Closing, Buyers and Seller and Subsidiary shall mutually agree upon
the allocation of the Purchase Price among the Assets and the assets of
Subsidiary. After the Closing, the parties shall make consistent use of the
allocation, fair market value and useful lives agreed to for all Tax purposes
and in all filings, declarations and reports with the IRS in respect thereof,
including the reports required to be filed under Section 1060 of the Code.
Buyers shall prepare and deliver IRS Form 8594 to Seller within forty-five
(45)
days after the Closing Date to be filed with the IRS. In any Proceeding related
to the determination of any Tax, neither Buyers nor Seller or Shareholders
shall
contend or represent that such allocation is not a correct
allocation.
2.6 Closing.
The
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”)
will
take place remotely by facsimile and by electronic transmission at 10:00 a.m.
on
July 10, 2007, or at such other place, time and date as Buyers and Seller
otherwise agree (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing will be deemed to be effective at 11:59 p.m. EST as of the Closing
Date.
Subject to the provisions of Article IX, failure to consummate the purchase
and
sale provided for in this Agreement on the date and time and at the place
determined pursuant to this Section 2.6 will not result in the termination
of
this Agreement and will not relieve any party of any obligation under this
Agreement. In such a situation, the Closing will occur as soon as practicable,
subject to Article IX.
2.7 Closing
Obligations. In
addition to any other documents to be delivered under other provisions of this
Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) Seller’s
Obligations. Seller
and Shareholders, as the case may be, shall deliver to Buyer or Acquisition
Sub
as the case may be (or other parties identified herein), together with funds
sufficient to pay all Taxes necessary for the transfer, filing or recording
thereof:
(i) a
xxxx of
sale, assignment and assumption agreement for the transfer of all of the Assets
(excluding the Subsidiary Stock) and Acquisition Sub’s undertaking and
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities in the form mutually agreed to by
Acquisition Sub and Seller (the “Xxxx
of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement”),
executed by Seller;
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(ii) an
assignment and assumption of any contracts, documents, permits, Government
Authorizations, Certifications, licenses or such other appropriate document
or
instrument of transfer, as the case may require, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Acquisition Sub and its counsel and executed by
Seller;
(iii) assignments
of all Intellectual Property Rights executed by Seller and (a) an assignment
of
inventions by Xxxxx Xxxxx in favor of Seller effective prior to the Closing,
and
(b) assignments of any rights in Seller’s web site or the content therein from
all of Seller’s current employees who were involved in the creation, design and
content of Seller’s web site effective prior to the Closing, in the forms
mutually agreed to by Acquisition Sub and Seller;
(iv) such
other deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of title, documents and
other instruments of transfer and conveyance as may reasonably be requested
by
Acquisition Sub, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Acquisition Sub and its legal counsel and executed by Seller;
(v) a
consulting agreement in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(v), executed by Anton (the
“Consulting
Agreement”)
(vi) a
proprietary rights and non-competition agreement in the form of Exhibit
2.7(a)(vi) (the “Proprietary
Rights Agreement”)
executed by each of the Shareholders.
(vii) an
Escrow
Agreement by and among Seller, Buyers and Pepe & Hazard LLP, as escrow agent
(“Escrow
Agent”),
in
the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(vii) (the “Escrow
Agreement”),
executed by Seller;
(viii) a
certificate executed by each of Seller, Subsidiary and Anton as to the accuracy
of their representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and
as
of the Closing in accordance with Section 7.1 and as to their compliance with
and performance of their covenants and obligations to be performed or complied
with at or before the Closing in accordance with Section 7.2;
(ix) (A) a
certificate of the Secretary of Seller certifying, as complete and accurate
as
of the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of Seller, certifying
and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of Seller’s board of
directors and shareholders approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and the change
of name contemplated by Section 5.8 and certifying to the incumbency and
signatures of the officers of Seller executing this Agreement and any other
document relating to the Contemplated Transactions and accompanied by the
requisite documents for amending the relevant Governing Documents of Seller
required to effect such change of name and consent for Acquisition Sub to use
such name in Pennsylvania, each in form sufficient for filing with the
appropriate Governmental Body;
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(B) a
certificate of the Secretary of Subsidiary certifying, as complete and accurate
as of the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of Seller,
certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of Subsidiary’s
board of directors and shareholders approving the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and certifying
to the power of attorney (as duly notarized) verifying the authority of, and
incumbency and signatures of, the officers of Subsidiary executing this
Agreement and any other document relating to the Contemplated Transactions
and
accompanied by the requisite documents for amending the relevant Governing
Documents of Seller required to effect such change of name in form sufficient
for filing with the appropriate Governmental Body;
(x) releases
of all Encumbrances on the Assets, other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
(xi) A
good
standing certificate for Seller (issued by the state of organization) and a
certificate for Subsidiary (issued by the applicable public registry) as to
Subsidiary being subject to no liens and no liquidation proceedings among other
matters customarily certified to, each dated within 30 days of the Closing
Date;
(xii) A
tax
good standing certificate for Seller issued by the Department of Revenue for
the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated within 30 days of the Closing
Date.
(xiii) A
lease
for the Pennsylvania Facility in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(xiii) (the
“Lease”)
executed by Seller as landlord;
(xiv) An
opinion of Seller’s and Shareholders’ counsel in the form mutually agreed to
between Buyers and Seller;
(xv) certificates
representing the shares of: (A) Seller’s Subsidiary Stock, duly endorsed (or
accompanied by duly executed stock powers) for transfer to Buyer; and (B)
Anton’s Subsidiary Stock, duly endorsed (or accompanied by duly executed stock
powers) for transfer to Acquisition Sub;
(xvi) releases
in the form of Exhibit 2.7(a)(xvi) executed by each of the officers and
directors of Subsidiary;
(xvii) resignations
of officers, directors, and/or the sole administrator of Subsidiary requested
by
Buyer prior to the Closing;
(xviii) evidence
of the full and complete satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of all
Subsidiary obligations to Seller including the Subsidiary Loan
Payable;
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(xix) the
original Governing Documents, corporate minute book and stock records of
Subsidiary;
(xx) any
supplements to Parts of the Disclosure Letter either required under this
Agreement (including Parts 2.4(a)(i), Part 3.4(b) and Part 3.11) or at Seller’s
discretion;
(xxi) In
the
event Seller and Anton are required to make the Mexican Tax Payment promptly
following the Closing, upon Subsidiary’s receipt of funds as provided in Section
2.3(c)(ii), Subsidiary shall deliver to Mexico’s Servicio
de Administración Tributaria (Tax Administration Service)
the
Mexican Tax Payment together with all required documents to be filed on behalf
of Seller and Anton;
(xxii)
all
documents reasonably satisfactory to Buyers’ counsel evidencing compliance with
the provisions set forth in Sections 10.13(a) and 10.14 hereof; and
(xxiii) Such
other documents as Buyers may reasonably request for the purpose of evidencing
the accuracy of any of Seller’s representations and warranties; evidencing the
performance by Seller or Anton of, or the compliance by Seller or Anton with,
any covenant or obligation required to be performed or complied with by Seller
or Anton; evidencing the satisfaction of any condition referred to in Article
7;
or otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Buyers’
Obligations. Buyer
and
Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, shall deliver to Seller and Shareholders,
as the case may be, or other parties as so indicated below:
(i) the
Cash
Payment and the Stock Payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to
an account specified by Seller in a writing delivered to Buyer;
(ii) the
Xxxx
of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed by Acquisition Sub;
(iii) the
Consulting Agreement executed by Acquisition Sub;
(iv) the
Escrow Agreement executed by Buyers and Escrow Agent together with the delivery
of the Escrow Funds to the Escrow Agent by wire transfer of immediately
available funds;
(v) the
Lease
executed by Acquisition Sub;
(vi) a
certificate executed by Buyer as to the accuracy of its representations and
warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing in accordance
with Section 8.1 and as to its compliance with and performance of its covenants
and obligations to be performed or complied with at or before the Closing in
accordance with Section 8.2;
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(vii) a
certificate executed by Acquisition Sub as to the accuracy of its
representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing in accordance with Section 8.1 and as to its compliance with and
performance of its covenants and obligations to be performed or complied with
at
or before the Closing in accordance with Section 8.2;
(viii) a
certificate of the Secretary of Buyer certifying, as complete and accurate
as of
the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of Buyer and certifying
and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of Buyer’s director’s
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of
the Contemplated Transactions and certifying to the incumbency and signatures
of
the officers of Buyer executing this Agreement and any other document relating
to the Contemplated Transactions;
(ix) a
certificate of the Secretary of Acquisition Sub certifying, as complete and
accurate as of the Closing, attached copies of the Governing Documents of
Acquisition Sub and certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions or
actions of Acquisition Sub’s manager’s approving the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and
certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the officers of Acquisition
Sub
executing this Agreement and any other document relating to the Contemplated
Transactions;
(x) A
good
standing certificate for Buyer issued by the state of organization of Buyer
dated within 30 days of the Closing Date;
(xi) A
good
standing certificate for Acquisition Sub issued by the state of organization
of
Acquisition Sub dated within 30 days of the Closing Date;
(xii) Intentionally
Deleted;
(xiii) An
opinion of Buyers’ counsel in the form mutually agreed to by Buyers and Seller;
and
(xiv) such
other documents as Seller may reasonably request for the purpose of evidencing
the accuracy of any representation or warranty of Buyers, evidencing the
performance by Buyers of, or the compliance by Buyers with, any covenant or
obligation required to be performed or complied with by Buyers or evidencing
the
satisfaction of any condition referred to in Article 8, or otherwise
facilitating the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
2.8 Consents.
If
there
are any Consents that have not yet been obtained (or otherwise are not in full
force and effect) with respect to the transfer of an Asset as of the Closing,
this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign the same if an
attempted assignment would constitute a material breach thereof or be unlawful,
and Seller, at its expense, shall use best reasonable efforts to obtain any
such
required consent(s) as promptly as is reasonably possible. If any such consent
shall not be obtained or if any attempted assignment would be ineffective or
would impair Buyers’ rights in and to the Asset in question so that Buyers would
not in effect acquire the benefit of all such rights, Seller, to the maximum
extent permitted by law and the Asset, shall act after the Closing as Buyers’
agent, without charge, in order to obtain for it the benefits thereunder and
shall cooperate, to the maximum extent permitted by law and the Asset, with
Buyers in any other reasonable arrangement designed to provide such benefits
to
Buyers.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER, SUBSIDIARY AND ANTON
Seller,
Subsidiary and Anton represent and warrant, jointly and severally, to Buyers
as
follows:
3.1 Organization
and Good Standing.
(a)
Seller’s jurisdiction of incorporation is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and,
except as set forth on Part 3.1(a), Seller is not qualified to do business
as a
foreign corporation in any other jurisdiction. Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties
and assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations
under the Seller Contracts to which it is a party or by which it is bound.
(b) Subsidiary’s
jurisdiction of incorporation is Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Subsidiary
is
not qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in any other jurisdiction.
Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with full
corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted, to own or use the properties and assets that it purports to own
or
use, and to perform all its obligations under the Contracts to which it is
a
party or by which it is bound.
(c) Subsidiary
is Seller’s only subsidiary, and neither Seller nor Subsidiary otherwise own any
shares of capital stock or other securities of any other Person or have the
power to control another Person.
3.2 Enforceability;
Authority; No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller,
Subsidiary and each Shareholder, enforceable against each of them in accordance
with its terms. Upon the execution and delivery by Seller, Subsidiary and
Shareholders of each other agreement to be executed or delivered by any or
all
of Seller, Subsidiary and Shareholders at the Closing (collectively, the
“Seller’s
Closing Documents”),
each
of Seller’s Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of each of Seller, Subsidiary and the Shareholders, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms. Seller and Subsidiary have
the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Seller’s Closing Documents to which they are a party and
to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the Seller’s Closing
Documents, and such actions have been duly authorized by all necessary action
by
Seller’s Shareholders and Seller’s and Subsidiary’s boards of directors. Each
Shareholder has all necessary legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and
the Seller’s Closing Documents to which such Shareholder is a party and to
perform his or her obligations hereunder and thereunder.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Part 3.2(b), neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
nor the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions
will, directly or indirectly: (i) violate
or conflict with any provision of the Governing Documents of Seller or
Subsidiary; or (ii) constitute a violation of, or be in conflict with, or
constitute or create a material default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any encumbrance upon any property of Seller or Subsidiary pursuant
to (A) any agreement or instrument to which either Seller or Subsidiary is
a
party or by which any of their properties is bound, or (B) any statute,
judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any court or governmental or
regulatory authority; or (iii) contravene, conflict with or result in a
material
violation
or breach of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental
Body
the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any
Governmental Authorization that is held by Seller or Subsidiary or that
otherwise relates to the Assets or to the Business.
(c) Part
3.2(c) sets forth all of the Consents that Seller or
Subsidiary are required
to obtain from any Person or to give any notice in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of
the
Contemplated Transactions.
3.3 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized equity securities of Seller consist of three million (3,000,000)
shares of common stock, no par value, of which one million one hundred eight
thousand (1,108,000) shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are owned
by Shareholders, as listed in Part 3.3(a) hereto. Shareholders are and will
be
on the Closing Date the record and beneficial owners and holders of the shares
owned by each of them. There are no Contracts relating to the issuance, sale
or
transfer of any equity securities or other securities of Seller.
(b) As
of the
date of this Agreement, the authorized equity securities of Subsidiary consist
of _____ (_______) shares of common stock, no par value, of which one thousand
(1,000) shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are owned by Seller
and
Anton as listed on Part 3.3(b). Seller and Anton are and will be as of the
Closing Date, the record and beneficial owners and holders of the Subsidiary
Stock owned by them free and clear of all Encumbrances. No legend or other
reference to any purported Encumbrance appears upon any certificate representing
equity securities of Subsidiary. All of the outstanding equity securities of
the
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid
and
nonassessable. There are no Contracts relating to the issuance, sale or transfer
of any equity securities or other securities of Subsidiary.
3.4 Financial
Statements; Accrued Expenses.
(a) Financial
Statements.
Seller
has delivered to Buyers: (i) an unaudited balance sheet of Seller as at October
29, 2006 (the “Balance
Sheet”),
and
the related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the
fiscal year then ended, and (ii) the compiled consolidated balance sheet of
Seller as at December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the reviewed
consolidated balance sheet of Seller as at December 31, 2003, and the related
compiled or reviewed (as the case may be) consolidated statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended together with the
report thereon of Xxxxxx & Associates, P.C., independent certified public
accountants and all other financial statements of Seller or Subsidiary listed
on
Part 3.4(a) (together with the Balance Sheet, the “Financial
Statements”).
The
Financial Statements are attached hereto as Part 3.4(a). The Financial
Statements fairly present the financial condition and the results of operations,
changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Seller as at the respective
dates of and for the periods referred to in such Financial Statements, all
in
accordance with GAAP. The Financial Statements reflect the consistent
application of such accounting principles throughout the periods involved,
except as disclosed in the notes to such Financial Statements or as set forth
in
Part 3.4(a). The Financial Statements have been prepared from and are in
accordance with the accounting Records of Seller and Subsidiary in all material
respects.
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(b) Accrued
Expenses. Set
forth
on Part 3.4(b) is a true and accurate list of Seller’s accrued expenses (net of
accrued expenses for Commissions (as defined below)) accounted for in accordance
with GAAP as of the date of this Agreement, which will be supplemented to
reflect a true and accurate list of accrued expenses (net of accrued expenses
for Commissions) accounted for in accordance with GAAP at the Closing as of
the
Closing Date (the “Accrued
Expenses”).
Also
set forth on Part 3.4(b) is a true and accurate list of Seller’s accrued
commission expense as of March 31, 2007 contingently payable to Seller’s sales
representatives as so indicated, which will be supplemented to reflect a true
and accurate list of accrued commissions at the Closing as of the Closing Date
(collectively, the “Commissions”).
Seller represents that the Commissions are due and payable to the sales
representatives indicated on Part 3.4(b) pursuant to the terms of the Contracts
for Power Division Sales Representation entered into by Seller with such sales
representatives, and assigned to Acquisition Sub pursuant to this Agreement.
3.5 Books
And Records.
The
books of account and other financial Records of Seller and Subsidiary, all
of
which have been, or will be, made available to Buyers for their inspection,
at
the facilities of Seller and Subsidiary, are complete and correct in all
material respects, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge represent
actual, bona fide transactions, and have been maintained in accordance with
sound business practices, including the maintenance of an adequate system of
internal controls. The minute books of Seller and Subsidiary, all of which
have
been made available to Buyers for their inspection, at the facilities of Seller
and Subsidiary, contain accurate and complete Records, in all material respects,
of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the shareholders, the
board of directors and committees of the board of directors of Seller and
Subsidiary, and no meeting of any such shareholders, board of directors or
committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared or are not
contained in such minute books.
3.6 Sufficiency
Of Assets. The
Assets (a) constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature
whatsoever, necessary to operate Seller’s Business in the manner presently
operated by Seller and (b) include all of the operating assets of
Seller.
None of
the Excluded Equipment is necessary to operate the Business as presently being
conducted. As of the Closing Date, none of the Tangible Personal Property shall
have moved its physical location from that identified on Part
3.10(b).
3.7 Real
Property. (a)
Part
3.7(a) contains a correct and complete legal description and street address
of
all real property (including a general description of the improvements thereon)
that is owned by Seller or Subsidiary or that Seller or Subsidiary have agreed
(or have an option) to purchase, sell or lease, or that Seller or Subsidiary
may
be obligated to purchase, sell or lease to a third party in connection with
the
Business and all rights related thereto (the “Real
Property”).
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(b)
Part
3.7(b) contains a complete and correct list of all real property in which Seller
or Subsidiary have a leasehold interest and an accurate description (by street
address, name of lessor, date of lease and term expiry date) thereof (the
“Leased
Real Property”).
3.8 Use
of Real Property. The
Real
Property set forth in Part 3.7(a) and the Leased Real Property set forth in
Part
3.7(b) constitutes all of the real property used by Seller or Subsidiary in
connection with the Business (the “Facilities”).
No
Person other than Seller or Subsidiary has the right of use or occupancy of
any
portion of the Facilities.
3.9 Title
To Assets; Encumbrances.
(a)
Seller and Subsidiary have good, valid, complete, effective, rightful,
transferable, indefeasible and marketable title to its estates in the Real
Property and the Leased Real Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances,
other
than those described in Part 3.9(a) (“Real
Estate Encumbrances”).
True
and accurate copies of (1) all deeds, existing title insurance policies of
or
pertaining to the Real Property and the Leased Real Property in Seller’s or
Subsidiary’s possession or control, and (2) all instruments, agreements and
other documents in Seller’s or Subsidiary’s possession or control evidencing,
creating or constituting any Real Estate Encumbrances have been delivered to
Buyers. Seller and Subsidiary warrant to Buyers that, at the time of Closing,
the Real Property shall be free and clear of all Real Estate Encumbrances other
than those identified on Part 3.9(a) as acceptable to Buyers (“Permitted
Real Estate Encumbrances”).
(b) Seller
and Subsidiary have good, valid, complete, effective, rightful, transferable,
indefeasible and marketable title to all of the Assets (other than the
Facilities) free and clear of any Encumbrances other than those Encumbrances
described in Part 3.9(b) (“Non
Real Estate Encumbrances”).
Seller and Subsidiary warrant to Buyers that, at the time of Closing, all of
the
Assets (other than the Facilities) shall be free and clear of all Non Real
Estate Encumbrances other than those identified on Part 3.9(b) as acceptable
to
Buyers (“Permitted
Non Real Estate Encumbrances”
and,
together with the Permitted Real Estate Encumbrances, “Permitted
Encumbrances”).
3.10 Condition
Of Assets.
(a) The
zoning classification of the Facilities permits the intended use for the
operation of the Business and neither Seller nor Subsidiary have received notice
of any petition to materially change the zoning or land use designation of
the
Facilities or any adjoining parcel of real property. All ingress and egress
to
the Facilities, whether of record or currently used by Seller or Subsidiary,
is
sufficient for the operation of the Business as presently conducted. To Seller’s
Knowledge or Subsidiary’s Knowledge, there are no pending or threatened
condemnation, appropriation, eminent domain or similar proceeding or legislation
affecting or relating to the Facilities, or the widening, change of grade or
limitation on use of streets providing access to any Facilities, nor, to
Seller’s Knowledge or Subsidiary’s Knowledge, are any such proceedings
contemplated by any Governmental Body. Neither Seller nor Subsidiary have
received actual notice of, nor does Seller or Subsidiary have any Knowledge
of,
any proposed or actual assessments against the Facilities relating to utilities,
sewers, roadways, other improvements or other similar matters.
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(b) Part
3.10(b) is a true and complete list, in all material respects, of Seller’s
Tangible Personal Property (excluding the Excluded Equipment). Each item of
Tangible Personal Property is in good repair and good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for immediate use in the Ordinary
Course of Business and, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, is
free from latent and patent defects. No item of Tangible Personal Property
is in
need of repair or replacement other than as part of routine maintenance in
the
Ordinary Course of Business. All Tangible Personal Property used in the Business
is in the possession of Seller or Subsidiary.
3.11 Accounts
Receivable. Except
as
set forth in Part 3.11, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, all
Accounts Receivable that are reflected on the Balance Sheet or on the accounting
Records of Seller or Subsidiary as of the Closing Date or on the Closing Date
Balance Sheet represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales
actually made or services actually performed by Seller or Subsidiary in the
Ordinary Course of Business. Except to the extent paid prior to or on the
Closing Date, such Accounts Receivable are or will be as of the Closing Date
current and collectible within ninety (90) days after the day on which it first
becomes due and payable. Except as set forth in Part 3.11, to Seller’s Knowledge
and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, there is no contest, claim, defense or right of
setoff, other than returns in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller or
Subsidiary, under any Contract with any account debtor of an Account Receivable
relating to the amount or validity of such Account Receivable. Part 3.11
contains a complete and accurate list, in all material respects, of all Accounts
Receivable as of the date of this Agreement, which list sets forth the aging
of
each such Account Receivable and
will
be supplemented at Closing as of the Closing Date.
3.12 Inventories.
All
items included in the Inventories consist of a quality and quantity usable
and,
with respect to finished goods, saleable, in the Ordinary Course of Business
of
Seller and Subsidiary except for obsolete items and items of below-standard
quality, all of which have been written off or written down to net realizable
value in the Balance Sheet or on the accounting Records of Seller and Subsidiary
as of the Closing Date, as the case may be. All of the Inventories have been
valued at the lower of cost or market value on a first in, first out basis.
Inventories now on hand that were purchased after the date of the Balance Sheet
were purchased in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller and Subsidiary
at a
cost not exceeding market prices prevailing at the time of purchase. The
quantities of each item of Inventories (whether raw materials, work-in-process
or finished goods) are not excessive but are reasonable in the present
circumstances of Seller and Subsidiary. Work-in-process Inventories are now
valued, and will be valued on the Closing Date, according to GAAP.
3.13 No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Except
as
set forth in Part 3.13, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge,
Neither Seller nor Subsidiary have any Liabilities except for Liabilities
reflected or reserved against in the Financial Statements and current
liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller and Subsidiary
since the date of the Consolidated Financial Report, dated January 8, 2007
for
the period ending December 31, 2006.
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3.14 Taxes.
(a) Tax
Returns Filed and Taxes Paid. Seller
and Subsidiary have filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all Tax
Returns and all reports, or have timely applied for extensions of time in which
to file such Tax Returns and reports, with respect to Taxes that are or were
required to be filed pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements. To Seller’s and
Subsidiary’s Knowledge, all Tax Returns and reports filed by Seller and
Subsidiary are true, correct and complete in all material respects. Seller
and
Subsidiary have paid, or made provision for the payment of, all Taxes that
have
or may have become due for all periods covered by the Tax Returns or otherwise,
or pursuant to any assessment received by Seller and Subsidiary, except such
Taxes, if any, as are listed in Part 3.14(a) and are being contested in good
faith and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with GAAP)
have been or will be provided in the Balance Sheet or in the accounting Records
of Seller and Subsidiary as of the Closing Date or on the Closing Date Balance
Sheet. Except as provided in Part 3.14(a), neither Seller nor Subsidiary
currently are the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file
any
Tax Return. To Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, no claim is expected to be
made by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where either Seller or
Subsidiary do not file Tax Returns that either of them is or may be subject
to
taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Encumbrances on any of the Assets
that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax,
and Seller and Subsidiary have no Knowledge of any basis for assertion of any
claims attributable to Taxes which, if adversely determined, would result in
any
such Encumbrance.
(b) Proper
Accrual. The
charges, accruals and reserves with respect to Taxes on the Records of Seller
and Subsidiary are adequate or, as of the Closing Date, will be adequate
(determined in accordance with GAAP) and are or will be at least equal to
Seller’s current liability for Taxes. To Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, there exists no proposed tax assessment or deficiency against Seller
or Subsidiary.
(c) Specific
Potential Tax Liabilities and Tax Situations.
All
Taxes that Seller and Subsidiary are or were required by Legal Requirements
to
withhold, deduct or collect have been duly withheld, deducted and collected
and,
to the extent required, have been paid to the proper Governmental Body or other
Person.
3.15 No
Material Adverse Change. Except
as
set forth in Part 3.15, since the date of the Balance Sheet, to Seller’s
Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, there has not been any material adverse
change in the business, operations, prospects, customer relations, assets,
results of operations or condition (financial or other) of Seller or Subsidiary,
and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may result in such a
material adverse change.
3.16 Employee
Benefits.
(a) Part
3.16(a) sets forth Seller’s and Subsidiary’s “employee benefit plans” as defined
by Section 3(3) of ERISA or specified fringe benefit plans as defined in Section
6039D of the Code, and all other bonus, incentive compensation,
deferred-compensation, profit-sharing, stock-option, stock appreciation-right,
stock-bonus, stock-purchase, employee-stock-ownership, savings, severance,
change-in-control, supplemental-unemployment, layoff, salary-continuation,
retirement, pension, health, life-insurance, disability, accident,
group-insurance, vacation, holiday, sick-leave, fringe-benefit or welfare plan,
and any other employee compensation or benefit plan, agreement, policy,
practice, commitment, contract or understanding (whether qualified or
nonqualified, currently effective or terminated, written or unwritten) and
any
trust, escrow or other agreement related thereto that (i) is maintained or
contributed to by Seller or Subsidiary or any other corporation or trade or
business controlled by, controlling or under common control with Seller (within
the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 (a) (14) or 4001(b)
of
ERISA) (“ERISA
Affiliate”)
or has
been maintained or contributed to in the last six (6) years by Seller or any
ERISA Affiliate, or with respect to which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has
or
may have any liability, and (ii) provides benefits, or describes policies or
procedures applicable to any current or former director, officer, employee
or
service provider of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, or the dependents of any
thereof, regardless of how (or whether) liabilities for the provision of
benefits are accrued or assets are acquired or dedicated with respect to the
funding thereof (collectively, the “Employee
Plans”).
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(b) With
respect to each Employee Plan, to the extent applicable and except as may be
provided in Part 3.16(b):
(i) To
Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, each Employee Plan, the administrator and
fiduciaries of each Employee Plan, and Seller and Subsidiary have complied
in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of ERISA (including,
but
not limited to, the fiduciary responsibilities imposed by Part 4 of
Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA), the Code and any other applicable rules
and regulations governing each Employee Plan, and to Seller’s and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge each Employee Plan has at all times been properly administered in
compliance in all material respects with its terms and in accordance in all
material respects with all such rules and regulations;
(ii) Each
Employee Plan intended to qualify under Code Section 401(a) is the subject
of a
favorable, unrevoked determination letter issued by the IRS as to its qualified
status under the Code upon which Seller may still rely, and to Seller’s and
Subsidiary’s Knowledge no circumstances have occurred that would reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the tax-qualified status of any such Employee
Plan;
and
(c) There
is
no matter pending (other than routine determination letter filings) with respect
to any Employee Plan before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of
Labor, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation or any other federal or state government agency.
3.17
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Compliance
With Legal Requirements; Governmental
Authorizations.
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(a) Except
as
set forth in Part 3.17(a), to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge,
Seller and Subsidiary have complied in all material respects with and are in
compliance in all material respects with (i) all Legal Requirements
applicable to Seller, Subsidiary or any of their properties, and (ii) all
unwaived terms and provisions of all Seller Contracts listed in Part 3.20(a)
(other than those Seller Contracts listed in Part 2.2(f)) to which Seller or
Subsidiary are a party, or by which Seller, Subsidiary or any of their
properties are subject. Except as set forth in Part 3.17(a), to Seller’s
Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, neither Seller nor Subsidiary have
committed, been charged with, or been under investigation with respect to,
nor,
to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, does there exist, any
violation of any provision of any federal, state or local law or administrative
regulation in respect of Seller, Subsidiary or any of their
properties.
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(b) Part
3.17(b) contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental Authorization
that is held by Seller or Subsidiary or that otherwise relates to Seller’s
Business or the Assets. Each
Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in Part 3.17(b)
is
valid and in full force and effect. To Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Knowledge,
Seller and Subsidiary are, and at all times since January 1, 2004, have been,
in
full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each Governmental
Authorization identified or required to be identified in Part 3.17(b). The
Governmental Authorizations identified on Part 3.17(b) collectively constitute
all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to permit Seller and Subsidiary
to lawfully conduct and operate the Business in the manner in which it currently
conducts and operates such Business and to permit Seller and Subsidiary to
own
and use the Assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such
Assets.
(c) Part
3.17(c) contains a complete and accurate list of each Certification that is
held
by Seller or Subsidiary with respect to the Business. Seller and Subsidiary
have
all Certifications that are required to carry on the Business as presently
conducted and to offer and sell their services and products. All such
Certifications are in full force and effect and, to Seller’s and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, no suspension or cancellation of any such Certifications is
threatened. Attached to Part 3.17(c) are copies of product specification sheets
for Seller’s current products. To Seller’s Knowledge, all technical
specifications and certifications contained on such product specification sheets
are true and accurate in all material respects; provided, however, that all
such
specifications are subject to change.
3.18 Legal
Proceedings; Orders. Except
as
set forth in Part 3.18, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, there
is no pending or threatened Proceeding or Order by or against Seller or
Subsidiary or that otherwise relates to or may affect the Business of, or any
of
the Assets owned, or used by, Seller or Subsidiary in the Business; or that
challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
3.19 Absence
Of Certain Changes And Events. Except
as
set forth in Part 3.19, since the date of the Balance Sheet, Seller and
Subsidiary have conducted their business only in the Ordinary Course of Business
and there has not been any: (a) payment or increase by Seller or Subsidiary
of
any bonuses, salaries or other compensation to any shareholder, director,
officer or employee or entry into any employment, severance or similar Contract
with any director, officer or employee (except in the ordinary course of
business); (b) adoption of, amendment to or increase in the payments to or
benefits under, any Employee Plan; (c) damage to or destruction or loss of
any
Asset, whether or not covered by insurance; (d) entry into, termination of
or
receipt of notice of termination of (i) except in the Ordinary Course of
Business, any Contract to which Seller or Subsidiary is a party, or (ii) except
in the Ordinary Course of Business, any Contract or transaction involving a
total remaining commitment by Seller or Subsidiary of at least $5,000; (e)
sale
(other than sales of Inventories in the ordinary course of business), lease
or
other disposition of any Asset or property of Seller or Subsidiary (including
the Intellectual Property Rights) or the creation of any Encumbrance on any
Asset; (f) indication by any customer or supplier of an intention to discontinue
or change the terms of its relationship with Seller or Subsidiary; (g) material
change in the accounting methods used by Seller or Subsidiary; or (h) execution
of any Contract by Seller or Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing.
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3.20 Contracts;
No Defaults.
(a) Part
3.20(a) contains an accurate and complete list in all material respects, and
Seller has delivered to Buyers accurate and complete copies (or in the case
of
oral Contracts a summary of such Contract), of each material Contract to which
Seller or Subsidiary is a party or by which Seller, Subsidiary or any of their
properties are subject, except contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course
of
Business after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing
Date.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Part 3.20(b): (i) Seller and Subsidiary are in material compliance
with all applicable terms and requirements of each Seller Contract which is
being assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the case may be; (ii) each other
Person that has or had any obligation or liability under any Seller Contract
which is being assigned to and assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the
case
may be, is in full compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable
terms and requirements of such Contract; (iii) each Contract identified or
required to be identified in Part 3.20(a) and which is to be assigned to or
assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, under this Agreement
is
in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its
terms; (iv) each Contract identified or required to be identified in Part
3.20(a) and which is being assigned to and assumed by Buyer or Acquisition
Sub,
as the case may be, is assignable by Seller or Subsidiary to Buyer or
Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, without the consent of any other Person;
(v) to Seller’s Knowledge or Subsidiary’s Knowledge, no Contract identified or
required to be identified in Part 3.20(a) and which is to be assigned to and
assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, under this Agreement
will upon completion or performance thereof have a material adverse affect
on
the Business or Assets of Seller or, to Seller’s Knowledge or Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, the business proposed to be conducted by Buyer or Acquisition Sub,
as
the case may be, with the Assets; (vi) to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without
notice or lapse of time) may contravene, conflict with or result in a material
Breach of, or give Seller or Subsidiary or other Person the right to declare
a
material default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity
or
performance of, or payment under, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Seller
Contract that is being assigned to and assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub,
as
the case may be; (vii) to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, no
event has occurred or circumstance exists under or by virtue of any Contract
that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would cause the creation of
any
Encumbrance affecting any of the Assets; and (viii) Seller and Subsidiary have
not given to or received from any other Person any notice or other communication
(whether oral or written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential
material violation or Breach of, or material default under, any Contract which
is being assigned to and assumed by Buyer or Acquisition Sub, as the case may
be.
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3.21 Insurance.
Part
3.21
lists each insurance policy (including policies providing property, casualty,
liability, product liability and workers’ compensation coverage and bond and
surety arrangements) to which Seller or Subsidiary is a party and which relate
to the conduct of the Business from the Facilities. Part 3.21 contains a summary
of all claims submitted, pending or paid under such policies within the past
five (5) years. With respect to each such insurance policy, (a) the policy
is legal, valid, binding, enforceable in accordance with its terms and in full
force and effect; (b) neither Seller, Subsidiary nor any other party to the
policy is in breach or default, in any material respect (including with respect
to the payment of premiums or the giving of notices), and no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach
or
default, or permit termination, modification or acceleration, under the policy;
(c) no party to the policy has repudiated any provision thereof; and
(d) up to the Closing Date, the policy and the insurance coverage provided
by the policy will be maintained in full force and effect and will not be
canceled, modified or changed without the prior written consent of
Buyers.
3.22 Environmental
Matters.
Except
as disclosed in Part 3.22:
(a) To
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, Seller and Subsidiary have
complied and are in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental,
Health, and Safety Requirements.
(b) To
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Seller and Subsidiary have obtained and complied with, and
are
in compliance with, in all material respects, all permits, licenses and other
authorizations that are required pursuant to Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements for the occupation of the Facilities and the operation of the
Business; a list of all such permits, licenses and other authorizations is
set
forth in Part 3.22.
(c) To
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, Seller and Subsidiary have not
received any written or oral notice, report or other information regarding
any
actual or alleged violation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements,
or any liabilities or potential liabilities (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, unliquidated or otherwise), including any investigatory, remedial
or
corrective obligations, relating to any of them or its Facilities arising under
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(d) To
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, none of the following exists at
any property or Facility owned or operated by Seller or Subsidiary: (1)
underground storage tanks, (2) asbestos-containing material in any form or
condition, (3) materials or equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls,
or
(4) landfills, surface impoundments, or disposal areas.
(e) To
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, Seller and Subsidiary have not
treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of,
transported, handled, or released any substance, including without limitation
any Hazardous Material, or owned or operated any property or facility (and
no
such property or facility is contaminated by any such substance) in a manner
that has given or would give rise to liabilities, including any liability for
response costs, corrective action costs, personal injury,
property damage, natural resources damages or attorney fees, pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as
amended (“CERCLA”),
the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (“SWDA”)
or any
other Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
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(f) To
Seller’s Knowledge, Seller has delivered to Buyers copies of all material
documents and information in its possession or under its control relating to
its
status as a PRP for the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site and the North Penn
Area
7 Superfund Site.
3.23 Employees.
(a) Part
3.23
(a) contains a complete and accurate list of the following information for
each
current employee, independent contractor, consultant and agent of Seller and
Subsidiary, including each employee on leave of absence or layoff status:
employer; employee name; job title; current compensation paid or payable and
date of last increase; sick and vacation leave that is accrued but unused;
and
service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under
any Employee Plan, or any other employee or director benefit plan.
(b) Neither
Seller nor Subsidiary have violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (the “WARN
Act”)
or, to
Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, any similar state or local Legal
Requirement. During the ninety (90) day period prior to the date of this
Agreement, neither Seller nor Subsidiary have terminated any employees.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Part 3.23(c), to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, no
officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of Seller or
Subsidiary is
bound
by any Contract that purports to limit the ability of such officer, director,
agent, employee, consultant, or contractor (i) to engage in or continue or
perform any conduct, activity, duties or practice relating to the Business
of
Seller, or (ii) to assign to Seller or to any other Person any rights to any
invention, improvement, or discovery. To Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, no former or current employee of Seller or Subsidiary is
a
party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract that in any way adversely
affected, affects, or will affect the ability of Seller, Subsidiary or Buyers
to
conduct the Business as heretofore carried on by Seller and
Subsidiary.
3.24 Labor
Disputes; Compliance.
(a)
Seller and Subsidiary have complied in all material respects with all Legal
Requirements relating to employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages,
hours, benefits, collective bargaining requirements, the payment of social
security and similar Taxes and occupational safety and health. Neither Seller
nor Subsidiary is liable for the payment of any Taxes, fines, penalties, or
other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing Legal Requirements.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Part 3.24(b): (i) neither Seller nor Subsidiary have been, and
are
not now, a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract;
(ii) since January 1, 2005, there has not been, there is not presently pending
or existing, and to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge there is not
threatened, any strike, slowdown, picketing, work stoppage or employee grievance
process involving Seller or Subsidiary ; (iii) to Seller’s Knowledge and
Subsidiary’s Knowledge, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that could
provide the basis for any such work stoppage or other labor dispute; (iv) there
is not pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge, threatened
against or affecting Seller or Subsidiary any Proceeding relating to the alleged
violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to labor relations or employment
matters, including any charge or complaint filed with the National Labor
Relations Board or any comparable Governmental Body, and there is no
organizational activity or other labor dispute against or affecting Seller,
Subsidiary or the Facilities; (v) no application or petition for an election
of
or for certification of a collective bargaining agent is pending; (vi) no
grievance or arbitration Proceeding exists that might have an adverse effect
upon Seller, Subsidiary or the conduct of the Business; (vii) there is no
lockout of any employees by Seller or Subsidiary, and no such action is
contemplated by Seller or Subsidiary; and (viii) to Seller’s Knowledge, there
has been no charge of discrimination filed against or threatened against Seller
or Subsidiary with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar
Governmental Body.
3.25 Intellectual
Property Matters. Part
3.25(a) sets forth and identifies all Intellectual Property Rights that are
not
solely and exclusively owned by Seller or Subsidiary, including intellectual
property licenses, teaming agreements and Intellectual Property Rights that
are
jointly owned or jointly developed. Part 3.25(b) contains a list of all
Intellectual Property Rights, including trademarks, service marks and trade
names along with all registrations therefor and applications for registration
thereof, patents and patent applications and registered copyrights owned by
Seller or Subsidiary. Seller has provided to Buyers correct and complete copies,
in all material respects, of all patents, copyright and trademark registrations,
licenses, agreements and other written documentation related to, or evidencing
Seller’s or Subsidiary’s ownership or right to use, the Intellectual Property
set forth on Part 3.25(b). Except as set forth in Part 3.25(b): Seller and/or
Subsidiary are the sole and exclusive owners of and possesses all right, title,
and interest in and to, the Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of
any
Encumbrance, except Permitted Encumbrances. The legality, validity,
enforceability, ownership, or use of or right to the use of the Intellectual
Property Rights by Seller and Subsidiary has not been, nor is currently being
challenged, interfered with, or, to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s
Knowledge, infringed upon, and to Seller’s Knowledge and Subsidiary’s Knowledge,
it is not subject to any such challenge. Except as provided in Part 3.25, Seller
and Subsidiary have taken all reasonably necessary action to maintain and
protect the Intellectual Property Rights and will continue to maintain those
rights prior to the Closing so as not to adversely affect the validity or
enforcement of the Intellectual Property Rights. To Seller’s Knowledge and
Subsidiary’s Knowledge, Seller’s and Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property Rights
have not been, and neither Seller nor Subsidiary have, interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated any intellectual property
rights of any third party. If prior consent from third parties is necessary
to
transfer any rights of Seller or Subsidiary in any intellectual property
licenses or any Intellectual Property Rights, Seller will obtain such consents
so that the intellectual property licenses and the Intellectual Property Rights
will be available for use or owned, as applicable, by Buyers from and after
the
Closing on identical terms and conditions as are applicable to Seller and
Subsidiary prior to the Closing without the imposition of any additional
condition or obligation on Buyers, the Business or the Assets. The transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will not give
rise to any Encumbrance on Buyers’ rights, title and interest in and to, or the
valid and enforceable license to use, as the case may be, the Intellectual
Property Rights transferred at the Closing, except Permitted
Encumbrances.
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3.26 Relationships
with Related Persons.
Except
as disclosed in Part 3.26, neither Seller nor Subsidiary nor a Related Person
of
Seller or Subsidiary nor any Shareholder currently has any interest in any
property (whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible)
used in or pertaining to the Business as currently conducted. Neither Seller
nor
Subsidiary nor a Related Person of Seller or Subsidiary nor any Shareholder
has
owned of record or as a beneficial owner, an equity interest or any other
financial or profit interest in any Person that has (a) had business dealings
or
a material financial interest in any transaction with Seller or Subsidiary
other
than business dealings or transactions disclosed in Part 3.26, each of which
has
been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business with Seller or Subsidiary
at
substantially prevailing market prices and on substantially prevailing market
terms, or (b) engaged in competition with Seller or Subsidiary with respect
to
any line of the products or services of Seller or Subsidiary (a “Competing
Business”)
in any
market presently served by Seller or Subsidiary, except for the ownership of
less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding capital stock of any Competing
Business. Except as set forth in Part 3.26, neither Seller nor Subsidiary nor
a
Related Person of Seller nor any Shareholder is a party to any Contract with,
or
has any claim or right against, Seller or Subsidiary.
3.27 Brokers
Or Finders. Seller
shall be responsible for any fees and expenses owed to Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx
related to the Closing. Except for Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, neither
Seller, Subsidiary nor any of its Representatives have incurred any obligation
or liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or other similar payments in connection with the sale of Seller’s
Business, the Subsidiary Stock or the Assets or the Contemplated
Transactions.
3.28 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by Seller, Subsidiary or
a
Shareholder in this Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, any supplement to the
Disclosure Letter, the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7(a) or
otherwise in connection with the Contemplated Transactions contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make
any of them, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not
misleading.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYERS
Buyers
represent and warrant to Seller and Shareholders as follows:
4.1 Organization
And Good Standing.
(a)
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to
conduct its business as it is now conducted and as contemplated to be conducted
following the Closing.
(b) Acquisition
Sub is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority
to conduct its business as it is now conducted and as contemplated to be
conducted following the Closing.
As of
the Closing Date, Acquisition Sub shall be qualified to do business in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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4.2 Authority;
No Conflict.
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyers,
enforceable against Buyers in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution
and
delivery by Buyers of this Agreement and all agreements and instruments required
to be executed or delivered by Buyers at Closing (collectively, the
“Buyers’
Closing Documents”),
each
of the Buyers’ Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Buyers, enforceable against Buyers in accordance with its
respective terms. Buyers have the absolute and unrestricted right, power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Buyers’ Closing
Documents and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Buyers’
Closing Documents, and such action has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company action.
(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyers nor the consummation
or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions by Buyers will give any
Person the right to prevent, delay or otherwise interfere with any of the
Contemplated Transactions pursuant to: (i) any provision of Buyers’ Governing
Documents; (ii) any resolution adopted by the managers or the members of Buyers;
(iii) any Legal Requirement or Order to which Buyers may be subject; or (iv)
any
Contract to which Buyers are a party or by which Buyers may be bound. Buyers
are
not and will not be required to obtain any Consent from any Person in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
4.3 Certain
Proceedings. There
is
no pending Proceeding that has been commenced against Buyers and that
challenges, that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal
or
otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated Transactions, or that might
materially and adversely affect the performance by Buyers of their obligations
under this Agreement or the payment of any sum due hereunder. To Buyers’
Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
4.4 Brokers
Or Finders. Neither
Buyers nor any of their Representatives have incurred any obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or other similar payment in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions.
4.5 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by Buyers in this Agreement,
the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or otherwise in connection
with the Contemplated Transactions contains any untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light
of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
OF SELLER AND SUBSIDIARY PRIOR TO CLOSING
5.1 Access
And Investigation. Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, and upon reasonable advance
notice received from Buyers, Seller and Subsidiary shall (and Shareholders
shall
cause Seller and Subsidiary to) (a) afford Buyers and their Representatives
and
prospective lenders and their Representatives (collectively, “Buyer
Group”)
full
and free access, at a time mutually convenient to Buyers and Seller, during
Seller’s and Subsidiary’s normal business hours, to Seller’s and Subsidiary’s
personnel, properties (including subsurface testing), Contracts, Governmental
Authorizations, books and Records and other documents and data, such rights
of
access to be exercised in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with
the
operations of Seller or Subsidiary; (b) furnish Buyer Group with copies of
all
such Contracts, Governmental Authorizations, books and Records and other
existing documents and data as Buyers may reasonably request; (c) furnish Buyer
Group with such additional financial, operating and other relevant data and
information as Buyers may reasonably request; and (d) otherwise cooperate and
assist, to the extent reasonably requested by Buyers, with Buyers’ investigation
of the properties, assets and financial condition related to Seller and
Subsidiary. In addition, Buyers shall have the right to have the Facilities
and
Tangible Personal Property inspected by Buyer Group for purposes of determining
the physical condition and legal characteristics of the Facilities and Tangible
Personal Property. In the event subsurface or other destructive testing is
recommended by any of Buyer Group, Buyer shall be permitted to have the same
performed, at Buyers’ sole cost and expense, pursuant to Section 5.10
below.
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5.2 Operation
Of The Business Of Seller and Subsidiary. Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller and Subsidiary will continue
to carry on the Business in the usual and ordinary course and in substantially
the same manner as conducted prior to the date hereof (understanding that over
the last several years, Seller’s and Subsidiary’s business has undergone change
and the financial performance has trended down). Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Seller and Subsidiary shall maintain and keep its properties
in good condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, keep in full
force and effect its insurance coverage, continue advertising its business
in
accordance with past practice, maintain in effect all of its leases, use all
reasonable efforts to maintain in accordance with good business practice its
present employees and its relationships with its suppliers and customers so
that
they will be preserved for Buyers after the Closing, maintain its Inventories
at
levels consistent with its past practices, and continue to pay its accounts
payable in a manner consistent with its past practices. In addition, without
the
prior written consent of Buyers, Seller and Subsidiary shall not issue any
shares of capital stock (or securities convertible into capital stock), increase
the compensation or benefits available to employees, declare bonuses or incur
any obligation or liability, or enter into any transaction not in the usual
and
ordinary course of business.
5.3 Negative
Covenant. Except
as
otherwise expressly permitted herein, between the date of this Agreement and
the
Closing Date, Seller and Subsidiary shall not, and Shareholders shall not permit
Seller or Subsidiary to, without the prior written Consent of Buyers, (a) take
any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action within its
control, as a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Sections
3.15 or 3.19 would be likely to occur; (b) make any modification to any material
Contract or Governmental Authorization; (c) allow the levels of raw materials,
supplies or other materials included in the Inventories to vary materially
from
the levels customarily maintained; or (d) enter into any compromise or
settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating
to the Assets, the Business or the Assumed Liabilities.
5.4 Required
Approvals. As
promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, Seller
and
Subsidiary shall make all filings required by Legal Requirements to be made
by
them in order to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Seller, Subsidiary
and Anton also shall cooperate with Buyers and their Representatives with
respect to all filings that Buyers elects to make or, pursuant to Legal
Requirements, shall be required to make in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions. Seller, Subsidiary and Anton also shall use best reasonable
efforts in obtaining all Consents.
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5.5 Notification.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Seller, Subsidiary and Anton shall
promptly notify Buyers in writing if any of them becomes aware of (a) any fact
or condition that causes or constitutes a Breach of any of Seller’s,
Subsidiary’s or Anton’s representations and warranties made as of the date of
this Agreement or (b) the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any
fact or condition that would or be reasonably likely to (except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement) cause or constitute a Breach of any such
representation or warranty had that representation or warranty been made as
of
the time of the occurrence of, or Seller’s, Subsidiary’s or Anton’s discovery
of, such fact or condition. Should any such fact or condition require any change
to the Disclosure Letter, Seller shall promptly deliver to Buyers a supplement
to the Disclosure Letter specifying such change. Such delivery shall not affect
any rights of Buyers under Section 9.2 and Article XI. During the same period,
Seller, Subsidiary and Anton also shall promptly notify Buyers of the occurrence
of any material Breach of any covenant of Seller, Subsidiary or Anton in this
Article 5 or of the occurrence of any event that may make the satisfaction
of
the conditions in Article 7 impossible or unlikely.
5.6 No
Negotiation. Until
such time as this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, neither
Seller nor Subsidiary nor any Shareholder shall directly or indirectly solicit,
initiate, encourage or entertain any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or
negotiate with, provide any nonpublic information to or consider the merits
of
any inquiries or proposals from any Person (other than Buyers) relating to
any
business combination transaction involving Seller or Subsidiary, including
the
sale by Anton or any Other Shareholders of Seller’s or Subsidiary’s stock, the
merger or consolidation of Seller or Subsidiary or the sale of the Business
or
any of the Assets (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business). Seller,
Subsidiary and/or Anton shall notify Buyers of any such inquiry or proposal
within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt or awareness of the same by Seller,
Subsidiary or Anton.
5.7 Best
Reasonable Efforts. Seller,
Subsidiary and Anton shall use best reasonable efforts to cause the conditions
in Article VII and Section 8.3 to be satisfied.
5.8 Change
Of Name. On
or
before the Closing Date, Seller shall (a) amend its Governing Documents and
take
all other actions necessary to change its name to one sufficiently dissimilar
to
Seller’s present name, in Buyers’ reasonable judgment, to avoid confusion, and
(b) take all actions reasonably requested by Acquisition Sub to enable
Acquisition Sub to change its name to Seller’s present name.
5.9 Payment
Of Liabilities. Seller
and Subsidiary shall pay or otherwise satisfy in the Ordinary Course of Business
all of its Liabilities and obligations (other than the Assumed
Liabilities).
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5.10 Environmental
Reports. Seller
shall endeavor to resolve environmental issues with respect to the Leased Real
Property and the Real Property in the most practical and least expensive manner.
Seller has provided Buyers a copy of the Phase I environmental site assessment
dated March 2002 for the Leased Real Property (the “2002
Phase I”).
Seller agrees to permit Buyers, at Buyers’ discretion and Buyers’ sole cost and
expense, to obtain a Phase I environmental site assessment (or Mexican
equivalent) for the Leased Real Property and the Real Property promptly
following execution of this Agreement (such additional assessments being
referred to as the “New
Phase I’s”;
together with the 2002 Phase I, the “Environmental
Reports”).
No
such investigation shall unreasonably interfere with the operations of Seller
or
Subsidiary. Following the completion of any such investigation, Buyers shall
arrange for the Leased Real Property and the Real Property, as the case may
be,
to be returned to the substantially the same condition as they were in
immediately before the commencement of such investigation, at Buyers’ sole cost
and expense.
5.11 No
Material Adverse Change. Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, there shall have been no
material adverse change in the financial condition, results of operations,
customer relations or prospects of the Business or the Assets.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
OF BUYERS PRIOR TO CLOSING
6.1 Required
Approvals. As
promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, Buyers
shall make, or cause to be made, all filings required by Legal Requirements
to
be made by it to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Buyers also shall
cooperate, and cause its Related Persons to cooperate, with Seller and
Subsidiary (a) with respect to all filings Seller and Subsidiary shall be
required by Legal Requirements to make, and (b) in obtaining all Consents
identified in Part 3.2(c), provided,
however,
that
Buyers shall not be required to dispose of or make any change to its business,
expend any material funds or incur any other burden in order to comply with
this
Section 6.1.
6.2 Best
Reasonable Efforts. Buyers
shall use their best reasonable efforts to cause the conditions in Article
8 to
be satisfied.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO BUYERS’ OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Buyers’
obligation to purchase the Assets and to take the other actions required to
be
taken by Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to
the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by
Buyers, in whole or in part):
7.1 Accuracy
Of Representations. All
of
Seller’s, Subsidiary’s and Anton’s representations and warranties in this
Agreement (considered collectively), and each of these representations and
warranties (considered individually), shall have been accurate in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement, and shall be accurate in all material
respects as of the time of the Closing as if then made, without giving effect
to
any supplement to the Disclosure Letter.
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7.2 Seller’s
Performance. All
of
the covenants and obligations that Seller, Subsidiary and Shareholders are
required to perform or to comply with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior
to
the Closing (considered collectively), and each of these covenants and
obligations (considered individually), shall have been duly performed and
complied with in all material respects.
7.3 Consents.
Each
of
the Consents shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and
effect.
7.4 Additional
Documents. Seller,
Subsidiary and Shareholders shall have caused the documents and instruments
required by Section 2.7(a) to be delivered (or tendered subject only to Closing)
to Buyers.
7.5 No
Proceedings. Since
the
date of this Agreement, there shall not have been commenced or threatened
against Buyers, or against any Related Person of Buyers, any Proceeding (a)
involving any challenge to, or seeking Damages or other relief in connection
with, any of the Contemplated Transactions, or (b) that may have the effect
of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, imposing limitations or conditions on
or
otherwise interfering with any of the Contemplated Transactions.
7.6 No
Conflict. Neither
the consummation nor the performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions
will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time),
contravene or conflict with or result in a violation of or cause Buyers or
any
Related Person of Buyers to suffer any adverse consequence under (a) any
applicable Legal Requirement or Order, or (b) any Legal Requirement or Order
that has been published, introduced or otherwise proposed by or before any
Governmental Body.
7.7 Environmental
Reports. Buyers,
at their expense, shall have obtained the Environmental Reports with respect
to
the Real Property, which reports shall be acceptable in form and substance
to
Buyers, in all material respects, in their reasonable discretion.
7.8 Due
Diligence. Buyers
shall have conducted such due diligence investigation as may be desired by
Buyers concerning all aspects of the Business and Seller’s and Subsidiary’s
assets and liabilities, and Buyers shall have concluded in their reasonable
discretion that they are satisfied with their findings.
7.9 Title
Insurance.
Buyers
shall have received unconditional and binding commitments to issue policies
of
title insurance (or equivalent under Mexican law), dated the Closing Date,
in an
aggregate amount equal to that portion of the Purchase Price allocated to the
Mexican Facility, deleting all requirements listed in ALTA Schedule B-1 (or
equivalent under Mexican law), amending the effective date to the Closing Date,
deleting or insuring over Title Objections, attaching all endorsements required
by Buyer and otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer insuring Buyer's
interest in each parcel of the Mexican Facility or interest therein.
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ARTICLE
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO SELLER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
Seller’s
obligation to sell the Assets and to take the other actions required to be
taken
by Seller at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be waived by
Seller in whole or in part):
8.1 Accuracy
Of Representations. All
of
Buyers’ representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of these representations and warranties (considered
individually), shall have been accurate in all material respects as of the
date
of this Agreement and shall be accurate in all material respects as of the
time
of the Closing as if then made.
8.2 Buyers’
Performance. All
of
the covenants and obligations that Buyers are required to perform or to comply
with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing (considered
collectively), and each of these covenants and obligations (considered
individually), shall have been performed and complied with in all material
respects.
8.3 Additional
Documents. Buyers
shall have caused the documents and instruments required by Section 2.7(b)
to be
delivered (or tendered subject only to Closing) to Seller and
Shareholders.
8.4 No
Injunction. There
shall not be in effect any Legal Requirement or any injunction or other Order
that (a) prohibits the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, and (b)
has been adopted or issued, or has otherwise become effective, since the date
of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination
Events. By
notice
given prior to or at the Closing, subject to Section 9.2, this Agreement may
be
terminated as follows:
(a) by
Buyers if a material Breach of any provision of this Agreement has been
committed by Seller, Subsidiary or Shareholders and such Breach has not been
waived by Buyers or cured by Seller or Subsidiary (if capable of being cured)
within ten (10) business days after its receipt of written notice thereof,
which
notice specifies the Breach in reasonable detail; (b) by Seller if a material
Breach of any provision of this Agreement has been committed by Buyers and
such
Breach has not been waived by Seller or cured by Buyers (if capable of being
cured) within ten (10) business days after its receipt of written notice
thereof, which notice specifies the Breach in reasonable detail; (c) by Buyers
if any condition in Article VII has not been satisfied as of the date specified
for Closing in the first sentence of Section 2.6 or if satisfaction of such
a
condition by such date is or becomes impossible (other than through the failure
of Buyers to comply with their obligations under this Agreement), and Buyers
have not waived such condition on or before such date; (d) by Seller if any
condition in Article VIII has not been satisfied as of the date specified for
Closing in the first sentence of Section 2.6 or if satisfaction of such a
condition by such date is or becomes impossible (other than through the failure
of Seller, Subsidiary or the Shareholders to comply with their obligations
under
this Agreement), and Seller has not waived such condition on or before such
date; (e) by mutual consent of Buyers and Seller; (f) by Buyers if the Closing
has not occurred on or before May 31, 2007, or such later date as the parties
may agree upon, unless Buyers are in material Breach of their obligations under
this Agreement; (g) by Seller if the Closing has not occurred on or before
May
31, 2007, or such later date as the parties may agree upon, unless Seller or
Shareholders are in material Breach of its obligations under this Agreement;
or
(h) by Seller if the estimated costs to remediate any environmental conditions
noted in the Environmental Reports at the Mexican Facility are in excess of
$175,000, in the aggregate, unless Buyers elect, in their sole discretion,
to
pay remediation costs in excess of $175,000 thereby requiring Seller to
proceed.
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9.2 Effect
Of Termination. Each
party’s right of termination under Section 9.1 is in addition to any other
rights it may have under this Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of such
right of termination will not be an election of remedies. If this Agreement
is
terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, all obligations of the parties under this
Agreement will terminate, except that the obligations of the parties in this
Section 9.2 and Article XII will survive, provided,
however,
that,
if this Agreement is terminated because of a material Breach of this Agreement
by the non-terminating party or because one or more of the conditions to the
terminating party’s obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a
result of the party’s failure to comply with its obligations under this
Agreement, the terminating party’s right to pursue all legal remedies will
survive such termination unimpaired.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 shall not, in and of itself, constitute a
Breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
X
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
10.1 Employees
And Employee Benefits.
(a) Information
on Active Employees. For
the
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Active
Employees”
shall
mean all employees employed on the Closing Date by Seller for its business
who
are employed in the Business as currently conducted, including employees on
temporary leave of absence, including family medical leave, military leave,
temporary disability or sick leave, but excluding employees on long-term
disability leave.
(b) Employment
of Active Employees by Acquisition Sub.
(i) Acquisition
Sub is not obligated to hire any Active Employee but may interview all Active
Employees. Acquisition Sub will provide Seller with a list of Active Employees
to whom Acquisition Sub has made an offer of employment that has been accepted
to be effective on the Closing Date (the “Hired
Active Employees”).
Subject to Legal Requirements, Acquisition Sub will have reasonable access
to
the Facilities and personnel Records (including performance appraisals,
disciplinary actions, grievances and medical Records) of Seller for the purpose
of preparing for and conducting employment interviews with all Active Employees
and will conduct the interviews as expeditiously as possible prior to the
Closing Date. Access will be provided by Seller upon reasonable prior notice
during normal business hours. Effective immediately before the Closing, Seller
will terminate the employment of all of its Hired Active Employees.
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(ii) Neither
Seller nor any Shareholder nor their Related Persons shall solicit the continued
employment of any Active Employee (unless and until Acquisition Sub has informed
Seller in writing that the particular Active Employee will not receive any
employment offer from Acquisition Sub) or the employment of any Hired Active
Employee after the Closing. Acquisition Sub shall inform Seller promptly in
writing of the identities of those Active Employees to whom it will not make
employment offers.
(iii) It
is
understood and agreed that (A) Acquisition Sub’s expressed intention to extend
offers of employment as set forth in this Section shall not constitute any
commitment, Contract or understanding (expressed or implied) of any obligation
on the part of Acquisition Sub to a post-Closing employment relationship of
any
fixed term or duration or upon any terms or conditions other than those that
Acquisition Sub may establish pursuant to individual offers of employment,
and
(B) employment offered by Acquisition Sub is “at will” and may be terminated by
Acquisition Sub or by an employee at any time for any reason (subject to any
written commitments to the contrary made by Acquisition Sub or an employee
and
Legal Requirements). Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prevent or
restrict in any way the right of Acquisition Sub to terminate, reassign, promote
or demote any of the Hired Active Employees after the Closing or to change
adversely or favorably the title, powers, duties, responsibilities, functions,
locations, salaries, other compensation or terms or conditions of employment
of
such employees.
(iv) Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date: (A) Acquisition Sub shall
have the right to arrange confidential interviews between Acquisition Sub’s
representatives and Active Employees at times reasonably acceptable to Seller
and in a manner that will not disrupt the Business in any material respect;
(B)
Acquisition Sub shall determine, in its sole discretion, which of such Active
Employees Acquisition Sub desires to hire; (C) Acquisition Sub shall develop
a
plan of action for communicating its employment offers to the selected Active
Employees, which may, but need not, include a meeting with all of such Active
Employees before the Closing Date at which conditional offers of employment
are
extended; (D) Acquisition Sub shall advise Seller of such plan of action; and
(E) Seller shall fully and timely cooperate with Acquisition Sub in Acquisition
Sub’s efforts to arrange such interviews and meetings and to implement such plan
of action.
(c) Salaries
and Benefits.
(i) Seller
shall be responsible for (A) the payment of all wages and other remuneration
due
to Active Employees with respect to their services as employees of Seller
through the close of business on the Closing Date, including pro rata bonus
payments and all vacation pay earned prior to the Closing Date, consistent
with
Seller’s own policies related thereto; and (B) the payment of any termination or
severance payments required to be made by Contract or Legal Requirement and
the
provision of health plan continuation coverage in accordance with the
requirements of COBRA and ERISA through the Closing Date.
(ii) Seller
shall be liable for any claims made or incurred by Active Employees and their
beneficiaries through the Closing Date under the Employee Plans. For purposes
of
the immediately preceding sentence, a charge will be deemed incurred, in the
case of hospital, medical or dental benefits, when the services that are the
subject of the charge are performed and, in the case of other benefits (such
as
disability or life insurance), when an event has occurred or when a condition
has been diagnosed that entitles the employee to the benefit.
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(iii) Acquisition
Sub shall not have any responsibility, liability or obligation, whether to
Active Employees, former employees, their beneficiaries or to any other Person,
with respect to any employee benefit plans, practices, programs or arrangements
(including the establishment, operation or termination thereof and the
notification and provision of COBRA coverage extension) maintained by
Seller.
(d) Termination
of Seller’s Employee Plans.
Subject
to Legal Requirements, Seller will terminate all of Seller’s Employee Plans as
soon as reasonably practical following the Closing Date. All Hired Active
Employees who are participants in Seller’s retirement plans shall retain their
accrued benefits under Seller’s retirement plans as of the Closing Date and
shall be fully vested in such accrued benefits as of the Closing Date. Seller
(or Seller’s retirement plans) shall retain sole liability for the payment of
such benefits as and when such Hired Active Employees become eligible therefor
under such plans. Promptly after the Closing Date, Seller shall apply for and
shall obtain a favorable determination letter from the IRS that the termination
of its 401(k) Plan does not adversely affect the Plan’s tax qualification. Upon
receipt of said determination letter, Seller shall cause the accounts of Hired
Active Employees under its 401(k) Plan to be distributed to them in a cash
lump
sum with a choice of such other optional forms of payment as the 401(k) Plan
provides. Hired Active Employees shall be entitled to participate in Acquisition
Sub’s “employee benefit plans” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to
the timing and other eligibility requirements of Acquisition Sub’s existing
company policies. However, Acquisition Sub will credit Hired Active Employees
with service with Seller for purposes of eligibility and vesting, but not for
purposes of benefit accrual, under its employee benefit plans.
10.2 Change
of Name.
As of
the Closing Date, Seller shall cease doing business under the name Deltron,
Inc.
or any trade names currently used in the Business. At the Closing, Seller shall
deliver to Acquisition Sub an executed consent form consenting to Acquisition
Sub’s use of the name “Deltron” in order to permit Acquisition Sub to qualify to
do business in Pennsylvania under the name “Deltron LLC”.
10.3 Assistance
In Proceedings. Seller
will cooperate with Buyers and their counsel in the contest or defense of,
and
make reasonably available its personnel and provide any testimony and access
to
its books and Records in connection with, any Proceeding involving or relating
to (a) any Contemplated Transaction, or (b) any action, activity, circumstance,
condition, conduct, event, fact, failure to act, incident, occurrence, plan,
practice, situation, status or transaction on or before the Closing Date
involving Seller or its business or either Shareholder, in each case at the
sole
cost and expense of Buyers.
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10.4 Noncompetition,
Nonsolicitation And Nondisparagement.
(a) Noncompetition.
For
a
period of five (5) years after the Closing Date, Seller and Shareholders shall
not, in any geographic location in which Seller was conducting business within
two (2) years prior to the Closing, directly or indirectly invest in, own,
manage, operate, finance, control, advise, render services to or guarantee
the
obligations of any Person engaged in a Competing Business; provided
that¸
neither
Seller nor any Shareholder shall be prohibited from holding for investment
five
percent (5%) or less of any Competing Business or any class of equity securities
of a company whose securities are traded on a national securities exchange
or in
a national market system.
(b) Nonsolicitation. For
a
period of five (5) years after the Closing Date, Seller and Shareholders shall
not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit the business of any Person who is
a
customer of Seller on the Closing Date or who was a customer of Seller during
the year preceding the Closing Date; (ii) cause, induce or attempt to cause
or
induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee, employee,
independent contractor, consultant or other business relation of Acquisition
Sub
or Subsidiary that was or is existing (x) during the period of Anton’s
consulting arrangement with Buyers, (y) on the Closing Date, or (z) with Seller
during the year preceding the Closing Date, to cease doing business with
Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary, to deal with any competitor of Acquisition Sub
or
Subsidiary, or to in any way interfere with any such business relation of
Acqusition Sub or Subsidiary; or (iii) hire, retain or attempt to hire or retain
any employee or independent contractor of Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary or
in
any way interfere with the relationship between Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary
and any of its employees or independent contractors.
(c) Nondisparagement.
From
and
after the date of this Agreement, neither party will disparage the other party
or any of such other party’s owners, managers, directors, officers, employees,
shareholders or agents.
(d) Modification
of Covenant. If
a
final judgment of a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction determines
that
any term or provision contained in Section 10.4(a) through (c) is invalid or
unenforceable, then the parties agree that the court or tribunal will have
the
power to reduce the scope, duration or geographic area of the term or provision,
to delete specific words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable
term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and
that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable
term or provision. This Section 10.4 will be enforceable as so modified after
the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed. This
Section 10.4 is reasonable and necessary to protect and preserve Buyers’
legitimate business interests and the value of the Assets and to prevent any
unfair advantage conferred on Seller.
10.5 Customer
And Other Business Relationships. After
the
Closing, Anton, on behalf of Seller and Subsidiary as part of his duties under
the Consulting Agreement, will cooperate with Buyers in their efforts to
continue and maintain for the benefit of Buyers those business relationships
of
Seller existing prior to the Closing and relating to the business to be operated
by Buyers after the Closing, including relationships with lessors, employees,
regulatory authorities, licensors, customers, suppliers and others, and Seller
will use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the Retained Liabilities
in
a manner that is not detrimental to any of such relationships. Seller will
refer
to Buyers all inquiries relating to such business. Neither Seller nor any of
its
officers, employees, agents or shareholders shall take any action that would
tend to diminish the value of the Assets after the Closing or that would
interfere with the business of Buyers to be engaged in after the Closing,
including disparaging the name or business of Buyers.
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10.6 Further
Assurances. The
parties shall cooperate reasonably with each other in connection with any steps
required to be taken as part of their respective obligations under this
Agreement, and shall (a) furnish upon request to each other such further
information; (b) execute and deliver to each other such other documents; and
(c)
do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably request
for
the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the Contemplated
Transactions.
10.7 Environmental
Matters - Regulatory Transfer Approvals. (a)
To
the extent that the Contemplated Transactions require regulatory transfer
approvals of any Governmental Authorization under an environmental or other
Legal Requirements either prior to or after the Closing, then any filing or
other actions necessary to comply with such Legal Requirements shall be done
at
the cost and expense of Seller and Seller shall provide Buyers evidence of
such
compliance. All costs associated with preparing for and taking such actions
for
compliance shall be paid for by Seller prior to the Closing or, if payment
prior
to Closing is not possible, shall be accrued for as a liability on the Closing
Date Balance Sheet. Subject to Section 9.1(h), Seller shall pay and be
responsible for remediating prior to Closing any pre-existing conditions noted
in the Environmental Reports, but in the case of the Pennsylvania Facility
only
to the extent required by an applicable Legal Requirement. Subject to Sections
9.1(h) and 9.2 and the limitations set forth in Article XI, Buyers shall be
entitled to make a claim for indemnification pursuant to Article XI for the
costs of any remediation not undertaken by Seller under this
Section.
(b)
Seller shall retain any and all Liability as a “Potentially Responsible Party”
(“PRP”) for the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site and the North Penn Area 7
Superfund Site arising from or relating to its ownership and operation of the
Pennsylvania Facility on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller agrees to comply
with any and all of its obligations to the applicable Governmental Bodies
arising from its status as a PRP for such sites pursuant to applicable Legal
Requirements or any settlement agreement, consent agreement or consent decree
entered into with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) or
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”). Seller shall
remain liable for any and all amounts due to the EPA or PADEP or any other
PRP
for cost recovery, contribution, oversight, costs or interest arising from
its
status as a PRP at either the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site or the North
Penn
Area 7 Superfund Site arising from its status as a PRP for such sites pursuant
to applicable Legal Requirements or any settlement agreement, consent agreement
or consent decree entered into with the EPA or PADEP.
10.8 Use
of Excluded Equipment.
During
the Term (as such term is defined in the Lease) of the Lease, Buyers shall
not
have any access to or right to the use of any of the Excluded Equipment unless
Seller agrees otherwise in writing, except that Buyers shall have the right
to
use such items of the Excluded Equipment as were necessary to the operation
of
the Business prior to the Closing Date (including, but not limited to, the
office furniture, office equipment and telephone systems); provided, however,
that Seller reserves the right to sell any Excluded Equipment during the
Term.
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10.9 Seller
Access to Records.
Between
the Closing Date and December 31, 2008, Buyers will: (a) provide Seller, Anton
and their authorized representatives with Records of the Business reasonably
requested by Seller or Anton in order for Seller and Anton to complete their
respective tax returns; (b) maintain a copy of the version of Seller’s
computer programs in effect as of the Closing Date; (c) maintain an
electronic backup copy of the contents of Seller’s database and computer files
for disaster recovery purposes in the same manner and extent as retained prior
to the Closing; and (d) use reasonable efforts to restore Seller’s database and
computer files as, if and when required.
10.10 Verification
of Transferred Assets.
(a) Location
of Assets.
Seller
has identified certain Tangible Personal Property being transferred to
Acquisition Sub hereunder (as listed on Part 3.10(b)), and has identified
certain Excluded Equipment (as listed on Part 2.2(d)), by reference to its
physical location at the Pennsylvania Facility as identified on the Pennsylvania
Facility map attached to Part 2.2(d). Seller represents and warrants that such
Tangible Personal Property and Excluded Equipment have not been moved from
the
location so identified by Seller in the applicable Parts to the Disclosure
Letter since March 1, 2007, and Seller covenants that such Tangible Personal
Property and Excluded Equipment will not be moved prior to the Closing
Date.
(b) Verification
of Transferred Assets.
Prior
to the Closing Date, on a date and time mutually convenient for Seller and
Buyers, a representative of Seller and a Representative of Buyers shall conduct
a “walk through” of the Pennsylvania Facility, for the purpose of reviewing all
of the Tangible Personal Property located at the Pennsylvania Facility being
transferred to Acquisition Sub hereunder and all of the Excluded Equipment.
The
parties shall mutually agree on and verify the accuracy of those items.
Acquisition Sub, in its discretion, may exclude certain Tangible Personal
Property that had been included as an Asset to be transferred hereunder.
Acquisition Sub and Seller shall tag (in a manner agreed to by the parties)
all
Tangible Personal Property located at the Pennsylvania Facility being
transferred hereunder so as to avoid any confusion when Acquisition Sub exits
the Pennsylvania Facility upon termination of the Lease.
10.11 Current
Evidence of Title. (a) As
soon
as is reasonably possible, and in no event later than twenty (20) Business
Days
after the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall furnish to Seller, at Buyer's
expense, for that tract of land constituting the Mexican Facility a commitment
for title insurance (“Title Commitment”) from a reputable title insurance
company chosen by Buyer. The Title Commitment shall include such title insurer’s
requirements for issuing its title policy which requirements must be met by
Seller on or before the Closing Date (including those requirements that must
be
met by releasing or satisfying monetary Encumbrances), but excluding those
requirements that are to be met solely by Buyer.
(b) If
any of
the following shall occur (collectively, a “Title Objection”): (i) the Title
Commitment or other evidence of title or search of the appropriate real estate
records discloses that any party other than Subsidiary has title to the insured
estate covered by the Title Commitment; or (ii) any title exception is disclosed
in the Title Commitment that is not one of the Permitted Real Estate
Encumbrances, then Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
(a)
cure each Title Objection and (b) take all steps reasonably required by the
Title Insurer or surveyor, as the case may be, to eliminate each Title Objection
as an exception to the Title Commitment or survey, as applicable; provided
that,
if such
Title Objection can be cured solely by the payment of money, Seller shall pay
such sum and cure such Title Objection. Any Title Objection that such title
company is willing to insure over on terms acceptable to Buyer will be deemed
a
Title Objection acceptable to Buyer and need not be cured by
Seller.
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10.12 Release.
Effective upon the Closing, Seller and Anton hereby forever release and
discharge Subsidiary from any and all liabilities, losses, claims, demands,
obligations, rights, actions, causes of action, proceedings or suits of any
kind
or nature, debts, sums of money including but not limited to the Subsidiary
Loan
Payable, accounts, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts, agreements, promises,
damages, judgments, executions and demands whatsoever, in law or equity which
Anton and Seller or any of their affiliates, successors, predecessors and
assigns ever had, now have or will ever have in the future, upon or by reason
of
any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown,
against Subsidiary.
10.13
Certain Tax Matters.
(a) Prior
to Closing - Tax Procedures for Sale of Subsidiary Stock.
Prior to
the Closing Date, Seller and Anton shall take all steps reasonably necessary
to
calculate the tax liability, if any, based upon the amount realized from the
sale of the Subsidiary Stock in compliance with applicable Legal Requirements
including the procedures set forth in the Mexican Fiscal Tax Code. Seller and
Anton shall prepare and file all required documentation with the applicable
Governmental Body, and if appliable, pay or cause to be paid, any Tax Liability
when due. Seller shall permit Buyers to review and comment on each of the
filings described in the preceding sentence prior to filing. Buyers and
Subsidiary shall cooperate with Seller and Anton, as reasonably requested,
both
before and after Closing, and representatives of Subsidiary shall execute and
file such documents as may be necessary in connection with the foregoing.
(b) After
Closing. The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
Buyer and Seller for certain tax matters relating to Subsidiary following the
Closing Date:
(i) Subsidiary
Tax Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date.
Buyer
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed each Tax
Return for Subsidiary for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date
which are filed after the Closing Date. Buyer shall permit Seller to review
and
comment on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence prior to
filing. Seller shall reimburse Buyer for Taxes of Subsidiary with respect to
such periods within fifteen (15) days after payment by Buyer or Subsidiary
of
such Taxes to the extent such Taxes are not reflected in the reserve for Tax
Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) shown on the face of the Balance
Sheet.
(ii) Subsidiary
Tax Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date.
Buyer
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed each Tax
Return of Subsidiary for any period which begins before the Closing Date and
ends after the Closing Date. Seller shall pay to Buyer within fifteen (15)
days
after the date on which Taxes are paid with respect to such periods an amount
equal to the portion of such Taxes which relates to the portion of such Taxable
period ending on the Closing Date to the extent such Taxes are not reflected
in
the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) shown
on
the face of the Balance Sheet. For purposes of this Section, in the case of
any
Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Taxable period
that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax
which relates to the portion of such Taxable period ending on the Closing Date
shall (x) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to
income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire
Taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number
of
days in the Taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of
which is the number of days in the entire Taxable period, and (y) in the case
of
any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts be deemed equal to the
amount which would be payable if the relevant Taxable period ended on the
Closing Date. Any credits relating to a Taxable period that begins before and
ends after the Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant
Taxable period ended on the Closing Date. All determinations necessary to give
effect to the foregoing allocations shall be made in a manner consistent with
prior practice of Subsidiary.
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(iii) Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
(1)
Buyer, Subsidiary and Seller shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent
reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax
Returns pursuant to this Section 10.13 and any audit, litigation or other
proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention
and (upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and information
which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding
and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.
Buyer, Subsidiary and Seller agree (i) to retain all books and records with
respect to Tax matters pertinent to Subsidiary relating to any taxable period
beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of
limitations (and any extensions thereof) of the respective Tax periods, and
to
abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority,
and (ii) to give the other party reasonable written notice prior to
transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the
other party so requests, Buyer, Subsidiary or Seller, as the case may be, shall
allow the other party to take possession of such books and records.
(2) Buyer
and
Seller further agree, upon request, to use their best reasonable efforts to
obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Body or any
other
Person as may be reasonably necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any
Tax
that could be imposed (including, but not limited to, with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby).
(iv) Tax
Sharing Agreements.
All tax
sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving Subsidiary
shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and, after the Closing Date,
Subsidiary shall not be bound thereby or have any liability
thereunder.
10.14 Subsidiary
Loan Payable.
Seller’s
Balance Sheet states that Subsidiary is indebted to Seller in the amount of
$2,424,457.00 (the “Subsidiary
Loan Payable”).
Prior
to the Closing Date, Subsidiary and Seller shall cause the Subsidiary Loan
Payable to be satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Buyers, but
in
any event so as to avoid any tax liabilities for the satisfaction of such debt.
Seller and Subsidiary shall provide evidence of satisfaction to Buyers prior
to
the Closing Date.
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10.15. Qualification
to do Business in Pennsylvania. Promptly
following the Closing Date and upon receipt from Seller of the consent letter
referenced in Section 10.2 hereof, Acquisition Sub will take appropriate steps
to qualify as a foreign limited liability company authorized to do business
in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ARTICLE
XI
SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION; REMEDIES
11.1 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations contained in this
Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the supplements to the Disclosure Letter,
the
certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7 and any other certificate or
document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and
the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions for a period of two (2) years
after the Closing Date; provided,
however,
(i) the
representations and warranties of Seller, Subsidiary and Anton set forth in
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.9 and 3.14 and the obligations of Seller, Subsidiary
and Anton set forth in Section 10.13(a), 10.14 shall survive until ninety (90)
days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, and (ii)
the
representations and warranties of Seller, Subsidiary and Anton set forth in
Section 3.22 and the obligations of Seller, Subsidiary and Anton set forth
in
Sections 10.7 and 11.3 shall survive the lesser of (x) six (6) years following
the Closing Date, or (y) until ninety (90) days after the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations. The
right
to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based upon such
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations shall not be affected
by
any investigation (including any environmental investigation or assessment)
conducted with respect to, or any Knowledge acquired (or capable of being
acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy
of or compliance with any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation.
The waiver of any condition based upon the accuracy of any representation or
warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or
obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, reimbursement or
other
remedy based upon such representations, warranties, covenants and
obligations.
11.2 Indemnification
And Reimbursement By Seller And Anton. Seller
and Anton, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Buyers,
and
their Representatives, shareholders, subsidiaries and Related Persons
(collectively, the “Buyer
Indemnified Persons”),
and
will reimburse the Buyer Indemnified Persons for any loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense (including reasonable costs of investigation and defense
and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), whether or not involving a Third-Party
Claim (collectively, “Damages”),
arising from or in connection with:
(a) any
material Breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller, Subsidiary
or
Anton in (i) this Agreement (without giving effect to any supplement to the
Disclosure Letter), (ii) the Disclosure Letter, (iii) the supplements to the
Disclosure Letter, (iv) the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 2.7
(for
this purpose, each such certificate will be deemed to have stated that Seller’s,
Subsidiary’s and Anton’s representations and warranties in this Agreement
fulfill the requirements of Section 7.1 as of the Closing Date as if made on
the
Closing Date without giving effect to any supplement to the Disclosure Letter,
unless the certificate expressly states that the matters disclosed in a
supplement have caused a condition specified in Section 7.1 not to be
satisfied), (v) any transfer instrument, or (vi) any other certificate,
document, writing or instrument delivered by Seller, Subsidiary or Anton
pursuant to this Agreement;
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(b) any
material Breach of any covenant or obligation of Seller, Subsidiary or Anton
in
this Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument
delivered by Seller, Subsidiary or Anton pursuant to this
Agreement;
(c) any
Liability arising out of the ownership or operation of the Assets prior to
the
Closing Date other than the Assumed Liabilities;
(d) any
brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any
agreement or understanding made, or alleged to have been made, by any Person
with Seller, Subsidiary or any Shareholder (or any Person acting on their
behalf) in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions;
(e) any
product or component thereof manufactured or shipped by, or any services
provided by, Seller, in whole or in part, prior to the Closing
Date;
(f) any
noncompliance with any fraudulent transfer law in respect of the Contemplated
Transactions;
(g) any
liability under the WARN Act or any similar state or local Legal Requirement
that may result from an “Employment Loss”, as defined by 29 U.S.C. § 2101(a)(6),
caused by any action of Seller prior to the Closing or by Buyers’ decision not
to hire previous employees of Seller;
(h) any
Tax
Liability of Subsidiary, or of Seller or Anton arising out of the satisfaction
of the Subsidiary Loan Payable, their ownership of the Subsidiary Stock prior
to
the Closing Date or sale of the Subsidiary Stock or as a result of the
Contemplated Transactions.
(i) any
Employee Plan established or maintained by Seller; or
(j) any
Retained Liabilities (including but not limited to Tax Liabilities of Seller
relating to transfer pricing matters or otherwise).
11.3 Indemnification
And Reimbursement By Seller - Environmental Matters. In
addition to the other indemnification provisions in this Article 11, Seller
and
Anton, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Buyers and the
other Buyer Indemnified Persons, and will reimburse Buyers and the other Buyer
Indemnified Persons, for any Damages (including costs of cleanup, containment
or
other remediation) arising from or in connection with:
(a) any
Liability with respect to Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements arising
out of or relating to: (i) the ownership or operation by any Person at any
time
on or prior to the Closing Date of any of the Facilities, Assets or the Business
of Seller, or (ii) any Hazardous Materials or other contaminants that were
present on the Facilities or Assets at any time on or prior to the Closing
Date;
or
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(b) any
bodily injury (including illness, disability and death, regardless of when
any
such bodily injury occurred, was incurred or manifested itself), personal
injury, property damage (including trespass, nuisance, wrongful eviction and
deprivation of the use of real property) or other damage of or to any Person
or
any Assets in any way arising from or allegedly arising from any hazardous
activity conducted by any Person with respect to the business of Seller or
the
Assets prior to the Closing Date or from any Hazardous Material that was (i)
present or suspected to be present on or before the Closing Date on or at the
Facilities (or present or suspected to be present on any other property, if
such
Hazardous Material emanated or allegedly emanated from the Facilities and was
present or suspected to be present on the Facilities, on or prior to the Closing
Date), or (ii) released or allegedly released by any Person on or at any
Facilities or Assets at any time on or prior to the Closing Date.
Buyers
will be entitled to control any Remedial Action, any Proceeding relating to
an
environmental claim and, except as provided in the following sentence, any
other
Proceeding with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Section
11.3. The procedure described in Section 11.5 will apply to any claim solely
for
monetary damages relating to a matter covered by this Section 11.3.
11.4 Indemnification
And Reimbursement By Buyers. Buyer
and
Acquisition Sub, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless Seller
and its Representatives, shareholders, subsidiaries and Related Persons
(collectively, “Seller
Indemnified Persons”),
and
will reimburse Seller Indemnified Persons, for any Damages arising from or
in
connection with:
(a) any
material Breach of any representation or warranty made by either Buyer or
Acquisition Sub in this Agreement or in any certificate, document, writing
or
instrument delivered by either Buyer or Acquisition Sub pursuant to this
Agreement;
(b) any
material Breach of any covenant or obligation of either Buyer or Acquisition
Sub
in this Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument
delivered by either Buyer or Acquisition Sub pursuant to this
Agreement;
(c) any
claim
by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments
based upon any agreement or understanding made, or alleged to have been made,
by
such Person with either Buyer or Acquisition Sub (or any Person acting on behalf
of either or both of them) in connection with any of the Contemplated
Transactions;
(d) any
Assumed Liabilities; and
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(e) any
Liability arising out of the ownership or operation of the Assets after the
Closing Date other than the Retained Liabilities; or
(f) any
product or component thereof manufactured, assembled or modified by any of
Buyer, Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary, or any services provided by any of Buyer,
Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary (or any Person acting on behalf of any of them)
after the Closing Date (including without limitation any product or component
thereof manufactured, assembled or shipped by Seller and subsequently materially
modified by or on behalf of any of Buyer, Acquisition Sub or Subsidiary, but
only to the extent of such material modifications).
11.5 Third-Party
Claims.
(a) Promptly
after receipt by a Person entitled to indemnity under Section 11.2, Section
11.3
(to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 11.3) or Section 11.4
(each, an “Indemnified
Person”)
of
notice of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim against it, such Indemnified
Person shall give notice to the Person obligated to indemnify under such Section
(each, an “Indemnifying
Person”)
of the
assertion of such Third-Party Claim, provided
that
the
failure to notify the Indemnifying Person will not relieve the Indemnifying
Person of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Person, except
to
the extent that the Indemnifying Person demonstrates that the defense of such
Third-Party Claim is prejudiced by the Indemnified Person’s failure to give or
delay in giving such notice.
(b) If
an
Indemnified Person gives notice to the Indemnifying Person pursuant to Section
11.5(a) of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Person shall
be entitled to participate in the defense of such Third-Party Claim and, to
the
extent that it wishes (unless (i) the Indemnifying Person is also a Person
against whom the Third-Party Claim is made and the Indemnified Person determines
in good faith that joint representation would be inappropriate, or (ii) the
Indemnifying Person fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified
Person of its financial capacity to defend such Third-Party Claim and provide
indemnification with respect to such Third-Party Claim), to assume the defense
of such Third-Party Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person. After notice from the Indemnifying Person to the Indemnified
Person of its election to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Person shall not, so long as it diligently conducts such defense,
be liable to the Indemnified Person under this Article 11 for any fees of other
counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such Third-Party
Claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in
connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim, other than reasonable
costs of investigation. If the Indemnifying Person assumes the defense of a
Third-Party Claim, no compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claims may
be
effected by the Indemnifying Person without the Indemnified Person’s Consent
unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of any Legal
Requirement or any violation of the rights of any Person; (B) the sole relief
provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Person;
and (C) the Indemnified Person shall have no liability with respect to any
compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claims effected without its
Consent, which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If notice
is given to an Indemnifying Person of the assertion of any Third-Party Claim
and
the Indemnifying Person does not, within ten (10) business days after receipt
of
the Indemnified Person’s notice, give notice to the Indemnified Person of its
election to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying
Person will be bound by any determination made in such Third-Party Claim or
any
compromise or settlement effected by the Indemnified Person.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an Indemnified Person determines in good faith that there
is a
reasonable probability that a Third-Party Claim may adversely affect it or
its
Related Persons other than as a result of monetary damages for which it would
be
entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Person may,
by
notice to the Indemnifying Person, assume the exclusive right to defend,
compromise or settle such Third-Party Claim, but the Indemnifying Person will
not be bound by any determination of any Third-Party Claim so defended for
the
purposes of this Agreement or any compromise or settlement effected without
its
Consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(d) Seller
and Anton hereby consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any court in which
a Proceeding in respect of a Third-Party Claim is brought against any Buyer
Indemnified Person for purposes of any claim that a Buyer Indemnified Person
may
have under this Agreement with respect to such Proceeding or the matters alleged
therein and agree that process may be served on Seller and Anton with respect
to
such a claim anywhere in the world.
(e) With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Article
11: (i) both the Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Person, as the case
may
be, shall keep the other Person fully informed of the status of such Third-Party
Claim and any related Proceedings at all stages thereof where such Person is
not
represented by its own counsel, and (ii) the parties agree (each at its own
expense) to render to each other such assistance as they may reasonably require
of each other and to cooperate in good faith with each other in order to ensure
the proper and adequate defense of any Third-Party Claim.
(f) With
respect to any Third-Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Article
11, the parties agree to cooperate in such a manner as to preserve in full
(to
the extent possible) the confidentiality of all Confidential Information and
the
attorney-client and work-product privileges. In connection therewith, each
party
agrees that: (i) it will use its best reasonable efforts, in respect of any
Third-Party Claim in which it has assumed or participated in the defense, to
avoid production of Confidential Information (consistent with applicable law
and
rules of procedure), and (ii) all communications between any party hereto and
counsel responsible for or participating in the defense of any Third-Party
Claim
shall, to the extent possible, be made so as to preserve any applicable
attorney-client or work-product privilege.
11.6 Other
Claims. A
claim
for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third-Party Claim may be
asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is sought and shall
be
paid promptly after such notice.
11.7 Seller’s
Payment of Claims/Escrow. Upon
notice to Seller specifying in reasonable detail the basis therefor, Buyers
may
give notice of a claim under the Escrow Agreement for any amount to which it
may
be entitled under this Article XI. Seller’s liability for such claims is not
limited to the Escrow Funds under the Escrow Agreement. The indemnification
provisions in this Article XI are in addition to, and not in derogation of,
any
statutory, equitable, or common law remedy that Buyers, Seller or any
Indemnified Person may have with respect to the Contemplated Transactions.
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11.8 Limitations
of Seller’s and Anton’s Indemnification Obligation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or
elsewhere, in no event shall the maximum aggregate liability of Seller and
Anton
under this Article XI exceed either (i) the Purchase Price for claims for
Damages relating to (x) the breach of the representations and warranties by
Seller, Subsidiary or Anton set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.9(b), 3.14, 3.16,
3.22, 3.25 and any obligations under Section 11.3 or (y) the breach of any
representation or warranty by Seller, Subsidiary or Anton that was actually
known to be false when made or for fraud, or (ii) $1,000,000 for claims relating
to all other claims (the “Maximum Limitation”); provided,
however, Seller
and Anton shall not have any liability under this Article XI unless and until
the Damages exceed $25,000 (the “Basket”) in the aggregate, in which event
Seller and Anton shall be jointly and severally liable to Buyers for all Damages
commencing with the first dollar of Damages.
11.9 Limitation
of Buyers’ Indemnification Obligation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or
elsewhere, in no event shall the maximum aggregate liability of Buyers under
this Article XI exceed $1,000,000 (the “Maximum Limitation”); provided,
however, Buyers
shall not have any liability under this Article XI unless and until the Damages
exceeds $25,000 in the aggregate, in which event Buyers shall be jointly and
severally liable to Seller for all Damages commencing with the first dollar
of
Damages. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article XI to the contrary,
the Maximum Limitation and the Basket as they may apply to Buyers shall not
apply to claims for Damages relating to the breach of any representation or
warranty by Buyers that was actually known to be false when made or for
fraud.
11.10 Insurance
Proceeds.
No party
shall be entitled to indemnity with respect to any Damages to the extent that
such Damages are covered by insurance.
ARTICLE
XII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
12.1 Expenses.
Each
party to this Agreement will bear its respective fees and expenses incurred
in
connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of
this
Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including all fees and expense
of
its Representatives.
12.2 Public
Announcements. Any
public announcement, press release or similar publicity with respect to this
Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions will be issued, if at all, at such
time and in such manner as Buyers determine. Unless
consented to by Buyers in advance in writing, prior to the Closing, Seller,
Subsidiary and Shareholders shall keep this Agreement strictly confidential
and
may not make any disclosure of this Agreement to any Person (except as required
under this Agreement). Seller and Buyers will consult with each others
concerning the means by which Seller and Subsidiary employees, customers,
suppliers and others having dealings with Seller and Subsidiary will be informed
of the Contemplated Transactions, and Buyers will have the right to be present
for any such communications.
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12.3 Notices.
All
notices, Consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted by
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to a party when
(a)
delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized
overnight courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile with
confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment; or (c) received
or
rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
in each case to the following addresses, facsimile numbers and marked to the
attention of the person (by name or title) designated below (or to such other
address, facsimile number or person as a party may designate by notice to the
other parties):
Seller
and Shareholders (before the Closing):
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with
a mandatory copy to:
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Deltron,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
President
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Fox
Rothschild LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Tristram R. Fall, III, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Seller
and Shareholders (after the Closing):
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with
a mandatory copy to:
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Deltron,
Inc.
c/o
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xx.
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Fox
Rothschild LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Tristram R. Fall, III, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Buyers:
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with
a mandatory copy to:
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Solomon
Technologies, Inc.
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
"X"
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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Pepe
& Hazard LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(617) 748-555
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12.4 Dispute
Resolution.
(a) Controversy
or Dispute. In
the
event that a controversy or dispute arises out of or results from this Agreement
or the Contemplated Transactions or documents contemplated herein or therein,
or
the interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof, and such
controversy or dispute (a “Dispute”)
cannot
be settled through negotiations between the parties, then the parties covenant
and agree to resolve such Dispute through binding arbitration administered
by
the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”)
in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under the AAA’s commercial arbitration rules. All
information relating to a Dispute, the proceedings and the existence thereof,
shall remain confidential at all times.
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(b) Arbitrator(s).
Such
arbitration shall be before a single arbitrator, if the parties are able to
agree upon such a single arbitrator, or, in all other cases, a panel of three
arbitrators (at least one of which must be knowledgeable in the power supply
field). If three arbitrators are to be used, then each party to the dispute
shall appoint one arbitrator and the third arbitrator shall be chosen by the
two
arbitrators so appointed within 30 days after they are appointed. If such two
arbitrators fail or are unable to select a third arbitrator within such time
period, then the third arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the
commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in
effect. Subject to this Section 12.4, the arbitrators shall have the right
and
authority to determine how their decision or award as to each issue and matter
in dispute may be implemented or enforced. The arbitrators shall be required
to
produce a written opinion setting forth the reasons for the decision or award
made. The decision of a majority of such arbitrators shall be binding and
conclusive on the parties hereto. There shall be no appeal therefrom other
than
for bias, fraud or misconduct. Any judgment on the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
(c) Mediation.
The
parties may, upon mutual written agreement, agree to attempt in good faith
to
settle any Dispute by non-binding mediation administered by the AAA in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under the Commercial Mediation Rules prior to
resorting to any other remedies available at law or equity or any other dispute
resolution procedure.
(d) Remedies.
The
parties hereto covenant and agree that the remedies and procedures set forth
in
this Section shall be the sole and exclusive remedies available in the event
of
a Dispute. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Party, as part of a Dispute,
seeks injunctive relief or any other remedy requiring specific enforcement,
then, solely with respect to such equitable relief, such party shall be
permitted to seek relief in any federal or state court of competent
jurisdiction.
(e) Fees
and Expenses.
In any
action or proceeding with respect to any Dispute, arbitrator(s) or court(s)
(in
the case of a request for equitable relief) shall award the prevailing party
such prevailing party’s reasonable fees and expenses, including without
limitation reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees, associated with such
Dispute, if any, only if the arbitrator(s) or court(s) (in the case of equitable
relief), concludes that the nonprevailing party in such Dispute lacked a
reasonable basis for opposing the position advanced by the prevailing
party.
12.5 Enforcement
Of Agreement. Seller
and Shareholders acknowledge and agree that Buyers would be irreparably damaged
if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance
with
their specific terms and that any material Breach of this Agreement by Seller
or
Shareholders could not be adequately compensated in all cases by monetary
damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which
Buyers may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to enforce
any
provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to
temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent Breaches
or
threatened Breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, in any material
respect, without posting any bond or other undertaking.
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12.6 Waiver;
Remedies Cumulative. The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither any failure nor any delay by any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any of the documents referred
to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege,
and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will
preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or
the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or any
of
the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party,
in
whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless
in
writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and
(c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any
obligation of that party or of the right of the party giving such notice or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
12.7 Entire
Agreement And Modification. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral, between
the
parties with respect to its subject matter (including any letter of intent
and
any confidentiality agreement between Buyers and Seller) and constitutes (along
with the Disclosure Letter, Exhibits and other documents delivered pursuant
to
this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement
between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may
not
be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified except by a written agreement
executed by the party to be charged with the amendment.
12.8 Disclosure
Letter.
The
information in the Disclosure Letter constitutes (i) exceptions to particular
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of Seller and
Shareholders as set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) descriptions or lists
of
assets and liabilities and other items referred to in this Agreement. If there
is any inconsistency between the statements in this Agreement and those in
the
Disclosure Letter (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the
Disclosure Letter with respect to a specifically identified representation
or
warranty), the statements in this Agreement will control. The Disclosure Letter
is hereby incorporated by reference.
12.9 Assignments,
Successors And No Third-Party Rights. This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the prior written consent
of
the other party;
provided, however,
that
Buyers may assign all or part of their rights or obligations hereunder to one
or
more direct or indirect subsidiaries of Buyers; provided
further,
that any
such assignment will not relieve Buyers of any of their obligations hereunder.
Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding
in
all respects upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted
assigns of the parties. Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement
will
be construed to give any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this
Agreement or any provision of this Agreement, except such rights as shall inure
to a successor or permitted assignee pursuant to this Section 12.9.
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12.10 Severability.
If
any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain
in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or
unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
12.11 Construction.
The
headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience
only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references
to
“Articles”, “Sections” and “Parts” refer to the corresponding Articles, Sections
and Parts of this Agreement and the Disclosure Letter.
12.12 Time
Of Essence. With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement,
time is of the essence.
12.13 Governing
Law. This
Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Connecticut without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles that would require
the application of any other law.
12.14 Execution
Of Agreement. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange
of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or email
transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement
as to the parties and maybe used in lieu of the original Agreement for all
purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or email shall
be
deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
12.15 Shareholder
Obligations. The
liability of Anton hereunder shall be joint and several with Seller. Where
in
this Agreement provision is made for any action to be taken or not taken by
Seller, Anton undertakes to cause Seller to take or not take such action, as
the
case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Anton shall
be
jointly and severally liable with Seller for the indemnities set forth in
Article XI.
12.16 Confidentiality.
(a) Seller
and Shareholders shall, and shall cause their Related Persons to, treat any
Confidential Information (as defined below) received with respect to Buyers,
or
from any books or records of Buyers in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions, strictly confidential, and will not disclose any such Confidential
Information to third Persons or use such Confidential Information other than
in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date and following any termination
of
this Agreement (in the event that Closing does not occur), each of Buyer and
Acquisition Sub shall, and shall cause each of its Representatives and Related
Persons to, keep all Confidential Information relating to Seller in strict
confidence, and not at any time for any reason whatsoever, except as expressly
contemplated under this Agreement to enable each of Buyer and Acquisition Sub
to
carry out its obligations hereunder, use such Confidential Information for
its
own benefit, or publish, disclose, communicate or divulge such Confidential
Information to, or use such Confidential Information for the direct or indirect
benefit of any other person, corporation or entity. Each of Buyer and
Acquisition Sub will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that any
use
of such Confidential Information by it or by its Representatives and/or Related
Persons (which use will be solely pursuant to the terms of this Agreement)
will
preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in all respects.
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(c) As
used
in this Agreement, the term “Confidential
Information”
shall
mean all confidential information, including without limitation all proprietary
information, technical information, customer information, pricing information,
marketing information and personnel information relating to Buyers or Seller,
as
the case may be, and their respective customers, products and services, and
any
and all other materials and information relating to or dealing with the business
operations or activities of either party, whether disclosed at, through or
in
connection with any inspection, demonstration or presentation or otherwise,
whether written or oral, tangible or intangible, whether machine readable or
otherwise, which a party holds confidential.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 12.16 will not apply to any
information or documents that: (i) is now or hereafter becomes, through no
act
or omission on the part of the receiving party, generally known or available
within the industry, or is now or later enters the public domain through no
act
or omission on the part of the receiving party; (ii) was acquired by the
receiving party before receiving such information from the disclosing party
and
without restriction as to use or disclosure; (iii) is hereafter rightfully
furnished to the receiving party by a third party, without restriction as to
use
or disclosure; (iv) is information which the receiving party can document was
independently developed by the receiving party; (v) is disclosed with the prior
written consent of the disclosing party; or (vi) is required to be used or
disclosed by applicable law or by regulation having the force of law, as
evidenced by a written opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the
disclosing party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
Buyer:
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Seller: | ||
SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC: |
DELTRON,
INC.:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Its: CEO |
Its:
President
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Acquisition Sub: |
Subsidiary:
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DEL-INC ACQUISITION LLC: | CORPORACION DELINC S.A. DE CV: | ||
By:
Solomon Technologies, Inc.,
Its
Sole Member
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Its: CEO |
Its:
President
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Shareholders:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Annex
1.1
Definitions
“2002
Phase I” - as defined in Section 5.10.
“401(K)
Plan - that certain 40l(k) Plan administered by Hartford Life Insurance Company.
“AAA”
-
as defined in Section 12.4(a).
“Accounts
Receivable” - (a) all trade accounts receivable and other rights to payment from
customers of Seller and Subsidiary and the full benefit of all security for
such
accounts or rights to payment relating thereto, including all trade accounts
receivable representing amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or
products sold or services rendered to customers of Seller and Subsidiary, (b)
all other accounts or notes receivable of Seller and Subsidiary and the full
benefit of all security for such accounts or notes, and (c) any claim, remedy
or
other right related to any of the foregoing.
“Accrued
Expenses” - as defined in Section 3.4.
“Acquisition
Sub” - as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Active
Employees” - as defined in Section 10.1(a).
“Adjustment
Amount” - as defined in Section 2.3(b).
“Agreement”
- this Agreement.
“Anton”
-
as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Assets”
- as defined in the final paragraph of Section 2.1.
“Assumed
Liabilities” - as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Balance
Sheet” - as defined in Section 3.4.
“Basket”
- as defined in Section 11.8.
“Xxxx
of
Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement” - as defined in Section
2.7(a)(i).
“Breach”
- any breach of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any
breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation,
in
or of this Agreement or any other Contract, or any event which with the passing
of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a breach,
inaccuracy or failure.
“Business”
- as defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Business
Day” - any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday, or (b) any other day on which
banks in are permitted or required to be closed.
“Buyer”
-
as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyers”
- as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer
Group - as defined in Section 5.1.
“Buyer
Indemnified Persons” - as defined in Section 11.2.
“Buyers’
Closing Documents” - as defined in Section 4.2(a).
“Cash
Payment” - as defined in Section 2.3(c)(i).
“Certifications”
- as defined in Section 2.1(m).
“CERCLA”
- as defined in Section 3.22(e).
“Closing”
- as defined in Section 2.6.
“Closing
Date” - as defined in Section 2.6.
“Closing
Date Balance Sheet” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(ii)(A).
“COBRA”
-
The Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985.
“Code”
-
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commissions”
- as defined in Section 3.4(b).
“Competing
Business” - as defined in Section 3.26.
“Confidential
Information” - as defined in Section 12.6(c).
“Consent”
- any approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other
authorization.
“Consulting
Agreement” - as defined in Section 2.7(a)(v).
“Contemplated
Transactions” - all of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Contract”
- any agreement, contract, lease, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied), whether or not legally
binding.
“Damages”
- as defined in Section 11.2.
2
“December
Working Capital” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(ii)(B).
“Disclosure
Letter” - the disclosure letter delivered by Seller, Subsidiary and Anton to
Buyers concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
“Dispute”
- as defined in Section 12.4(a).
“Disputed
Items” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Employee
Plans” - as defined in Section 3.16(a).
“Encumbrance”
- any charge, claim, community or other marital property interest, condition,
equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security interest, mortgage, right
of
way, easement, encroachment, servitude, right of first option, right of first
refusal or similar restriction, including any restriction on use, voting (in
the
case of any security or equity interest), transfer, receipt of income or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Environmental,
Health and Safety Requirements” - all federal, state, local and foreign
statutes, regulations, ordinances and other provisions having the force or
effect of law, all judicial and administrative orders and determinations, all
contractual obligations and all common law obligations concerning public health
and safety, worker health and safety, and pollution or protection of the
environment, including without limitation all those relating to the presence,
use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage,
disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release,
threatened release, control, or cleanup of any Hazardous Materials, substances
or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants,
contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls, noise or radiation, each as amended and as now or
hereafter in effect.
“Environmental
Reports” - as defined in Section 5.10.
“EPA”
-
as defined in Section 10.7(b).
“ERISA”
-
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate” - as defined in Section 3.16(a).
“Escrow
Agent” - as defined in Section 2.7(a)(vii).
“Escrow
Funds” - as defined in Section 2.3(c)(ii).
“Escrow
Agreement - as defined in Section 2.7(a)(vii).
“Exchange
Act” - the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded
Assets” - as defined in Section 2.2.
3
“Excluded
Equipment” - as defined in Section 2.2(d).
“Excluded
Inventories” - as defined in Section 2.2(k).
“Excluded
Records” - as defined in Section 2.2(b).
“Facilities”
- as defined in Section 3.8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes
of
Sections 3.22 and 11.3, “Facilities” shall mean any real property, leasehold or
other interest in real property currently or formerly owned or operated by
Seller or Subsidiary, including the Tangible Personal Property used or operated
by Seller or Subsidiary at the Facilities.
“Financial
Statements” - as defined in Section 3.4.
“GAAP”
-
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the
specified period and in the immediately prior comparable period.
“Governing
Documents” - with respect to any particular entity, (a) if a corporation, the
articles or certificate of incorporation and the bylaws; (b) if a general
partnership, the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership; (c)
if
a limited partnership, the limited partnership agreement and the certificate
of
limited partnership; (d) if a limited liability company, the articles of
organization and operating agreement; (e) if another type of Person, any other
charter or similar document adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation or organization of the Person; (f) all equityholders’ agreements,
voting agreements, voting trust agreements, joint venture agreements,
registration rights agreements or other agreements or documents relating to
the
organization, management or operation of any Person or relating to the rights,
duties and obligations of the equityholders of any Person; and (g) any amendment
or supplement to any of the foregoing.
“Governmental
Authorization” - any Consent, license, registration or permit issued, granted,
given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
“Governmental
Body” - any: (a) nation, state, county, city, town, borough, village, district
or other jurisdiction; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other
government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature
(including any agency, branch, department, board, commission, court, tribunal
or
other entity exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers); (d)
multinational organization or body; (e) body exercising, or entitled or
purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative,
police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; or (f) official of any of
the
foregoing.
“Hazardous
Materials” - any substance, chemical, material or element (i) defined as a
“hazardous substance” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Superfund Amendment and
Reauthorization Act, each as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(ii) that constitute “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(iii) that constitute “hazardous materials” as defined in the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated hereunder;
(iv) that constitute “chemical substance or mixture” as defined in the Toxic
Substances Control Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(v)
defined as “hazardous” or “toxic” under any Environmental, Health and Safety
Requirements or that are known or considered to be harmful to the health or
safety of occupants or users of the Real Property; (vi) which is petroleum,
petroleum products or derivatives or constituents thereof; (vii) which, by
any
laws of any Governmental Body, requires special handling in its collection,
storage, treatment or disposal.
4
“Hired
Active Employees” - as
defined in Section 10.1(b)(i).
“Indemnified
Person” - as defined in Section 11.5.
“Indemnifying
Person” - as defined in Section 11.5.
“Independent
Accountant” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(iii).
“Intellectual
Property” - all intellectual, industrial, and proprietary rights, whether
domestic or foreign, including: (i) all inventions (whether or not patentable
and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) all patents and all patent
applications (including continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals,
provisionals and reissue applications); (iii) all trade names, trademarks and
service marks (including any word, symbol, trade dress, product configuration,
icon, logo or other indicia of origin and all goodwill associated therewith)
along with any registrations therefor and applications for registration thereof;
(iv) all copyrights and any registrations therefor and applications for
registration thereof; (v) all trade secrets, confidential information, and
know-how, including all technical, manufacturing, and engineering information,
data, new developments, designs or ideas, and all related documentation, whether
in hard copy or electronic format; (vi) all computer software and source code;
(vii) all telephone and facsimile numbers; and (viii) all Internet addresses,
domain names, web sites, and other business addresses.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” - all Intellectual Property owned, used or held for use by
Seller or Subsidiary and the right to xxx or otherwise claim for past, present
or future infringement or unauthorized use or disclosure of any Intellectual
Property owned, used or held for use by Seller or Subsidiary.
“Inventories”
- all inventories of Seller or Subsidiary, wherever located, including all
finished goods, work in process, raw materials, spare parts and all other
materials and supplies to be used or consumed by Seller or Subsidiary in the
production of finished goods, but excluding the Excluded Inventories.
“IRS”
-
the United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant, the
United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge”
- (i) with respect to Anton, his actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry,
(ii)
with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of
Anton
or Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, the Vice President of Seller; (iii) with respect to
Subsidiary, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of Anton or Ing.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, the General Manager of Subsidiary; and (iv) with respect
to Buyers, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of Xxxx
Xxxxxx.
5
“Lease”
-
as defined in Section 2.7(a)(xiii).
“Leased
Real Property” - as defined in Section 3.7(b).
“Legal
Requirement” - any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational or other constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law,
code, regulation, statute, treaty, judicial or administrative order, notice
of
violation or other actionable requirement.
“Liability”
- with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person of
any
kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due,
vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, and
whether or not the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements
of
such Person.
“Maximum
Limitation” - as defined in Section 11.8.
“Mexican
Facility” - that certain real property owned by Subsidiary located at Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx XX. 0 Xxxxxxxxxx Lote #1, Apartado Xxxxxx Xx 000, XX, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000.
“Mexican
Tax Payment” - as defined in Section 2.3(c)(iii).
“New
Phase I’s” - as defined in Section 5.10.
“Non
Real
Estate Encumbrances” - as defined in Section 3.9(b).
“Order”
-
any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration
award
of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Ordinary
Course of Business” - an action taken by a Person will be deemed to have been
taken in the Ordinary Course of Business only if that action:
(a) is
consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices of such Person
and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of
such
Person;
(b) does
not
require authorization by the board of directors or shareholders of such Person
(or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and does
not
require any other separate or special authorization of any nature;
and
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(c) is
similar in nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without
any
separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal,
day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of business
as
such Person.
“Other
Shareholders” - as defined in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“PADEP”
-
as defined in Section 10.7(b).
“Part”
-
a part or section of the Disclosure Letter.
“Pennsylvania
Facility” - that certain real property owned by Seller located at 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” - as defined in Section 3.9(b).
“Permitted
Non Real Estate Encumbrances” - as defined in Section 3.9(b).
“Permitted
Real Estate Encumbrances” - as defined in Section 3.9(a).
“Person”
- an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity or a Governmental
Body.
“Proceeding”
- any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether
formal or informal, whether public or private) commenced, brought, conducted
or
heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
“Proprietary
Rights Agreement” - as defined in Section 2.7(a)(vi).
“PRP”
-
as defined in Section 10.7(b).
“Purchase
Price” - as defined in Section 2.3.
“Real
Estate Encumbrances” - as defined in Section 3.9(a).
“Real
Property” - as defined in Section 3.7(a).
“Record”
- information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an
electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
“Related
Person” - with respect to a Person, means any Person controlling, controlled by
or under common control with such Person.
“Remedial
Action” - all actions, including any capital expenditures, required or
voluntarily undertaken (a) to clean up, remove, treat or in any other way
address any Hazardous Material or other substance; (b) to prevent the actual
or
threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping,
emptying, injunction, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or
migration on or into the environment or into or out of any property, or to
minimize the further release of any Hazardous Material or other substance so
it
does not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare
or
the environment; (c) to perform pre-remedial studies and investigations or
post-remedial monitoring and care; or (d) to bring all Facilities and the
operations conducted thereon into compliance with Environmental Health and
Safety Requirements and Governmental Authorizations.
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“Representative”
- with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, manager, employee,
agent, consultant, advisor, accountant, financial advisor, legal counsel or
other representative of that Person.
“Retained
Liabilities” - as defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Seller”
- as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller
Contract” - any Contract (a) under which Seller or Subsidiary has or may acquire
any rights or benefits; (b) under which Seller or Subsidiary has or may become
subject to any obligation or liability; or (c) by which Seller or Subsidiary
or
any of the assets owned or used by Seller or Subsidiary is or may become
bound.
“Seller’s
Closing Documents” - as defined in Section 3.2.
“Seller
Indemnified Persons” - as defined in Section 11.4.
“Shareholders”
- as defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Stock
Payment” - as defined in Section 2.3(c)(ii).
“Subsidiary”
- as defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Subsidiary
Loan Payable” - as defined in Section 10.14.
“Subsidiary
Stock” - as defined in Section 2.1(m).
“SWDA”
-
as defined in Section 3.22(e).
“Tangible
Personal Property” - as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“Target
Working Capital” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(i).
“Tax”
-
any income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs,
vehicle, airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital stock,
franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic withholding,
social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property,
sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum and other tax,
fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever and any
interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon imposed, assessed
or
collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or payable under
any tax-sharing agreement or any other Contract.
8
“Tax
Return” - any return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other document or
information filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or
submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination,
assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal
Requirement relating to any Tax.
“Third-Party
Claim” - any claim against any Indemnified Person by a third party, whether or
not involving a Proceeding.
“Title
Commitment” - as defined in Section 10.11.
“Title
Objection” - as defined in Section 10.11.
“WARN
Act” - as defined in Section 3.23(b).
“Working
Capital” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(i).
“Working
Capital Holdback Amount” - as defined in Section 2.3(b)(ii)(B).
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LISTS
OF EXHIBITS AND PARTS TO DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
List
of Exhibits
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Exhibit
2.7(a)(v))
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-
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Consulting
Agreement
|
Exhibit
2.7(a)(vi)
|
-
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Proprietary
Rights Agreement
|
Exhibit
2.7(a)(vii)
|
-
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Escrow
Agreement
|
Exhibit
2.7(a)(xiii)
|
-
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Lease
|
Exhibit
2.7(a)(xvi)
|
-
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Release
|
List
of Parts
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Part
2.2(d)
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-
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Excluded
Equipment
|
Part
2.2(f)
|
-
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Excluded
Contracts
|
Part
2.2(k)
|
-
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Excluded
Inventories
|
Part
2.4(a)(i)
|
-
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Accounts
Payable
|
Part
2.4(a)(ii)
|
-
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Accrued
Expenses
|
Part
3.1(a)
|
-
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Qualifications
|
Part
3.2(b)
|
-
|
Conflicts
|
Part
3.2(c)
|
-
|
Consents
|
Part
3.3
|
-
|
List
of Shareholders
|
Part
3.4(a)
|
-
|
Financial
Statements
|
Part
3.4(b)
|
-
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Value
of Accrued Expenses
|
Part
3.7(a)
|
-
|
Real
Property
|
Part
3.7(b)
|
-
|
Leased
Real Property
|
Part
3.9(a)
|
-
|
Real
Estate Encumbrances
|
Part
3.9(b)
|
-
|
Non
Real Estate Encumbrances
|
Part
3.10(b)
|
-
|
Tangible
Personal Property
|
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Part
3.11
|
-
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Accounts
Receivable
|
Part
3.13
|
-
|
Undisclosed
Liabilities
|
Part
3.14(a)
|
-
|
Taxes
|
Part
3.15
|
-
|
Material
Adverse Changes
|
Part
3.16(a)
|
-
|
Employee
Benefit Plans
|
Part
3.16(b)
|
-
|
Exceptions
to Employee Benefits
|
Part
3.17(a)
|
-
|
Compliance
with Legal Requirements
|
Part
3.17(b)
|
-
|
Government
Authorizations
|
Part
3.17(c)
|
-
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Certifications
|
Part
3.18
|
-
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
Part
3.19
|
-
|
Changes
in Operations
|
Part
3.20(a)
|
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Contracts
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Part
3.20(b)
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Compliance
with Seller Contracts
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Part
3.21
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Insurance
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Part
3.22
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Environmental
Matters
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Part
3.23(a)
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Employee
Matters
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Part
3.23(c)
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Restrictions
on Officers, Directors and Employees
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Part
3.24(b)
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Labor
Contracts
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Part
3.25(a)
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Intellectual
Property Rights Not Solely and Exclusively Owned by
Seller
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Part
3.25(b)
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Intellectual
Property Rights Solely and Exclusively Owned by Seller
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Part
3.26
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Relationship
with Related Persons
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Part
10.1(b)(ii)
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List
of Retained Employees
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11
AMENDMENT
NO. 1
TO
AMENDMENT
NO. 1, DATED JULY 9, 2007 (“AMENDMENT
NO. 1”),
to
the
Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
June 1, 2007, is entered into by and among Solomon
Technologies, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Buyer”)
by
itself and through its wholly-owned subsidiary Del-Inc
Acquisition LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (“Acquisition
Sub”;
together with Buyer, the “Buyers”),
Deltron,
Inc.,
a
Pennsylvania corporation (“Seller”),
Corporacion
Delinc S.A. de CV,
a
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico corporation (“Subsidiary”),
Xxxxx
Xxxxx,
a
resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Anton”),
and
the other shareholders listed in Part 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement
(“Other
Shareholders”;
together with Anton, collectively, “Shareholders”).
The
parties to the Purchase Agreement have determined to extend the Closing Date
and
the date upon which the Purchase Agreement may be terminated.
Capitalized
terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to those terms in the
Purchase Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE,
for
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Amendment.
The
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section
2.6.
The
“Closing Date” of July 10, 2007 is deleted and replaced with the date July 26,
2007.
B. Section
9.1.
Reference to the date May 31, 2007 in Section 9.1 is hereby deleted and replaced
with the date, August 2, 2007.
C. Section
12.15. The
Other
Shareholders hereby appoint Anton to act as their representative, agent and
attorney-in-fact with full authority to make further amendments to the Purchase
Agreement as he deems reasonably necessary under the circumstances. Anton’s
signature on his individual behalf on any further amendments to the Purchase
Agreement shall additionally bind each of the Other Shareholders to such
amendments.
2. Affirmation.
Except
as expressly modified hereby, all terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement
and any ancillary documents attached as exhibits to the Purchase Agreement
shall
remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the
parties signatory thereto.
3. Execution. This
Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered, whether by hand, electronic mail or facsimile,
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together,
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
{Signature
Page Follows}
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment No. 1 as of the
day and year first above written.
Buyer: | Seller: | ||
SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC: | DELTRON, INC.: | ||
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Its: CEO | Its: Vice President |
Acquisition Sub: | Subsidiary: | ||
DEL-INC ACQUISITION LLC: | CORPORACION DELINC S.A. DE CV: | ||
By:
Solomon Technologies, Inc.,
Its
Sole Member
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Anton
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Its: CEO
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By: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Anton, as Attorney
-in-Fact
for Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Its: Sole Administrator | |||
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
By: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, as Attorney-in-Fact
for
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Its: Sole Administrator |
Shareholders: | |||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, as Attorney-in-Fact |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Attorney-in-Fact for |
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for Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Custodian for |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | U/D/T dated 5/30/91 | ||
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, as Custodian for |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | U/D/T dated 5/30/91 | ||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, as Custodian for |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | U/D/T dated 5/30/91 | ||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, as Custodian for |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx | U/D/T dated 5/30/91 | ||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, as Custodian for |
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee for Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | Xxxxxx U/D/T dated 5/30/91 | ||
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx Xxxxxx |
AMENDMENT
NO. 2
TO
AMENDMENT
NO. 2, DATED AUGUST 2, 2007 (“AMENDMENT
NO. 2”),
to
the
Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase
Agreement”),
dated
June 1, 2007, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated July 9, 2007,
is
entered into by and among Solomon
Technologies, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Buyer”)
by
itself and through its wholly-owned subsidiary Del-Inc
Acquisition LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (“Acquisition
Sub”;
together with Buyer, the “Buyers”),
Deltron,
Inc.,
a
Pennsylvania corporation (“Seller”),
Corporacion
Delinc S.A. de CV,
a
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico corporation (“Subsidiary”),
Xxxxx
Xxxxx,
a
resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Anton”),
acting individually and as agent for the other shareholders listed in Part
3.3
of the Purchase Agreement (“Other
Shareholders”;
together with Anton, collectively, “Shareholders”).
The
parties to the Purchase Agreement have determined to extend the Closing Date
and
the date upon which the Purchase Agreement may be terminated.
Capitalized
terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to those terms in the
Purchase Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE,
for
good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Amendment.
The
Purchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section
2.6.
The
“Closing Date” of July 26, 2007 is deleted and replaced with the date August 6,
2007.
B. Section
9.1.
Reference to the date August 2, 2007 in Section 9.1 is hereby deleted and
replaced with the date, August 10, 2007.
2. Affirmation.
Except
as expressly modified hereby, all terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement
and any ancillary documents attached as exhibits to the Purchase Agreement
shall
remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the
parties signatory thereto.
3. Execution. This
Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered, whether by hand, electronic mail or facsimile,
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together,
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
{Signature
Page Follows}
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
undersigned have executed this Amendment No. 2 as of the day and year first
above written.
Buyer: | Seller: | ||
SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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DELTRON, INC.:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Its: CEO | Its: Vice President |
Acquisition Sub: | Subsidiary: | ||
DEL-INC ACQUISITION
LLC:
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CORPORACION DELINC S.A. DE
CV:
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By:
Solomon Technologies, Inc.,
Its
Sole Member
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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By: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Its: President | Its: Sole Administrator |
Shareholders: | ||||
By: |
Xxxxx Xxxxx, individually and as agent on
behalf of the Other Shareholders
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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By: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, as duly appointed
Co-Executor
of Anton’s Estate
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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By: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, as duly appointed
Co-Executor
of Anton’s Estate
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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||||
By: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, as duly appointed
Co-Executor
of
Anton’s Estate
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