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EXHIBIT 4.2
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
STATE AND FEDERAL ASSOCIATES, INC.,
THE STOCKHOLDERS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
S&FA OF ALEXANDRIA PARTNERSHIP
AND
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Dated as of August 22, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I -- DEFINITIONS......................................................1
1.01. Definitions.........................................................1
ARTICLE II -- PURCHASE AND SALE...............................................6
2.01. Purchase and Sale...................................................6
2.02. Closing.............................................................6
ARTICLE III -- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY,
SELLERS AND THE PARTNERSHIP...................................7
3.01. Corporate Existence and Power.......................................8
3.02. Corporate Authorization.............................................8
3.03. Governmental Authorization; Consents................................8
3.04. Non-Contravention...................................................8
3.05. Capitalization......................................................9
3.06. Subsidiaries........................................................9
3.07. Financial Statements................................................9
3.08. Absence of Certain Changes.........................................10
3.09. Property and Equipment.............................................11
3.10. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities................................13
3.11. Litigation.........................................................14
3.12. Material Contracts.................................................14
3.13. Insurance Coverage.................................................15
3.14. Compliance with Laws; No Defaults..................................15
3.15. Finders, Fees......................................................16
3.16. Intellectual Property..............................................16
3.17. Inventories........................................................17
3.18. Receivables........................................................17
3.19. Taxes..............................................................18
3.20. Employees..........................................................20
3.21. Environmental Compliance...........................................21
3.22. Customers and Suppliers............................................24
3.23. Transactions with Affiliates.......................................24
3.24. Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney..................................24
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3.25. Other Information..................................................24
3.26. Intercompany Arrangements..........................................25
3.27. Representations....................................................25
ARTICLE IV -- ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLERS...................................................25
4.01. Title to and Validity of Shares....................................25
4.02. Authority..........................................................26
4.03. Power To Act as Trustee or Executor................................26
4.04. Access to Information; Accredited Investor Representation..........26
4.05. Purchase for Investment............................................27
ARTICLE V -- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.........................27
5.01. Organization and Existence.........................................27
5.02. Corporate Authorization............................................27
5.03. Governmental Authorization.........................................27
5.04. Non-Contravention..................................................28
5.05. Finders' Fees......................................................28
5.06. Purchase for Investment............................................28
5.07. Litigation.........................................................28
5.08. SEC Filings........................................................28
5.09. Buyer Stock........................................................29
ARTICLE VI -- COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY, SELLERS AND THE
PARTNERSHIP....................................................29
6.01. Resignations.......................................................29
6.02. Confidentiality....................................................29
6.03. Affiliate Agreements...............................................30
6.04. Tax Covenants......................................................30
6.05. [Intentionally Omitted]............................................31
6.06. Covenant of the Partnership........................................31
6.07. Approval of Parachute Payments.....................................31
6.08. Reorganization Status..............................................31
6.09. Sale or Exchange Status.............................................31
6.10. Satisfaction of Buyer's Withholding Obligation......................31
ARTICLE VII -- COVENANTS OF BUYER............................................32
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7.01. Confidentiality....................................................32
7.02. Access.............................................................33
7.03. Resale Registration Statement......................................33
7.04. Annual Report on Form 10-K.........................................34
7.05. Affiliate Agreements...............................................34
7.06. Bonuses............................................................34
7.07. Historical Bonuses.................................................34
7.08. Vacation...........................................................34
7.09. Reorganization Status..............................................34
7.10. Business Continuity................................................35
ARTICLE VIII -- COVENANTS OF ALL PARTIES.....................................35
8.01. Best Efforts.......................................................35
8.02. Certain Filings....................................................35
8.03. Public Announcements...............................................35
8.04. Pooling............................................................36
ARTICLE IX -- EMPLOYEE BENEFITS..............................................36
9.01. Employee Benefits Definitions......................................36
9.02. ERISA Representations..............................................37
9.03. No Third Party Beneficiaries.......................................38
ARTICLE X -- CONDITIONS TO CLOSING...........................................39
10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party.......................39
10.02. Conditions to Obligation of Buyer.................................40
10.03. Conditions to Obligation of Sellers...............................42
ARTICLE XI -- SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION......................................44
11.01. Survival..........................................................44
11.02. Indemnification...................................................44
11.03. Procedures........................................................46
ARTICLE XII -- [Intentionally Omitted].......................................46
ARTICLE XIII -- [Intentionally Omitted]......................................46
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ARTICLE XIV -- MISCELLANEOUS.................................................46
14.01. Notices...........................................................46
14.02. Amendments; No Waivers............................................48
14.03. Expenses..........................................................48
14.04. Successors and Assigns............................................49
14.05. Further Assurances................................................49
14.06. Governing Law.....................................................49
14.07. Counterparts; Effectiveness.......................................49
14.08. Entire Agreement..................................................49
14.09. Captions..........................................................49
14.10. Jurisdiction......................................................49
Schedules
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Schedule 2.01 List of Stockholders
Schedule 3.07 Financial Statements
Schedule 3.08 Absence of Certain Changes
Schedule 3.10 Liabilities
Schedule 3.11 Litigation
Schedule 3.12 Material Contracts
Schedule 3.13 Insurance
Schedule 3.14 Permits
Schedule 3.16 Intellectual Property
Schedule 3.19 Tax
Schedule 3.20 Employees
Schedule 3.21 Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.22 Customers and Suppliers
Schedule 3.23 Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 3.24 Bank Accounts
Schedule 3.26 Intercompany Arrangements
Schedule 4.01 Title to Shares
Schedule 5.03 Consents and Approvals
Schedule 7.06 Bonuses
Schedule 7.07 Historical Bonuses
Schedule 7.08 Vacation Benefits
Schedule 9.02 Employee Plans
Schedule 10.03 Release of personal Guarantees
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A. Affiliate Agreements
Exhibit B. [Intentionally Omitted]
Exhibit C. [Intentionally Omitted]
Exhibit D. Escrow Agreement
Exhibit E. [Intentionally Omitted]
Exhibit F. Real Estate Conveyance Documents
Exhibit G. Registration Rights Agreement
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of August 22, 1996 among State and Federal Associates,
Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"); the stockholders of the Company
listed on the signature pages hereto (the "Sellers"); S&FA of Alexandria
Partnership, a Virginia general partnership (the "Partnership"); and PAREXEL
International Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation ("Buyer").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company owned by them and set forth on SCHEDULE
2.01 (the "Shares");
WHEREAS, each Seller desires to sell to Buyer all of the Shares owned by
such Seller; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to convey to Buyer or the Company, at the
discretion of Buyer, certain real estate owned by the Partnership;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01. DEFINITIONS. (a) The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:
"AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person.
"AFFILIATE AGREEMENTS" means the agreements described in Sections 6.09 and
7.05, a form of each of which is attached as EXHIBIT A.
"ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS" means the Escrow Agreement, Affiliate Agreements,
Registration Rights Agreement and Real Estate Conveyance Documents.
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"BALANCE SHEET" means the balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1996
referred to in Section 3.07.
"BALANCE SHEET DATE" means June 30, 1996.
"BUYER STOCK" means the number of shares of common stock, $.01 par value
per share ("Buyer Common Stock"), of Buyer as is determined by dividing
$20,000,000 by the average of the last reported sale price of the common stock
of the Buyer on the Nasdaq National Market for the 26 trading days ending the
second trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date (subject to
appropriate adjustment in the event of a stock split or reverse stock split)
(the "Market Price"). On the Closing Date, the Market Price, as calculated
pursuant to this paragraph, will be $42.07.
"BUYER'S COUNSEL" means the law firm of Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP,
Boston, Massachusetts.
"CLOSING DATE" means the date of the Closing.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"ESCROW AGENT" means the escrow agent that is a signatory to the Escrow
Agreement.
"ESCROW AGREEMENT" means the Escrow Agreement among Sellers, Buyer and the
Escrow Agent in the form set forth in EXHIBIT D.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT" means all (A) patents, patent applications,
patent disclosures and all related continuation, continuation-in-part,
divisional, reissue, re-examination, utility, model, certificate of invention
and design patents, patent applications, registrations and applications for
registrations, (B) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, tradenames,
service names and corporate names and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (C) copyrights and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (D) mask works and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (E) computer software, data and documentation, (F) trade
secrets and confidential business information, whether patentable or
nonpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, know-how, manufacturing
and product processes and techniques, research and development information,
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copyrightable works, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and
information, (G) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing
(including without limitation associated goodwill and remedies against
infringements thereof and rights of protection of an interest therein under the
laws of all jurisdictions) and (H) copies and tangible embodiments thereof.
"LIEN" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, restriction or encumbrance of any kind in respect of
such asset.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE" means a material adverse change in the business,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects
of the Company.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or prospects
of the Company.
"XXXXXX" means Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, one of the Sellers.
"1934 ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"OPTION CONVERSION RATIO" means 0.60.
"OPTION SHARES" means the Shares designated on SCHEDULE 2.01 issued as
incentive shares in connection with the Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan.
"PERSON" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust
or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision
or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"RAVEN" means Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, an equity holder of the Company who is
selling the Raven Shares to Buyer on the date hereof pursuant to the terms of a
separate Purchase Agreement (the "Raven Purchase Agreement").
"RAVEN BUYER STOCK" means the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock of the
Buyer to be issued to Raven pursuant to that certain Raven Purchase Agreement
(excluding shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Real Estate
Conveyance Documents) calculated as follows: (a) the total dollar amount owed to
Raven in accordance with the provisions of that certain Redemption Agreement
dated as of January 3, 1996 by and
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between the Company and Raven (the "Redemption Agreement") divided by the Market
Price, rounded to the nearest whole share.
"RAVEN SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock owned by Raven, subject to
the terms of the Redemption Agreement.
"REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS" means the documents required by Buyer to
effectuate the conveyance to the Company or Buyer, as designated by Buyer, the
fee title to condominium units 160, 170 and 600 located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx (the "Purchase Real Estate") in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.09 and Article 10 in the form of EXHIBIT F.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" means the Registration Rights Agreement
between Sellers and Buyer in the form of EXHIBIT G.
"SELLERS' COUNSEL" means the law firm of Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx, Washington, D.C.
"SHARE CONVERSION RATIO" means 37.048966.
"SHAREHOLDER SHARES" means the Shares designated on SCHEDULE 2.01 owned as
of the Closing Date without any vesting restrictions.
"SUBSIDIARY" means any entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are owned directly or
indirectly by the Company.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth
opposite such term:
Term Section
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Benefit Arrangement 9.01
Closing 2.02
Company Securities 3.05
Damages 11.02
Employee Plans 9.01
ERISA 9.01
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ERISA Affiliate 9.01
Escrow Shares 2.02
Financial Statements 3.07
Hazardous Substance 3.21
Indemnified Party 11.03
Indemnifying Party 11.03
Indemnitees 13.03
Multiemployer Plan 9.01
Partnership Stock 2.02
Purchase Price 2.01
Release 3.21
Permit 3.14
Tax 3.19
Tax Authority 3.19
Tax Return 3.19
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.01. PURCHASE AND SALE. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, each Seller, severally but not jointly, shall sell to Buyer, and
Buyer shall purchase from each such Seller, at the Closing, that number of
Shares as is set forth opposite such Seller's name on SCHEDULE 2.01. The
aggregate purchase price (a) for each Seller with respect to their Shareholder
Shares, to be paid in shares of Buyer Stock, shall be equal to the number of
Shareholder Shares owned by such Seller multiplied by the Share Conversion
Ratio, rounded to the nearest whole share, (b) for each Seller with respect to
their Option Shares, to be paid in shares of Buyer Stock, shall be equal to the
number of Option Shares owned by such Seller multiplied by the product of (i)
the Option Conversion Ratio and (ii) the Share Conversion Ratio, rounded to the
nearest whole share, and (c) for Raven (to be set forth in the Raven Purchase
Agreement), to be paid in shares of Buyer Stock, shall be equal to the Raven
Buyer Stock (in each instance, such shares of Buyer Stock being referred to as
the "Purchase Price"). Raven shall acknowledge in the Raven Purchase Agreement
that the sale by Raven of Shares held by Xxxxx X. Xxxxx ("Xxxxx"), as escrow
agent under the Redemption Agreement, and the payment to Raven under the Raven
Purchase Agreement shall constitute full payment, satisfaction and discharge of
the obligations of Raven and the Company under the Redemption Agreement. The
Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in Section 2.02.
2.02. CLOSING. The closing (the "Closing") of the purchase and sale of the
Shares hereunder shall take place at the offices of Sellers' Counsel in
Washington, D.C. or such other location as the parties may mutually agree upon
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 10 business days after
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article X, or at such other time or
place as Buyer and Sellers may agree. At the Closing,
(a) Buyer shall deliver to each Seller certificates representing the
number of shares of Buyer Stock equal to ninety and one-tenth percent (90.1%) of
the shares of Buyer Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section
2.01 hereof (rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares).
(b) Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent certificates representing
the number of shares of Buyer Stock equal to nine and nine-tenths percent (9.9%)
of the shares of Buyer Stock to which each Seller is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.01 hereof (rounded
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down to the nearest whole number of shares) (the "Escrow Shares"), to be held by
the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement.
(c) Sellers shall deliver to Buyer certificates for the Shares duly
endorsed or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, with any
required transfer stamps affixed thereto.
(d) The appropriate parties shall enter into the Ancillary Agreements.
(e) The Partnership will convey the Purchase Real Estate in accordance
with Section 3.09 and Article 10, for a total consideration of $2,513,421.14 and
the Buyer shall pay in full or assume all of the obligations encumbering the
Purchase Real Estate (in the aggregate amount of $2,313,421.14) and issue to the
Partnership 4,754 shares of Buyer Common Stock (the "Partnership Stock"), in
accordance with the terms of the Real Estate Conveyance Documents. Buyer and the
Partnership shall each bear the respective expenses directly related to the
transfer of the Purchase Real Estate as set forth in the Settlement Sheet
referred to in Section 10.01.
(f) Buyer, Raven and Xxxxx, as escrow agent for shares owned by Raven,
shall execute and deliver the Raven Purchase Agreement.
(g) The parties shall execute and deliver any other instruments,
documents and certificates that are required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement or as may be reasonably requested by any party in order to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY, SELLERS AND THE PARTNERSHIP
The Company and each Seller (but only the Partnership with respect to
Sections 3.09 and 3.14(d) to the extent and only to the extent those sections
relate to the Purchase Real Estate) hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:
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3.01. CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND POWER. The Company is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all corporate powers and all governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its
business as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of its activities
make such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure
to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore delivered to Buyer true and complete
copies of the corporate charter and by-laws of the Company as currently in
effect.
3.02. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby are within the Company corporate powers and
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and by general equitable principles.
3.03. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; CONSENTS. (a) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement require no action by or in respect
of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority.
(b) No consent, approval, waiver or other action by any Person under
any contract, agreement, indenture, lease, instrument or other document to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound is required or necessary for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.04. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the corporate charter
or by-laws of the Company, (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a
violation of any provision of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order
or decree binding upon or applicable to the Company; (iii) constitute a default
under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
any right or obligation of the Company or to a loss of any benefit to which the
Company is entitled under any provision of any agreement, contract or other
instrument binding upon
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the Company or any permit held by the Company or (iv) assuming the receipt of
all required consents result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any
asset of the Company.
3.05. CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of 50,000 shares of common stock. As of the date hereof, there were outstanding
18,856 shares of Common Stock, including 845 shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant to the Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan dated January 1, 1990.
There are no outstanding employee stock options or any other outstanding options
to purchase any shares of Common Stock. All outstanding shares of capital stock
of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid
and are owned by Sellers (subject only to the vesting restrictions on the Option
Shares) and Raven (subject to the provisions of the Redemption Agreement) as
shown on SCHEDULE 2.01. Except as set forth in this Section, there are no
outstanding (i) shares of capital stock, other securities or phantom or other
equity interests of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company
or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company any capital stock,
other securities or phantom or other equity interests of the Company (the items
in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to collectively as the "Company
Securities"). Other than the Redemption Agreement, there are no outstanding
obligations of the Company, actual or contingent, to issue or deliver or to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities.
3.06. SUBSIDIARIES. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries or any
ownership or equity interest in or control of (direct or indirect) any other
Person.
3.07. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Company has previously furnished Buyer with
a true and complete copy of (i) the balance sheets of the Company as of December
31, 1993, 1994 and 1995, and the statements of operations, cash flows and
changes in stockholders' equity of the Company for the respective fiscal years
then ended, as audited by Xxxx Xxxxxx & XxXxxxxxx, and (ii) the unaudited
balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1996 and the statements of income,
cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity of the Company for the interim
periods ended June 30, 1996, (collectively, the "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" which are
attached hereto as SCHEDULE 3.07). Each of the balance sheets included in the
Financial Statements fairly presents in all material respects the financial
position of the Company as of its date, and the other statements included in the
Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the results of
operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity, as the case may be, of the
Company for the periods therein set forth, in each case in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied during the periods
involved except as otherwise stated therein and, with respect to the unaudited
interim financial
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statements, for the omission of footnote disclosures and, to the extent
consistent with generally accepted accounting principles, for normally recurring
year-end audit adjustments.
3.08. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.08 or
as required by this Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has
conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and
there has not been:
(a) to the best knowledge of the Company and each Seller after
reasonable inquiry of appropriate Company personnel, any Material Adverse Change
or any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts which
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
(b) except as set forth in the Redemption Agreement, any declaration,
setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to
any Company Securities or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition by the
Company of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of, or
other ownership interests in, the Company;
(c) any amendment of any outstanding security of the Company;
(d) any incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company of any
indebtedness for borrowed money;
(e) any creation or assumption by the Company of any Lien on any
asset;
(f) any making of any loan, advance or capital contributions to or
investment in any Person;
(g) any damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) affecting the business or assets of the Company which,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) any transaction or commitment made, or any contract or agreement
entered into, by the Company relating to its assets or business (including the
acquisition or disposition of any assets) or any relinquishment by the Company
of any contract or other right, in either case, material to the Company, other
than transactions and commitments in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices and those contemplated by this Agreement;
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(i) any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by
the Company;
(j) any (i) grant of any severance or termination pay to any director,
officer or employee of the Company, (ii) entering into of any employment,
deferred compensation or other similar agreement (or any amendment to any such
existing agreement) with any director, officer or employee of the Company, (iii)
change in benefits payable under existing severance or termination pay policies
or employment agreements or (iv) change in compensation, bonus or other benefits
payable to directors, officers or employees of the Company; or
(k) any labor dispute, other than routine individual grievances, or
any activity or proceeding by a labor union or representation thereof to
organize any employees of the Company, which employees were not subject to a
collective bargaining agreement at the Balance Sheet Date, or any lockouts,
strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or threats thereof by or with respect to any
employees of the Company.
3.09. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The Company has good and marketable title
to, or in the case of leased property has valid leasehold interests in, all
personal property and assets (whether tangible or intangible) reflected on the
Balance Sheet or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date, except for properties
and assets sold since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, and a valid leasehold interest in leased real
property and the Buyer has, or will have, as of the Closing Date, good and clear
record and marketable fee title to the Purchase Real Estate and all real
property owned currently by the Company (collectively, "Owned Real Estate")
subject only to such matters as are listed in the title insurance policies
described in Section 10.02 ("Permitted Exceptions"). None of such properties or
assets is subject to any Liens, except:
(i) Liens disclosed on the Balance Sheet;
(ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith
(and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established on
the Balance Sheet);
(iii) Liens which do not materially detract from the value of
such property or assets as now used, or materially interfere with any
present or intended use of such property or assets; or
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(iv) Permitted Exceptions (as to Owned Real Estate).
(b) There are no developments affecting any of such properties or
assets pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers or the Company threatened, which
might materially detract from the value of such property assets, materially
interfere with any present or intended use of any such property or assets or
materially adversely affect the marketability of or title to such properties or
assets.
(c) The real and personal property and equipment owned or leased by
the Company and the Purchase Real Estate, have no material defects, are in good
operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and are
substantially adequate for the uses to which they are being put.
(d) The assets owned or leased by the Company, or which it otherwise
has the right to use, constitute all of the assets held for use or used in
connection with the business of the Company and are generally adequate to
conduct such business as currently conducted.
(e) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.09, there exist no violations
of, or defaults under, the Declaration of 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Condominium recorded
with the land records of the City of Alexandria, Virginia in Book 1194 at Page
669 (the "Declaration") and any Plats, Bylaws, Maintenance Agreements and any
other documents attached thereto or referred to therein, and any amendments
thereof, or under the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, the "Condominium Documents"), with respect to the Purchase Real
Estate. The Partnership has, and will have, as of the Closing Date, complied in
all respects with the requirements of the Condominium Documents and of all laws,
regulations, ordinances and the like relating to the Purchase Real Estate and
the transfer thereof to the Buyer.
(f) All charges, assessments, fees, expenses, costs or other amounts
(collectively, "Charges") due with respect to the Purchase Real Estate under the
Condominium Documents are current and shall be paid in full as of the Closing
together any fines, interest or penalties related thereto. The Company, the
Partnership and the Sellers have not received notice and have no knowledge of
any pending or proposed special assessments or other charges with respect to the
Purchase Real Estate. To the best of the Company's, the Partnership's and the
Seller's knowledge, no unit owner under the condominium created by the
Declaration has failed to pay any charges, assessments, fees or costs beyond
sixty days after the date such amount is due. There are no Charges applicable
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to the Purchase Real Estate, pending, proposed, or actual, except as set forth
in the Certificate of Resale or the Certificate of Expenses referred to in
Section 10.02.
(g) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.09, all leases and subleases
with respect to the Purchase Real Estate have been filed with the Board of
Directors of the Condominium as required under the Condominium Documents and
conform with the requirements thereof.
(h) The Owned Real Estate and leased real property are in compliance
with all applicable local zoning ordinances relating to the uses to which such
properties are currently used, and neither the Company, the Partnership nor the
Sellers have received any notice of violation from the applicable local zoning
authorities with respect to any of such properties.
(i) The 1996 Condominium budget, the tax bills, and the Declaration
which were previously provided to Buyer by Sellers are true and complete copies
thereof and Sellers, the Company and the Partnership have previously delivered
to Buyer copies of all documents, budgets and bills relating to the Purchase
Real Estate, which any of them has in its, or its counsel's, possession.
(j) All costs for utilities during normal business hours for the
Purchase Real Estate are included within monthly condominium fees and none are
billed separately.
(k) There are no Limited Common Areas or Reserved Common Areas (as
defined in the Condominium Documents) affecting the Purchase Real Estate except
for a balcony attached to Unit 600 for which there are currently no separate
Charges.
(l) There are no leases, subleases or other occupancy agreements
(collectively, "Leases") affecting the Purchase Real Estate except as set forth
in SECTION 3.12, true and complete copies of which have been previously provided
by Sellers to Buyer. All information previously provided by Sellers to Buyer
concerning rentals, escalations and other charges due or payable under any
Leases is true, accurate and complete in all respects.
(m) There are no agreements for parking spaces, used or to be used, in
connection with any Owned Real Estate or any leased real property except for
month-to-month arrangements terminable at will, at the current rate of $70.00
per month per space.
3.10. NO UNDISCLOSED MATERIAL LIABILITIES. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE
3.10, there are no liabilities of the Company of any kind whatsoever, whether
accrued, contingent,
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absolute, determined or determinable, and there is no existing condition,
situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result
in such a liability, other than:
(i) liabilities disclosed or provided for in the Balance Sheet; and
(ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet Date, which in the
aggregate are not material to the Company.
3.11. LITIGATION. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.11, there is no action,
suit, investigation or proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or to
the knowledge of Sellers threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of
its owned or leased properties or the transactions contemplated hereby before
any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency, official or authority.
3.12. MATERIAL CONTRACTS. (a) Except for agreements, contracts, plans,
leases, arrangements or commitments disclosed in SCHEDULE 3.12 or any other
schedule to this Agreement, the Company is not a party to or subject to:
(i) any lease providing for annual rentals of $15,000 or more;
(ii) any contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods,
services, equipment or other assets providing for annual payments by
the Company of $15,000 or more;
(iii) any sales, distribution or other similar agreement
providing for the sale by the Company of materials, supplies, goods,
services, equipment or other assets providing for annual payments to
the Company of $15,000 or more;
(iv) any partnership, joint venture or other similar contract
arrangement or agreement;
(v) any contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or
the deferred purchase price of property (whether incurred, assumed,
guaranteed or secured by any asset), except contracts relating to
indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in an amount
not exceeding $15,000;
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(vi) any license agreement, franchise agreement or agreement in
respect of similar rights granted to or held by the Company;
(vii) any agency, dealer, sales representative or other similar
agreement;
(viii) any contract or other document that limits the freedom of
the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or
in any area or which would so limit the freedom of the Company after
the Closing Date; or
(ix) any other contract or commitment not made in the ordinary
course of business that is material to the Company.
(b) Each agreement, contract, plan, lease, arrangement and commitment
disclosed in any schedule to this Agreement or required to be disclosed pursuant
to Section 3.12(a) is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and is in
full force and effect, and neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the
Company and Sellers, any other party thereto is in default in any material
respect under the terms of any such agreement, contract, plan, lease,
arrangement or commitment.
3.13. INSURANCE COVERAGE. The Company has furnished to Buyer a list of, and
true and complete copies of, all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering
the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers and
directors of the Company. There is no claim by the Company pending under any of
such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or
disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums payable
under all such policies and bonds have been paid and the Company is otherwise in
full compliance with the terms and conditions of all such policies and bonds.
Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.13, such policies of insurance and bonds (or
other policies and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage)
have been in effect since the Company's inception and remain in full force and
effect. Such policies of insurance and bonds are of the type and in amounts
customarily carried by Persons conducting businesses similar to those of the
Company. Neither the Company nor any of the Sellers knows of any threatened
termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any of such policies or
bonds.
3.14. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; NO DEFAULTS. (a) The Company is not in
violation of, or has violated, any applicable provisions of any laws, statutes,
ordinances or regulations except
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for violations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) SCHEDULE 3.14 correctly describes each license and permit (a
"Permit") material to the business of the Company, together with the name of the
governmental agency or entity issuing such license or permit. Such licenses and
permits are valid and in full force and effect and none of such licenses or
permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent such termination or
impairment would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Company is not in default under, and no condition exists that
with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default under, (i) any
mortgage, loan agreement, indenture or evidence of indebtedness for borrowed
money to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any material
amount of its assets is bound or (ii) any judgment, order or injunction of any
court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency, official or authority.
(d) Except as otherwise set forth on SCHEDULE 3.14, all Owned Real
Estate and leased real property is in compliance with (i) all applicable
federal, state and local laws, regulations, ordinances, orders and the like;
(ii) all condominium documents relating thereto and (iii) all Permitted
Exceptions.
3.15. FINDERS, FEES. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
Sellers or the Company who might be entitled to any fee or commission from
Buyer, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates upon consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.16. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) SCHEDULE 3.16 includes a list of all
Intellectual Property Rights specifying as to each, as applicable: (i) the
nature of such Intellectual Property Right; (ii) the owner of such Intellectual
Property Right; (iii) the jurisdictions by or in which such Intellectual
Property Right is recognized without regard to registration or has been issued
or registered or in which an application for such issuance or registration has
been filed, including the respective registration or application numbers; and
(iv) licenses, sublicenses and other agreements as to which the Company or any
of its Affiliates is a party and pursuant to which any Person is authorized to
use such Intellectual Property Right, including the identity of all parties
thereto, a description of the nature and subject matter thereof, the applicable
royalty and the term thereof.
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(b)(i) The Company during the three years preceding the date of this
Agreement has not been sued or charged in writing with or been a defendant in
any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to its business that has not been
finally terminated prior to the date hereof and that involves a claim of
infringement of any patents, trademarks, service marks or copyrights, and (ii)
except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.16, the Company and Sellers have no knowledge
of any other claim or infringement by the Company, and no knowledge of any
continuing infringement by any other Person of any Intellectual Property Rights.
No Intellectual Property Right is subject to any outstanding order, judgment,
decree, stipulation or agreement of which the Company or Sellers are aware or to
which the Company is a party restricting the use thereof by the Company or
restricting the licensing thereof by the Company to any Person. The Company has
not entered into any agreement to indemnify any other Person against any charge
of infringement of any patent, trademark, service xxxx or copyright.
(c) None of the processes and formulae, research and development
results and other know-how of the Company, the value of which to the Company is
contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, has, to the
knowledge of the Company or the Sellers, been disclosed by the Company to any
Person other than employees, representatives and agents of the Company who are
parties to confidentiality agreements with the Company.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company and Sellers, no third party has
asserted any claim, or has any reasonable basis to assert any valid claim,
against the Company with respect to (i) the continued employment by, or
association with, the Company of any of the present officers, employees of or
consultants to the Company or (ii) the use by the Company or any of such Persons
in connection with their activities for or on behalf of the Company of any
information which the Company or any of such Persons would be prohibited from
using under any prior agreements or arrangements or any laws applicable to
unfair competition, trade secrets or proprietary information.
(e) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.16, no such Intellectual
Property Rights have been registered with any governmental authority.
(f) Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.16 and except for licenses to
use the Company's products granted by the Company in the ordinary course of its
business to third parties, the Company owns or has the exclusive right to use,
sell, license or dispose of, and has the exclusive right to bring actions for
the infringement of, all Intellectual Property Rights necessary or required for
the conduct of its business as presently conducted.
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(g) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby will not breach,
violate or conflict with any instrument or agreement governing any Intellectual
Property Right, will not cause the forfeiture or termination or give rise to a
right of forfeiture or termination of any Intellectual Property Right or in any
way impair the right of the Company to xxx, sell, license or dispose of, or to
bring any action for other infringement of, any Intellectual Property Right or
portion thereof.
(h) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.16, none of the former or
present employees, officers, directors, consultants or contractors of the
Company holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or
in part, in or to any of the Intellectual Property Rights which the Company is
currently using or the use of which is necessary for the business of the Company
as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. To the knowledge of the
Company and Sellers, no employee of the Company is in violation of any term of
any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement or any other contract or
agreement relating to the relationship of any such employee with the Company or
any other party because of the nature of the business conducted or to be
conducted by the Company. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.16, no person has
any so-called "moral rights," including any right to identification of
authorship, rights of approval of modifications or limitations on subsequent
modifications, in or to any of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the
Company. Nothing prohibits the Company from (i) modifying, changing, altering,
adapting, revising, translating, adding to or subtracting from any of the
Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company; (ii) doing any of the
foregoing without obligation to name the author of any of the Intellectual
Property Rights owned by the Company or to give credit to any person in
connection therewith or (iii) leasing, licensing, distributing or marketing any
of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company without the consent of
any person.
3.17. INVENTORIES. The Company does not have any inventory.
3.18. RECEIVABLES. All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables
(other than receivables collected since the Balance Sheet Date) reflected on the
Balance Sheet are, and all accounts and notes receivable of the Company at the
Closing Date will be, valid, genuine and arising in the normal course of the
Company's business. All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables of the
Company at the Balance Sheet Date have been included in the Balance Sheet.
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3.19. Taxes.
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(a) "TAX" means any federal, state, local, foreign net income,
alternative or add-on minimum tax, estimated, gross income, gross receipts,
sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, capital profits,
lease, service, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental or windfall profit tax,
custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge
of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or
additional amount with respect thereto.
"TAX RETURN" means any return, declaration, report, statement, claim
for refund, or information statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule
or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
"TAX AUTHORITY" means any governmental authority responsible for the
imposition of any Tax.
(b) The Company has timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed
and has timely paid all Taxes owed (whether or not shown as due on such
returns), including, without limitation, all Taxes which the Company is
obligated to withhold for amounts owing to employees, creditors and third
parties. All such Tax Returns were complete and correct in all material
respects, and such Tax Returns correctly reflected the facts regarding the
income, business, assets, operations, activities, status and other matters of
the Company and any other information required to be shown thereon. All Taxes
with respect to which the Company has become obligated pursuant to elections
made by it in accordance with generally accepted practice have been paid. No
issues have been raised (and are currently pending) by any Tax Authority in
connection with any of such Tax Returns. The Company is not currently the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, and
the Company has not waived any statute of limitation with respect to any Tax or
agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
All deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any examinations
have been fully paid, or are fully reflected as a liability in the Balance Sheet
(as adjusted through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of the Company) or are being contested and an adequate reserve therefor
has been established and is fully reflected in such Balance Sheet. All material
elections with respect to Taxes affecting the Company, as of the date hereof,
are set forth in SCHEDULE 3.19. Other than the Option Shares, the Company is not
a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or
would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any "excess
parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (without
regard to the exceptions set forth in Sections 280G(b)(4)
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and 280G(b)(5) of the Code). The Company has not agreed to make any adjustment
under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local
or foreign Tax law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise. All
Taxes that have been withheld (or any such Taxes that were required to be
withheld) by or on behalf of the Company from any amounts payable to any Person
have been timely remitted to the appropriate Tax Authority. The Company is not,
and has not been, a U.S. real property holding company (as defined in Section
897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section
897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. No claim has ever been made by a Tax Authority in
a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be
subject to Tax in that jurisdiction. The Company has not participated in an
international boycott as defined in Section 999 of the Code. No portion of the
Purchase Price is subject to the Tax withholding provisions of Section 3406 of
the Code, or of Subchapter A of Chapter 3 of the Code or of any other provision
of law. The Company is not a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other
arrangement or contract which could be treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes. The Company does not have, and has not had, a permanent
establishment in any foreign country, as defined in any applicable Tax treaty or
convention between the United States and such foreign country.
(c) The Company has never filed a consent pursuant to Section 341(f)
of the Code, relating to collapsible corporations. The Company is not a party to
any Tax sharing or similar agreement. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.19, the
Company has never been a member of a group filing a consolidated federal income
Tax Return, and the Company does not have any liability for the Taxes of any
Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign Tax law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise. The Company has no net operating losses or other tax
attributes presently subject to limitation under Sections 382, 383 or 384 of the
Code, or the federal consolidated return regulations.
(d) There are no liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet
due and payable) upon the assets of the Company. The Company's liability for
Taxes not yet due or payable does not exceed the reserve for actual Taxes (as
opposed to any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) as shown on the Balance Sheet, and will
not exceed such reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing
Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company in filing
their Tax Returns.
(e) SCHEDULE 3.19 hereto contains a list of all jurisdictions (whether
foreign or domestic) to which any Tax is properly payable by the Company.
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3.20. EMPLOYEES. SCHEDULE 3.20 sets forth a true and complete list of (a)
the names, titles, annual salaries and other compensations of all employees of
the Company and (b) the wage rates for non-salaried employees of the Company (by
classification). None of such employees and no other employee of the Company has
indicated to the Company or a Seller that he or she intends to resign or retire
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.20: (a) the Company is not a party to or
otherwise bound by any employment agreement; (b) there are no grievances,
disputes or controversies pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company and
Sellers, threatened between the Company and any of its present or former
employees or independent contractors or any person or entity representing any
such employee or independent contractor, and the Company is not currently
subject to any claims by present or former employees or independent contractors,
including, without limitation, claims for wages, salaries, commissions or
benefits; (c) the Company has not encountered any organizational efforts or
demands for collective bargaining by any labor union or labor organization or
been a party to any collective bargaining or labor agreement; and (d) on or
before the date hereof, the Company paid or otherwise made provisions for
payment of all amounts due to all of its present or former employees and
independent contractors, including, without limitation, straight time and
overtime pay, vacation and sick pay, fringe (other than pension) benefits,
severance pay and disability payments, and the Company has paid over to the
appropriate Governmental agencies or other appropriate persons or entities all
withheld taxes, social security and other payments due or accrued through the
date hereof.
3.21. Environmental Compliance.
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(a) ENVIRONMENTAL DEFINITIONS. The following terms, as used herein,
have the following meanings:
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means any and all federal, state, local and
foreign statutes, laws (including common or case law), regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, judicial decisions, orders, decrees, codes, plans,
injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements, or
other governmental approvals or restrictions, whether now or hereinafter in
effect, relating to human health, the environment or to emissions, discharges or
Releases of Hazardous Substances into the environment including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise
relating to the manufacture,
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processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of any Hazardous Substances or the assessment, removal, containment or
remediation thereof.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES" means all liabilities of the Company,
whether vested or unvested, contingent or fixed, actual or potential, known or
unknown, which (i) arise under or relate to articles covered by Environmental
Laws or arise in connection with or relate to any matter disclosed or required
to be disclosed in SCHEDULE 3.21 and (ii) arise from or relate in any way to
actions occurring or conditions existing before the Closing Date.
"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" means any and all pollutants and contaminants,
and any and all toxic, caustic, radioactive, biohazardous or otherwise hazardous
substance or waste that is regulated under Environmental Laws including
petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons.
"REGULATED ACTIVITY" means any treatment, storage, recycling,
transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Substance.
"RELEASE" means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into
the environment (including, without limitation, the abandonment or discarding of
barrels, containers, or other receptacles containing any Hazardous Substance).
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIONS. Except as disclosed on SCHEDULE
3.21:
(i) No notice, notification, demand, request for information,
citation, summons or order has been issued, no complaint has been
filed, no penalty has been assessed and no investigation or review is
pending, or to the Company's or a Seller's knowledge, threatened by
any governmental or other entity with respect to any (A) alleged
violation by the Company of any Environmental Law or liability
thereunder, (B) alleged failure by the Company to have any permit,
certificate, license, approval, registration or authorization required
under any Environmental Law, (c) Regulated Activity or (D) treatment,
storage, recycling, or Release of Hazardous Substance.
(ii) (A) The Company has not handled any Hazardous Substance on
any property now or previously owned or leased by it; (B) no
polychlorinated biphenyls or urea formaldehyde is or has been present
at any property now or previously owned or leased by the Company; (C)
no asbestos is or has been
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present at any property now or previously owned or leased by the
Company; (D) there are no underground storage tanks for Hazardous
Substances, active or abandoned, at any property now or previously
owned or leased by the Company; (E) no Hazardous Substance has been
Released at, or under any property now or previously owned or leased
by the Company and (F) no Hazardous Substance has been Released or is
present, in a reportable or threshold planning quantity, where such a
quantity has been established by statute, ordinance, rule, regulation
or order, at, on or under any property now or previously owned or
leased by the Company.
(iii) The Company has not transported or arranged for the
transportation (directly or indirectly) of any Hazardous Substance to
any location which is listed or proposed for listing under CERCLA, or
on any similar state list or which is the subject of Federal, state or
local enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to
claims against Buyer for clean-up costs, remedial work, damages to
natural resources or for personal injury claims, including, but not
limited to, claims under CERCLA.
(iv) No oral or written notification of a Release of a Hazardous
Substance has been filed by or on behalf of the Company and no
property now or previously owned or leased by the Company is listed
or, to the Company's or a Seller's knowledge, proposed for listing, on
the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or on any
similar state list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up.
(v) There are no environmental Liens on any of the Company's
assets or on any property now or previously owned or leased by the
Company, and no governmental actions have been taken or are in process
that could subject any of such assets or property to such Liens. The
Company would not be required to place any notice or restriction
relating to the presence of Hazardous Substances at any property used
in connection with the operation of its business in any deed to such
property.
(vi) There have been no environmental investigations, studies,
audits, tests, reviews or other analyses conducted by or which are in
the possession of the Company in relation to any property or facility
now or previously owned or leased by the Company which have not been
delivered to Buyer at least five (5) business days prior to the date
hereof.
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3.22. CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS. The Company has not received notice from or
is otherwise aware that any customer or group of customers who are under common
ownership or control and who accounted as a group for a material percentage of
the aggregate products and services furnished by the Company during the past 18
months has stopped or intends to stop purchasing the Company's products or
services, nor has the Company lost any supplier, or group of suppliers, which
accounted for a material percentage of the aggregate supplies purchased by the
Company during the past 18 months. All of the persons and entities to which the
Company is currently providing consulting or other services, or is currently
proposing to provide consulting or other services, for which services the
Company has received or expects to receive revenues in excess of $10,000, are
set forth on SCHEDULE 3.22. Neither the Company nor Sellers have any reason to
believe that the Company's business relationships with any person or entity
listed on SCHEDULE 3.22 are unsatisfactory or are to be terminated, whether as a
result of the sale of the Company to Buyer or otherwise. SCHEDULE 3.22 sets
forth the amounts the Company has received as of the date hereof as prepayments.
3.23. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.23,
there are no loans, leases, royalty agreements or other continuing transactions
between the Company and any Seller, any Affiliate of any Seller, or any member
of any Seller's family. Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.23, to the knowledge
of the Company and Sellers, none of the officers or directors of the Company or
Sellers (a) has any material direct or indirect interest in any entity which
does business with the Company; (b) has any direct or indirect interest in any
property, asset or right which is used by the Company in the conduct of its
business; or (c) has any contractual relationship with the Company other than
such relationships which occur from being an employee, officer, director or
stockholder of the Company.
3.24. BANK ACCOUNTS; POWERS OF ATTORNEY. SCHEDULE 3.24 sets forth a true
and complete list of (a) all bank accounts, money market accounts and safe
deposit boxes of the Company and all Persons who are signatories thereunder or
who have access thereto, (b) the names of all Persons holding general or special
powers of attorney from the Company and a summary of the terms thereof and (c)
all Company credit cards and all credit accounts in the Company's name which
have been approved by the Company or of which the Company or any Seller is
aware.
3.25. OTHER INFORMATION. None of the documents or information delivered to
Buyer by or under the direction of any of the Sellers in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein not misleading.
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The financial projections relating to the Company for the year ending December
31, 1996 delivered to Buyer at the Closing constitute the Company's best
estimate of the information purported to be shown therein, and neither the
Company nor any Seller is aware of any fact or information that would lead it to
believe that such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material
respect.
3.26. INTERCOMPANY ARRANGEMENTS. The Company does not own any note, bond,
debenture or other indebtedness, or is not otherwise a creditor, of any Seller
or any of its Affiliates. Since the Balance Sheet Date there has not been any
payment by the Company to such Seller or any of its Affiliates, charge by Seller
or any of its Affiliates to the Company or other transaction between the Company
and such Seller and any of its Affiliates, except in any such case in the
ordinary course of business of the Company consistent with past practice or as
set forth in SCHEDULE 3.26 or as contemplated by this Agreement.
3.27. REPRESENTATIONS. The joint representations and warranties of the
Company and Sellers contained in this Agreement, disregarding all qualifications
and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or Material Adverse
Effect, are true and correct with only such exceptions as would not in the
aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Each Seller, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants to, and
agrees with, Buyer as follows:
4.01. TITLE TO AND VALIDITY OF SHARES. Such Seller now has, and on the
Closing Date will have, good and marketable title to and unrestricted power to
vote and sell the Shares designated as owned by such Seller opposite such
Seller's name on SCHEDULE 2.01, free and clear of any Lien and, upon purchase
and payment therefor and delivery to Buyer thereof in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, Buyer will obtain good and marketable title to such Shares
free and clear of any Lien. All Shares owned by such Seller have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All Shares
to be sold by such Seller are registered in the name of such Seller.
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4.02. AUTHORITY. Such Seller has the legal power, right and authority to
enter into and perform this Agreement, and to perform each of his obligations
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such
Seller (a) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, or consent of,
any governmental body, agency or official or any other Person and (b) do not
contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or
regulation or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or any other
instrument binding upon such Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by such Seller and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such
Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and by general equitable principles.
4.03. POWER TO ACT AS TRUSTEE OR EXECUTOR. If such Seller is serving as
trustee or executor with respect to its Shares, such Seller is duly authorized
and empowered by the instruments creating such trust or trusts or by the will of
which such Seller is acting as executor and under applicable law to enter into
this Agreement with respect to the Shares held by such Seller and to consummate
the transactions contemplated herein.
4.04. Access to Information; Accredited Investor Representation.
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(a) Each Seller acknowledges that all documents, records and books
pertaining to the investment in the Buyer Stock have been made available for
inspection by him, his attorney, accountant, purchaser representative and tax
advisor (collectively, the "Advisors") and that the Seller has carefully
reviewed and understands the information contained therein;
(b) Each Seller and the Advisors have had a reasonable opportunity to
ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf
of Buyer concerning the offer and sale of the Buyer Stock and all such questions
have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Seller and his Advisors;
(c) In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the Buyer, each
Seller has not relied upon any representation or other information (oral or
written) other than as contained in documents or answers to questions so
furnished to the Seller or his Advisors by the Buyer;
(d) Each Seller, together with the Advisors, has such knowledge and
experience in financial, tax and business matters so as to enable him to utilize
the information made available to him in connection with the purchase of the
Buyer Stock to
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evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Buyer Stock and to make an
informed investment decision with respect thereto;
(e) Each Seller has adequate means of providing for his current needs
and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for his investment in the Buyer
Stock to be liquid;
(f) Each Seller acknowledges that he or she has previously received
each SEC Report (as hereinafter defined) and has had a reasonable opportunity to
ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on behalf
of Buyer concerning such documents, and all such questions have been answered to
the full satisfaction of the Seller and his Advisors.
4.05. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT. Each Seller is acquiring the shares of Buyer
Stock for investment for his own account and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any distribution thereof. Each Seller agrees that the shares of
Buyer Stock acquired by such Seller may not be sold, transferred or otherwise
disposed of unless such shares are registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the securities regulatory authorities of certain states or unless
an exemption from such registration is available.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to the Company and Sellers that:
5.01. ORGANIZATION AND EXISTENCE. Buyer is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and has all corporate powers and all material governmental
licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its
business as now conducted.
5.02. CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of Buyer and have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Buyer.
5.03. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION. The execution, delivery and performance
by Buyer of this Agreement require no action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental
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body, agency, official or authority other than compliance with any applicable
requirements of the 0000 Xxx.
5.04. NON-CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer
of this Agreement do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the
corporate charter or by-laws of Buyer or (ii) assuming compliance with the
matters referred to in Section 4.03, contravene or conflict with any provision
of any law, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon
Buyer.
5.05. FINDERS' FEES. Except for Chestnut Partners, Inc., whose fees will be
paid by Buyer, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
Buyer who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any
Affiliate thereof upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5.06. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT. Buyer is purchasing the Shares for
investment for its own account and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, any distribution thereof.
5.07. LITIGATION. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding
pending against, or to the knowledge of Buyer threatened against or affecting,
Buyer before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or
official which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or
materially delay the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.08. SEC FILINGS. Buyer has made available to the Sellers a correct and
complete copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and definitive
proxy statement filed by Buyer with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC")
on or after November 22, 1995 (the "SEC Reports") which are all the forms,
reports and documents required to be filed by Buyer with the SEC since November
22, 1995. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"), as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of
the SEC applicable thereto and did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Each of the consolidated financial statements (including,
in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the SEC Reports complied
as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, had
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as may be
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indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as
permitted by the SEC) and each fairly presented the consolidated financial
position of Buyer and its consolidated subsidiaries in all material respects as
at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations
and cash flows for the periods indicated (subject, in the case of the unaudited
interim financial statements, to normal audit adjustments, which were not and
are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material in amount).
Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, (a) Buyer and its subsidiaries have
conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course and in a manner
consistent with past practice and (b) there has not been any transaction,
commitment, dispute or other event or condition (financial or otherwise) of any
character (whether or not in the ordinary course of business), individually or
in the aggregate, having or which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.
5.09. BUYER STOCK. The authorized capital stock of Buyer consists of
25,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 7,873,804 shares are issued and
outstanding as of July 31, 1996, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of
which no shares are issued or outstanding. The Buyer Stock to be issued to the
Sellers, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, not
subject to any preemptive rights and free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY, SELLERS
AND THE PARTNERSHIP
The Company and each Seller agree that:
6.01. RESIGNATIONS. The Company will deliver to Buyer the resignations of
all officers and directors of the Company from their positions as officers
and/or directors with the Company at or prior to the Closing Date, unless
otherwise specified by Buyer.
6.02. CONFIDENTIALITY. Sellers and their Affiliates will hold, and will use
their best efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees,
accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence,
unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other
requirements of law, all confidential documents
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and information concerning Buyer furnished to Sellers or their Affiliates in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (after the
Closing Date) all confidential documents and information concerning the Company,
except to the extent that such information can be shown to have been (i)
previously known on a nonconfidential basis by Sellers, (ii) in the public
domain through no fault of Sellers or (iii) later lawfully acquired by Sellers
from sources other than the Company or Buyer; PROVIDED that Sellers may disclose
such information to their respective officers, directors, employees,
accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement so long as such persons are informed
by Sellers of the confidential nature of such information and are directed by
Sellers to treat such information confidentially. The obligation of Sellers and
their Affiliates to hold any such information in confidence shall be satisfied
if they exercise the same care with respect to such information as they would
take to preserve the confidentiality of their own similar information.
6.03. AFFILIATE AGREEMENTS. The Company shall deliver to Buyer on or prior
to the Closing Date a letter from Seller's Counsel, satisfactory in form and
substance to Buyer's Counsel, which, based upon discussion with the Company and
such inquiries as such firm deems necessary, shall identify all persons who, at
the date of this Agreement, such firm believes may be deemed to be "affiliates"
of the Company as such term is used in and for the purposes of Accounting Series
Releases 130 and 135, as amended, of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and
defined in Rule 144(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and who
will become the beneficial owners of shares of Buyer Stock pursuant to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (each such person being referred to
as a "Company Affiliate"). The Company shall cause each of the Company
Affiliates to execute and deliver to Buyer on the Closing Date, a written
agreement (the "Affiliate Agreement") satisfactory to Buyer and substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT A hereto, including provisions indicating that such Company
Affiliate (i) has not offered to sell, sold or otherwise disposed of any Shares
in the 30 day period prior to the date hereof, (ii) will not offer to sell, sell
or otherwise dispose of any shares of Buyer Stock, except pursuant to an
effective registration statement or in compliance with an available exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (for which such Seller
shall provide Buyer with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to Buyer that the
securities being sold thereby may be publicly sold without registration under
the Securities Act), and (iii) will not offer to sell, sell or otherwise dispose
of any shares of Buyer Stock until Buyer shall have publicly released financial
results covering a period of at least 30 days of combined operations of Buyer
and the Company.
6.04. TAX COVENANTS. The Company and the Sellers shall provide Buyer with a
clearance certificate or similar document(s) which may be required by any state
Taxing
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Authority in order to mitigate, reduce or relieve any obligations of Buyer to
withhold any portion of the Purchase Price. The Company will pay when due any
and all sales, use, transfer and documentary taxes and recording and filing fees
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.05. [Intentionally Omitted]
6.06. COVENANT OF THE PARTNERSHIP. The Partnership covenants and agrees to
take such action as shall be necessary to cause the Purchase Real Estate to be
conveyed on the Closing Date in accordance with the provisions of the Real
Estate Conveyance Documents. The Partnership further agrees to indemnify and
hold Buyer and the Company harmless against any commission which may become
payable by the Partnership upon the conveyance of the Purchase Real Estate to
Buyer pursuant to the Real Estate Conveyance Documents.
6.07. APPROVAL OF PARACHUTE PAYMENTS. With respect to all payments that
would possibly constitute "excess parachute payments" (within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code) but for the exceptions set forth in Sections
280G(b)(4) and 280G(b)(5) of the Code, the Company shall obtain the shareholder
approval described in Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code.
6.08. REORGANIZATION STATUS. Each Seller shall consistently treat for all
United States federal income tax purposes Buyer's purchase of Shares from
Sellers in exchange for Buyer Stock that is described in Section 2.01 hereof as
a reorganization, within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code (the "B
Reorganization"), and each Seller shall determine its United States federal
income tax attributes of the Buyer Stock that is received in accordance with
Section 358(a) and Section 1223(1) of the Code.
6.09. SALE OR EXCHANGE STATUS. The Partnership (and each partner of the
Partnership) shall consistently treat for all United States federal income tax
purposes Buyer's purchase of the Purchase Real Estate from the Partnership that
is described in Section 2.02(e) hereof as a sale or exchange, within the meaning
of Section 1001 of the Code, which is separate and apart (although concurrent
with) the B Reorganization.
6.10. SATISFACTION OF BUYER'S WITHHOLDING OBLIGATION. Each of the Sellers
other than Xxxxxx covenant and agree that he or she shall pay to the Buyer, in
immediately available funds (through wire transfer or federal funds check) not
later than 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time, on the Lapse Date (as defined
below), the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding amounts
attributable to the Buyer Stock issued to him or her with respect to
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the Option Shares, including without limitation federal, state, local and
foreign income tax, Social Security and Medicare tax withholding and similar
amounts (excluding the employer's portion of such amounts), at the applicable
tax withholding rates, all as determined by Buyer and its accountants. Each of
the Sellers other than Xxxxxx agree to cooperate fully and to follow any
reasonable instructions with respect to such tax withholding obligation, and
each understands that the fair market value of the Buyer Stock received in
exchange for the Option Shares must be reported as compensation for tax
purposes, such compensation being reported as of the Lapse Date. For purposes of
this Section 6.10, Lapse Date shall mean the first business day following the
date the Buyer Stock issued to such person pursuant to this Agreement is no
longer subject to a restriction on transfer pursuant to the "pooling of
interests" accounting rules.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF BUYER
Buyer agrees that:
7.01. CONFIDENTIALITY. Prior to the Closing Date and after any termination
of this Agreement, Buyer and its Affiliates will hold, and will use their best
efforts to cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants,
counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless
compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other
requirements of law, all confidential documents and information concerning the
Company furnished to Buyer or its Affiliates in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except to the extent that such information can
be shown to have been (i) previously known on a nonconfidential basis by Buyer,
(ii) in the public domain through no fault of Buyer or (iii) later lawfully
acquired by Buyer from sources other than the Company; PROVIDED that Buyer may
disclose such information to its officers, directors, employees, accountants,
counsel, consultants, advisors and agents in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement so long as such Persons are informed by Buyer of
the confidential nature of such information and are directed by Buyer to treat
such information confidentially. The obligation of Buyer and its Affiliates to
hold any such information in confidence shall be satisfied if they exercise the
same care with respect to such information as they would take to preserve the
confidentiality of their own similar information. If this Agreement is
terminated, Buyer and its Affiliates will, and will use their best efforts to
cause their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel,
consultants, advisors and agents to, destroy or deliver to Seller, upon request,
all
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documents and other materials, and all copies thereof, obtained by Buyer or its
Affiliates or on their behalf from a Seller, the Company in connection with this
Agreement that are subject to such confidence.
7.02. ACCESS. The Company, on and after the Closing Date, will afford
promptly to Sellers and their agents reasonable access to their properties,
books, records, employees and auditors to the extent necessary to permit Seller
to determine any matter relating to its rights and obligations hereunder or to
any period ending on or before the Closing Date. Sellers will hold, and will use
their best efforts to cause their officers, directors, employees, accountants,
counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence, unless
compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative process or by other
requirements of law, all confidential documents and information concerning the
Company provided to it pursuant to this Section 7.02.
7.03. RESALE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. Buyer agrees to cause a registration
statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act relating to the resale of the
Buyer Stock and the Partnership Stock (collectively, the "Registrable Shares")
to be filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement as soon as practicable
following the date on which the Buyer is eligible to use such Form S-3, and in
any event no later than January 15, 1997, and agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to (i) have such registration statement declared effective as
soon as practicable thereafter and (ii) maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement until the earlier of three (3) years from the Closing
Date and the date on which all Registrable Shares have been sold by Sellers;
provided, however, that Buyer shall not be required to take any action to cause
such registration statement to be declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission at any time prior to the publication by Buyer of financial
results including at least thirty (30) days' post-closing combined operating
results of Buyer and the Company. In the event that at the time the filing of
such registration statement is undertaken or required to be undertaken, Buyer
fails to qualify for use of Form S-3 for purposes of registering for resale the
Registrable Shares, Buyer shall cause a registration statement on Form S-1 to be
filed as soon as practicable thereafter and to use commercially reasonable
efforts to (i) have such registration statement declared effective as soon as
practicable and (ii) maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement
until the earlier of (a) three (3) years from the Closing Date, (b) the date on
which all Registrable Shares have been sold by Sellers and (c) the date as of
which Buyer qualifies for use of Form S-3 and such registration statement shall
have been converted into a registration statement on Form S-3.
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7.04. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K. Buyer agrees to file in a timely manner
all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1934 Act,
including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1996.
7.05. AFFILIATE AGREEMENTS. Buyer shall use its best efforts to cause each
person who, at the date of this Agreement, Buyer believes may be deemed to be
"affiliates" of Buyer as such term is used in and for the purposes of Accounting
Series Releases 130 and 135, as amended, of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and defined in Rule 144(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (each a "Buyer Affiliate"), to execute and deliver (i) on the date of
this Agreement and (ii) on the Closing Date, an Affiliate Agreement
substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A hereto.
7.06. BONUSES. With respect to each individual who is a full-time employee
of the Company on the Closing Date, and remains an employee of the Company until
December 31, 1996, Buyer shall cause the Company to (a) pay a bonus for the year
ending December 31, 1996 and (b) make a contribution for the year ending
December 31, 1996 to such employee's pension plan in such amounts and at such
amounts and at such times as shall be consistent with the past practices of the
Company, as set forth on SCHEDULE 7.06; provided, however, that in the event
that the Company realizes levels of income and expenses for the year ending
December 31, 1996 comparable to those realized in 1995, the bonus payments and
pension plan contributions required hereby for 1996 shall not be less than
(either in the aggregate or with respect to amounts paid to specific employees)
the bonuses and pension plan contributions made by the Company in 1995.
7.07. HISTORICAL BONUSES. On the Closing Date, each of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Tag, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx shall be paid their
accrued bonuses of the Company, as set forth on SCHEDULE 7.07.
7.08. VACATION. Following the Closing, Buyer shall cause the Company to
continue to make available to employees of the Company vacation benefits
consistent with the policies of the Company in effect on the Closing Date, as
set forth on SCHEDULE 7.08, subject to such modifications (which modifications
shall not effect vacation through December 31, 1996) as the Board of Directors
of the Company deems appropriate. SCHEDULE 7.08 also sets forth all accrued but
unused vacation days of the Company's employees as of June 30, 1996.
7.09. REORGANIZATION STATUS. Buyer shall consistently treat for all United
States federal income tax purposes Buyer's purchase of Shares from Sellers and
Raven in exchange for Buyer Stock that is described in Section 2.01 hereof as a
reorganization, within the meaning
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of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the Code (the "B Reorganization"), and Buyer shall
determine its United States federal income tax attributes of the acquired Shares
in accordance with Section 362(b) and Section 1223(2) of the Code. In addition,
Buyer shall consistently treat for all United States federal income tax purposes
Buyer's purchase of the Purchase Real Estate from the Partnership that is
described in Section 2.02(e) hereof as a sale or exchange, within the meaning of
Section 1001 of the Code, which is separate and apart (although concurrent with)
the B Reorganization.
7.10. BUSINESS CONTINUITY. Buyer shall continue to conduct the historic
business of the Company and shall continue to use the historic assets of the
Company in a business.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF ALL PARTIES
The parties hereto agree that:
8.01. BEST EFFORTS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
each party will use its best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or desirable under
applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Sellers and Buyer each agree to execute and deliver such other
documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and to take such other
actions as may be necessary or desirable in order to consummate or implement
expeditiously the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8.02. CERTAIN FILINGS. The Company, Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate with
each other (a) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing
with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority is required, or any
actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties
to any material contracts, in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) in taking such actions or
making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith
and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
8.03. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. The parties agree to consult with each other
before issuing any press release or making any public statement with respect to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, except as may be
required by applicable law or
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any listing agreement with any national securities exchange, will not issue any
such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation.
8.04. POOLING. Sellers, the Company and Buyer shall use commercially
reasonable efforts and shall cooperate fully to allow the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be accounted for as a "pooling of interests"
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which shall be
acceptable to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
ARTICLE IX
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
9.01. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DEFINITIONS. The following terms, as used herein,
having the following meanings:
"BENEFIT ARRANGEMENT" means each employment, severance or other similar
contract, arrangement or policy (written or oral) and each plan or arrangement
(written or oral) providing for severance benefits, insurance coverage
(including any self-insured arrangements), workers' compensation, disability
benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits, retirement
benefits or for deferred compensation, profit-sharing, bonuses, stock options,
stock appreciation rights or other forms of incentive compensation or
post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits which (i) is not an Employee
Plan, (ii) is entered into, maintained or contributed to, as the case may be, by
Sellers or any of their Affiliates and (iii) covers any employee or former
employee of the Company.
"EMPLOYEE PLANS" means each "employee benefit plan", as such term is
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that (i) is subject to any provision of ERISA
and (ii) is maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates, as the case may be.
"ERISA" means the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"ERISA AFFILIATE" of any entity means any other entity that, together with
such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
"MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means each Employee Plan that is a multiemployer plan,
as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
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9.02. ERISA REPRESENTATIONS. The Company and each Seller, jointly and
severally, hereby represent and warrant to Buyer that:
(a) SCHEDULE 9.02 lists each Employee Plan that covers any employee of
the Company, copies or descriptions of all of which have previously been made
available or furnished to Buyer. With respect to each Employee Plan, the Company
has provided a copy of each of Employee Plans and related plan documents
(including trust documents and insurance policies or contracts), with respect to
each Employee Plan subject to ERISA reporting requirements, copies of the Form
5500 reports filed for the last three plan years, and an accurate summary
description of such plan. The Company has provided Buyer with complete age,
salary, service and related data as of the most recent practicable date for
employees of the Company.
(b) SCHEDULE 9.02 also includes a list of each Benefit Arrangement of
the Company, copies and descriptions of which have been made available or
furnished previously to Buyer.
(c) None of the Employee Plans or other arrangements listed on
SCHEDULE 9.02 covers any non-United States employee or former employee of the
Business.
(d) No "prohibited transaction", as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Employee Plan.
(e) No Employee Plan is a Multiemployer Plan and no Employee Plan is
subject to Title IV of ERISA. The Company and its Affiliates have not incurred
any liability under Title IV or ERISA arising in connection with the termination
of any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA.
(f) Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has been so qualified during the period
from its adoption to date, and each trust forming a part thereof is exempt from
tax pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code. The Company has furnished to Buyer
copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters with
respect to each such plan as to its qualified status under the Code, including
all amendments to the Code effected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and subsequent
legislation. Each Employee Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms
and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and
regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, which are
applicable to such plan.
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(g) Each Employee Plan and each Benefit Arrangement has been
maintained in compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by
any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations which are applicable to such
Benefit Arrangement.
(h) With respect to the employees and former employees of the Company,
there are no employee post-retirement medical or health plans in effect, except
as required by Section 4980B of the Code or as set forth in SCHEDULE 9.02.
(i) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 9.02 or as provided elsewhere
herein, all contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan and
Benefit Arrangement, determined in accordance with prior funding and accrual
practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the period ending on
the Closing Date, will be discharged and paid on or prior to the Closing Date.
Except as disclosed in writing to Buyer prior to the date hereof, there has been
no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or not
written) by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates relating to, or change in
employee participation or coverage under, any Employee Plan or Benefit
Arrangement that would increase materially the expense of maintaining such
Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement above the level of the expense incurred in
respect thereof for the fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof.
(j) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 9.02, there is no contract,
agreement, plan or arrangement covering any employee or former employee of the
Company that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of
any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of
the Code.
(k) No tax under Section 4980B of the Code has been incurred in
respect of any Employee Plan that is a group health plan, as defined in Section
5000(b)(1) of the Code.
(l) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 9.02 or this Agreement, no
employee of the Company will become entitled to any bonus, retirement, severance
or similar benefit or enhanced benefit solely as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(m) The Company does not have, nor is it reasonably expected to have,
any liability under Title IV of ERISA.
9.03. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. No provision of this Article IX shall
create any third party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former
employee (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of the Company in
respect of continued employment (or
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resumed employment) with the Company and no provision of this Article IX shall
create any such rights in any such Persons in respect of any benefits that may
be provided, directly or indirectly, under any Employee Plan or Benefit
Arrangement or any plan or arrangement that may be established by Buyer or any
of its Affiliates. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.06 hereof, no
provision of this Agreement shall constitute a limitation on rights to amend,
modify or terminate after the Closing Date any Employee Plan or Benefit
Arrangement.
ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
10.01. CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY. The obligations of
Buyer, the Company and Sellers to consummate the Closing are subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) No proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay
the Closing shall have been instituted by any Person before any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official and be pending.
(b) Each other party shall have executed and delivered each of the
Ancillary Agreements to be entered into by it at Closing, in each case
substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to this Agreement.
(c) All actions by or in respect of or filings with any governmental
body, agency, official or authority required to permit the consummation of the
Closing shall have been obtained.
(d) The transfer to the Company (or Buyer, as designated by Buyer) of
good and clean record and marketable title to the Purchase Real Estate subject
only to the Permitted Exceptions shall have been consummated.
(e) There shall have been obtained the consent of the landlord, if
required, with respect to any leased real property.
(f) There shall have been obtained the consent of applicable
condominium associations.
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(g) Agreement as to a settlement sheet setting forth all costs,
expenses and closing adjustments relating to the conveyance of the Purchase Real
Estate.
(h) Satisfaction of all requirements for the issuance of the title
insurance policy described in Section 10.02.
(i) [Intentionally Omitted.]
10.02. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF BUYER. The obligation of Buyer to
consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further
conditions:
(a)(i) the Company and each Seller shall have performed in all
material respects all of his or its obligations hereunder required to be
performed on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and
warranties of the Company and each Seller contained in this Agreement at the
time of its execution and delivery and in any certificate or other writing
delivered by the Company or a Seller pursuant hereto, disregarding all
qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or
Material Adverse Effect, shall be true at and as of the Closing Date, as if made
at and as of such date with only such exceptions as would not in the aggregate
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) Buyer shall
have received a certificate signed by the President of the Company and by each
Seller to the foregoing effect.
(b) No court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official
shall have issued any order, and there shall not be any statute, rule or
regulation, restraining the effective operation by Buyer of the business of the
Company after the Closing Date, and no proceeding challenging this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or
materially delay the Closing shall have been instituted by any Person before any
court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official and be pending.
(c) Buyer shall have received an opinion of Sellers' Counsel, dated
the Closing Date, to the effect specified on EXHIBIT G and with respect to such
other matters as Buyer may reasonably request. In rendering such opinion, such
counsel may rely upon certificates of public officers, as to matters governed by
the laws of jurisdictions other than Virginia or the federal laws of the United
States of America, upon opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Buyer,
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copies of which shall be contemporaneously delivered to Buyer, and as to matters
of fact, upon certificates of officers of Seller and the Company.
(d) Each of the Sellers and the Company shall have executed and
delivered each of the Ancillary Agreements to be entered into by them or it at
the Closing, in each case substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to
this Agreement.
(e) Buyer shall have received all other closing documents specified in
Section 2.02 of this Agreement and all other closing documents that it may
reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
(f) Price Waterhouse LLP shall have delivered to Buyer its written
opinion that it has no basis for believing that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall not be accounted for as a "pooling of interests" in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Xxxx Xxxxxx &
XxXxxxxxx shall have delivered to the Company its written representation that it
has no basis for believing that the Company has taken any action or agreed to
take any action which would prevent Buyer from accounting for the business
combination as a "pooling of interests", and Buyer shall have no reason to
believe that such accounting treatment will not be accepted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(g) The Company shall deliver to Buyer a properly executed statement
in a form reasonably requested by Buyer for purposes of satisfying Buyer's
obligations under Treasury Regulation [Section]1.1445-2(c)(3).
(h) Sellers shall have provided Buyer at Buyer's expense, the
following, which shall each be satisfactory to Buyer:
(i) An owner's title insurance policy issued by Chicago Title
Insurance Corporation, for all of the Purchase Real Estate; and
(ii) A certificate listing Buyer as owner of the Purchase Real Estate
on the master fire insurance policy for the entire Condominium
containing the Purchase Real Estate and any other insurance policies
set forth in Sections 6.1-6.4 of the Condominium Bylaws.
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(i) Sellers shall have provided to Buyer, at Sellers' expense, the
following, which shall each be satisfactory to Buyer:
(i) A properly executed Certificate of Resale for the Purchase Real
Estate in the form attached to the Declaration as Exhibit A with
respect to each of the units comprising the Purchase Real Estate;
(ii) A so-called "Condominium Resale Package" with respect to each of
the units comprising the Purchase Real Estate;
(iii) A statement with respect to each of the units comprising the
Purchase Real Estate from the Board of Directors of the Condominium as
described in Section 5.2 of the Condominium Bylaws;
(iv) Blueprints and recorded plans for each unit comprising the
Purchase Real Estate;
(v) An estoppel letter from the landlord for real property leased by
the Company verifying that such leases are in good standing and that
no defaults or events which could lead to a default are outstanding;
(vi) An insurance certificate for all leased real property;
(vii) All Real Estate Conveyance Documents; and
(viii) A written appraisal of the fair market value of the Purchase
Real Estate as of a date within 30 days prior to the Closing Date from
an appraisal firm satisfactory to Buyer which appraisal concludes that
the fair market value of the Purchase Real Estate is in excess of the
sum of (i) the principal and accrued interest on the mortgage which
encumbers said property plus (ii) the expenses in connection with the
transfer of the Purchase Real Estate plus (iii) the fair market value
of the Partnership Stock tendered pursuant to Section 2.02(e) hereof.
10.03. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION OF SELLERS. The obligation of Sellers to
consummate the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following further
conditions:
(a)(i) Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing
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Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this
Agreement at the time of its execution and delivery and in any certificate or
other writing delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto shall be true in all material
respects at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date and
(iii) Sellers shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Financial
Officer of Buyer to the foregoing effect.
(b) No proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay
the Closing shall have been instituted by any Person before any court,
arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official and be pending.
(c) Sellers shall have received an opinion of Buyer's Counsel, dated
the Closing Date, to the effect specified in Sections 5.01 through 5.04 and 5.07
and with respect to such other matters as Sellers shall reasonably request. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely upon certificates of public
officers, as to matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than
Massachusetts or the federal laws of the United States of America, upon opinions
of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Seller, copies of which shall be
contemporaneously delivered to Seller, and as to matters of fact, upon
certificates of officers of Buyer.
(d) Buyer shall have executed and delivered each of the Ancillary
Agreements to be entered into by it at the Closing, in each case substantially
in the form attached as an exhibit to this Agreement.
(e) Sellers shall have received all items specified in Section 2.02 of
this Agreement and all other closing documents that they may reasonably request,
all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to them.
(f) Xxxxxx and Raven shall have received evidence satisfactory to them
of the release of any personal guarantees by such persons of any loan or
mortgage obligations of the Partnership with respect to the Purchase Real
Estate, all of which are set forth on Schedule 10.03.
(g) The Company shall have repaid Xxxxxx the principal balance and
accrued and unpaid interest (totaling $199,767.74) on those demand promissory
notes in the face amount of $188,300.
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(h) Sellers shall have received an opinion of Sellers' Counsel and the
Company shall have received an opinion of Buyer's Counsel, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that the Buyer's purchase of Shares from Sellers and Raven
in exchange for Buyer Stock that is described in Section 2.01 hereof will be
treated as a tax-free reorganization as described in Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE XI
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
11.01. SURVIVAL. The covenants contained in this Agreement or in any
certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
shall survive the Closing and continue until the date set forth in each such
covenant. The agreements, representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing until the earlier of (i) the delivery by
Price Waterhouse LLP of its report on Buyer's financial statements for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and (ii) the one (1) year anniversary of the
Closing Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, any covenant, agreement,
representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be sought under
Section 11.02 shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate
pursuant to the preceding sentences, if notice of the inaccuracy or breach
thereof giving rise to such right to indemnity shall have been given to the
party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time.
11.02. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Each Seller, jointly and severally, hereby
indemnifies Buyer, its subsidiaries and its directors, officers, agents and
affiliates and, effective at the Closing, without duplication, the Company
(collectively the "Buyer Group") against and agrees to defend and hold them
harmless from any and all damage, loss, liability and expense (including without
limitation reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding but excluding
indirect or consequential damages) ("Damages") incurred or suffered by Buyer or
the Company arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty, covenant
or agreement made or to be performed by the Company or a Seller pursuant to this
Agreement (collectively, the "Claims").
(b) Unless and until the Damages incurred by the Buyer Group exceed
$50,000, Buyer shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Section
11.02; provided, however, that once the damages exceed $50,000, the Buyer Group
shall be entitled to indemnification for the full amount of such Damages. The
maximum liability of each Seller
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pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 11.02 shall be the amount of the
Purchase Price received by such Seller represented by the Escrow Shares.
(c) Sellers shall have no right of indemnification, contribution or
subrogation against the Company with respect to any indemnification by any
Seller or Sellers under this Section 11.02 if the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are consummated.
(d) Buyer's claims for indemnification pursuant to paragraph (a) above
shall be satisfied solely from the shares of Buyer Stock held in escrow pursuant
to Section 2.02 (the "Escrow Shares") as follows:
(i) Promptly after the earlier to occur of (a) the delivery by
Price Waterhouse LLP of its report on Buyer's financial statements for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, or (b) the one (1) year
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Escrow Shares shall be
distributed to the Sellers, except that the portion of the Escrow
Shares having a fair market value as of the Closing Date most nearly
equal to the Damages incurred by the Buyer as to which a Claim shall
have been previously and duly delivered to Sellers, shall continue to
be withheld in escrow. The amount of such Damages shall be based upon
a written certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Buyer to
Sellers as to the amount of Damages incurred, together with supporting
documentation. If Sellers disagree that a Claim has arisen or with the
amount of Damages set forth in such certificate, and if Sellers and
Buyer cannot reach a mutually satisfactory understanding with regard
to the existence of a Claim or the amount of Damages within five (5)
business days after delivery of the certificate to Sellers, the matter
shall be promptly submitted to binding arbitration in Boston,
Massachusetts in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The balance of the Escrow Shares not so withheld shall be
distributed to Sellers;
(ii) The Escrow Shares not so distributed to Sellers pursuant to
subsection 11.02(d)(i) shall be retained in escrow until such pending
Claims are resolved; provided, however, that upon the disposition of
any such Claim prior to the disposition of all such Claims, Buyer
shall distribute to Sellers that amount of the Escrow Shares having a
value as of the Closing Date in excess of 100% of the aggregate
amounts of the remaining Damages incurred as determined above.
(e) Buyer hereby indemnifies each Seller, its agents and affiliates
(the "Selling Group") against and agrees to defend and hold them harmless from
any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the Selling Group arising out of any
misrepresentation or breach of
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warranty, covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement, such indemnity obligations to be satisfied by the Buyer by
issuing shares of its common stock having a value, as of the Closing Date, equal
to the amount of such Damages, provided, however, that such amount shall in no
event exceed $1,000,000.
(f) Under no circumstances shall any Seller be required to compensate
Buyer or the Buyer Group with respect to any Damages incurred by the Buyer Group
in excess of the value of such Seller's interest in the Escrow Shares.
11.03. PROCEDURES. The party seeking indemnification under Section 11.02
(the "Indemnified Party") agrees to give prompt notice to the party against whom
indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying Party") of the assertion of any claim, or
the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding in respect of which indemnity
may be sought under such Section. The Indemnifying Party may, and at the request
of the Indemnified Party shall, participate in and control the defense of any
third party suit, action or proceeding at its own expense. The Indemnifying
Party shall not be liable under Section 11.02 for any settlement effected
without its consent of any claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which
indemnity may be sought hereunder.
ARTICLE XII
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE XIII
[Intentionally Omitted]
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
14.01. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or similar writing) and shall
be given,
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if to Buyer, to:
PAREXEL International Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx.
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
High Street Tower
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
if to the Company, to:
State and Federal Associates, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx., Esq.
Xxxxx & XxXxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
if to a Seller:
at his or her address shown in
SCHEDULE 2.01
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if to the Partnership, to:
S&FA of Alexandria Partnership
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
if to Xxxxx, to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., C.P.A.
Xxxxx & Associates
X.X. Xxx 000
00 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
14.02. AMENDMENTS; NO WAIVERS. (a) Any provision of this Agreement may be
amended or waived prior to the Closing Date if, and only if, such amendment or
waiver is in writing and signed by Buyer, the Company and Sellers.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
14.03. EXPENSES. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
14.04. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise
transfer any of his or its rights or obligations under this Agreement without
the consent of the other parties hereto, except that Buyer may transfer or
assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its Affiliates,
the right to purchase all or a portion of the Shares, but no such transfer or
assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder, and Buyer may
collaterally assign
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its rights to receive payments pursuant to Article XI hereof or pursuant to the
Escrow Agreement.
14.05. FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time after the Closing, (a) at the
request of Buyer and without further consideration, Sellers will execute and
deliver to Buyer such other documents, and take such other action, as Buyer may
reasonably request in order to consummate more effectively the transactions
contemplated hereby and to vest in Buyer good, valid and marketable title to the
Shares and (b) at the request of Sellers and without further consideration,
Buyer will execute and deliver to Sellers such other documents, and take such
other action, as Sellers may reasonable request in order to consummate more
effectively the transactions contemplated hereby.
14.06. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to
the conflicts of law rules of such Commonwealth.
14.07. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS. This Agreement may be signed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect
as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a
counterpart hereof signed by the other parties hereto.
14.08. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings and
negotiations, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. No representation, inducement, promise, understanding,
condition or warranty not set forth herein has been made or relied upon by
either party hereto. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof is intended
to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies
hereunder.
14.09. CAPTIONS. The captions herein are included for convenience of
reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation
hereof.
14.10. JURISDICTION. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement may be
brought against any of the parties in the courts of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of
such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or
proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any such
action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx.
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Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
STATE AND FEDERAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx Tag
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Xxxxxx Tag
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
S&FA OF ALEXANDRIA PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx as a General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx as a General Partner
