AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER As of November 11, 2005 by and among TELECOMM SALES NETWORK, INC. and TSN ACQUISITION CORPORATION and ENVIROSYSTEMS, INC.
Exhibit
99.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
As
of
November 11, 2005
by
and
among
TELECOMM
SALES NETWORK, INC.
and
TSN
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
and
ENVIROSYSTEMS,
INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE I |
2
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DEFINITIONS |
2
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ARTICLE II |
11
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THE MERGER |
11
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2.1
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THE MERGER. |
11
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2.2
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EFFECT OF THE MERGER. |
11
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2.3
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS. |
11
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2.4
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. |
11
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2.5
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EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK. |
12
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2.6
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SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES. |
15
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2.7
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NO FURTHER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN ENVIROSYSTEMS CAPITAL STOCK. |
16
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2.8
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LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. |
17
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2.9
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CLASSES OF STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE ON MERGER. |
17
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2.10
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17
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2.11
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ESCROW PROVISIONS. |
17
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ARTICLE III |
18
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ENVIROSYSTEMS |
18
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3.1
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ORGANIZATION. |
18
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3.2
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AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY. |
18
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3.3
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NO VIOLATION OR CONFLICT. |
18
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3.4
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CONSENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES. |
19
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3.5
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
19
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3.6
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. |
19
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3.7
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
20
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3.8
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BROKERS. |
20
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3.9
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ABSENCE OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES. |
20
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3.10
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RESTATED ARTICLES, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS. |
21
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3.11
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CAPITALIZATION. |
21
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3.12
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RIGHTS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS. |
21
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3.13
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PROPERTIES. |
22
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3.14
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GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS. |
23
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3.15
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INSURANCE. |
23
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3.16
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EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. |
23
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3.17
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MATERIAL AGREEMENTS. |
25
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3.18
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LIST OF ACCOUNTS. |
26
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3.19
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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. |
27
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3.20
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. |
27
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3.21
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TAX MATTERS. |
27
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3.22
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GUARANTIES. |
28
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3.23
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ABSENCE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES. |
28
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3.24
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PROXY STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. |
28
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3.25
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INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. |
29
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3.26
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DISCLOSURE. |
29
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ARTICLE IV |
29
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO AND TAC |
29
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4.1
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ORGANIZATION. |
29
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4.2
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AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY. |
29
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4.3
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NO VIOLATION OR CONFLICT. |
30
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4.4
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CONSENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES. |
30
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4.5
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; COMMISSION REPORTS. |
30
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4.6
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COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. |
31
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4.7
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
31
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4.8
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BROKERS. |
32
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4.9
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ABSENCE OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES. |
32
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4.10
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS. |
32
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4.11
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CAPITALIZATION. |
32
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4.12
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RIGHTS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS. |
33
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4.13
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PROPERTIES. |
33
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4.14
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GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS. |
33
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4.15
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INSURANCE. |
34
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4.16
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EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. |
34
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4.17
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MATERIAL AGREEMENTS. |
35
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4.18
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LIST OF ACCOUNTS. |
36
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4.19
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BUSINESS. |
36
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4.20
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. |
36
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4.21
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TAX MATTERS. |
36
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4.22
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GUARANTIES. |
37
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4.23
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ABSENCE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES. |
37
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4.24
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PROXY STATEMENTS; DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. |
37
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4.25
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DISCLOSURE. |
38
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4.26
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PUBCO POST MERGER OUTSTANDING SHARES. |
38
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ARTICLE V |
38
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COVENANTS |
38
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5.1
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INTERIM OPERATIONS OF PUBCO AND ENVIROSYSTEMS. |
38
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5.2
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ACCESS. |
39
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5.3
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CONFIDENTIALITY. |
40
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5.4
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NOTIFICATION. |
40
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5.5
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CONSENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS. |
41
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5.6
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REASONABLE EFFORTS. |
41
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5.7
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NO OTHER NEGOTIATIONS. |
41
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5.8
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COOPERATION. |
41
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5.9
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SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. |
42
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5.10
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PUBLIC STATEMENTS. |
42
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5.11
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COMMISSION FILINGS. |
42
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5.12
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RULE 144 REPORTING |
42
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5.13
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LISTING. |
43
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5.14
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NO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS. |
43
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5.15
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SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENTS. |
43
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5.16
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TERMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL TERMS. |
43
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5.17
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RELEASES. |
43
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5.18
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FAIRNESS HEARING AND PERMIT. |
43
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5.19
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[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] |
43
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5.20
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ENVIROSYSTEMS DEBT REPAYMENT |
43
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5.21
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XXXXXXX SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE |
44
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5.22
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NOTICES RELATED TO DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS. |
44
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ARTICLE VI |
44
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
44
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6.1
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INVESTIGATION; NOTICES. |
44
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6.2
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SURVIVAL OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. |
44
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6.3
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SECURITIES ACTIVITIES. |
44
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6.4
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VOTING AGREEMENT. |
44
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6.5
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FURTHER ASSURANCES. |
44
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6.6
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INTENTIONALLY OMITTED |
45
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6.7
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CERTAIN POST-CLOSING RIGHTS OF PUBCO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS. |
45
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6.8
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PUBCO REGISTRATION STATEMENT. |
45
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6.9
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PUBCO ESCROW SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT. |
45
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6.10
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PUBCO STOCK OPTION PLAN. |
46
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ARTICLE VII |
46
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CLOSING; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; TERMINATION |
46
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7.1
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CLOSING. |
46
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7.2
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MUTUAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. |
47
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7.3
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF ENVIROSYSTEMS. |
48
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7.4
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PUBCO AND TAC. |
48
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7.5
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TERMINATION, DAMAGES. |
51
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ARTICLE VIII |
52
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MISCELLANEOUS |
52
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8.1
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NOTICES. |
52
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8.2
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
53
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8.3
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ASSIGNMENT. |
53
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8.4
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WAIVER AND AMENDMENT. |
53
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8.5
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NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. |
53
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8.6
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SEVERABILITY. |
53
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8.7
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EXPENSES. |
53
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8.8
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HEADINGS. |
54
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8.9
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COUNTERPARTS; CONSTRUCTION. |
54
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8.10
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LITIGATION; PREVAILING PARTY. |
54
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8.11
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INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. |
54
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8.12
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REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. |
54
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8.13
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PARTICIPATION OF PARTIES; CONSTRUCTION: INDEPENDENT COUNSEL. |
54
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8.14
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GOVERNING LAW. |
55
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8.15
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EXCLUSIVITY. |
55
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8.16
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SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. |
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Signatures |
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List of Schedules |
58
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List of Exhibits |
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v
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement")
is
entered into as of November 11, 2005, by and among Telecomm Sales Network,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Pubco"),
TSN
Acquisition Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Pubco ("TAC”),
and
Envirosystems, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Envirosystems").
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the
respective Boards of Directors of Pubco, TAC and Envirosystems have deemed
it
advisable and in the best interests of their respective corporations and
stockholders that Pubco, TAC and Envirosystems engage in a business combination
to advance their respective long-term strategic business interests;
and
WHEREAS,
in
furtherance thereof, the Boards of Directors of each of Pubco, TAC and
Envirosystems have, among other items, approved this Agreement and the
Merger of
TAC into Envirosystems with Envirosystems continuing as the surviving
corporation and certain stockholders of Envirosystems receiving shares
of Pubco
Common Stock in exchange for their Envirosystems capital stock, all upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable laws, and
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of Envirosystems has determined to recommend to its
stockholders the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger;
and
WHEREAS,
the
Boards of Directors of Pubco and TAC have determined to recommend to their
respective stockholders the approval and adoption of this Agreement and
the
Merger; and
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of Pubco has approved this Agreement and the Merger,
and the
issuance of shares of Pubco Common Stock in connection with the Merger;
and
WHEREAS,
Pubco,
as the sole stockholder of EnviroSystems Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco ("Pubco
Sub"),
and
Pubco Sub, as the sole shareholder of TAC, have approved this Agreement
and the
Merger; and
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a
condition and inducement for Pubco to enter into this Agreement (i) The
Xxxxxxxx
Living Trust UTD 8/13/74 (the "Trust"),
the
owner of 1,461,117 shares of Envirosystems Preferred Stock, which represents
approximately 57.8% of the issued and outstanding Envirosystems Preferred
Stock,
and (ii) MV Nanotech, the owner of 850,000 shares of Envirosystems Common
Stock,
which represents 83% of the issued and outstanding Envirosystems Common
Stock
(the Trust and MV Nanotech are hereinafter defined as the "Envirosystems
Principal Shareholders"),
have
entered into the Voting Agreement pursuant to which the Envirosystems Principal
Shareholders have agreed to vote all of their respective shares of Envirosystems
Common Stock and Envirosystems Preferred Stock in favor of this Agreement
and
the Merger; and
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Envirosystems Restated Articles,
the
Merger is considered a liquidation event of Envirosystems, and, as a result,
each share of Envirosystems Preferred Stock is entitled to receive a $10.00
liquidation preference; and
WHEREAS,
because
the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued are insufficient to pay to
the
holders of the Envirosystems Preferred Stock the $10 per share liquidation
preference, the holders of the Envirosystems Preferred Stock (together
with
holders of Envirosystems Options and Warrants) are entitled to receive
pursuant
to Article IV, Section 3 of the Envirosystems Restated Articles all of
the
shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued, resulting in the holders of
the
Envirosystems Preferred Stock (together with holders of Envirosystems Options
and Warrants) receiving in the Merger all of the shares of Pubco Common
Stock
being allocated to holders of capital stock of Envirosystems, and the holders
of
the Envirosystems Common Stock not receiving any Pubco Common Stock;
and
WHEREAS,
for
United States federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger
constitute a taxable transaction under the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
In
addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
when
used in this Agreement shall have the meanings indicated below:
"ADJUSTMENT
TRANSACTION"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.7
of this
Agreement.
"AFFILIATE"
has the
meaning specified in Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities
Act.
"AGREEMENT"
means
this Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with all exhibits and schedules
referred to herein.
"BRIDGE
LOANS"
means,
collectively (i) the $150,000 principal amount loan, the $145,000 principal
amount loan, the $205,000 principal amount loan, the $50,000 principal
amount
loan, the $60,000 principal amount loan, the $80,000 principay amount loan,
and
the $160,000 principal amount loan (collectively, the "Initial
Bridge Loans")
made
by MV Nanotech to Envirosystems prior to the date hereof bearing interest
at the
rate of 9% per annum and secured by a first lien on certain of the assets
of
Envirosystems, as evidenced by Secured Convertible Promissory Notes of
Envirosystems dated March 9, 2005, May 13, 2005, June 9, 2005, September
2,
2005, September 23, 2005, October 3, 2005 and November 11, 2005, any other
future Bridge Loan executed documentation, respectively, and (ii) any additional
bridge loan or loans, on
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substantially
the same terms as the Initial Bridge Loans, as well as any other loans
made to
Envirosystems by, through and/or arranged by MV Nanotech (collectively,
the
"Additional
Bridge Loans"),
will
be required to be repaid upon the Merger Closing if not earlier converted
into
Pubco Common Stock as provided in Section
2.5(g)
of this
Agreement, at the option of MV Nanotech, at a conversion price equal to
the
Pubco PIPE Share Price. The forms of bridge notes evidencing the Bridge
Loans
are annexed hereto as Exhibit
A.
"CALIFORNIA
CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.18
of this
Agreement.
"CERTIFICATE
OF MERGER"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
"CERCLA"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.6(b)
of this
Agreement.
"CERTIFICATES"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.1(b).
"CLOSING"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1
of this
Agreement.
"CODE"
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"COMMISSION"
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"CONSENT"
means
any consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or any registration,
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any Person.
"DAMAGE
EVENT"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"DAMAGE
THRESHOLD"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"EFFECTIVE
DATE"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
"EFFECTIVE
TIME"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
"ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS"
means
all Laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater,
land
surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, Laws relating
to
emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into
the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of chemicals,
pollutants, contaminants, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances
or
wastes, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand
letters, injunctions, judgments,
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licenses,
notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued,
entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
"ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITIES"
means
with respect to any Person, any and all liabilities of or relating to such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries (including any entity which is, in whole
or in
part, a predecessor of such Person or any of such Subsidiaries), which
(i) arise
under or relate to matters covered by Environmental Laws and (ii) relate
to
actions occurring or conditions existing on or prior to the Closing
Date.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
DEBT"
means
all outstanding notes and accounts payable and accrued expenses but excluding
the Envirosystems Deferred Revenue, as of the Effective Date as set forth
in
Schedule
2.5(e)(ii)
.
“ENVIROSYSTEMS
DEFERRED REVENUE”
means
the value of the shipments which remain to be delivered to customers who
have
prepaid for those shipments.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT"
means
the disclosure materials to be provided to the shareholders of Envirosystems
in
connection with the meeting of its shareholders contemplated
hereby.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.5
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
40% INTEREST"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.13(b)
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.1
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
MATERIAL AGREEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.17
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
OPTIONS AND WARRANTS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(d)(i)
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
PENSION PLAN"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.16(d)
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
PERSONS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.16
of this
Agreement.
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"ENVIROSYSTEMS
PLANS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.16(d)
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
PREFERRED STOCK"
means
the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.50 per share having such terms
and
conditions set forth in Envirosystems’ Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in the 7th
"WHEREAS" clause of this Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
RELATED PARTY"
and
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
RELATED PARTIES"
have
the meanings set forth in Section
3.20.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
RESTATED ARTICLES"
means
the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
Envirosystems.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.16
of this
Agreement.
"ENVIROSYSTEMS
WELFARE PLAN"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.16(d) of
this
Agreement.
"ERISA"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.16(d)
of this
Agreement.
"ESCROW
ACCOUNT"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.11
of this
Agreement.
"ESCROW
AGENT"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.11
of this
Agreement.
"ESCROW
AGREEMENT"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.11
of this
Agreement.
"ESCROW
SHARES"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.11
of this
Agreement.
"EXCHANGE
ACT"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"EXCHANGE
AGENT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.1.
"GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORITY"
means
any federal, state, municipal, local, foreign or other judicial, arbitral,
governmental or regulatory authority or organization, body, entity, agency
or
instrumentality, or any political subdivision thereof.
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"GUARANTY"
means,
as to any Person, any contract, agreement or understanding of such Person
pursuant to which such Person guarantees the indebtedness, liabilities
or
obligations of others, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including
agreements to purchase such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, or
to
supply funds to or in any manner invest in others, or to otherwise assure
the
holder of such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations against loss, or
any
"keep well" or similar arrangement.
"HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL"
shall
mean (i) any hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste,
regulated
substance or toxic substance (as those terms are defined by any applicable
Environmental Laws) and (ii) any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum,
petroleum products, or oil (and specifically shall include asbestos requiring
abatement, removal or encapsulation pursuant to the requirements of Regulatory
Authorities and any polychlorinatedbiphenyls).
"HEARING
DOCUMENTS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.18
of this
Agreement.
"XXXXXXX"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
5.21
of this
Agreement.
“XXXXXXX
SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.21
of this
Agreement.
"INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"INDEMNIFIED
PARTY"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"INTANGIBLE
PROPERTY"
means,
as to any Person, all foreign and domestic trademarks, trademark rights,
trade
names, trade dress, trade name rights, service marks, brands and copyrights
(or
pending registrations and applications therefore) owned, used or controlled
by
such Person, and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights,
including trade secrets, technology, know-how and other information owned,
held
or used by such Person.
"IRS"
means
the Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.
"KNOWLEDGE"
or
"KNOWN"
means,
with respect to any representation or warranty or other statement in this
Agreement qualified by the knowledge of any party, that such party has
made a
reasonable investigation as to the matters that are the subject of such
representation, warranty or other statement. Where reference is made to
the
knowledge of any party, such reference shall mean the knowledge of the
officers
and directors of such party and their respective Subsidiaries, all of whom
shall
be deemed to have conducted the investigation required by this
definition.
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self-regulatory
organization or other entity, including, but not limited to, those relating
to
securities and broker-dealers.
"LIABILITY"
shall
mean any direct or indirect, primary or secondary, liability, indebtedness,
obligation, cost or expense (including costs of investigation, collection
and
defense), claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person
(other
than endorsements of notes, bills, checks, and drafts presented for collection
or deposit in the ordinary course of business) of any type, whether accrued,
absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured,
or
otherwise.
"LOSSES"
shall
mean any direct or indirect demand, claim, obligation, assessment, loss,
liability, damage, cost, Liability or expense, including without limitation,
interest on any amount payable to a third party as a result of the foregoing,
and any legal or other expense reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending any claim or action, whether or not resulting
in any
Liability, in all cases net of tax benefits and insurance proceeds actually
received.
"MASTODON"
means
Mastodon Ventures, Inc.
"MASTODON/ENVIROSYSTEMS
AGREEMENT"
shall
mean the agreement dated February 22, 2005 by and between Mastodon and
Envirosystems, as amended by the letter agreements dated May 12, 2005 and
November 8, 2005 between Mastodon and Envirosystems, as further amended
by any
agreement executed subsequent to the date hereof between the parties, certain
rights under which were assigned by Mastodon to MV Nanotech pursuant to
an
assignment agreement between Mastodon and MV Nanotech dated February 22,
2005.
“MV
NANOTECH WARRANTS”
shall
mean the warrants to purchase Pubco Common Stock issued to MV Nanotech.
Such MV
Nanotech Warrants shall give MV Nanotech the right to purchase up to four
million (4,000,000) shares of Pubco Common Stock at an exercise price equal
to
$2.50 per share for a period of four (4) years from the Effective Time.
"MERGER"
has the
meaning set forth in Article
II
of this
Agreement.
“MV
NANOTECH”
means
MV Nanotech Corp., a Texas corporation and the assignee of Mastodon of
certain
rights under the Mastodon/Envirosystems Agreement pursuant to an assignment
agreement between Mastodon and MV Nanotech dated February 22, 2005, as
amended.
"ORDER"
means
any judgment, injunction, notice, suit, decree or order of any Governmental
Authority, court, ordinance, entity, arbitral entity or self-regulatory
organization.
"TAC
COMMON STOCK"
means
the common stock of TAC.
"PBGC"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.16(d)
of this
Agreement.
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"PERMIT"
means
any consent, authorization, approval registration, qualification, filing,
franchise, certificate, license or permit of any Governmental Authority,
self-regulatory organization or other Person.
"PERSON"
means
any natural person, corporation, unincorporated organization, partnership,
association, joint stock company, joint venture, trust or Governmental
Authority
or any other entity.
"PUBCO
COMMON STOCK"
means
the common stock of Pubco, par value $0.0001, per share.
"PUBCO
PREFERRED CONVERSION RATIO"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b).
"PUBCO
COMMISSION REPORTS"
has the
meaning specified in Section
4.5.
“PUBCO
ESCROW SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12 of this Agreement.
"PUBCO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"
has the
meaning specified in Section
4.5.
"PUBCO
LOCK-UP"
shall
mean an agreement contained in the ESI Escrow Agreement imposing on each
Person
who receives (or has the right to receive upon conversion, exchange and/or
exercise of securities held by them), Pubco Common Stock, as a result of
such
persons’ conversion of their Envirosystems Preferred Stock in the Merger,
pursuant to which each such person shall be prohibited from, among other
items,
obtaining certificates representing Pubco Common Stock to sell or transfer
any
of their Pubco Common Stock for a period commencing at Merger Closing and
terminating upon the later to occur of (a) twelve (12) months from the
date of
the Merger Closing, and (b) nine (9) months from the date the Commission
declares the Pubco Registration Statement effective, but in no event will
the
Pubco Lock-Up be for a period in excess of fifteen (15) months from the
Merger
Closing. The Pubco Lock-Up shall also provide that the Pubco Lock-Up may
be
released by Pubco, subject to the prior written approval of MV Nanotech,
which
may be withheld in MV Nanotech’s sole discretion. The Pubco Lock-Up shall
automatically be released upon the exercise of all or a portion of the
MV
Nanotech Warrant and sale of the underlying shares by MV Nanotech, provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, MV Nanotech may, at any time, sell, assign
or
otherwise transfer (collectively a “Transfer”)
all or
a portion of the MV Nanotech Warrant and such Transfer of the MV Nanotech
Warrant will not cause the Pubco Lock-Up to be released. If a Transfer
is to an
Affiliate of MV Nanotech, any subsequent exercise of all or a portion of
the MV
Nanotech Warrant and sale of the underlying shares by the MV Nanotech Affiliate
will cause the Pubco Lock-Up to be released. If a Transfer is to a Person
that
is not an Affiliate of MV Nanotech, then upon any subsequent exercise of
the MV
Nanotech Warrant and sale of the underlying shares by such non-Affiliate
of MV
Nanotech, the Pubco Lock-Up shall be released as to such number of such
shares
of Pubco Common Stock as shall equal the product of (i) the number of shares
of
Pubco Common Stock then subject to the Pubco Lock-Up by, (ii) a fraction
(a) the
numerator of which equals the number shares of Pubco Common Stock sold
following
any such exercise and (b) the denominator of
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which
is
the total number of shares of Pubco Common Stock underlying the MV Nanotech
Warrant). Any partial release of the Pubco Lock-Up shall be made pro rata
among
the Persons entitled to such Pubco Common Stock.
"PUBCO
MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.1
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
MATERIAL AGREEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.17
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
OPTIONS AND WARRANTS"
has the
meaning specified in Section
6.7.
"PUBCO
PIPE FINANCING"
means
the proposed private placement of securities of Pubco which shall close
simultaneously with the Merger Closing, pursuant to which Pubco shall
sell (either directly or through selling agents) shares of Pubco Common
Stock
(or securities convertible into Pubco Common Stock, which convertible
securities, if issued, must be converted into Pubco Common Stock no later
than
the date the Commission declares the Pubco PIPE Registration Statement
covering,
among other securities, the resale of the securities sold in the Pubco
PIPE
Financing, effective), resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to Pubco of
not
less than $8,500,000 and Pubco Net Offering Proceeds, as defined below,
of not
less than $7,200,000. The number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to be
sold in
the Pubco PIPE Financing shall be 4,250,000 shares. For purposes of this
Agreement, "PUBCO
NET OFFERING PROCEEDS"
shall
mean the gross proceeds received by Pubco from the Pubco PIPE Financing
as of
the Merger Closing, less all compensation, if any, payable to the selling
agents
and/or any other third party placing the Pubco PIPE Financing, if any,
all fees
and expenses of the Pubco PIPE Financing (including but not limited to
printing,
legal and accounting fees).
"PUBCO
NET OFFERING PROCEEDS"
shall
have the meaning specified in the definition of the "Pubco PIPE Financing,"
set
forth in this Article
I.
"PUBCO
PIPE SHARE PRICE"
means
the per
share
sale price (or conversion price if Pubco convertible securities are sold)
of
Pubco’s Common Stock in the Pubco PIPE Financing, which such Pubco PIPE Share
Price shall be $2.00 per share.
"PUBCO
PLAN"
has the
meaning specified in Section
6.10
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
PLAN STOCK OPTIONS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.10
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
POST MERGER OUTSTANDING SHARES"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
PROXY STATEMENT"
means,
if so required by applicable Law, a proxy statement provided to the shareholders
of Pubco.
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"PUBCO
ESCROW SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT"
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
6.9
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
RELATED PARTY"
and
"PUBCO
RELATED PARTIES"
have
the meanings set forth in Section
4.20
of this
Agreement.
"REGULATORY
AUTHORITY"
shall
mean, collectively, the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department
of Justice, and all foreign, federal, state and local regulatory agencies
and
other governmental entities or bodies having jurisdiction over the parties
to
this Agreement and their respective assets, businesses and/or Subsidiaries,
including the NASD and the Commission.
"RELEASES"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.17
of this
Agreement.
"SECURITIES
ACT"
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"SUBSIDIARY"
of any
Person means any Person, whether or not capitalized, in which such Person
owns,
directly or indirectly, an equity interest of 50% or more, or any Person
which
may be controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person, whether through
the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
"SURVIVING
CORPORATION"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
"TAX"
means
any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, franchise,
estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer,
transportation, transportation excise, registration, value added, documentary
stamp, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real property, personal
property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll,
license, employee or other withholding, or other tax or governmental charge,
of
any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions to
tax or
additional amounts in respect of the foregoing; the foregoing shall include
any
transferee or secondary liability for a Tax and any liability assumed by
agreement or arising as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of
any
affiliated group (or being included (or required to be included) in any
tax
return relating thereto).
"TERMINATION
DATE"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.5
of this
Agreement.
"TOTAL
DEBT CONSIDERATION"
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(e)(ii)
of this
Agreement.
"TRUST"
has the
meaning set forth in the 7th
"WHEREAS" clause of this Agreement.
“TRUST
DEBT”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.19(a)
of this
Agreement.
"VOTING
AGREEMENT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.4
of this
Agreement.
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THE
MERGER
2.1 THE
MERGER.
At the
Effective Time and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the applicable provisions of applicable Law, TAC shall be
merged
with and into Envirosystems (the "Merger"),
the
separate corporate existence of TAC shall cease and Envirosystems shall
continue
as the surviving corporation. Envirosystems, as the surviving corporation
after
the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving
Corporation."
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause
the
Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger, substantially
in the
form of Exhibit
C
hereto,
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the "Certificate
of Merger").
2.2 EFFECT
OF THE MERGER.
At the
Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement
and the applicable provisions of Nevada Law and Delaware Law. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time all
the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Envirosystems
and TAC
shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and
duties
of Envirosystems and TAC shall become the debts, liabilities and duties
of the
Surviving Corporation.
2.3 ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS.
(a) RESTATED
ARTICLES. At the Effective Time, the Envirosystems Restated Articles, as
in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended.
(b) BY-LAWS.
The Bylaws of Envirosystems, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be, at the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended.
2.4 DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS.
The
Board of Directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation shall initially
consist of five members (the “Initial
Board”).
Three
of the initial directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation shall be
those
selected by Pubco or its designee and set forth on Schedule
2.4(a)
of this
Agreement (the “Pubco
Designees”),
one
of which shall qualify as an “independent director” as defined in Rule
4200(a)(15) of NASD Manual, which Schedule
2.4(a)
may be
delivered by Pubco or its designee at any time prior to the Effective Time.
Two
of the initial directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation shall be
those
selected by Envirosystems, with the prior written consent of Pubco, which
shall
not be unreasonably withheld, and set forth on Schedule
2.4(b)
of this
Agreement (the “ESI
Designees”),
which
Schedule
2.4(b)
may be
delivered by Envirosystems at any time prior to the Effective Time, one
of such
directors shall qualify as an “independent director” as defined in Rule
4200(a)(15) of the NASD Manual. The Initial Board shall serve for a term
of two
years and thereafter until their respective successors are duly elected
or
appointed and qualified. In the event that a Pubco Designee is unable to
serve
for the initial two year term, Pubco shall select a replacement director
and if
an ESI Designee is unable to serve for the initial two year term, a replacement
director shall
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be
selected in accordance with Pubco’s bylaws in effect at that time. Each
committee of the Board of Directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation
shall
have at least one member who is a director selected by Pubco and all such
committees shall only take action upon unanimous vote or consent. The initial
officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be those selected by Pubco
and set
forth on Schedule
2.4
of this
Agreement, which Schedule
2.4
may be
delivered by Pubco at any time prior to the Effective Time. At least one
member
of the Board of Directors of Pubco shall be an "audit committee financial
expert" as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K and shall
have
a reasonable level of familiarity with The Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
2.5 EFFECT
ON CAPITAL STOCK.
At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger
and without any action on the part of the parties, or the holders of
any
of
the
following securities, the following shall occur:
(a) CANCELLATION
OF ENVIROSYSTEMS COMMON STOCK. Each share of Envirosystems Common Stock
issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be, as a
result of
the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock the holders of the Envirosystems
Preferred Stock are entitled to receive in the Merger in accordance with
and
pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Envirosystems Restated Articles,
automatically canceled and extinguished.
(b) CONVERSION
OF ENVIROSYSTEMS PREFERRED STOCK. The outstanding shares of Envirosystems
Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be canceled
and
extinguished and automatically converted ("Pubco
Preferred Conversion Ratio"),
into
the right to receive, in accordance with and pursuant to this Agreement
and the
Envirosystems Restated Articles, such number of shares of Pubco Common
Stock
(subject to the adjustment provisions of Section
2.5(e)
of this
Agreement), upon surrender of the certificate representing the shares of
the
Envirosystems Preferred Stock (in the manner provided herein (or in the
case of
a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit
or other
indemnity required by the Exchange Agent in the manner provided herein),
as
shall equal, in the aggregate, when added together with the shares of Pubco
Common Stock issuable or reserved for issuance upon exercise of all outstanding
Envirosystems Options and Warrants, 6,400,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock
(subject to appropriate increase upon any conversion of the Bridge Loans
as
provided herein below) which shall equal forty percent (40%) of the issued
and
outstanding Pubco Common Stock immediately following the Merger Closing
(the
"Envirosystems
40% Interest"),
after
giving effect to, and only to, the issuance by Pubco of shares of Pubco
Common
Stock (or reserved for issuance in the case of warrants, options, convertible
or
exchangeable securities) to:
(1)
purchasers of 4,250,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock in the Pubco PIPE
Financing
(excluding warrants to purchase up to 637,500 shares of Pubco Common Stock
at an
exercise price of $2.50 per share, and
(2)
selling agents, if any, in connection with the Pubco PIPE Financing (excluding
warrants to purchase up to 637,500 shares of Pubco Common Stock at an exercise
price of $2.50 per share; and
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(3)
all
other Pubco shareholders of 5,350,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock (excluding
the MV Nanotech Warrants and conversion of Bridge Loans, if any), issued
and
outstanding at or immediately prior to the Merger Closing;
(4)
all
other issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Common Stock and any outstanding
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Pubco Common Stock and
all
rights to acquire Pubco Common Stock, other than the MV Nanotech Warrants,
conversion of the Bridge Loans, if any, and 2,400,000 shares of Pubco Common
issuable pursuant to the Pubco Plan (as defined in Section
6.10 hereof)
to employees, officers, directors, consultants and other service providers
to
Pubco (collectively,
the "Pubco
Post Merger Outstanding Shares");
provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere,
in no
event shall any shares of Pubco Common Stock issued upon conversion of
the
Bridge Loans, if any, reduce the Envirosystems 40% Interest as a result
of the
conversion of their Envirosystems Preferred Stock into Pubco Common Stock,
and
the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued to holders of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock shall be increased such that the aggregate
number
represents forty percent (40%) of the issued and outstanding Pubco Common
Stock
immediately following the Merger Closing after giving effect to shares
issued
upon conversion of the Bridge Loans, if any, and the issuances referred
to in
2.5(b)(1), (2) and (3) referred to above. The Envirosystems 40% Interest
shall
be allocated among the holders of Envirosystems Preferred Stock and
Envirosystems Options and Warrants as set forth on Schedule
2.5(b).
(c) CAPITAL
STOCK OF TAC. Each share of TAC Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, automatically
be
converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share
of
Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation. Each certificate evidencing
ownership
of shares of TAC Common Stock shall evidence ownership of such shares of
capital
stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) ENVIROSYSTEMS'
OPTIONS AND WARRANTS.
(i) At
the
Effective Time, the obligations of Envirosystems under any Envirosystems
stock
options and/or warrants to purchase Envirosystems Preferred Stock outstanding
at
the Effective Time and certain other options or warrants, all of which
are set
forth together with their respective exercise prices on Schedule
2.5(d)(i)
of this
Agreement (collectively, "Envirosystems
Options and Warrants"),
shall
be satisfied out of the Escrow Account established pursuant to Section
2.11,
and,
thereafter, upon exercise, each holder thereof shall receive the number
of
shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Pubco Common
Stock
that such holder would have received in the Merger if such person exercised
the
Envirosystems Options and/or Warrants held by such person immediately prior
to
the Effective Time or as otherwise specified on Schedule
2.5(d)(i).
The per
share exercise price under each such Envirosystems Options and Warrants
shall be
as set forth on Schedule
2.5(d)(i).
At the
Effective Time, all Envirosystems options and/or warrants to purchase
Envirosystems Common Stock outstanding at the Effective Time and not listed
in
Schedule
2.5(d)(i)
shall be
automatically cancelled and extinguished.
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(ii) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time of the Merger, Envirosystems shall
deliver to the holders of the Envirosystems Options and Warrants appropriate
notices setting forth such holders’ rights pursuant to the applicable Pubco
warrants and stock options issuable with respect thereto to the extent
required
by the terms of such warrants and stock options.
(e) ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE PUBCO PREFERRED CONVERSION RATIO. The Pubco Preferred Conversion
Ratio
shall be adjusted as follows:
(i) to
reflect the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock
dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible
into
Pubco Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification
or other
like change with respect to Pubco Common Stock having a record date on
or after
the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time; and
(ii) if,
as of
the earlier of the Effective Time or December 31, 2005, the sum of Envirosystems
Debt outstanding , as set forth on Schedule
2.5(e)(ii)
hereto,
including ESI Legal Fees (as defined in Section
8.7
of this
Agreement) (not including outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid
interest
payable pursuant to the Bridge Loans, the Xxxxxxx Payment and accrued and
unpaid
fees payable to Envirosystem’s auditors), less all cash on hand and finished
goods inventory up to a maximum of $50,000 of inventory, exceeds $2,050,000
(such amount in excess of $2,050,000 being referred to herein as "Excess
Debt Consideration")
then,
the Pubco Preferred Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted so that the Envirosystems
40% Interest shall be reduced by such number of shares of Pubco Common
Stock as
shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Excess Debt Consideration
by (ii) the Pubco PIPE Share Price.
(f) DISSENTING
ENVIROSYSTEMS STOCKHOLDERS. Any holder of shares of Envirosystems Preferred
Stock (and/or Envirosystems Common Stock) who perfects their dissenters’ rights
in accordance with and as contemplated by applicable California Law and
Nevada
Law shall not be converted into Pubco Common Stock, but instead shall be
entitled to receive such consideration as determined pursuant to the applicable
provisions of California Law and Nevada Law upon surrender to Pubco of
the
certificate or certificates representing the shares for which payment is
being
made (the "Dissenters’
Compensation").
In
the event that a dissenting stockholder of Envirosystems fails to perfect,
or
effectively withdraws or loses, its right to appraisal and payment for
its
shares under California Law and Nevada Law, Pubco shall issue and deliver
the
number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to which such holder of shares of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the
provisions of this Article
II
(without
interest) upon surrender by such holder of the certificate or certificates
representing such shares held by such holder. Notwithstanding anything
to the
contrary provided herein or elsewhere in this Agreement, in the event any
Dissenters' Compensation is paid to any Person, the aggregate of all Dissenters'
Compensation shall reduce Envirosystems 40% Interest by subtracting therefrom
a
number of Pubco shares equal to the aggregate Dissenters' Compensation
divided
by the Pubco PIPE Share Price.
(g) BRIDGE
LOAN CONVERSION. MV Nanotech shall have the option to convert the unpaid
principal amount of the Bridge Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest
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thereon
into such number of shares of Pubco Common Stock as shall be determined
by
dividing the total of the unpaid principal amount of the Bridge Loans and
accrued and unpaid interest to be converted by the Pubco Pipe Financing
Price.
MV Nanotech may deliver a notice to Envirosystems of such intent to convert
(a
“Conversion
Notice”)
at any
time prior to the Closing Date which such Conversion Notice shall specify
the
amount of unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest of Bridge Loans.
Upon
a conversion of all or a portion of the Bridge Loans by MV Nanotech pursuant
to
this Section
2.5(g),
the
number of shares of Pubco Common Stock constituting the Envirosystems 40%
Interest shall be adjusted in accordance with Section
2.5(b)
above.
Such shares of Pubco Common Stock which are the subject of such Conversion
Notice shall be issued to MV Nanotech at the Closing. All amounts of unpaid
principal and accrued and unpaid interest not so converted shall be paid
in cash
to MV Nanotech at the Closing.
(h) FRACTIONAL
SHARES. No certificates representing fractional shares of Pubco Common
Stock
will be issued as a result of the Merger. Each holder of shares of Envirosystems
Preferred Stock exchanged pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have
been
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Pubco Common Stock shall receive,
in lieu thereof, cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent and without interest)
in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share of Pubco Common Stock,
multiplied by the Pubco PIPE Share Price. No such holder will be entitled
to
dividends, voting rights, or any other rights as a stockholder in respect
of any
fractional shares.
2.6 SURRENDER
OF CERTIFICATES.
2.6.1 EXCHANGE
AGENT. Pubco's
transfer agent or such other person as ESI and Pubco shall so select shall
act
as the exchange agent (the "Exchange
Agent")
in the
Merger.
(a) PUBCO
TO
PROVIDE PUBCO COMMON STOCK. Promptly after the Effective Time, Pubco shall
make
available to the Exchange Agent for exchange in accordance with this
Article
II,
the
shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable pursuant hereto in exchange for
outstanding shares of Envirosystems Preferred Stock.
(b) CONVERSION
PROCEDURES. Promptly after the Effective Time, Pubco shall cause the Exchange
Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of the Effective Time) a certificate
or certificates (the "Certificates")
which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares
of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock whose shares were converted into the right
to
receive shares of Pubco Common Stock in the Merger, (i) a letter of transmittal
in customary form (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk
of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of
the
Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such
other
provisions as Pubco may reasonably specify ) and (ii) instructions for
use in
effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates
representing shares of Pubco Common Stock. Upon surrender of Certificates
for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as
may be
appointed by Pubco, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed
and
validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders
of
such Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore
certificates representing the number of whole shares of Pubco Common Stock
into
which their shares of Envirosystems Preferred Stock were converted at the
Effective Time in accordance with the Pubco
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Conversion
Ratio, and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled.
Until so
surrendered, outstanding Certificates will be deemed from and after the
Effective Time, for all corporate purposes to evidence only the ownership
of the
number of full shares of Pubco Common Stock into which such shares of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock shall have been so converted. All certificates
for
Pubco Common Stock issued as a result of the
conversion of Envirosystems Preferred Stock in the Merger will be held
in the
Escrow Account and subject to release following the expiration of the Pubco
Lock-Up.
(c) DISTRIBUTIONS
WITH RESPECT TO UNEXCHANGED SHARES. No dividends or other distributions
declared
or made after the date of this Agreement with respect to Pubco Common Stock
with
a record date after the Effective Time will be paid to the holders of any
unsurrendered Certificates with respect to the shares of Pubco Common Stock
represented thereby (subject to Section
2.8)
until
the holders of record of such Certificates shall surrender such Certificates
in
accordance with this Section
2.6
(subject
to Section
2.8).
(d) TRANSFERS
OF OWNERSHIP. If certificates representing shares of Pubco Common Stock
are to
be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered
in
exchange therefore are registered, it will be a condition of the issuance
thereof that the Certificates so surrendered will be properly endorsed
and
otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the persons requesting such
exchange will have paid to Pubco or any agent designated by it any transfer
or
other taxes required by reason of the issuance of certificates representing
shares of Pubco Common Stock in any name other than that of the registered
holder of the Certificates surrendered, or established to the satisfaction
of
Pubco or any agent designated by it that such tax has been paid or is not
payable.
(e) REQUIRED
WITHHOLDING. Each of the Exchange Agent, Pubco and the Surviving Corporation
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable
or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former
holder
of Envirosystems Preferred Stock such amounts as may be required to be
deducted
or withheld there from under the Code or under any provision of state,
local or
foreign tax law or under any other applicable Law. To the extent such amounts
are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes
under this Agreement as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts
would otherwise have been paid.
(f) NO
LIABILITY. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither the Exchange
Agent,
Pubco, the Surviving Corporation nor any party hereto shall be liable to
a
holder of shares of Pubco Common Stock, Envirosystems Common Stock and
Envirosystems Preferred Stock for any amount properly paid to a public
official
pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
law.
2.7 NO
FURTHER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN ENVIROSYSTEMS CAPITAL STOCK.
All
shares of Pubco Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of
shares of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall
be
deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to such
shares of Envirosystems Preferred Stock, and there shall be no further
registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of
shares
of Envirosystems Common Stock and Envirosystems Preferred Stock which were
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outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If after the Effective Time
Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason,
they
shall be canceled or exchanged as provided in this Article
II.
2.8
LOST,
STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES.
In the
event any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange
Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, certificates
representing the shares of Pubco Common Stock into which the shares of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock represented by such Certificates were converted;
provided,
however,
that
Pubco may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
of
such certificates representing shares of Pubco Common Stock, require the
owner
of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to indemnify Pubco against
any
claim that may be made against Pubco, the Surviving Corporation or the
Exchange
Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen
or
destroyed.
2.9
CLASSES
OF STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE ON MERGER.
With
respect to (i) TAC, the only class of TAC stock entitled to vote on the
Merger
is TAC Common Stock, (ii) Envirosystems, the only classes of Envirosystems
Stock
entitled to vote on the Merger are Envirosystems Preferred Stock and
Envirosystems Common Stock.
2.10 [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
2.11 ESCROW
PROVISIONS.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere to
the
contrary, all shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued (and/or reserved
for
issuance) to holders of (i) Envirosystems Preferred Stock in the Merger
and (ii)
upon exercise of Envirosystems Options and Warrants, if exercised, for
Pubco
Common Stock in the future (collectively, the "Escrow
Shares")
shall
be deposited directly by Pubco into an escrow account (the "Escrow
Account"),
and
held by a third party (the "Escrow
Agent"),
selected by Pubco and reasonably acceptable to Envirosystems, pursuant
to an
escrow agreement by and between Pubco and an individual selected by the
holders
of a majority of the Envirosystems Preferred Stock, acting as agent for
such
holders (the "Escrow
Agreement")
in
substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
D.
On the
Closing Date, the holders of the Escrow Shares will be deemed to have received
and consented to the deposit in the Escrow Account with the Escrow Agent
of the
Escrow Shares pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Except as
otherwise
may be provided in the Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Shares shall not be
released
to the holders thereof until the expiration of the Pubco Lock-Up. Escrow
Shares
in the Escrow Account beneficially owned by or issuable to the holders
of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock and Envirosystems Options and Warrants shall
be
available pursuant to and in accordance with Section
7.5
of this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement to offset certain Losses resulting from
certain breaches of this Agreement by Envirosystems. All Escrow Shares
held for
issuance upon exercise of Envirosystems Options and Warrants shall be held
by
the Escrow Agent until the latter of the expiration of the Pubco Lock-Up
or the
exercise or expiration of such all Envirosystems Options and Warrants.
Upon any
exercise of such Envirosystems Options and Warrants, shares issuable upon
exercise shall be held and delivered to the holder exercising the Envirosystems
Option or Warrant and all cash or other consideration payable upon exercise
shall be paid to the Escrow Agent for the benefit of the holders of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock. Such consideration,
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together
with any and all shares of Pubco Common Stock not issued upon exercise
of an
Envirosystems Option or Warrant, shall be distributed to such holders of
Envirosystems Preferred Stock pro rata as their percentage interests appear
on
Schedule
3.11
at such
time as such consideration becomes available by reason of the exercise
of an
Envirosystems Option or Warrant or such shares of Pubco Common Stock are
no
longer subject to an Envirosystems Option or Warrant by reason of the expiration
without exercise of an Envirosystems Option or Warrant.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ENVIROSYSTEMS
In
order
to induce Pubco and TAC to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, Envirosystems, makes the representations
and
warranties set forth below to Pubco and TAC.
3.1 ORGANIZATION.
Envirosystems is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the Laws of its state of incorporation. Envirosystems does
not
own or have any Subsidiaries. Envirosystems is duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the ownership
or
leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have
a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations,
assets, liabilities, prospects or business of Envirosystems (an "Envirosystems
Material Adverse Effect").
Each
jurisdiction in which Envirosystems is qualified to transact business as
a
foreign corporation or licensed to do business is listed on Schedule
3.1.
Envirosystems has the corporate authority to (i) own or lease and operate
its
properties and (ii) conduct its business as presently conducted. Envirosystems
has the corporate authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.
3.2 AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY.
Subject
to the receipt of approval by the shareholders of Envirosystems, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Envirosystems and the consummation
by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all
requisite corporate action on the part of Envirosystems. This Agreement
has been
duly executed and delivered by Envirosystems, and constitutes the legal,
valid
and binding obligations of Envirosystems, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except to the extent that their enforcement is limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws relating to or affecting
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general principles
of
equity.
3.3 NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Envirosystems
and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby: (i) do not
and will
not violate or conflict with any provision of Law or any Order specifically
naming Envirosystems, or any provision of Envirosystems' Restated Articles
or
Bylaws; and (ii) do not and will not, with or without
the passage of time or the giving of notice, (a) result in the breach of,
or
constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance, permit the
unilateral modification or termination of, or require any Consent under,
or
result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property
or
assets of Envirosystems or pursuant to, any material instrument or agreement
to
which it is a party or by which it or its properties may be
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bound
or
affected; or (b) result in any violation, suspension, revocation, impairment,
forfeiture or nonrenewal of any Permit or Consent.
3.4 CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.4,
no
Consent or Permit from, of or with any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory
organization is required to be made or obtained by Envirosystems in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or
the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. There is no
unresolved objection to the Merger made by any Governmental Authority or
self-regulatory organization.
3.5 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
Envirosystems has previously delivered to Pubco, a true and complete copy
of the
balance sheets of Envirosystems for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2005,
and
2004, and the statements of income, cash flows and retained earnings of
Envirosystems for the fiscal years then ended, including any related notes,
audited for the 2004, and 2005 fiscal years by Envirosystems' independent
certified public accountants pursuant to their audit of the financial records
of
Envirosystems ("Envirosystems
Financial Statements").
Except as indicated on Schedule
3.5,
the
Envirosystems Financial Statements: (i) have been prepared in accordance
with
the books of account and records of Envirosystems, which books and records
have
been maintained in a consistent manner; (ii) fairly present in all material
respects Envirosystems' financial condition, assets, liabilities, equity
and the
results of their operations at the dates and for the periods specified
in those
statements; and (iii) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied with prior periods. Other than
as
disclosed by the Envirosystems Financial Statements dated March 31, 2005
or
specifically noted on Schedule
3.5
or
Schedule
3.17,
Envirosystems has no liabilities, commitments or obligations (which reasonably
could be expected to be material to Envirosystems) of any nature whatsoever,
whether accrued, contingent or otherwise (other than nonmaterial liabilities,
commitments or obligations incurred since March 31, 2005 in the ordinary
course
of business consistent with past practices to Persons other than Affiliates
of
Envirosystems) or any unrealized or anticipated losses (which reasonably
could
be expected to be material to Envirosystems) from any commitments of
Envirosystems, and, to Envirosystems' Knowledge, there is no reasonable
basis
for assertion against Envirosystems of any such liability, commitment,
obligation or loss. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.5,
to
Envirosystems' Knowledge, there is no basis for assertion against Envirosystems
of any claim, liability, commitment or obligation of any nature, whether
absolute, accrued or contingent, and whether due or to become due, which
is not
included, disclosed or noted in the Envirosystems Financial Statements
which
could be, individually or in the aggregate, material.
3.6 COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.6
to this
Agreement, Envirosystems is, and during the past six years has been, in
compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to Envirosystems and its
businesses and properties. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.6
to this
Agreement, Envirosystems has not received notification from any Governmental
Authority or self-regulatory organization asserting that it may not (or
questioning or investigating whether it may not) be in material compliance
with
or may have violated any Law or Order, or threatening to revoke any Consent
or
Permit, and Envirosystems is not subject to any agreement or consent
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decree
or
Order with any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization arising
out of previously asserted violations nor is there any factual basis for
any of
the foregoing. Pubco has been furnished with true and correct copies of
all
records of inspections, audits and reports of any of Envirosystems' businesses
or and properties during the last three years under applicable Laws or
conducted
by insurance companies, self-regulatory organizations, consultants or other
Persons; and all deficiencies noted therein have been corrected. Pubco
has been
furnished with true and correct copies of all correspondence and other
filings
made to or received from any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory
organization regarding Envirosystems within the last three years.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of Section
3.6(a),
there
are, with respect to Envirosystems, no past or present material violations
of
any Environmental Laws, releases of any material into the environment,
actions,
activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents or contractual
obligations which may give rise to any common law or other legal liability,
including, without limitation, liability under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder ("CERCLA"),
or
similar Laws.
3.7
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.7
to this
Agreement, to Envirosystems' Knowledge neither Envirosystems nor any of
its
officers, directors or employees is, a party to any pending or, to the
Knowledge
of Envirosystems, threatened, legal, administrative or other proceeding,
arbitration or investigation relating to Envirosystems businesses, and
Envirosystems has no Knowledge of any set of facts which could reasonably
be
expected to result in any legal, administrative or other proceeding, arbitration
or investigation involving it. Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.7
to this
Agreement, neither Envirosystems (and to Envirosystems' Knowledge, none
of its
officers, directors or employees) is subject to any Order of any court,
judicial
entity, arbitral entity, self-regulatory organization or Governmental Authority.
Envirosystems, its officers, directors and employees are in compliance
with the
terms of each Order set forth on Schedule
3.7.
None of
the items set forth on Schedule
3.7
could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an
Envirosystems Material Adverse Effect. Envirosystems is of the reasonable
belief, after consultation with counsel, and based upon Envirosystems'
reasonable belief as to how a court would apply the law to the facts, that
any
order set forth on Schedule
3.7
will not
result in any material liability to Envirosystems.
3.8
BROKERS.
Except
as otherwise set forth on Schedule
3.8,
Envirosystems has not employed any financial advisor, broker or finder
and it
has not incurred and it will not incur any broker's, finder's, investment
banking or similar fees, commissions or expenses to any other party in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.9
ABSENCE
OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.9,
or
otherwise expressly disclosed herein, from March 31, 2005 to the date hereof:
(i) Envirosystems has conducted its businesses in the ordinary and usual
course
consistent with past practices; (ii) there has been no occurrence which
could
reasonably be expected to cause or have a Envirosystems Material Adverse
Effect;
(iii) Envirosystems has not engaged or agreed to engage in any of the actions
described in Section
5.1 (i) through (xx).
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3.11 CAPITALIZATION.
The
authorized capital stock of Envirosystems consists solely of 25,000,000
shares
of Envirosystems Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Envirosystems Preferred
Stock, par value $.50 per share. There are 1,021,784 shares of Envirosystems
Common Stock and 2,524,472 shares of Envirosystems Preferred Stock issued
and
outstanding, all of which are legally and of record owned by the parties
set
forth on Schedule
3.11
hereto,
to Envirosystems' Knowledge, free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances,
shareholders' agreements (except those referenced on Schedule
3.11,
which
shall be terminated at the Effective Time), voting agreements, rights of
first
refusal, voting trusts or other restrictions of any nature whatsoever,
and a
vote of such shares in favor of the Merger and the transactions contemplated
hereby would be sufficient for shareholder approval thereof. Except as
set forth
on Schedule
3.11,
to
Envirosystems' Knowledge, no Envirosystems Common Stock or Envirosystems
Preferred Stock owned by any Person other than an Envirosystems Principal
Shareholder is subject to any lien, charge, encumbrance, shareholders'
agreement, voting agreement, right of first refusal, voting trust or other
restriction. All shares of Envirosystems' outstanding capital stock have
been
duly authorized, are validly issued and outstanding, and are fully paid
and
nonassessable. No securities issued by Envirosystems from the date of
incorporation to the date hereof were issued in violation of any statutory
or
common law preemptive rights. There are no dividends which have accrued
or been
declared but are unpaid on the capital stock of Envirosystems. All Taxes
(including documentary stamp taxes) required to be paid in connection with
the
issuance by Envirosystems of their capital stock have been paid. All
authorizations required to be obtained from or registrations required to
be
effected with any Person in connection with the issuances of securities
by
Envirosystems, from its date of incorporation to the date hereof have been
obtained or effected and all securities of Envirosystems have been issued
in
accordance with the provisions of all applicable securities and other Laws.
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.11,
Envirosystems does not have any equity investment in any other corporation,
association, partnership, joint venture or other entity.
3.12 RIGHTS,
WARRANTS, OPTIONS. Schedule
3.12
to this
Agreement sets forth the amount, the holders and the terms of all of the
outstanding: (i) securities or instruments convertible into or exercisable
for
any of the capital stock or other equity interests of Envirosystems or
to which
Envirosystems is a party; (ii) options, warrants, subscriptions or other
rights
to acquire capital stock or other equity interests of Envirosystems issued
by
Envirosystems or any other Person; or (iii) commitments, agreements or
understandings of any kind to which Envirosystems is a party, including
employee
benefit arrangements, relating to the issuance or repurchase (except pursuant
to
existing agreements with shareholders) by Envirosystems of any capital
stock or
other equity interests of Envirosystems, any such securities or instruments
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other equity interests
of
Envirosystems or any such options, warrants or rights.
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(a) Envirosystems
has valid title to all properties, interests in properties and assets (real
and
personal) as reflected in the balance sheet of Envirosystems as of March
31,
2005 or acquired after March 31, 2005 (except properties, interests in
properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of since March 31, 2005,
in the
ordinary course of business to Persons other than Affiliates of Envirosystems),
and all of its other properties, interests in properties and assets (real
and
personal), free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges or
encumbrances of any kind or character, except the lien of current Taxes
not yet
due and payable and liens disclosed on Schedule
3.13(a)
or which
are not in the aggregate material. Schedule
3.13(a)
lists
all such liens and the properties and assets encumbered. Envirosystems
does not
own any real property. Schedule
3.13(a)
lists
each piece of real property leased or utilized by Envirosystems, including
the
owner or lessee thereof, the location thereof and the use to which it is
put by
Envirosystems. The facilities and equipment of Envirosystems necessary
to the
operations of its business are in good operating condition and repair sufficient
for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted. Envirosystems
has
delivered to Pubco a true and correct copy of all leases under which it
occupies
real property. All of such leases are valid, subsisting and in full force
and
effect and, except as disclosed on Schedule
3.5,
all
amounts due thereunder have been paid and there has been no material default
under any such lease or any waiver, indulgence or postponement of performance.
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.13(a),
Envirosystems enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under such leases,
none
of which contain provisions which would materially impair or adversely
affect
their ability to operate their businesses as operated in the past or
contemplated to be operated in the future. The continuation, validity and
effectiveness of such leases will not be materially adversely effected
by the
transactions contemplated hereby. Except for those assets leased or licensed
by
Envirosystems and listed on Schedule
3.13(a),
Envirosystems own all assets used in its business.
(b) Envirosystems
owns, is licensed to use or is otherwise entitled to use, all material
patents,
trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights and applications for
any of
the foregoing, together with all other technology, know-how, tangible or
intangible proprietary information or material and formulae used in or
necessary
to its businesses (the "Envirosystems
Intellectual Property").
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.13(b),
no
royalties, license fees or similar payments are payable in connection with
the
use of the Envirosystems Intellectual Property. Schedule
3.13(b)
lists
all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights and applications
included in the Envirosystems Intellectual Property. Envirosystems owns,
is
licensed to use or is otherwise entitled to use, all material patents,
trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights and applications for
any of
the foregoing, together with all other technology, know-how, tangible or
intangible proprietary information or material and formulae used in or
necessary
to its businesses (the "Envirosystems
Intellectual Property").
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.13(b),
no
royalties, license fees or similar payments are payable in connection with
the
use of the Envirosystems Intellectual Property. Schedule
3.13(b)
lists
all patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights and applications
included in the Envirosystems Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed
on
Schedule
3.13(b),
no
claims have been asserted in writing to Envirosystems or, to the Knowledge
of
Envirosystems, otherwise asserted or threatened, by any Person (i) to the
effect
that the Envirosystems Intellectual Property associated or utilized in
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connection
with the provision of services or the sale or use of any product or process
as
now used or offered by Envirosystems infringes on any intellectual property
rights of any other Person, (ii) against the use by Envirosystems of any
of the
Envirosystems Intellectual Property or (iii) challenging or questioning
the
validity or effectiveness of any of the Envirosystems Intellectual Property.
All
granted and issued patents and all registered trademarks and copyrights
listed
on Schedule
3.13(b)
are
valid and subsisting.
3.14 GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Envirosystems and its respective officers, directors and employees has
in full
force and effect, and have in the past at all times had in full force and
effect, all Consents and Permits required under applicable Law for the
ownership
of its properties and operation of its businesses, free from unreasonable
restrictions, including, but not limited to, those Consents and Permits
necessary to enable it to sell. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.14,
none of
the transactions contemplated hereby could reasonably be expected to have
an
adverse effect on the status of any such Permit or Consent or require
Envirosystems or its Affiliates to obtain any additional Consent or Permit
to
continue to operate the business of Envirosystems as presently conducted.
Complete copies of all correspondence between Envirosystems and all governmental
agencies since January 1, 2004 has been made available to Mastodon. A true
and
complete list of all such
Consents
and Permits is set forth on Schedule
3.14.
There
has at all times been compliance with all such Permits and Consents, except
for
non-compliance which has been, or is in the process of being, cured at
a cost
which is not material and without restrictions which are
material.
3.15 INSURANCE. Schedule
3.15
sets
forth a list and description of all insurance policies existing as of the
date
hereof providing insurance coverage of any nature to Envirosystems. All
such
policies are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance
with
their terms, free of any right of termination on the part of any insurance
carrier. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.15,
no
claims have been made under any such policy.
3.16 EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS.
(a) LABOR
UNIONS. None of the employees of Envirosystems is represented by any labor
union, and Envirosystems is not subject to any labor or collective bargaining
agreement. None of the employees of Envirosystems is known by Envirosystems
to
be engaged in organizing any labor union or other employee group that is
seeking
recognition as a bargaining unit. Envirosystems has not experienced any
strike,
work stoppage or labor disturbance with any group of employees, and to
Envirosystems' Knowledge, no set of facts exists which could reasonably
be
expected to lead to any of the foregoing events.
(b) EMPLOYMENT
POLICIES. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.16(b),
Envirosystems has provided to Pubco all of Envirosystems' employee policies
(written or otherwise), employee manuals or other written statements of
rules or
policies concerning employment.
(c) EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.16(c),
there
are no employment, consulting, severance or indemnification arrangements,
agreements, or
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understandings
between Envirosystems and any officer, director, consultant or employee.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.16(c),
the
terms of employment or engagement of all employees, agents, consultants
and
professional advisors of Envirosystems are such that their employment or
engagement may be terminated by not more than two weeks' notice given at
any
time without liability for payment of compensation or damages and Envirosystems
has not entered into any agreement or arrangement for the management of
its
business or any part thereof other than with its officers, directors or
employees.
(d) EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS. Schedule
3.16(d)
sets
forth a complete list of all pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock
bonus,
stock ownership, stock option, profit sharing, savings, medical, disability,
hospitalization, insurance, deferred compensation, bonus, incentive, welfare
or
any other employee benefit plan, policy, agreement, commitment, arrangement
or
practice currently or previously maintained by Envirosystems for any of
its
directors, officers, consultants, employees, former employees, or spouses
or
dependents of employees or former employees (the "Envirosystems
Plans").
Schedule
3.16(d)
also
identifies each Envirosystems Plan which constitutes an "employee pension
benefit plan" ("Envirosystems
Pension Plan")
or an
"employee welfare benefit plan" ("Envirosystems
Welfare Plan"),
as
such terms are defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder ("ERISA").
True
and accurate copies of all Envirosystems Plans, together with the most
recent
annual reports and summary plan descriptions, have been furnished to Pubco
and
in the case of any unwritten Envirosystems Plan, a written description
has been
furnished to Pubco. No Envirosystems Plans is a "multiemployer plan," as
such
term is defined in ERISA, or is subject to Title IV of ERISA. No Envirosystems
Plan is or was a defined benefit plan as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA
or a
pension plan subject to the funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or
Section
412 of the Code. Envirosystems has the right to amend or terminate, without
the
consent of any other person, each Envirosystems Plan, except as proscribed
by
law.
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under
any
Envirosystems Pension Plan or Envirosystems Welfare Plan. Neither Envirosystems,
any of its Subsidiaries nor any other Person has engaged in any transaction
or
taken any other action with respect to any Envirosystems Plan which would
subject Envirosystems, Pubco or any Subsidiary thereof to: (i) any Tax,
penalty
or liability for prohibited transactions under ERISA or the Code; (ii)
any Tax
under Code Sections 4971, 4972, 4976, 4977 or 4979; or (iii) a penalty
under
ERISA Sections 502(c) or 502(l). None of Envirosystems, or any director,
officer
or employee of Envirosystems, to the extent it or he is a fiduciary with
respect
to any Envirosystems Pension Plan or Envirosystems Welfare Plan, has breached
any of its or his responsibilities or obligations imposed upon fiduciaries
under
ERISA or the Code or which could result in any claim being made under,
by or on
behalf of any Envirosystems Pension Plan or Envirosystems Welfare Plan
or any
participant or beneficiary thereof. Each Envirosystems Welfare Plan which
is a
group health plan within the meaning of Code Section 5000(b)(1) complies
in all
material respects with and in each and every case has complied in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of Code Section 4980B and Part
6 of
Title I of ERISA and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of
1996. No Envirosystems Welfare Plan is a multi-employer welfare arrangement
as
defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not entitle any individuals to severance,
separation or termination pay, or similar benefits, and will not accelerate
the
time of payment or vesting or increase the amount of compensation due to
any
individual.
(e) PERSONNEL.
Schedule
3.16(e)
sets
forth the names of all directors and officers of Envirosystems. Except
as
disclosed in the Envirosystems Financial Statement or on Schedule
3.5,
there
are no material sums due to any of Envirosystems' directors or officers.
(f) LABOR
PRACTICES. No unfair labor practice complaints have been filed against
Envirosystems, and Envirosystems has not received any notice or communication
reflecting any intention or threat to make or file such a complaint. No
person
has made any claim, and to the Knowledge of Envirosystems, there is no
basis for
any claim against Envirosystems arising out of any Law relating to
discrimination, employment practices or employee complaints of illegal
activity.
Envirosystems has not terminated any employee nor does either have any
plans to
terminate any employee which could give rise to liability under the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
(a) Schedule
3.17
sets
forth a list of all written and oral agreements, arrangements or commitments
(collectively, the "Envirosystems
Material Agreements")
to
which Envirosystems is a party or by which it or any of its assets are
bound
which are material to the financial position or results of operations of
Envirosystems, including, but not limited to: (i) contract, commitment,
agreement or relationship resulting in a commitment or potential commitment
for
expenditure or other obligation or potential obligation, or which provides
for
the receipt or potential receipt, involving in excess of $50,000, or series
of
related contracts, commitments, agreements or relationships that in the
aggregate give rise to rights or liabilities exceeding such amount; (ii)
contract or commitment for the employment or retention of any employee,
consultant or agent or any other type of contract with any employee, consultant
or agent providing for annual payments in excess of $50,000; (iii) indenture,
mortgage, promissory note,
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loan
agreement, guarantee or other agreement or commitment relating to the borrowing
of money, encumbrance of assets or guaranty of any obligation; (iv) licensing
or
royalty agreements or agreements providing for other similar rights or
agreements with third parties relating to the supply or use of products
or
materials or any intellectual property; (v) any plan of a type referenced
in
Section
3.16;
(vi)
agreements which restrict Envirosystems from engaging in any line of business
or
from competing with any other Person anywhere in the world; (vii) arrangements
for the sale of any of the assets, property or rights of Envirosystems,
except
for agreements to sell products or services in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; (viii) agreement, contract or arrangement
with
any Affiliate of Envirosystems or any Affiliate of any officer, director
or
employee of Envirosystems; (ix) guaranty of the obligations of any third
party;
(x) any indemnification, contribution or similar agreement or arrangement
pursuant to which Envirosystems may be required to make or is entitled
to
receive any indemnification or contribution to or from any other Person
except
to the extent provided in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Envirosystems; (xi) agreement with any self-regulatory organization and
clearing
agreement; (xii) contract regarding the purchase or sale of Envirosystems'
securities; or (xiii) any other contract, agreement or instrument which
cannot
be terminated without penalty to Envirosystems upon the provision of not
greater
than 30 days notice. True and complete copies of all Envirosystems Material
Agreements have been delivered to Pubco.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.17,
all
Envirosystems Material Agreements have been entered into on an "arms-length"
basis with parties who are not Affiliates of Envirosystems. The Envirosystems
Material Agreements are each in full force and effect and are the valid
and
legally binding obligations of Envirosystems and, to Envirosystems' Knowledge,
have not been materially breached by any of the other parties thereto and
are
valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. Envirosystems
is not
in default under its Restated Articles or Bylaws or in material default
or
alleged material default under any Material Agreement to which it is a
party,
and no event has occurred which with the giving of notice or lapse of time
or
both would constitute such a default. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.17,
the
continuation, validity and effectiveness of each Envirosystems Material
Agreement under the current terms thereof will in no way be affected by
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all of such items
will
inure to the benefit of Pubco (as the parent of the surviving corporation
in the
Merger). Except as set forth on Schedule
3.17,
Envirosystems has performed all the obligations required to be performed
by it
to date and is not in material default or alleged to be in material default
in
any respect under any agreement, lease, contract, commitment, instrument
or
obligation required to be listed or described on any schedule to this Agreement,
and there exists no event, condition or occurrence which, after notice
or lapse
of time, or both, would constitute such a default by it or, to its Knowledge,
any other party to any of the foregoing.
3.18 LIST
OF ACCOUNTS. Schedule
3.18 sets
forth, as of the date hereof: (i) the name and address of each bank or
other
institution in which Envirosystems maintains an account (cash, securities
or
other) or safe deposit box; (ii) the name and phone number of the contact
person
at such bank or institution; (iii) the account number of the relevant account
and a description of the type of account; and (iv) the persons authorized
to
transact business in such accounts.
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3.19 ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS.
As of
the date hereof, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Envirosystems,
(i) the
operations of Envirosystems are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws, including possession and compliance with the terms of all licenses
required by Environmental Laws, (ii) to the Knowledge of Envirosystems,
there
are no pending or threatened suits, actions, investigations or proceedings
under
or pursuant to Environmental Laws against Envirosystems or involving any
real
property currently or, to the Knowledge of Envirosystems, formerly owned,
operated or leased by Envirosystems, (iii) Envirosystems are not subject
to and
have received no written allegations of any Environmental Liabilities and,
to
the Knowledge of Envirosystems, no facts, circumstances or conditions relating
to, arising from, associated with or attributable to any real property
currently
or, to the Knowledge of Envirosystems, formerly owned, operated or leased
by
Envirosystems or operations thereon has resulted in or would reasonably
be
likely to result in Environmental Liabilities, and (iv) all real property
owned
or operated by Envirosystems is free of contamination from Hazardous Materials
that would have an adverse effect on human health or the
environment.
3.20 RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.20,
no
director, officer, shareholder or employee of Envirosystems (individually
a
"Envirosystems
Related Party"
and
collectively the "Envirosystems
Related Parties")
or any
Affiliate of any Envirosystems Related Party: (i) owns (or during the past
three
years has owned), directly or indirectly, any interest in any Person which
is a
competitor or potential competitor of Envirosystems, or a supplier or potential
supplier of Envirosystems, except for the ownership of not more than 4.9%
of the
outstanding stock of any company listed by a national stock exchange or
the
NASDAQ stock market or the OTC bulletin board, (ii) owns (or during the
past
three years has owned), directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any
material property, asset (other than cash) or right, real, personal or
mixed,
tangible or intangible, which is associated with or necessary in the operation
of the business of Envirosystems; or (iii) has (or during the past three
years
has had) an interest in or is (or during the past three years has been),
directly or indirectly, a party to any contract, agreement, lease or arrangement
pertaining or relating to Envirosystems.
3.21 TAX
MATTERS.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.21(a),
all
federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and Tax reports, if any,
required
to be filed with respect to the business or assets of Envirosystems have
been
filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions
in
which such returns and reports are required to be filed; all of the foregoing
as
filed are true, correct and complete, and reflect accurately all liability
for
Taxes of Envirosystems for the periods for which such returns relate; and
all
amounts shown as owing thereon have been paid. None of such returns or
reports
have been audited by any Governmental Authority.
(b) All
Taxes, if any, payable by Envirosystems or relating to or chargeable against
any
of its assets, revenues or income have been fully paid by such date or
provided
for by adequate reserves in the Envirosystems Financial Statements, and
available to Envirosystems and all similar items due through the Closing
will
have been fully paid by that date or provided for by adequate reserves
on the
books of Envirosystems, which reserves shall remain available to Envirosystems,
through the Closing.
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(c) Envirosystems
will not have any liability with respect to any such Taxes including, but
not
limited to, interest and/or penalties, in excess of the amount so paid
or the
reserves so established on the books of Envirosystems. Envirosystems is
not
delinquent in the payment of any Tax. No deficiencies for any Tax have
been
asserted against Envirosystems with respect to any Taxes which have not
been
paid, settled or adequately provided for and there exists no basis for
the
making of any such deficiency, assessment or charge.
(d) Envirosystems
has not waived any restrictions on assessment or collection of taxes or
consented to the extension of any statute of limitations relating to federal,
state, local or foreign taxation.
3.22 GUARANTIES.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.22,
Envirosystems is not a party to any Guaranty.
3.23 ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES.
To
Envirosystems' Knowledge, no employee or agent of Envirosystems, and no
officer
or director of Envirosystems and no other Person acting at the direction
of any
of the foregoing or associated or Affiliated with Envirosystems, and no
other
Person for whom Envirosystems may be responsible, acting alone or together,
has
(i) received, directly or indirectly, any rebates, payments, commissions,
promotional allowances or any other economic benefits, regardless of their
nature or type, from any customer, supplier, trading company, shipping
company,
governmental employee or other Person with whom Envirosystems has done
business
directly or indirectly, or (ii) directly or indirectly, given or agreed
to give
any gift or similar benefit to any customer, supplier, trading company,
shipping
company, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position
to
help or hinder the business of Envirosystems (or assist Envirosystems in
connection with any actual or proposed transaction), in either event which
(a)
may subject Envirosystems to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal
or
governmental litigation or proceeding, or (b) if not given, may have an
adverse
effect on the results of operations, assets, business, operations or prospects
of Envirosystems or may lead to suit or penalty in any private or governmental
litigation or proceeding. None of the foregoing Persons has, directly or
indirectly, offered, paid, or agree to pay to any Person or solicited,
received
or agreed to receive from any such Person, directly or indirectly, any
money or
anything of value for the purpose or with the intent of (i) obtaining or
maintaining business for Envirosystems, (ii) facilitating the purchase
or sale
of any product or service, or (iii) avoiding the imposition of any fine
or
penalty, in any manner which is in violation of any applicable Law.
3.24 PROXY
STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS.
None of
the information relating to Envirosystems and furnished in writing by
Envirosystems for inclusion in the Pubco Proxy Statement, if one is filed,
or
the Envirosystems Disclosure Document at the respective times that they
are
mailed to Pubco's and Envirosystems' shareholders and at the times the
Pubco and
Envirosystems shareholders' meetings take place to approve the Merger (subject,
if required, to a reasonable period of time for the parties hereto to take
such
action necessary to supplement or amend such documents), contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to
state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made,
not misleading. All information in such documents relating to Envirosystems,
including any
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amendments
thereto, will comply with, and the Envirosystems Disclosure Document shall
be
distributed to Envirosystems' shareholders in accordance with applicable
Laws
and Envirosystems' Restated Articles and Bylaws.
3.25 INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATIONS.
Each of
the shareholders of Envirosystems has had (or prior to the meeting of
Envirosystems' shareholders contemplated hereby will have) both the opportunity
to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers and directors
of
Envirosystems and Pubco with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby
and
the business of the parties hereto, and to receive such additional information
as they have requested with respect thereto. The name of each legal and
record
owner of interests in the shares of Envirosystems is set forth on Schedule
3.25
Each
shareholder of Envirosystems has been or will be provided with a copy of
this
Agreement and the Commission filings referred to herein.
3.26 DISCLOSURE.
No
representation or warranty of Envirosystems contained in this Agreement
or the
schedules hereto, and no certificate or notice furnished by or on behalf
of
Envirosystems to Pubco or its agents pursuant to this Agreement, contains
or
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein
or
therein not misleading. No executive officer or director of Envirosystems
has
been the subject of any of the events referenced in Section 401(f) of Regulation
S-K.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO AND TAC
In
order
to induce Envirosystems to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, Pubco and TAC jointly and severally make
the
representations and warranties set forth below to Envirosystems. Except
where
the context specifically requires otherwise, all representations and warranties
made with respect to TAC shall also be deemed made with respect to and
shall
apply to Pubco Sub in all respects.
4.1 ORGANIZATION.
Each of
Pubco, Pubco Sub and TAC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the Laws of its state of incorporation. Pubco does
not
own or have any Subsidiaries other than Pubco Sub and Pubco Sub does not
own or
have any subsidiaries other than TAC. TAC does not own or have any Subsidiaries.
Each of Pubco, Pubco Sub and TAC is duly qualified to transact business
as a
foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the ownership or leasing
of its
properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification,
except
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse
effect on
the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, prospects
or business of Pubco, Pubco Sub and TAC on a consolidated basis (a "Pubco
Material Adverse Effect").
Each
jurisdiction in which Pubco, Pubco Sub or TAC is qualified to transact
business
as a foreign corporation is listed on Schedule
4.1.
Each of
Pubco and TAC has the corporate authority to (i) own or lease and operate
its
properties and (ii) conduct its business as presently conducted. Each of
Pubco
and TAC has the corporate authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement.
4.2 AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY.
Subject
to the receipt of shareholder approval by the shareholders of Pubco, the
execution, delivery and performance of
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this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by Pubco and TAC and the consummation
by
Pubco and TAC of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have
been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Pubco and TAC.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Pubco and TAC and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligations of them, enforceable against them
in
accordance with their terms, except to the extent that their enforcement
is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws relating
to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general
principles of equity.
4.3 NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.3,
the
execution, delivery and performance by Pubco and TAC of this Agreement
and the
Escrow Agreement and the consummation by Pubco and TAC of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby; (i) do not and will not violate or conflict
with any provision of Law or any Order specifically naming Pubco or any
of its
Subsidiaries, or any provision of Pubco's or TAC's Articles of Incorporation
or
Bylaws; and (ii) do not and will not, with or without the passage of time
or the
giving of notice, (a) result in the breach of, or constitute a default,
cause
the acceleration of performance, permit the unilateral modification or
termination of, or require any Consent under, or result in the creation
of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of Pubco or any
of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to, any material instrument or agreement to which
Pubco or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries
or their respective properties may be bound or affected; or (b) result
in any
violation, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal
of any
Permit or Consent.
4.4 CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES.
Other
than in connection with the General Corporation Law of Delaware, , or the
California Corporate Securities Law, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act
and
the state securities Laws of any jurisdiction, no Consent or Permit from,
of or
with any Governmental Authority is required to be made by Pubco or TAC
in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Pubco or TAC
of this
Agreement or the consummation by Pubco or TAC of the transactions contemplated
hereby. There is no unresolved objection to the Merger made by any Governmental
Authority or self-regulatory organization.
4.5 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS; COMMISSION REPORTS. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.5,
the
financial statements of Pubco (the "Pubco
Financial Statements")
included in the Pubco Commission Reports, as defined below, as of the dates
thereof, and for the periods covered thereby: (i) have been prepared in
accordance with the books of account and records of Pubco; (ii) fairly
present
in all material respects Pubco's financial condition, assets, liabilities
and
equity as of the dates thereof; and (iii) have been prepared in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Other than
as
disclosed by the Pubco Financial Statements dated June 30, 2005 or on
Schedule
4.5,
neither
TAC nor Pubco has any liabilities, commitments or obligations (which reasonably
could be expected to be material to Pubco and TAC on a consolidated basis)
of
any nature whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise (other
than
nonmaterial liabilities, commitments or obligations incurred since June
30, 2005
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices to Persons
other than Affiliates of Pubco) or any unrealized or anticipated losses
(which
reasonably could be expected to be material to Pubco) from any commitments
of
Pubco, and, to Pubco's Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for assertion
against Pubco of any such liability, commitment, obligation or loss. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.5,
to
Pubco's Knowledge, there is no basis for assertion against Pubco or TAC
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of
any
claim, liability, commitment or obligation of any nature, whether absolute,
accrued or contingent, and whether due or to become due, which is not included,
disclosed, or noted in the Pubco Financial Statements which could be,
individually or in the aggregate, material. Any supporting schedules included
in
the Pubco Commission Reports present fairly, in all material respects,
the
information required to be stated therein. Such Pubco Financial Statements
and
supporting schedules: (i) were prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission; (ii) present fairly in all material respects
the
financial condition of Pubco and the results of operations as at and for
the
respective periods then ended; and (iii) except as otherwise noted in the
Pubco
Commission Reports, were prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principals applied on a consistent basis. To the extent any
such
Pubco Financial Statements and supporting schedules are audited, they were
audited by independent public accountants within the meaning of the rules
promulgated by the Commission. Pubco has heretofore furnished or made available
to Envirosystems entire and complete copies of each report filed by Pubco
with
the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act since its inception (the
"Pubco
Commission Reports").
None
of the Pubco Commission Reports, as of the dates they were respectively
filed
with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omitted to state or material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which
they were made, not misleading.
4.6 COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS.
(a) Each
of
Pubco and TAC is in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to it
or its
properties. Neither Pubco nor TAC has received notification from any
Governmental Authority asserting that it may not be in compliance with
or may
have violated any of the Laws which said Governmental Authority enforces,
or
threatening to revoke any Consent or Permit, and neither Pubco nor TAC
is
subject to any agreement or consent decree with any Governmental Authority
arising out of previously asserted violations. Envirosystems has been furnished
with true and correct copies of all records of inspections and reports
of any of
Pubco's or TAC's businesses or properties since incorporation under applicable
Laws or conducted by insurance companies, consultants or other Persons;
and all
deficiencies noted therein have been corrected. Envirosystems has been
furnished
with true and correct copies of all correspondence and other filings made
to or
received from any Governmental Authority regarding Pubco or TAC since their
incorporation.
(b) There
are, with respect to Pubco and TAC, no past or present violations of any
Environmental Laws, releases of any material into the environment, actions,
activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents or contractual
obligations which may give rise to any common law or other legal liability,
including, without limitation, under CERCLA or similar state or local laws.
4.7 LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.7,
neither
Pubco nor TAC is, nor since incorporation has been, a party to any pending
or,
to the Knowledge of Pubco, threatened, legal, administrative or other
proceeding, arbitration or investigation, and Pubco has no Knowledge of
any set
of facts which could reasonably be expected to result in any legal,
administrative or other proceeding, arbitration or investigation involving
Pubco
or TAC. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.7,
neither
Pubco nor TAC is subject to any Order of any court or
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Governmental
Authority. Each of Pubco and TAC is in compliance with the terms of each
Order
set forth on Schedule
4.7.
None of
the items set forth on Schedule
4.7
could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Pubco
Material Adverse Effect.
4.8 BROKERS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.8,
neither
Pubco nor TAC has employed any financial advisor, broker or finder and
none has
incurred and none will incur any broker's, finder's, investment banking
or
similar fees, commissions or expenses to any other party in connection
with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.9 ABSENCE
OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.9,
from
June 30, 2005 to the date hereof: (i) each of Pubco and TAC has conducted
its
businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices;
(ii)
there has been no occurrence which is reasonably likely to cause Pubco
Material
Adverse Effect; and (iii)neither Pubco nor TAC has engaged or agreed to
engage
in any of the actions described in Section
5.1.
4.10 ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS. True
and
complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date, Bylaws,
as
amended to date, and minute books of Pubco and TAC have been delivered
by Pubco
to Envirosystems. Such documents books contain complete and accurate records
in
all material respects and have embodied therein copies of minutes of all
meetings and actions by written consent of the incorporators, boards of
directors (and committees thereof) and shareholders of such entities from
the
date of incorporation to the date hereof; and such items accurately reflect
all
material actions taken by such Persons.
4.11 CAPITALIZATION.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Pubco consists of 100,000,000
shares of Pubco Common Stock, of which 7,350,000 shares are issued and
outstanding (effective at the Closing of the Merger, Pubco shall repurchase
2,000,000 of such shares of its issued and outstanding Common Stock from
two
holders thereof) and 5,000,000 shares of blank check preferred stock, par
value
$0.0001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. All shares
of
Pubco's outstanding capital stock have the same rights, preferences and
privileges as the Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger and all shares
of
Pubco's and TAC's outstanding capital stock have been duly authorized,
are
validly issued and outstanding, and are fully paid and nonassessable. No
securities issued by Pubco or TAC from the date of its incorporation to
the date
hereof were, and no securities issued in the Pubco PIPE Financing will
be,
issued in violation of any statutory or common law preemptive rights. The
shares
of Pubco Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger and Pubco PIPE
Financing will, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and
the Pubco PIPE Financing, respectively, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully-paid and nonassessable. There are no dividends which have accrued
or been
declared but are unpaid on the capital stock of Pubco or TAC. All Taxes
(including documentary stamp taxes) required to be paid in connection with
the
issuance by Pubco or TAC of Pubco's and TAC's capital stock have been paid.
All
authorizations required to be obtained from or registrations required to
be
effected with any Person in connection with the issuances of securities
by Pubco
and TAC from their respective dates of incorporation to the date hereof
have
been obtained or effected. The shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued
pursuant to the Merger and Pubco PIPE Financing will, when issued in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement and the Pubco PIPE Financing, respectively,
be
issued in accordance with the
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provisions
of all applicable securities and other Laws, and all securities of Pubco
and TAC
previously issued have been issued in accordance with the provisions of
all
applicable securities and other Laws. The authorized capital stock of TAC
consists of 200 shares of TAC Common Stock, all of which are issued and
outstanding and owned by Pubco, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims
or
encumbrances. TAC is Pubco's sole Subsidiary. Neither Pubco nor TAC has
any
equity investment in any other corporation, association, partnership, joint
venture or other entity. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.11,
Pubco
has granted no registration rights with respect to Pubco Common
Stock.
4.12 RIGHTS,
WARRANTS, OPTIONS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.12,
there
are no outstanding: (i) securities or instruments convertible into or
exercisable for any of the capital stock or other equity interests of Pubco
or
TAC or any other Person issued by Pubco or TAC or to which Pubco or TAC
is a
party; (ii) options, warrants, subscriptions or other rights to acquire
capital
stock or other equity interests of Pubco or TAC issued by Pubco or TAC;
or (iii)
commitments, agreements or understandings of any kind to which Pubco or
TAC is a
party, including employee benefit arrangements, relating to the issuance
or
repurchase by Pubco or TAC of any capital stock or other equity interests
of
Pubco or TAC, any such securities or instruments convertible into or
exchangeable for capital stock or other equity interests of Pubco or any
such
options, warrants or rights.
4.13 PROPERTIES.
Pubco
and TAC have valid title to all properties, interests in properties and
assets
as reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Pubco as of June 30,
2005 or
acquired after June 30, 2005 (except properties, interests in properties
and
assets sold or otherwise disposed of since June 30, 2005 in the ordinary
course
of business to Persons other than Affiliates of Pubco), free and clear
of all
mortgages, liens, pledges, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character,
except the lien of current Taxes not yet due and payable. Pubco and TAC
own no
real property. Schedule
4.13
lists
each piece of real property leased by Pubco. The facilities and equipment
of
Pubco and TAC necessary to the operations of their business are in good
operating condition and repair sufficient for the operation of the business
as
presently conducted. Except for those assets leased or licensed by Pubco
or TAC
and listed on Schedule
4.13,
Pubco
or TAC own all assets used in their business.
4.14 GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Pubco
and TAC have in full force and effect all Consents and Permits required
under
applicable Law for the ownership of their properties and operation of their
businesses as presently operated free from unreasonable restrictions. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14,
none of
the transactions contemplated hereby could reasonably be expected to have
an
adverse effect on the status of any such Permit. None of the transactions
contemplated hereby could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect
on
the status of any such Permit or Consent or require Pubco or its Affiliates
to
obtain any additional Consent or Permit to continue to operate its business
as
previously conducted. Complete copies of all correspondence between Pubco
and
its Subsidiaries and all governmental agencies since August 26, 2004 has
been
made available to Envirosystems. A true and complete list of all such Consents
and Permits is set forth on Schedule
4.14.
There
has at all times been compliance with all such Permits and
Consents.
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4.15 INSURANCE. Schedule
4.15
sets
forth a list and description of all insurance policies existing as of the
date
hereof providing insurance coverage of any nature to Pubco and TAC. All
such
policies are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance
with
their terms, free of any right of termination on the part of any insurance
carrier. No claims have been made on any such policies.
4.16 EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS.
(a) LABOR
UNIONS. None of the employees of Pubco or TAC is represented by any labor
union,
and neither Pubco nor TAC is subject to any labor or collective bargaining
agreement. None of the employees of Pubco or TAC is known by Pubco to be
engaged
in organizing any labor union or other employee group that is seeking
recognition as a bargaining unit. Pubco and TAC have not experienced any
strike,
work stoppage or labor disturbance with any group of employees, and to
Pubco's
knowledge, no set of facts exists which could reasonably be expected to
lead to
any of the foregoing events.
(b) EMPLOYMENT
POLICIES. Pubco has provided to Envirosystems all of Pubco's and TAC's
employee
policies (written or otherwise), employee manuals or other written statements
of
rules or policies concerning employment.
(c) EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(c),
there
are no employment, consulting, severance or indemnification arrangements,
agreements, or understandings between Pubco or TAC and any officer, director,
consultant or employee. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(c),
the
terms of employment or engagement of all employees, agents, consultants
and
professional advisors of Pubco and TAC are such that their employment or
engagement may be terminated by not more than two weeks' notice given at
any
time without liability for payment of compensation or damages and neither
Pubco
nor TAC has entered into any agreement or arrangement for the management
of its
business or any part thereof other than with its directors or
employees.
(d) EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS. Pubco has no pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock
bonus,
stock ownership, stock option, profit sharing, savings, medical, disability,
hospitalization, insurance, deferred compensation, bonus, incentive, welfare
or
any other employee benefit plan, policy, agreement, commitment, arrangement
or
practice currently or previously maintained by Pubco or TAC for any of
their
directors, officers, consultants, employees or former employees. Pubco
has no
plan which constitutes an "employee pension benefit plan" or an "employee
welfare benefit plan", as such terms are defined in ERISA.
(e) PERSONNEL.
Schedule
4.16(e)
sets
forth the names of all directors and officers of Pubco and TAC. Except
as
disclosed in the Pubco Financial Statements, there are no material sums
due to
any of Pubco or TAC employees.
(f) LABOR
PRACTICES. No unfair labor practice complaints have been filed against
Pubco or
TAC, and neither Pubco nor TAC has received any notice or communication
reflecting any intention to make or file such a complaint. No person has
made
any claim, and to the
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Knowledge
of Pubco or TAC, there is no basis for any claim against Pubco or TAC arising
out of any law relating to discrimination or employment practices.
4.17 MATERIAL
AGREEMENTS.
(a) Schedule
4.17
sets
forth a list of all written and oral agreements, arrangements or commitments
(collectively, the "Pubco
Material Agreements")
to
which either Pubco or TAC is a party or by which it or any of their respective
assets are bound which are material to the financial position or results
of
operations of Pubco and TAC on a consolidated basis including, but not
limited
to: (i) contract, commitment, agreement or relationship resulting in a
commitment or potential commitment for expenditure or other obligation
or
potential obligation, or which provides for the receipt or potential receipt,
involving in excess of $25,000, or series of related contracts, commitments,
agreements or relationships that in the aggregate give rise to rights or
liabilities exceeding such amount; (ii) contract or commitment for the
employment or retention of any employee, consultant or agent or any other
type
of contract with any employee, consultant or agent providing for annual
payments
in excess of $25,000; (iii) indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan
agreement, guarantee or other agreement or commitment relating to the borrowing
of money, encumbrance of assets or guaranty of any obligation; (iv) licensing
or
royalty agreements or agreements providing for other similar rights or
agreements with third parties relating to the supply or use of products
or
materials or any intellectual property; (v) any plan of a type referenced
in
Section
4.16;
(vi)
agreements which restrict Pubco or TAC from engaging in any line of business
or
from competing with any other Person anywhere in the world; (vii) agreements
or
arrangements for the sale of any of the assets, property or rights of Pubco
or
TAC, except for agreements to sell products or services in the ordinary
course
of business consistent with past practices; (viii) agreement, contract
or
arrangement with any Affiliate of Pubco or TAC or any Affiliate of any
officer,
director or employee of Pubco or TAC; (ix) guaranty of the obligations
of any
third party; (x) any indemnification, contribution or similar agreement
or
arrangement pursuant to which Pubco or TAC may be required to make or is
entitled to receive any indemnification or contribution to or from any
other
Person except to the extent provided in the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws
of Pubco; (xi) contract regarding the purchase or sale of Pubco or TAC
securities; or (xii) any other contract, agreement or instrument which
cannot be
terminated without penalty to Pubco or TAC , upon the provision of not
greater
than 30 days notice.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.17,
all
Pubco Material Agreements have been entered into on an "arms-length" basis
with
parties who are not Affiliates of Pubco. The Pubco Material Agreements
are each
in full force and effect and are the valid and legally binding obligations
of
Pubco or TAC and, to Pubco's Knowledge, have not been breached by any of
the
other parties thereto and are
valid
and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. Neither Pubco nor
TAC is
in default under its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or in default
or
alleged default under any Pubco Material Agreement to which it is a party,
and
no event has occurred which with the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both
would constitute such a default. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.17,
the
continuation, validity and effectiveness of each Pubco Material Agreement
under
the current terms thereof will in no way be affected by the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby and all of such items will inure to the
benefit
of Pubco (as the parent of the surviving corporation in the Merger). Pubco
has
performed all the obligations required to be performed by it to date and
is not
in default or alleged to be in default in any respect
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under
any
agreement, lease, contract, commitment, instrument or obligation required
to be
listed or described on any schedule to this Agreement, and there exists
no
event, condition or occurrence which, after notice or lapse of time, or
both,
would constitute such a default by it, or, to the best of its Knowledge,
any
other party to any of the foregoing.
4.18 LIST
OF ACCOUNTS. Schedule
4.18
sets
forth, as of the date hereof: (i) the name and address of each bank or
other
institution in which Pubco or TAC maintains an account (cash, securities
or
other) or safe deposit box; (ii) the name and phone number of the contact
person
at such bank or institution; (iii) the account number of the relevant account
and a description of the type of account; and (iv) the persons authorized
to
transact business in such accounts.
4.19 BUSINESS.
Since
approximately August 26, 2004, Pubco has not engaged in any business other
than
to seek to effect a business combination. TAC has been recently incorporated
and
has not engaged in any business of any nature.
4.20 RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.20,
no
director, officer, shareholder or employee of Pubco or TAC (individually
a
"Pubco
Related Party"
and
collectively the "Pubco
Related Parties")
or any
Affiliate of any Pubco Related Party: (i) owns, directly or indirectly,
any
interest in any Person which is a competitor or potential competitor of
Pubco,
or a supplier or potential supplier of Pubco, except for the ownership
of not
more than 5% of the outstanding stock of any company listed by a national
stock
exchange or the NASDAQ stock market; (ii) owns, directly or indirectly,
in whole
or in part, any material property, asset (other than cash) or right, real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, which is associated with or
necessary
in the operation of the business of Pubco, as presently conducted; or (iii)
has
an interest in or is, directly or indirectly, a party to any contract,
agreement, lease or arrangement pertaining or relating to Pubco.
4.21 TAX
MATTERS.
(a) All
federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and Tax reports, if any,
required
to be filed with respect to the business or assets of Pubco and TAC have
been
filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions
in
which such returns and reports are required to be filed; all of the foregoing
as
filed are true, correct and complete, and reflect accurately all liability
for
Taxes of Pubco and TAC for the periods for which such returns relate; and
all
amounts shown as owing thereon have been paid. None of such returns or
reports
have been audited by any Governmental Authority. Neither Pubco nor TAC
has filed
any Tax extension.
(b) All
Taxes, if any, payable by Pubco and TAC or relating to or chargeable against
any
of their assets, revenues or income have been fully paid by such date or
provided for by adequate reserves in the Pubco Financial Statements and
all
similar items due through the Closing will have been fully paid by that
date or
provided for by adequate reserves on the books of Pubco and TAC, which
reserves
shall remain available through the Closing.
(c) None
of
Pubco or TAC will have any liability with respect to any such Taxes including,
but not limited to, interest and/or penalties, in excess of the amount
so paid
or the
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(d) Neither
Pubco nor TAC has waived any restrictions on assessment or collection of
taxes
or consented to the extension of any statute of limitations relating to
federal,
state, local or foreign taxation.
4.22 GUARANTIES.
Neither
Pubco nor TAC is a party to any Guaranty.
4.23 ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES.
No
employee or agent of Pubco or TAC, and no officer or director of Pubco
or TAC,
and no other Person acting at the direction of any of the foregoing or
associated or Affiliated with Pubco or TAC, and no other Person for whom
Pubco
or TAC may be responsible, acting alone or together, has (i) received,
directly
or indirectly, any rebates, payments, commissions, promotional allowances
or any
other economic benefits, regardless of their nature or type, from any customer,
supplier, trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other
Person with whom Pubco or TAC has done business directly or indirectly,
or (ii)
directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit
to
any customer, supplier, trading company, shipping company governmental
employee
or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the business
of
Pubco and TAC (or assist Pubco or TAC in connection with any actual or
proposed
transaction), in either event which (a) may subject Pubco or TAC to any
damage
or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding,
or
(b) if not given, may have an adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, business, operations or prospects of Pubco or TAC or may lead to
suit or
penalty in any private or governmental litigation or proceeding. None of
the
foregoing Persons has, directly or indirectly, offered, paid, or agreed
to pay
to any Person or solicited, received or agreed to receive from any such
Person,
directly or indirectly, any money or anything of value for the purpose
or with
the intent of (i) obtaining or maintaining business for Pubco or TAC, (ii)
facilitating the purchase or sale of any product or service, or (iii) avoiding
the imposition of any fine or penalty, in any manner which is in violation
of
any applicable Law.
4.24 PROXY
STATEMENTS; DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
None of
the information relating to Pubco and TAC included in the Pubco Proxy Statement
(if one is required to be filed) or the Envirosystems Disclosure Document
(except as to the extent such information relates to Envirosystems) at
the
respective times that such documents are mailed to Envirosystems' and Pubco's
shareholders and at the time the Envirosystems and Pubco shareholders meetings
take place (subject, if required, to a reasonable period of time for the
parties
hereto to take such action necessary to supplement or amend such documents),
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
or
will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which
they were made, not misleading. Such documents, including any amendments
thereto, with respect to information pertaining to Pubco, will comply with,
and
the Pubco Proxy Statement (if required by applicable Laws) will be distributed
to Pubco's shareholders in accordance with all applicable Laws and its
Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws.
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4.25 DISCLOSURE.
No
representation or warranty of Pubco or TAC contained in this Agreement
or the
schedules hereto, and no certificate or notice furnished by or on behalf
of
Pubco to Envirosystems or their agents pursuant to this Agreement, and
in any
disclosure documents or materials provided to purchasers in the Pubco PIPE
Financing contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading. No executive officer or director
of
Pubco or TAC has been the subject of any of the events referenced in Section
401(p) of Regulation S-K.
4.26 PUBCO
POST MERGER OUTSTANDING SHARES.
Immediately following the Closing, the capitalization of Pubco, and all
of the
issued and outstanding equity securities of Pubco, together with their
respective purchase, exercise or conversion prices, will be as set forth
in
Schedule
4.26.
Other
than as shown on Schedule
4.26,
there
are no shares of Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco issued
and
outstanding, nor are there any securities convertible into, or exchangeable
for,
Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco issued and outstanding,
or
any rights to acquire Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco
or
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Pubco Common Stock or
other
capital stock of Pubco.
COVENANTS
During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Closing
Date or
the date of termination of this Agreement, each of the parties, as applicable,
agrees to perform the covenants set forth below.
5.1 INTERIM
OPERATIONS OF PUBCO AND ENVIROSYSTEMS.
Each of
Pubco and Envirosystems shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries
to,
operate their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course
consistent with past practices and shall use its reasonable efforts to
(a)
preserve intact its business organization and the goodwill of its customers,
suppliers, employees and others having business relations with it and (b)
continuously maintain insurance coverage substantially equivalent to the
insurance coverage in existence on the date hereof. Except as contemplated
herein, without the express written consent of the other (which shall not
be
unreasonably withheld), none of Pubco, TAC or Envirosystems shall, or shall
or
cause or permit any of its respective Subsidiaries to: (i) except as expressly
contemplated hereby, amend its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation
or
Bylaws; (ii) issue, sell or authorize for issuance or sale, shares of any
class
of its securities (including, but not limited to, by way of stock split
or
dividend) or any subscriptions, options, warrants, rights or convertible
securities, (iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly,
any shares of its capital stock or any option, warrant or other right to
purchase or acquire any such shares, (iv) declare or pay any dividend or
other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or other property) with respect to
its
capital stock; (v) voluntarily sell, transfer, surrender, abandon or dispose
of
any of its assets or property rights (tangible or intangible), other than
in the
ordinary course of business on arms-length terms to non-Affiliates consistent
with past practices; (vi) grant or make any mortgage or pledge or subject
itself
or any of its properties or assets to any lien, charge or encumbrance of
any
kind, except liens for Taxes not currently due or liens not exceeding $50,000
in
the aggregate; (vii)
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create,
incur or assume any liability or indebtedness for borrowed money (including
purchase money financing), (viii) make or commit to make any capital
expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate; (ix) grant any increase
in
the compensation payable or to become payable to directors, officers or
employees, other than merit increases to officers and employees in the
ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices; (x) enter into any agreement,
arrangement or commitment that, if it existed on the date hereof, would
be a
Pubco Material Agreement or a Envirosystems Material Agreement, as the
case may
be, or amend or terminate any of same or any existing Pubco Material Agreement
or Envirosystems Material Agreement, as the case may be; (xi) alter the
manner
of keeping its books, accounts or records, or change in any manner the
accounting practices therein reflected; (xii) enter into any commitment
or
transaction other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practices or acquire the stock or a substantial part of the business of
any
other Person; (xiii) take or omit to take any action which would render
any of
its representations or warranties untrue or misleading or which would be
a
breach of any of its covenants; (xiv) cancel or waive any material debts,
claims
or rights or write off the value of any assets or accounts receivable or
increase the reserve for uncollectible receivables,
except as required by generally accepted accounting principles or by Law;
(xv)
make any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person, except
routine
advances to employees in the ordinary course of their business in non-material
amounts or enter into or modify any termination or severance arrangement
with
any employee or consultant; (xvi) take any action (other than entering
into this
Agreement and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby) which
could
reasonably be expected to have a Pubco Material Adverse Effect, in the
case of
Pubco and its Subsidiaries, or an Envirosystems Material Adverse Effect,
in the
case of Envirosystems; (xvii) make any Guaranty; (xviii) apply any of its
assets
to the direct or indirect payment, discharge, satisfaction or reduction
of any
amount payable directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of any Affiliate
(except for salary and benefits as currently in effect and except in accordance
with existing agreements and arrangements which have been disclosed to
the other
parties in writing); or (xix) waive any stock repurchase rights, accelerate,
amend or change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock,
or
re-price options granted under any employee, consultant, director or other
stock
plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under
any
of such plans; (xx) grant any severance or termination pay to any officer
or
employee except pursuant to written agreements outstanding, or policies
existing, on the date hereof and as previously disclosed on a schedule
hereto,
or adopt any new severance plan; (xxi) amend or adopt any Envirosystems
Pension
Plan, Envirosystems Plan, or Envirosystems Welfare Plan; or (xxii) agree,
whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.
5.2 ACCESS.
(a) PUBCO
ACCESS. Pubco shall: (i) afford to Envirosystems and its agents and
representatives reasonable access to the properties, books, records and
other
information of Pubco and TAC, provided that such access shall be granted
upon
reasonable notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours
in such a
manner as to not unreasonably interfere with normal business operations;
(ii)
use its reasonable efforts to cause Pubco's personnel, without unreasonable
disruption of normal business operations, to assist Envirosystems in its
investigation of Pubco and TAC pursuant to this Section
5.2(a);
and
(iii) furnish promptly to Envirosystems all information and documents concerning
the business, assets, liabilities, properties and personnel of Pubco and
TAC as
Envirosystems may from time to time reasonably request. In addition, from
the
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date
of
this Agreement until the Closing Date, Pubco shall cause one or more of
its
officers to confer on a regular basis with officers of Envirosystems and
to
report on the general status of its ongoing operations.
(b) ENVIROSYSTEMS
ACCESS. Envirosystems shall: (i) afford to Pubco and its agents and
representatives reasonable access to the properties, books, records and
other
information of Envirosystems, provided that such access shall be granted
upon
reasonable notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours
in such a
manner as to not unreasonably interfere with normal business operations;
(ii)
use its reasonable efforts to cause Envirosystems' and its Subsidiaries'
personnel, without unreasonable disruption of normal business operations,
to
assist Pubco in its investigation of Envirosystems pursuant to this Section
5.2(b);
and
(iii) furnish promptly to Pubco all information and documents concerning
the
business, assets, liabilities, properties and personnel of Envirosystems
as
Pubco may from time to time reasonably request. In addition, from the date
of
this Agreement until the Closing Date, Envirosystems shall cause one or
more of
its officers to confer on a regular basis with officers of Pubco and to
report
on the general status of its ongoing operations.
5.3 CONFIDENTIALITY.
Except
as otherwise required by Law or in the performance of obligations under
this
Agreement, any confidential or proprietary information received by a party
or
its advisors from any other party shall be kept confidential and shall
not be
used or disclosed for any purpose other than in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The obligation of confidentiality shall
not
extend to information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the
public
other than as a result of a disclosure by a
party
(or an Affiliate thereof) in violation of this Agreement, (ii) was in the
possession of a party prior to its receipt from such other party, (iii)
becomes
available to a party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than
a
party to this Agreement, provided such source is not in violation of a
confidentiality agreement with the party providing such information or
(iv) is
required to be disclosed by Law or any applicable rules of any stock exchange
or
the NASDAQ stock market. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party
shall,
upon request, promptly return or destroy any confidential information received
from the other party. The covenants of the parties contained in this
Section
5.3
shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
5.4 NOTIFICATION.
Each
party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties in writing
of
the occurrence, or threatened occurrence, of: (i) any event that, with
the lapse
of time or notice or both, would constitute a breach of this Agreement
by such
party; (ii) any event that would cause any representation or warranty made
by
such party in this Agreement to be false or misleading in any respect;
and (iii)
any event which would have been required to be disclosed herein had such
event
occurred on or prior to the date of this Agreement. The updating of any
schedule
pursuant to this Section
5.4
shall
not be deemed to release any party for the breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant hereunder or of any other liability arising hereunder.
If
any event or circumstance with respect to Envirosystems should occur or
exist
which would be required to be described in an amendment or supplement to
the
Pubco Proxy Statement, if any, or the Envirosystems Disclosure Document,
or
which would cause either such document to contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements
contained
therein not misleading, Envirosystems shall promptly notify Pubco of such
event
or circumstance. If any event or circumstance with respect to Pubco or
TAC
should occur or exist
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which
would be required to be described in an amendment or supplement to the
Pubco
Proxy Statement, if any, or the Envirosystems Disclosure Document, or which
would cause either such document to contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained
therein
not misleading, Pubco shall promptly notify Envirosystems of such event
or
circumstance.
5.5 CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS.
Each of
the parties agrees to file, submit or request promptly after the date of
this
Agreement and to prosecute diligently any and all Consents, Permits and
Orders
required to be filed or submitted to any Governmental Authorities and to
seek to
resolve any objections raised by any Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory
organizations, including those specified in Sections
3.4
and
4.4.
Each of
Envirosystems, and Pubco shall promptly make available to the other such
information as each of them may reasonably request relating to its business,
assets, liabilities, properties and personnel as may be required by each
of them
to prepare and file or submit such applications and notices and any additional
information requested by any Governmental Authority, and shall update by
amendment or supplement any such information given in writing. Each of
Envirosystems, and Pubco represents and warrants to the other that such
information, as amended or supplemented, shall be true and not
misleading.
5.6 REASONABLE
EFFORTS.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties shall
use its
reasonable efforts in good faith to take or cause to be taken as promptly
as
practicable all reasonable actions that are within its control to cause
to be
fulfilled: (i) those conditions precedent to its obligations to consummate
the
Merger; and (ii) those actions upon which the conditions precedent to the
other
party's obligations to consummate the Merger are dependent. The parties
shall
use reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents required in connection with
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.7 NO
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
Except
for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless and until this
Agreement shall have been terminated as provided herein, neither Envirosystems,
Pubco nor TAC shall (nor shall any of them permit any of their officers,
directors, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates to): directly or indirectly
solicit, encourage, initiate or participate in any negotiations or discussions
with respect to any offer or proposal to acquire all or any significant
portion
of their business, properties or capital stock, whether by merger, purchase
of
assets, strategic alliance or otherwise, or to sell any capital stock or
debt of
them or their Subsidiaries in a public offering or otherwise. In the event
any
party shall receive any such offer or proposal, it shall promptly inform
the
others as to any such offer. In addition, none of such parties shall provide
other third parties with information to evaluate such a proposed transaction,
unless doing so is reasonably believed to be necessary to satisfy the fiduciary
duties of their respective Boards of Directors.
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5.9
SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL.
Each of
Pubco and Envirosystems agrees that it will take such action as may be
necessary
to duly and lawfully call, notice, solicit proxies and convene as promptly
as
practicable a special meeting of its respective shareholders for the purposes
of
(i) duly obtaining any shareholder approvals required in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) in the case of Pubco, to effectuate
the
Pubco Charter Amendment, (iii) in the case of Pubco, electing the persons
referenced on Schedule
5.9
as
directors of Pubco, effective as of the Effective Time, and (iv) in the
case of
Pubco, to adopt the Pubco Stock Option Plan in usual and customary form.
Each of
Pubco and Envirosystems agrees that its Board of Directors shall recommend
in
the Pubco Proxy Statement, if any, and the Envirosystems Disclosure Document,
respectively, and otherwise that its shareholders approve (if required
for the
Merger) the transactions contemplated hereby and advise its shareholders
that it
has approved the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise
use its best efforts to obtain such approvals. Each of Pubco and Envirosystems
agrees that its Board of Directors shall not withdraw, modify or change
any such
recommendation or recommend any other transaction to its shareholders for
approval.
5.10 PUBLIC
STATEMENTS.
None of
the parties hereto will issue any other public announcement and/or press
release
concerning this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
parties, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld, except as required
by Law.
5.11 COMMISSION
FILINGS.
Pubco
shall timely file all reports and other documents required to be filed
by it
with the Commission under the Exchange Act (including a Form 8-K) from
the date
of this Agreement to the Effective Date.
5.12 RULE
144 REPORTING. With a view to making available to the holders of the
Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger (including shares delivered on
exercise
of Envirosystems Options and Warrants) the benefits of certain rules and
regulations of the SEC which may permit the sale of the Pubco Common Stock
to
the public without registration, and in order to facilitate a liquid market
for
Pubco Common Stock, Pubco agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a) Make
and keep
public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Commission Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under
the
Securities Act at all times after the Effective Date;
(b) File
with the Commission, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents
required of Pubco under the Exchange Act; and
(c) So
long as any holder of Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger (including
shares
delivered on exercise of Envirosystems Options and Warrants), owns any
Pubco
Common Stock, furnish to such person forthwith upon request: a written
statement
by Pubco as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule
144
of the Securities Act, and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent
annual
or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents
as such
person may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation
of
the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without
registration.
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5.13 LISTING.
Pubco
shall use its reasonable efforts as soon as reasonably practicable to obtain,
prior to the Effective Time, approval for listing with NASD electronic
bulletin
board, the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued in the Merger. To
the
extent Pubco would meet the requirements for inclusion of the Pubco Common
Stock
on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market immediately after the Effective Time, the
parties
shall use their best efforts to file the appropriate listing application
with
NASDAQ as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event before the expiration
or earlier release of the Pubco Lock-Up.
5.15 SHAREHOLDERS'
AGREEMENTS.
Envirosystems shall cause all shareholders' agreements and similar arrangements
with respect to Envirosystems Common Stock and/or Envirosystems Preferred
Stock
to be terminated prior to the Effective Time.
5.16 TERMINATION
OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL TERMS.
Envirosystems shall cancel or cause to be terminated and cancel or waive
(i) in
favor of Pubco, any or all non-compete or other restrictive agreements
between
Envirosystems and any employees, officers, directors, or consultants of
Envirosystems (the "Envirosystems
Persons")
which
Pubco may choose to employ and/or hire, and (ii) any and all restrictive
agreements between Envirosystems and any Envirosystems suppliers, vendors,
customers, or others as to the extent requested by Pubco (collectively,
the
"Envirosystems
Restrictive Clauses").
5.17 RELEASES.
Envirosystems shall cause each of the Envirosystems Principal Shareholders
and
all of the Directors and Officers of Envirosystems to execute the general
releases (the "Releases"),
substantially in the form of Exhibit
E.
5.18 FAIRNESS
HEARING AND PERMIT.
Envirosystems and Pubco shall prepare an Application for Qualification
of
Securities by Permit under Section 25121 of the California Corporate Securities
Law of 1968, as amended (the "California
Corporate Securities Law"),
a
related Notice of Hearing and other disclosure materials (the "Envirosystems
Disclosure Document")
to be
supplied to the holders in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby
(collectively, the "Hearing
Documents").
Pubco
will file the Envirosystems Disclosure Document and the Hearing Documents
as
promptly as practicable with the California Department of Corporations
and
request a hearing on the fairness of the issuance of the Pubco Common Stock
in
the Merger pursuant to Section 25142 of such California Corporate Securities
Law. Pubco and Envirosystems will thereafter endeavor in good faith to
obtain a
finding of fairness and the issuance of a permit to such effect by the
California Department of Corporations as a result of such hearing.
5.19 [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
5.20 ENVIROSYSTEMS
DEBT REPAYMENT.
The
Envirosystems Debt set forth on Schedule
2.5(e)(ii)
to this
Agreement shall be repaid by Pubco out of the Pubco Net Offering
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Proceeds. Schedule
2.5(e)(ii)
to this
Agreement sets forth the name of the holder and the principal amount and
accrued
but unpaid interest, if any, owed to such holder by Envirosystems, which
shall
be updated immediately prior to the Effective Time.
5.21 XXXXXXX
SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE.
Pursuant to the terms of a Settlement and Release Agreement, effective
as of
September 26, 2005, by and between Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”)
and
Envirosystems, in exchange for Xxxxxxx’x release of all claims she may have
against Envirosystems, Xxxxxxx shall receive at the Closing a cash payment
of
$400,000 (the “Xxxxxxx
Payment”).
5.22 NOTICES
RELATED TO DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS.
Envirosystems shall (i) provide Pubco and MV Nanotech timely notice of
all
holders of Envirosystems Common Stock and Envirosystems Preferred Stock
who
exercise their dissenters’ rights and the details thereof, and MV Nanotech and
Pubco shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings
with respect thereto, and (ii) not, except with the express prior written
consent of Pubco, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle
or
offer to settle, any such claims.
ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 INVESTIGATION;
NOTICES.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement shall not be affected or diminished in any way by the receipt
of any
notice pursuant to Section
5.4
or by
any investigation (or failure to investigate) at any time by or on behalf
of the
party for whose benefit such representations, warranties, covenants were
made.
All statements contained herein or in any schedule, certificate, exhibit,
list
or other document delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be
representations and warranties for purposes of this Agreement.
6.2 SURVIVAL
OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The
representations and warranties of the parties set forth in this Agreement
shall
survive the Closing for the periods specified in Section
8.16.
No
Envirosystems Principal Shareholder shall be liable for any breach of any
representation or warranty herein by Envirosystems except as provided in
Section
7.5(b).
6.3 SECURITIES
ACTIVITIES.
Other
than as provided in this Agreement, Envirosystems shall not engage or negotiate
in any transaction involving its securities until this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with the provisions herein.
6.4 VOTING
AGREEMENT.
Each of
the Envirosystems Principal Shareholders are, concurrently with the execution
and delivery hereof, executing and delivering the Voting Agreement (the
"Voting
Agreement"),
in
the form of Exhibit
F,
pursuant to which they will vote their Envirosystems Common Stock and/or
Envirosystems Preferred Stock in favor of the Merger.
6.5 FURTHER
ASSURANCES.
The
parties hereto shall deliver any and all other instruments or documents
required
to be delivered pursuant to, or necessary or proper in order to give effect
to,
all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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6.6 [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
6.7 CERTAIN
POST-CLOSING RIGHTS OF PUBCO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS.
For a
period of three (3) years from the Closing Date, in the event Pubco (i)
conducts
one or more offerings of its securities or otherwise issues any Pubco Common
Stock, securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Pubco Common Stock,
or
any rights to acquire Pubco Common Stock or securities convertible into,
or
exchangeable for, Pubco Common Stock, at
a per
share offering price of Pubco Common Stock (or the conversion price that
Pubco
convertible securities convert into Pubco Common Stock, if Pubco convertible
securities are sold), less than the Pubco PIPE Share Price, MV Nanotech
and any
holders of Pubco Common Stock at the time of closing of an Adjustment
Transaction (as defined below), who received such shares of Pubco Common
Stock
held at the time of the Adjustment Transaction in the Pubco Pipe Financing
or in
the Merger, upon exercise of their Envirosystems Options and Warrants
(collectively “Rights
Holders”)
will
be granted the right to purchase shares Pubco Common Stock sold in any
such
public offering in such amounts as shall enable each such person to maintain
their respective percentage ownership interest in Pubco as determined as
of the
closing date of such securities issuance transaction, unless prohibited
by
applicable laws, and/or (ii) issues
any warrants and/or options (including, but not limited to, Pubco Plan
Stock
Options granted under the Pubco Plan), to purchase shares of Pubco Common
Stock
("Pubco
Options and Warrants"),
and
the exercise price of any such Pubco Options and Warrants is less than
the Pubco
PIPE Share Price (the
transactions in this Section
6.7(i)
and
(ii)
are each
an "Adjustment
Transaction"
and,
collectively, the "Adjustment
Transactions"),
then
each Rights Holder who is a holder of Pubco Common Stock issued pursuant
to
the
Pubco
Pipe Financing or in the Merger, upon exercise of their Envirosystems Options
and Warrants at
the
time of closing of a Section
6.7(ii)
Adjustment Transaction shall receive from Pubco a warrant to purchase shares
of
Pubco Common Stock having the same terms as the warrants and/or options
issued
by Pubco in such Adjustment Transaction in such amounts as shall enable
each such Rights Holder to maintain their respective percentage ownership
interest in Pubco as determined as of the closing date of such securities
issuance transaction, unless prohibited by applicable laws.
6.8 PUBCO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT. Pubco
shall no later than 90 days from the Closing Date file a registration statement
with the Commission (the "Pubco
Registration Statement")
pursuant to which all (i) purchasers of Pubco’s securities in the Pubco PIPE
Financing and (ii) the shares of Pubco common stock issued or issuable
to all
Persons who or which are not bound by a Pubco Lock-Up (including shares
of Pubco
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of MV Nanotech Warrants, Selling Agent
Warrants or Pubco Plan Stock Options), will be registered for resale under
the
Securities Act. Pubco will use its best efforts to cause such Pubco Registration
Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as possible,
but in
no event later than 180 days from the Closing Date. Pubco may in its sole
discretion, allow additional shares of Pubco Common Stock to be included
in such
Pubco Registration Statement.
6.9 PUBCO
ESCROW SHARES REGISTRATION STATEMENT. In
the
event that following the expiration of the Pubco Lock-Up, the Escrow Shares
being held in the Escrow Account issued to the holders of Envirosystems
Preferred Stock in the Merger or upon exercise of Envirosystems Options
and
Warrants are not freely tradable by the holders thereof, such
holders
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shall
have a one (1) time right to demand that Pubco file a registration statement
(the "Pubco
Escrow Shares Registration Statement"),
covering the resale of such Escrow Shares at Pubco's expense. Such demand
must
be made no later than sixty (60) days prior to or one (1) year following
the
expiration date of the Pubco Lock-Ups and must be made in writing and signed
by
holders owning no less than 50.1% of the shares of Pubco Common Stock not
then
freely tradable. Pubco will use its reasonable efforts to cause such Pubco
Escrow Shares Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 150 days from the date
of such
demand.
6.10 PUBCO
STOCK OPTION PLAN.
Prior to
or at the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Pubco shall have taken
any
and all action to approve and adopt a stock option plan (the "Pubco
Plan").
The
Pubco Plan shall reserve for issuance upon exercise of stock options granted
under the Pubco Plan (the "Pubco
Plan Stock Options")
to,
among others, directors, officers and employees of Pubco and the Surviving
Entity, of up to 2,400,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock. The Pubco Plan
shall
provide that Pubco Plan Stock Options shall be awarded in the discretion
of the
Pubco board of directors. No stock options of Pubco may be issued to directors,
officers or employees of Pubco or the Surviving Entity outside of, or in
excess
of, the Public Plan Stock Options for a period of eighteen (18) months
following
the Closing Date.
6.11 TAXABLE
TRANSACTION.
The
parties intend that the Merger be a taxable transaction under the Code,
and
shall not take any position on any tax return inconsistent
therewith.
ARTICLE
VII
CLOSING;
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; TERMINATION
7.1
CLOSING.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing")
shall
take place at the offices of Gusrae, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx PLLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, as promptly as practicable but in no event
later
than December 31, 2005, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
precedent to the obligations of the parties set forth in this Article
VII
(the
"Closing
Date"),
or on
such other date and at such other place as may be mutually agreed to in
writing
by the parties; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere,
the
Closing Date may be extended by MV Nanotech, without the prior approval
of
Envirosystems or Pubco for a maximum of two separate
thirty (30) day extension periods (the "Extension
Periods").
In the
event that MV Nanotech exercises its right to invoke one or more of the
Extension Periods, the maturity dates of the Bridge Loans shall be extended
as
provided in the Bridge Notes and MV Nanotech will be required to provide
(or
arrange for) additional Bridge Loans to Envirosystems (each an "Extension
Bridge Loan"),
all as
provided in the MV Nanotech/Envirosystems Agreement. The Closing Date may
be
extended by Envirosystems, without the prior approval of MV Nanotech for
a
period of no more than fifteen (15) days, but the maturity dates of the
Bridge
Loans will not be extended unless expressly agreed to in writing by MV
Nanotech.
At
the
Closing, the parties shall deliver to each other such customary documents
as may
be specified, or required to satisfy the conditions set forth, in Sections
7.2, 7.3,
and
such other documents and instruments as each party may reasonably request
from
the other parties. On the Closing Date, the parties shall cause to be filed
a
Certificate of
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Merger
with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. The Closing shall
be
effective at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the date (the "Effective
Date")
such
Certificate of Merger is filed (the "Effective
Time").
All
proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed at the Closing
shall be
deemed to have been taken, delivered and executed simultaneously, and
no
proceeding shall be deemed taken nor documents deemed executed or delivered
until all have been taken, delivered and executed.
7.2 MUTUAL
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
The
respective obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior
to
the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) GOVERNMENTAL
CONSENTS. All Consents required by Governmental Authorities and self-regulatory
organizations for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall have been obtained without any material conditions, and
neither
the Commission nor any self-regulatory organization shall have raised any
unresolved objection to the Merger. All of such Consents shall have been
obtained without the imposition of any conditions which would materially
adversely affect Pubco's ability to operate Envirosystems business following
the
Closing.
(b) NO
LITIGATION. No litigation, arbitration or other proceeding shall be pending
or,
to the Knowledge of the parties, threatened by or before any court, arbitration
panel or Governmental Authority; no Law shall have been enacted after the
date
of this Agreement; and no judicial or administrative decision shall have
been
rendered; in each case, which enjoins, prohibits or materially restricts,
or
seeks to enjoin, prohibit or materially restrict, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL. Each of TAC, Pubco and Envirosystems shall have obtained the
approval
of their respective shareholders, if and to the extent required by applicable
Laws, for the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement.
(d) PUBCO
PIPE FINANCING CLOSING. Pubco shall have completed the Pubco PIPE Financing
and
the gross proceeds therefrom are in an escrow account, the release of which
is
subject only to the Merger Closing.
(e) EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; ISSUANCE OF PERMIT UNDER CALIFORNIA
LAW. All
shares
of Pubco Common Stock (i) issued in connection with the Merger, and/or
(ii)
issued or reserved for issuance to the holders of the Envirosystems Options
and
Warrants, will be issued by Pubco to such persons in reliance on the exemption
from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant
to Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. The
California Department of Corporations shall have issued a permit under
Section
25121 of the California Corporate Securities Law, covering the issuance
of the
shares of Pubco Common Stock in connection with the Merger following a
fairness
hearing conducted pursuant to Section 25142 of the California Corporate
Securities Law.
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7.3 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF ENVIROSYSTEMS.
The
obligations of Envirosystems to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of
the
following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The representations and warranties of Pubco and TAC
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or notice delivered pursuant
to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except
for
representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by
materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects after giving
effect
to the materiality qualifications contained in such representations and
warranties) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though
made
on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations
and
warranties by their terms are specifically made as of an earlier
date.
(b) COVENANTS
PERFORMED. The covenants of Pubco and TAC contained in this Agreement to
be
performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
duly
performed or complied with in all material respects.
(c) NO
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. There has been no Pubco Material Adverse Effect
since
the date hereof and no event or condition shall have occurred which has
adversely affected Pubco or TAC or may reasonably be expected to have a
Pubco
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) CONSENTS.
Pubco shall have received all Consents necessary to effectuate the transactions
contemplated herein, all of which shall have been obtained without the
imposition of any materially adverse terms or conditions.
(e) CERTIFICATE
OF PUBCO. Pubco shall have delivered to Envirosystems a certificate executed
by
its President, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such detail as
Envirosystems may reasonably request (i) that the conditions specified
in
Sections
7.3(a), (b) and (c)
above
have been fulfilled and (ii) as to such other matters as Envirosystems
may
reasonably request.
(f) OPINION
OF COUNSEL. Envirosystems shall have received from Pubco's legal counsel
reasonably acceptable to Envirosystems an opinion letter, dated the Closing
Date
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Envirosystems, with respect
to
the matters set forth in
Exhibit G-1.
7.4 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PUBCO AND TAC. The
obligations of Pubco and TAC to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of
the
following conditions:
(a) REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The representations and warranties of Envirosystems
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or notice delivered pursuant
to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except
for
representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by
materiality, which shall be
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true
and
correct in all respects after giving effect to the materiality qualifications
contained in such representations and warranties) as of the Closing Date
with
the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date, except
to the
extent such representations and warranties by their terms are specifically
made
as of an earlier date.
(b) COVENANTS
PERFORMED. The covenants of Envirosystems contained in this Agreement to
be
performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
duly
performed or complied with in all material respects.
(c) NO
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. There has been no Envirosystems Material Adverse
Effect
since the date hereof and no event or condition shall have occurred which
has
adversely affected or may reasonably be expected to have an Envirosystems
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) CONSENTS.
Envirosystems shall have obtained all material Consents necessary to complete
the transactions contemplated herein, all of which shall have been obtained
without the imposition of any materially adverse terms or
conditions.
(e) OPINION
OF COUNSEL. Pubco shall have received from Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, LLP, Envirosystems'
legal counsel, an opinion letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Pubco, with respect to the matters set forth
in
Exhibit
G-2.
(f) CERTIFICATE
OF ENVIROSYSTEMS. Envirosystems shall have delivered to Pubco a certificate
executed by their President, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such
detail
as Pubco may reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Section
7.4(a), (b) and (c)
above
have been fulfilled, and certifying the number of outstanding shares of
Envirosystems Common Stock, Envirosystems Preferred Stock and all Envirosystems
Options and Warrants immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(g) AUDITOR'S
LETTERS. Pubco shall have received a letter dated as of the date not more
than
three (3) days prior to the Effective Date, the date of mailing of the
Pubco
Proxy Statement, if any, and the Envirosystems Disclosure Document by Pubco
and
Envirosystems as contemplated herein and the date of the shareholders'
meetings
of Pubco and Envirosystems, from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Co. LLC,
auditors for Envirosystems addressed to Pubco and in form and substance
customary for transactions of the type contemplated hereby and reasonably
satisfactory to Pubco.
(h) SHAREHOLDERS'
AGREEMENTS. All shareholders' agreements and similar arrangements with
respect
to Envirosystems Common Stock and Envirosystems Preferred Stock shall have
been
terminated.
(i)
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS. Pubco shall have entered into employment agreements (or be
satisfied
with the terms of all employment agreements entered into by Envirosystems)
with
all Envirosystems Persons designated by Pubco, subject to MV Nanotech’s
approval, and all other employment and consulting agreements to which
Envirosystems is a party will be unconditionally terminated on the Closing
Date.
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(j)
DISSENTERS'
RIGHTS. The shareholders of Envirosystems shall not have duly exercised
(and not
withdrawn) dissenters' rights with respect to 10% or more of the outstanding
Envirosystems Common Stock and and/or Envirosystems Preferred
Stock.
(k) PUBCO
LOCK UPS. Persons holding shares of Pubco Common Stock issued or issuable
as a
result of (i) the conversion of their Envirosystems Preferred Stock in
the
Merger; or (ii) exercise of Envirosystems Options and Warrants, and such
shares
of Pubco Common Stock, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of
the
Escrow Agreement, including, but not limited to the limitations on transfer
contained in Section 6 of the Escrow Agreement.
(l)
RESIGNATIONS.
All officers and directors nominated by and/or proposed by Pubco to become
the
officers and directors of Pubco and Envirosystems immediately following
the
Effective Time who have agreed to so serve shall have been elected and/or
appointed to such positions.
(m) BRIDGE
LOANS. The Bridge Loans shall either be converted into Pubco Common Stock
in
accordance with the terms thereof, or arrangements satisfactory to the
holders
of the Bridge Loans have been made so that all principal and accrued but
unpaid
interest on the Bridge Notes will be paid from the Pubco PIPE Financing
at the
Merger Closing.
(o) ENVIROSYSTEMS
RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES. All material Envirosystems Restrictive Clauses shall
have
either been terminated, cancelled or waived, except for those Pubco has
expressly agreed to in writing to leave in place or amend and such amendments
have been effectuated to the satisfaction of Pubco and its counsel.
(p) DUE
DILIGENCE. Pubco, MV Nanotech and the selling agent, if any, of the Pubco
PIPE
Financing shall have completed, and be satisfied in each of and their legal
counsel’s sole discretion of the results of their due diligence of
Envirosystems, including, without limitation, on-site visits, discussions
with
management, counsel and auditors of Envirosystems, reviewing actual historical
and projected financial statements of Envirosystems, reviewing Envirosystems’
capital requirements, financial and other obligations, reviewing all material
contracts of Envirosystems, reviewing the competitive environment as to
Envirosystems’ business and industry, reviewing all key customer and vendor
relationships of Envirosystems, and a general corporate and legal review,
including accounting, leases, litigation and other similar matters pertaining
to
Envirosystems.
(q) ENVIROSYSTEMS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Envirosystems shall have delivered to Pubco,
Envirosystems’ Financial Statements and such Envirosystems Financial Statements
shall have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted
Accounting Principals and all rules and regulations of the
Commission.
(r)
ENVIROSYSTEMS
RELEASES. Envirosystems shall have delivered from the Directors and Officers
of
Envirosystems and the Envirosystems Principal Shareholders the dated and
executed Releases.
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(s) ENVIROSYSTEMS/MASTODON
AGREEMENT RELEASE. Envirosystems shall have delivered to Mastodon a release,
in
form and substance satisfactory to Mastodon, releasing Mastodon, effective
as of
the Closing Date, from any and all obligations under the Envirosystems/Mastodon
Agreement.
7.5 TERMINATION,
DAMAGES.
(a) This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated prior
to
the Closing: (i) at any time by mutual consent of the parties; (ii) by
Pubco or
Envirosystems if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to December 31,
2005,
subject to any extensions expressly authorized by and pursuant to Section
7.1
of this
Agreement (the "Termination
Date"),
provided the failure of the Closing to occur by such date is not the result
of
the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform
or
fulfill any of its obligations hereunder; (iii) by Envirosystems at any
time in
its sole discretion if any of the representations or warranties of Pubco
or TAC
in this Agreement are not in all material respects true and accurate or
if Pubco
or TAC breaches in any material respect any covenant (including, but not
limited
to, covenants under Section
5.9)
contained in this Agreement, provided that if such misrepresentation or
breach
is curable, it is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice
from Envirosystems, or such other date as the parties may agree in writing;
(iv)
by Pubco at any time in its sole discretion if any of the representations
or
warranties of Envirosystems in this Agreement are not in all material respects
true and accurate or if Envirosystems breaches in any material respect
any
covenant (including, but not limited to, covenants under Section
5.9)
contained in this Agreement, provided that if such misrepresentation or
breach
is curable, it is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice
from Pubco or such other date as the parties may agree in writing; (v)
by Pubco
or Envirosystems if Envirosystems fails to obtain the required vote of
its
shareholders for the Merger at a meeting of shareholders duly convened
therefore
or at any adjournment thereof; or (vi) by Pubco or Envirosystems if Pubco
fails
to obtain the required vote of its shareholders at a meeting of shareholders
duly convened therefore or at any adjournment thereof; if so required;
provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under Section
(v)
and
Section
(vi)
of this
Section
7.5,
shall
not be available to Pubco or Envirosystems, where the failure to obtain
shareholder approval of such party was caused by the act or failure to
act of
such party and such act or failure to act constitutes a material breach
by such
party of this Agreement; provided,
further,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under Section
(vi)
of this
Section
7.5
shall
not be available to Envirosystems if any Person signing the Voting Agreement
revokes the proxy provided for therein and/or fails to vote in favor of
the
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby at the meeting of
Envirosystems', shareholders. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to, and
in accordance with, this Section
7.5,
written
notice thereof shall promptly be given by the party electing such termination
to
the other party and, subject to the expiration of the cure periods provided
in
clauses (iii) and (iv) above, if any, this Agreement shall terminate without
further actions by the parties and, except as provided in this Section
7.5,
no
party shall have any further obligations under this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section
7.5
shall
not relieve any party from any liability for any intentional or willful
breach
or violation hereof; provided,
further
that a
breach of Section
5.9
shall
not be deemed an intentional or willful breach if the Board of Directors
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believed
in good faith and upon advise of counsel that such a breach was necessary
for it
to fulfill its fiduciary interests of its shareholders. Notwithstanding
the
termination of this Agreement, the respective obligations of the parties
under
Sections
5.3,
and
Article
VIII
of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(b) As
provided and in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, from and after the
Closing
Date, the Escrow Shares issued or issuable to prior holders of Envirosystems
Preferred Stock or Envirosystems Options and Warrants shall be available
to
compensate in the event of any Losses suffered or incurred by Pubco, MV
Nanotech
and/or any of their respective affiliates (an "Indemnified
Party"),
as
and when due, arising out of or resulting from a breach of any covenants,
agreements, representations and/or warranties by Envirosystems set forth
in this
Agreement or in any document delivered by Envirosystems pursuant to this
Agreement (a "Damage
Event").
No
Escrow Shares, however, will be available to compensate Indemnified Parties,
unless and until the aggregate Losses incurred by all Indemnified Parties
resulting from one or more Damage Events exceeds $100,000 (the "Damage
Threshold").
If
Losses of one or more Indemnified Parties exceed in the aggregate the $100,000
Damage Threshold, then only Losses in excess of the Damage Threshold suffered
by
all Indemnified Parties shall be paid, but solely and exclusively by and
with
Escrow Shares received and owned by prior holders of Envirosystems Preferred
Stock or Envirosystems Options and Warrants and their respective assignees
and
transfers (the "Indemnifying
Parties").
The
number of Escrow Shares to be issued, if any, to each Indemnified Party
shall
equal the quotient of (i) the aggregate Losses suffered or incurred by
such
Indemnified Party, divided by (ii) the greater of (1) the Pubco PIPE Share
Price, and (2) the average closing bid price (or last sale price) of the
Pubco
Common Stock for the twenty (20) trading days prior to the date such Losses
were
incurred. All claims for Damage Event must be brought, if at all, within
one (1)
year following the Closing Date. Return of the Escrow Shares in accordance
with
the procedures provided in this Section
7.5(b)
shall
constitute an Indemnified Party's sole and exclusive remedy and recourse
against
the Indemnifying Parties by reason of the occurrence of a Damage
Event.
(c) No
Escrow
Shares shall be released by the Escrow Agent either to the holders of the
Escrow
Shares and/or to an Indemnified Party other than in accordance with and
pursuant
to the terms of the Escrow Agreements.
(d) To
the
extent that any terms of this Agreement are inconsistent with the provisions
of
the Escrow Agreement , the terms of this Agreement shall be
controlling.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 NOTICES.
Any
notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall
be delivered personally or sent by prepaid overnight courier with guaranteed
next day delivery to the parties at the addresses set forth below their
names on
the signature pages of this Agreement (or at such other addresses as shall
be
specified by the parties by like notice). Such notices, demands, claims
and
other communications shall be deemed given when actually received or in
the case
of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the
next day
or the day designated for delivery. A copy of any notices delivered to
Pubco
shall also be sent to
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq., Gusrae, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx PLLC, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000. A copy of any notices delivered to Envirosystems
shall
also be delivered to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq., Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
8.2 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
This
Agreement contains every obligation and understanding among the parties
relating
to the subject matter hereof and merge all prior discussions, negotiations
and
agreements, if any, between them, including, but not limited to, the
Mastodon/Envirosystems Agreement and none of the parties hereto shall be
bound
by any representations, warranties, covenants, or other understandings,
other
than as expressly provided or referred to herein.
8.3 ASSIGNMENT.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent
of MV
Nanotech and the other parties hereto. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto
and their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, legal
representatives, and permitted assigns.
8.4 WAIVER
AND AMENDMENT.
Any
representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition of this Agreement
which
may legally be waived, may be waived, or the time of performance thereof
extended, at any time by the party hereto entitled to the benefit thereof,
and
any term, condition or covenant hereof may be amended by the parties hereto
at
any time. Any such waiver, extension or amendment shall be evidenced by
an
instrument in writing executed on behalf of the appropriate party by a
person
who has been authorized by its Board of Directors to execute waivers, extensions
or amendments on its behalf. No waiver by any party hereto, whether express
or
implied, of its rights under any provision of this Agreement shall constitute
a
waiver of such party's rights under such provisions at any other time or
a
waiver of such party's rights under any other provision of this Agreement.
No
failure by any party hereto to take any action against any breach of this
Agreement or default by another party shall constitute a waiver of the
former
party's right to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to take action
against such breach or default or any subsequent breach or default by such
other
party.
8.5 NO
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY.
Except
as set forth in Section
6.6 and in this Section 8.5,
nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed,
to
confer upon or give any Person other than Mastodon, the parties hereto
and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under
or by
reason of this Agreement. Mastodon, the holders of Envirosystems Preferred
Stock
and Envirosystems Options and Warrants shall be express third party
beneficiaries of Envirosystems under this Agreement.
8.6 SEVERABILITY.
In the
event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall
be declared invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions
of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and such invalid,
void or
unenforceable provision shall be interpreted as closely as possible to
the
manner in which it was written.
8.7 EXPENSES. All
expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, investment
banking fees, fees and expenses of accountants) incurred by Envirosystems
or the
holders of Envirosystems Preferred Stock, in connection with the transactions
contemplated
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hereby
will be borne by Envirosystems or the holders of Envirosystems Preferred
Stock,
and all expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses,
investment banking fees, fees and expenses of accountants) incurred by
Pubco or
TAC in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will be borne
by
Pubco. All fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow
Agent Fees”)
will
be paid by Pubco.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at Closing, Pubco will pay cash directly
to
Envirosystems or the holders of Envirosystems Preferred Stock in an amount
equal
to the legal fees and expenses owing by such parties to one legal counsel
identified by such parties (the “ESI
Legal Fees”),
with
the intention being that Envirosystems or the holders of Envirosystems
Preferred
Stock will in turn use such cash to pay such legal fees and expenses directly.
In no event, however, will Pubco assume or remit payment for such expenses
directly to the identified legal counsel on behalf of Envirosystems or
the
holders of Envirosystems Preferred Stock.
8.8 HEADINGS.
The
section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provisions of this Agreement.
8.9 COUNTERPARTS;
CONSTRUCTION.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument. Any telecopied version of any manually executed signature page
shall
be deemed a manually executed original. Each provision of this Agreement
shall
be independent of all other provisions, and no provision shall limit any
other
provision.
8.10 LITIGATION;
PREVAILING PARTY.
In the
event of any litigation with regard to this Agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party and the
non-prevailing party shall pay upon demand all reasonable fees and expenses
of
counsel for the prevailing party.
8.11 INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF.
It is
possible that remedies at law may be inadequate and, therefore, the parties
hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief including, without limitation,
injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable remedies in
addition
to all other remedies provided hereunder or available to the parties hereto
at
law or in equity.
8.12 REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE. No
remedy
made available by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to
be
exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative
and
shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity.
8.13 PARTICIPATION
OF PARTIES; CONSTRUCTION: INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and all matters contemplated
herein, have been negotiated among all parties hereto and their respective
legal
counsel and that all such parties have participated in the drafting and
preparation of this Agreement from the commencement of negotiations at
all times
through the execution hereof. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
without regard to presumption or other rule or interpretation against the
party
who may have had primary responsibility for drafting this Agreement. Each
of the
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Envirosystems
Principal Shareholders has been represented by his own independent legal
counsel
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.14 GOVERNING
LAW.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably agree as follows:
(a) Prior
to
the Closing Date, any suit or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly
pursuant to or under this Agreement, shall be brought solely in a federal
or
state court located in the State of North Carolina. By its execution hereof,
and
until the date immediately preceeding the Closing Date, the parties hereby
covenant and irrevocably submit to the in personam
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the State of North
Carolina and agree that any process in any such action may be served upon
any of
them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them or their
agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect as
if
personally served upon them in North Carolina. The parties hereto expressly
and
irrevocably waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient
forum
for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in
personam
jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from
the
other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements.
(b) On
and
after the Closing Date, any suit or proceeding arising directly and/or
indirectly pursuant to or under this Agreement, shall be brought solely
in a
federal or state court located in the City, County and State of New York.
By its
execution hereof, and effective on and after the Closing Date, the parties
hereby covenant and irrevocably submit to the in personam
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County
and
State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be
served
upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon
them
or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and
effect as
if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto expressly
and irrevocably waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient
forum for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in
personam
jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from
the
other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements.
8.15 EXCLUSIVITY.
Envirosystems agrees that it will deal exclusively with Mastodon , pursuant
to
the terms of the Mastodon/Envirosystems Agreement, as assigned to MV Nanotech
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will
terminate all discussions or negotiations with all other potential investors
or
financing sources who or which are interested in acquiring or financing
Envirosystems’ assets, liabilities, equity, debt, business, or other properties,
for a period commencing on the date hereof and terminating on the earlier
to
occur of (i) the Closing, or (ii)termination of this Agreement pursuant
to and
in accordance with Section
7.5
hereof.
8.16 SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
All
representations and warranties by Envirosystems in this Agreement or in
any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective
Time
for a period of one (1) year. All representations and warranties of Pubco
and
TAC in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered
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pursuant
to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section
8.16
shall
not limit the survival of any covenant or agreement of the parties
in the
Agreement which, by its terms, contemplates performance after the Effective
Time.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
TELECOMM
SALES
NETWORK, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
______________________________
Title:
President
______________________________
Address:
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX
00000
TSN
ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
______________________________
Title:
President
______________________________
Address:
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX
00000
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ENVIROSYSTEMS,
INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
______________________________
Title:
President
& CEO
______________________________
Address:
0000 Xxxxx
Xx., #00
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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