AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
AGREEMENT
OF MERGER AND
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
BY
AND AMONG
OPTIONS
MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
OPTIONS
ACQUISITION CORP.
OPTIONS
ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
and
CUSTOMER
ACQUISITION NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated
as
of June 23, 2008
THIS
AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into on June 23, 2008, by and among OPTIONS MEDIA GROUP
HOLDINGS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”),
OPTIONS ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition
Corp.”),
which
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, OPTIONS ACQUISITION SUB, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and
CUSTOMER ACQUISITION NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation and the
sole
stockholder of the Company (“CAN”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of Acquisition Corp., Parent and the Company
have
each determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of their respective
corporations and stockholders for Acquisition Corp. to be merged with and into
the Company (the “Merger”)
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company
have
approved the Merger in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the “DGCL”)
and
the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”),
and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, in the Delaware
Certificate of Merger attached as Exhibit
A
hereto
(the “Certificate
of Merger”);
and
WHEREAS,
CAN, as the sole stockholder of the Company, has approved by written consent
pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger
and the transactions contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including,
without limitation, the Merger, and Parent, as the sole stockholder of
Acquisition Corp., has approved by written consent pursuant to Section 228
of
the DGCL this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the transactions
contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including, without limitation,
the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
immediately following the Closing (as defined below), Parent (as it will exist
as of the closing of the Merger) will sell a minimum of $3,000,000 and a maximum
of $6,000,000 of its Units subject to increase as the discretion of Parent,
with
each “Unit” consisting of one share of its common stock and a three year
detachable warrant to purchase 0.5 of one share of common stock at $0.50 per
share, for a purchase price of $0.30 per Unit, in a private placement offering
to accredited investors (the “Private
Placement”)
for
the purpose of financing the Cash Merger Consideration (as defined below) and
the ongoing business and operations of the Surviving Corporation (as defined
below) following the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto intend that the Merger contemplated herein shall qualify
as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
by
reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter
set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
THE
MERGER
Section
1.01 Merger.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger,
Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance
with
Section 251 of the DGCL. At the Effective Time (as defined below), the separate
legal existence of Acquisition Corp. shall cease, and the Company shall be
the
surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as
the
“Surviving
Corporation”)
and
shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware
under the name “Options Acquisition Sub, Inc.”
Section
1.02 Effective
Time.
The
Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section
251
of the DGCL. The time at which the Merger shall become effective as aforesaid
is
referred to hereinafter as the “Effective
Time.”
Section
1.03 Closing.
The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”)
shall
occur concurrently with the Effective Time (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall occur at the offices of Cane Xxxxx LLP referred to in Section
10.01 hereof. At the Closing, all of the documents, certificates, agreements,
opinions and instruments referenced in Article VII will be executed and
delivered as described therein. At the Effective Time, all actions to be
taken
at the Closing shall be deemed to be taken simultaneously.
Section
1.04 Certificate
of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers.
(a) The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit
B
hereto,
as amended by the Certificate of Merger, shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time
until amended in accordance with applicable law and such Certificate of
Incorporation.
(b) The
By-laws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
attached as Exhibit
C
hereto,
shall be the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective
Time until amended in accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such By-laws.
(c) The
directors and officers listed in Exhibit
D
hereto
shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation and Parent,
and
each shall hold his respective office or offices from and after the Effective
Time until his successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified
in
accordance with applicable law, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Surviving Corporation or the Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws of Parent, as the case may be.
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Section
1.05 Assets
and Liabilities.
At the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of a public as well as of a private nature,
and be subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of
Acquisition Corp. and the Company (collectively, the “Constituent
Corporations”);
and
all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent
Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due
to
any of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, as well as all other
things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations, shall
be
vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter
as
effectively the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the
several and respective Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real
estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of such Constituent Corporations
shall not revert or be in any way impaired by the Merger; but all rights
of
creditors and all liens upon any property of any of the Constituent Corporations
shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the
Constituent Corporations shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving Corporation,
and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities
and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
Section
1.06 Manner
and Basis of Converting Shares.
(a) At
the
Effective Time:
(i) each
share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Acquisition Corp. that
shall be outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue
of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be
converted into the right to receive one (1) share of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, so that at the Effective
Time,
Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the
Surviving Corporation;
(ii) each
share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the
“Company
Common Stock”)
shall,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders
thereof, be converted into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash or
evidenced by a secured promissory note or a combination thereof, determined
by
dividing $4,000,000 (the “Cash
Merger Consideration”)
by the
total number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding at
the
Effective Time (the “Company
Common Stock Outstanding”)
and
(B) that number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 of Parent (the
“Parent
Common Stock”)
determined by dividing 12,500,000 shares of Parent Common Stock (the
“Stock
Merger Consideration”
and
together with the Cash Merger Consideration, the “Merger
Consideration”)
by the
Company Common Stock Outstanding; and
(iii) each
share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled in the Merger and cease to
exist.
(b) After
the
Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the
stock
transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company Common
Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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Section
1.07 Surrender
and Exchange of Certificates.
Promptly after the Effective Time and upon surrender of a certificate or
certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification
in
form reasonably acceptable to counsel for Parent stating that such Company
stockholder has lost its certificate or certificates or that such have been
destroyed, Parent shall deliver to CAN, (i) a certificate or certificates
registered in the name of CAN representing that the Stock Merger Consideration
and (ii) the Cash Merger Consideration, payable by wire transfer to an account
designated by such CAN. Until the certificate, certificates or affidavit
is or
are surrendered by CAN, each certificate or affidavit held by CAN that
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any outstanding shares
of
Company Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Time to
represent only the right to receive a pro rata portion of the Merger
Consideration.
Section
1.08 Parent
Common Stock.
Parent
agrees that it will cause the Parent Common Stock into which the Company
Common
Stock is converted at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 1.06(a)(ii)
to be
available for such purposes. Parent further covenants that immediately following
the Effective Time, Parent will effect cancellations of its outstanding shares
of Parent Common Stock and that there will be no more than 12,250,000 shares
of
Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, and that no other common or
preferred stock or equity securities or any options, warrants, rights or
other
agreements or instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common
or preferred stock or other equity securities shall be issued or outstanding,
except as described herein.
Section
1.09 Operation
of Surviving Corporation.
The
Company acknowledges that upon the effectiveness of the Merger, and the material
compliance by Parent and Acquisition Corp. with their respective duties and
obligations hereunder, Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right
to
deal with the assets and business of the Surviving Corporation as its own
property without limitation on the disposition or use of such assets or the
conduct of such business.
Section
1.10 Further
Assurances.
From
time to time, from and after the Effective Time, as and when reasonably
requested by Parent, the proper officers and directors of the Company as
of the
Effective Time shall, for and on behalf and in the name of the Company or
otherwise, execute and deliver all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments
and
other instruments and shall take or cause to be taken such further actions
as
Parent, Acquisition Corp. or their respective successors or assigns reasonably
may deem necessary or desirable in order to confirm or record or otherwise
transfer to the Surviving Corporation title to and possession of all of the
properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises and immunities of the
Company
or otherwise to carry out fully the provisions and purposes of this Agreement
and the Certificate of Merger.
ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND CAN
Each
of
the Company and CAN hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants
to
Parent and Acquisition Corp. as follows. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, disclosure of items in the draft Current Report
on
Form 8-K of Parent with respect to the Merger and the Private Placement and
all
exhibits thereto, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
E
(collectively, the “Disclosures”)
shall
be deemed to be disclosure of such items for all purposes under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties
of the Company and CAN:
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Section
2.01 Organization,
Standing, Subsidiaries, Etc.
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority
(corporate and other) to carry on its business, to own or lease its properties
and assets, to enter into this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger and
to
carry out the terms hereof and thereof. Copies of the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Company that have been delivered to Parent
and
Acquisition Corp. prior to the execution of this Agreement are true and complete
and have not since been amended or repealed.
(b) The
Company has no subsidiaries or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock
ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or business.
Section
2.02 Qualification.
The
Company is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and
is in
good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or
its
properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business
operations, results of operations or prospects of the Company taken as a
whole
(the “Condition
of the Company”).
Section
2.03 Capitalization
of the Company.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 3,000 shares of Company
Common Stock, of which there are 1,000 shares of Company Common Stock issued
and
outstanding, and, except as set forth on Schedule
2.03
hereto,
such shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights
of any natural person, corporation, business trust, association, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, other entity, government,
agency
or political subdivision (each, a “Person”).
The
offer, issuance and sale of such shares of Company Common Stock were (a)
exempt
from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
(b)
registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification)
under the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state
securities laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable
securities laws. None of such shares of Company Common Stock are subject
to a
right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any federal or state
securities or “Blue Sky” law. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or
any Schedule hereto, the Company has no outstanding options, rights or
commitments to issue Company Common Stock or other Equity Securities (as
defined
below) of the Company, and there are no outstanding securities convertible
or
exercisable into or exchangeable for Company Common Stock or other Equity
Securities of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Equity
Security”
shall
mean any stock or similar security of an issuer or any security (whether
stock
or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (as defined below)) convertible, with
or
without consideration, into any stock or other equity security, or any security
(whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money) carrying any warrant or
right
to subscribe to or purchase any stock or similar security, or any such warrant
or right.
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Section
2.04 Indebtedness.
The
Company has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, except as otherwise set forth
in
this Agreement or disclosed on the Balance Sheet. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Indebtedness
for Borrowed Money”
shall
mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without
limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the purchase
price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using
available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable
or
expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of
the
Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar
written obligation to pay money or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by
the
Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable. Furthermore,
for purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness”
shall
mean any obligation of the Company which, under generally accepted accounting
principles in the United Stated (“GAAP”),
is
required to be shown on the balance sheet of the Company as a liability.
Any
obligation secured by a mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
lien
or charge of any kind (a “Lien”),
shall
be deemed to be Indebtedness, even though such obligation is not assumed
by the
Company.
Section
2.05 Company
Stockholders.
Schedule
1.06
hereto
contains a true and complete list of the names of the record owners of all
of
the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and other Equity Securities
of
the Company, together with the number of securities held or to which such
Person
has rights to acquire. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no voting
trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Company
Common Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise
of the voting rights of Company Common Stock.
Section
2.06 Corporate
Acts and Proceedings.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Certificate
of
Merger (together, the “Merger
Documents”)
have
been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and have been
approved by CAN, and all of the corporate acts and other proceedings required
for the due and valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance
of the
Merger Documents and the consummation of the Merger have been validly and
appropriately taken, except for the filings referred to in Section
1.02.
Section
2.07 Governmental
Consents.
All
material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or
state
governmental authority on the part of the Company required in connection
with
the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained prior to, and be
effective as of, the Closing.
Section
2.08 Compliance
with Laws and Instruments.
The
business, products and operations of the Company have been and are being
conducted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws,
rules
and regulations, except for such violations thereof for which the penalties,
in
the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition
of the
Company. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Merger
Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement: (a) will not cause the Company to violate or contravene
(i)
any provision of law, (ii) any rule or regulation of any agency or government,
(iii) any order, judgment or decree of any court, or (iv) any provision of
the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, (b) will not violate
or
be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without
notice
or lapse of time, or both) a default under, any indenture, loan or credit
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other contract,
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or any of its properties is bound or affected, except as would not have a
material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company and (c) will not
result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or asset of the
Company. The Company is not in violation of, or (with or without notice or
lapse
of time, or both) in default under, any term or provision of its Certificate
of
Incorporation or By-laws or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed
of
trust, mortgage, security agreement or, except as would not materially and
adversely affect the Condition of the Company, any other material agreement
or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any
of its
properties is bound or affected.
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Section
2.09 Binding
Obligations.
The
Merger Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
Section
2.10 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
Except
for fees paid to the placement agents as set forth in the Disclosures, no
Person
has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein
will
have, any right or valid claim against the Company, Parent, Acquisition Corp.
or
CAN for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker,
or in
any similar capacity.
Section
2.11 Financial
Statements.
Parent
has previously been provided with the Company’s audited balance sheet (the
“Balance
Sheet”)
as of
December 31, 2007 (the “Balance
Sheet Date”)
and
the audited statements of operations and accumulated deficits and cash flows
for
the year ended December 31, 2007. Such financial statements are collectively
referred to as the “Financial
Statements”.
Such
financial statements (a) are in accordance with the books and records of
the
Company, (b) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition
of
the Company at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations
and
changes in financial position for the periods therein specified and (c) have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with
prior
accounting periods.
Section
2.12 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company has no material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising
out
of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as
disclosed in the Balance Sheet, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved
against in the Balance Sheet or the notes to the Financial Statements, (c)
current liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into
in
the usual and ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date, none
of
which (individually or in the aggregate) has had or will have a material
adverse
effect on the Condition of the Company and (d) by the specific terms of any
written agreement, document or arrangement identified in the
Disclosures.
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Section
2.13 Changes.
Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations
or liabilities, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether due or
to
become due, except for fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in connection
with the Merger and related transactions and current liabilities incurred
in the
usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens
other than those securing, or paid any obligation or liability other than,
current liabilities shown on the Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred
since the Balance Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course
of
business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets,
tangible or intangible other than in the usual and ordinary course of business,
(d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and
ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim,
or
waived or released any right, of material value, (f) suffered any physical
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) materially
and
adversely affecting the Condition of the Company, (g) entered into any
transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h)
encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or
salary
increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any profit sharing,
bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension, retirement
or
other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into
any
employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds,
notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee
stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared
or
paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or
purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered
or
experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the Company
other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course
of its
business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such
other
changes, events and conditions) has been materially adverse, (m) made any
change
in the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or
depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made
or
permitted any amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement
or
license to which it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected
in
the Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the period ended on the
Balance
Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment of,
bonuses
or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to
any
present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant,
(q)
made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business
expenses in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any
agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
Section
2.14 Assets
and Contracts.
(a) Schedule
2.14(a)
contains
a true and complete list of all real property leased by the Company and of
all
tangible personal property owned or leased by the Company having a cost or
fair
market value of greater than $250,000. All the real property listed in
Schedule
2.14(a)
is
leased by the Company under valid leases enforceable in accordance with their
terms, and there is not, under any such lease, any existing default or event
of
default or event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute
a
default by the Company, and the Company has not received any notice or claim
of
any such default by the Company. The Company does not own any real
property.
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(b) Except
as
expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Financial Statements or the notes
thereto, or as disclosed in Schedule
2.14(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in the
ordinary course of business that is material to the Company. Except as disclosed
in Schedule
2.14(b)
hereto,
the Company is not a party to any written or oral (i) agreement for the purchase
of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in
excess of normal operating requirements, (ii) agreement for the employment
of
any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or
any
agreement with any Person for consulting services, (iii) indenture, loan
or
credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement,
promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing
Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of the
Company to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (iv) guaranty of any
Indebtedness, (v) other than as set forth in Schedule
2.14(a)
hereto,
lease or agreement under which the Company is lessee of or holds or operates
any
property, real or personal, owned by any other Person under which payments
to
such Person exceed $250,000 per year, (vi) agreement granting any preemptive
right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (vii) agreement
or
arrangement with any Affiliate or any “associate” (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any present or former
officer, director or stockholder of the Company, (viii) agreement obligating
the
Company to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation
of any
tangible or intangible property, (ix) covenant not to compete or other material
restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any other
activity, (x) agreement to register securities under the Securities Act or
(xi)
collective bargaining agreement. Except as disclosed in Schedule
2.14(b),
none of
the agreements, contracts, leases, instruments or other documents or
arrangements listed in Schedules
2.14(a)
and
2.14(b)
requires
the consent of any of the parties thereto other than the Company to permit
the
contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other document or arrangement to
remain effective following consummation of the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is
under common control with, the indicated Person.
(c) The
Company has made available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. true and complete
copies of all agreements and other documents and a description of all applicable
oral agreements disclosed or referred to in Schedules
2.14(a)
and
2.14(b),
as well
as any additional agreements or documents, requested by Parent or Acquisition
Corp. The Company has in all material respects performed all obligations
required to be performed by it to date and is not in default in any material
respect under any of the contracts, agreements, leases, documents, commitments
or other arrangements to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
property is otherwise bound or affected.
Section
2.15 Employees.
The
Company has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the
employment of labor, and the Company has encountered no material labor union
difficulties. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment
compensation, the Company is not under any obligation or liability to any
officer, director or employee of the Company.
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Section
2.16 Tax
Returns and Audits.
(a) All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns (as defined below) of the Company
have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed, and all federal,
state
and local Taxes (as defined below) required to be paid with respect to the
periods covered by such returns have been paid. The Company is not and has
not
been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company has not had a Tax
deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver
of any
statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of
the
Company’s federal income tax returns has been audited by any governmental
authority; and none of the Company’s state or local income or franchise tax
returns has been audited by any governmental authority. The reserves for
Taxes
reflected on the Balance Sheet are and will be sufficient for the payment
of all
unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. Since the
Balance Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books
of
account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations
for such period. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment
made to
each of its employees the amount of all taxes (including, but not limited
to,
federal, state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act
taxes
and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected
therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or
authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits,
actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative
proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending,
and
the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations,
claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
The
Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party to any agreement
that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment that
would
not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed,
nor is it required, to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code
(or
any similar provision of state, local and foreign law), whether by reason
of a
change in accounting method or otherwise, for any Tax period for which the
applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company (i) is
not a
party to, nor is it bound by or obligated under, any Tax sharing agreement,
Tax
indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written
or
unwritten (collectively, “Tax
Sharing Agreements”),
and
(ii) does not have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as
a
result of, or pursuant to, any such Tax Sharing Agreements.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided
below:
(i) “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
shall
mean (A) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs,
imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross
income,
franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value
added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes,
inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated
taxes,
rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative
minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest
thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional
amounts with respect thereto, imposed by the United States (Federal, state
or
local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (B) any liability for the payment
of
any amounts described in clause (A) as a result of being a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result
of
transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason
of
Regulation section 1.1502-6; and (C) any liability for the payments of any
amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a
result
of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect
to the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (A) or
(B).
(ii) “Tax
Return”
shall
include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures,
schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and
partnership returns filed on Form 1065) required to be supplied to a Tax
authority relating to Taxes.
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Section
2.17 Patents
and Other Intangible Assets.
(a) The
Company (i) owns or has the right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims
and restrictions, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing used in or
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to
be
conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right
or
claimed right of any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing
and
(ii) is not obligated or under any liability to make any payments by way
of
royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensor of, or other claimant
to,
any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright or other intangible
asset, with respect to the use thereof or in connection with the conduct
of its
business or otherwise.
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the unrestricted right
to use
all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas,
patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs,
processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that
derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally
known
or known by competitors (collectively, “Intellectual
Property”)
required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of all products
and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien or claim
of
others; provided,
however,
that
the possibility exists that other Persons, completely independently of the
Company or its employees or agents, could have developed Intellectual Property
similar or identical to that of the Company. The Company is not aware of
any
such development of substantially identical trade secrets or technical
information by others. All Intellectual Property can and will be transferred
by
the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without
the consent of any Person other than the Company.
Section
2.18 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.18
hereto,
there are no “employee benefit plans” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices,
contracts, policies or programs of every type other than programs merely
involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established,
maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written or unwritten
and
whether or not funded. The plans listed on Schedule
2.18
hereto
are hereinafter referred to as the “Employee
Benefit Plans.”
(b) All
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan have been made available to Parent
and
Acquisition Corp. or their advisors.
(c) To
the
knowledge of the Company, all Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance
with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable
state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against
any
Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the
Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any
of the
Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan
with
respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the Company have any knowledge
of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably
be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.
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(e) There
is
no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated investigation,
or
pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any
other
government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan and the Company
has
no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which
might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement
action.
(f) No
actual
or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent liability exists with respect
to
the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation
of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial statements
of
the Company, and no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect
to any
“multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
(g) No
events
have occurred or are expected to occur with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan
that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under
such
Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing
for other liabilities of such Employee Benefit Plan.
Section
2.19 Title
to Property and Encumbrances.
The
Company has good, valid and indefeasible marketable title to all properties
and
assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under
valid
and subsisting leases that are in full force and effect and which are not
in
default) free of all Liens and other encumbrances, except Permitted Liens
and
such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions and
encumbrances as do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract
from the value of the property or assets or materially impair the use made
thereof by the Company in its business. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, the Company has good and indefeasible title to all of its properties
and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet, except for property disposed of
in
the usual and ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date and
for
property held under valid and subsisting leases that are in full force and
effect and that are not in default. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies
not
at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently
be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect
of
pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation,
carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, laborers’ and materialmens’ and similar
Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or
are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (c) Liens
incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred
in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or
credits and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value
of
its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in
its
business.
Section
2.20 Condition
of Properties.
All
facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased
or
used by the Company are in reasonably good operating condition and repair,
subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the
Company’s business.
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Section
2.21 Insurance
Coverage.
There
is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers
of recognized responsibility, insuring the Company and its properties, products
and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are
customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same
or
similar business and similarly situated. The Company has not been refused
any
insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to
believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as
and
when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently
in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from
any
act or omission of the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the
best
current actual knowledge of the Company, threat of suit, proceeding or action
has been asserted or made against the Company within the last five years
due to
alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage
arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service
designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.
Section
2.22 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
2.22,
there
is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or its properties, assets or business, and
after reasonable investigation, the Company is not aware of any incident,
transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected
to
result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration or other
proceeding. The Company is not in default with respect to any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any
governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
Section
2.23 Licenses.
The
Company possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses,
permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the
Company to engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which
are in
full force and effect.
Section
2.24 Interested
Party Transactions.
No
officer, director or stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate or “associate”
(as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such
Person or the Company has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a)
an
interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that
are
furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Company
or (ii)
purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any goods or services,
or
(b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Company
is a
party or by which it may be bound or affected.
Section
2.25 Environmental
Matters.
(a) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled,
treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials (as defined
below) on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold
or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws (as defined below).
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(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business
of the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws,
except
where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected
to
have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
(c) There
are
no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, demands,
claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against
or
to the Company relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of
the
Company, there are no conditions or occurrences on any of the real property
used
by the Company in connection with its business that would reasonably be expected
to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to the Company,
except
such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a material
adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
(d) To
the
knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not sent or disposed of, otherwise
had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf
of
itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other manner participated
or
been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous Material
to
or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant
to
any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the “National Priorities List”,
the “CERCLIS” list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to
or the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take
“removal”, “remedial”, “corrective” or any other “response” action, as defined
in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the
site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably
expect
to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no
basis
to reasonably expect to receive) any notice, request for information or other
communication from any governmental authority or other third party with respect
to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a violation
or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has
no
basis to reasonably expect to receive) notice of any claims from any Person
relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries
from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Company has timely
filed
every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary certificates,
approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data,
documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances
except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Condition
of
the Company.
(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided
below:
(i) “Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act,
42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001, et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§
2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7
U.S.C.
§§ 136, et seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with the registration,
labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
§§
7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act),
33
U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f, et seq.;
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801, et seq.; as any
of the above statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all rules,
regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above statutes,
and
any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been
amended as of the date hereof.
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(ii) “Hazardous
Material”
shall
mean any substance or material meeting any one or more of the following
criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the
characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material,
pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b)
its
presence at some quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation
under any Environmental Law; or (c) it contains, without limiting the foregoing,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived
substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any fraction thereof,
nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
Section
2.26 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any director, officer or, to the knowledge of the Company,
agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the
Company, has used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity;
made
any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees
from corporate funds; established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded
fund
of corporate monies or other assets; made any false or fictitious entries
on the
books of record of any such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section
2.27 Obligations
to or by Stockholders.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.27
hereto,
the Company has no liability or obligation or commitment to CAN or any Affiliate
or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of
CAN, nor does CAN or any such Affiliate or associate have any liability,
obligation or commitment to the Company.
Section
2.28 Duty
to Make Inquiry.
To the
extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article II are
qualified by “knowledge” or “belief,” the Company represents and warrants that
it has made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters
to which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited
to, diligent inquiry of its directors, officers and key personnel.
Section
2.29 Disclosure.
There
is no fact relating to the Company that the Company has not disclosed to
Parent
and Acquisition Corp. in writing that has had or is currently having a material
and adverse effect or, insofar as the Company can now foresee, will materially
and adversely affect the Condition of the Company. No representation or warranty
by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits
hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits
to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein
or
therein not misleading.
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ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.
Parent
and Acquisition Corp. represent and warrant to the Company and CAN as follows.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, disclosure of
items
in the Parent SEC Documents (as defined below) shall be deemed to be disclosure
of such items for all purposes under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties of Parent and
Acquisition Corp.:
Section
3.01 Organization
and Standing.
Parent
is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws
of
the State of Delaware. Acquisition Corp. is a corporation duly organized
and
existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Parent
and
Acquisition Corp. have heretofore delivered to the Company complete and correct
copies of their respective Certificates of Incorporation and By-laws as now
in
effect. Parent and Acquisition Corp. have full corporate power and authority
to
carry on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted and
as now
proposed to be conducted and to own or lease their respective properties
and
assets. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any subsidiaries (except
Parent’s ownership of Acquisition Corp.) or direct or indirect interest (by way
of stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or business. Parent owns all of the issued
and
outstanding capital stock of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens,
and
Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase
capital stock or other securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital
stock owned by Parent. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references
in
this Article III to “Parent” shall be treated as being a reference to Parent and
Acquisition Corp. taken together as one enterprise.
Section
3.02 Qualification.
Parent
is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and are in
good
standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its
properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where
the
failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
condition, properties, assets, liabilities or business operations of Parent
(the
“Condition
of the Parent”).
Section
3.03 Corporate
Authority.
Each of
Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) has full corporate power
and authority to enter into the Merger Documents and the other agreements
to be
made pursuant to the Merger Documents, and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. All corporate acts and proceedings required
for
the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents
and such other agreements and documents by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp.
(as
the case may be) have been duly and validly taken or will have been so taken
prior to the Closing. Each of the Merger Documents constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may
be),
each is enforceable against it and/or them in accordance with its terms,
except
as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
Section
3.04 Broker’s
and Finder’s Fees.
No
Person is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent or Acquisition
Corp. to any broker’s or finder’s fees, commission or other similar compensation
with respect to the execution and delivery of the Merger Documents, or with
respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except
as
set forth in the Disclosures.
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Section
3.05 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of
Parent
Common Stock, of which 30,398,148 shares are issued and outstanding, and
(ii)
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which
no
shares have been issued or designated as any series of preferred stock (the
“Parent
Preferred Stock”).
Parent has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue shares
of
Parent Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Parent or Acquisition
Corp.,
and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or
exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock or any other Equity Security
of
Parent or Acquisition Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement
among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the
nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights
of
Parent Common Stock.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of Acquisition Corp. consists of 3,000 shares of
common
stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Acquisition
Corp. Common Stock”),
of
which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding
Acquisition Corp. Common Stock is owned by Parent. All outstanding shares
of the
capital stock of Acquisition Corp. are validly issued and outstanding, fully
paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation
of the preemptive rights of any Person. Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding
options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Acquisition Corp. Common
Stock
or any other Equity Security of Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding
securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of
Acquisition Corp. Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Acquisition
Corp.
Section
3.06 Acquisition
Corp.
Acquisition Corp. is a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary of Parent that was
formed specifically for the purpose of the Merger and that has not conducted
any
business or acquired any property, and will not conduct any business or acquire
any property prior to the Closing Date, except in preparation for and otherwise
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents
and the
other agreements to be made pursuant to or in connection with the Merger
Documents.
Section
3.07 Validity
of Shares.
The
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section
1.06(a)(ii) hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
of
the Merger Documents, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Based in part on the representations and warranties of CAN
as
contemplated by Article IV hereof and assuming the accuracy thereof, the
issuance of the Parent Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger pursuant
to
Section 1.06(a)(ii) will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act and from the qualification or registration
requirements of any applicable state “Blue Sky” or securities laws.
Section
3.08 SEC
Reporting and Compliance.
(a) Parent
filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act, which
became effective on or about November 26, 2007. Since that date, Parent has
timely filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
all
registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports
required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
(the “Exchange
Act”).
Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant
to
Rule 12h-3 of the Exchange Act.
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(b) Parent
has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the registration
statements, information statements and other reports (collectively, the
“Parent
SEC Documents”)
filed
by Parent with the Commission. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their
respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
therein not misleading.
(c) Prior
to
and until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and
all
amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission
and all subsequent registration statements and reports filed by Parent
subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the Commission
and any
and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or notices
filed by Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of
Parent.
(d) Parent
is
not an investment company within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) The
shares of Parent Common Stock are quoted on the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Bulletin
Board under the symbol “HVYM.OB” and Parent is in compliance in all material
respects with all rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board applicable
to
it and the Parent Common Stock.
(f) Between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall continue to satisfy the
filing requirements of the Exchange Act and all other requirements of applicable
securities laws and of the OTC Bulletin Board.
(g) The
Parent SEC Documents include all certifications and statements required of
it,
if any, by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) 18
U.S.C.
Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002), and each of
such
certifications and statements contain no qualifications or exceptions to
the
matters certified therein other than a knowledge qualification, permitted
under
such provision, and have not been modified or withdrawn and neither Parent
nor
any of its officers has received any notice from the Commission questioning
or
challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission
of such certifications or statements.
Section
3.09 Financial
Statements.
The
balance sheets and statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
contained in the Parent SEC Documents (the “Parent
Financial Statements”)
(a)
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent
with
prior periods (and, in the case of unaudited financial information, on a
basis
consistent with year-end audits), (b) are in accordance with the books and
records of Parent and (c) present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition of Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of its
operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.
The financial statements included in Parent’s SB-2 were audited by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP, Parent’s independent registered public accounting firm
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Section
3.10 Governmental
Consents.
All
material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations,
qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or
state
governmental authority on the part of Parent or Acquisition Corp. required
in
connection with the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained prior
to, and be effective as of, the Closing.
Section
3.11 Compliance
with Laws and Other Instruments.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of
the
Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made by Parent or Acquisition
Corp. pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents and the
consummation by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated
by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. to
violate or contravene any provision of their respective charters or By-laws
as
amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date and will not violate
or be
in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice
or
lapse of time, or both) a default under any material indenture, loan or credit
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement
or
contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. is a party or by which Parent
and/or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties is
bound.
Section
3.12 No
General Solicitation.
In
issuing Parent Common Stock in the Merger hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone
acting on its behalf has offered to sell the Parent Common Stock by any form
of
general solicitation or advertising.
Section
3.13 Binding
Obligations.
The
Merger Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Parent
and Acquisition Corp., and are enforceable against Parent and Acquisition
Corp.,
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is
limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section
3.14 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any material obligation or liability (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to
become
due), arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing,
except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (b) to the extent set
forth
on or reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent in the most recent
Parent
SEC Document filed by Parent (the “Parent
Balance Sheet”)
or the
notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred
and
obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course
of
business since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet (the “Parent
Balance Sheet Date”),
none
of which (individually or in the aggregate) materially and adversely affects
the
Condition of Parent and (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement,
document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC
Documents.
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Section
3.15 Changes.
Since
the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents,
Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute,
accrued or, to Parent’s knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due,
except for current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course
of
business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing,
or
paid any obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on
the
Parent Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance
Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c)
mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or
intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d)
sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary
course
of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or
released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that could reasonably
be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent,
(g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course
of
business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted
any
wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under
any
profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension,
retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other
than
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered
into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock,
bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including
employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k)
declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect
to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered
or experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the
Parent other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary
course
of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all
such
other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent, (m) made any change
in
the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation
or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted
any
amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement or license to
which
it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent
Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the year ended on the Parent
Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment
of,
bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination
pay
to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant,
(q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any
non-business expenses in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate or (r) entered
into
any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the
foregoing.
Section
3.16 Tax
Returns and Audits.
All
required federal, state and local Tax Returns of Parent have been accurately
prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal,
state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered
by
such returns have been paid to the extent that the same are material and
have
become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Condition of the Parent.
Parent is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. Parent
has
not had a Tax deficiency assessed against it. None of Parent’s federal income,
state and local income and franchise tax returns has been audited by any
governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance
Sheet are sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by Parent
with
respect to the period ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. There are no
federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings,
investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or
any
Tax Returns of Parent now pending, and Parent has not received any notice
of any
proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating
to Taxes or any Tax Returns.
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Section
3.17 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Except
as
disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no “employee benefit plans”
(within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit
or
fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other
than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions,
or
bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by Parent. Any plans listed
in
the Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the “Parent
Employee Benefit Plans.”
(b) Any
current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with
respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been given to the Company
or
its advisors.
(c) All
Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or
foreign law.
(d) There
are
no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits
which
have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan,
the
assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans,
the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Parent Employee
Benefit
Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent Employee Benefit Plan with respect
to
the operation of such plan.
(e) There
is
no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, investigation or pending
or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
the
Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government
agency
with respect to any Parent Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) No
actual
or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent liability exists with respect
to the
funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or
obligation of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the
financial statements of Parent or the Parent SEC Documents, and to the knowledge
of Parent, no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect to any
“multi-employer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
Section
3.18 Litigation.
There
is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other
governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened
against or affecting Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective
properties, assets or businesses. To the knowledge of Parent, neither Parent
nor
Acquisition Corp. is in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any governmental
agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
Section
3.19 Licenses.
Parent
possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses, permits,
authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the Company
to
engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which are in full
force
and effect.
Section
3.20 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, no officer, director or stockholder
of
Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) of any such Person or of Parent has or has had,
either
directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes
or
sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to
be
furnished or sold by Parent or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes
to
Parent any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract
or
agreement to which Parent is a party or by which it or any of its assets
may be
bound or affected.
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Section
3.21 Questionable
Payments.
Neither
Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director,
officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf
of
Parent or Acquisition Corp. has used any corporate funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government
officials or employees from corporate funds; established or maintained any
unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; made any
false
or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such corporations; or
made
any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment.
Section
3.22 Obligations
to or by Stockholders.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has no liability or obligation
or commitment to any stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or “associate” (as
such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any stockholder
of
Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate
have any liability, obligation or commitment to Parent.
Section
3.23 Assets
and Contracts.
Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the
notes
thereto, or the Parent SEC Documents, Parent is not a party to any written
or
oral agreement not made in the ordinary course of business that is material
to
Parent. Parent does not own any real property. Except as expressly set forth
in
this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent
SEC
Documents, Parent is not a party to or otherwise barred by any written or
oral
(a) agreement with any labor union, (b) agreement for the purchase of fixed
assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess
of
normal operating requirements, (c) agreement for the employment of any officer,
individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any agreement
with
any Person for consulting services, (d) bonus, pension, profit sharing,
retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred compensation, medical,
hospitalization or life insurance or similar plan, contract or understanding
with respect to any or all of the employees of Parent or any other Person,
(e)
indenture, loan or credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,
security agreement, promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating
to
or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or
property of Parent to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranty
of
any Indebtedness, (g) lease or agreement under which Parent is lessee of
or
holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person,
(h)
lease or agreement under which Parent is lessor or permits any Person to
hold or
operate any property, real or personal, owned or controlled by Parent, (i)
agreement granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar
right
to any Person, (j) agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate or any
“associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of
Parent or any present or former officer, director or stockholder of Parent,
(k)
agreement obligating Parent to pay any royalty or similar charge for the
use or
exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (1) covenant not to
compete
or other restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any
other
activity, (m) distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative, sales agency,
franchise or advertising contract or commitment, (n) agreement to register
securities under the Securities Act, (o) collective bargaining agreement
or (p)
agreement or other commitment or arrangement with any Person continuing for
a
period of more than three months from the Closing Date that involves an
expenditure or receipt by Parent in excess of $1,000. Parent maintains no
insurance policies or insurance coverage of any kind with respect to Parent,
its
business, premises, properties, assets, employees and agents. No consent
of any
bank or other depository is required to maintain any bank account, other
deposit
relationship or safety deposit box of Parent in effect following the
consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section
3.24 Employees.
Other
than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment compensation, Parent
is not
under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, employee or
Affiliate of Parent.
Section
3.25 Disclosure.
There
is no fact relating to Parent that Parent has not disclosed to the Company
in
writing that materially and adversely affects nor, insofar as Parent can
now
foresee, will materially and adversely affect, the condition (financial or
otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business operations, results
of
operations or prospects of Parent. No representation or warranty by Parent
herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by
Parent contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein
not
misleading.
ARTICLE
IV.
ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF CAN
COVENANTS OF CAN
(a)
CAN
has full right, power and authority to deliver the Company Common Stock,
(b) the
delivery of the Company Common Stock will not violate or be in conflict with,
result in a breach of or constitute a default under, any indenture, loan
or
credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which CAN is bound or affected, (c) CAN has good, valid
and
marketable title to all shares of Company Common Stock and CAN is not affected
by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement affecting the voting rights
of
such Company Common Stock, (d) CAN is an “accredited investor,” as such term is
defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and CAN is acquiring Parent
Common Stock for investment purposes, and not with a view to selling or
otherwise distributing such Parent Common Stock in violation of the Securities
Act or the securities laws of any state and (e) CAN has had an opportunity
to
ask and receive answers to any questions CAN may have had concerning the
terms
and conditions of the Merger and the Parent Common Stock and has obtained
any
additional information that CAN has requested.
ARTICLE
V.
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER.
Section
5.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Merger.
Prior
to the Effective Time, unless Parent or Acquisition Corp. shall otherwise
agree
in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) the
business of the Company shall be conducted only in the ordinary
course;
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(b) the
Company shall not (i) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its
capital stock; (ii) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws except
to
effectuate the transactions contemplated in the Disclosures or (iii) split,
combine or reclassify the outstanding Company Stock or declare, set aside
or pay
any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution
with
respect to any such stock;
(c) the
Company shall not (i) issue or agree to issue any additional shares of, or
options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, Company
Common
Stock, except to issue shares of Company Common Stock in connection with
any
matter relating to the Disclosures (ii) acquire or dispose of any fixed assets
or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets other than in the ordinary
course of business; (iii) incur additional Indebtedness or any other liabilities
or enter into any other transaction other than in the ordinary course of
business; (iv) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
with respect to any of the foregoing or (v) except as contemplated by this
Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
to
dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business
combination;
(d) the
Company shall use its best efforts to preserve intact the business organization
of the Company, to keep available the service of its present officers and
key
employees, and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships
with it;
(e) the
Company will not, nor will it authorize any director or authorize or permit
any
officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other representative retained
by it to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage
in
any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for
purposes of this paragraph). The Company will promptly advise Parent orally
and
in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information)
and
the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, “Acquisition
Proposal”
shall
mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the
Company or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in it or
any
material assets of it other than as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect
to
any of the foregoing; and
(f) the
Company will not enter into any new employment agreements with any of its
officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation or benefits
of
its officers and employees or amend any employee benefit plan or
arrangement.
Section
5.02 Conduct
of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp.
Pending
the Merger. Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company and CAN shall
otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement:
(a) the
business of Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall be conducted only in the ordinary
course; provided,
however,
that
Parent shall take the steps necessary to have discontinued its existing business
without liability to Parent or Acquisition Corp. immediately following the
Effective Time;
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(b) neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any
shares of its capital stock; (ii) amend its charter or by-laws other than
to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) split, combine
or
reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable
in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to such
stock;
(c) neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) issue or agree to issue any additional
shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire shares of,
its
capital stock; (ii) acquire or dispose of any assets other than in the ordinary
course of business (except for dispositions in connection with Section 5.02(a)
hereof); (iii) incur additional Indebtedness or any other liabilities or
enter
into any other transaction except in the ordinary course of business; (iv)
enter
into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any
of
the foregoing or (v) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into
any
contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge, consolidate
or enter into any other material business contract or enter into any
negotiations in connection therewith;
(d) neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will they authorize any director or
authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or
other
representative retained by them to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries
with
respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal
(as defined below for purposes of this paragraph). Parent will promptly advise
the Company orally and in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or
requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph,
“Acquisition
Proposal”
shall
mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving Parent
or
Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest
in
either of them or any material assets of either of them other than as
contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will immediately cease and cause to
be
terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any
Person
conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any new employment agreements
with
any of their officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation
or
benefits of their officers and employees.
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ARTICLE
VI.
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.01 Access
and Information.
The
Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other
hand,
shall each afford to the other and to the other’s accountants, counsel and other
representatives full access during normal business hours throughout the period
prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties, books, contracts,
commitments and records (including but not limited to tax returns) and during
such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning
its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably
request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.01 shall
affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold,
and
shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in confidence all such information
(other than such information that (a) is already in such party’s possession or
(b) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure by such party or its directors, officers, managers, employees,
agents
or advisors or (c) becomes available to such party on a non-confidential
basis
from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided that such
source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement
with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until
such time as such information is otherwise publicly available; provided,
however,
that
(i) any such information may be disclosed to such party’s directors, officers,
employees and representatives of such party’s advisors who need to know such
information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby
(it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and
representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature
of
such information), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made as
to
which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing
and
(iii) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial,
administrative or governmental order or request; provided,
further,
that
the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other
party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance
with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained
or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party
will furnish only that portion of such information that is legally required
and
will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information
furnished. If this Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the
other
all documents and other materials (including copies) obtained by such party
or
on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement or in
connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution
hereof.
Section
6.02 Additional
Agreements.
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all
action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable
under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its commercially
reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the obligations
of any
of the parties hereto, to obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any
injunction or other legal bar to the Merger (and, in such case, to proceed
with
the Merger as expeditiously as possible). In order to obtain any necessary
governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, consent, extension
or
approval, each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees to take
all
reasonable actions and to enter into all reasonable agreements as may be
necessary to obtain timely governmental or regulatory approvals and to take
such
further action in connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at any
time
after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry
out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors
of
Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company shall take all such necessary
action.
Section
6.03 Publicity.
No
party shall issue any press release or public announcement pertaining to
the
Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent, the Company and
CAN,
except as Parent and CAN reasonably determine to be necessary in order to
comply
with the rules of the Commission, provided, that in such case each of Parent
and
CAN will use its best efforts to allow the other party to review and reasonably
approve any such press release or public announcement prior to its
release.
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Section
6.04 Appointment
of Directors and Officers.
Immediately at the Effective Time, Parent shall accept the resignations of
the
current officers and directors of Parent, and shall cause the persons listed
as
directors in Exhibit
F
hereto
to be elected to the Board of Directors of Parent. At the first annual meeting
of Parent stockholders and thereafter, the election of members of Parent’s Board
of Directors shall be accomplished in accordance with the By-laws of Parent
and
the rules of the Commission.
Section
6.05 Exchange
Listing.
Promptly following the Effective Time, Parent shall take all required actions,
upon satisfaction of the original listing requirements, to list the Parent
Common Stock for trading on the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock
Market.
Section
6.06 Assumption
of Agreements.
At the
Effective Time, Parent shall affirmatively assume any all liabilities and
obligations of the Company with respect to the Private Placement and the
Merger.
Section
6.07 Future
Indebtedness. Reference
is hereby made to that certain amendment agreement dated as of June 17, 2008,
by
and between CAN and Longview Marquis Master Fund, L.P. (the “Amendment
Agreement”).
The
Company agrees to abide by the terms and conditions as set forth in Section
2,
Part (viii) of the Amendment Agreement, attached as Exhibit
G
hereto.
ARTICLE
VII.
CONDITIONS TO PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS
CONDITIONS TO PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS
Section
7.01 Conditions
to Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations.
The
obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under the Merger Documents are
subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by
Parent.
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall
be
deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true
and
correct in all material respects.
(b) The
Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or before the Closing Date.
(c) There
shall not exist on the Closing Date any Default (as defined below) or Event
of
Default (as defined below) or any event or condition that, with the giving
of
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default or Event of Default
and, since the Balance Sheet Date, there shall have been no material adverse
change in the Condition of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Default”
shall
mean a default or failure in the due observance or performance of any covenant,
condition or agreement on the part of a party to be observed or performed
under
the terms of the Merger Documents, if such default or failure in performance
shall remain un-remedied for five (5) days. Furthermore, for purposes of
this
Agreement, “Event
of Default”
shall
mean (i) the failure to pay any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, or any interest
or premium thereon, within five (5) days after the same shall become due,
whether such Indebtedness shall become due by scheduled maturity, by required
prepayment, by acceleration, by demand or otherwise, (ii) an event of default
under any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing or relating to any
such
Indebtedness or (iii) the failure to perform or observe any material term,
covenant, agreement or condition on its part to be performed or observed
under
any agreement or instrument evidencing or securing or relating to any such
Indebtedness when such term, covenant or agreement is required to be performed
or observed.
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(d) No
action
or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been
threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out
of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(e) Parent
and Acquisition Corp. shall have received the following:
(i) copies
of
resolutions of the Board of Directors and CAN, certified by the Secretary
of the
Company, authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance
of
the Merger Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered
pursuant thereto;
(ii) a
certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying
the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any
documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company delivered to Parent
and
Acquisition Corp. at the time of the execution of this Agreement have been
validly adopted and have not been amended or modified;
(iii) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company certifying that the undersigned officers
have
no knowledge of any plan to issue any securities of the Company, and the
Company
has not entered into any agreement, written or oral, to issue any securities
of
the Company except as described in the Disclosures or this
Agreement;
(iv) evidence
as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the Company
issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and evidence that
the
Company is qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is
in
good standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction
where the character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of
its
activities makes such qualification necessary;
(v) letter
of
resignation from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx as a director of the Company; and
(vi) such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to
the
transactions contemplated hereby as Parent and Acquisition Corp. may reasonably
request.
(f) All
corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements,
instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions
shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent and Acquisition
Corp. The Company shall furnish to Parent and Acquisition Corp. such supporting
documentation and evidence of the satisfaction of any or all of the conditions
precedent specified in this Section 7.01 as Parent or its counsel may reasonably
request.
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Section
7.02 Conditions
to the Company’s and CAN’s Obligations.
The
obligations of the Company and CAN under the Merger Documents are subject
to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions, any
of
which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company.
(a) The
representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and
shall
then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Parent
and Acquisition Corp. shall have performed and complied in all material respects
with all agreements and conditions required by the Merger Documents to be
performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.
(c) There
shall not exist on the Closing Date any Default or Event of Default or any
event
or condition that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a Default or Event of Default and, since the Parent Balance Sheet
Date, there shall have been no material adverse change in the Condition of
the
Parent.
(d) The
Company and CAN shall have received the following:
(i) copies
of
resolutions of Parent’s and Acquisition Corp.’s respective boards of directors
and the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., certified by their respective
Secretaries, authorizing and approving, to the extent applicable, the execution,
delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and all other documents
and
instruments to be delivered by them pursuant thereto;
(ii) a
certificate of incumbency executed by the respective Secretaries of Parent
and
Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers
authorized to execute the documents referred to in this Agreement and further
certifying that the Certificates or Articles of Incorporation and By-laws
of
Parent and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto have not been amended or
modified.
(iii) a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the President and Chief
Financial Officer of each of the Parent and Acquisition Corp., certifying
that
(A) except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, all consents,
authorizations, orders and approvals of, and filings and registrations with,
any
court, governmental body or instrumentality that are required for the execution
and delivery of the Merger Documents and the consummation of the Merger shall
have been duly made or obtained, and all material consents by third parties
required for the Merger have been obtained and (B) no action or proceeding
before any court, governmental body or agency has been threatened, asserted
or
instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect
of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated
by
any of the Merger Documents;
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(iv) a
certificate of Island Stock Transfer, Parent’s transfer agent and registrar,
certifying, as of the business day prior to the Closing Date, a true and
complete list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares
of
Parent Common Stock held by each record owner and the total number of shares
of
Parent Common Stock then outstanding;
(v) the
executed resignations of all directors and officers of Parent, with the director
resignations to take effect at the Closing Date;
(vi) evidence
as of a recent date and within five (5) days of the Effective Date of the
good
standing and corporate existence of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
issued
by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and by the Secretary of
State
of the State of Delaware, respectively, and evidence that Parent and Acquisition
Corp. are qualified to transact business as foreign corporations and are
in good
standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction
where
the character of the property owned or leased by them or the nature of their
activities makes such qualification necessary; and
(vii) an
opinion from Noble International Investments, Inc. to the effect that the
Merger
is fair to CAN, and its stockholders, from a financial point of
view.
(viii) such
additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to
the
transactions contemplated hereby as the Company may reasonably
request.
(e) All
corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements,
instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions
shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Company. Parent and
Acquisition Corp. shall furnish to the Company such supporting documentation
and
evidence of satisfaction of any or all of the conditions specified in this
Section 7.02 as the Company may reasonably request.
(f) No
action
or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been
threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain
substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out
of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(g) Parent
shall have accepted and assumed, and CAN and its subsidiaries shall have
been
released from, all of the obligations and liabilities of any nature of the
Company or otherwise related to the business of the Company or the assets
of the
Company, whether fixed or unfixed, known or unknown, secured or unsecured,
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due,
except for any “earn-out” obligations incurred in connection with CAN’s initial
acquisition of the business of the Company pursuant to that certain Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 4, 2008, among CAN, the Company,
Options
Newsletter, Inc. and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Section
8.01 Indemnification
by Parent.
Parent
shall indemnify and hold harmless CAN and its officers, directors, agents,
attorneys and employees, and each Person, if any, who controls or may control
CAN within the meaning of the Securities Act, (the “CAN
Indemnified Parties”),
and
shall reimburse the CAN Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim,
damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and
defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value (collectively,
“Damages”)
arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect,
in any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
in
this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition
Corp.
to CAN pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements
of
fact inconsistent with any such representation or warranty, (b) any failure
by
Parent or Acquisition Corp. to perform or comply in any material respect
with
any covenant or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for brokerage
or
finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or
understanding alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent or
Acquisition Corp. in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, (d) taxes attributable to any transaction or event occurring
on
or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising out of any
liabilities reflected in the Parent or Company Financial Statement or with
respect to accounting fees arising thereafter, (f) any litigation, action,
claim, proceeding or investigation by any third party relating to or arising
out
of the business or operations of Parent, the Company or the Surviving
Corporation, or the actions of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation,
whether before or after the Effective Time, or (g) any claim assumed by Parent
in accordance with that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated
the
date hereof by and among CAN and Parent.
Section
8.02 Indemnification
by CAN.
CAN
shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and the Surviving Corporation and
their
respective officers, directors, agents, attorneys and employees, and each
Person, if any, who controls or may control Parent or the Surviving Corporation
within the meaning of the Securities Act (the “Parent
Indemnified Parties”),
and
shall reimburse the Parent Indemnified Parties for, any Damages arising from
or
in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect, in any of
the
representations and warranties of CAN and the Company in this Agreement or
in
any certificate delivered by CAN or the Company to Parent pursuant to this
Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with
any
such representation or warranty or (b) any failure by CAN or the Company
to
perform or comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement
in this
Agreement.
Section
8.03 Survival.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of parties contained
in
this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time for a period of two years
following the Effective Time (the “Claims
Deadline”),
provided,
however,
that
any claim made pursuant to clause (g) of Section 8.01 may be made at any
time
even after the Claims Deadline.
Section
8.04 Notice
of Claims.
(a) If,
at
any time on or prior to the Claims Deadline, a party entitiled to
indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnified
Party”)
shall
assert a claim for indemnification under this Agreement, such Indemnified
Party
shall submit to to the indemifying party (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
a
written claim in good faith signed by an authorized officer of the Company
Indemnified Party, as applicable, stating (i) that the Indemnified Party
incurred or reasonably believes it may incur Damages and the reasonable estimate
of the amount of any such Damages; (ii) in reasonable detail, the facts alleged
as the basis for such claim and the section or sections of this Agreement
alleged as the basis or bases for the claim; and (iii) if the Damages have
actually been incurred, the amount of such Damages.
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(b) In
the
event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any Indemnified
Party with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may have liability under
this
Article VIII, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its cost and
expense, to defend such action, suit or proceeding in the name and on behalf
of
the Indemnified Party; provided,
however,
that an
Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with fees
and
expenses paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of the Indemnified
Party by counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate
because of actual or potential differing interests between the Idemnifying
Party
and the Indemnified Party. In connection with any action, suit or proceeding
subject to Article VIII, each Indemnifying Party and each Indemnified Party
agree to render to each other such assistance as may reasonably be required
in
order to ensure proper and adequate defense of such action, suit or proceeding.
The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the
applicable Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, settle or compromise any claim or demand if such settlement or
compromise does not include an irrevocable and unconditional release of such
Indemnified Party for any liability arising out of such claim or
demand.
ARTICLE
IX.
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING
Section
9.01 Termination
of Agreement.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
the
mutual written consent of CAN, the Company, Acquisition Corp. and
Parent;
(b) by
the
Company, if Parent or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to perform in any material
respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by
it on
or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breach any of their
representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure
or
breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the Company has notified
Parent and Acquisition Corp. of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this paragraph (b);
(c) by
Parent
and Acquisition Corp. if the Company or CAN (i) fails to perform in any material
respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by
it on
or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) materially breaches any of its
representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure
or
breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after Parent or Acquisition Corp.
has notified the Company and CAN of its intent to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this paragraph (c);
(d) by
either
the Company and CAN, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on
the
other hand, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any
court
or governmental or regulatory agency binding on Parent, Acquisition Corp.,
CAN
or the Company that prohibits or materially restrains any of them from
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the parties
hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any such order, writ,
injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been lifted within
ninety (90) days after entry by any such court or governmental or regulatory
agency; or
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(e) by
either
the Company or CAN, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on
the
other hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 31, 2008
for any
reason other than delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such
termination.
Section
9.02 Termination
of Obligations.
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article IX shall terminate
all
obligations of the parties hereunder, except for the obligations under Sections
6.1, 10.03 and 10.11; provided,
however,
that
termination pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section 9.01 shall not relieve
the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any liability to the other
parties hereto.
ARTICLE
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.01 Notices.
Any
notice, request or other communication hereunder shall be given in writing
and
shall be served either personally, by overnight delivery or delivered by
mail,
certified return receipt and addressed to the following addresses:
| (a) |
If
to Parent or Acquisition Corp.:
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Options
Media Group Holdings, Inc.
0000
000X
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Xxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxx Harapiak
With
a
copy to:
Cane
Xxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
.
| (b) |
If
to the Company:
|
Options
Acquisition Sub, Inc.
000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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If
to CAN:
|
Customer
Acquisition Network Holdings, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000-000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq
Notices
shall be deemed received at the earlier of actual receipt or three (3) business
days following mailing. Counsel for a party (or any authorized representative)
shall have authority to accept delivery of any notice on behalf of such
party.
Section
10.02 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and other
documents referred to herein, contains the entire understanding of the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes
all
prior agreements and undertakings between the parties with respect to such
subject matter.
Section
10.03 Expenses.
Each
party shall bear and pay all of the legal, accounting and other expenses
incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section
10.04 Time.
Time is
of the essence in the performance of the parties’ respective obligations herein
contained.
Section
10.05 Severability.
Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any
other jurisdiction.
Section
10.06 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors, assigns and heirs; provided, however, that
neither party shall directly or indirectly transfer or assign any of its
rights
hereunder in whole or in part without the written consent of the others,
which
may be withheld in its sole discretion, and any such transfer or assignment
without said consent shall be void.
Section
10.07 No
Third Parties Benefited.
This
Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of
the
parties hereto, their successors, assigns and heirs, and no other Person
shall
have any right or action under this Agreement.
Section
10.08 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, with the same effect
as
if all parties had signed the same document. Each such counterpart shall
be an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute a single
agreement.
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Section
10.09 Recitals,
Schedules and Exhibits.
The
Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein
and,
by this reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
Section
10.10 Section
Headings and Gender.
The
Section headings used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and
shall
not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All
personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other genders,
whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, and the singular
shall
include the plural, and vice versa, whenever and as often as may be
appropriate.
Section
10.11 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the
internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts
of laws, except that the applicable terms of Section 1 shall be governed
by the
DGCL.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be binding
and effective as of the day and year first above written.
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MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
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Name:
Xxxxx Harapiak
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Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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ACQUISITION
CORP:
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OPTIONS
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Harapiak
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Name:
Xxxxx Harapiak
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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CAN:
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CUSTOMER
ACQUSITION NETWORK
HOLDINGS,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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THE
COMPANY:
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ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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